Montana Boys Hold Up Train as Youth Gang Scene Unfolds
Great Falls Montana May 31 four boys Albert Hatch 15 William 17 Harry Rheams 15 George Cresswell 16 confessed to hijacking a northbound Great Northern train at stock yards. Hatch directed actions shot passenger William Dempsey and nearly struck conductor Jack Hayes. A fifth youth helped plan but stayed inactive. In Butte authorities consider federal suits over 700000 cords of timber valued at about 1690000 taken from government land for Granite County mines.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Albert Hatch
William
Harry Rheams
George Cresswell
Randall
Rheams
Cresswell
Hatch
William Dempsey
Jack Hayes
Butte
Philipsburg
Granite County
Granite Mountain
Charles D. McClure
St. Louis
Tragedy on Lodi Bridge Claims Father and Daughter
Henry Scott and his 10 year old daughter were killed by train No. 3 on the railroad bridge near Lodi California. Scott was walking with his daughter and three boys when the train overtook them mid bridge. The boys escaped while Scott stayed to free the girl's foot fast between the ties.
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Lodi
Cal
Henry Scott
Scott
Baby Born in Box Car Near Regina
In New Westminster British Columbia a woman wife of H Thomas gave birth to a healthy daughter while hiding in a box car used for settlers effects bound for Regina. The car was opened at Regina revealing mother and child. both were taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Box Car
New Westminster
B. C
Regina
H. Thomas
Portland Markets Grain and Farm Commodities Report
Portland markets list wheat prices for several varieties including Club and bluestem, barley feed and brewing values, oats by grade, hay from Wilamette Valley and Eastern Oregon, butter and egg prices, hops from the 1907 crop, wool prices by region, and mohair values, reflecting regional grains, dairy, and fiber markets. Prices shown in cents per unit or per pound and include several quality grades and locales.
Market Prices For Wheat Oats Barley Hay And Dairy
Wheat bluestem 91c. Oats Puget Sound 27 28 per ton. Eastern Washington 28 29 per ton. Barley 25 29 per ton. Hay Eastern Washington 16 17 per ton. Puget Sound 10 11 per ton. Wheat hay 12 50 per ton. Alfalfa 10 11 per ton. Butter Washington creamery 26c Ib ranch 22c Ib Oregon 36c Ib. Eggs Selected local 23c doz Eastern and Oregon 21c doz.
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Puget Sound
Washington
Oregon
Eastern
Auction Held on Gunness Farm near La Porte
The sale of Mrs. Bella Gunness personal property drew 4000 to 5000 visitors. Items sold for five to ten times cost, with total receipts likely triple that of a normal sale. Postal card vendors, fakirs, and restaurant stalls supplemented the event.
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Gunness
la Porte
Ind
Bella Gunness
Farm sales and railway progress amid dramatic Laporte murder case
Reports from Hanford and Huntington describe notable activity around farm auctions tied to the Laporte murder case with assets including a Gunness horse and a shepherd dog selling for high prices. Separately, Great Northern and Northern Pacific plan a Hanford to Pasco railroad link to capture wheat shipments, while steel rails begin on the Northwestern line along the Snake River with mules to Utah Construction and rapid grading along Blake's Spur.
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Gunness
Hanford
Pasco
Wash
Great Northern Railway
Priest Rapids
Rapids
Trinidad
Great Northern
George Armstrong
Columbia Orchard Development Company
Northern Pacific
The
North Bank
Big Bend
Sea
Snake River
Huntington
Northwestern Railroad
Utah Construction Company
Blake
Nagel
U. C. Co
Six Injured In Bakersfield Auto Wreck
Six occupants were injured when a touring car driven by Henry Doll of Maricopa ran into Bakersfield this morning at 25 miles per hour, the left axle wheel snapping and the machine tumbling end over end. The injuries are serious but not believed fatal.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Henry Doll
Maricopa
Tragedy in Centralia Claims Sidney Johnson
Sidney Johnson a law-filer for the Eastern Railway and Lumber Company died by his own hand yesterday afternoon near Centralia Washington. He was 30 years old and leaves a widow and two children. His remarks last week suggested he contemplated suicide.
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Centralia
Wash
Sidney Johnson
Eastern Railway & Lumber Company
Johnson
Heavy snowstorm hits Ely area with foot of snow
Ely Nevada May 31 reports the heaviest snowstorm since last winter. About one foot of snow fell overnight and the storm was general between Ely and Cobre. No damage has been reported.
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Ely
Nev
Cobre
Washington State Grange Session Opens in Vancouver
The annual session of the State Grange began in Vancouver on June 1 and will run for four days.
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Washington State Grange
Vancouver
Wash
State Grange
Simple Wash Cures Eczema and Skin Ailments
Dr. Decatur D. Dennis of Chicago promotes a D. D. D. Prescription combining wintergreen oil with glycerine thymol to treat eczema psoriasis barber's itch and salt rheum. The compound allegedly soothes itching instantly when applied and avoids blood drugs. Red Cross pharmacy endorses the remedy.
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Decatur D. Dennis
Chicago
Dennis
Gray's Harbor The Abdeen Herald Ad Rates Note
A note in the Gray's Harbor The Abdeen Semi-Weekly Herald lists subscription and advertising pricing: two-times weekly publication at 2.00 dollars with 1.50 dollars in advance terms.
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Gray’s Harbor
Abdeen
Herald
Zebras Harnessed In British East Africa
The article notes zebras can now be bought trained in British East Africa and used in harness due to strength speed and disease immunity. It also mentions a wild boar in Montlucon drawn by a cart, with reins on its eyeteeth. It includes literary snippets from Stonewall Jackson and a cathedral lectern anecdote about symbols.
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British East Africa
Africa
India
Montlucon
London
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Ray Lamphere
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Lod
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Gitte
Sanitary NO
Red Cross Pharmacy
Frank March
Stonewall
Stonewall Jackson
G. F. R. Henderson
Harper’s
H. L. Cook & Co
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