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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1891
Page
1
A morning thunderstorm struck the chimney of John and Mrs. Anderson’s house near the Broadwater hotel. The bolt split the chimney, melted stovepipe caps, and split boards along two paths to the foundation. The lightning hit a dog on the porch, instant death, while a woman was unharmed. The electric railway wire also burned a generator armature, delaying cars briefly.
The piece lauds leaders like General Warner Senator Stewart and Lochinvar figures as bold challengers to the gold monopoly. It cites reforms against the gold trust and liquidation lessons from last fall while mocking the Silver Dollar rhetoric and a scientific body of proportions from the St Louis Republic. It ends urging readers to support the local paper to see town prosperity.
A convention of the manufactures and producers of raw material will be held in Helena Montana between August 22 and 28 1891 during fair week. The event aims to showcase products from the state and promote investment. Participants are urged to send samples and descriptions to the Builders and Manufactures Exchange of Helena for permanent exhibit. Charges will be paid by Will Br. Jones.
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