Thumb Lost In Wood Chopper Accident
Charles McCurdy suffered the loss of his left thumb when an axe slipped while chopping wood on Monday. Dr. Leason removed the stump at the hand the next day, and the injured young man is recovering well. McCurdy was employed by Thomas Roe.
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Chas. McCurdy
Dr. Leason
McCurdy
Thos. Roe
John C. Bray
Cou
Mary A. Bray
Red Rock
Mont
Beaverhead
Montana
Mabel
Clarence Axe Hurt Saving Cowan at Schoolhouse Work
Clarence Axe suffered a severe forehead wound while lowering sand at a schoolhouse well to save J. H. Cowan as a windlass ran out of control. Initial fears of a fractured skull eased after examination, with no serious injury found. A separate social note reports a lively card party at Smith and Whittaker’s ranch with many attendees from the valley community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Axe
J. H. Cowan
Mr. Cowan
Clarence
Salvation Army Leaders Changeover In Dillon
Captain Brierly leaves Dillon Monday for Butte after nearly three months of service. Captain Moffatt is due tonight to assume command. Booth of Toronto is expected in Butte on February 12 for a major meeting at which a large turnout is anticipated.
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Brierly
Salvation Army
Dillon
Butte
Capt. Moffatt
Commandant. Booth
Toronto
Appraisers Named for 1896 Valuations in City and County
Judge appoints the board of appraisers H R Melton Dillon F M Dixon Wisdom T B Craver to value all real estate and improvements. Session lasts one week starting the second Monday in February. Citizens may appear to state desired changes. Also notes a male-only card party at Mrs M Powers for her son Walter with supper. Take note of Newbro’s Witch Hazel Almond Cream for complexion.
Montana News Snapshot Highlights Local Events
Bozeman harvests a fine ice crop while Billings advances pork packing. Butte and Anaconda report changes in city services and crime. Great Falls records diphtheria cases with partial quarantine. Helena mine blast damages property. local leaders invest near Bozeman. a bridge plan awaits voter approval. Obituaries note Mrs. P W McAdow and John C Bray.
Justice Court and Notable Legal Rulings
The column lists several small court actions including E W Slack versus F M Cunnard to recover wages, Chas Harties versus A Manser, and verdicts in Ferris versus McIntyre for $20 plus costs and Pond versus Hungate for $1.30 plus costs. It also contains assorted advertisements and excerpts on women’s rights and social notices from Chicago and Iowa, with brief biographical notes on Mary W Wells.
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E. W. Slack
F. M. Cunnard
Chas. Harties
A. Manser
C. H. Ferris
Horace McIntyre
Henry
Pond
Ed. Hungate
Berlin Letter Frauenbewegung Faces Legal Ban
The German police may dissolve women’s political societies, barring suffrage work. Baroness von Gizycki plans to petition Reichstag to rescind the law, backed by over 10,000 signatures. She and Fran Caver edit a new paper Die Frauenbewerzung and press lectures to stir public interest.
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Germany
Reichstag
von Gizycki
Fran Caver
Die
Berlin
Ex Governor Long on suffrage and a New Jersey note
Ex governor Long likens anti suffrage arguments to a bag of feathers and notes their lack of solidity. Mrs S R Krom of Plainfield documents New Jersey women voting and serving on school boards, urging equal suffrage to raise national moral tone. Newark Advertiser credits women with raising girl protection ages from 10 to 15. The piece also mentions Hildegarde Hawthorne and the seven children referenced in Nathaniel Hawthorne lore.
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Long
James IE
Macaulay
James
S. R. Krom
Plainfield
N. d
New Jersey
Newark Daily Advertiser
Tariff Finance And The Doctrine Three Points In Senate
The Senate's day focused on three main issues Monroe doctrine finance and tariff. Senator Daniel defended the Monroe doctrine as it applies to Venezuela while Senator Dubois addressed the silver finance issue and Senator Warren warned that tariff legislation from the last Congress harmed farm products and wool. The session yielded little other notable business. The House then resumed Rules and adopted changes replacing the Fifty first congress quorum rule with modifications from the Forty sixth congress.
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Washington, Jan
Mde
Daniel
Venezuela
Dubois
Ida
Warren
Wyo
Washington
House
J. Randolph Tucker
Senate Urges Action Over Turkey Massacres
In Washington on January 26 the Senate backed a concurrent resolution urging European powers to act decisively against Turkey and pledging congress support to the president for protecting Americans and redressing injuries to persons and property in Turkey. Senator Cullom highlighted the massacres as the world's greatest. The report also notes the House passing 12 private pension bills on January 25, including a $75 monthly pension for the widow of General Cogswell.
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Turkey
Washington
Senate
Congress
Mgr. Cullom
Wasntetoy
House
General Cogswell
Massachusetts
Hepburn
Hitt
Washingvton
Quigg
N. Y
Senators Cannon and Hansbrough Clash Over Terms
Utah senators Frank J. Cannon and Arthur Brown took oaths, Cannon drawing the term to March 81 1899 and Brown to March 8 1898, shaping the Senate’s party lineup 44 Republicans 39 Democrats 6 Populists. Hepburn urged stronger action against Turkey while Quigg led a milder alternative.
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Frank J. Cannon
Uansbrough
Morton
Washington
Arthur Brown
Utah
Senate
Delaware
Congress
Hansbrough
N. D
Secretary of Agriculture
George
Miss
Monroe Doctrine Staunchly Supported by Senator Thurston
Washington January 29. Senate debates foreign affairs and finance. Thurston Nebraska upholds a strong Monroe Doctrine at times warmly applauded. Turpie Indiana urges action against Turkish atrocities and a punch to advance Christianity. Voorhees Indiana backs silver monetization while Gray Delaware defends gold standard. Clark Wyoming favors silver coinage. Jones Arkansas seeks fixed vote Thursday, Hill objects. Debt arrest inquiry continues. House session brief. diplomacy bill passes with minor overages.
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Washington
Foreign Affairs
Senate
Thurston
Turpie
Ind
Congress
Seraglio
Voorhees
Finance Committee
Gray
Del
Clark
Jones
Ark
Hill
Eugene V
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Dillon Market
Smith & Whittaker
Geo. Whittaker
William and
Thomas Stodden
Thos. Porch
Theo. Moran
Bert Selway
Board of Appraisers
Newbro
Porter Deve
Cox. Cour. Bol
Boston
U.K
State News
Peerless Montana
Bozeman
Billings
E. L. Stowe
Laclede
Werner
Anaconda
Phillipsburg
Great Falls
Tom Maxwell
Aetna Savings and Loan Co
P. W. McAdow
Spotted Horse
Detroit
Charles A. Brown
Homer H. Hamilton
John B. Dobs
Boseman
Pilot
Helena
Reid
Traphagen
Agriculturalj College
Yellowstone River
Lawrel
Major Steele
Agnes
Newport News
Miss Steele
Charles Flynn
Lima
Don Bray
Justice Court
the Dominion Company
Omaha Bldg
Chicago
Ill
Tribune
Gloucester
Calcutta
Lucy
Philadelphia Ledger
Chicago Women’s Club
Fannie Berrier Williams
Mary W. Wells
Wyoming
N.Y
Baltimore
Jane Abraham
Portland
Lucy Webb Hayes Training School
Nebraska
AGS
Alenrs
Dillon Implement Company
J. T. Cox
W.S. Pyle
COX & Plye
GEO
J. Staudaker
Butchers
Veal
Dillon National Bank
Dillon, Montana
C. O. D. Store
Dillon, Mont
Morton’s
Bardware
Geo. W., Perkins, Dillon, Mont
Sli
C. C. George
New York
Bam
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