Commission changes and rate adjustments reported
J H Hall becomes commissioner succeeding B T Stanton with D Boyle as chairman and R F McLaren reappointed as secretary. The Interstate Commission retained staff and pursued rate reforms from Helena to Billings and connections at Garrison, improving passenger routes and flagging safety measures. Freight and petroleum rate actions include cement from Trident and rock and cord wood shipments, with reductions and investigations continuing.
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J. H. Hall
B. T. Stanton
D. Boyle
R. F. McLaren
Commission
Spokane
Wash
Billings
Helena
Lewistown
Northern Pacific
Garrison
Butte
Great Northern
Gerber
Lennep
Meagher County
Whitefish
Daly
Cowley
Wyo
Montana
Interstate Commission
Trident
Great Northern Railway
Pioneer Robert S. Burdess Dies in Deer Lodge
Robert S. Burdess an early state resident died at St Josephs hospital Deer Lodge after pneumonia. English born he mined in Virginia City and later settled in Sterling Montana in 1867. He leaves widow Eliza Kantner two children Lewis Coleman and James Kantner. Burial beside his wife who died in 1907.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
Deer Lodge
England
California
Virginia City
Sterling, Mont
Eliza Kantner
Lewis Coleman
James Kantner
Burdess
Madisonian
Death of Montana pioneer Rank in St Louis winter trip
Left Livingston in October for St Louis where telegram reported his death. He came to Montana around 1865 at Confederate Gulch, built a fortune from mining and a store, then moved to Yellowstone valley about 1874. He owned a stock ranch near the city, was a St Louis Mason, and his death will surprise his many Livingston friends per the Livingston Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
St. Louis
Montana
Confederate Gulch
Yellowstone Valley
Masonic Lodge
Judge Savage
Mr. Rankin
Fort Benton
Livingston Enterprise
Niagara Falls Inspires Quip and Kitchen Gaffe
A London Chronicle piece recalls a witty remark about Niagara Falls with Lowell’s quip “Why wouldn’t it?” It also tells of a housewife who, upon first seeing the falls, worries she left the kitchen tap running, adding a humorous domestic contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Russell Lowell
Niagara Falls
London Chronicle
Electric Bitters Restore Strength for the Weak and Sick
When ordered to stop work you feel staggered and weak yet must push on. Electric Bitters promise tone, vigor, and health, preventing breakdown and rebuilding your system from the first dose. Thousands praise them. Guaranteed satisfaction. Only 50c at Potts the druggist.
Washingtons Birthday Celebrations in His Own Times
The article surveys how Washington’s birthday was publicly celebrated in Philadelphia and nearby towns, noting cannon salutes bells bands and toasts. It cites early recognitions in 1781 and 1791, public balls, levees, verses, and public notices, with details of events in 1797 and the final two birthdays celebrated on February 11 old style. It names figures such as Rochambeau Dunlap’s Advertiser and William Maclay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Press Association
Washington
Count de Rochambeau
Newport
Philadelphia
Old City
United States
Dunlap’s Advertiser
Maclay
Congress
Bickett
Sixth and
Chestnut Streets
Claypoole
American Daily Advertiser
Advertiser
Landatory
The Boy With the Hatchet And The Cherry Tree Lie
A child recalls the tale of George Washington and the cherry tree. The narrator imagines becoming president by chopping down trees and telling the truth as his teacher says. The piece uses a dialect voice to recount the famous legend and its moral about honesty.
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George
Sing
Spell of Mount Vernon Inspires Awe in Seventeenth Year
James A. Edgerton recalls first sight of Mount Vernon and a later visit that transformed his view of George Washington. He describes the journey by boat from Washington to the estate, the tomb with the name Washington, and the overpowering sense of republican ideals and world significance surrounding the first president. The piece ends reflecting on Washington as a universal symbol of liberty and virtue.
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Mount Vernon
George
Washington
France
Hamilton
Potomac
Virginia
Alexandria
Colonial Gateway
Bushrod Washington
John Marshall
Adams
G.W
Earth
Abraham
Dawn of Justice
Byron
Napoleon
West
America's Debt of Pious Gratitude
A Virginia style excerpt from Washington's first inaugural asserts the nation owes gratitude to providence and prudent guidance for independence. It states that the united states formed through tranquil deliberation and the voluntary consent of many communities, distinguishing their system from other governments.
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Washington
United States
Providentia
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Railroad
Commissioners of
Robert S. Burdess
David P. Rankin
Association of Ideas
Silas Vegeses
W. P
Rimester
Gazette of the
Ella
Wheeler Wilcox
William Birch
James Arthur
Namié
James A. Edgerton
Lafayette
Thomas Paine
J. Q. A. Ward
America
W. R. Hocking
East Granite
P. O
Buttemont
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Butte, Mon
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