Contested Pugilistic Event Behind Mikus Hall
A lively town boxing night near Mikus Hall ends in a draw as Young Sullivan and Old Kilrain clash in corked tights and lagered bravado. The crowd erupts, a bottle slips, and officials seal a drawn verdict while Bonanza diggings and local dances fill the social calendar.
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Grover
Cleveland
Mikus’hall
Jacksonville
Sullivan
Old Kilrain
Oregon
Old Kil
Sully
Wiich
Meade Boys
William
John
Lee Wilson
Messrs
Thompson
Ashford
Bonazza
Bonanza
Archie Gibson
Polaris
Activy
J. HuaxiEperky McKeone
Bannack News Sketches Warm Weather Town Roundup
A weekly Bannack note describes warm sunshine bringing crowds on Main Street and hints of local excitement. It reports Geo Tash planning a new house, a whist game near entangled youths, and the Helens company quitting a Grasshopper channel shaft due to quicksand and water.
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Bannack
Boreas
Geo. Tash
Helens Company
Grasshopper
Death of A. R. Kiser Madisonian editor in Virginia City
An Anaconda correspondent from Virginia City dated January 28 reports the death of A. R. Kiser editor and proprietor of the Madisonian. A native of Ohio who moved to Montana in 1866, he helped found the Madisonian in September and remained active for 27 years. He married Elizabeth Jones in October 187? and leaves six children. The community mourns a model citizen, a steadfast editor, and a devoted husband and father. Three children are sick with grippe, and Mrs Kiser’s mother is an invalid, as the town honors his memory.
Origins of Banks and Economic Terms Across Centuries
A survey notes 18th and 19th century financial institutions and events including the Bank of England 1604 project, Bank of New York 1784, Bank of Venice forced loans, and the South Sea Bubble. It discusses a semantic origin for bankrupt and a British act in 1812. The piece shifts to science with a report on anthracite versus bituminous coal and a new theory by Professor Stevenson on decay of volatile matter.
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The
Clearing House of London
Bank of New York
Bank of Massachusetts
Bank of Venice
Bank of England
William Qin
Bank of Genoa
House of Commons
National Bank of Austrian
St. Loui Globe-Democrat
Rodgers
Pennsylvania
Lesley
J.J. Stevenson
University of New York
Geological Society of America
Hoe
Stevenson
Railroad ties and safety measures headline a busy session
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen in Boston backed Sunday train runs on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. New tolls list 2,318 railway fatalities nationwide with many injured. Conductor D T Gore and Sloan of the Pennsylvania Railroad saved a man from a wreck, officials say.
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Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Boston
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
United States
Od Blankenbeler
D. T. Gore
Sloan
Pennsyl Railroad
Ram's Horn Quotations on Sin and Self-Improvement
The Ram's Horn presents a string of maxims on sin concealment self intro. duction and encouragement. It notes a civil tongue as a weapon better than violence and warns against denying the need to reform before paying debts.
Saintly Names Lighten Turfer’s Hostile Debate
A Brower House cafe conversation recounts a turfman subduing a scorning critic by citing Goodwins Guide showing racing horses with saintly names such as St Anthony Augustine St Croix St Cyr St Luke and St Patrick. The critic ends with astonished exclamation and ends his objections.
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Brower House
St. Croix
St. Cyr
St. Ehna
St. Hubert
St. John
St. Leona
St. Lucas
St. Luke
St. Maxim
St. Mark
St. Michael
St. Pancras
St. Patrick
New York Herald
Music the Kernel of Welsh Nature
The Westminster Review discusses Welsh musical identity and the unique church intonation called the hwy. It notes Welsh preachers born to English churches struggle to avoid discord when the hymn starts, and highlights the need to match vocal pitch to the tune set by the instrumentalist.
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Westminster Review
Greetings and customs across Germany and notes on cleaning goods
In Protestant Germany greeting varies by region with phrases like Good morning and Gruss Gott while Catholic areas use Praised be Jesus Christ. A note on old leavetaking forms, a mining district salutation, and tips for cleaning japanned goods. A Stamford man reportedly holds Major Andre’s watch offered as ransom with documents claimed to prove authenticity.
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Protestant
Germany
Austria
Benedict XIII
Jesus Christ
Stamford
N.Y
Andre
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van Gould
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College of Montana
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