Black Hills union cry over mining lockout stresses danger and hope
The nineteenth annual convention report portrays harsh conditions at Homestake and smaller mines since 1919 lockout. It cites 30,000 struck migrants, underground workforce collapse, dangerous caverns, and mills running on low ore. Public sentiment shifts, union labor gains, and total organization remains 1,500 with 3,500 affected previously. The statement thanks Western Federation of Miners and attaches audit findings.
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Forde Tien
Lelesen
Piaehk Bbl ' Tel
Wiiten
Black Hills
Homestake Mining Company
Hearst-Hnaggin
Home Stake
Hilla
Homestake
Bald Mountains
Deadwood
Western Federation of Miners
Black Hils
T. A. Gorman
James Snell
J. J. Pietila
Lead
James Arss
Cenical
J. F. Dahl
John Pearson
Terry Peak
Lewistown Notes: Major block bid and city valuations
Special correspondence reports Mr Wise awarding a under 30000 contract to Piper Construction for a Main street block in Lewistown. Foundations cost 6000, total site and building value about 60000. County assessors place Lewistown at 2666000 this year, up about 200000 from last year. Moore’s assessed value is 425000. Cadet Cheadle returns from West Point. Code Fisk named starter for the August fair race meet with judges Retin Belden Metzger. About 30 racers in training. 81 horses entered for events. Ad readers may miss buying opportunities daily.
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Lewistown
Wise
Main Street
Piper Construction Company
Billings
Great Falls
Sioux City
Towa
Helena
Garnett
Moore
Fergus County
Barlow Cheadle
End of racing in Butte debated by church leader
Pastor Edward Laird Mills urged caution as officials consider ending the race meet after a 40 day license. He supported enforcing the law, backed business reliance on lawful action, and warned against letting races continue until the matter is resolved in court. He spoke on humility and childlike faith as essential to salvation and urged stronger religious education for children at home and church.
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Butte
Edward Laird Mills
Grace Methodist Church
Ile
Jesus
Millie
Kingdom
Mvnd
Nicodemus
God
Naaman
Old Animosity Won Not Down They Want Fight
Juarez Mexico Aug 6 Hostilities between Gen Jose De La Luz Blanco and Col Estrada forces narrowly averted as Blanco’s troops boarded a special train to Casas Grandes to be stationed there. The clash stemmed from old feuds with Orozco. Blanco took 4000 men for Casas Grandes while 450 remained to guard Juarez under Estrada.
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Juarez
Mexico
Jose de la Luz Blanco
Estrada
Blanco
Casas Grandes
Orozco
Fistrada
Railroad crossing request eyed by county officials
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Dillon reports Gilmore and Pittsburg Railroad asks county commissioners for permission to cross the Dillon Barretts road just south of the Beaverhead brewery. A special session will be held August 14 to consider the matter.
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Standard
Dillon
Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad Company
Barretts
Beaverhead
Indiana Man Boosts Marshall Boom for Democratic Nomination
Indianapolis businessman George M. Little reports a growing Indiana sentiment for Governor Thomas Marshall as the Democratic presidential candidate. He cites support from Senator Kerns Representative Moss and Thomas Taggart, plus Indiana’s strong delegation, and notes Marshall’s low profile and lack of entangling alliances. Out-of-state endorsements, notably Douglas County Nebraska, strengthen the bid while rival boomers in New Jersey Ohio Missouri face internal conflicts. Ex-Governor Hanley also praises Marshall’s administration as the boom expands.
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Marshall
George M. Little
Indianapolis
Butte
Hoosier
Champ Clark
Missouri
Marshal
Douglas County
Neb
Omaha
Harmon
Istte
Hanley
Hoosier State
Marshall Room
Pohndorf brothers deny seeking revenge in store assault case
Herbert Pohndorf and his brother Joseph deny they went to Charles Gallagher’s store to avenge a grocery bill judgment from a justice court. They say Herbert’s trip, ordered by attorney William Meyer, sought receipts and statements Gallagher allegedly kept after the trial. They claim Gallagher refused papers and that Joseph was attacked first, with a second man helping separate them.
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Herbert Pohndorf
Joseph Pohndorf
Charles Gallagher
Gallagher
Young Pohndorf
William Meyer
Pohndorf
University Club Meets Tonight to Elect Officers
Members gather in Judge Lynch's courtroom on West Granite Street at 8 PM to elect officers and discuss several important matters. The club reports booming growth with furniture ordered, gymnasium equipment arriving soon, and work starting today on new rooms at East Broadway.
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University Club
Judge Lynch
West Granite Street
East Broadway
Whong Man Accused in a Gambling Raid
H L Winchester is not proprietor of the cigar store at 8 South Main street. An arrest occurred on a charge that gambling was allowed there Saturday night. Winchester says he sold his interest long ago and was not running the place then. the new owner was arrested. An officer wrongly believed Winchester still held the store.
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H. L. Winchester
South Main Street
Winchester
Pearce
Weinberg's Season End Sale Opens This Morning
Weinberg's fashion shop in Butte opens at 9 o clock this morning for a season end sale. Everything in the store has been reduced and is expected to eclipse prior city sales as the stock for the summer season is cleared. The two days of rearranging and marking down precede the bargain event drawing ladies seeking high class apparel.
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Weinberg
Not Louise Baker of Joy Ride Episode
Louise Baker denies being the same Louise Baker linked to a joy ride incident. A hair dresser from Pennsylvania block insists she is a different person and asks friends and the public to note the distinction.
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Louise Baker
Pennsylvania
Miss Louise Baker
Former Ohio Politician Pleads Guilty to Forgery
Venice California August 6 D F Reynolds once president of Cleveland city council and who spoke before Santa Monica city council has pleaded guilty to forging Rapids Amusement company signatures on an $800 check drawn on the Bank of Venice He remains in jail with bail set at 5000 and awaits sentence by the superior court.
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Cal
D. F. Reynolds
Cleveland
Ohio
Santa Monica
Rapids Amusement Company
Suprior
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