Demolition Sale of Shamrock-J Vessel Declared Junk
A fragment notes the Shamrock-J vessel identified as old junk to be sold as scrap. The terse line emphasizes the irredeemable status and readiness for turnover.
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1904
Page
3
A fragment notes the Shamrock-J vessel identified as old junk to be sold as scrap. The terse line emphasizes the irredeemable status and readiness for turnover.
An advertorial notes headaches fevers pimples and stomach ache as signs of impure blood and claims Acker's Blood Elixir cures syphilitic poisons and other blood diseases. The copy guarantees every bottle. Nearby note on Columbia cutting its army from 11,000 to 5,000 with privates discharged.
Beaverhead county Montana invites bids to build a frame barn and a brick water closet on the courthouse grounds in Dillon. Bids are due April 16 1904 with 10 percent certified check. The county commissioners will award the contract and may address road petitions at the meeting.
Full blood Norman stallion four years old this spring. Dam imported from France, weighs 1800 pounds with a size of 2000 pounds. Registered and raised by Jas Mauldin. Expected mature weight 1800 to 1900 pounds. Described with large flat bone and perfect form. Address T M Sunway Dillon Mont.
Col A F Bray Adjutant General S O Ashby and Maj Z W Torry of the 24th Infantry inspected Dillon Montana National Guard Company F at the Dillon Theatre. They praised the unit for excellent clothing equipment and notable improvements in drill. Capt Wm Cushing, promoted from private after Capt Holcomb’s resignation, led the company. The inspectors also toured State Normal College and overall Dillon before departing for Red Lodge.
The Manse Society's Dillon group of about thirty five women will present a negro minstrel show next Friday evening April 22. Mrs. F M Thomas heads the troupe known as Miss Morning Glory and Her Primroses of the West. Admission 75 and 50 cents.
The Dillon police report Jack Cane, known as a dangerous man who once rolled Steve Cook in Lima, was arrested in Salt Lake City for killing a street car conductor during a robbery attempt. Sheriff Quinn indicated Cane faces a likely hanging outcome. A Colt revolver was seized by Dillon officers during past confrontations.
A street car rolling down a steep grade at Garden and Mission streets in Santa Barbara left the track on a sharp curve. Five people died and more than twenty were injured as the car toppled into a ditch. the crash caused numerous fractures and head injuries among passengers. The motor man failed to check speed due to brake gear failure.
A collision between two Chicago and Northwestern trains between Melrose Park and Maywood killed three Indians from the Rushville Nebraska reservation and badly injured a dozen others. The light day coach was wrecked and several victims suffered crushed bodies and broken limbs. The group was traveling east for a show engagement in Europe.
Census Bureau bulletin lists 1903 population estimates for cities with 25000 or more. Highlighted figures include Chicago at 1,873,880 and New York at 612,279, along with Los Angeles 116,420 Seattle 92,020 and many others across Arkansas California Colorado Illinois Indiana and more.
Great Falls observer Norfolk Tolhurst, a long-time operator in South African diamond fields, claims Yogo sapphire fields in this state may include distant diamonds. He compares the region to the Kimberly diamond fields and urges formation of the country to attract exploration and investment.
A tornado near Mexico, Missouri kills three people including John Ballard and his wife and their four year old child, injuring nine others as homes collapse and crops suffer. In Galesburg Illinois a basement fire destroys the high school, fireman John Ballard killed by falling walls and property loss estimated at $100,000 insured.
Colonel Charles H Page longtime board member of the national rating association died here at seventy years old from heart disease. He served as a prominent figure across the United States in his field and was well known in military and civic circles.
Report from St Louis dated April 11 describes Igorrotes at the exposition grounds planning a dog feast with six tethered dogs fattened for meals. Governor Hunt says Humane Society cannot intervene as the reservation lies 300 yards outside city limits while Negritos Visayans and head hunters perform native dances at the fair for over three hours.
The article depicts dart strains of waltzes from Visayan bands and scenes of tribal dances with spears hatches and tomahawks. It notes moans and native yells from the uncivilized tribes and mentions several native women taking part in the display.
The Kansas Supreme Court upholds that reading the Bible in morning exercises does not constitute religious teaching. The ruling supports J. B. Billard of Topeka, whose son Philip was suspended for boycotting biblical readings, by affirming the district court’s decision to allow reentry.
At the Reorganized Church general conference the next meeting was set for Lamoni Iowa in 1905. Missouri district proposals to sever ties with the Utah Mormon church were deemed too radical and referred to a three person committee for revision.
Chicago police arrest Lucius W. Mallory an attorney on a charge of snatching pocketbooks from women. They allege he practiced law by day but operated as a thief after dark. Mallory is active in several social groups in the southern city and prominent in the Masonic order.
A collation of home remedies advises steaming the face with hot cloths, then applying liberal cold cream. It suggests mixing peroxide of hydrogen with lanolin for a whiter neck and shoulders and claims the cream dissolves blemishes and blackheads after mopping and rubbing in.
In a Brookly n Engle interview a philanthropist argues training for mistresses is as vital as schooling for maids. She says domestic hours are elastic and freedoms limited, noting some households harshly constrain servants while others are cooperative and fair.
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