British press summary and scattered notices from 1880s
The article compiles assorted items from the era including a miscellany of quotes, legislative notes, and brief social tidbits. It mentions a government proclamation, a mass arrival at a country meeting, and remarks on tobacco regulation in Michigan. It notes a private foundry in Washington and reports on trade reviews and a failed French canal project. The Salt Lake Tribune is cited on Mormon practices and population growth, and a Mormon elder with two wives is briefly mentioned.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Utah
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Montana Press Association seeks member sketches forthwith
Colonel Searles, corresponding secretary, requests association members to submit sketches of their fives immediately to complete the record before the next annual meeting. Montana is described in grand terms highlighting mines, livestock, crops, and favorable climate.
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Colonel Searles
Montana Press Association
Col. Searles
Press Association
Immigration Backlash Prompts Language Test Plan
A fragment argues ten thousand emigrants left Europe for America and calls for a policy to close borders. It suggests excluding foreigners who cannot read or write in English to reduce unemployment, urging a language requirement as a curtailment measure.
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America
United States
Governor Proclaims Prayer Day Next Tuesday
In courteous conformity with the president’s proclamation Governor White issues a call to prayer next Tuesday between nine and eleven in the forenoon. The territorial document appears in full in another column and Montanians are urged to heed the governor’s recommendation or attend church to seek divine blessing for the country and its people.
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United States
White
Centennial Prayer Proclaimed On Washington’s Birthday Observance
The text urges all citizens to unite in prayer on April Tuesday at an hour to honor George Washington’s centennial anniversary. It calls for widespread attendance at places of worship to seek divine blessing for liberty prosperity and peace and for guidance toward righteousness and good deeds.
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George
Vegie
Pierrison
Countes
School Lands and Policy Options Before Constitutional Convention
A historical document outlines proposals for state school lands in Montana. It discusses options including sale or lease of acres, per capita distribution to counties, creating a permanent school fund, and using rental proceeds for public schools. It notes a July Constitutional Convention will decide.
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Mottana
Lance UA Sequieine
Ib Alvo Mace
Pioneer Oration Speaker Praises Developments in Montana
Colonel Wilbur F. Sanders delivered the Pioneer Oration in Dillon in May and responded to the G A R toast The State of Montana with eloquent tribute. He urged Montana to gain full equal standing with states in the nineteenth century and to move from slavery to state sovereignty.
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Wilbur F. Sanders
Dillon
Montana
Republic of the Free
National champagne spree planned in New York City
A two day Washington Centennial event in New York features a grand banquet with the President and Mayor Grant expected to attend. Four champagne brands are set for a private twelve cover table and a large dinner for guests at the Metropolitan Opera House with thousands of corks to pop.
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New York City
Washington
Grant
Pera House
Law on Sheep Scab and Protection in Montana Territory
The new scab law tightens control to prevent introducing contagious diseases in the Montana Territory sheep industry. It bars bringing infected sheep from outside the territory and imposes fines from a minimum to a maximum, plus potential county jail time for violators. The act also limits county associations by shifting some discretionary power to the state association for appointing deputies.
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Montana
Thishaw
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