O. K. Lewis’s Notions Sale on Handkerchiefs and Hosiery
The ad markets Hennessy white cambric handkerchiefs with embroidery and borders at 5 to 15 cents, plus Irish linen options. It promotes Silk and Irish linen handkerchiefs, and a closing out of stockings in five lots with prices from 5 to 50 cents per pair, featuring various hose types and laces. Includes Knitting and Crochet Silk spools and buttonhole twist spools at reduced rates. Buy now for substantial savings.
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Lewis
O. K. Lewis
Lisle
Co. K. Lewis
Esessee Ve Tae
Hennessy
Butte
Montana
Boers Repulsed At Mafeking Amid War Dispatches
London reports confirm Glencoe occupation and Boer withdrawal from Biggarsberg with 11 guns moved. Buller’s forces advance, Capetown cites Transvaal surrender talks, and Mafeking clashes yield heavy Boer losses as Roberts notes farm foraging incident with white flag. Lord Dunraven arrives with troops.
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Dunraven
Biera
London
Capetown
Vaal
Glencoe
Buller
Portuguese East Africa
Lord Dunraven
War Office
Lord Roberts
Kroonstad
Prince Alfred's Guards
F. B. Watton
W. B. Eveston
Review by Emperor Excludes Reporters in Japan Fleet Review
Emperor reviews the Japanese fleet in Kobe bay after inland sea maneuvers, with reporters excluded. The event showcases naval strength while the empire faces a precarious financial situation as domestic banks offer high deposit rates and foreign banks cut rates by 38 percent.
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Yokohama
Victoria
Japan
Kobe Bay
Nome Expeditions Sail From Seattle For Cape Nome
Seattle dispatches report three vessels set sail for Cape Nome. The Corwin carrying forty aboard. Fulton and Winslow are steam schooner and sailing schooner. Corwin Trading Co plans Cape Nome mining ventures with eastern capitalists backing the expedition.
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Seattle
Wash
Corwin
United States Revenue
Fulton
Winslow
Corwin Trading Company
Censorship Reform Hopes Rise in Manila Newsrooms
Manila editors and American correspondents await the civil commission to reform censorship as news of the commission’s appointment is suppressed by the censor. Editors say current rules inflict hardship and loss, driving one paper to suspend and another to consider closing. They urge policies that support government reporting while noting readers access US papers. The piece highlights Mindanao’s growing strategic value.
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Manila
Associated Preas
Civil Commission
Schurmann
Philippines
United States
Mindanao
Luzon
Cuba
Conqueror gains empire fringe before coast towns
The Thirty first and For eth regiments extended U S reach along southern eastern coasts and into the north. General Bates split forces among coastal towns and established a frontier in the north. This move secured for the United States extensive territory and aligned Native tribes with cautious friendship, tempered by fear.
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Bates
United States
Spain
Japanese Influx Reveals Immigration Gaps
Secretary Gage reports Immigration Commissioner Powderly on Japanese arrivals for nine months ending March 21 totaled 4.4 thousand. He notes western settlement work by Japanese and cross border entry via Canada with no adequate inspection or recordkeeping. Powderly warns of rising arrivals, cites Pacific coast rumors, and cites incentives from groups seeking cheap labor.
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Washington
Gage
Chanse of Representatives
Powderly
Canadian
Pacific
Japan
Astor Assessed In Tax Case Review Fight
The New York tax assessors filed a return to a writ of certiorari sought by William Waldorf Astor to review the 1699 personal property assessment set at 2,000,000 dollars. Astor, claiming non residence, had become a British subject. Assessors note prior payments and unresolved residence status at the 1899 assessment.
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William Waldorf Astor
Astor
Delegates Elected At Republican County Convention
Special to Tater Mountain Billings Montana May 16 At the Republican county convention in this city delegates were elected to the state convention in Butte to name delegates to the national convention F Goddard C M Blair C H Luderman G A Berky S G Reynolds J F Goss M W Cram E Lightfoot D L Line FB Connelly C Yegen G C Stull Linton H W Rowley W H Donovan The convention condemned the Democratic party for corruption in the sixth legislative assembly and for electing a Democrat as U S senator The uninstructed delegates to Butte will choose national delegates.
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Tater Mountain
Billings
Mont
Butte
F. Goddard
C. M. Blair
C.H. Luderman
G. A. Berky
G. Reynolds
J. Ft. Goss
M. W. Cram E. Lightfoot
Dr. L. M Line
Connelly C Yegen
G. C. Stull
Hos, Linton
H. W. Rowley
W. H. Donovan
Democratic Party of
Montana
Legislative Assembly
United States
Bulle
Yellow fever devastates Italian opera company in Brazil
A Times dispatch from Rio Janeiro reports a catastrophic yellow fever outbreak among an Italian opera company touring Manor Amazonas and other Central Brazilian cities. Director Signor Sulnik died within hours, prima donna Theresa Zerchi bled to death after biting her tongue in a fit, twelve members died with three survivors, and the rest fled to Genoa.
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New York
The
Times
Rio Janeiro
Manor
Amazonas
Brazil
Signor Sulnik
Theresa Zere
Thomas in Quarantine Returns to San Francisco
The transport Thomas arrived after a 29 day Manila voyage and 46 days from Yokohama carrying 19 officers, 33 sick soldiers, 43 discharged soldiers, 6 hospital corps members, 7 insane patients, 9 guards, 2 prisoners, 4 contract nurses, and bodies of 10 fallen soldiers. No deaths occurred. Brigadier General Theodore Schwan and Colonels Kline Franch Snyder are aboard as the ship enters quarantine.
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San Francisco
Thomas
Manila
Nagasaki
Yokohama
Theodore Schwan
Jacob Kline
John W. Franch
Governor Smth on Clark resignation dispute in Montana
In an interview conducted during his Califor nia to Helena journey Governor Smith of Montana says resignation and reappointment of Senator W A Clark hinges on the lieutenant governor's powers in absence of the governor. He warns of consequences if the appointment occurs before Trearh Hotena and notes public opinion here is against Clark. President Pro Tem Frye speaks to postponing action to allow Senate privileges and elections committee review.
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San Francisco
Examiner
Wadsworth
Nev
Smith
Montana
California
Helena
Mont
W. A. Clark
Ged
von. Summattin
Chandler
Senate Committee On Priveleges
Fire Rips Hotel Helena in Chicago. Four Maids Missing
Fire at Hotel Helena, 110 Fifty third street, Chicago roars through a three story building with 100 occupied rooms. Guests fled by windows as flames cut off stairways. police aided rescues near Hyde Park station. Four chambermaids are missing and believed dead among the injured listed include Helen Joseph and Mrs Elizabeth Florence among others.
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Chicago
Helena
Fifty-third Street
Hyde Park
Helen Joseph
Williams
Horna
Elizabeth Florence
Edward
Tare Box
Mrx
Taylor
FLW
Lavwsen
Dr. Yeager
Morrow
G. B. Richardson
Washington May 16 Casualty List From General MacArthur's Command
The latest casualty list from Washington dated May 16 records numerous Army deaths and illnesses across multiple regiments. Entries include May dates for units such as Twenty-fourth Infantry and Seventeenth Infantry with causes ranging from fever and malaria to dysentery and peritonitis. Names listed include John By Atanas, Misha Forehe Je, W. Cohen, Frank L. Higes, Matthew Mikann, Roy Sayer, and others, with various illness causes and dates through May 9.
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Washington
Cgeneral
MacArthur
Masdalty Hatl
Maniti
Deatha
Third Cavalry
John
Atanas
Twenty-Fourth Infantry
Misha
Seventeenth
Infan
Prede Tlaniunii
Seifth
W. Cohen
Mighteenth
Israe Cork
Twent
Ford Nicholas
Faward Greenleaf
Elijah Sears
Peter Hairstod
Frank W. Nehman
Patrick Malone
Henry Hamburs
Edward M. Baker
Liver
Artil
Military casualties and deaths in various infantry units
Fragmentary list of deaths and injuries among soldiers from multiple infantry regiments with dates in April May and brief causes. Names include William H Clayton Alonzo Henley Guy Wyeth Charles Olfott Oliver Pendergrass Thomas Bates Robert Stickles and others. events note pyaemia gastroenteritis accidental shooting and wounds.
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Lery
Fred Wilhelm
Robert E. Laird
Pyaemia
William H. Clayton
Alonzo Henley
Twenty-third Infantry
Guy A. Wyeth
Forty- Third
Charles Olfott
Oliver M. Pendergrass
Thomas An) Bates
Robert Stickles
Forty-ninth Inefantry
Park County Republicans Name Delegates for State Convention
Special to Inter Mountain Livingston May 16 The Park county republican convention held this morning elected delegates to the state convention in Butte on Thursday to select national convention delegates W Miles J A Palcott C A Bu D Alton g James hampson ACM Wat tama ALS Roberts Oo B Reon eB Pearls eH Piser George L Hopper Wo H WINiaa ain dein Barre Resolutions endorsed McKinley administration and the patriotic principles of the Republican party of the United States.
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Iuter Mountain
Livingston
Park County
Wo H Winiaa
Ain Dein Barre
McKinley
Republican Party
United States
Resignation Withdrawn of Alaska District Collector
Seattle May W W Ives the collector of customs for the district of Alaska withdrew his resignation after arriving from Washington city. He explains his aim to pursue private business in Cape Nome but will serve out his full term in Sitka.
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Seattle
Wash
W. W. Ives
Distriga
Sitka
Officials rule express firms not liable to taxes as brokers
Assistant Attorney General Boyd states express companies are not liable for taxes as brokers in the money orders and travelers checks case. Reports from Johnstown Pennsylvania note a deadly wood alcohol poisoning at a picnic killing several and injuring others. Other items cover transit union staffing in St Louis, a fire at Canada Cycle and Motor works in St Catherines, a half million dollar loss partly insured, Boxer outrages near Tientsin with christian casualties, and the British admiral arriving for Peking.
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Washington
Attoney Gener Boyd
St. Catherines, Ont
Canada Cycle and Motor Company
Well & Vale Company
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