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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1893
Page
4
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The 1893 proclamation designates Thursday as a day of thanksgiving and praise. Citizens are urged to forego work, attend worship, unite in gratitude, and engage in charitable acts for the relief of the poor and needy. Secretary of State W. Q. Gresham authenticates the document.
The Montana executive issues a Thanksgiving proclamation urging all to observe Nov 30 1893 with prayer and cessation of secular work. The missive calls for gratitude amid tough times and urges worship and unity across the state. Also notes Cleveland guarded, Queen Lilinokalani reinstatement talk, and musician Charles K Harris's marriage to Cora Leberg of Chicago.
The piece surveys Republican vigor from Atlantic to Pacific, praising wool on the free list while faulting tariff reformers. It notes Chicago anarchists, political dissension over Hoke Smith resignations, and rising crime in Butte as men turn to theft when work runs scarce. It highlights Augusta exposition success and foreclosure questions on Union Pacific bonds.
Governor Davis H. Waite proclaims a day of thanksgiving for Colorado on the president's designated date. He urges prayer for blessings, denounces mining and land injustices, and appeals for public unity against perceived abuse by extortioners and corrupt legislation. The proclamation is dated November 8, 1893. A note discusses a Congress act suspending the mining claim labor requirements for one year to aid miners and prospectors.
Report says Red Lodge residents buzz about placer mines at Clark's Fork as prospectors rush over hills with pack horses and mining gear to claim new diggings. The town also notes political and legal moves affecting Montana properties and funding for state projects.
The Washington Star quotes a line from Poor Man about desiring little here below noting the irony that he often receives less than he wishes. The aphorism underscores modesty while hinting at unfulfilled wants in a concise opinion snippet.
A humorous exchange about a prestidigitator named Paxan at Skinflint’s expense. The tale plays on a dollar vanished from Skinflint’s ear versus his pocket. The quip highlights quick cleverness and streetwise showmanship.
The Duc de Choiseul, noted for his slender build, went to London to discuss peace terms. An English observer asks about treaties and learns that only the ambassadorial outline has been sent. The excerpt reflects contemporary commentary on diplomacy and expense.
A fragmentary column notes fashion purchase and frugal satire on gloves as true economy. It cites Vogue True Economy and mentions a dialogue about a wife’s expensive gift and the notion of saving through fewer gloves. A health ad promotes Electric Bitters for beauty and vitality. The piece also reports Northern Pacific low round trip fares to California and Southern CaliforniaWinter events with specific prices to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The Beaverhead county coroner I Casumone announces he will hold inquests when bodies are found and death cause unknown or suspected unlawful, asking for notice to act. Henry Prentiss, clerk of the Great Falls school board, is accused of accepting a bribe of 3500 from contractors on the Butte and Boston school project. he has not denied the charge.
Judge McHatton appoints ex-clerk and recorder Chas Booth as commissioner of Silver Bow county replacing Patrick Mullins who resigned. Thirty stamps of the Alice mill at 3jntte will start pounding soon and Superintendent Wall says the remaining 3) may soon be put to work. Tax receipts for October show 574 003 vs 502 004 in 1802, a gain of 71 358 indicating improving times. Miles City Stockgrowers Journal reports Montana Southern railroad workers fed, clothed, and paid in labor, as Avant Courier notes men seek work but are turned away. Bertha Blazer of Livinston found guilty of murder and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary on flimsy evidence of accidental killing.
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