Mrs Elizabeth Meagher Dies in New York at 82
Helena and Great Falls papers report the death of Mrs Elizabeth M J Meagher widow of General Francis Meagher at Rye New York after a heart failure. Though long out of Montana she was well known as a former territorial secretary’s wife and a figure among early Montanans.
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Meagher
Helena
Elizabeth M. J. Meagher
Francis Meagher
Rye
Westchester County
New York
Montana
Treasure State
Tanner Case Dropped Over Death of G A R Leader’s Wife
Helena report says Joseph P. Zoeller will not face further prosecution after the coroner’s jury failed to specify the degree of carelessness in the overturning of a car that killed the wife of James Tanner commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. County Attorney Leon LaCroix cited the jury’s lack of a verdict on carelessness and said conviction would likely be difficult.
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Helena
Joseph P. Zoeller
James Tanner
Grand Army of the Republic
Leon LaCroix
Zoeller
Acker's Blood Elixir Promoted for Blood Purity Cure
Advert says impure blood causes headaches fevers pimples and stomach ache and promotes Acker's Blood Elixir as a universal cure. It claims to purify blood and cure scrofulous and syphilitic poisons with a positive guarantee and notes seller R.L. Riley cow.
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Acker
R.l.riley
Double tragedy in Madison valley as Hutchinson son dies
Bozeman Nicholas Hutchinson, 24, son of farmer Stephen B Hutchinson, committed death by his own action on a July evening by drinking carbolic acid on his father's Madison valley farm. He and his twin brother managed the farm. no reason is known for the act. He was unmarried and previously healthy.
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Bozeman
Nicholas Hutchinson
Stephen B. Hutchinson
Madison Valley
Twenty Years Battle with Chronic Piles Healed by Arnica Salve
A. M. Bruce of Farmville Virginia reports a twenty year struggle with chronic piles and malignant sores ended by Bucklen's Arnica Salve curing both conditions completely. Advertises 25 cents at R L Riley druggist.
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A. M. Bruce
Farmville
R. L. Riley
Helena Man Arrested in Chinese Smuggling Conspiracy
Helena deputy collector of customs David Hooper stationed at Gateway port was arrested Saturday in Helena by Deputy Marshal Parke Upshur. The arrest follows Chinese deportation cases heard by U S commissioner H R Thompson over the past week.
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Helena
United States
Canada
David Hooper
Gateway
Parke Upshur
H. R. Thompson
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Sold by Local Druggist
It is always well to have a box of salve in the house. Sunburn cuts bruises piles and boils yield to DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve sold by R L Riley druggist.
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DeWitt
R. L. Riley
Falls-P V Culley Drowns In Sun River Near Campbell Dam
Great Falls Montana youth V P Culley aged 21 years drowned in the Sun river near Campbell dam ten miles from the city after leaving swimming the deep water above the dam. He toppled from the dam into a whirlpool as he walked to shore and disappeared before help arrived.
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P. V. Culley
Sun River
Campbell Dam
Culley
King’s New Life Pills Offer Constipation Relief
Dr King’s New Life Pills are advertised as the pleasantest and most effective cure for constipation. The ad claims they awaken torpid livers and unblock bowels, prevent appendicitis, and tone the system, distributed by L Riley’s drug store.
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Dr. King
L. Riley
Wood Wagons Through Dillon For Baggage And Wood
N S Wood operates a fast city delivery wagon in Dillon handling baggage express and light freight to the depot and throughout the city including the Normal college and Dormitory. He specializes in stove wood and dry kindling with clean coal free wagons. Reports say Crow Agency rush boosted rail traffic with over 6 000 tickets in thirty days and rapid ticket window service by City Ticket agent Foresman and deputies.
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N. 5
Wood
Dillon
Normal College
Central Telephone
N.S. Wood
Billings
Crow Indian
Northern Pacific Railway
Foresman
Tragic Finish Cited as Result of Neglect and Cold
A dramatic note links a North Sea dyke breach to neglect while recounting Kenneth McIver of Vanceboro Me who escaped death from lung inflammation after a neglected cold with Dr King s New Discovery. The ad claims a tested cough and cold cure sold by R L Riley s drug store with trial bottle free.
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North Sea
Holland
Kenneth McIver
Vanceboro
Montana Appoints Delegates for Direct Vote U S Senate Convention
Governor Joseph Toole names Major Martin Maginnis B F White W M Johnston T C Marshall and Patrick Boland as Montana delegates to a Des Moines Iowa convention on September 5. The meeting aims to push an amendment for direct election of U S senators by the people. Montana has five delegates under the Iowa call.
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Helena
Joseph Kk. Toole
Martin Maginnis
B. F. White
Dillon
W. M. Johnston
Billings
T. C. Marshall
Missoula
Patrick Boland
Butte
Montana
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Toole
Butte Man Awarded Irrigation Canal Contract
A Washington dispatch reports Secretary Hitchcock awarded a contract to Hughes and Olson of Butte Montana for division No 3 of the Huntley irrigation project. The work covers about ten miles of main canal and seven miles of high line canal with an excavation of about 350000 cubic yards. The bid amount is 77610 dollars.
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Butte
Washington, D. C
Hitchcock
Hughes and Olson
Butte, Mont
Huntley Irrigation Project
Montana
Pioneer Colonel John H. Curtis Dies in Butte at 68
Colonel John H. Curtis a well known Montana pioneer died in Butte at an early Sunday hour from Brights disease after a four month illness. He came to Montana in 1866.
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Butte
John H. Curtis
Montana
Bright
Fair Twin Bridges county fair boards set for Sept 20 22
The Madison county fair commission at a meeting formed an organization with Patrick Carney as president Archie Hyndman as vice president B G Paige as secretary Louis Bullerdick as assistant secretary and A J Wilcomb as treasurer and local manager The board has set Sept 20 22 for the fair and aims to deliver the best livestock and agricultural show in the county The county commissioners have appropriated 1000 for the commission per law and the text notes prior guilty pleas by others in a separate case.
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Board of County Commissioners
Lav
Judge Sentences Three Men for Fence on Public Land
Helena federal court yesterday jailed Joseph P. Woolman, Grant Christian, and F. D. Cooper for 24 hours and fined each $500 for fencing public land. Woolman was convicted of fence related offenses.
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Helena
Hunt
Federal Court
Joseph P. Woolman
Grant Christian
F. D. Cooper
Woolman
State lands patents urged by Montana officials
Governor Toole and Attorney General Galen returned from Washington where they urged patenting state lands. They were heard by the general land office commissioner and Secretary Hitchcock and the matter was referred to national officials. Before departure 25,000 acres held up were ordered patented to start.
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Helena
Toole
Galen
Washington
General Land Office
Hitchcock
Anaconda Boy Found Dead in Grocer Warehouse
Police uncover a murder case in Anaconda as the decomposed body of eleven year old Willie Barkovich is found under a sack of oats at Polich and Blagovich grocers. Proprietor Matt Polich and driver John Klican are jailed on murder charges.
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Willie Barkovich
Polich & Blagovich, Grocers
Matt Polich
John Klican
Polich Claims Accident Smothering in Warehouse Find
Polich says the boy died accidentally when smothered by a sack of oats in his warehouse. Police dispute the accident theory and continue investigation.
Marksmanship Progress Among Army Enlisted Men
In a letter to Acting Secretary Oliver the president praises the rise in army marksmanship since the Spanish War era. The 1903 figures show 58 expert riflemen, 349 sharpshooters, and 500 marksmen. by 1904 these grew to 264, 1,439, and 2,484. last year the records reached 596, 3,371, and 3,436, with pay raises cited as a major factor.
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Washington
Oliver
Congress
Fear for Peary as Pole expedition vanishes at sea
Naval men in Washington fear Captain Robert E Peary who left in July to seek the north pole may be lost with no message received. He had expected to return home in October and nothing is known of the expedition's fate.
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Great Falls
Postatce
W. D. Darst
Darst
Pullman, al
Pullman
Vineless Potato Company
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
Capitan
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Judge Tanner Pardoned by President for Perjury
Judge A H Tanner who lied to shield partner and the late Senator John H Mitchell was pardoned by the president on June 26. The pardon was announced by Assistant Attorney General Francis J Heney on Saturday.
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A. H. Tanner
United States
John H. Mitchell
Francis J. Heney
Polaris visitor Henry Garrett comes this week
Henry Garrett from Polaris is in town this week as part of local activities and engagements associated with his visit.
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Henry Garrett
Polaris
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Montana News
E. H. Brunson
Dublin
Wineless
Tanner Case
Hooper
Col. Curtis
Ladie
Colgate
Leece Ee
John B. Stetson
Arrow
Poilch
U. S. Army
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