Hangmans Tree in Helena Montana Stump Remains
A Helena letter recalls the Hangman’s tree near Davis and Highland streets once used for public executions from 1864 to 1870. Notable victims included Coyote Evans Frenchy Daniels and the 1870 double execution of MacCompton and Wilson after a public trial. The tree was cut down years later and only a decaying stump remains.
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Helena
Mont
Davis and
Highland Streets
Commonwealth
Last Chance Gulch
Montana
Evans
Wood Street
Helens
Frenchy
Daniels
MacCompton
Wilson
Napier Nugget Story of a colossal Australian gold find
An Australian miner recalls the Napier nugget found in 1857 at Kingower on the Lodden river. Sam Napier and two partners unearthed a massive virgin gold mass, buried it in their tent for months, then shipped it to England where it sold for about 50 000 dollars. The nugget weighed 34 pounds per hundredweight, nearly pure, and brief fame followed but brought the finders only misfortune.
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Sam Napier
Melbourne
Liverpool
Kingower
Lodden
Bank of Victoria
England
London
Bank of England
British Museum
Cost Of The British Navy In 19th Century Expenditure
An English writer calculates the total value spent on the British navy since 1889. Including shipbuilding and related costs, the tally nears 800 million dollars, with 508 million dollars in vessels on active strength. Sixty four battleships cost 260 million dollars, 119 protected cruisers 145.185 million, and 22 armored cruisers 56.625 million.
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Kansas_ City Journal
Retort Courteous in a Laughing Exchange
The Chicago News cites a quarrel where an angry husband condemns his wife’s actions, and she replies with a calm challenge about sense and judgment. The quip concludes with a proverb about men with long creeds preferring short measures.
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Chicago News
Prince David of Hawaii and Washington Society
Washington society discusses receptions for Prince David of Hawaii who now lives in the capital. He is a young man of color with an estimated fortune of ten million dollars and a refined education and manners.
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Washington
Prince David
Hawaii
Lilioukalani
His Specialty
Sister Jackson oversees religion so often Mose, you might spend time getting odd jobs to support the family. Mose asks what you mean Tilda, and they discuss differing talents among them.
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Puck
Jackson
Mose
Tilda
Early 1900s Patent Remedies and Odd Ads Collage
A collage of medical cures and consumer notices including Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promising to cure La Grippe, Piso’s Cure for Consumption testimonials, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, London Balm for catarrh, a Malay language note, humorous exchanges, and Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a money-back claim. Also mentions ship launches and charity ads.
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E. W. Grove
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Chauncey M. Depew
Russell Sage
Thomas Edison
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General Merritt
Admiral Hichborn
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J.C. Aver Co
Lowell, Mass
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Washington, D. C
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Salt Lake City
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Riefore
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Panar
Hangmans ‘Tree
Napier Nugget
C. L. Baker
Regent Sq
Philadelphia
United Kingdom
Quinn
Humanitarian Home and Sanitarium For
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J. H. Teitiebaum
East Las Vegas
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Chauncey Depew
Easia
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Dion
Aswein Cloek
Rogers
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Audse
Winchester
Remington
Haramerles
CON Teinenta
L Tobacco CO
St. Louis
Alia
Salt Lake Business College
Second South Street
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