Townsend Messenger Aug 25 1893 Silver and politics debate
The issue discusses bread or work riots in Milwaukee, two Murders in Missoula County linked to whisky, and national politics. It notes the Coinage Committee under Diand, Montana’s irrigation representation, and changes in Ways and Means and Appropriations committees. It criticizes deliberations on silver and warns of unemployment and tax-payer retrenchment.
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Missoula County
Bonner
Thompson Falls
Diand
House
Crisp
Montana
Hartman
Congress
Springer
Committee On Ways and Means
Wilson
Holman
Committee On Appropriations
Sayres
Texas
Montana Joins Call to Boycott Dakota Flour
An editorial urges Montana residents to boycott Dakota flour and favor homegrown products. It denounces Dakota as untrustworthy and promotes buying Montana silver and locally produced goods to strengthen state prosperity. A separate note mentions a Great Faille dog returning a foot believed to be from a woman, with doctors doubting amputation by a licensed practitioner.
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Montana
Dakota
Butte
Helena
Earth
World Fair Buildings Put Up For Auction
The World's Fair structures in Jackson Park will be sold at auction. Dismantling and debris removal costs nearly equal the value of the materials, so projectors of the Fair are unlikely to recoup much from the sale.
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Jackson Park
Chicago
A. Whipple
Agt. Townsend
May
Bland Silver Dollar Bill Prompts Silver Coinage Proposal
The text outlines Rep Bland of Missouri proposing a free coinage bill for silver bullion worth 200 dollars or more to be minted as silver dollars. It specifies coin weight 4124 grains, legal tender status, deposit options for silver certificates, and repeal of a monthly silver bullion purchase requirement from Italy’s 1800 act.
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Senate
House
Biana
Bland
Missouri
United States
Italy
A Stray Resolution on American Financial Policy
A patriotic resolution urges adopting a purely American policy and rejecting foreign influence on U S financial legislation. It argues for independence from overseas money kings and states that an American policy would restore confidence and return interests to normal conditions.
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London
Berlin
Accident Ends in Tragic Cow Drive Near Lake
William Hand aged 13 was accidentally killed when his brother Theodore fired at a wolf that leapt from brush as they drove cows home near the head of the lake. Theodore, 18, shielded by William, was carrying a public safety item. the fatal shot struck William in the head. The body was buried Monday near the family homestead. Inter Lake notes the Hand family’s ranch origins from Minnesota and lists local church and community appointments.
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William Hand
Theodore
William
Henry Hand
Minnesota
Inter Lake
Real estate and expenses noted in mixed document fragment
A fragmented record lists real estate furniture and automotive phrases with totals and paid expenses. The text shows scattered numbers and a mix of Italian sounding terms, suggesting a financial or asset ledger entry without a clear narrative.
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Bille Aiasonnte cc
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