Admiral Sampson May Be Promoted Admiral
A Washington dispatch reports Congress authorized the president to appoint two admirals of the navy, sparking speculation about Admiral Sampson and Admiral Lehrey. The piece recounts Dewey's appointment and notes public chatter on whether the president will select any officer to be admiral, with a long digressive tale about a Texan named Smith and a Comanche captive.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Congress
McKinley
Navy Department
Sampron
Lehrey
Long
State Department
Georgy Hewestyle
Senate
Dewey
F. W. McNair
Old Time Scandal and Oddities Reported
A jumble of extracts from a Chicago Tribune era page features a schoolboy complaint to a board of directors about alleged sister abuse, a chaotic note on a fugitive, a shirt purchase gone wrong, and a cheeky anti-fat drug pitch. Names and dates are hazy, but the tone reflects public notices and column miscellany from an older paper.
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Schoolboy
Chicago Tribune
Shirt County
A& Shirt
Drug Department
Farmers suffer string of Holdups in Washington and Oregon
March 27 reports from Tacoma and near Portland describe a wave of robberies targeting farmers. Joby Huggins was tied gagged and left in bushes but escaped four hours later. Ralph Greenwald near Lakeview fled after a failed hold up, two shots fired. In San Francisco, US transports Scandia and Arizona were renamed Warren and Hancock. Portland mayor William S. Mason died at 2 10 AM.
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Tacoma
Wash
Pacon
Beatty
Prairie Farmers
Joby Huggins
Ralph Greenwall
Lakeet
San Francisco
United States
Scandia
Arizona
Warren
Portland
Ore
William
Mason
Seven Up for His Life in Caldwell Pioneer Smith
Old Wildcat Smith, a veteran of Texas frontier days, sits on a camp stool to decide cases of great importance in Caldwell. The longtime pioneer recalls driving Indians to the mountains and blazing tracks through wilderness, though he now appears not to be a lawyer.
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Houston
The
Republic
Smith
Texas
Mexico
Cuba
Big Laugh
Laugh
Simiah
Braxog
Braxog, and To the Widow At A A Persenage
Sam” No Jones
Shiloh
Wilt Smith Ives
Caldwell
Tex
SL. Louis
Advertised Letter List Sets Vast Mail to March 17
Long list of names appears as an advertised letters section with numerous spellings and typos. The roster includes Anderson Maria Alten Loui Barnes and many others, with scattered places and titles. Annotations hint at multiple households and surnames across counties.
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Butt
Anderson
Tim Anderson
Maria Alten
Louis Barnes
JO Gurches
Wonsowen
W Berlingeri
Vico Brown
J H Bennett
Thos Iyennan
Patrick Brounson
Mimi Kennett
Mary Mier
Pearl John Cedar
Wincannon
Wvms Cole
Craner
Sam Camron
RD Cannon
Patrick Conrey
Pauline Carnett
Earl Carson
Maggie Cane
Jon Copperwall
Mrs Cin
Bof Davies
Kate Dean
Ellen Driscoll
Bian J Deeds
Ernest
Suffering Agonies. Dublin Independent Sulliv an on publishing profits
Sir Arthur Sullivan recounts his payment for earlier works and how publishers retained most profits. He notes demanding higher prices for songs and explains that after negotiating a share on every copy sold, he stopped selling songs outright. He cites titles like Orphans With Rebate and Willow Song as examples of his later successes.
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Dublin
Arthur Sullivan
Metzler & Co
Sir Artiur
Meyers
Composer recovers from pain while writing Pinafore music
The article recalls that the music for Pinafore, long thought merry, was composed during severe illness. The writer describes writing briefly between agonizing paroxysms, composing again only after the pain eased, producing music under distressing conditions.
Change of Venue Helps Kansas City Lawyer Turn to Corporate Law
In a long historical note, a Kansas City lawyer involved in a racially charged case uses money to influence jurors and prejudice the court for a change of venue. A foreseen denial leads to a mob scene, the prisoner ultimately hanged, and the lawyer shifts focus to corporation law and politics.
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Mitsburg
Kansas City
Corporation
Tittle
Public Building Site Proposal for Butte Montana
The US Treasury invites sealed proposals by April 23 for sale of suitable property in Butte for a federal public building. Corner lot options around 10 by 50 feet or larger 150 by 190 feet required. Proposals must include plot plans and grading details. Conditions require the vendor to remove improvements within 30 days after notification.
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Treasury Department
Ashington
United States
Congress
Butte
Mont
L. 1
Gagr
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington, D.C
Montana summons for divorce and custody case in Silver County
The district court of Montana Silver County issues a summons in a divorce and alimony action. Margaret Thompson sues for dissolution of marriage on grounds of desertion and cruelty, seeking child custody of Clarence Thompson, support for the spouse and child, alimony, and costs. The defendant is required to answer within twenty days after service or face default judgment.
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District Court
Seomnd Judickal District
State of
Montana
County of
Silver
Margaret Thompson
West Thompson
State of Montana
Cart
Prh
Jane
Granite Street
Sutie
Montand
Adil Ory
Jane Jennie Toe
Clarence W. Thormpson
Plains
A. D
Clinton C. Clark
James F. Wilkina
McHatton & Cotter
Plalecift, Ve. Bar
Fragmentary note on a family in trouble and fate
A distressed parent quotes Bill in Ja aguin about his hopeless state and the family’s past jails and fines. The speaker questions whether the family’s example can inspire him or if Chat Ki’s fate has already fallen from grace.
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Avlanta
Bill
Vexas
Ja Aguin
Dr Huie Pose Specialcat Cure for Chronic Disease
An old medical notice touts a pure rear and herb treatment in Butts for chronic disease. It claims Permiainrat cures and asserts women’s diseases have been studied for years with successful results in private practice.
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Butts
J D McGregor Everinary Surgeon Honorary Vet Graduate
J D McGregor Everinary is an honorary graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College in Toronto. He treats all diseases of domesticated animals according to scientific principles. Offices at Marjon's Stables 1048 Main Street telephone 293. All ca brompily attended to.
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J.D. McGregor
Ontario Veterinary College
Toronto
Canada
Marjon
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