Suffragists of Montana Endorse Fir Vote for Porter and Proctor
The article profiles Republican attorney general nominee Thomas J. Porter and state auditor candidates C. C. Proctor and Abraham N. Yoder, detailing Porter’s rural birth, self-made career, teaching, law practice, and service in Custer county. It traces Proctor’s printer roots in Ontario and Montana rise to sheriff of Cascade county, and notes Yoder’s Ohio origin, Mount Union degree, and longtime Montana business presidency.
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Jackson
Porter
Isfoo
Republican County Central Committee
Custer County
West
John T. Athey
Mr. Proctor
Cascade County
Abraham N. Yoder
Major McKinley
Congress
Ohio
Mount Union
Denver
Salt Lake
Butte
Yoder
Wy Shore
Helena Republican nominees for state offices described
The Montanian profiles Republican candidates for Montana offices. One is Helena born business owner and former mayor active in municipal ownership, pursuing water supply via condemnation and facing court over a city electric plant. The other is Prof. W E Harmon Bozeman educator, long time superintendent, State Educational association figure and Montanan educator.
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Helena
McClellas’ Creek
Edwards
Helen
W. E. Harmon
Bozeman
Mr. Harmon
Ohio
Morenci
Valpariso
Ind
State Normal School
Clayton Michigan
Expansion and commerce in the Pacific under McKinley
Speakers argue that American shipping and canal projects will open the Pacific to U S trade. They praise William McKinley and assert the need for more ships and a canal to secure a commercial conquest of the region, defending expansion as civilizing and profitable.
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William McWiniy
Bear River
Cache Valley
Tidewater
Pacific
Mark
Pacific Ocean
Asia
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Russia
Europe
Manila
Great Clearing House of the Orient
Republican Party
Colonel Guild
Amercan
William McKinley
Philippine Islands
McKinley
Great Ageplatze
Democrats Quote Lincoln Echoes From Antiwar Era
Commentary notes the absence of a leading Democrat from the Civil War era who can be quoted as a counter to Lincoln, suggesting the Bryanites rely on his legacy rather than offering a rival Democrat voice.
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Lincoln
Romancers and World War Echoes in News Narratives
A fragmented excerpt notes shifts in literary tone as war and imperial reach push topics from Africa to Asia. It suggests journalism follows flags and public interest, with imagery of soldiers and changing uniforms reflecting broader social movements.
Incomplete Source Text Notes Global Power Balance
Fragmentary OCR hints at a discussion of power balance and Jade China relations with unspecified rulers. No clear events or names are readable to anchor a full summary.
General Lester Willson of Bozeman Named Presidential Elector
General Lester S. Willson a veteran of the Civil War and longtime Bozeman resident is nominated as a presidential elector candidate. Born June 16 1889 in Cantor New York he served in the armies of the Potomac and Tennessee and on Sherman’s march to the sea. He settled in Montana in 1867 and held a territorial assembly seat in the 1870s. He is a businessman and member of the Grand Army of the Republic and Loyal Legion respected by locals and Montanans alike.
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Lester S. Willson
Bozeman
Cantor
New York
Canton
Army of the Potomac
Hooker
Sherman
R. Tf. Fenton
Willson
Savannah
Horace Greeley
General Willson
Montana
Overland
Territorial Assembly
Grand Army of the Republic
The
Loyal Legion
General Harry C. Kessler Political and Military Career Mapped
General Harry C. Kessler born Philadelphia March 18 1844 comes from a German Pa settlement family with Revolutionary War ties. He served in the 104th Pennsylvania during the Civil War as second lieutenant and later first lieutenant, saw action at Fair Oaks, and earned a brevet brigadier general of volunteers after Philippine service. He helped found the Butte Miner and New Northwest, entered politics as county commissioner and treasurer, aided Grand Army of the Republic and National Guard, and was a presidential elector nominee.
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Harry C. Kessler
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
One Hundred and Fourth
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Fair Oaks
Kessler
Montana
Deer Lodge
James H. Mills
the New Northwest
Butte
Butte Miner
Grand Army of the Republic
National Guard
Ecolonel
Governor Smith
United States
McKinley
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Thomas J. Porter
Lebanon
C. C. Proctor
Belleville
Ont
New Hampshire
de Pere
Wis
Proctor
Great Falls
Trades and Labor Council
A. N. Yoder
Billings
Ja Agnsick
Gallatin Alley
Angiman
McCormick
Mr. McCormick
Col. Baker
Major Peas
Yellowstore County
T. J. Porter
Charles C. Proctor
Paul McOrmick
Fayette, Mich
Harmon
Livingston
State Educational Association
Frank J. Edwards
Oats
Mississippi
California
Oregon
Orient
Massachusetts
Texas
Louisiana
China
Japan
England
Welin
William H. Seward
Seward
Alaska
New York Harbor
Mason and Slidell
Aleutian Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Galveston
Obigget
Milwaukee Sentinel
Bryan
Alveston
Fogg
Chicago
South Africa
Aen
Lesters. Willson
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