British Hangman Retires After Public Controversy and Odd Pay
A column recalls John Ellis England’s hangman who retired after decades of executions including Roger Case ment and Edith Thompson. He earned fifty shillings per hanging plus extra for “good conduct,” a policy blamed for drinking and storytelling that fueled crime myths. The piece also notes diverse curiosities from Abraham Lincoln poems to animal wonders and public health grim realities like auto deaths and maternal mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ellis
England
Amineas
Roger Casement
Edith Thompson
Great Britain
Ellis
Naval vulnerabilities and merchant marine funding warning
A dated editorial warns that the Panama Canal cannot withstand assault and that fuel constraints would trap a US fleet heading to the Philippines. It argues for a stronger American merchant marine, criticizes funding abroad, and recalls Benson’s shipping policy comments. It ends with a sharp political meeting anecdote and notes on public health and Sing Sing prison discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Plunkett
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Philippines
Manila
Uncle Sam
America
Admiral Benson
United States Shipping Board
Benson
Preparations Underway for Northern Line Signaling Project
Forces are assembled and large material stock on the ground ahead of installing the automatic block signal system between Havre and Wolf Point on the Great Northern line. Anaconda plans celebrate opening of the Shalkaho Highway linking Bitter Root valley with Anaconda and Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Wolf Point
Great Northern
Anaconda
Bitter Root Valley
Butte
Oil showings reported at Dry Forks well near Conrad
The Dry Forks well near Conrad shows good oil readings as surveys indicate productive initial results. Operators note encouraging indications and plan further testing to assess potential yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Foley Pills Prevented Operation Ad by Potts Drugstore
James Richardson of 1532 Freeman Ave Cincinnati Ohio says he avoided kidney and bladder surgery after using Foley Pills a diuretic stimulant. After three doses he found relief and urges others to try them today. Ady 14 17
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Richardson
Freeman Ave
Cincinnati
Ohio
Foley
Potts
Ady
Concert program listing various composers and works
A comprehensive program list featuring Nardini Mendelssohn Handel D'Bennot Chaminade Kreisler and more with works like Allegro moderato cantabile Athalia concerto movements and several concert pieces. It lists performers conductors and attendees with titles and arrangement notes across multiple composers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pietro Nardini
Felix Mendelssohn
Athalia
Notice for Public Sale of Stock-Raising Land Claim
Willard I. Shaffner of Dillon Montana filed to prove three year claim on Addn Stock-Raising Homestead Entry No 020462 for NWU4 SEM SW section 28 EMNWK W1 NEM SEYMNEM section 33 and 34 township 7 south range 10 west. Hearing before F A Hazelbaker U S Commissioner at Dillon May 21 1924. Witnesses Bessie Brown Orland S Bird Oscar O Sharp Charles P Thomas all of Dillon. F A Motz Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Willard I. Shaffner
Dillon
Seymnem
Township
Range 10
Principal Meridian
F. A. Hazelbaker
U. S
Bessie Brown
Orland S. Bird
Oscar O. Sharp
Charles P. Thomas
F. A. Motz
Register
Closing of Registration for Dillon Bond Election 1924
Notice states that the registration books for the June 26 1924 Dillon Montana special election on a $100000 water works bond will close May 12 1924 at 5 p.m. Electors may register at the County Clerk's Dillon courthouse. John S Baker registrar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Montana
John S. Baker
Railway Awards Concrete Culvert Contracts at Kalispell and Butte
The Great Northern Railway has let contracts for concrete culvert work on the Kalispell division and the Butte division, expanding drainage and track infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Railway
Butte, Montana
Kalispell
Red Lodge Chronicle Receives Carbon County Launch Note
The Red Lodge Chronicle, a new newspaper from Carbon County, debuts under publisher Joseph F. Dolin. The launch signals expansion of local news coverage in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lodge
Carbon County Chronicle
Joseph F. Dolin
Oil Firm Pays Royalty on Cat Creek Oil in February
Lewistown Oil and Refining pays the United States 15207 dollars for government royalty on oil from Cat Creek field in February. Jack Fricks of Wallace Idaho secures a lease offsetting a Dakota Montana producer and is moving a derrick to the new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown Oil & Refining Company
United States
Cat Creek
Jack Fricks
Wallace
Idaho
Derrick
Montana Development Association launches surplus exchange bulletin
The Montana Development Association inaugurates a new service to distribute a community surplus exchange bulletin intended to connect donors and receivers within the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilings
Montana Development Association
Notice to Creditors Estate of John O'Brien
In the Fifth Judicial District Beaverhead County Montana the administrator Geo T Banes ot the estate of John O'Brien deceased directs all creditors and claimants to exhibit their claims with vouchers within four months after first publication to the Waldorf Company hardware department Dillon Montana the place of business. Date April 14 1924 first publication April 18 1924.
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District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
John O’brien
The
Waldorf Company
Dillon
Geo. T. Banes
Murray Brothers Near Possible Production at Broadview Test
Murray Brothers resume drilling on two wells at the Broadview structure in Yellow Stone county. The deep test is active and believed to be within about 100 feet of potential production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Brothers
Broadview
Yellow Stone County
Montana Giant refinery gains spur track at Kevin
Great Northern Railways provides a new spur at Kevin to serve the Montana Giant refinery. The line can hold up to ten rail cars, expanding local freight capacity and improving access for shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Kevin
Great Northern Railways
Oil Prospect Activity Reported in Blaine County
Activity in oil prospecting is reported in Blaine county with indications of exploration work and possible drilling in the area. Details on companies or exact sites are not provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine County
Testimony on Foley Cathartic Tablets in Cuero Ad
A Cuero Texas advertisement features Nicolasa Gonzalez praising Foley Cathartic Tablets for her ten year old brother's constipation relief. The claim notes easy use and quick improvement, with Potts the druggist as the seller.
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Nicolasa Gonzalez
Cuero
Texas
Potts
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Hangman
Lincoln
J. Pierpont Morgan
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Albee
Italy
Alexander the Great
Alexander
University of Pennsylvania
New York
Sing Sing
Anderson
Tello-Stephan
Concerto In E Minor
Bruno Huhn
Fay Foster
W. I. Stephan
V. Edw
J. Walt G. Donizetti
E. Edgar
Chas. G. Dawes
H. Hauser
Italia
I. G. F. Handel
Allegro Adagio
Felix Mendelssohn II
Chas
D’bennot
Sonata
Athalia” Concerto No
Allegro Maestoso Adagio Allegretto
Moderato
IV. J. McGill
W. H. Stephan V. Edw
Fritz Kreisler
Chaminade-Kreisler
Dittersdorf-Kreisler
Ata
Dana
Thy
C. Houston
Goodiss
National Authority On Nutrition
W. A. Evans
Chicago
City OF
Lustre
Brougham
Detroit
Western Motor Supply CO
Dillon, Montana
ETT ‘Paige
Scott
Scott & Bowne
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