Memorial Day Reflections and Local News Recap
The piece blends Civil War memory with Beaverhead area updates and political notes. It recalls Sumpter’s blast, unity and sacrifice, while highlighting local wishes for telephone extension from Bannack to Salmon City and railroad developments under Sidney Dillon. It also covers President Harrison’s White House gifts display and upcoming court appointments.
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Harrison
White House
San Francisco
Benjamin Harrison McKee
Memorial Day Observance and Civic Duty Call
Memorial Day urged nationwide observance and respect for the sacrifices that secured national unity. The piece stresses business closures, public exercises, and community participation, noting Dillon should observe despite few local graves, and calls Grand Army participation at the cemetery. It also briefly mentions Curtin rebels, a Buffalo note, and mining plans near Helena.
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United States
Dillon
Rand Army
Grand Army
Industrial Souths Rise and Navy Tests Stir Skepticism
The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record reports growing industrial activity across the South with mills and furnaces expanding and new enterprises forming in multiple states. Naval tests of pneumatic dynamite guns on the Vesuvius yield disappointing results, prompting criticism of the weapon though Congress contemplates building another similar vessel at high cost.
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Baltimore
South
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Army
Navy
Hampton Roads
Congress
Public sale rumor stirs Bannack court house question
Letter from Bannack questions selling the old court house by private sale and favors public auction for public and county benefit. Also notes a proposed extension of the Bannack Salmon City telegraph line with stock subscriptions urged. Classifieds mention cigars, stationery, safe for sale, kiln-brick work, and old papers for sale.
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Dilos Triaune
Bannack
Postico
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Dillon Tribune
Tribune Publishing
Druton, Montana
Cuanes W. Bracuaro
Mont
Sumpter
Comrads
Casey
Plenty Horses
the Tribune
Salmon City
Tuer
Blaine
Baron Fava
Bannack Court House
Beaverhead Valley
Bruures
Union Pacific Railway
Chicago and Northwestern
Interior Department
Paysons
Illinois
Peters
Kansas
Culberson
Sidney Dillon
Montana
Helena
Jefferson Canyon
Montana Central
Butte
Curtin
Burravo
N. Y
Buffalo
Missouri River
Palace
Utah
Bannack, Mont
Callon Arthur
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Arthur
Dillon Mercantile Co
Twin Bridges
Breenanp & Rery
Hood
Cincinnati
Joan L. McMurray
Notary Public
Ravenswood
W. Va
First National Bank
Dillon, Montana
London
Dublin
Edinburg
Glasgow
Belfast
Paris
Hamburg
Berlin
Europe
Calewe
Idaho
B. F White
WHITE
Bros. Tessors
Lott Bros
Meg
Windsor
Eliel Bro’s
O. E. Morse
Tribune
Thevsm
Salt Lake City
Burfeind Bro’s & 60
L. C. Fyhrie & CO
Rob
T. Wing
G. T. Paul
T. W. Poindexter & Sons
Wood
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