Day Planned August Nineteen For Miners Celebration
A joint committee of the Merchants association and the clerks union met to advance plans for Commercial Day on August 19. A Boston & Montana band will entertain from morning to night at the gardens, four tons of watermelons were ordered, and special transport fares were secured from several rail lines. Merchants will close stores in the afternoon to honor the miners, with invitations extended to labor unions, laundry workers, and barbers to participate.
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Merchants’ Association
Clerks’ Union
Transportation Committee
Green Short Line
Montana
Butte, Anaconda
Minera
Obrey
Anne Plene
Numker
Charles Austin
Butte
Yamen Shor
T. Bhechan
Stores to Close Early for Columbia Gardens Picnic
The executive committee approved a 1 PM closing for all stores to allow a community picnic at Columbia Gardens on Monday. Win paid stores will operate from opening until 1 PM, and miners' union members will distribute cards in each shop noting the early closure.
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Columbia Gardens
Miners’ Union
Roll Tennis Champion in the Second Division
Will Roll defeated Frank T. Morris to win the local club class B tennis championship at Diamond street courts last evening in a strong showing that lifted him into class A with Morris. Morris won the first set 6-4 before Roll swept the next three sets 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Bartlett opened with a win over Dr. T. OC. Witherspoon, 6-2 6-4, as the finals push continued amid local spectator interest.
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Britre
Will Roll
Frank T. Morris
Diamond Street Courts
Morris
Rall
Roll
Jack Bartlett
T. OC. Witherspoon
Alfred Nrsted
Jack” McLeod
London
Bankruptcy action filed over failed brokerage firm
In a United States district court proceeding, Tidee Thompson appoints William as receiver for the Charles 2. Bilton company amid an involuntary bankruptcy claim. The firm admits on Aug 4 it cannot meet obligations, with debts estimated from $20,000 to $2,000,000. The Mabillins’ claims range from $100,000 to $700,000, and widespread dealer representation across nearly every state is noted as Buttram Co absorbs Moorehead & Co’s brokerage business.
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United States District Court
Tidee Thompson
William Hh. Mhvall
Charles 2. Bilton Company
Union la
Local Firms and Public Role Highlight Walnut Leader
Bultman, once a marker at W. J. Odell company, became councilman at large from Walnut in his final year and has remained prominent in public affairs. The Bultman firm was the last major brokerage to exit its business.
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Bultman
W. J. Odell Company
Walnut
Bultman Company
Partial list of missing and killed at Cranbrook Fernie
Aug 3 Winnipes committee at Cranbrook published a list naming missing Cranbrook figures Jd. P. B. Fink mayor James Ryan Rev. E. P. Lewellyn and E. Wells. Also missing are Beatrice Atkinson Segar Brown children of Mrs. Allen Frank Brommisbach John Burgers and three of the Caldwell family May Carlson and more. Mrs Kay and others reported dead Fernie records list Mrs. William Ingram and four children among the dead.
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Kayies
Harry Murray
Mre Kay
John Monk
Wiliam Harris
Robinson
William Ripley
Ryder Fraehouse
William Ingram
Fernie
Harriman on Journey Passes Through Ogden
Edward Harriman, en route to a summer camp in the Siskiyous, passed through Ogden at noon. He was not expected to spend time in Salt Lake City today but may visit after his Oregon vacation. Oregon Short Line officials Bancroft and J M Davis conferred with him about Harriman system affairs.
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Salt Lake
Edward WH. Harriman
Ogden
Siskiyous
Oregon
Salt Lake City
Trasifent
Bancroft
Oregon Short Line
J. MM. Davis
Hareriman
Harriman
Raisult Defies Odds in Tangier Presence and Bandit Tensions
Raisult, also called Raisali and linked to bandit activity, appeared in Tangier with Mindy Tis rat appentines tere today, as imperial troops maneuver near Byriadah Vegetation. The Standani’s new issue promises features like War naxt Sunday including "Magay" and "Teddy Bears," reflecting a tense regional atmosphere.
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Tanslor
Aim
Raisali
Mindy
Soma
Ridius
Byridah
Moplinghng
Standani
Faction of Dubois Wins the Contests
Wallace Idaho August 5 The Democratic State convention adjourned after a credentials hearing on five contested counties. Four counties favored Senator Dubois' faction, while Ada county backed the regular anti Dubois delegates. The vote totals were 12 to 9 for Dubois except Ada at 12 to 10 against him. The anti-Dubois group holds a 18 vote majority including signatories to a pledge not to concede to the ruling factions.
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Wallace
Idaho
T Oainck
Credentials Committee
Dubois
Ada
Ada County
Nvida
Snc Nomi-Nato
Northwest states on doubtful list in campaign shift
A garbled report notes the Democratic campaign planning to unveil an ARMS Wall segment and cites Northwest states once considered Republican this year. It mentions party chairmen predicting efforts to swing these states toward Bryan, with unspecified dates and unclear names.
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Northwest
Ball
N.Y. Aue
D. Bryan
Pwosveas
Miele
Cammltion
Repubilonn
Tryan
Hogs of MeEn Court Action Reported
A garbled note from Silt Lake City references a legal matter involving justice and a figure labeled as Mr. Hogs of MeEn. The fragment hints at a court or judicial proceeding and an ongoing dispute or hearing in a local jurisdiction. Further readable details are unavailable in the text.
Impersonator Olmstead In Naval Recruiting Case
Federal authorities trusted Peres G Olmstead as an impersonator in a case tied to United States naval recruiting. Found in Provo, he confessed to involvement with a maze of hotels firms and individuals.
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Washington
Peres G. Olmstead
Imipersonatin
United States
Provo
Outlaw Downing Killed by Arizona Ranger in Wilcox Saloon
Douglas Arizona August 3 William F Downing a member of the Stile Alvord band of outlaws was killed in his Wilcox saloon by Arizona Ranger William Speed Speed sought to serve a warrant when Downing allegedly drew a gun and Speed fired in self defense authorities said
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Douglas, Ariz
William F. Downing
Alvord
Arizona
Wilcox
William Speed
Arizona Ranger
Speed
Downing
Spees
FIRST GUN FIRED BY JUDGE PARKER (Continued)
A fragmented editorial urges voters to doubt Republican managers who solicit large donations from corporations to influence elections. It critiques Taft era attempts to curb corporate money and questions who could push such laws with Congress behind a president allied to trusts.
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Judge Parker
Managera
Taft
Republican Congress
Congress
Washington
Eorn
Virtual Martial Law Declared in District
In a chaotic scene near Brighton, a meeting occurred south of Birmingham on the Woodwardines. Disorder followed as rumors spread of a planned response to the unrest, with tensions rising after a hanging was discovered and local authorities prepared for possible action following a conference with Governor Comar.
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Brighton
Birming Tain
Woodwardines
Comar
Sheriff Higdon issues late day order to deputies
Sheriff Higdon issued instructions to deputies across the section effectively imposing martial law in the area.
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Higdon
Boy's Dismembered Body Found in Chicago Lake
Discovered in Mud Jake area near the stock yards, the remains include lower limbs and a torso washed and found separately. Initial clues hint at a young male victim. arms were hacked suggesting a violent crime under investigation. Authorities swirl around a murky murder mystery.
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Chicago
Stock Yards
Cholera Makes Headway in Portions of Russia
In St. Petersburg a man suspected of cholera led to immediate isolation of the man’s quarters and surrounding families. Tearitsyn reported fourteen new cases and nine deaths, raising totals since the outbreak to hundreds of cases and a large death toll.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Tha Tenshy
Tearitsyn
New York and Chicago Struck by Prolonged Heat Wave
Report from New York describes extreme humidity and relentless heat, with four deaths overnight amid drought and soggy conditions in dense districts. Rev. Dr Edward Walther Neil, pastor at St Edward the Martyr, dies suddenly. T. Th. Buseltyn of Ned Lodge also noted as affected.
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New York
Ang
Edward Wal- Her Neil
Yenre Paxton
Protestant Episcopal Church
Town Threatened With Destruction By Fire
Aug O Six immense warehouses of Green distillery are burning or ruined and the rest are on fire threatening to consume the entire town. Four warehouses collapsed and the conflagration may wipe out the town tonight.
Wyoming coal miners may go out on strike
Wyoming coal miners threaten a strike as the present contract expires September 1. About 7,000 workers could lose their jobs if negotiations fail between miners and operators. Thomas Gibson flies to Indianapolis to report to Thomas I. Lewis. If talks resume, Lewis will likely participate. Dispute centers on wage reductions of 10 to 25 cents per day.
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Wyoming
Denver
Thomas Gibson
Indianapolis
Thomas I. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Girl Attempts Slay Married Man She Loved
Special Dispatch to be standard, Kalspell, Aug. 19. A girl from Columbia Falls surrendered after shooting a married man she loved. The man, a resident with a family, is hospitalized in Columbia Falls. The assailant was held on $1,000 bond as details unfold.
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Kalspell
Eli Baker
Columbia Falls
Alice Burnett
Giri
Bulor
Great Parade Through Knights of Pythias Convention
Beaton Aug The principal event of the Knights of Pythias convention was the grand parade of tubardiouite lodges and Pythian Sisters. About 16,000 marched in the line though not the military display expected. The event featured colorful parade wear and notable banners, adding brisk pageantry to the day.
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Hsuthsweg
Ladies’ House
Oxfords
Nineteer
Oxford
Ladies
Foster Tan
Gamer Shoe
Foster Black
Foster
Ladies’ Gun
Brown Gibson
Bobby Ins
North Main Street
Raisult
Tangier
MR AS Hogs OF
MeEn
Lake City
Alig, AA
Folemrang i
Justica
AT Mercy OF Hot Wave
A T. TH. Buseltyn
Ned Lodge
Tan Colonials
Child
Cale
Pumps Inc
Knights OF Pythias
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