Montana Legislature Faces Swamp of Bills and Proposals
Report from Hewzna February 5 notes unprecedented bill influx in both houses, with few urgent measures and talk of an extra session. New offices proposed include state coal oil inspector, coal mine inspector, state examiner, and a supreme court marshal. A voluntary orphan fund for the late Witter family reaches over 1300 dollars, aiming to sustain and educate the orphans. Also described is the Salt Lake and Northwestern railway line planned to connect Grantsville to Idaho through Goose Creek, Hailey, and Boise City, expanding farming, mining, timber, and settlement opportunities.
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Witter
Dillon Tarsun
Hewzna
Supreme Court
Loud
Butte
Helena
Salt Lake
Northwestern
Salt Lake and
Idaho
Deep Creek
Grantsville
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Central Pacific
Lucene
Grouse Creek
Goose Creek
Snake River
Great Shoshone Falls
Bellevue
Hailey
Great Gold Belt
Boise River
Boise City
The Ladies Delighted by Liquid Fruit Laxative
The pleasant effect and perfect safety with which ladies may use the liquid fruit laxative Lyrup of Figs. Under all conditions it makes it their favorite remedy. It is pleasant to the eye and to the taste, gentle yet effective in acting on the kidneys liver and bowels.
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United Kingdom
Tommy
Jonah
Music Hall
Pickwick
Peter Magnus
F. Anstey
Remarkable Recovery Through King’s New Discovery
Mrs. Michael Curtain of Plainfield Illinois says she suffered a month from a lung consuming illness and was told by her doctor it was hopeless. After using ten bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption she recovered completely and can now do housework as before. Free trial bottles available at N M White’s Drug Store with large bottles priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
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Michael Curtain
Plainfield
Dr. King
N. M. White
Home Rule Talk and Political Turmoil Across Ireland
Freeman's Journal notes Parnell and O'Brien in a Callais conference with McCarthyites also in talks. No settlement reached yet, but Parnell predicts soon a form of home rule. Editorials discuss liberal shifts, Morley and Labouchere alignments, while the Daily News praises McCarthy. Also reports on weeded political and medicinal advertisements and local notices.
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Parnell
Ireland
Cusum
The
Freeman's Journal Today
O’brien
Callais
McCarthyites
Express
McCarthy
Morley
Labouchere
Daily News
Hamilton Alive Amid City Gossip and Mysterious Claims
In Boston on January 31 a well connected local confirms Robert Ray Hamilton is alive and well. He has corresponded with two New York physicians and maintains an unoccupied New York suite for a temporary return. He sent items from Elko Nevada and there are whispers of sightings in Sydney, Australia, with various theories about his fate. General R J Henderson, a prominent Confederate general, died at Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday.
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Boston
Robert Ray Hamilton
Hamilton
New York
Elko
Nev
Ray
Sydney
Australia
N. Y
Cheyenne
Ray Hamilton
Snake River
Eva Hamilton
New York City
Norvin Green
Green
Sam Jones Strikes Back in Pauesrinz
Evangelist Sam Jones lectured on Mayor Ward accusing him of corruption. Ward, absent during Jones’s address, confronted Jones with a cane at the depot, exchanging blows and leaving Ward bleeding. Ward was arrested on aggravated assault and carrying a pistol as Jones left on a train.
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Pauesrinz
Tex
Sam Jones
Mayor Ward
Jones
Ward
World’s Fair Architecture Board Chooses National Experts
A board of architects will oversee architectural features for the exposition with Chicago receiving five seats, New York three, and Boston and Kansas City one each. Members include Adler & Sullivan and Henry Ives Cobb for Chicago, Hunt of the AIA for New York, and Peabody & Stearns for Boston. The process aims to avoid a Chicago-dominated architects’ trust and ensure national representation.
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Chicago
New York
Boston
Kansas City
Adler & Sullivan
Burling & Whitehouse
Henry Ives Cobb
W. L. B. Jenney
Solon
Beman
Richard M. Hunt
American Architectural Society
McKimm, Meade & White and Allen & Co
Peabody & Stearns
van Bron & Co
Honeymoon Plans Split Over Rail Fees
A newlywed couple in Pittsburg faced high rail and hotel charges that would cover their home expenses, leading the husband to stay behind. The bride embarked on the trip alone to Niagara Falls and New York City, revealing a marital rift over financial and social expectations.
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Niagara Falls
New York City
Niagara
Andrew Jackson’s Errors and Public Debate
This piece argues that Andrew Jackson’s flaws are now broadly acknowledged beyond partisan defenses. It highlights three contested areas: his marriage, his duels and personal conduct, and his appointment and removal policy, noting earlier partisan misrepresentations and urging a plain, clarified historical view.
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Andrew Jackson
Bealamorthy
Education Among the Mormons Census Findings
The census bureau reports the first complete statement of schools controlled by a religious body from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In Arizona Idaho and Utah Mormons employ ninety six teachers overseeing five thousand ninety two pupils.
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Census Bureau
General Board of Education
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Arizona
Idaho
Utah
End of a Useful Life. The Career of Dr John Davis
Dr John Davis of Cincinnati died suddenly at home at nearly seventy. A pioneer physician and reformer, he led the Law and Order league crusade against gamblers and Sunday liquor trade and served on Ohio’s board of charities under Governor Hayes. He was closely connected to Mrs Hayes. Hayes spoke from Davis’ veranda before his 1877 inauguration.
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John Davis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Davis
Law and Order League
Hayes
State Board of Charities
Minnesota Jury Experiment in Civil Verdicts
A Minnesota jurists experiment amends the constitution to allow five sixths of a jury to render civil verdicts. The plan argues ten of twelve is fairer than mandatory unanimity, noting concerns about forcing unanimity under guard and potential coercion.
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Minnesota
Death of Aaron C. Witter Recalls Montana Statesman Life
Long obituary recalls Aaron C. Witter born in St two years old, taught school at Bannack, mined at Argenta and Butte, first Silver Bow county clerk, and speaker of the house in last year’s legislature. He and wife Sarah Gaulter Witter died days apart, with a double funeral in Butte. Also notes the execution of Michael Eyraud in Paris for Nota ry B. Gouffe murder and Farmers' Alliance activity in Montana.
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Aaron
Mr. Witter
C. H. Eaton
Park
W. B. Kempland
Deer Lodge
C. W. C. Whaley
Jefferson
Mrs. Witter
Thos. H. Fox
John W. Masterson
A.C. Witter
Madison County
Butte
Silver Bow
Gallatin County
Sarah Gaulter
Witter
Odd Fellows
Montana
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N.M. Wurtz
Spokane Falls
Washington
Henry McNames
National Lead Trust of
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W. H. Thompson
R. B. Colgate
F. A. Cole
Wm. Timmons
Idaville
John Leslie
Same Place
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National Farmer's Alliance
Mary Cooper
Queens of Colorado
Bika, New
the Stock Directory
Triaunz
J. W. Scott
R. J. Henderson
Atlanta Ga
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W. Zimmerman
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