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Newspaper

Townsend Messenger

Location

Townsend, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1897

Page

4

Bank holdup at Belle Fourche fought by deputies

Five masked robbers entered the Butte County bank in Belle Fourche and demanded cash. A firefight with pursuing officers near Deadwood left Walter Gay wounded and Thomas Day captured. the bandits escaped with less than 75 dollars as police closed in at Three V ranch.

Omaha Neb Bee Deadwood Butte County Belle Fourche Walter Gay Gay& Sons Thomas Day Three V Ranch Arthur Marble

Re-elected commander and varied week in politics

John B. Gordon wins unanimous reelection as Confederate Veterans general commander. Des Moines hosts 400 delegates at the populist state convention with C. V. Holley named temporary chair. push for Free Coinage of silver at 16 to 1. Senate considers Hawaiian annexation and related papers.

John B. Gordon The Confederate Veterans Des Moines Iowa C. V. Holley Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Foraker Davis Morgan Lucky Star Fort Steele Donald McKay John M. Burke Francis McLelland St. Vans Capitalists Spokane Horsemen Longini & Thomas Mankato Minn A. W. ©. Weeks General Weaver Democrats Union of All Free Silver F. E. White Keokuk B. A. Plummer Winnebago County Supreme Court L. (. Kinne Polk County 8. B. Gray Dallas County G. F. Rhinehart Jasper County

Senate approves twenty percent ad valorem tariff on hides

In Washington the Senate advanced the tariff bill by approving a new 20 percent ad valorem duty on hides replacing the earlier one cent per pound. The vote was 39 to 20 with Rawlings, a Democrat, and several populists and silver Republicans opposing. Discussion touched on trusts, particularly the sugar trust, and other paragraphs on gloves iron ore live animals and stained glass windows.

Delphia Siemens Halskell Electric Company Chicago Topeka Kan House of Commons Beckett Hawaii United States Brussels Dhanis Nile Baron Dhanis Congo Free State Soudan Galena Ed Martin John Dobson Claude ‘Tuttle Martin AL Anderson Arapahoe Fort Douglas Utah Buffalo Springfield Frank Taylor John Dallas County Philadelphia Parl Riser Dayton Ohio Eddie Bald Tom Cooper South End Senor Sagasta Liberal Party Cuba Spain Count von Henckel Planckernickel Hamburg Gomez General Weyler Manzanillo Philippine Customs Pelloux Angel Constantinople Theniversity of Michigan Ann Arbor Johnny Pacer Napoleon W. H. Barnes Sioux City Lowa Senate Washington Finance Committee Smith Senator Allen Rawlings Messrs. Caffery Lindsay Hoar

Fawcett Is Mayor Of Tacoma Victory By Supreme Court

Olympia June 24 The state supreme court ordered Pierce county superior court to declare Angelo V Fawcett duly elected mayor of Tacoma. Relator Edwards Orr had charged usurpation and ballot miscount. The lower court ousted Fawcett but the high court reversed. Accidentally Shot Himself Idaho June 24 Henry Whittle shot knee when revolver dropped striking just below the right knee while fishing near North York and transported to Wallace hospital.

Olympia Wash Supreme Court Superior Court of Pierce County Angelo V. Fawcett Tacoma Orr Angelo Fawcett Eagle City Idaho Henry Whittle Wallace North York

Abduction Mystery Nabs Downey Woman From Bed

Miss Mavis of Downey, daughter of respectable residents, was chloroformed and carried from her bedroom by an unknown man who climbed through a window. Found at daylight dazed several miles away, she cannot describe her abductor as a large posse with bloodhounds hunts the surrounding countryside.

Los Angeles Cal Downey Mavis

Young Lady Shot by Burglar in Redbud

Miss Lillian Blais aged 21 of Redbud is shot above the heart when a bearded burglar entered her home on Sunday night. She screamed as the intruder searched her father’s clothes and fired a pistol at her. Bloodhounds have been set on the robber’s trail.

Redbud Lillian Blais Miss Blais

Bryan Will Stamp Nebraska in 1896 Campaign

Silver Democrats urge fusion with Silver Republicans and Populists for the fall race. Bryan will stump the state as the Nebraska state central committee reports encouragement across the state. Bryan met the committee at dinner but no speeches were given.

Denver the Times Lincoln Neb Nebraska State Central Committee of Silver Democrats Bryan W. J. Bryan

Fire at Seven Story Factory in New York Injures One

A blaze at a seven story manufacturing building at Laight and Greenwich streets drove out 300 workers. All escaped unharmed except one man who jumped from a window and was badly injured. Principal tenant was lamp maker W Ek Dietz. Dreyfus liquor store occupied part of the building. Loss estimated at 500000. Lightning kills four at convict camp in Georgia. 10 dying and 20 escaped after panic. Total prisoners about 150 from state penitentiary.

Federal Council Paris Edward Dean Cooke Mlinois Washington Cooke Iowa Prince of Wales Princess Victoria of Wales Prince Charles of Denmark Laight Greenwich Streets New York W. F E. Dietz Greenwich W. Ek. Dietz Dreyfus’ Wholesale Dakota Here Grees Bros State Penitentiary

Worshiped a False God Enshrined Image at Debating Society

Henry Clay Debating Society of Oakland discovered for a year a portrait believed to honor Daniel Webster was actually a likeness of Henry Clay's rival. The steel engraving hung in the main room, admired by hundreds, until board members removed it after the mix up. A new picture was purchased and secrecy kept until a speech revealed the incident.

Henry Clay Debating Society of Oakland Daniel Webster Clay Board of Directors Guy D. Reynolds Henry San Francisco Chronicle

Renaissance fabric blends waste into new goods in France

A French manufacturer at Cours transforms cotton and wool waste from rags, hair, silk refuse, and dust into a material named renaissance. It is used for coverlets, rugs, curtains, and furnishing fabrics, with growing demand in Brazil as factories expand in Cours. The piece also notes social critiques and statistič data on marriage and divorce from Prussia and Würtemberg.

France Cours Brazil Conrs Steen

A Larse Magazine on the Train Pages

A reader reports buying a 200 page magazine on a train today claiming an unusually large issue. The New York Tribune notes readers found substantial reading matter in this edition.

Gadzooks New York Tribune

To be Expected Laugh Lines From the Press

A witty exchange notes Miss Flitters and a bachelor girl with Grimshaw replying through the New York Truth and Sketch. The remark mocks parlors versus drawing rooms in dental offices, hinting at satirical banter about rooms and manners.

Askins Miss Flitters Grimshaw New York

Races Run With Prosthetic Limbs At Cripples Meet

New York on June 28 report from the Railroad Cripples Association annual field day shows athletes competing in events for entries with artificial legs and arms. Kennedy wins the one mile walk with artificial legs, Hasty takes the 100 yards dash with one leg, Ridgeway the one mile bicycle with one arm, Hair the bicycle race with one artificial leg, Gallagher wins the hurdles event, Bureson the two leg walk, and Gallagher also wins the broad jump with one leg.

Hartrond Crippies New York Banker's Teld Railroad Cripples’ Association Kennedy J.J. Hasty Ridgeway G. G. Hair A. Gallagher H. Bureson J. A. Gallagher

Bookkeeper Charged In Embezzlement Case In San Francisco

A warrant accuses Theodore Figel, bookkeeper for the firm linked to the late Rothchild partner, of four counts of embezzlement. Figel surrendered at the city prison after a 700 PM arrival, with a $12000 bond. Authorities anticipate further embezzlement charges and forgery, and a possible murder charge in the night’s case.

San Francisco Rothchild Isaae

Miners Die In Labrar Mines Rockfall Tragedy

In Valparaiso on June 20, a rock collapse at Labrar mines in Ata cama province kills twenty six miners. Rescue and inquiry actions follow as authorities assess causation and safety lapses.

Valparaiso Labrar Atacama

Deputy Sheriff Fatally Shot in Leadville

Thomas Bohannan killed Deputy Thomas Fahey in Leadville Colorado. A dying Fahey identified Bohannan and his wife as involved. Fahey said Bohannan handed the revolver to Lee Bohannan before the fatal shot was fired.

Leadville Colu Thomas Fahey Lee Bohannan MD Bohannan Lee Hoheannan

Kidney Troubles and Public Testimonies for Lydia E. Pinkham

Women share relief from kidney pain backache and leucorrhea after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. Mrs Mace Ports Cincinnati and Mrs EB Monron Philadelphia report weight gain improved appetite and overall vitality. Linman Camren Florida cites back pain irregular menses and rapid relief after first bottle.

Lydia Pinkham Mace Ports Kauffman St Philadelphia Lydia E. Pinkham F. Monron Hopkins St Cincinnati Ohio Linman Camren St. Andrew's Bay Fla Lydia EB. Pinkham

Cadets Appointed at US Military Academy

About 50 cadets were named for the next class year at the United States Military Academy including Philip H. Sheridan son of General Sheridan who is listed as a cadet at large. Mrs J J Northcott of Windsor Ontario Canada praises Piso Cure for lung and chest diseases.

J. J. Northcott Windsor Ont Canada Washington United States Military Academy Philip H. Sheridan General Sheridan

Anti-Jag cure claimed for drunkenness in ad

An advertisement touts Anti-Jag as a cure for drunkenness, described as a disease. It claims the anti alcohol effect is secret and can be added to tea or coffee. Readers are urged to mail one dollar to Renova Chemical Co. for delivery with directions.

Burke Morsell Prussia Wurtemburg Boston Advertiser Castoria Samuel Pitcher Jannis Massachusetts Mothers of America Boweht Centaur Company Chas. H. Fletcher Cheuk H. Megha Renova Chemical Co Broadway New York

Tailors Locked Out as Contractors Ignore New Pact

New York June 27. A large number of tailors and shops closed after contractors reportedly ignored the new agreement. About 400 contractors employing 14 000 to 15 000 workers are said to have laid off staff. Leader Schoenfeldt calls the claim a lie, while a vast crowd remains idle at the tailors' headquarters amid fear of renewed unemployment.

New York Brotherhood of Tailors Clothing Contractors’ Association Schoenfeldt Tailors

Schillings Best Tea Contest Promises Cash Prizes

A large advertisement promotes Schilling's Best tea with a $1000 prize for the missing word and extra prizes for ticket submissions. The ad mentions monthly rules and that the tea is available at grocers.

Schilling

Apex Group of Mines Sold in King County

Dill man of Spokane buys the Apex group of mines on Money Creek in King county from R. J. Brown for a price of $20,000. The sale was announced in Seattle Washington on June 29.

Seattle Wash L. ©. Dillman Spokane R. J. Brown Apex Group of Mines Money Creek King County

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