Republicans Have Made a Nation, a Party-Driven Century
A historical defense of the Republican Party arguing it shaped national growth over forty years. The piece credits Republicans for westward expansion policies, interstate commerce regulation, Sherman antitrust enforcement, and broader federal powers. It contrasts Democratic periods unfavorably, claiming a revived, vigorous government under GOP leadership.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Knox
Wei
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Clark and Coal Oil in Beaverhead County Politics
The piece argues that W A Clark and Heinze shifted from opposing to supporting the Republican ticket. It accuses Clark of coal oil branding and of being manipulated by Amalgamated Copper Co. to back a judge on the supreme bench, urging Beaverhead voters to resist such deals and machinations.
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Heinze
Clark
Mr.Clark
Supreme Bench
Amalgamated
Leslie
Joe Toole
Bozeman
Amalgamated.Copper Co
Beaverhead County
W. A. Clark
Encouraging Sign From Hecla Mining Camp Frost Delays Rally
Report from Hecla mining camp says organizers planned a Sunday night rally for democratic candidates, but a sudden killing frost forced cancellation. Reliable sources note the weather disrupted activities and cast a somber tone on the event.
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Hecla
Aken
The Examiner’s False Nomination Claim Challenged
The piece refutes the Examiner assertion that Mr. Reinhardt was once nominated for state senate or representative. It states his name never appeared before any county convention for legislative office and questions the memory of locals regarding the claimed resignation.
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Mr. Reinhardt
Republicans urged to vote to influence future legislature
The Big Timber Pioneer urges Republicans to cast a full vote in the upcoming election to secure guidance for a potential future legislative appointment. The note warns against letting sentiment from opponents sway the choice of representative.
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Big Timber
Montana votes for a qualified, aggressive representative
The Missoulian and Big Timber Pioneer weigh in on Montana politics. They argue religion has a role in state matters and critique Senator Clark’s Roosevelt stance. They urge voters to elect a truly capable congressman to defend Montana and the West.
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Montana
West
Big Timber
Pioneer
Republicans Gain Ground in Dillon Precinct Says Allies
The article notes a surge in Republican votes since the last election with the same trend countywide, claiming Democrats fear the shift. In a separate case, Mrs. Hannah Sutherland of Maiden Massachusetts was found guilty of grand larceny for refusing to return $10 in overpaid change and sentenced to one year in the house of correction.
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Dillon
Hannah Sutherland
Maiden
Mass
The Domestic Novel and Samuel Richardson’s Pamela
A Derby printer published Pamela as a guide for middle class ladies to learn letter writing and virtue. Richardson used a servant girl as the correspondent, adding a narrative to heighten interest. The work aimed to instruct and engage women of the bourgeois class.
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Derby
Pamela
Richardson
Westminster Review
Right Foot Strength and Left Leg Differences
An excerpt notes the right foot and hand are usually more mobile and stronger due to habitual use, while left extremities may be more prone to disease. It cites dance, stepping, and horse riding as examples, claiming right dominance in propulsion and grace unless deliberate left training occurs.
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Pall Mall Gazette
One Misery of Anglo Indian Life
A London Saturday Review remark describes Anglo Indian dinner scenes with insects at the lamp as irritants. A tiny brown flying bug emits a terrible odor tainting food and making the room uninhabitable if crushed. The piece laments the helpless condition and ends with a sigh for better days.
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London Saturday Review
Understanding How to Tell Top of the Union Jack
British newspapers explain how to identify the correct orientation of the union jack by inspecting the diagonal red cross of St Patrick. The white edges of St Andrew’s cross should be broader on the side near the pole. the flag is right side up when both broad edgings are above the red diagonals on that side. If the two narrow edgings appear at the top near the pole, the flag is inverted.
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St. Andrew
Ivory comb of St. Cuthbert from Durham
The text notes ancient burial customs placing combs with the dead to show sacred toilet articles. The ivory comb in Durham wears a double row of teeth and a central band, measuring about 6% inches long and 4% inches wide. It is attributed to the eleventh century and features a central circular hole for a finger.
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St. Cuthbert
Durham
England
Proverb Origins Traced By Churton Collins
In the New Liberal Review Churton Collins traces origins of familiar proverbs. He cites phrases such as It is a wise child that knows his father from the Odyssey and Set a thief to catch a thief from Cato.
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Churton Collins
New Liberal Review
Plutarch
Cato
Plato
Quintus Curtius
Observation on Women in Masculine Attire
A dialog from the Philadelphia Press humorously debates women wearing men’s clothing. The wife mocks new fashion and expresses concern. the husband insists there is no danger and jokes that such attire could never be expensive enough for her.
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Philadelphia Press
Crossing the Equator Returns Framing Shipboard Talk
Maud complains the equator is invisible after half an hour on deck. Ruby asks what she cannot see, and Maud confirms the ship is supposed to be crossing the equator per the captain’s note.
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Maud
Ruby
Freddie Learns Of History In Classroom
A seven year old Freddie responds to his teacher’s prompt about events 400 years ago this year. The exchange highlights a simple classroom moment as the student asks for clarification and demonstrates curiosity about distant history.
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Freddie
The Miser's Story Dismisses Wealth After Death
A brief note from the Chicago Record-Herald reflects on a man who lived in poverty but died rich, highlighting the irony of wealth and virtue in a compact quotation. The item notes the paradox within a well known saying about misers and fortune.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Polling Places and Precinct Postings Listed by Hubs
The excerpt lists polling places for multiple precincts with designated leaders to post notices. Names include Dillon, Barrett, Polaris, Bedrock, Horse Prairie, Lima, Dell, Bishops, Birch Creek, Glendale, Hecla, Dewey, Big Hole, Pioneer, and Fox Precincts with assignations to post notices or post at specific locations.
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Dillon Precivct
H. R. Melton
Rife
Frank Knotts
Fidel Huber
Wm. A. Jones
Court House
Barrett’s
Simeon Estes
A. P. Brown
Fred Dingley
Simeon Hates
Blacktail
Peter Wilson
Barnett H. T. Poindexter
Poindexter School
H. T. Poindexter
Argenta
A. A. French
Geo. Knapp
James King
Dan Laughlin
Bannack
Rufus Matthews
A. Bessette
John Lenkersdorfer
A. F. Wright
Wm. Tash
Polaris
Wm. Avery
J. 0. Harrison
James Cochrane
Cochrane
Bedrock
Jos
Lima
R. EK. Fisher
John Thompson
Leo Truax
W. H. Bould
W. T. Hopkins
Dell—J. B. O'Rourke
Frank Nelson
H.(. Patterson
J. B. O'Rourke
Elza Murray
Steve Lasio
R P, Willard
Birch Creek
Will Lovell
Jas. Haining
Louis Woodside
School House
Louis’ Woodside
Glendale
Chas. Sharkey
Geo. Vance
Jim Bateman
Hecla
Frank Hudson
Sam'l Barbour
J.P. Reid
Dewey
Hugh Patton
John Lawrence
al Kline
Paul Jahnke
P. Staley
Mose D. Jardine
Chas. Francis
Geo. Stewart
Mose Jardine
Big Hole
Stanley Dunbar
Harrison Bender
Frank Dries
Harry Neal
Jos. McCreary
A. L. Dean
Fox
Frank Degenhart
August Wegner
O. W. Majors
Chas, Bryant
Sam Skelton
Jackson School House
Beaverhead County Republicans Endorse Roosevelt Policies
In a county convention the Beaverhead Republican Party condemns McKinley’s death but lauds Roosevelt's administration and the national irrigation law. It calls for tariff protection, opposes House Hill No. 55, pledges to curb county waste, repeal the county printing law, repeal the road law, and enforce the eight hour workday for workers.
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Republican Party
Beaverhead County
William McKinley
Roosevelt
Republican Congress
Friends of Protection
Clark-Heinze
Coninue
Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Board of Commissioners
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Joseph M. Dixon
Missoula
William L. Holloway
Associate Justice Supreme Court
Andrew Jackson
Missouri River
Union
Clark and Coal Oil
Reinhardt
State Politics
Senate
Republican Platform
the Tribune
Dillon,Montana
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