Preservation Bid Won High Marks at Pioneer Banquet
The Montana Historical Society debated preserving portraits and autographs, inviting descendants to donate life‑size oil busts. A. M. Holter pledged an oil portrait, others followed. The banquet highlighted Pioneer Day plans, elected county vice presidents, and drew 500 Dillon residents despite bad weather.
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Historical Department
Montana
Congress
Supreme Court
Lewis and Clarke
Pioneer Society
Howie
A. M. Holter
Helena
Historical Society
Wim Collins
Phil Lovell
R. T. Wing
Ed Ryan
Thoroughman
E. M. Pollinger
Dot Wilson
H. Edgar
Mr. Larribee
Dillon Musical Association
Kirkpatrick
Beaverhead
Madison
Bessie Marshall
Sons and Daughters of
H. Knowles
A.H Wilcox
Frazee
Minnesota
McKnight
Sweet Home
Martin Barrett
Broadwater
A. Macomber
Cascade
Ira Myers
Custer
W. B
W. B. 8. Higgings
Deer Lodge
J. B. .Goodwin
Dawcon
Wm. Lowe
The Great Stickler for Etiquette at Trinity College
A stern Master of Trinity College Cambridge, Dr Thompson, dismisses an undergraduate’s rain shelter under a tree with a formal rebuke. The student notes the sky clearing, but the master insists that all communications to him go through the future exchange, reflecting rigid discipline.
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Thompson
Trinity College
Cambridge
Trinity
Dr. Thompson
Henry Clay Dean of Iowa and Missouri Pioneer Orator
A storied portrait of Henry Clay Dean, famed as a generation deadline orator. He explains his move from Iowa to Missouri over prohibition, capital punishment, Universalism, and whisky. The Argonaut quotes his quip about hades, hanging, and whisky.
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Henry Clay Dean
Dean
Iowa
Missouri
Hades
New Daily Limited Train Service Planned for California
The Rock Island System and Southern Pacific Company will place a new Daily Limited train to California for service starting November 1, 1902 via the El Paso Short Line. The public competition has no fees, and inquiries should be addressed to Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager, Rock Island System, Chicago.
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California
Rock Island System
Southern Pacific Company
Elpaso
Tuo
Sebastain
Chicago
Burning a Negro at the Stake in Corinth Mississippi
Thousands witnessed the burning of Tom Clark alias William Gibson after he confessed to the brutal murder and assault of Mrs. Carey Whitfield on Aug. 19. Relatives of the victim and local leaders supported the execution as crowds filled Corinth streets.
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Corinth
Miss
Fngots
Tom Clark
William Gibson
Mississippi
Carey Whitfield
Clark
Committee of Twelve
J. H. Henning
Birmingham
Ala
Snyder on Trial for Bribery Ties to Traction Bill
St Louis September 30 the first day in the Snyder bribery case closed with a state victory as Judge Ryan overruled defense motions Snyder was arraigned but did not plead a not guilty entry was ordered. Jury selection begins with the burden to prove Snyder not resident in Missouri while the statute of limitations looms as a defense. If convicted he faces up to seven years in the penitentiary.
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St. Louis
Robert M. Snyder
Kansas City
New York
Folk
Ryan
Snyder
Missouri
New York City
Flour Mill Strike Averted In Minneapolis
Minneapolis workers will operate flour mills on an eight hour day starting October 18 replacing two twelve hour shifts. Pay will adjust for the shorter day though workers accept the new schedule as fair and relations remain cordial. In Yokohama five hundred people drowned in a typhoon tidal wave sweeping the Odawara district.
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Minneapolis
Flour Mills
Yokohama
Odawara
Farmer’s Son Shoots Father to Protect Mother
In Peshtigo Wisconsin on September 30 a farmer named Seifeld was shot and killed by his son. The youth fired to shield his mother during a beating by the father, authorities report.
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Peshtigo
Wis
Seifeld
Seven arrested in Indianapolis grave robbery gang
Indianapolis detectives ended a grave robbery spree by arresting seven African American suspects. A physician, a college anatomy demonstrator, and Rufus Cantrell face warrants. Cantrell confessed and implicated others. Over 100 graves were robbed in three months as bodies were sold to colleges during their winter terms.
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Indianapolis
Rufus Cantrell
Statue of Louis Kossuth Unveiled in Cleveland
A twenty foot high statue of Hungarian patron Louis Kossuth was unveiled in Cleveland before about 50 000 people on Sept 29. Mayor Johnson Senator Hanna Congressman Burton and Governor Nash spoke along with foreign language presentations. A large street parade with six thousand participants followed, with the statue set on University Circle.
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Cleveland
Louis Kossuth
Johnson
Hanna
Burton
Nash
University Circle
Laying a Cable to Manila by 1903, Says Ward
Vice President George G. Ward of the Commercial Cable predicts open cable service to Manila by July 4, 1903. He notes construction in London at fifty miles daily, with three ships the Silverton Colonia and Anglia laying segments from Manila and San Francisco, meeting in mid ocean to splice ends.
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New York
George G. Ward
Commercial Cable Company
United States
Manila
P. L
Storms in Sicily cause heavy loss of life and damage
A fresh storm in Santa Maria Sicily destroys houses and floods churches. Estimates put the Modica death toll at 200 with a family of nine drowned in bed. Sortino village is nearly wiped out with 43 dead. Water reached twelve feet in a church and children perished. Total damage may exceed 2.5 million dollars.
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Syracuse
Sicily
Santa Maria
Modica
Sortino
Sicily hurricane death toll swells to six hundred
Rome dispatch reports 600 dead from Sicily hurricanes with many awaiting burial and lack of prompt interment measures raising fears of an epidemic. About 10,000 are left homeless and need shelter.
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London
Rome
Sicily
Hop Harvest Falls Short in Washington
Hop picking in Washington is nearly finished as growers report a harvest one fifth below expectations. Dry weather delayed maturation and reduced yields across the Tacoma area, leaving farmers disappointed.
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Tacoma
Wash
Washington
Fighting in Mitrovitza Echoes Restrictions in European Turkey
Reports from Mitrovitza, European Turkey, say Turkish regulars clash with Albanians. Turkish troops shell and burn the villages of Koprin and Babronitsch amid continued fighting.
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Turkey
Belgrade
Mitrovitza
Koprin
Babronitsch
New Mourning Gowns Detailed in 19th Century Fashion
Henriette Roussehau describes widow fashions for mourning with black gowns trimmed in crape and eudora silk, including caps veils and jewelry in Whitby jet. She notes materials for daytime wear, hat trimming, parasols, gloves, and neckwear suitable for widows and young women.
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Henriette Roussehau
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J. W. Chatfield
Silver Bow
O. B. Whitford
Teton
George Steele
Yellowstone
W. T. Hamlin
Sweet Graes
Newton Budd
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Strauss Bros
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Hill
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James Craft
Empire Cafe
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Neve Viel
Red Cross
Vin de Cinchona Co
Des Moines
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Ely Brothers
Warren 8T
N.Y
Fr. W. Voorn
Mar
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Bedrock, Salmon & Gibbonsville Stage Co
U. S. Mail
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Gibbonsville
Ida
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Blackbird
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Spains
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Red Rock
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Gen. Mgr
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F. L. Stone
N. G. W Cashwone
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