The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28

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Friday, February 20, 1903.
land city hall, and the building mar
rowly escaped destruction.
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Ex-senator Stewart Of Nevada, de-
spite his long white beard and his
80 years Of life, is still erect and !
sturdy specimen Of manhood.
British army estimates are 81, O2e,-
10 less than last. year, but navy esti..
mates are 34.51o.6 o larger. The
totals are: Army. s164,1s5,12o; navy,
S161.597,50o.
The automobile disease has been
discovered by Or. Henry Becker Of
New York After studying the MALAY
for = year he says It affects the It's
sues Of the throat andslungs. causing
congestion and decay.
The sale Of the Chinese art collec-
ton Of Mrs. 2. H. Conger, widow Of
the late United States minister to
China, was continued Friday, the
days receipts being $9,094, a total Of
$26,533 for the three days.
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It is estimated that there is in thS
worlds oceans 1000, 900 cubic miles OF
salt, and the most astonishing thing
about 1t is that If all the salt could IS
taken out in a moment the level of
the ocean would not drop one single
inch, s9
There is 9 plan for utilizing the ire
force which lies beyond tho
Khyber pass in the wasted waters OF
Afghanistan. It is proposed to supply
electricity for lighting the forts and
military environments scattered over q.
large territory.
Arrangements r practically com
plete for the exhibition in New York
Of the works Of the late Augustus St.
Gaudens. the sculptor, and for the
meeting in his memory. which will bs
held in Mendelssohn hall Saturday az
ternoon, February 20.
: W. d. Howells, the American au-
thor, was present Saturday on the IN
vitation OF signor Bani, director OF
the excavation work at the Forum in
Rome, at the opening up of a new
OF the ruins which brought to
light many relics of the greatest in
terest.
For the second time in two years
Miss Myra Silvegnale Of Norfolk,
is in a New York hospital suf-
from a disease Of the tongue
said to have been contracted through
contact with postage stamps while
she was assistant in the Norfolk post
office. IS
Two thousand FIRST voters of New
York and a number OF Bowery float
ers" Friday night took the "freeman's
pledging an untrammeled, CON
vote at the polls, at a
meeting of the Peoples Institute at
Cooper Union. The oath was admin
lstered by Bishop Potter.f
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Praise for President Roosevelt for
his active interest in forest and game
preservation was a featule Of tbs
delivered by Buffalo Bill at the
annual dinner Sunda.y to'.he guides.
lr.oq,ers funters ii officials If 'he
sr.': ner's show In New York si.,.
P,""' Alexander Aga ~, .lirst.l"
II: ! O. i. tor Of the university musrirl
!;arscrd; preside': Of the l'alnntt.
Z Ill., company AID a worldwide
fra lie. will shortly start ~ an .Apc
I" the lakes. and Wilderness.
]. -. :ral Africa. IL.
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Rev. John A. Earl invites babies
especially to the Belden. Avenue Bap,-
list church, Chicago. and has made
every provision for their comfort,
to providing nursing bottles and
he like to keep them quiet while
heir mothers are listening to the SCI.
non. II
Byron McNeally Of Louisville, Neb.,
So hours in an old well in which
we're a number OF dead rabbits, was
'aved by the persistence Of his dog.
While hunting Friday Medically
through the brush cover of
he well. 20 feet deep. The dogs an
ics attracted attention Sunday.
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