Butte Death At Farrell Shaft No. 2 Attributed To Accident
Inquest verdict finds Roderick J. McKenzie died from injuries suffered February 21 at Farrell shaft No. 2 while overhauling pumps. Testimony shows miscommunication of bell signals and a cage he was inside squeezed and dropped into the sump. Doctors reported internal injuries including a severed left kidney. no blame assigned.
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Roderick J. McKenzie
McKenzie
Farrell Shaft No. 2
Murray & Freund
Tole
McKinnon
Campbell
George Tole
Johnson
Mr. Tole
Neely
Farrell Shaft
Rail gates coming. bridges to span Colorado street in Butte
The Butte, Anaconda and Pacific railroad begins building a steel bridge over Colorado street replacing a frame trestle with piers 16 feet apart. Gates ordered by the city council for all crossings near June first and traffic to improve. Mayer’s jewelers list sale items in unrelated ad.
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Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railroad Company
Colorado Street
Ladies' Aid to Meet at Mrs Devin's On Hopkins Street
The Welsh church Ladies' Aid society meets this afternoon at Mrs. Devin's home 496 Hopkins Street to discuss church welfare and local affairs. Jewish parents are urged to send children to Carpenters' Union Hall Saturday morning 10 to 11 for Sabbath school April 12. William O'Neal aged 64 died yesterday at his daughter Mrs Edward Demars 219 South Dakota Street with funeral today at two o'clock at the residence.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Carpenters’ Union Hall
William O'Neal
Edward Demars
South Dakota Street
Virginia City Holds Real Estate Man Facing Bond Issue
Alex Walker, a Butte real estate man and mining broker, is jailed in Virginia City after failing to post a $10 bond. His preliminary hearing is set for April 17 at Pony. Reports say Walker’s arrest stems from a worthless $10 check linked to gambling losses, with local contention over his quartz claim on the Pony townsite and his role as a witness against gamblers.
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Alex Walker
Pony
Virginia City
Butte
Madison County
Walker
Sherff
Pharmacist registry exams draw wide state interest
The state board of pharmacists led by C B Hoskins and E A Heuser conducted examinations for registry certificates. Twenty two applicants took part, with only two failing the pharmacist test while two sought assistant certificates. Names of successful pharmacists from Kalispell Missoula Butte Helena and other towns listed. Proprieties and clerks emphasize law enforcement and use of registered staff only.
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State Board of Pharmacists
C. B. Hoskins
E. A. Heuser
Butte
Fred A. Woehmeer
Great Falls
Hoskins
Kk. H. Hilton
Kalispell
Otto W
Deer Lodge
Floyd
Williams
Lewistown
Charles H. Greneel
Hugh Whitaker
Missoula
Oscar G. Moline
T.E. Arnold
Billings
James F. Halahan
H. D. McKevitt
Helena
M. R. Randall
F. R. Johnson
Miles City
T. M. Kehoe
A. BE. Lofskron
Chatfield
C.F Schaffarzick
Livingston
A. H. Seeley
James Talbott
Gustave F. Peterson
A. J. Wilson
J. H. Saling
Butte Auto Sale Shows Largest Stock Yet
J. T. Carrol Lumber Co corner Arizona and Platinum hosts the largest assortment of high grade vehicles ever shown in Butte with very low prices. Call to examine stock.
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J. T. Carrol) Lumber Company
Arizona
Platinum Streets
Butte
Call and Examone Stoci
Judge Rules Privacy In Lettered Griswold Inquiry
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena April Judge Knowles denied W A Clark counsel's request for production of correspondence between Draffen Griswold and Inspector Zevely about Cobban timber claims. The letters, if Draffen's, are privileged unless Griswold consents. Clark sought letters to show spite rather than justice motives.
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Standard
Helena
Knowles
W. A. Clark
Interior Department
Draffen
Missoula
J. W. Zevely
Department
Griswold
R. M. Cobban
Clark
Blake
Thiey
Cobban
Clancy Ordered to Show Cause in Clark vs Oregon Case
The supreme court issued an alternative writ of mandate directing Judge Clancy to show cause next Monday why he has not settled and signed the bill of exceptions and the motion for a new trial in the W. B. Clark versus Oregon case.
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Supreme Court Today
Clancy
W. B. Clark
Oregon
Short Line railway case faces appeal delays
Clark won a $1,950 judgment last September for ditch damage in Bg Hole canyon but the railroad seeks an appeal. John G. Willis of Dillon reports delays in Judge Clancy settling the bill. C B Nolan seeks withdrawal as attorney in Rees Powell vs May Brothers after the case was appealed from Ravalli county. Powell threatened to defend his rights with a shotgun if the Supreme Court could not hear the appeal, as Nolan exits due to difficulty explaining appellate rules.
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Short Line Railway
Clark
Bg Hole Canyon
John G. Willis
Dillon
Clancy
C. B. Nolan
Rees Powell
May Brothers
Ravalli
Nolan
Powell
Supreme Court
Senator Gibson Seeks Reimbursement for Flathead Reservation Tree Removal
Washington April 9 Senator Gibson introduced a bill to pay Flathead county 602.36 dollars in expenses from removing trees on the Flathead reservation. Agents Monteath and Smead are in Washington on Indian matters.
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The
Standard
Washington
Gibson
Flathead County
Flathead Reservation
Monteath and
Smead
Washington Upon Indian Mat
Pacific cable progress and Vancouver Island landing site
The Pacific cable survey and construction history are summarized with milestones from 1887 to 1899. A landing site at Kelp Bay, Barclay Sound, Vancouver Island is noted amid reports of thefts and police actions involving White Dempsey and a separate break in at Theodore Valkey’s harness shop on North Main Street.
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Melbourne
London
Canada
Kelp Bay
Barclay Sound
Vancouver Island
Fish
Livingston
Cty
O'Connell
White Dempsey
Slver Bow County
Helena
Theodore Valkey
North Main Street
Robber Seized After Helena Break-In Promise
A dispatch from Helena reports a robber who broke into a local premise is captured after pursuit. Police recover valuables and question the suspect as investigations continue.
Beardsley Arrested On Home Co Operative Warrant
Earl Devere Beardsley, state agent for the Home Co-Operative company of Kansas City Missouri, was arrested today on a warrant issued at the in-
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St. Paul
Earl Devere Beardsley
The
Home Co-Operative Company
Kansas City
Insurance Commissioner Alleges Unlicensed Home Co Operative Plan
State Insurance Commissioner Dearth charges Beardsley with conducting an insurance business in the state without a license. Beardsley posted $500 bail. The Home Co Operative plans to build houses for members on a monthly payment schedule and to pass title to heirs if a member dies before completion, a feature the commissioner argues brings the company under state insurance laws.
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Dearth
Beardsley
Home Co-Operative Company
Shorter Hours Demand Higher Pay in Cincinnati Building Trade
Cincinnati Ohio April 9 the building trades of Cincinnati Covington and Newport demand eight hour days instead of nine and wage increases averaging 25 to 50 percent after April 15. They say current contracts are on the old scale and none have conceded the demand. The leaders of the builders insist on action.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Covington
Newport
Unions Predicted to Strike May Day Across Cities
Spokane reports carpenters joining a plumbers strike spreading to building trades as union councils endorse action. In Augusta Georgia the Manufacturers' association threat closes all mills and impacts thousands of workers amid a nationwide strike wave.
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Spokane
Wash
Pascific Avenue
H. L. Burls
Plamners
Augusta
Manufacturers’ Association
King Mills
House Creek
Strikers Meet Arbitrator at Olneyville Woolen Mills
Providence reports April workers at the American Woolen Company's Olneyville mills facing arbitration talks with a National Civic Federation committee member. The dispute concerns conditions and pay amid ongoing labor tension.
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Providence
American Woolen Pany’s
Olneyville
National Civic Federation
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