Local political slate listed for Jefferson County voters
Entered at the Post Office in Townsend as second class matter the weekly edition lists the Democratic ticket and county officers for the coming election. Names include Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson for national offices and Sheriff Dudley Halford along with county officials such as Assessor Alexander Gilliam and County Attorney M. H. Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Dudley Halford
Alex. Gilliam
M. H. Parker
J. G. Rickert
Eugene Picot
T Yeasurer
Edward McSorley
Edda Lowrey
W. C. Riddel
R. M. Cralle
Ben Wahle
J. W. Cowens
F. Tuttle
County Democratic Convention Call and Mineral Patents Notice
County Democrats convene at White Sulphur Springs on Sept 17 at 10 am to nominate candidates for county district and legislative offices and select a central committee for two years. Also notes mineral patent publication rules, requiring ads in Mesexcen near claims and warnings against illegal ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. H. Scrmreus
Beaver Creek
Park
St. Louis
Radersburg
Dogtown
Democratic State Convention urged for free delegates
The Montana Democratic state convention in Great Falls should nominate capable, unbound delegates. Supporters urge fair office distribution and select strong candidates like Z. E. Collins, Stephen De Wolf, Joseph Browne, and J. L. Sloan, stressing independence from party instructions.
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Democracy of
Montana
Great Falls
Z. E. Collins
Stephen de Wolf
Butte
Joseph A. Browne
Beaverhead
J. L. Sloan
Missoula
Jones
Cullen
Stapleton
Gibson
Pemberton
Cooper
Cynrad
Poindexter
Woody
Pebineon
Deer Lodge
Hoffman
Jhomeman
Middleton
Maginnis
Stuart
West Side Split on Capital Question Among Delegates
A Missoula Republican County Convention poll found one third favor Helena and one third favor Deer Lodge with the rest scattering. The West Side shows no solid support for removal and Helena is likely to win in Deer Lodge County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Helena
Deer Lodge
Town publisher notes receipt of egg laid by Rev Smith
Town publisher acknowledges receiving an egg laid on their table by the Rev Mr Smith who is described as a Jaynan and a minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Jaynan
Montana capital plan would locate state institutions this winter
Editorial argues for moving the state capital to Helena this fall and assigning each institution to a city. It lists the proposed sites for the University at Bozeman Mining School at Butte Agricultural College at Missoula Insane Asylum at Boulder Normal Schools at Deer Lodge Dillon Miles City and White Sulphur Springs Townsend Industrial School at Great Falls and a branch Penitentiary at Billings. The piece notes the program may not be enacted but urges it as the best option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Helena
University
Bozeman
Butte
Agricultural College
Missoula
Boulder
Capital Removal Opposes State Capital Shift Says Dawson County Stands
A Glendive Independent excerpt argues against moving the state capital from Helena. It contends Dawson County benefits from current access, warns western candidates may push costly relocations, new buildings, and extra state improvements, and cautions against entrenched influence in capital removals.
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Dawson County
Glendive
Dawson
Helena
Dawsom
Jericho
Anaconda
West Side
Pangle
State and county term lengths outlined for 1893 election
The article lists term lengths for state officers four years starting first Monday in January after election and six year terms for justices of the supreme court, with district court clerks on six years. County commissioners four years with unclear term completion for 1889 appointees, and county and township officers two-year terms from January 1893 except county treasurer whose term begins March and can serve two consecutive terms. It also reports on an automatic railroad crossing gate prototype and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urrice River Press
Supreme Court
Africa colonization stirs native creed clashes and imperial rivalries
The Baltimore American notes that in Africa colonization by England Germany and France has sparked violence over creeds in Uganda. Rival spheres clash as natives die in religious strife while small powers seek a share of spoils. The piece accuses colonists of masking territorial aims with religion.
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Africa
England
Germany
France
Spain
Portugal
Belgium
Uganda
Vatican Library Sparked Renaissance Knowledge Boom
The Vatican Library, founded by Nicholas V, housed over twenty five thousand manuscripts and drew Greek scholars fleeing the Turks. Exhumed ancient texts, Greek works, and Homer and Plato shaped the revival, with opulent rooms and protected exhibits underscoring its impact on learning and humanity. A separate item reports the Paris street death of the drunkard known as the Terrible Savoyard after an icy water insult triggered a fatal brain apoplexy.
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Rome
Nicholas V
Charles V
Harper's Weekly
Greece
Vatican
Enoch
Ascoli
Germany
Homer
Plato
Paris
France
Clementine Pruvost
Belfroy Street
Eastern men out west a New Yorker makes queer discoveries
A New Yorker recalls journeys toward the Pacific coast and notes Eastern and English fortunes changed in the West. He recounts encounters with former New Yorkers now in Texas and San Antonio, including a Princeton halfback and a society reporter turned hotel waiter, illustrating how life alters fortunes out West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
West
Harper's Weekly
New York
Fifth Avenue
Texas
Lehigh University
Jerry” Black
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Four Hundred
San Antonio
Deserving Praise and Promises of Refunds for Remedies
The statement touts Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Dr Kings New Life Pills Bucklin Amnica Salve and Electric Bitters as top selling cures. It guarantees satisfaction with refund of purchase price if results fail and asserts universal approval from citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kings
Dr. King
Bucklin
J. B
Relics Unearthed as Toledo Foundation Delves Deep
Excavation for the National Union building on Huron near Adams reveals lake sand and gravel packed with ancient plant remains and nut shells. Workers strike a former shore as geologists note evidence of a forgotten lake bed under Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Union
Huron Street
Adams
Toledo
William Spear
Lake Erie
Spear
St. Patrick's Institute
Sixteenth Street
Electric Bitters Promoted as Pure Medicine
The advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a leading pure medicinal tonic for stomach liver and kidney ailments. It claims to cure sick headache indigestion and constipation while driving malaria from the system with a satisfaction guarantee and refund if not satisfied.
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Col. Geo. A. Reynolds
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Alcen
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Frank Henry
Sixth Judicial District
Park and Meagher
Park County
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Momdam
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William Wood
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