Rain and political notes across Pennsylvania headlines
Various Pennsylvanian locales report renewed rain and political updates. Idaho rejects Australian voting methods and delays state officer elections. Salt Lakeomits celebrate Gentile victory. Paris reports 949 Republicans to 489 Conservatives elected. Washington Territory voters may face a pita provision. Relief meals in Spokane. California to New York trading blows over canal plans. Minnesota and Dakota deals. Panama canal troubles spark Nicaragua relief.
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Pennsylvania
Idaho
Congress
Glendive
Snipers
Miles City
Salt Lake
Electric Bitters proclaimed a popular purifier and cure all
Advert says Electric Bitters are well known and popular with universal praise. It claims to purify blood and cure liver and kidney diseases, pimples, salt rheum, malaria, headaches, constipation and indigestion. Guarantees satisfaction or money back. Priced at $1.09 per bottle at N M White's Drug Store.
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N. M. White
Ofty
Narrow Escape From Pneumonia Saved By Remedy
Col. W. K. Nelson of Brooklyn endured four days of pneumonia after a tight chest and struggling breath. Doctors gave him up but Dr Acker’s English Remedy for Consumption cured him and he is well today. N M White City Drug Store.
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Col. W. K. Nelson
Brooklyn
Waho Rand Troubles Over Land Sharks and Reservations
Idaho delegates urge federal action against land grabbing along new waterways. Secretary Noble replies to enforce existing laws only. The act reserves lands tied to surveys and irrigation works from entry until further law. The president may open reserved lands to settlement by proclamation.
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Washington, D.C
Idaho
Noble
United States
Train Sleeper Robbery on Wabash Line at St Paul
Two masked men boarded the sleeper attached to the Wabash train leaving St Paul Sunday evening. They demanded the passengers’ money and valuables, fired at conductor John Roach, who fought back with a lantern. The robbers escaped, taking two gold watches and about $170 in cash.
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St. Paul Sanday
John Roach
Sioux Falls Convention Advances to Adjournment
At Sioux Falls Dakota the convention, slow to progress, now moves toward adjournment after discussing and passing key bills. A proposed amendment to shorten the term of state officers elected in October and align elections with county terms was approved after prior defeat and reconsideration, placing state officer elections in November 1886. The constitution restraint on state indebtedness rises from $50,000 to $100,000 under the new charter.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
Riverside and Oswego Mills Co
Oswego Falls
N. Y
New York
Sioux Falls
Montana Supreme Court Hangs Three Murderers
The Montana Supreme Court upholds death sentences for Harry Roberts for the J W Crawford murder near Butte, Peter A Johnston for the John T Carketon killing at Angconda, and Geo W D Bryson for the Anna Lundstrom murder near Helena. Roberts to be hanged at Deer Lodge, Johnston at Deer Lodge and Bresna at Boulder today.
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Supreme Court of Montana
Harry Roberts
J. W. Crawford
Butte
Peter A. Johnson
Ang Conda
Geo. WD. Bryson
Anna Lundstrom
Helena
Roberts
Tutte
Ithine Johnston
Deer Ledge
Bresna
Boulder
Consumption Incurable No More Says Local Man
Mr C L Morris of Newark Arkansas credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with saving his life after an incurable lung abscess. He began using it on the third bottle and can work his farm again. Jesse Huddlewart of Decatur Ohio says doctors gave up but he recovered with the same medicine. Sample bottles free at N M White s Drug Store.
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C.L Morris
Newark
Ark
Wes Dawn
Dr. King
Jesse Huddlewart
Decatur
Obi
M. White
Gils
California Cat-8-Care claim and mail order cure
An advertisement touts Abietine Medical Compass in Orsie Cal for treating catarrh cold in head hay fever rose cold and related symptoms. It promises guaranteed cure if directions are followed and offers circulars by mail from Siro White and M. atby.
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Druzuist
Abietine Medical Compass
Orosie
Cal
Sismontis
Atby Mail
Siro
White
Convention drama heats capital location fight in Montana
Montana convention notes fierce clash over apportionment of senators and representatives with county balance at stake. Bozeman Helena Anaconda and Butte weigh capital choice as Durfee of Missoula suffers head injury from falling scaffolding. potatoes on Judge Luce’s desk amuse delegates.
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Legislative Assembly
Burleigh
McAdow
Marger
J.B. Tool
Warren
Mexico
Board of County Commismissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Helena
Bozeman
Dbatte
Anaconda
Luce
Montana
Maginnis
Gallatin
County
Hebros
Durfee
Missoula
Frand
Merchants’ National Bank
Multiple Montana incidents reported in a single column
Harry Brown a cook for the 76 outfit was killed near Ponder ville by Albert Brazier after a quarrel over medicated bitters. At Butte Hop Wong struck Lung Wah with a hatchet in a quarrel ending likely fatal. Prof F W Anderson of Great Falls named Agricultural Department agent for seeds. A peddler H H McCauley sold notes in Sun River for eight or nine dollars later demanding eighty or ninety. Cornelius N Yarkston found dead in Belt Creek after searching for stock. Two men, Willian O Rourke and John O Mara, injured as rock fell at the St Lawrence mine near Butte. Helena board of trade to buy firefighting gear and push standpipe ordinances.
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Harry Brown
Albert Brazier
Ponderville
Custer County
Brown
Butte
Hop Wong
Lung Wah
F. W. Anderson
Great Falls
Agricultural Department of
Montana
Washington
Prof. Anderson
HH. McCauley
Sun River
Cornelius N. Yarkston
Belt Creek
Cascade County
Jim
Willian O'Rourke
John O'Mara
St. Lawrence
O'Rourke
O'Mara
Michigan
Helena Board of Trade
Spokene Falls
North Dakota convention recommends capital sites and schools
At Bismarck the committee on public institutions urged locating the capital at Bismarck and listed state schools to be placed in Grand Forks Fargo Valley City Devil's Lake Mandan Mallville and Jamestown with several other institutions to follow. A proposal for county representation failed while Kirksville style senatorial districts were proposed for House elections.
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Joint Commission of the
Two Dakotas
Bismarck
South Dakota
North Dakota
Northern Pacific Railway
Territorial Library
N. D
Committee On Public Institutions
State University of Mines
Grand Forks
Agricultural College
Fargo
State Normal School
Valley City
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Devil's Lake
State Reform School
Mandan
State Normal
Mallville
Jamestown
House of Representatives
Kirpe
Olimohia
Baobse
Idaho
Congress
Petlay
Almighty God
Walter N. Wallace Credits Dr. Acker’s Remedy
An endorsement from Walter N. Wallace of Washington New Mexico credits Dr. Acker’s English Remedy for Consumption with saving his life after illness began with a cough. The testimonial appeared at White City Drug Store.
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John J., Sullivan
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Panama Canal
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Nicarista
Panama
Costa Rica
Electric Bitters
Waho Rand
Mang
California
the Convention
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Lewis and Clark
Deer Lodge
Reet
Clark
Good Brethren
Yeas
Red Hat
Maylonis
Middleton
Joy
Cooper
Phose
Collins
Goddard
Ap Falloss
Boise
Nest
Sefton
Senate
Montana News
Ouh Senthe States
Maples
Madio Fae
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