Railroad dream lures Montana investors and Gilmore mine
A letter from W A McCutcheon of Pittsburg to Senator B F White outlines a proposed Armstead Gilmore railroad funded by Gilmore Mining Co Idaho and eastern capital. He notes local enthusiasm, plans for a preliminary survey, and potential stock listing as the Gilmore mine shows strong copper and silver values. Potential incorporators are urged to join and push development.
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W. A. McCutcheon
Armstead-Gilmore Railroad
Gov. White
B. F. White
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Armstead-Gilmore
Lemhi County
Idaho
Beaverhead County
Montana
Tribune
McCutcheon
White
Dillon
Salmon City
Gilmore
W. A. McCurcheon
Coroner’s Inquest Into Death Of Alex Beshon
Dr. M A Walker presided over a coroner’s inquest into the death of Alex Beshon who died after being caught between two railroad cars during yard switching. Witness Joe Cardenni described the accident near the city hall crossing and no warnings were given. The jury ruled the death occurred during switching with unresolved questions of fault. Beshon’s burial was at Mountain View cemetery. his French relatives were reportedly unknown.
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M. A. Walker
Alex Beshon
Joe Cardenni
Beshon
Bob Bammer
Mountain View
Bammer
France
Paris
Mr. Bammer
Tillman Addresses Race Question in Dillon
Senator Ben Tillman spoke at the Dillon Theatre as part of the Normal college lecture series. He urged plain talk on the race question, reviewed postwar policies toward blacks and Indians, defended emancipation yet opposed black suffrage, and urged viewers to consider Southern conditions before judging. He spoke over three hours, promising more if not interrupted.
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Ben Tillman
South Carolina
Dillon
Dillon Theatre
Mr. Tillman
Normal College
Tillman
H. H. Swain
Washington
South
Ralph Clark Misidentified in Puget Sound Disaster
Dillon residents had feared Ralph Clark, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W G Clark, was among the 42 victims of the Puget Sound steamboat collision. An inquiry to the Tribune confirms the drowned man is another Ralph Clark, sparing the Clark family from loss.
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Dillon
Ralph Clark
W. G. Clark
Puget Sound
Sheep Shipment Delayed Load From Dillon and Lima
J H George a San Francisco sheepbuyer loaded fourteen cars of sheep yesterday at Dillon and Lima stock yards. Two thousand five hundred were loaded at Dillon and one thousand at Lima for Lovelock Nevada. He says delays since October have caused significant losses and he could ship seven thousand more if cars were available.
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J. H. George
San Francisco
Dillon
Lima
Lovelock
Nevada
Mr. George
MISS CARTER WEDS PERRY M BACKUS OF SHERIDAN WYOMING
Miss Florence Carter, Dillon’s admired young lady, wed Perry M. Backus of Sheridan, Wyoming, at her parents home on Thomson Avenue. Rev. A B Martin officiated with Anna Carter as bridesmaid and Eugene L Poindexter as best man. The couple plans to live in Sheridan after January 1.
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Florence Carter
Dillon
Perry M. Backus
Sheridan
Wyoming
W. B. Carter
Thomson’s Avenue
Carter
A. B. Martin
The
Presbyterian Church
Edith Melton
Margaret Poindexter
Wyo
Backus
Butte
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Jane
Lacy
Tom
Tillman Talagd
United States
Miss Carter
Sheridan, Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Idaho Falls
Robison
Ogden
Utah
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