Telepost plans expansion to Montana routes
New York May 16 Telepost announces plans to interlace the nation with automatic telegraph wires and extend the system to Montana via St. Louis and Kansas City. William H. McCollum leads the extension effort surveying Livingston Helena Walkerville Anaconda Butte Dillon Gunderson Bozeman Big Timber Red Lodge Virginia City Miles City Glendive Deer Lodge Billings Sheridan Missoula Hamilton Kalispell Great Falls Fort Benton Belt Lewistown Havre for early connection.
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New York
N. Y
Telepost Company
Montana
St. Louis
Kansas City
William H. McCollum
Postal Company
Livingston
Helena
Walkerville
Anaconda
Butte
Dillion
Gunderson
Bozeman
Big Timber
Red Lodge
Virginia City
Miles City
Glendive
Deer Lodge
Billings
Sheridan
Missoula
Hamilton
Kalispell
Great Falls
Fort Benton
Belt
Lewistown
Havre
Foley's Kidney Pills Promoted At City Drug Store
Antiseptic tonic and restorative Foley's Kidney Pills are urged to correct urinary irregularities at City Drug Store with a note to refuse substitutes.
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Foley's
City Drug Store
Negro convicts die in Lucile stockade fire
In Centerville Louisiana on May 18 thirty six black inmates died when a stockade at the Red Feather Coal company yard at Lucile burned after an inmate set the blaze to escape. Thirty five were burned to death and one was shot by guards. Among the dead was the arsonist.
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Centerville
Terrible coal mine explosion kills 137 at Wellington mine
Manchester scene reports 137 miners dead after an explosion at the Wellington coal mine in Whit Haven. Rescue teams saved four men but a new fire halted further efforts and left few hopes for the entombed.
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Manchester
Eng
Wellington
Whtehaven
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised For Quick Healing
A Regular notes Susie climbing and jumping accidents with scratches and bruises while her mother uses Bucklen's Arnica Salve to cure her quickly. The ad claims the salve heals boils ulcers eczema old sores corns or piles and urges readers to try it at Potts' drug Store for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Boy
Susie
Potts
Gilmore and Pittsburg Railroad Opens First Train to Salmon City
The Gilmore and Pittsburg railroad runs its first train from Armistead to Salmon City tomorrow a 101 mile trip. W A McCutcheon president of the road is at the Thornton today and will ride the regular train tomorrow. The road plans to operate trains soon but will not be a common carrier for about 30 days. McCutcheon highlights the railroad as essential for the new country with Butte as a distribution point and Salmon as a gateway to the Pacific. A large delegation will attend the golden spike ceremony tomorrow as Butte drummers promote the event.
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Gilmore
Salmon
Pacific
Seaboard
Burglars Busy in Lima Loot Dr. Ford Store
Sheriff Gosman received a letter reporting a Wednesday night burglary at the Dr. Ford store run by Barney Gesas. Thieves took nearly everything including 35 suits, underwear, hats, shoes, two ladies skirts, and gold plated jewelry worth several hundred dollars.
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Gosman
Lima
Nurglars
Dr. Ford
Barney Gesas
Idaho
Dillon Letter List Uncalled Letters Post Office May 1901
Uncalled letters remaining at Dillon Montana post office listed up to date will be sent to the dead letter office in Washington DC if not claimed within 30 days May 20 1901 Calahan Bros Cantrell Ethel Davis Pearl Jones Jock Erikson Mrs Elizabeth Johnson Oscar Jones J C Patterson F Peterson Filip Phillips Frank Peterson Luke Provencha Elye Sanders John H Sellin Wm F Smith Frank Smith Sarah Sglim Adolph Stewart W H Snryder Henry Schultz Frank Smyth Hugh Pikie Minnie Wheeler James Williams W P Grace Lamont Post Master
You Can Cure that Backache with Mother Gray's Australian Leaf
Cure backache and related symptoms with Mother Gray's Australian Leaf a herbal remedy for kidney bladder and urinary troubles. Sold by druggists or mail order for 50 cents sample free. The Mother Gray Co Le Roy NY.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N.Y
Excursions East via Oregon Short Line To Many Cities
Tickets on sale on multiple dates for travels eastward via the Oregon Short Line to Cheyenne Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Kansas City St Louis Omaha Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and more destinations. See agents for rates and further particulars. 16-11
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Oregon
Cheyenne
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Clark Sells Butte Copper Mines to Amalgamated
Former Senator William A. Clark of Montana confirms cash sale of certain copper properties in the Butte district to Amalgamated Copper. He says no retirement or relation to a copper merger, retains other Clark interests, and will pursue mining outside Butte while expanding Western Montana ventures. Sale price not disclosed, estimated in the millions.
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New York
Wm. A. Clark
Montana
Europe
Butte District
Amalgamated Copper Company
Clark
Ty Butte Mines
Big Copper
Th Amalgamated
Amalgamated
Butte
Senator Clark
A .H. Wethey
Hon
W. A. Clark
Hamilton
Missoula
Taft Requests 4 Million Urgent Panama Canal Fortification
President Taft asked Congress to appropriate 4 million dollars immediately for fortifying the Panama Canal. The total project is valued at 14 million, with completion planned in three years and six months, by which time the canal construction is also expected to finish.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Panama Canal
House fails to change inauguration date vote
Washington reports the House declined to submit to the states the change of inauguration date from March 4 to the last Thursday in April by one vote. Seven thousand acres of state land will be sold at Burley Idaho on May 27 with train tickets on sale May 24 25 and 26.
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Washington
House
Union
Burley
Idaho
Carruthers
Mi o na stomach tablets promise indigestion relief
An advertisement urges readers to use Mi o na stomach tablets after meals to ease stomach strain from overwork. It claims cure for indigestion and a range of symptoms and guarantees money back from Potts the Druggist. It also promotes Booths Pills for constipation and lists a large box at leading den.
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Potts
Booth
Largest battleship Florida launched in New York yard
The Florida, the largest fastest sea fighter in the American navy, is 520 feet long with 85 foot 3 inch beam and 27 foot 3 inch draft. It features belt armor and a powerful 10 inch gun main battery with ten guns. Secondary armament includes 5 inch rapid fire guns and smaller weapons.
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New York
Florida
Ete
Dewey
Manila Bay
Explosion at Canton Boiler Plant Kills Dozens
A battery of seven boilers at the Ameri can Sheet and Tin Plate company plant exploded in Canton Ohio on May 17. The blast killed 20 to 30 workers and injured around 50 others. The plant was left a total loss with debris and body parts scattered widely. Identification of victims was difficult.
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Canton
American Sheet
Tin Plate Company
Everett murderer hanged in Walla Walla prison
Richard Quinn of Everett Washington hanged at Walla Walla prison after his execution was carried out on a scaffold. He pleaded for mercy as the trap sprung and dangled for minutes before death as doctors noted the unusual neck constriction.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Richard Quinn
Everett
Washington
Quinn
Heinze Acquitted on Bank Misapplication and Over Certification
Frederick Augustus Heinze is freed after acquittal on charges of misapplying Mercantile National Bank funds during his presidency in 1907 and over certification of Otto Heinze & Co checks. The government fails to hold him responsible for panic era financing.
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New York City
Frederick Augustus Heinze
Mercantile National Bank
Otto Heinze & Co
Heinze
World’s Record Again Broken by Oldfield in Cheyenne
Barney Oldfield driving a 200 horsepower Benz set new speedway marks on the Cheyenne Motor Club course. He clocked a mile in 36.0 seconds and a half mile in 17.0 seconds, shaving fractions off the former records of 36.22 and 17.26.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Barney Oldfield
Cheyenne Motor Club
Oldfield
Notice of Stockholders Special Meeting Dillon Montana 1910
Stockholders of the Southern Montana Telephone Company are called to meet at the Secretary's office in Dillon on June 16 1910 at 8 pm to consider increasing capital stock from 10000 60 to 50000 and to address other business. President Leonard Eist Secretary P A Hazerpaxer.
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Dillon
Montana
Southern Montana Telephone Company
Leonard Eist
P. A. Hazerpaxer
B. F. Waitz
W. A. Jones
A. L. Strong
Jno
F. Bishop
D. Olwsted
Free
Huser
C. H. Strowsripse
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Mont
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West Broad
Harry Black
Sen Clark
Big Land Sale
Volor
J. C. Aven Company
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Mass
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Ohio
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Paul Brown
Metlen
Dillon Hotel Company
West
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Arkansaw
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Pipestone Springs
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Iowa
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