Sheridan notes and events in Luxarrpan district
Special correspondent reports Captain R J Moore returning home for holidays and Elmer Cronberg seen in town. Miss Haywood extinguishes a Ruby hotel dining room fire. The Mill Creek placer company advances claims with a 600 foot timbered shaft near J Y Baker mill. Episcopal church fair raises 200 after generous donations. Golden wedding planned for Jos Glasser and wife, Rev Smith reshapes services. Two miners die in giant powder explosion at Sunbeam mines. Sheridan hosts multiple gatherings and visits Virginia City for funeral and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luxarrpan
R. J. Moore
Elmer Cronberg
Elizabeth Dickenson
Philadelphia
Ruby Hotel
Elmer
Butte
Ben Golden
Henry Elling & Co
Mill Creek Placer Company
Bed Rock
J. Y. Baker
Jack Baker
The
Episcopal Church
Smith
Presbyterian Society
Brother Smith
Jos. Glasser
Pageville
Sunbeam
Indian Creek
Jim Jones
McCaully
Sheridan
Wm. Morris
Virginia City
QO. F. Parmeter
Chas. Coffle
Ed. Planalp
Chas. Walters
Robin Ogden
Eugene Means
Joe Hagenberger
Will Shaffer
Romulus Brown
Rev. Smith
Virginia
T.T. Taylor
Skating Party Highlights Weekend in Pageville
Special correspondence from Pageville notes a lively skating party at J. M. Page's with guests enjoying long time on the ice. Ernest Page and Royal Gilman head to Sedalia for a year of college, while Dwight Bushnell plans to spend the winter at home. Miss Grace Baker improves and Virden leads the school, as several locals travel for holidays and visit relatives from Dillon to Madison valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Siprelle
Evans’ Pook
Butte
George Burns
Madison Passed
Twin Bridges
J. H. Miller
L. T. Jones
Pageville
J. M. Page’s
Ernest Page
Royal Gilman
Sedalia
Dwight Bushnell
W.R Page
Dillon
Grace Baker
Virden
Fred Taylor
Linder
Maytie
Belle Utley
Lizzie Page
Montana Wesleyan University
Boulder
Maud
J. M. Page's
Madison Valley
Bicycle Messenger Service Quickens Dispatch in New York
American District Telegraph boys with bicycles deliver messages prompt ly and expeditiously. The old joke about delays due to marbles and street fights fades as bike use reduces distractions and speeds delivery, with rival couriers racing to outpace each other for faster results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jose
New York Sun
Brooklyn Cyclist H G Fritz Aims for San Francisco to New York Record
H G Fritz of the Olympian club rode from San Francisco to New York on a 24 pound bicycle. He did not beat the 31 days 17 hours record but reached Cedar Rapids inside it before a knee dislocation in Chicago forced four days rest. He completed the journey on his wheel and plans another attempt after recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Fritz
Olympian Club
Brooklyn
San Francisco
New York
Fritz
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
New York Press
Funeral of William Morris in Virginia City
The funeral from the family residence drew wide attendance as most businesses closed for mourning. Rev J J Bowker led the service and the Odd Fellows observed rites at the grave. Morris, born in England, came to America at twelve and to Virginia City in 1865. he served twice as county superintendent of schools and left a widow and six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia City
Anaconda Standard
William Morris
J. J. Bowker
Odd Fellows
Mr. Morris
England
America
Debated Dingley Bill Marks Senate Session in Washington
Washington December 17 A lively senate debate brought forward leaders from multiple parties including Frye Teller Sherman Gorman West Aldrich Platt Mitchell Chandler Hale and Allen The session touched tariff finance and the national contest with McKinley Bryan and Cleveland referenced The bill’s fate appeared settled as Sherman and others signaled no further pursuit of passage after West and Allen raised the resolution and Platt spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Congress
Messrs
Frye
Teller
Sherman
Gorman
West
Aldrich
Platt
Mitchell
Chandler
Hale
Allen
McKinley
Bryan
Cleveland
Finance Committee
Deadlock and bills mark a packed congressional day
In Wasmaaton on December 17 the House stalled over abandoning the Hot Springs Army and Navy hospital causing adjournment. Washington on December 18 reports the Lodge immigration bill passing the Senate with new Cuba clause, limiting admissions by literacy and age, while allowing certain relatives. The House also passed the army appropriation bill and began the legislative, executive and judicial bill debate, with total near 621.7 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmaaton
Army and Navy
Hot Springs
Ark
Washington
House
House Passes Private Bills and Nashville Exposition Aid
Washington reports Friday focused on private bills while the House approved 87 pension and relief measures. The Nashville Centennial exposition received government support with a 127 to 25 vote, including $100,000 for a government exhibit and $30,000 for a government building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cameron report on Cuba independence presented in Senate
Washington December 22 The senate heard reports and debates on the Cuban question with a crowded galleries and foreign dignitaries attending The Cameron report favoring independence recognition was presented and the resolution referred until after the holidays Debates touched on constitutional power and recognition baring disagreement Immigration bill in house passed to conference on amendments and appropriation measures resumed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Julian Pauncefote
Baron von Hengelmuller
Hatch
Cameron
Committee On Foreign Relations
Cuba
Morgan
Ala
Mills
Hill
N. Y
House
Barthold
Rep
America
Amos and the Parson Returns of the Lost
In a seaside village Amos Dean and Parson Moore recall a brave youth lost at sea. A Christmas storm proves prayers answered as the long missing son returns to his father on Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Dean
Parson Moore
Amos
Parson
Caleb Dunn
Swallowed Gum Freezes New York Rider During Ride
A New York rider was thrown during a scorching ride and rendered unconscious. Onlookers summoned help as he convulsed and turned black in the face. A doctor used a probe to remove a large ball of chewing gum from his windpipe, noting the gum had been chewed just before the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nei
Scattered Prose Fragment Sparks Grim Moral Note
A fragment quotes a moral warning about self control and danger, warning against scorching and being thrown, and advising to anchor chewing gum past any slippage. The text riffs on guilt and caution in a terse, didactic tone.
Monogrammed Silver Plates Replace Cheap Wheel Dashes
Local car owners replace worn cheap plates with silver monogrammed plates, a trend noted as giving an acceptable look despite the ordinary wheel’s enamel often being thick and rough.
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Peres
Mark
Madison County News
B. F. Bowman
Sheridan, Mont
the Tribune
Messenger Boys On Wheels
Dingley
Bill
Wasslngton
Yeas
United States
Fimes
Ther
Ayer
Lowell, Mass
ELY Brothers
Warren St
New York City
John Reid, Jr
Great Falls
Mont
Ely
Francis W. Poole
Central Pres. Church
Helena, Mont
Minneapolis-Penny Press
Twin Cities
Fyhrie Grocery Co
Pickman
City Drug Store
John A. Cosgrove
Thorpe
Phil Thorpe
Red Rock
Cambrian Iron Works
F. E. Foote
Pacific Street
Barbour
Trimm
Directory OF
Montana
Trreunx
Kansas City
Burlington
Billings
Dilton Traune
Stockmen’s Directory
Cornell
H O. Miller, M. D
Pickman Block
H A. Bond M. D
Dillon Drug Store
Dillon, Montana
E. P. Dungan
Ite
Dillon Mercantile Co
First National Bank
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