Silver interests and Coxeyite unrest in 1894 Montana notes
The Illon Tribune summarizes Silver prospecting in Montana as Europeans seek white metal, slot machines trouble Butte owners, Coxeyite demonstrations at Helena fairgrounds, and protests against reporting biases. It reviews Joe W. Bush leaving journalism for mining, a Kies mine romance, and local educational board actions in Lewistown. The piece also covers a Northern Pacific Yakima Valley pamphlet and Chauncey Depew disputing Wilson bill amendments.
Woolen Manufacturers Propose McKinley Tariff Adjustments
The woolen manufacturers propose keeping the McKinley tariff until January 1, 1895, then a ten percent reduction, followed by annual similar cuts until trade conditions normalize. The plan has been submitted to New England and reportedly signed by most U S woolen manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee
New England
United States
Force Them To
In London the fate of the bimetallic league hinges on London bankers recognizing silver as trade and finance adjust themselves within a year. Bankers control money legislation, not economists, and restoration of silver will occur only when bankers deem it in their interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoulian
International League
London
Helena paper weighs protection and home industries
The Helena Independent is praised for supporting protection as proper for nation and state but faces a long probation before earning full approval in the church of protection to home industries.
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Meagher County
Helena
Church of Protection
Electrician Eyes Reopening World’s Fair Light Plant
W H Crabtree a Chicago electrician once with the worlds fair electric lighting unit visits to assess buying and operating the idle plant. He plans to go to Helena to negotiate terms with N W General Electric Co and may run an all night circuit if he secures a favorable contract. Gill may join the venture as Crabtree canvasses local business houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Crabtree
Chicago
Helena
N. W. General Electric Co
Crabtree
Prospect Lodge installs officers for IO GT No 29
Prospect Lodge No 29 I O G T installed officers last Saturday night with Geo Clark as T, Edna Cox as Secretary, Leroy Harding as Ass’t Sec, May Rich as Chap, Mrs Thos Loughrudge as Treasurer, Eva Cox as M, Fannie Tallant as P C T, and Viola Rich as P C T assistant, plus other listed roles.
Cattle Byproducts Sold For Various Uses In Rendering Industry
A historical notice lists the long ends of cattle tails, undigested stomach contents pressed for fuel, hoofs shipped to China for jewelry, intestines used for daunnage casings, bladders packing putty, and other byproducts dried and sold as fertilizers. It also notes hog stomachs used to manufacture pepsin and other materials for glue and related products. The piece advertises conventions in San Francisco and midwinter rates via the U P R for California events and lists Utah Corden agent services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
American Medical Association
San Francisco
California
Ancient
Order of United Workmen
U.P. R
Notable Figures Toss Whist Tales in Berlin and Beyond
A playful gallery of famed personalities is sketched through quirks and habits. Minister Runyon boasts as Berlin’s finest whist player while Senator Hill’s aim is oddly humorous. Vanderbilt whistling, Huxley’s prickly temper, and Philadelphia mayor Edwin S. Stuart’s rare-book haunt are noted. Other highlights include Victor Herbert’s looks, Bennett’s aging manner, Butler’s courtly reputation, and several vivid portraits of politicians, musicians, and collectors.
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Runyon
Berlin
Senator Hill
George Vanderbilt
Huxley
Philadelphia
Edwin 5
Stuart
Victor Herbert
Gilmore
James Gordon Bennett
Bennett
Electric progress and ventures across the Northeast
An enterprise plans a trolley link between New York and Philadelphia with power plants at Elizabeth Bound Brook Trenton Philadelphia and other sites. Soli Kammer Chicago electrician claims Nag’s vapor lamp offers light twelve times brighter. An American inventor unveils an electric rocking chair with current therapy via metal handles or foot pedals. Bell Telephone seeks a $30 million capital raise as new rivals arise.
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New York
Philadelphia
Elizabeth
Bound Brook
Trenton
Soli Kammer
Chicago
Nag
Bell Telephone
Bell Telephone Company
The Naturalist Oddities and Animal Tales
The note recounts oyster loss to starfish, lobsters fleeing thunder, agricultural ants building nests up to 12020 feet high, bees piercing flowers to collect nectar, Gippsland earthworms reaching six feet, and a rabbit carcass noted near Jefferson City wearing a Maltese cat skin.
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United States
Gippsland
Australia
Jefferson City
The Scientist Roundup of 19th Century Discoveries
Half a pint of water is expelled by the lungs every half hour. The sun’s proven elements include iron sodium nickel copper zinc and barium. Dr Hovent of Brussels reports success in treating deafness with a compressed air bath. George M Minchin seeks measurable electromotive force from distant starlight with notable progress. The heart propels blood through arteries at about 12 feet per second.
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Hovent
Brussels
George M. Minchin
European and naval developments headline march era notes
European troops move in force with two thousand men per mile while new electric gating guns claim five thousand shots per minute. Kobe yard lays seventeen torpedo boats for Japan. mortar boats recall 1855 era as British training squadron undergoes abolition affecting twelve hundred officers and seamen.
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Kobe Navy Yard
Cronstadt
Balance sheet of The First National Bank Dillon Montana 1891
The report lists assets and liabilities of The First National Bank Dillon Montana as of May 4 1891 including cash reserves. loans and discounts. securities. due from banks. legal tender notes. U S bonds. bank building and furniture. other real estate. deposits. and capital accounts. President F S White certifies the figures under oath with notary approval.
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First National Bank
Ob Dillon
Montana
U. S
Burplus Fund
Braveninap
F. White
EF. White
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Illon Tribune
Tribune Publishing Comp'y
VALE
Tage
P. Fisher
Merchants’ Exchange
Diranon
Butte
Coxeyites
Helena Fair Grounds
Kies
Joe W. Bush
Colorado
Caldwell
Idaho
Associated Press
Coxey and Browne
Capitol Grounds
Washington
Mr. Jones
Anaconda Standard
Great Falls
Lewistown
Yakima Valley
Northern Pacific Railroad
Fee
G. P. A. St. Paul
Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Depew
Reed
Senate Finance Committee
Wilson
House of Representatives
Senate
Committee On Finance
Wateb
Neihart Herald
Neihart
Economizer
American Medical, Association
Ancient Order United Workmen
Corden
Utah
M. C. Butler
South Carolina
Duc d’Orleans
Hugeland
Sven
William M. Evarts
Senator West
William T. Walters
Baltimore
Johann Most
Hans von Bulow
Phil Armour
Mr. Armour
Senator Allison
the Electrician
the Naturalist
Scientist
Musketeer
N. L. Salter
Merced
Cai
Hood
Mood
Red Rock
K. Hinl, P. M. Dals
Frank Larson
Jonas
Fisca
Hull
NASA Vennans
Gibbonsville Mercantile Co
Dillon, Mont
Mantine
Lambert Eliel
Sec’y
Ambert Eliel, Sec'y
Dillon
Lampert Exten
Sec
Muwuliuy
Oyerl
Sec'y. Dillon, Mont
W. C. Orr, Jr
Mont
Ontario Veterinary
Poindexter & Orr
Trisunz
Ghambrays
Eliel
M. L. Davidson
D.T. Chapman
W. A. Jones
O. M. Est
Montana Mercantiles O
Burfeind Bros. & CO
Montana Street
O. E. Morse
Ben Pidgeon
Blaine, Mont
Beaverhead
Silver Bow Counties
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