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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1898
Page
2
Lester Dillon has sold more than 4 000 000 bushels of contract wheat mainly abroad. He won't disclose prices but reportedly earned large profits. Rumor says he has contracted sales for all his vast holdings, suggesting prices may rise further.
An OCR fragment mixes antiquated musings and a Boston fire story. It notes Assistant Chief John F. Egan and five colleagues died in 1893 while fighting flames, detailing his bravery and a daring roof rescue across Kingston Street with a telegraph cable and a crowdless escape.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recounts a traveling diamond seller chased for miles and fooled by a country farmer who recovered a book of sparklers. The tale includes a $100 handoff and warnings about guarding valuables as a dangerous, wandering life unfolds.
O nah mah he a Comanche youth meaning Panther Tamer faces execution yet is allowed to return home. The piece narrates his near death, his lovers Minie Loa and Nab Flower of the Vale, and a tribal custom granting a condemned man weeks to prepare before death.
The text recounts a young Comanche, once under threat of doom, gaining pardon through friends and influential figures. After a long effort, Chief Quarrah secured his release on the condition he never return to the tribe. He stayed in Texas, learned printing, and became a successful journalist with many friends.
Col W L Knox lay near death in a Baton Rouge hotel as a tie vote in the Louisiana legislature threatened to block Judah P Benjamin's historic election to the U S Senate. Amid intense excitement Benjamin won the seat, Knox surviving after being carried from the line of duty.
Bridget and Christen science column notes a tense scene in Seve Shooter Gulch as a deal unfolds involving cold lead. The report frames political maneuvering amid a rugged frontier setting with local figures unnamed.
A valley scene describes a crystal lake where a child watches the water at dawn. The child asks flowers and birds about gaddews and fades as an ethereal soul joins the reflected shadow, sinking to a peaceful grave beside the lake.
An OCR mishmash from a Boston Mercury page recounts a police pursuit involving two geologists and a wagonetic who set fire to snow near a carriage hall. A rider confronts bystander questions while authorities investigate the event and theft allegations surface.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and terms like Powtmaster I and Trick Trigger Sam with unclear context. No clear event or outcome is readable.
Mysterious text fragment proclaims Lord Deliverny is heavily in capital, with emphasis on capitalization and odd phrasing. The snippet hints at a disputed title or status while lacking clear names, dates, or verifiable context.
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