Girl Beaten to Smoke Opium in Bonner Block Room
Alma Clark of Sue Colorado Street said Edward O Day 25 forced her to smoke opium after luring her to a Bonner block room. She cried under questioning and said he beat and kicked her when she refused. Detectives planned to file white slavery charges while O Day remains in custody on disturbance charges. Officers found an opium smoking outfit and arrested Z C Murray 25 and Harry Mullerey 23 for smoking opium.
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Alma Clark
Sue Colorado Street
Bonner Block
Edward O'Day
Day
White Savery
O'Day
Clark
van Orden
Gilbert
Ney
Z. C. Murray
Harry Mullerey
Insane Man Arrested After Attempted Killing
Quinn Kelly a 45 year old man was jailed on insanity charges after attempting to kill John L Sullivan's brother at 450 East Broadway. He had been released from a Utah insane asylum a year ago and is to be examined by authorities.
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Quinn Kelly
Kely
Utah
John L. Sullivan
East Broadway
Sulivan
Kelly
Sullivan
Clampitt Held After Knife Charge Claim Emerges
Frank Clampitt and Fred Martin appeared in county court with conflicting stories about Martin’s injury. Clampitt says Martin, drunk, fell and injured his arm. Martin accuses Clampitt of cutting him. Doctor Horst saw a bullet-like wound and authorities planned further investigation. Martin was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Clampitt
Fred Martin
Police Cour
Martin
Clampitt
Horst
Lazy husband law victim Bedford to be prosecuted
Seattle Aug 7 Louis I R Bedford secretary treasurer of the Young Men's State democratic league of Washington was arrested at league headquarters under the lazy husband law on his wife's complaint He will be prosecuted even if his wife fails to appear in court Justice Brown said a bench warrant would be served if she does not appear Bedford a longtime Tacoma Seattle political figure and candidate for appointment to the wardenship of McNeil's Island federal prison faced the case amid his earlier public statements that his wife's complaint had been withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Louis IR. Bedford
Young Men's State Democratic League of Washington
League
Justice of the Peace
Fred C. Brown
Bedford
Brown
McNeil's Island Federal Prison
Tacoma
Responds to Jeers by Taking Dangerous Ride
Henri de La roche a 26 year old expert mechanician and former Greek king’s chauffeur lies in a hospital after an airplane accident at an Omaha aviation exhibition. He attempted an ascent after taunts, rose to about 30 feet, lost control, and crashed, breaking both legs and three ribs with internal injuries. He was known in automobile racing circles years ago.
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Omaha
Neb
Henri de Laroche
Greece
Laroche
Harris Named State Printer After Duniway's Death
In Portland on August 7 Governor West appointed R A Harris, longtime governor’s printing expert, as state printer to succeed the late Willis Scott Duniway. The $4,000 yearly post follows Duniway's funeral, with state officials attending from Salem as capitol flags fly at half mast. The British meteorological office now operates a weather station for aviators and forecasts.
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Portland
Ore
R. A. Harris
West
Willis Scott Duniway
Minister Pleads Guilty Over Obscene Note Case
Rev. Robert H. Reed a 45 year old Methodist pastor from McLeary Washington pled guilty before a U S commissioner to sending obscene material through the mails He admitted wrongdoing while claiming pure motives The letters were sent to a former Reed household employee in Durand Wisconsin Reed recently returned from a Mount Tacoma camping trip with boy scouts he led
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Tacoma
Wash
Robert H. Reed
McLeary
United States
Durand
Wis
Reed
Mount Tacoma
Boy Scouts
Remarkable German Accident Reported by Leslie's
From Leslie's comes a striking item about a German incident last month. A large touring car sped along a tree lined boulevard when flocks of sparrows surged across the road in front of the vehicle causing a dramatic disturbance and sudden stop.
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Leslie
Germany
Sparrows Trigger Car Crash and Driver Injury
A group of boys fired at birds with lyingshots in trees. A sparrow struck the driver in the face, causing the car to lurch into a ditch, crash through a telegraph pole, and crash into a hay stack. The driver suffered eye injuries while others escaped unharmed.
Raincoats Cleanup Sale at Bouchers on West Park Street
Ad announces men’s rain-proof gaberdine coats priced at $8.65 for cleanup from $15. Readthis. Also notes Missouri mines produced nearly $35,000 worth of zinc and lead in 1912.
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Boucher's
West Park Street
Missouri
Modern dress adopted for the luring of men
In Los Angeles on August 7 the Seventh Day Adventist conference heard Rev. I. W. Evans declare he would charge a girl with contributing to a man’s delinquency if a judge faced a suit over a man’s seduction. He argued women’s adoption of the slit skirt and X ray dress is deliberate to lure men, and would exonerate the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Conference of the
Seventh-Day Adventists
I. W. Evans
Eagle snatches child near Ander Forest
In Geneva on August 7 a giant eagle carried off a 4 year old child while playing near Ander. First responders pursued the case but found no trace of the bird or the child despite a large hunter effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Ander
Red Cross Car to Visit Butte Next Weekend
A telegram to W H Merriman of the Northern Pacific announced the Red Cross car, led by Dr Shields, will arrive in Butte at noon on Saturday Aug 9 and stay until the evening of Sunday Aug 10 Lectures by Dr Shields are planned to promote the society's work worldwide.
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W. H. Merriman
Northern Pacific
Red Cross
Shields
Butte
Red Cross Society
Meyer Hosts Lunch aboard Hohenzollern in Swinemuende
George Von L. Meyer once American secretary of the navy was the emperor's guest at a luncheon today aboard the imperial yacht Hohenzollern in Swinemuende Germany.
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Swinemuende
Germany
George von L. Meyer
Hohenzollern
Unknown British Flags Among Annapolis Trophy Trophies
At the naval academy trophy hall a pair of unidentified British flags dated to the War of 1812 era are displayed beside known relics. One jack marked Avon and a ship ensign Beresford bear uncertain British provenance, while an 814 flag with blue field white numerals framed in red hints at Moorish pirate era battles. The origin of the “house flag” remains unknown.
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Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Beresford
The
Christian Herald
New Fireplace Design Heats Room From All Sides
A Californian inventor unveils a fireplace with heat radiating evenly in all directions. The grate is supported by steel columns rising above the chimney, a novel construction aimed at improved warmth distribution.
Polygamy Declared a Felony in England and U S Law
The text notes that polygamy was declared a felony in England in 1604 and that the United States made plurality marriages unlawful in 1866 through congressional action.
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England
United States
Milk adulterers found with formaldehyde in county case
The county attorney pressed charges against Louis P. Reekes and George and Peter Buller for selling milk containing formaldehyde. The court found them guilty and fined each $5, with notices of appeal filed. The judge lamented the dangerous conditions in Butte and linked contamination to miners, whiskey risks, and poison in meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis P. Reekes
South Man Street
George
Peter Buller
East Park Street
Justice Kerrigan
Butte
Butte Briefs Show Travel and Parish News
Ray Cathcart returned to Butte yesterday from Helena where he was on a business trip. Dughie Cummings and Howard Antrim left yesterday for Missoula to attend the Elks carnival. Father Batens at St. Lawrence church learned Father Joyce of Boulder had arrived in Buffalo after his mother died. Father Joyce, formerly assistant pastor at St. Lawrence, left for home Monday night.
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Ray Cathcart
Butte
Helena
Dughie Cummings
Howard Antrim
Missoula
Father Batens
St. Lawrence Church
Father Joyce
Boulder
Buffalo
N. Y
Race Track Sequel Accuses Butler of Assault on Owner
A. K. Maropolous, owner of Argonese who finished eighth in race three, swore to a complaint charging Butler with third degree assault after Argonese was allegedly pulled and Maropolous hit with a beer bottle near the track. The incident occurred before a race at a location with no boarding house.
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A. K. Maropolous
Argonese
Butler
Marapolous
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