Montana Legislature Week Brisk as Senate Passes Bills
The Montana Senate moved rapidly through 16 measures this week while 10 were killed or postponed. Key acts included a felony for cattle theft, a state meal inspector, land reappraisement, wage and tax provisions, and a renamed Montana State College. House action covered county creation and eight hour labor rules, with debates on initiative and referendum ending in defeat. The week closed with memorials and procedural reforms planned for the next session phase.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Senate
Meisel
House
Ramsdell
Norris
Hoffman
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Montana State College
Beaverhead County
al F. Graeter
Dillon
Cascade
John Sellen
Carbon
J. N. Talman
Chotea
C. J. McNamara
Big Sandy
O. ©. Cate
Miles City
Dawson
J. R. Towers
Wilbaux
Deer Lode
John Bilelenberg
Deer Lodge
Ferns
Hobson
Utica
Jefferson Edward Ryan
Boulder
Lewis
Clarke
John T. Murphy
Madison
Alex Metzel
Puller Springs
Meagher
Len Lewis
Fort Logan
Prk
George W. Wakefield
Livingston
Sweet Grass
J. N. Kelly
Hunters Hot Springs
Silver Bow
Levi Curtler
Butte
Teton
W. K. Flowerree
Sun River
Valley
M. E. Milner
Malta
Yellowstone
David Fratt
Billings
Chandler
Senator Sligh
Hannah
The
Agricultural College
Bureau of Labor and Agriculture
Committee On Labor
Sweet Grass County
Labor Committee
McNally
Wwe
Loeb
Broadwater
Jefferson
Townsend
Mr. McIntire
Sanford
Mr. Caldwell
Ramsey
Leehey
State Senate
H. L. Hughes
Legislative Assembly
Custer County
Crow Indian Reservation
Raijrroad
Hill aims to shape Northern Pacific ties via securities
Chicago Feb 1 report says J J Hill of the Great Northern has secured or will secure enough Northern Pacific securities to prevent conflict between the lines by influence, though he would not hold a controlling stake. The claim centers on his potential role in easing a feud between Great Northern and Northern Pacific.
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Chicago
J. J. Hill
Great Northrn
Charlie Mitchell Plans Return to Challenge Heavyweights
A London letter says Charlie Mitchell will return to the United States within three weeks to challenge the winner of the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight. If delayed, he will issue a challenge to any world heavyweight and seek a match with Peter Maher. Pony Moore, Mitchell’s father in law, has sold his stake in Washington Hall and may accompany him.
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Boston
London
Charlie Mitchell
Corbett-Fitzsimmonsight
Mitchell
Issu
Peter Maher
Pony Moore
Washington Hall
Mitchel
Drowned at a Dangerous Ford in California
San Francisco dateline reports Hugh McMillan, agent of the Western Trange Company in Chicago, drowned in Santa Paula creek Ventura County. A cart overturned in the shallow stream with quicksand, the driver escaped but could not help McMillan before the body was recovered.
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San Francisco
Ventura
Cal
Hugh McMillan
Western Trange
Chicago
Santa Paula Creek
McMillan
Resolution for better wagon roads urged by Walla Walla club
At a February meeting the Walla Walla Commercial Club adopted a resolution urging Olympia legislators to introduce a bill encouraging broad tires for farm wagons on county roads. The measure aims to improve wagon road safety and usability across the county.
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Walla Walla
Commercial Club
Olympia
Corn Export Movement Surges in 1896
The corn export movement rose by over 67 million bushels in 1896, more than doubling the previous year’s total. Despite the overall surge, New York shipments fell by 526,427 bushels while Baltimore increased by about 17 million, and Philadelphia, Newport News, and Norfolk each reported notable gains.
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New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Newport News
Norfolk
Populist Leaders Debate Unity and Silver Policy
National Populist J. A. Edgerton replies to a Kansas City conference call, opposing abandoning free silver and urging continued fight for scientific money and government railways. He supports keeping three planks: free coinage, government paper money, and railroad telegraph ownership.
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Edgerton
St. Louis
Jan
J. A. Edgerton
Lincoln
Neb
Kansas City
Marion Butler
Roselle
Missouri State People's Party Committee
National Reform Press Association
People’s Party
Boston Herald
G. BE. Washburn
Lincoln, Neb
George E. Washburn
People's Party
Travellyn Resigns Seat Over Ill Health
London date a radical says Sir George Travellyn secretary for Scotland resigns his parliamentary seat due to ill health. He studied at Trinity College Cambridge joined the bar Inner Temple and represented Tynemouth from 1845 to 1868 holding several high offices in the British government including lord and secretary of the admiralty chief secretary of Ireland and chancellor of the duchy with a cabinet seat.
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London
George Travellyn
Scotland
Lord Rosebery
Trinity College, Cambridge
Inner Temple
Tynemouth
Admiralty
Ireland
Duchy
Embezzlement charge against Tacoma clerk Meyer Cohen
Meyer Cohen, a collector for the Ledger Publishing Company, was jailed in Tacoma on embezzlement charges. The amount alleged to be taken is about $60, and Cohen faces claims from several firms. He was arrested in Seattle on arrival from Victoria with the Grover Theatrical Company where he had worked as advance agent.
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Tacoma
Wash
Meyer Cohen
Ledger Publishing Company
Cohen
Seattle
Victoria
Grover Theatrical Company
Two Fatal Fires in Hoboken Claimed Several Lives
Early today Hoboken fires in two locations killed a mother Nellie Schroeder aged 40 and five children including Mabelle Mangles at 10 Newark Street and another child at 139 Fourteenth Street. Florence Mangles survived severe burns. Firefighters rescued others as flames gutted both ramshackle buildings.
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New York
Hoboken
N. J
Newark Street
Nellie Schroeder
Charles Schroeder
Henry
Kate
Maggle
John
Willie
Mablel Mangles
Fourteenth Street
Mabel Mangles
Florence
No. 40
Schroeders
Schroeder
Shroeder
Testimony of Striking Miners Before Legislative Committee
Leadville Colorado witnesses describe union membership during the strike and lost meeting records. E J Dewar testifies that secret committees armed to deter bad workers, tensions over a Colorado stockade, and rumors of vigilance groups prompted rifles and revolvers among trusted union members. He denies knowledge of outbreaks and says the union did not plan or sanction mine attacks.
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Leadville
Col
E. J. Dewar
Miners’ Union
Legislave
George B. Handy
John Ahern
Unon
Colorado
Coronado
Emmet
Dewar
London Syndicate Moves to Buy Major Cincinnati Breweries
Three representatives of a London syndicate in Cincinnati aim to acquire all large breweries. They have optioned 16 deals, began tallying saloon mortgages, and plan to pay 9 000 000 with half cash and half preferred stock. They intend to consolidate under one corporation and control future operations.
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Cincinnati
the Enquirer
London
Fay- Egan Wood Workig
Hoven & Rentschaler
Hmilton
Davis House Session Adopts Short Meeting Schedule
Salem Oregon reports the Davis House meeting held at 8 o'clock with six members present adjourning until 9:30 the next day. The session complied with reconstitution rules requiring daily meetings when quorum is not met. E A Setrultzo of Portland is sent to Walla Walla by the Salvation Army to replace Captain Danis.
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Davis House
Salem
At & O’eek
Setrultzo
Portland
Walla Walla
The
Salvation Army
Danis
Gage Seeks Reform in U S Finance and Silver Policy
Mr. Lyman J. Gage outlines a major overhaul of the currency system, calling for retiring greenbacks, retiring silver purchased under the Sherman act, and a new broad bank note system redeemable in gold. He warns silver certificates threaten stability, urges caution with government subsidies, and supports a commission to illuminate reform, arguing emotion misleads finance decisions.
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New York
Chicago
Lyman J. Gage
the Treasury
Gage
Treasury
National Bank Act
United States
National Bank
National Commission
Foreign firm campaigns against immigration bill via agents
Washington report shows Claussenius & Co. circulating telegrams and circulars urging agents to persuade Congress to defeat the immigration bill. Senator Lodge notes copies passed to press and urges scrutiny of efforts by a foreign corporation to influence U.S. policy.
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Foreign Corporation
Congress
Washington
Lodge
Claussenius & Co
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Chicago
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
H. Claussenius &O
United States
Insurgents Blow Up Train Near Clarenoga
A Commercial Tribune despatch from Key West reports that General Weyler's supply train was dynamited near Clarenoga. Forty of the 100 guards were killed or wounded as the engine and cars were wrecked and burned. An American captain Burke led the insurgent band. The report cites a second blast near Artemisa with casualties among engineer Rodriguez and fireman Carreras.
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Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Key West
Fla
Weyler
Havana
Burke
Indiana
Pinar del Rio
Artemisa
San Cristobal
Hernandez
San Martin
Yaelan
Dupla
Ocemuera
Candelaria
Mangas
Rodriguez
Cicero Carreras
Gonzales Aedo
Rafael Rodriguez
Generoa
Santalara
Crucos
Suspect Case Ando Pool Boys In Train Hold-Up
Oregon officers believe John Case and the Pool brothers robbed a Southern Pacific train near Roseburg. Ex-Sheriff Cathcart of Douglas County had arrested and convicted them two years ago for a similar crime, but they escaped on a technicality and are now believed hiding near the latest hold-up scene.
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Portland
Roseburg
Southern Pacific
Cathcart
Douglas County
John Case
Pool Brothers
Francis Wolf Found Dead After Slaying Mrs Sprinznick
In San Francisco on January 31 Francis Wolf the man suspected in the murder of his mistress Mrs Sprinznick was found dead in a Howard street room. He had shot himself after presumably fleeing the scene. The murdered woman Mrs Sprinznick a washerwoman had recently left her husband and aided Wolf with her earnings.
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Francis Wolf
Wolf
Insurgent Assault Opens Gap in Artemisa Trocha
A Cuban insurgent force led by Colonel Pedro flodart attacked fort No. 10 west of Artemisa. After two hours of fighting, the fort fell and a dynamite gun breached the walls, killing several garrison members as the fort was destroyed. The attackers then advanced to the next fort and won the garrison over to their side before both forts were destroyed. The trocha remains open for Cuban bands to pass.
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Cincinnati
Jan. W
Commercial Tribune
Key West
Fla
Trocha
Artemisa
Pedro Flodart
Cuba
Madrid
Epoca
Azcarraga
United States
Taylor
Imitation Beef Tea From Horse Flesh Sparks Medical Alarm
Chicero January 31 report reveals large scale sale of fake beef tea extract labeled as the French import. Doctors cite multiple cases where genuine beef tea failed and suspect the adulterated product caused harm. Health officials consider prosecution and a possible bill to make such fraud a penitentiary offense.
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Health Department
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W. BE. Tierney & Co
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P. C. Hall
Center Broadway
J. L. Belcner, M. D
Townsend, Mont
Cedar and Broadway
E. H. Goodman
Attorney AT Law
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Broadway
J. Ed. Kanouse
A. K. Prescott
N. Main St
Montana Central
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H. L. F. Sperling
Henry Heneberg
the Barber
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Wallaca
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C. A. Wilder
South Side Broadway
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