Northern Pacific telegraphers strike reviewed by manager Horn
General Manager H J Horn reports the first day of the Northern Pacific telegraphers strike shows traffic moving on a single track with no major disruption. He notes increased wages and staffing from across the country, and reports mixed conditions across divisions including Idaho, Montana, and Dakota with improving overall status by noon.
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Standard
St. Paul
Minn
H. J. Horn
D. A. Morr Storage Company Fire Smolders Four Stories
Kansas City reports a blaze at the D. A. Morr Storage Company's four story building on August 2. Fire crews fought the flames as smoke blanketed the block and investigations began into the cause and extent of the damage.
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Kansas City
D. A. Morr Storage Company
Fire destroys building at Fourteenth Street and Grand Avenue
A fire tonight consumed a building at Fourteenth Street and Grand Avenue with its contents. Loss estimated at 125 dollars. Firemen battled the blaze but could not save the structure. No injuries reported.
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Fourteenth Street
Grand Avenue
Williamson Case in the Jury's Hands
In Portland Oregon the fate of Congressman Williamson and his partner Dr Gesner and Marion Biggs rests with the jury after closing arguments from District Attorney Heney and Judge Bennett. The jury retired at 2 30 p m and had not reached a verdict by 11 p m, with the panel locked in for the night.
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Portland
Ore
Williamson
Dr. Gesner
Marion Biggs
Bennett
Heney
Drunken Driver in Yellowstone Falls Incident
A sensational report from Cody Wyoming claims a six horse coach carrying tourists plunged over a Yellowstone park precipice. Three passengers were killed and seven injured though officials deny the story and details remain unavailable due to no phone service in the park area.
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Cody
Wyo
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone park coaching accident report denied
Mammoth Hot Springs officials deny a serious coaching accident in Yellowstone park. There has been no recent accident of this character. A statement from H. W. Child president Yellowstone Park Transportation Company urges denial of the report.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Associated Press
Mammoth Hot Springs
Wyo
Yellowstone Park
H. W. Child
Yellowstone Park Transportation Company
Two Great Lines Are Handicapped By Telegrams
Dispatchers remain at their keys while seven depot operators quit. Eastern division stations Park near Billings and Muir at Bozeman tunnel will be filled by tomorrow. Superintendent Boyle boasts trains run better with half the operators gone.
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Boyle
Park
Billings
Muir
Bozeman Tunnel
Trains Run Late Relief Expected Across Lines
Spokane reports most Northern Pacific trains delayed two to eight hours while motion continues. Great Northern trains pass with similar delays. Division Superintendent Beemer says enough operators will be ready in three days to cover strikes. Some stations closed or with reduced staff and cut lines. Spokane Falls & Northern unaffected due to separate union.
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Spokane
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Beemer
Trout Creek
Mont
Pasco
Ellensburg
Wash
Spokane Falls & Northern
Young Lady Takes the Place of a Striker
Billings August 2 There has been no trouble and none is anticipated from striking operators here With one exception all operators employed by the Northern Pacific quit work at 10 o clock last night The strikers are confident of victory claiming railway officials will be unable to handle heavy traffic without competent men The force at the Northern Pacific was today increased by a young lady who despite the entreaties of the strikers decided to accept a position It is claimed there are but three operators working east of Billings to the Dakota line.
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West End
Portland
Seattle
Cascade Mountains
Billings
Northern Pacific
Dakota Line
Great Northern
Butte
Havre
Woodville
Montana Central
Union
Merriman
No. 6
North Coast Limited
R. E. Spurrier
Spurrier
the Keys
Western Union Operators Refuse Train Messages
Great Falls Montana Aug 2 All Montana Central trains ran on time today but only one extra freight left. Striking operators say no one on the division but dispatchers is at work while the company reports seven offices staffed. Chief Dispatcher Flood moved to Clancy to oversee the office there. The company attempted Western Union messages but operators declined to handle them.
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Great Falls
Montana Central
Flood
Clancy
Western Union
Gray
Butte
Montana Central Road
Woods
Havre
Woodville
Telegraphers Strike Spreads as Northwest Operators Walk Out
Seattle report notes four Northern Pacific telegraphers quit, shifting work to telephone. Western Union operators may refuse to relay train movement messages, affecting railroad strike communications across the region.
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Seattle
Northern Pacific
Western Union
Coronation Scene Beamed In By Twin Bridges Orphans
The scenery for the Coronation of the Rose show will be loaned for the occasion by Dick Sutton of the Grand. It will be presented by orphan children from Twin Bridges on Friday Avenue.
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Twin Bridges
Friday Avenue
Dick Sutton
The
Grand
Wires Cut Amid North Pacific Strike Disruption
Reported cuts on Western Union and railroad lines raised concerns as a strike by telegraphers circulated. Officials claimed minimal impact, but many routes showed delays and reduced staffing with some trains still running while others faced hours of lateness. Strong union and non union workers stood off amid conflicting accounts.
Montana Regiment Heads to Fort Ellis Encampment
Company B of the Second Montana National Guard, 45 strong under Capt. Jeans and 1st Lt. Brinton, leaves Butte for Fort Ellis with Col. Bray and staff to join 500 men from A B C D G I H units for a 10 day encampment. Also present are Maj. Walsh, Maj. Pampel, and Adjutant General Alderson. Dillon may stay home due to harvest. New regimental and U S standards will be unfurled at the fort.
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Montana National Guard
J. Jeans
W. B. Brinton
Fort Ellis
Burlington
Butte
Old Fort
National Guard of
Montana
A. F. Bray
George W. Reif
Virginia City
L. P. Sanders
A. P. Nipgen
R. C. Monahan
Edgar Dayton
Ralph G. Richards
Daniel Monroe
John G. Vigeant
Maj
M. J. Walsh
B. L. Pampel
Livingston
Lansing
Bozeman
A. M. Alderson
Alderson
Bray
Butte Company
Dillon Company
W. J. Cushing
Fort
Big Timber
Red Lodge
Kalispell
Glendive
Billings
Fariass Aged Mother Arrested On Warrant
Mrs. Fakaar Fariass aged 73, mother of Shaban Fariass, was arrested on a county warrant charging her as an accessory to the crime linked to her son's alleged assault with attempt to kill on Mr. George Paul. Paul’s condition shows slight improvement but doctors warn recovery is unlikely.
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Fakaar Fariass
Shaban Fariass
George Paul
Paul
New Hoisting Engine Arrives For Reins Copper
The new first motion hoisting engine arrived from Ottumwa Iowa yesterday and workers began unloading it at once. When installed it will let Reins Copper conduct mine work more rapidly than the old engine. Delivery was prompt after weeks of ordering.
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Reins Copper Company
Ottumwa
Iowa
City Employment Report Details July Jobs
City Employment Agent Dempster reports 1128 men applied for work in July with 752 obtaining jobs. In city 281 men and 254 women were placed, outside city 471 men and 192 women. Additional notes mention pay or transport objections and new copper bookmarks at Itkin's diamond parlor, 5 North Main Street.
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Dempster
Itkin
North Main Street
Butte City Finance Report Shows Mixed Results
City Clerk Kennedy read council a three month financial comparison for the new administration versus the prior year. Receipts from licenses and personal taxes rose while police court collections fell, and street and alley expenditures rose sharply by 4 830.76. The report forecasts net year end balance if trends hold, with estimated tax income over last year by more than 20 000 and potential savings of 6 000 from funding debt.
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Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Butte
Fire
Water
Light
Mardi Gras Grounds Close With Near-Record Crowd
A large, near-capacity crowd attended the closing events at the Mardi Gras grounds, bringing a festive and sustained turnout as celebrations wound down. Attendees reported lively performances and strong community participation throughout the final day.
The Last Days of Pompeii Fireworks Scene
Two workers were knocked out by bombs that exploded before they could reach safety. They were carried into a tent and recovered in minutes. The main fireworks display went off with notably successful and satisfactory engagement.
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Pompeii
Miners Resume Work on Kearsarge Mine at Summit
Lieut. Col. G. W. Rief arrived from Virginia City en route to Bozeman for the state encampment. He reports that many miners have returned to the Kearsarge mine at Summit, and if activity continues it should run at full blast within a month. The Millards of Omaha own the property, which employed 3200 men before closure. Virginians hope work resumes before cold weather.
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G. W. Rief
Virginia City
Bozeman
Kearsarge
Summit
Millards
Omaha
Fatal fall in Butte mine leaves worker near death
Patrick Kelly, 27, of 127 East Park street, fell more than 100 feet into an ore chute at the Anaconda mine at 10 p.m. He was taken to St James hospital with a crushed skull and doctors say recovery is impossible. An inquiry found no witnesses to the fall.
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Patrick Kelly
East Park Street
Anaconda
St. James’ Hospital
Kelly
Christopher Turner
J. B. Sullivan
Butte
Passenger Congestion in Northern Pacific Yards
Last night the Northern Pacific yards saw heavy passenger traffic as arriving Oregon Short Line trains were late and dusty. Burlington No 3 arrived at 5 20 while the Short Line train delayed by dust moved into the yard. Passengers faced confusion, then orderly boarding resumed and uptown cars filled with travelers stopping in Butte.
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Northern Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Burlington
Short Line
Salt Lake
Butte
Fifteen Hundred Must Answer to This Suit in Milk River Case
A suit to resolve all Milk River water rights in Chouteau county will be filed by Harlem Irrigation Company at the request of the United States Reclamation Service. About 1500 claimants will be defendants, each required to prove rights before a decree fixes allocations. Trial at Fort Benton slated for fall with testimony lasting at least three months.
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Great Falls
Fort Benton
Milk River
Chouteaux County
Harlem Irrigation Company
United States Reclamation Service
Chouteau County
Rumors of Trouble at Butte Northern Pacific Station
Street gossip claimed R. E. Spurrier faced mob pressure from striking workers at the Northern Pacific station in Butte but a reported incident lacks verification. Spurrier denied trouble when interviewed and remained at the telegraph keys. The strike leaders reportedly seek Spurrier’s departure, though peaceful measures are anticipated. Spurrier is said to belong to the local Smeltermen's union.
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Butte Northern
Pacific
Picnic Day at Gardens Draws Large Crowds
The gardens hosted picnic days for Episcopal and Jewish Sunday schools. About 300 children were chaperoned by teachers and helpers as they enjoyed animals flowers and merry go rounds. A severe dust storm caused alarms but no damage, and families returned home as lights illuminated the gardens at night.
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Episcopal
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