National Live Stock Exchange Meets in Sioux City
The ninth annual convention opens with leaders from Chicago to South St. Paul. President Thompson urges high dairy and beef standards, better hog and sheep farming, and global competition tactics as Omaha to host next year. Chicago board of trade bid for Morrison seat rejected.
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Sioux City
National Live Stock Exchange
Chicago
Kansas City
South Omaha
East St. Louis
Louisville
Fort Worth
St. Joseph
Pittsburg
South St. Paul
Omaha
Chicago Board of Trade
William R. Morrison
Interstate Commerce Commission
Justice Buck Ends Life With Self Inflicted Shot
Associate Justice Horace Buck of the Montana Supreme Court killed himself at his Lenox home after an evening with friends. He was 44, born in Vicksburg, Yale graduate, and had been in Montana since 1879. The death followed a period of ill health and a sudden impulse, his wife discovering him.
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Justice Buck
Helena
Mon
Horace Buck
Supreme Court
Lenox
Vicksburg
Yale
Montana
Protest Against McKenna Urges Senate Opposition
President Echols and Secretary Palmer address the American Protective Association councils urging protest to the senate against Attorney General McKenna's elevation to the supreme court bench. They claim government departments are being Romanized and Rom anists hold over half the offices and condemn civil service expansion. Members urged to write senators and representatives opposing current session appropriations for sectarian purposes.
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McKenna
Washington
Echols
Palmer
The
American Protective Association
Association
Senate
Supreme Court Bench
Civil Service
Congress
Alarming News From Macedonia Reported by Soria
From Soria on December 8 reports say Albanians commit great excesses at Debra and Hitcheyo and nearby districts killing men outraging women and stealing cattle. Local authorities are powerless. Wholesale prosecutions and arrests of Bulgarians by Turks are also reported from the Bulgarian frontier. The news causes great excitement here.
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Macedonia
Soria
Debra
Hitcheyo
Dawes Choctaw Treaty Rejected at Chickasaw Nation Vote
In the Chickasaw nation election of December 6, voters rejected the Dawes treaty with the Choctaw, shaping future relations and land rights amid tribal governance.
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Gurus
C. T
Secretary Gage Submits Annual Treasury Report
The 1896–97 fiscal year ended June 30 shows receipts of 480,378,167 and expenditures of 448,439,622 with a deficit of 18,052,454. Customs yielded 176,554,126 and internal revenue 146,658,574, up from 1896. Recommendations include currency reform, a gold reserve, bank note changes, and a 2 percent tax on unsecured circulation to fund government safety bonds.
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Gage
Congress
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Sais & Dep
Treasury
United States
Ex-Minister Egan Tracks Grain Trade and Chinaman Smuggling
In Montreal Patrick Egan ex United States minister to Chile has been in the city to study grain shipment facilities to Europe. He now acts as a special agent for the U S treasury to investigate smuggling Chinamen from the district. He left for Quebec to continue the inquiry and will return to proceed with work. A farmer Albert Giles prominent resident of Van Buren county Arkansas was killed on a public road by ambush fire from moonshiners. The murder near the site of a previous county violence involved in anti moonshine activity.
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Egan
Montreal
Patrick Egan
United States
Chile
Europe
United States Treasury Department
Washington
Quebec
Little Rock
Ark
Albert Giles
van Buren County
Captain Taylor
Giles
Nebraska railroads allowed 10 days to restore live stock carload rates
The state board of transportation orders Nebraska railroads to restore carload rates on live stock within 10 days after a change to 100-pound lot pricing raised costs by about 10 percent. The board set December 5 as the start of temporary restoration and extended the roads’ application for this period pending investigation.
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Lincoln
State Board of Transportation
Nebraska
Rowe seeks presidential pardon and Luetgert to testify
Chester W Rowe the former county treasurer serving a Mexican prison sentence for misappropriated funds has asked President Diaz for a pardon based on his brother's acquittal in Iowa. Adolph Luetgert will testify at the murder case about his wife's disappearance as defense counsel plans the strategy. An anti Hebrew riot erupts in Bucharest amid rumors of a Roumanian death in Hebrew hands. In Milwaukee a fatal fire at the Lake House leaves one dead and five injured with Charles Patterson among the victims.
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Rowe
Montezuma
Ija
Chester W. Rowe
Diaz
Idwa
Luetgert
Caicaco
Adolph L. Luetgert
Harmon
Milwaukee
Lake House
Lake and
Ferry Streets
Charles Patterson
Hungarian Parliament Seeks One-Year Extension of Compact
A Budapest dispatch reports the government introduced a bill in the lower house to extend the Hungary Austria compact for one year without proposing any action on broader terms. The move aims to maintain the existing arrangement pending further decisions.
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Austria-Hungary
London
Buda Pest
Hungary
Austria
Congress Convenes Over Postal Savings Bank Bill
Congress opens with President McKinley urging currency reform and a postal savings bank system. Lorimer presents a measure to establish a money order network and branch banks while Alaska Hawaii and Kansas Pacific interests receive attention. Senate and house sessions mix greetings, readings, and tributes as new officials observe the day.
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Lorimer
Washixgton
McKinley
Congress
Gage
Cuba
Hawaii
Kansas Pacific
Alaska
Indian Territory
Postal savings bill would establish branch money order banks
Washington reports a bill introduced by Representative Lorrimer to create a postal savings system. Money order offices would become branch savings banks with deposits up to 300 dollars, no interest until over 1,000, and 2 percent annual interest added each June. Ex-Governor Waite moves to Iowa as noted.
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Washington
Lorrimer
Postmaster General
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Postal Service
Postal Savings System
Costly English noble houses and their vast deer parks
An article in The Cornhill Magazine details English noblemen's country estates noting Badminton park with 986 deer, Welbeck with 1034 miles of iron fencing, and Thoresby 12 miles around. It cites 404 deer parks since 1867, with several surpassing 1000 acres and staff scales from 50 to 600 men for the largest palaces.
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Cornhill Magazine
Badminton Park
Welbeck
Thoresby Park
England
Wales
Savernake
Eridge
Knowsley
Blenheim
Tatton
Scotland
Chatsworth
Engagement of Sir John Ainsworth to Miss Ina Scott
The Boston Transcript reports the engagement of Sir John Ainsworth, British East Africa special commissioner, to Miss Ina Scott of West Philadelphia. Scott is sister of the late Rev. P. Cameron Scott, founder of the African Inland mission.
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Boston Transcript
Sir John Ainsworth
British East Africa
Ina Scott
West Philadelphia
Miss Scott
P. Cameron Scott
African Inland Mission
Africa
Philadelphia Missionary Council
Margaret
Sir John
Lady Ainsworth
Machaki
England
Palmistry Talk Sparks Quirky Drive Scene
In a breezy countryside drive a couple banters about palmistry. The man questions belief while the woman hints she could predict their pleasant journey by reading a hand, turning the moment into a light, humorous exchange.
Millroy’s Alaska Klondyke map and travel guide
Millroy presents Pathfinder to Alaska and the Klondyke detailing climate diseases travel gear and routes to the gold fields with a brief history and new mining laws Canada. Also offers 25 cent Gold Fields guide and discounted U S L rail fares to Chicago with first and second class options and reduced coastal rates.
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Klondyke
Millroy
Alaska
Canada
Trisunt
Chicago
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National Live Stock Association
Chicago Boards of Trade
Wim. R. Morrison
Thompson
Sam
Bucharest
Hanna
Ohio
Wolcott
Colorado
International Monetary Commission
W. Godfrey Hunter
Kentucky
Guatemala
Deboe
Charles Page Bryan
China
Senator Money
Mississippi
House
Dingley
Bailey
Grosvenor
George
Wright
Massachusetts
Postal Savings Bank Bill
Waite
Iowa
Ottumwa
Governo Waite
Decath
Secret Service
New York
Gillette
Knights of the Key
Oliver Dowd Byron
John Drew
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Telegraph
New York Mail
Ways
ELY
ELY Brothers
Warren St
New York City
Mesmin
Mesmin Chemical CO
Dernorr
Mica
N. M. White Drug Store
Dillon
Missoula
Mont
John Waldin
William W. Bentley
T. C
Beaverhead Co
Wisdom
W.A. Francis
A. S
United States Land Office
Doun M. Evans
Register
Settlor
W. A. Francis
U. S
Louis Minder
D. L
August Wenger
Fox
Jorgen Jorgenson
L’ox
James‘lissett
Fred Hirachey
Joan M. Evans
Helens
L. J. Price
Michael Barich
Geo
Staudaher
Stephen Lasich
Rebisch
John Boutella
Interior Department
W. E L. Cox
State of Montana
Heaverhead
Dillon Township
Phil. D. McGough
H.W. Earle
John Logan
Beaverhead
A. D
H. W. Earle
Fen Bader
Ph. D. McGoven
Justice of the
H.R. Melton
Eph Stoller
W. H. Wallace
Stoller
Reuben Satton Ranch
Gro. Brandaber
G. J. Staddaber
Triune Office
Ogder
Salt Lake
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Denver
Great Rock Island
Ft. Worth
Rock Island
Colorado Midland
Ogden
W. H. Firth
800
17Th Street
Joan Sebastian
Stenoris
Sramprs
Bavaxs
Branos
Onxoxs
Ixmont Pos. Co
Dillon, Mont
Trrnunz Pustusnaya Co
L. Hansnn
A. B
Addrss P. O
Tribune Publishing CO
Dillon, Montana
Tribune Pub. CO
P. Fisher
Merchants’ Exchange
San Francisco
Nicki
Tomoctros Ltd
Cupideam
Theta Veta
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