Ehrlich’s Quest for a Complete Radical Cure
The piece explains Paul Ehrlich’s hope for a universal cure for infectious diseases using a "complete radical cure." It notes his status beyond salvat ion fame, praises his scientific imagination, and predicts his name joining immortals like Lister and Pasteur if future congresses unfold as speculated. It mentions Ehrlich’s age and wishes him long life to witness further progress.
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International Congress of Medicinen
London
Paul Ehrlich
Ehriich
Ehrlich
Lister, Pasteur
Congress
Prosit
Gamboa Nominated for President by Catholic Party
Federico Gamboa named for the presidency by the Catholic party convention and Gen Eugenio Rascon for vice presidency, both accepting nominations. Gamboa cites a diplomat’s record and no party ties, resigning as foreign minister though Huerta has not yet accepted. Diaz recalled to Mexico City, Diaz mission in France ended, Catholic party seeks U.S. acceptance.
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Federico Gamboa
Catholic Party
Eugenio Rascon
Gamboa
General Huerta
Senor Gamboa
Huerta
New Minister to Norway from Madison Wisconsin
Albert G. Schmedeman of Madison Wisconsin was named United States minister to Norway. The four year post pays ten thousand dollars a year and follows Lauritz Swenson who previously served Denmark and Switzerland. Schmedeman’s background includes business civic and Democratic Party work and he has two children.
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Albert G. Schmedeman
Madison
Wis
United States
Norway
Schmedeman
Lauritz Swenson
Minnesota
Denmark
Switzerland
Schmedeman and Baillie
Congress
Democratic State Central Committee
Wilson
Why O'Hair Skipped Vote Over A Cider Plan
Representative Frank T. O'Hair of Illinois missed a vote on the administration currency bill while in his district. He planned to depart for Washington but drank cider, then ate plums on a country jaunt. He reached Washington a day after the bill passed and now weighs constituent demands and possible retaliation from Uncle Jos.
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Frank T. O'Hair
Ilinors
Joe” Cannon
House
O’hair
Washington
Dill
Jos” Entarz
Destruction of Real Money Is a Messy Job
SHINGTON. After destroying about 1.5 billion in real money since May 1912 Miss Lester of the treasury department remains at the messy job on the mutilated money committee. Trunks loaded with halves are carried to the bureau where macerating machines shred the bills. Pulp becomes paste board bought by a New York contractor. Miss Lester notes public misunderstanding yet defends necessity of destruction to circulate fresh currency.
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Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Mr. Adame
Miss Lester
Bureau
New York
Office Boy Reigns Preface to Ball Game Exit
A Pennsylvania Avenue businessman Adams notices his dynamic new office boy who runs the desk like a senior. The boy’s cheeky, streetwise slang masks sharp efficiency as he asks to leave early for a baseball game. Adams learns a lesson in measured courtesy.
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Adame
Adams
Elevators boom as Montana grain trade expands
The Montana Railroad Commission reports 280 grain elevators along the Great Northern line, up from 12 to 15 statewide four years ago, with about 100 built last summer. Officials note heightened prosperity along rail routes, rapid farm yields, and new tracks from Plentywood to Scobey plus plans to inspect additional lines.
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Helena
Montana
Great Northern
J. H. Hall
State Railroad Commission
A. Morley
Dan Boyle
McLaren
Hall
G. N
Plentywood
Scobey
Yellowstone
Commission
Butte, Anaconda
Stagecoach Raid Realistic at Crow Agency Fair
At the Crow agency fair a staged Indian raid on a stagecoach thrill audiences from Boston guests and eastern visitors. Two men and two women rode the coach as Indians circled and “stuck up” the party leaving pockets empty but no injuries, ending in laughs for spectators.
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Billings
Crow Agency
Boston
Eaton Brothers
Sheridan
Duda Ranch
Western Plains
Pocketbook trick targets Emma Davis in Washington
Police report a ruse in which two well dressed black men supposedly found a pocketbook on a Washington street near Tenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. They claimed it contained $100 and sought a third for Emma Davis before asking for more change, then disappeared after she alerted police.
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Washington
Emma Davis
Walter Street
Emmee
Tenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Emma
Evert
Representative Bird McGuire Tells This
Oklahoma congressman Bird McGuire recalls an Indian custom of nicknames and recounts a pompous lawyer whose name was humorously rendered as the Man Who Laughs Like a Jack Ass. The column notes many letters fail delivery when senders omit return addresses or wrong addresses.
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M’guire
Oklahoma
McGuire
Big Game Prospects Boost Montana Hunting Interest
Helena reports show rifle and ammunition sales surge as heavy snows bring hunters to Montana. State Game Warden notes deer bear and mountain lions plentiful in Swan River, Clearwater mountains, and Big Hole areas. Several preserves including Gallatin Pryor Mountain and Snow Creek restrict hunting.
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Helena
Big Woods
Montana
Swan River Country
Clearwater Mountains
Big Hole Country
Gallatin Preserve
Pryor Mountain
Snow Creek
Tragedy in Cabinets Mountains Hunter Dies in Libby Region
J Dulen fell 400 feet while hunting Rocky Mountain goats in the Cabinet mountains about twenty miles south of Libby. Spectators say he dropped 125 feet to a rock ledge then tumbled 300 feet more. Maurice Brooks of Libby witnessed the accident.
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Libby
J. Dulen
Rocky Mountain
Cabinet Mountains
Dulen
Maurice Brooks
Advertised, Got a Wife in Montana Frontier
Red Lodge Montana. Jamey L Swar a prosperous sheep rancher near Pryor Mountain in Garbon county believes advertising pays. An ad in a Boston paper through a matrimonial bureau brought him Miss Rachel D Cole 35 a Boston school teacher. After letters and a visit she arrived and the couple went to Nod Lodge to secure a marriage license.
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Red Lodge
Jamey L. Swar
Pryor Mountain
Garbon County
Boston
Denton Octogenarian Sets Dry Land Wheat Record
T M Denton aged about 80 living on Butcher creek in Carbon county claims a new Montana northwest dry land wheat record after a threshing test yielded 59 bushels on nine tenths of an acre. He holds the county 1913 record and recently secured a homestead patent.
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Red Lodge
T. M. Denton
Butcher Creek
Carbon County
Montana
Northwest
Denton Ranch
Denton
Plan to Enlarge Mill at Libby
Warland Lumber will suspend logging this winter and keep the Libby mill closed until next summer. The company weighs adding a logging railroad and enlarging the mill to expand operations. The forest service employs five men at Libby to study lumber grades from logs of varying character.
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Libby
Warland Lumber Company
Forest Service
Libby Lumber Company
Livingston Seeks Special Election for New Schoolhouse
A committee formed at a mass meeting will confer with the school board on calling a special election to vote bonds for a new schoolhouse. Last year the proposition failed due to board location plan details being unclear.
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Livirgston
Wreck Injures Twenty On Olympian Train
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Olympian eastbound train derailed forty miles west of Forsyth Montana injuring twenty people four seriously. A relief train was sent from Miles City. One seriously hurt was W H Dugan of Chicago Pullman conductor.
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Montana
Forsyth
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Here
Miles City
W. H. Dugan
Chicago
Officer Kills Assailant During Arrest
Deputy Sheriff John Leslie shot and killed Mike Petro while trying to arrest him after Petro and two companions attacked the officer. Petro's two companions fled and remain missing.
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Great Falls
John Leslie
Mike Petro
Petro
Bozeman Council Approves Five and a Half Block Paving Contracts
Bozeman contracts were let for five and a half blocks of new paving at the council's regular meeting. The action follows discussions on street improvements and funding considerations for the project.
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Bozeman
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