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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
7
A massive blast at the General Explosives' Company of Canada plant near Hull Quebec kills 15 and injures 60. The explosion flattens the area within a mile and a half, shatters barns homes and breaks plate glass hundreds of miles away in Ottawa.
King Edward VI died at 11 45 p m after a brief illness of pneumonia following bronchitis. The Prince of Wales succeeded to the throne immediately per laws of succession. The death ends his reign of healthful travel and marks a royal transition. In a separate notice, stockholders of Southern Montana Telephone Company convene June 16 in Dillon to consider increasing capital from 10000 to 50000 and other business.
From Santa Jose Costa Rica May 7 the earthquake that leveled Cartago left not less than 1500 dead and total destruction of every building. The quake lasted 24 seconds at seven o'clock in the evening with no warning.
A debate features Aldrich and Dixon clashing over Montana wool freight rates. They cite charges from the Pacific coast at 90 cents and Los Angeles at 1.10, while Eastern Montana pays 1.50 and wool sold at 2.25. The exchange highlights support for an amendment to end rate discrimination on long and short hauls.
The article profiles James A Story 90 year old Cuba New York man who remains an active chauffeur with lifelong friends Alonzo Jordan and John A Fox. It credits Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey with his health and cites 1860 as the year the whiskey formula was discovered.
Excursions East offered via Oregon Short Line to Cheyenne Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Kansas City St Louis Omaha Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and other points Tickets go on sale May 21 June 4 11 18 25 July 7 29 August 4 and September 14 23 October 31 See agents for rates and details.
An advertisement urges use of Hyomei for coughs colds sore throat and catarrh. It touts a guaranteed cure or cost, offers a complete outfit for 1.00 including inhaler bottle antiseptic gauze dropper and instructions, and notes extra bottles cost 50 cents.
Heavy frosts spared fruit trees in Polaris. Road repairs by the new supervisor occupy crews. Residents travel for business, schooling, and court. A May 3 dinner hosted by Mrs. Rose Tobin, school’s 7 month term ends with a surprise picnic, and teacher Mrs. Tobin receives praise.
A prominent English jurist was moved from chancery to admiralty court amid surprise. After a formal dinner, he delivered a wide ranging speech on free trade and foreign policy and concluded with a Tennyson line about going to sea, prompting thoughtful reaction from peers.
The Senate approved Senator Joseph M. Dixon's bill to open parts of the Crow reservation for settlement. It creates a million dollar tribal fund for the Crows and places any coal or oil lands discovered on the reserve in trust for twenty five years.
Senator Hernando De Soto Money of Mississippi elected minority leader of the United States Senate after Senator Culberson of Texas resigns due to ill health. Money, a twelve year veteran, native of Mississippi, served in the Confederate army from 1861 to 1864 before retiring for eye sight issues. He later served seven terms in the House and was elected to the Senate in 1806.
The text notes the March 4 1890 term start and the 1897 appointment to a vacancy, with Money re-elected to a term ending in March 1911, to be followed by John Sharp Williams. Money, age seventy, valued for scholarship and sharp satire, faced a party compromise. Timothy grass commentary urges timothy as a profitable, easily cured forage crop amid rising straw surplus hay prices.
In a humorous exchange a corner grocer defends himself after a rumor about a housewife being the busiest gossip within ten blocks. The incident is reported with a tone of light urban banter.
Fragmentary note quotes Mrs Style and Mrs Howard from Brooklyn Life on an opera dress described as a perfect poem. The husband adds that some ecantos were missing, capturing a witty salon mood.
Poem fragment centers on Tia the last rose of summer left blooming alone with faded neighbors. Despite loss, she remains valuable, valued at seven dollars, and her smile stays unsettled by grief. The piece hints at resilience amid waning companionship.
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