Montana Ninth Miner Riches Value Declares Copper Lead
Montana mine inspector W B Orem reports 1912 mineral output valued at 64.75 million dollars with copper leading at 51.11 million and silver 7.83 million ounces. Copper totals exceed one third of US output since 1845. State poised to become a major zinc producer.
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Orem
Treasure State
United States
Helena
Montana
W. B. Orem
Samuel W. Stewart
Mr. Orem
Union
Bishop Attacks Sterilization Move in Eugenics Talk
The Rt. Rev. John P. Carroll, bishop of Helena, praises Montana for rejecting a sterilization bill. He calls eugenics barbarous and contrary to Catholic teaching, contrasting with laws in Indiana, Connecticut, and New Jersey. He notes New Jersey Supreme Court decisions deem such laws unconstitutional and an assault on liberty.
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Helena
Montana
John P. Carroll
Indiana
Connecticut
New Jersey
Supreme Court of
Mission to secure home for Rocky Boy Indians in Montana
Frank B. Linderman sails to Washington to press Interior Secretary Lane for government aid and a home for the Rocky Boy tribe of about 600 people who have long endured hunger and wandering in Montana. Also noted are three Montana removal of cases to federal court, including Laura A. Jones seeking $50 000 from Bridger Coal for David Jones' death.
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Frank B. Linderman
Helena
Montana
Germania Life Insurance Company
Linderman
Washington, D. C
Lane
Supreme Court
United States Court
Federal Court
Laura A. Jones
David Jones
Bridger Coal and Improvement Company
Bridger, Mont
Retail Merchants to Meet in Great Falls in January
Montana merchants from bakers to hardware dealers converge on Great Falls January 19 to 21 1914 for the annual Retail Merchants Association of Montana convention. Fred S Sanden invites all merchants and Helena is expected to send a strong delegation as freight rates and year round issues are discussed.
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Great Falls
Montana
Retail Merchants’ Association of Montana
Fred S. Sanden
Helena
Sanden
Retail Merchants
Bandits Blow Safes Across County in One Night
In the southeast part of the county yeggmen blew three safes overnight, stealing over 460 in cash and checks. Dunsmore Lyons and McDonald s saloon safes yielded 268 and 185 dollars plus a valuable gold watch left safely inside. A Geyser safe and another in town were also hit. officers search for the criminals.
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Great Falls
Dunsmore & Lyons
McDonald's
Yeggs
Geyser
Judge admonishes suffragists after clash over gavel
Police Judge Thomas Boehler orders the women to stop fighting and return to meetings. He dismisses the case for disturbing the peace after a hand to hand contest over possession of the gavel during an assembly hall clash. He expresses shock that educated women cannot meet without fighting.
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Butte
Thomas Boehler
Boehler
Train Run Amok Kills Two Men Near Alhambra
A northbound Great Northern ore train with brakes failed ran away down the mountain between Jefferson and Alhambra and derailed near Longeway siding. Three engines and heavy ore cars piled in the ditch. Head brakeman S Cooney and Australian miner John Jahvosko were fatally injured with fractured skulls. The train reached nearly 100 miles per hour.
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Alhambra Hot Springs
Great Northern
Jefferson
Alhambra
Longeway Siding
Here
S. ©. Cooney
John Jahvosko
Cowboy Caruso Heads East on Claim to Opera Spotlight
Kalispell's Bill Pruit known as Cowboy Caruso rides his broncho toward New York to audition before Henry Savage. Even if the opera engagement fails, the publicity from the across country singing stunt promises significant press exposure.
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Cowboy Caruso
Kalispell
Bill
Dr Long Acquitted of Murder in Yellowstone Trial
Bozeman jury returns directed verdict of acquittal in Yellowstone Mont. case charging Dr. Long with second degree murder for shooting Daniel Coffey. Court action ends the trial abruptly.
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Dr. Long
Bozeman
Yellowstone, Mont
Daniel Coffey
Two Men Die After Wagon Falls Into Embankment Near Danvers
The bodies of George Allen a Deerfield merchant and Almer Stanley a young rancher were found at the bottom of a ten foot embankment near Danvers. Their heavy wagon toppled in the darkness causing instant death from broken necks. Eleven days passed before discovery.
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Lewistown
George Allen
Deerfield
Almer Stanley
Danvers
Carlsbad Health Resort Fads and The Red Bag Illusion
The narrator visits Carlsbad and watches crowds of health seekers carrying red bags for water and cake. He notes the paradox of cure seekers who indulge in rich food and music, tapping out through Kaiser Park where the scales rise and the constable must be informed before departure.
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Carlsbad
Kaiser Park
Alcohol Makes Mare Fight in Colby Barn
A Colby farmer John Jackson placed a quart of alcohol for horse care above a feed box. A mare kicked Braken, nearly trapping him as the door toppled. Morning findings blamed the spill for Molly the horse’s morning mischief and a quiet day followed. Additional items note a shaving mustache incident at the University of Chicago and a runaway horse causing damage in a saloon with injuries.
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Bremerton
Wash
William Jaken
Colby
Mr. Braken
Molly
Chicago
John Green
University of Chicago
Free Homesteads in Western Canada Offer Land Rush Alternate
The article notes thousands seek homesteads but few available in U S reservations. It promotes 160 acre free grants in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with ten dollar fee and three year residency. Lands support grain farming mixed farming cattle dairying timber and water access. Also mentions affordable lands from railways private sellers with good crop yields in 1912.
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U. S
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Treatment for Pimples and Blackheads with Cuticura
Practical skin care guidance recommends applying Cuticura Ointment briefly to affected areas then washing with Cuticura Soap. Repeat daily, especially on rising and retiring, and use Cuticura Soap for regular cleaning to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. Free samples and literature available by mail from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Chicago Keeps Dry Initiative From Passing in 1914
Chicago temperance societies vote 34 to 32 against trying to make the city dry in the spring term of 1914. The narrow margin reflects divided support for Prohibition in the metropolis.
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Chicago
Temperance Societies
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething
The ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething easing gums reducing inflammation and pain and curing wind colic at 25 cents a bottle.
Red Cross Christmas seal drive aims for millions in TB work
The Red Cross Christmas seal campaign prints and distributes over 100 million seals. If laid end to end they would stretch about 2400 miles from New York to Salt Lake City. More than 25 000 agents and 100 000 volunteers will sell them nationwide to fund tuberculosis work locally.
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Red Cross
New York
Salt Lake City
Children Discuss Cows Eating Grass In Virginia
Two Washington youngsters visiting a Virginia country place debated how cows eat grass. Marie answered with a rural fable about a mother cow telling her calves that those who do not eat grass will not have any pie.
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Washington
Virginia
Marie
Castoria reminder and old jokes from Fargo ad page
Important to Mothers urges careful use of CASTORIA with Creanzy Tuitchie signature claiming over 80 years of trust. Mentho lated cough drops advertised to stop coughs by addressing the cause. Bearded men used as weather barometers and notes on leadership qualities appear in the page.
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Fletcher
Those Girls of Ours Polly Perkins Taunts in Boston Transcript
A fragment from the Boston Transcript cites a provocative exchange about Polly Perkins with the line Let us beel to her. The brief snippet suggests sensationalized gossip or a melodrama style dialogue.
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Polly Perkins
Boston Transcript
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Lord Lackland
Sherry’s
Chicago Daily News
Hinks
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Dean
Aker
Grand Forks
Fargo
Nervari
Douglas
Otder
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Kong
L. C. Smith & Bros
Benewister Co
Syracuse
N.Y
Naomo P.O
DE Leclerc ED
Haverstock RD
Hampstead
Eng
Carter
J. Keys
Denmark
Ottawa
W. E
Cliff Ford Block
Dak
Fargo Directory
Fargo Tannery
Andrew Monson
No. Dakota
Esl Young Brew
Fargo School of Automobile & Gas Engineering
Front Street
North Dakota
N. D
R. Woll
Sec
Bolles & Rogers
Farro. N.D
Shotwell Floral Go
H.W. Allen
Osteopathyamte
Graduate American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
de Lendrecie Block Fargo
Neal
Putnam
Oeib Bott Deun Fi Company
Quincy
Drorzists
Parker
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