John Lauer Stricken by Apoplexy in California
Word from Butte reports John Lauer, longtime local resident and former Creighton employee, felled by apoplexy in Los Angeles and not expected to survive. Lauer, 15 years after a fatal accidental shooting of his wife in Denver, has a history of mental and physical illness, last seen leaving Salt Lake for health reasons and then traveling in California.
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Butte
John Lauer
Los Angeles
Lauer
Creightone
Omaha
Mexico
South America
West
Denver
Great Falle
Speculator
Salt Lake
California
Miles City Heat Records Are Broken
A Miles City dispatch reports the weather office thermometer reached 111 degrees on July 1, beating last year’s 110. Street conditions felt hotter, likened to a crematory blast, but no sunstroke or heat prostration cases were recorded.
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Standard
Miles City
Weather Bureau
Hottest Day of Year Reported in Bozeman
Special dispatch from Bozeman notes the hottest day of the year with intense heat lasting hours. Thermometers vary with readings from 98 to 106 degrees, Pease’s instrument near town center recording 112. The day marked the warmest ever experienced by a Gallatin county pioneer.
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Standard
Bozeman
H. A. Pease
Wldest
Main Street
Gallatin County
Kansas Weather Pushes Crop Hope Despite Heat
Hot weather returned to Kansas with temperatures near 100 and several heat related prostrations. Leavenworth reported a heat death while night rains refreshed western and central districts. Farmers expect good yields, replanting and seed houses working overtime as crops recover. A nearby tornado near Kilmer Topeka damaged buildings and crops, with 2.5 inches of rain after the storm. A Cape Town dispatch notes a Montezuma steamer carrying mules was searched for arms on arrival from New Orleans.
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Kan
Kansas
Leavenworth
Kilmer
London
New Orleans
Cape Town
Daily Express
Fergus County Mines Promise Banner Gold Producer
State Mine Inspector John Byrne returned from examining Fergus County mines and found development progress strong. He said the county promises to be a banner gold producer before long and that everything was in good shape.
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Fergus County
The
Standard
Helena
John Byrne
Pergus County
Drowning of Walter Snyder at Euclid Golf Club
Cleveland Ohio July 31 Walter Snyder 19 son of Martin Snyder a Standard Oil official drowned today in a pond on the Euclid Golf club grounds at Euclid Heights.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Walter Snyder
Martin Snyder
Standard Oil
Euclid Golf Club
Euclid Heights
Suffrage Article Adopted by Constitutional Convention
Montgomery Alabama July 31 the constitutional convention today adopted the suffrage article.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tax Collector Indicted in Floyd County Case
Rome Ga July 31 W T Sanford tax collector of Floyd county was indicted by the grand jury today upon strong charges related to his official duties. Sanford faces accusations tied to alleged misappropriation and fraud in the collection process. Prosecutors seek full legal action as the case proceeds.
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Rome
W. T. Sanford
Floyd County
Embezzlement Charges Named in Indictment
The indictment alleges Sanford embezzled funds totaling 34400 dollars with 15232 due to the state and 18825 owed to Floyd County.
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Sanford
George
Floyd County
Salmon Trust Formed to Control Puget Sound Canneries
Portland leaders report over 5 million dollars will be paid to settle the Pacific Packing and Navigation Company control of 25 salmon canneries in Puget Sound and Alaska. R Caffrey, Windell Rice, Thomas McGovern and Joseph Auerbach of New York, with Judge Moran of Chicago, have formed a trust and plan a strong first year. FE Ainsworth of Seattle named general manager.
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Ore
Pacific Packing & Navigation Company
Puget Sound
Alaska
R. Caffrey
Windell P. Rice
Thomas R. McGovern
Josephs. Auerbach
New York
Thomas A. Moran
Chicago
R. Oaffrey
FE. E. Ainsworth
Seattle
R. Onffrey
Charge Roberts with extreme cruelty debated in Commons
In London the House of Commons debated a resolution to grant £100,000 for Lord Roberts services in South Africa. Proponents credited his daring and tactics for lifting Kimberley Mafeking and starving Boer forces at Ladysmith. Opponents branded his methods barbarous and hypocritical. the motion passed 281 to 72 with closure 257 to 108.
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House of Commons
South Africa
A. J. Balfour
Lord Roberts
Kimberley
Mafeking
Ladysmith
Caney Town
Balfour
Kruger Interview in The Hague Echoes Warm Reception
An hour long cordial talk occurred in The Hague between Robert H. Van Schack treasurer of the Holland society of Chicago and Mr. Kruger. Van Schack announced he bore the society’s invitation and Kruger expressed gratitude for American friendship while presenting a photograph and autograph. The Boer leader appeared feeble yet moved by gratitude. London reports Kruger's U S visit planned for mid September with Fischer Wessels and Wolmarens in tow.
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Robert H. van Schack
Holland Society of Chicago
Kruger
van Schack
United States
America
van Sehack
London
Anglel
Brussels
Daily Mail
Messrs. Fischer, Wessels
Wolmarens
Georgia Governor Blocks Prize Fight at Savannah
Governor Candler said he has no authority to license prize fighting in Georgia and cannot permit Jeffries and Rubins to fight in Savannah next October. He warned that anyone entering Georgia to hold such a contest would be arrested for assault and battery if the law is violated. Savannah promoters, hopeful after the conference, plan for an October bout as the legislature convenes in Atlanta in the second week of the month.
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Candler
Jeffries and
Rublin
Savannah
Georgia
Legislature
Two Men Die After Drunken Row Near New Westminster
In New Westminster a drunken dispute between William Springer and Edward Thompson ended with Thompson dead in a shack fire near a ranch. Springer fled as the house burned, later disappearing while police search for him. Thompson lay horribly mangled in bushes.
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Seattle
Wash
The
Times
New Westminster
William Springer
Eoward Thompson
Here
Springer
Thompson
Fire at Babcock warehouse quickly extinguished
Billings July 31 The fire department was called at 10 o'clock this morning for an incipient fire in the Babcock company's warehouse. It was quickly extinguished with little damage.
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The
Standard
Billings
Babcock Company
Chamber deputies approve bill pending martial law
Buenos Ayres on July 31 reports the chamber of deputies has approved the bill pending martial law. President Roca will promulgate the bill today.
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Buenos Ayres
Chamber of Deputies
Roca
Missing Girls in Butte Suspect Salt Lake Carnival Run
Four girls vanished in one week in Butte with a small light man. Minnie Fairchild age 17 and Mabel McAlvin age 16 were last seen with the man at Short Line depot and were described with blue and white dress, light hair, and brown eyes. Under Sheriff McGuigan sent telegrams to locate them in Salt Lake City and Pocatello, fearing they boarded a train to the Salt Lake carnival.
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Butte
Cutler
Cummings
Minnie Fairchild
Mabel McAlvin
Short Line
Salt Lake
McGuigan
Pocatello
Despondent Woman Leaps to Death From Tacoma Bridge
Mrs. RB Price, 38, leaped from Proctor street bridge in Tacoma and died after striking rocks in the gulch. She had been ill for months and sought to avoid a crowd after spending the afternoon at Point Defiance park with a 16 year old companion. A minister and wife witnessed the fall. She leaves a widower and young son.
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Wash
RB. Price
Proctor Street
Price
Point Defiance Park
May Send Ship To Venezuelan Waters
Washington report states no request yet from the state department to the navy for a ship into Venezuelan waters. With unrest in the region and Colombia unsettled, an American warship may be sent to protect interests. Available vessels include the gunboat Machias not ready for two weeks and no American warship in southern waters.
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State Department
Navy Department
Republic of
Colombia
Machias
Boston Navy Yard
Belgrade clerk Berg faces letter opening charge
Helena July 31 Ahren Berg employed at the Belgrade store in Gallatin county is under arrest charged with opening a letter. Assistant United States District Attorney Rasch and Deputy Marshal Faust attended the preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner McPherson at Bozeman.
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The
Standard
Helena
Ahren Berg
Belgrade
Gallatin County
United States District Attorney
Rasch
Faust
Bozeman
Berg
United States
McPherson
Russia Plans Water Link From Black Sea To Caspian
Vienna July 31 The Geographische Revue confirms a Russian project to build a canal from the Black Sea to the Caspian and to connect the Caspian with the Ural securing water communication from Odessa to the Pagir plateau.
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Geographische Revue
Black Sea
Caspian
Russia
Ural
Odessa
Pagir
Britain’s Trade Diminishing in Turkey Prompts Action
London reports on Britain's shrinking trade with Turkey. The Constantinople correspondent notes the United States is flooding the market with machinery and leather while Germany Italy and even Spain take British goods. He urges British merchants to show greater enterprise.
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Constantinople
the Standard
Great Britain
Turkey
United States
Germany
Italy
Spain
Edith Rowe Elected Queen of Tacoma Elks Carnival
Miss Edith Rowe won the Tacoma Elks carnival queen title with a 3549 vote lead. A total of 37601 ballots were cast for the August event running from the 14th to the 24th.
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Tacoma
Wash
Edith Rowe
De Feat Nelson Wins 25 Mile Motor Paced Race
Nelson defeats Stinson in a 25 mile motor paced race at the Coliseum. Stinson's tire burst early, dropping him two laps and sealing the loss. Time 39 minutes 34 and 3 fifths seconds.
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Providence
R. J
Nelson
Stinson
Coliseum
Rly
Theatrical Manager Mark L Wilson Dies by Gas Suicidel
Philadelphia reporting Mark L Wilson a theatrical manager aged about 40 died by self inflected gas inhalation during the night. A badge of the order of Elks lodge No 174 Tacoma was found in his pocket.
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Philadelphia
Mark L. Wilson
Wilson
Order of Elks
Tacoma
Quakes Rock Italy with Widespread Ground Shaking
Rome reports general earthquakes across Southern Italy today with broad effects noted. No specific damages or casualty details available in the readable text.
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Italy
Rome
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