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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1920
Page
10
The Columbus Dispatch reports a Canadian court recently jailed a young woman for practicing witchcraft claiming she could identify thieves. She provided details of a theft and getaway 400 miles away, leading to arrests, amid public chatter that old statutes were invoked to jail her for aiding police.
For sale sewing machine type writer 3 burner oil stove and oven book case table baby’s go cart and other baby furnishings and toys at 935 S Pacific Street by E R Mosher.
Harry L. Wilson of Billings, a prominent Republican candidate for governor, is profiled as a major Montana figure. Born in Lanark Illinois, he moved to Montana 26 years ago, served as Yellowstone County prosecuting attorney twice, practiced law with Judge Edmund Nichols, and held Masonic and Red Cross roles. Married Virginia Baker in 1908, he has two daughters and wartime patriotic activity noted.
A seventeenth century European text explains self defense methods similar to Jiu Jitsu. Nicholas Peters published The Art of Wrestling in 1674, detailing how to avoid and repel attacks with agility and science.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes telegraphy is more effective at night, with signals traveling farther in darkness and light hindering wave reach.
The San Francisco dispatch reviews the Democratic national convention's themes and critiques the idea of presidential infallibility. It argues the president must accept Senate constitutional authority and cooperation with other officials, warning that egotism and autocratic tendencies threaten democracy and party credibility.
The New York Sun and Herald praise Senator Harding Republican nominee for president highlighting Americanism that is lofty yet practical. They commend his policies as balanced by hard sense and idealism and note he works with the people, not above them.
Mrs J P Best and family are expected to arrive home Saturday morning according to local notices.
Commander Frank P. Baldwin retired U S N says he has repeatedly tried to obtain his May pay from the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The corporation answers with a familiar refrain that the war was won and questions the merit of the claim.
The Louisville Herald notes Tammany has never won a national convention and recalls Cleveland, Wilson, Tilden, and Bryan as past figures in conflict with Taggarts Brennans and Murphys. It contrasts Cox as the party’s chosen, foster-child ally.
Marietta Holley of Watertown Jefferson County New York urges every busy woman to work for Republican candidates. The author of Samantha at Saratoga and the Samantha series, Holley is noted as one of Jefferson county's oldest residents and a familiar national figure.
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