Fourth Will Be Great Arrangements for the Celebration
A Dillon meeting outlined a July Fourth parade with the state car of Uncle Sam and Goddess of Liberty, animal cages, bands, and civic floats. The program includes invocations, speeches, a wrestling and rock drilling contest, and extensive seating and comfort arrangements for spectators.
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Dillon
Dillon Brass Band
Uncle Sam
Goddess of Liberty
Union
Bayseed Brass
Lembhi
Court House
Montana Street
A. B. Martin
Carl Stahl
A. A. Luce
Committee On Sports
Mark Poindexter
W. L. Standsher
Fidel Huber
C. W. Robison
Sam Hai
Roosevelt and Fairbanks Nomination At Chicago Convention
The 1904 Republican National Convention in Chicago concluded with Theodore Roosevelt nominated for president and Charles W. Fairbanks for vice president by unanimous vote. Ex Governor Black of New York nominated Roosevelt and Senator Beveridge seconds Roosevelt. Senator Depew seconds Fairbanks. The platform was lauded and the three days of proceedings featured orderly sessions and strong party enthusiasm.
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Black
New York
Beveridge
Roosevelt
Senator Depew
Chicago
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Curcaco
Joseph G. Cannon
Curiaco
Fairbanks
Republican Platform and Party History
The document outlines the Republican platform adopted at the 21 June convention in Chicago. It traces the party’s founding fifty years ago to end slavery and notes Lincoln’s election in 1860. It recounts periods of complete and partial control of the federal government across forty-four years, contrasting with Democratic control.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Lincoln
Democratic Party
Good Fair to Beat Twin Bridges
Robert Selway visited Madison County and predicted a strong fair with fruit exhibits. He noted good overall crop prospects from Twin Bridges to Beaverhead, with alfalfa starting around July 10 and irrigation water plentiful after a late snowmelt. County funds and local effort support a successful Madison county fair, with high fruit production expected.
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Robert Selway
Trisune
Fair Association
Madison County
Twin Bridges
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Ular
Roosevelt and Fairbanks
Cuicano
Elihu Root
Mr. Selway
Madison
Montana State Normal College
Courtesy
Butte Evening News
Lucinda Buck
Effie Wright
Anpia’ Mortis
Elisabeth Tyree
Blanche Larned
Hazel Pietsch
Mary. Woodward
Alice
Grace Squire
Sophie
Woodward
Myrtle Coykendall
Catherine Paxton
Lee Wilson
Stella Edwards
Flake Howard
Helen, Schroeder
Mamie McIntosh
Mayme French
Eliza Sélway
Berniece ME
Goodson
Laura Simfioh
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