Bloody clothing leads to arrests in noodle-parlor brawl
Five miners face degree assault charges after a late Saturday fight in Hum Yow noodle parlor at 119 South Main. Spectators say three Chinese were attacked as five white men battled, one man felled by a hatchet. weapons, bloodied clothing, and damaged rooms cited as evidence. Witnesses state the Chinese fought in self defense.
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Hum Yow
South Maintreet
Fred Racine
B.C. Stanton
Ivan Lincoln
Tex Leda Vereaur
Washington
Phil Wallege
Stanton
Lincoln
Wallace
Woodie
Hawthorne
Powell
Lynch
Yorath
Yow
Lechavereaux
Prowlers Hit Main Street Cigar Store for $20
Prowlers broke into the Fear of the Schilling Cigar company building at 9 North Main Street yesterday morning and escaped with about $20 from the cash register leaving only a few coins. The incident was reported to the police. A small fire in the Owsley block was caused by a match thrown into a paper basket and put out with a hand chemical.
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Schilling Cigar Company
North Main Street
Nothi
Train Passes Over Him In Albina Yards Accident
Portland Ore Aug 4 C M Coulter foreman of a switching crew is laid up and Ben Charles was cut about the face as the result of an accident in the Albina railroad yards today By lying perfectly flat between the rails while the engine and a box car passed over him Charles escaped with light injuries The two men stepped aside to allow a train to pass on one track and in so doing moved directly into the path of an engine pushing a box car ahead of it
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Portland
Ore
C. M. Coulter
Ben Charles
Albina
Charles
Old Man Gets Seat on Express as Envelope Mystery Unfolds
A New York Sun report tells of an old man clinging to a train strap, a young woman offering her seat, and a quick quip about an envelope dropped on the platform. A later Chicago Tribune note discusses writer’s cramp and brain fag, debunking muscular fatigue as the cause.
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New York Sun
Fourteenth Street
Chicago Tribune
Son Delivers Final Greeting As Mother Sees Dying Son
A Butte youth killed while driving a hay rake on a Wisdom ranch was dragged under a runaway horse. His mother, Mrs. Samuel Morris of Seattle, traveled to be with him but he died before she arrived. The body was taken to Divide and then likely to Seattle.
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Samuel Morris
Seattle
Butte
Widom
Jomas K. Morris
Divide
Arde
Fim
Imigel Morris
James Thomas
Hots
Modest detective hides exploits in daring caper
Vancouver Aug 4 Detective John O Grady single handed with revolver captured Harold Lawson one of two men who shot and killed Roy Blair a Canadian Pacific railroad brakeman at Morley Alberta He handed over the prisoner to Royal Northwest Mounted Police after locating Lawson near a water tank on a Imperial Limited trip from Montreal Blair had spotted two hoboes on a car roof and when one fired O Grady cuffed Lawson and Cresto and delivered them to authorities.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
John O'Grady
Harold Lawson
Roy Blair
Morley
Alberta
Royal Northwest Mounted Pot
Kenmore
Altheu
Winnipeg
Imperial Limited
Montreal
Blair
Damara Cresto
Lawson
O'Grady
Cresto
Royalee Mounted Police
Afternoon frocks in sheer white material demand this season
The article notes heavy demand for afternoon frocks made of sheer white material during the hot summer period, highlighting a pictured example.
Year's Effort Ends in a Prison Cell
In April 1911 Robert Lester, 28, assistant depot for the Oregon Short Line in Butte, disappeared after a $1,500 shortage appeared. Detected in San Jose under an assumed name, he was brought back, bondmen footing temporary relief until repayment. He later worked in Helena, but bondsmen quit after partial restitution. now jailed as charges pursue.
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Robert Lester
Deke
Oregon Short Line Railway
Butte
San Jose
Cal
Lester
Helena
California
North Dakota
Spokane
Jin
Speedy Gold Stone Again Wins Stake at Butte Park
In front of the year’s largest crowd at Butte coursing park, Speedy Gold Stone captured the 20mg Stake, remaining among the fleetest hounds in the country. He easily defeated his brother Gold Collar in the finals after earlier wins over Manila Butte and Issue Rock William. Donnithorne served as judge and William Carrigan as slipper.
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Gold Stone
Butte Coursing Park
Gold Collar
Manila Butte
Issue Rock William
Donnithorne
William Carrigan
Johnson Saves Great Game in Chicago Pitching Duel
Aug 4 Chicago opened with Washington defeating Chicago after a pitching duel. Johnson held Washington to one hit and no walks through seven innings before faltering in the eighth and ninth. Hughes allowed two hits through eight, Johnson relieved in the ninth. Batteries Walsh and Kahn for Chicago. Hughes Johnson and Ainsmith for Washington. Detroit beat New York as Cobb blasted two three-base hits driving in runs. St Louis saw Plank effective as Philadelphia won. Boston beat Cleveland as Gardner and Speaker sparked double plays. National Schedule lists Chicago at Philadelphia and other matchups.
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Chicago
Washington
Hughes
Griffith
Hone
Johnson
Walsh
Kahn
Hughes Johnson
Ainstaith
Detroit
Cobb
New York
Zinn
Hartzell
Lake
Bush
Rat E
Batteries Lake
Esti Ford
Sweeney
St. Louis
Plank
Philadelphia
Watt
Philadelphia St. Luke
Brown
Hamilton
Stephens
Cleveland
Gregg
Collins
Gardner
Speaker
Eis
Boston
Steen
Basketto
O'Neil
O'Brien
Cardigan
Whitehall doubles Twin Bridges in rough district game
Whitehall edged Twin Bridges 5 to 3 on the local diamond in a tense contest. The Maroons benefited from timely errors and three earned runs, while pitchers Bentley and Kentfield dominated a majority of the action with notable strikeout and walk patterns.
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Bridges
Whitehall
Twin Bridges
Thatcher
Bently
Noble
Schmidt
Kentfield
Gannon
Mackenzie
Shoemakers and shoeworkers in the shoe trade
A historical note traces the evolution of terms for people in the shoe trade from Cordwainers and Journeymen to shoeworkers. It argues the bench workers should be shoeworkers while shop owners remain shoe makers, a shift already echoed by some firms in advertising.
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Cordova
Spain
Whittier
Elimination contests decide finals at Miners' picnic
Yesterday at Gregson the committee held baseball and Association and Gaelic football eliminations to determine finalists for prizes at the Miners' union picnic. North W defeated Emilys 9 to 6. Never Sweat beat Badger States 10 to 5. Butte City beat Plymouth Argyles 3 to 2. Em bers beat Wolfe Tones 4 to 2. Games at Harrison street grounds and the gantens.
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Miners’ Union
Gregson
Emilys
Jenkins and Downs
Wilcox
DeVine
O'Malley
Emily
Badger
Hanson
Sunberg
Boyd
Ford
Rowan
Butte City
Plymouth Argyles
Embers
Wolfe ‘Tones
Harrison Street
Gantens
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