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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1903
Page
7
A note from the editorial desk items a letter intended for Eprron Tersune. It mentions Dillon post office routing and mail transmission as a confidential matter.
James W. Iliff, victim of a Sunday night fire in Butte, is a known Dillon figure and brother to Rev. T G Iliff of Salt Lake City. Once bright with potential, he became a morphine addict and has lived as a physical and mental wreck, partly paralyzed and trapped in the burning cabin.
The Northwest coal and metal sectors are deeply linked with smelter demand for coke and ore mining. Montana is forecast to become a major iron producer in a decade, with Washington developing iron ores and rail and shipbuilding opportunities nearby. The piece also notes shifting trade patterns and inland routes as eastern traffic wanes.
Wilkesbarre Feb 2 Constant A Sobrilefsko a Russian miner who worked during the strike was kicked and stabbed to death on a public highway near Larksville by twenty one compatriots. Powell Ladofski confessed involvement and he plus twenty others were jailed in Luzerne county.
Two cars from a westbound freight train on the Queen and Crescent Railway broke away on a Vicksburg incline and plunged into the river. One car carried a family of six bound from eastern Alabama to Arkansas. all perished. Divers search for bodies.
Cheyenne Wy Feb 3 Charles G Comer of Greeley Colo and Peter Laure a French Canadian both employed by the Boston Smelter company at Grand Encampment were sent to repair the tramway telephone line and were killed when a snowslide 200 feet long 250 feet wide and fifteen feet deep buried them four miles from station No 3. Searching parties are working to reach the bodies.
Washington reports Bowen Venezuela’s envoy rejects the 20 10 per cent split of customs receipts for LaGuayra and Puerto Cabello and seeks Hague arbitration. The note warns a continued blockade would rise from any preferential payment plan, drawing in Great Britain Germany and Italy. Watchful allies may shift stance as China arms buildup surprises Pacific ports.
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