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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1904
Page
9
An imperial ukase issued in St. Petersburg outlines liberal promises including equal enforcement of laws, peasant self government, workers insurance, press freedom, and fair trials. It frames peasant life under imperial legislation and calls officials to unify laws for permanent security of the peasant estate as free citizens.
In West Farms Square two Italian men exchanged shots at the trolley terminus in front of about 2000 witnesses. Both drew revolvers and began firing as they faced off, one collapsing from a shot to the head while the other was captured after a pursuit by a pursuing policeman.
An explosion at Acadia Powder company works in Waverly Nova Scotia sent a shock wave that shattered windows up to twenty miles away. About twenty workers were knocked down but none killed or seriously hurt. Property damage is estimated at twenty five thousand dollars as several nearby buildings were wrecked.
Captain Thwing of the Harold Dollar reports hundreds of starving bears overrunning Kamchatkan coastal towns and villages after being driven from the mountains. The animals caused days of semi siege, terrorizing the native population along the eastern coast.
Reports from St. Petersburg indicate quiet mobilization overall while disorders occur in Poland. The most serious clash happened at Razon with a colonel killed and a gendarme wounded. Rioting also erupted at Bakhout where 6000 conscripts looted houses and fruit stalls.
Clarence Hunter, fourteen, killed his fifteen year old brother during a wild west show in Kansas City after handling a small rifle given for Christmas. Investigators review circumstances of the accidental shooting amid youth show activities.
Mukden dispatch reports volunteers crossed the Shakhe river on Friday and surprised a Japanese force. About 100 enemy soldiers were killed and fifteen taken prisoner. Russian losses were trifling.
Norfolk reports the severest storm of winter with terrific wind and blinding snow sweeping Northern Nebraska on December 27. The harsh conditions threaten travel and daily life across the region.
Reports from Tecumseh Nebraska recount a shooting between Frank E. Brown and C. C. Reynolds near Reynolds home. A revolver with four empty chambers and an ammo belt were recovered along a blood trail. Brown alleges Reynolds shot first while Reynolds claims Brown carried a six shooter. Brown, after being wounded, accused the Reynolds family of threatening the children present at the home.
Des Moines reports Edwin H. Conger of Des Moines will leave his ministerial post in China, spend a short time in Mexico, then return to Iowa to pursue the governorship. Leslie M. Shaw stays in the cabinet until the 1908 presidential campaign opens.
Lincoln December 22 the supreme court declares valid the act forbidding railroads to charge more for a short haul than a long haul. The decision in Chicago Burlington and Putney v Anderson ends the challenge to the law, confirming its single subject title and legislative purpose.
Mrs Patrick Hagerty wife of the Elkhorn Valley bank cashier writes creditors offering at least 60 percent of claims in return for assurances that her husband and brother President McGreevy will not be prosecuted. She warns the case will be fought to the end if demands are not met.
Corporal Solomon Cook of the Eleventh United States Cavalry died by his own hand in a Wellington hotel room by turning on the gas. A chambermaid found him. Cook served many years in the regular army and had seen service in the Philippines.
Sheriff Barry of Cleveland flew from Albany to New York and went to the Hoffman House. He seeks requisition papers to bring Dr Leroy Chadwick to Ohio. An affidavit before a grand jury places Chadwick in Cuyahoga county on March 15 1903 the crime date.
The Burling ton and Union Pacific injunction to stop county treasurers and tax commissioners from collecting delinquent taxes will be heard January 16 in federal court at Lincoln. Attorney General Prout and railroad lawyers, with Judge Munger, agreed to stipulations for the hearing in Lincoln.
Washington December 27 Miss Margaruite Hyde Daisy Leiter youngest daughter of Levi Z Leiter Chicago married Henry Molyneaux Paget How ard nineteenth Earl of Suffolk Berkshire at noon in the Leiter home. The couple departed for New York and plan to sail for England the next day.
In Cheyenne Wyoming a man was found dead near the Union Pacific depot. He apparently froze to death as temperatures dropped from 18 above to 4 below with strong winds. The incident occurred during a severe cold wave and night observer reported bitter conditions.
Chadron Neb December 24 John Kill cross a young Indian from Pine Ridge was stabbed and probably fatally wounded by Black Horse who had been drinking heavily and is described as a dangerous man under liquor influence.
Wealthy New Yorkers embrace tattooing with ornate devices and emblematic designs. Tormented by mystery, the tattoo artist creates an aura around his work, promising the wearer future luck and unexpected fortune for fashionable ladies reported in the Chicago Journal.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway known as the St Paul Road began electricity for train lighting in 1688 and set a standard in luxury with the Pioneer Limited cars noted for unmatched beauty and comfort.
Department of the Interior notice from Helena Montana dated November 29 1904 states Delos D Selway of Dillon Montana filed a notice of intention to make desert land claim No 6212 for a parcel described as the southeast quarter etc before a U S commissioner at Dillon on January 12 1905 witnesses Hurley Leach Thomas J Call George Baker Ernest O Selway to prove irrigation and reclamation activities Frank D Miracle Register.
The state board of health ordered the Nebraska hospital for the insane quarantined indefinitely due to smallpox. Superintendent Green reports only one mild case.
A stranger believed to be George Peters of Omaha shot himself through the heart in the European hotel in Grand Rapids Michigan on December 24.
Pierre South Dakota reports the season's first severe storm with temperature at zero and heavy snow drifts. The city endures bitter conditions as snow piles up and winds drive drifting.
South Omaha live stock market reports on December 26 with receipts 13100 cattle and 900 hogs and 700 sheep. Cattle steady to higher with native steers 3.25 to 6.10, cows and heifers 2.50 to 4.10, calves 3.00 to 6.00. hogs mostly 4.40 to 4.45. sheep wethers 4.70 to 5.25, lambs 5.95 to 6.76 in mixed ranges.
Lincoln December 21 Tom Dennison filed his bond for ten thousand dollars for his appeal to the United States supreme court. The bond is signed by A B Hunt and Leopold Goldsmith each of whom qualified for twenty thousand dollars Dennison will be given sixty days in which to make his appeal.
Kansas City cattle receipts 2000 with cows and heifers 1.75 to 5.00, calves 3.00 to 6.25, western cattle 3.00 to 5.00. Hogs 3000 received. bulk 4.30 to 4.55, heavy hogs 4.50 to 7.00. Sheep 2000 receipts. muttons 4.00 to 5.00, lambs 5.00 to 6.50, range wethers 4.00 to 5.00, ewes 8.00 to 4.50.
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