Neighborhood Row In Court Over Chick Or Crime
In a tense police court session Judge Booher weighed a neighborhood dispute sparked by a stray chick. Mrs. Drew and her daughter clashed with Mrs. Harrington over alleged language as the court urged peace. Other inmates faced days in jail or warnings for vagrancy and public disturbances.
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Clinton
Davis
J. Conquest
Montpelier
Idaho
Frank Ramsey
Hungate
Pat Callahan
Paul Barker
Baltimore
Parker
Callahan
Exports of Automobiles Show Enormous Increase
Washington reports automobile and parts shipments totaled 40 million dollars in the last fiscal year, up from one million in 1903. Canada led buyers with 7,200 cars worth 9.2 million, England followed with about 4,000 cars valued at 3 million, then others. Imports rose from under two million to over four million dollars, averaging 2,300 to 38,400 per vehicle.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Canada
England
Oceania
South America
British South Africa
Germany
British East Indies
France
Russia
Astor to pay state inheritance tax of 2.74 million
William Vincent Astor will pay New York state a tax of 2,741,833 on an inheritance valued at 88,959,599 from his father, John Jacob Astor. The tax was fixed by the surrogate today.
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New York
William Vincent Astor
State of
John Jacob Astor
Montana Farms Seen Exceedingly Rich by Union Pacific Official
Gerrit Fort passenger traffic manager for Union Pacific praised Montana’s fields and stock ranches after a view from the Missoula to Butte line. He noted better railroad earnings, limited new capital for extensions, and the Panama Pacific exposition boosting western immigration and settlement prospects in Montana and the inland states. Fort urged aggressive publicity to attract eastern farmers to Montana’s opportunities.
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Gerrit Fort
Union Pacific Railway System
Missoula
Butte
Northwest Territory
Montana
Fort
Ogden
Omaha
Mohler
Union Pacific
Seattle
California
Ber. Fort
Union
Amendment seeks power to abolish inferior courts
Washington August 1 Representative Hull Tennessee proposes a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to abolish any inferior U S district court and remove its judge by two thirds of both houses, replacing impeachment as impractical and costly with a simpler method.
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Washington
Hull
Tennessee
Congress
United States
Hawaiians in US Army Visit Attend Camp Perry Meet
Twenty dark skinned militiamen the first Hawaiians in US uniform arrived in San Francisco aboard the Sierra. Commanded by Col. A Coyne they head to Camp Perry on Lake Eries shore to compete in the international target meet scheduled there.
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San Francisco
United States
Sierra
Col. A. Coyne
Camp Perry
Lake Erie
Another Alaska Gold Strike Reported Near Bonanza Creek
Cordova Aug 1 A prospector named Bigelow reports a new gold strike in the Shushanna district. The discovery lies on Wilson Creek beyond a mountain from Bonanza Creek about 1 miles away. He found rich ground just before leaving for McCarthy to buy supplies, but the extent of pay dirt is unknown.
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Cordova
Alaska
Shushanna
Bigelow
McCarthy
Wilson Creek
Bonanza Creek
Aluminum Plating by Paint Like Liquid Coating
German chemists report aluminum can be reduced to a paint like liquid for coating and plating, yielding weatherproof objects. It brushes on and looks like dull silver, with potential to replace tin plating in many uses. Also noting train schedule from B A & B depot to Butte and a 1913 Cadillac sale at 511 South Main Street offering $1,700, with daily price reductions.
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New York
South Main Street
Butte
Advy
Low rate round trip to Hamilton via Ravalli hotel
Advertises a low rate round trip to Hamilton via the Northern Pacific with a stop at the Ravalli hotel, valid for a week or longer.
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Hamilton
N. P
Ravalli Hotel
Administrator Sues Over Maxey Mine Death Damages
Administrator of Joe Kranz known as Joe Kraine sues Maxey Bros. in Park County Montana for 25000 dollars plus costs and interest after Kranz died December 17 1910 at the Maxey coal mine Chimney Rock. Complaint cites defective coupling that broke releasing a mine car and fatally injuring Kranz while he worked in an entryway. Court orders assign Judge Winston to hear letters of administration for John A. Davis estate. 10 year old Emmet Brown sentenced to one year in retention home for breaking into a home and stealing a revolver.
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Maxey Bros
Chimney Rock
Park County
Mont
Joe Kranz
Joe Kraine
Joe Pechinic
Kranz
Maxey
Emmet Brown
Glenn
Donlan
Empress Theater Promises Big Week With New Show
This week at the Empress theater opens with a matinee featuring Marie Shelby's Chicken Dinner starring John P. Wade and a large company. The act includes Four Society Girls, Hurst Watts and Hurst, La Franc brothers with trained animals, and a novelty act directed by Sam Watson. A new picture will be shown and the Empress orchestra conducts new melodies under Lyle Bishop.
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Empress Theater
John P. Wade
Marie Shelby
Hurst
Watts
la Franc
Sam Watson
Empress Cope
Empress Orchestra
Lyle Bishop
Confession in Tenderloin Queen Murder Case
Sacramento August 1 Jack Drumgoole, with Sam Raber, admits the murder of Cher ry De St. Maurice, known as the tenderloin queen. Raber had already confessed to taking part in the robbery. DA Wachhorst says motive was robbery and the slayers did not intend to kill her. she was strangled after resisting.
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Sacramento
Cal
Jack Drumgoole
Sam Raber
Cherry de St. Maurice
Wachhorst
Raber
Fire Threatens Bangor District. Mills Burned in $750,000 Loss
Fire that swept Bangor Pennsylvania threatened the business district late last night and was extinguished early today. The S Flory Manufacturing plant was destroyed except for one small building while the Flory Milling company mill and grain elevator were also burned. Total losses are estimated at 750000 dollars.
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Bangor
Penn
S. Flory Manufacturing Company
Flory Milling Company
Indian Costumes Dangerous in Play Outfits
In Brooklyn, twelve children have died from burns this summer while wearing fringed Indian and cowboy costumes. The latest victim was a 6 year old girl. Coroner's physician Dr. Charles Probst urged parents to avoid play outfits with intramarg fringes to prevent further tragedies.
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New York
Brooklyn
Charles Probst
Vacation in Bitter Root Valley Montana Offer
Advertisement invites travelers to spend a vacation in Bitter Root valley Montana with special round trip fares via Northern Pacific. Includes a stay of one day or one week at Ravalli hotel with origin points Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge Helena and other locations.
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Bitter Root Valley
Montana
Northern Pacific
Ravalli Hotel
Butte
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Helena
Wanderer Traces Mor mon Leader Joseph Smith in Butte Visit
The Wanderer offers a portrait of President Joseph Smith of the Mormon church as a sturdy, mild patriarch during a brief city visit with his wife. The piece notes his calm, deliberate speech, his prominent circle, and light commentary on polygamy and domestic life, alongside unrelated local notes about Luke Mel and Paris cartoons.
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Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
Butte
Joe Smith
Mrs. Smith
Smith
President Smith
A Drunk Man and a Fallen Horse in West Park Street
A horse falls into a trench as onlookers rush to help. Meanwhile a drunk young man lies at a saloon, ignored by the crowd except for cruel glances. He wakes, learns he is drunk, and returns to the street ready to repeat the spree.
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West Park Street
Main and Park
What’s the UsK Poverty Sermon of Riotous Living
A wry reflection on the high cost of living unfairly labeled as poverty. A wife ventures downtown with ten dollars and returns penniless, carrying Sunday dinner in her bag as a playful critique of excess and luck.
Grand Ovening At Bechtold's Card Lunch Today
Bechtold's at 23 West Park street advertises a choice lunch and rare beverages slated for today at 4 p.m. Local patrons are invited to visit for a refined meal in a casual setting.
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Bechtold’s
West Park Street
Hennessy’s Midsummer Suit Clearance Opens Today
This morning at nine Hennessy’s launches a midsummer clearance of men’s fine suits with savings approaching fifty percent on the finest tailored American-made attire. The sale emphasizes high quality and substantial discounts for discerning buyers.
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Hennessy
America
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