Hoefner Lynching Sparks Federal Appeal Effort
Brooklyn man John H. Hoefner seeks President Taft’s help after his 19 year old son Henry Hoefner was lynched by 75 armed masked men in Rosebud county Montana. Hoefner claims his son’s innocence and plans a letter to the president to secure justice. The mob hanged him at dawn after he allegedly confessed to killing Mrs. Merrill.
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Hoefner
New York American
Taft
John H. Hoefner
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Henry
Montana
Merrill
Rosebud County
Young Hoefner
William Merril
Cheadle Denies Candidacy for Governor
Judge E Ky Cheadle of Lewis town declared he has not been and will not be a candidate for governor. He said his aim is the current position and the talk focused on progressive Republican ideas. W D Rankin presided and J Henry Long maid sat on the rostrum with officials as attendance was small.
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Helena
E. Ky, Cheadle
Lewistown
Progressive Republican League
W. D. Rankin
J. Henry Longmaid
Hogs Top Market In Second Sale Of Year
J J Thornton near Edgar in Carbon County raised 88 Duroc Jersey hogs sold at South St. Paul via Northern Pacific. 65 hogs averaged 222 pounds at 7.55 per hundred, remaining hogs averaged 152 pounds at 7.35 per hundred. Thornton received a 1270.40 dollar check for the carload.
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Billings
Montana
South St. Paul
J. J. Thornton
Edgar
Carbon County
J. B. Baird
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Thornton
Big Crops Expected After Rain Deluge
Heavy rain has paused spring preparation work but will aid non irrigated lands and likely boost yields. Winter wheat remains in excellent condition. Reports say many homeseekers have been inspecting lands in the northern and western countryside this week.
State land office posts record semi monthly settlement
The state treasurer reports a 107714.52 dollar semi monthly settlement from the state land office, the largest for this period in state history. The sum mainly comes from annual land payments as many settlers and large corporations have purchased state land recently.
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Helena
State Land Office
What Texans Admire Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad
Hearty vigorous life praised by Hugh Tillman of San Antonio. The ad claims Dr King’s New Life Pills renew energy and aid stomach liver and kidney troubles. Sold for 25 cents at Potts the Druggist.
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Hugh Tillman
San Antonio
Hotel Contract Awarded to James Black Masonry Firm
The James Black Masonry and Construction Company was selected by Hotel Investment Company to construct a seven story reinforced concrete hotel faced with brick. Work will start after excavation completion. The firm previously built the Washington Hotel in Seattle and the Utah Hotel in Salt Lake City.
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Helena
James Black Masonry and Construction Company
Hotel Investment Company
Washington Hotel
Seattle
Utah Hotel
Salt Lake City
Judge Eli Cherry's Cure With Arnica Salve
In Gillis' Mills Tennessee Justice Eli Cherry suffered a bad leg sore that baffled doctors and seemed like cancer. He finally used Bucklen's Arnica Salve and was completely cured. The druggist in Poits advertises it at a low price.
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Eli Cherry
Gillis’ Mills, Tenn
Autos in Park Possibility in Yellowstone Pending Road Funds
Senator Warren of Wyoming reports to the Chamber of Commerce that autos may enter Yellowstone Park if Congress provides a $250,000 road improvement appropriation. Secretary Fisher supports auto travel in national reserves but says safety requires widened or new roads before approval. He notes action depends on estimates from the War Department as requested by Senator Heyburn.
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Billings
Yellowstone Park
Senator Warren
Wyoming
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Sec’y of the Interior
Fisher
Heyburn
Many New Settlers Headed West Through Milwaukee Line
Between March 1 and April 16, 553 carloads of emigrant movables bound for Montana were turned over to the Milwaukee line at Mobridge. P. H. Scanlan, Montana commercial agent for the St Paul line, says each car holds goods of about three families, totaling 1,659 families and at least 3,318 people seeking homes along the Milwaukee route since March 1.
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Helena
Montana
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Mobridge
P. H. Scanlan
St. Paul
Scanlan
Milwaukee
Park City Seeks Sugar Mill Expansion
Park City chamber officials push to attract a sugar factory locally The canvass of growers indicates about 2500 acres of beets could be planted in the first season Advocates favor building small plants in the district by Great Western Sugar Company over transporting beets long distances A committee will present the plan to company officials.
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Billings
Park City
U S Assay Receipts Rise for Helena Office
United States assay office receipts in Helena for last month totaled $158 649 18, up more than 33 000 from a year earlier. Madison county topped receipts, followed by Fergus and Lewis and Clark. County figures include Chouteau 24466 39 Deer Lodge 10 40 Fergus 41425 32 Granite 108 25 Lewis and Clark 32332 67 Madison 57800 Missoula 1280 66 Park 52 29 Washington state 330 76.
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Missoula
Park
Washington State
Wire Worms Ravage Winter Wheat In Bozeman Valley
Alarm among grain interests as wire worms damage sections of winter wheat in the Bozeman valley. Assessment incomplete as fields not fully grown. some acres already reseeded. Farmers fear substantial loss with potential replanting needed.
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Bozeman
Dahlman Wins Omaha Mayoral Primary With Strong Support
Jas C Dahlman secures third term as mayor of Omaha Nebraska after a decisive primary, crediting Foley's Kidney Pills for relief from kidney trouble. The notice endorses the pills for backache rheumatism and kidney or bladder issues with a supplier named Potts the Druggist.
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Jas. C. Dahlman
Omaha
Nebr
Foley
Dahlman
Potts
Billings Sugar Plant to Expand Capacity for Beet Season
Arrangements to enlarge the Billings Sugar Factory and upgrade the plant to handle the next beet crop are nearly finished. Construction could begin soon with a planned slicing capacity of 2,400 tons daily and completion before the season starts around October 1. This summer 20,000 acres will be under cultivation.
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Billings
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Improve Digestion
Poor appetite signals impaired digestion. A few doses of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets strengthen digestion and improve appetite. Thousands have benefited by taking these Tablets. Sold by all dealers. I conclude.
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Chamberlain
Decker of Armstead Visits Dillon on Business
G A Decker of Armstead made a business call in Dillon last week.
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G. A. Decker of
Armstead
Dillon
Grizzly Attack Fatal for Park County Hunter
John Austin a longtime hunter and trapper near Gardiner was killed by a grizzly on Crevasse mountain near Jardine. Adolph Hagerman found Austin crushed and gravely injured, returning with a doctor to find him dead two hours later. Austin, about 55, unmarried with no local relatives.
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Livingston
John Austin
Park County
Gardiner
Crevasse Mountain
Jardine
Austin
Adolph Hagerman
Hagerman
Ambitious Tree story campaign spreads through schools
Portland reports a joint publicity project by Pacific Northwest school authorities and the Western Forestry and Conservation Association distributing hundreds of thousands of copies of The Ambitious Tree by E T Allen through public schools. Over 165000 copies go to Washington and Idaho students to boost forest protection and fire prevention. The tale follows a western forest tree and its role in community growth and prosperity.
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Portland
Pacific Northwestern States
Western Forestry and Conservation Association
E T. Allen
Washington
Idaho
Cold air linked to disease cure claims in early medicine
The text notes diseases cured or improved by cold air per American Medicine, listing malaria tuberculosis digestive issues yellow fever tetanus and organic ailments affecting blood pressure. It argues cold air brings more oxygen reduces respiration and heart effort, and suggests arterial tension in cold climates could unlock many current medical limits.
Has Made a Hit With Her in a Quip on Glasses
A Chicago Record-Herald quip notes a wife remarking on her husband’s glasses making him look distinguished. The exchange suggests admiration and humor as the glasses alter perception.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Epithet and Epitaph Distinction Cited by Philadelphia Record
In a brief Q and A, Tommy's Pop explains that an epithet applies to a person while alive, describing a trait or nickname, whereas an epitaph is a remark placed on a tomb after death. The exchange clarifies the timing and usage of each term.
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Tommy
Pop
Philadelphia Record
Thoroughness and burying ideas in dialogue
A witty exchange contrasts the egoist’s claim of complete coverage with the satirist’s jab that he buries ideas. The quip highlights divergent approaches to ideas and critique.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Gains Popularity and Trust
The notice highlights rising sales and testimonials for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It promotes its to relieve coughs and colds for adults and children and directs readers to buy from dealers with the implication of proven benefits.
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Chamberlain
Local Notes From Waterloo May 8
Mrs A W Kirby visits the Nye family at Lakeview Mont Francis Calligan of Butte visits Valley Springs ranch Born May 5 to Mr and Mrs Wm Wenslow a baby girl Miss Lillian Held of Butte visits relatives A siege of chicken pox affects local children A show by local talent draws a fair audience Townsend visits Dillon to fetch his motorcycle Robt Gamwell buys Carney village land and plans residence Fruit trees raspberries and strawberries being planted Butte anglers head to Jefferson River Rail bridge repair work by Roadmaster Harbison and timbers in bad shape
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Waterloo
A.W. Kirby
Jas. Nye
Lakeview
Mont
Francis Calligan
Butte
Valley Springs Ranch
Wm. Wenslow
Lillian Held
Homet Townsend
Dillon
Robert Gamwell
P. Carney
Carney
Buttes
Jefferson
Harbison
Telegraph Operator Saves 500 From Dam Flood
The Port Henry telephone operator in the Syracuse area alerted Mill Brook valley residents to a dam break preventing loss of about 500 lives. The flood caused property losses exceeding 100000 dollars.
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Port Henry
Syracuse
N. Y
Mill Brook Valley
James H. West
Folsom
Farmington
N. J
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State Land Revenue
U. S
Ford Agency
Ford
Black Dillon Novelty Works
Helena Street
Peter White
Marquette
Mich
Mheyne
E. H. Brundace
the Tribune
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