Mendicants in Butte Spar Over Charity and Begging
A Butte front page survey details beggars and wanderers in the city, from one‑man bands to disabled veterans and "freak" attractions. It notes public sympathy fading as beggars become persistent, abusive, or deceptive, and cites police action and local reactions to the tangle of charity, crime, and nuisance.
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Butte
Tin
Reynolds
Placer J
Jo Ther
Nad
Citzen
Biting Opinion on Beggars in Butte Sparks Debate
The text portrays beggars as nuisances and describes past assaults on a declining citizen. It argues that beggars should not be tolerated and calls for police action, suggesting they be shot to curb disturbances and protect citizens. The tone reflects harsh public sentiment and demands strict enforcement.
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Butte
Police
Northern Pacific Stock Case Echoes Witness Testimony
In a Northern Pacific directors hearing Aug 12 Walter Content of HL Content & Co testified his firm bought a 1 share certificate of Northern Pactite stock for Camille Weidenfeld to enable Power’s stockholder actions. He refused to name sellers, noting no direct or indirect funding of Power litigation. Other aides testified about loans and accounts, prompting adjournment requests as proceedings proceed.
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New York
Peter Power
Northern Pacific
Walter Content
H. Content & Co
Guthrie
Content
Camille Weidenfeld
Northern Pactite
George A. Lamb
Pets Power
Wer Power
Lamb
Content Waid
Ny 1
Hen Steyne
Weldenfelds
Elleworth J. Chapman
Securieties
Camille Anterd
Cha Pacific Railway
Content Patrick Terhune
HL Content & Co
Steyne
United States
Arseal
She's Had Seven Of Them New York Story
A New York report details Helen G Elliott once wife of Thomas Elliott facing alimony defeat while suing for separation. It traces multiple marriages under varied names and a 19th century sequence ending with a dramatic elopement and disputed paternity claims.
Most Peculiar Accident on Third Avenue Elevated
Two men, John Wolfert and John Coughlin, were repairing rails on the south bound track when a rivet hammer struck by Coughlin exploded due to an electrical current. Coughlin was thrown, burned, and clothing burned. Wolfert was also shocked and thrown several feet. The hammer is missing, and police note the current's force melted wood and scorched clothing.
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New Sur
Third Avenue
Manhattan
John Wolfert
John Coughlin
Coughlin
Wolfert
Cough
Welfer
Coulis
Hub slang and purist aim in a tense exchange
Fragmentary dialogue shows a gentleman from the Hub defending pure English while a rival mocks slang. The exchange hints at tensions over language and identity in a newsroom or meeting context, with references to a gun and a pug as colorful, symbolic images.
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Chuck
No Deaths in Feud Deepens in Pike Township
A Pike township feud escalates with threats and property destruction. The Walton family, including senior Thomas Walton and his wife, faced an incident last spring when intruders entered their Lebanon cottage, piling furniture into the road. A warrant led to Thomas Walton’s arrest as legal action unfolds.
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Pike Township
Lebanon
Thomas
Walton
St. Bringing
Sen Vr
Thomas Walton
Exty Wearner Dialogue Sparks Goats and Milk Quip
A quirky exchange unfolds between a stern farmer and a city debutante over dairy matters. The milk maid remains briefly silent as the exchange leans toward a playful misunderstanding about where buttermilk comes from and the goat’s gaze. the scene mixes rural sternness with urban wit.
Eight Year Old Heroine Rescues Brother From Erie Canal
In Rochester, August 18, a brave eight year old girl leaped into the Erie canal to save her drowning younger brother Richard Drake after he fell from a canal boat. She grabbed his clothing and swam toward shore until canal driver Andrews pulled both to safety, despite injuries. Their father is Capt. Henry Drake, a Buffalo canal man.
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Rochester
Dicky
Richard Drake
Erie Canal
Sasist Andrews
von i Uahter
Henry Drake
Canal
Buffalo
Remarriage Brings Peace After Court Split
In Indianapolis on August 1 Mrs. Fred J. Scholz and her former husband reconciled in a remarriage arranged by Judge Leathers after a year apart. A prior divorce was entered, a settlement on the marital claim reached outside court, with Mrs. Scholz receiving $1000 and property. Scholz, a former state official, had been ill, and friends aided the reconciliation. The ceremony was private at the Lieber home with no guests beyond the principals. The couple then left for an extended Western tour.
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Indianapaolis
Ind
Fred J. Scholz
Albert Lieber
Leathers
Mra
Mitre
Scholz
Schola
Evansville
Columbia
Death by own action blamed on police forces
Springfield reports Homer Seckford charged with shooting and killing a widow and a woman named Gebauer. Seckford, confined in a padded cell, started a bed-clothes fire and hurled objects at guards. Deputies and a sheriff recaptured him after chaos in the jail. A separate note from Delaware County details a sheriff halting a Radner wedding by telephone to stop the ceremony between Waltham Miller and Rosa Ashwood. In Carbondale a woman was bitten by a copperhead as she rose from bed.
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Springfield
Ohio
Homer Seckford
Susan Fleck
William Gebauer
Ne Street
Seckford
Ess
Gregory
Rupert
Delaware
Waltham Miller
Rosa Ashwood
Copperhead Bite Sparks Pursuit After Nighttime Assault
Mrs Keefe was bitten on the left ankle while at home and, as she woke in darkness, called for her husband who killed the copperhead. Robbers looted the place and escaped. a posse searched the area with Sheriff Bradford and deputies following the trail of the trio.
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Ember
Teaouetter
Panton
Sheri
Four wives and a husband in Marion tale of elopement
Marion Indiana reports a case of four women claiming to be married to one man John Brandan a Lima Ohio born contractor now missing after recent indiscretions. Detectives are on the trail while a jail escape and a drug store robbery in Upland unfold in the same brief dispatch.
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Marion
Ind
Yrang Momen
Mediana
Illinois
John Trandan
John Brandan
Lima
Ohio
Aband Mia c
Lafayette
Spangler
Man knocked down by locomotive survives three accidents
Dull of Harrisburg Pa has been struck thrice by a locomotive engine and survives each incident. He lost his arm in an early crash and was treated at Harrisburg hospital. A 20 year railroad employee, he was promoted after the Altoona accident and later suffered severe injuries but is expected to recover with no broken bones. Some railroaders call his life charmed.
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Hammons
Ais
Charles Payunk
Stavelock
West Haimond
Mra
Page Bigwide
Han
Hammond
Hal Wes
Policook
Vestel
West Hammon
New York Journal
Emery” Dull
Harrisburg
Dull
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ung
Altoona
Speech Pledges Shape South Carolina Campaigns
Political candidates endure a grueling state tour in South Carolina. They must deliver speeches at every courthouse, across broiling days with temperatures soaring to 100 to 120 degrees, for three weeks. The state executive committee orders the pace until August and the public semi-finals determine who reaches the September finals.
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Palmetto
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