Tourist mistook local park for Yellowstone in botanical misadventure
A stunned traveler laments being swindled after a misdirected trip from Livingston to a riverfront park across from Main Street. Manager Dean explains the mix up as locals and onlookers laugh at the mistaken Yellowstone illusion and the man heads to Gardiner to see the real park.
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The
Standard
Livingston
McLeod's Island Park
Yellowstone River
Main Street
Dean
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park
Gardiner
Charles Bowers
Wylie
Young Van Cleve Is Kicked by a Horse in Yellowstone
Paul Van Cleve Jr. was kicked in the face by a saddle horse while with his father's party near Fort Yellowstone. He suffered a broken nose and facial cuts and was attended by Dr. Alton, now in hospital care. The group, traveling from New York and Boston, used private conveyances and 15 to 20 saddle horses.
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Standard
Livingston
Paul van Cleve, Jr
Alton
Fort Yellowstone
van Cleve
Avingston
New York
Boston
Park Overland
Paul, Junior
Lion and trainer badly injured in circus attack
Clarksville Tennessee August 16 during a performance circus Charles Duncan of Louisville Kentucky lion trainer was seriously injured when the lion sprang at him and bit and crushed his left shoulder after he slipped and fell the animal was forced into a corner with hot irons and Duncan was rescued in a serious condition.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Charles Duncan
Louisville
Duncan
Vanderbilt Gives Yale Sheffield Dormitory One Million More
Frederick W. Vanderbilt donates another million dollars to Yale University’s Sheffield scientific school for a new dormitory. Groundbreaking is planned immediately, with design matching the previous Vanderbilt dormitory built last year. The site is College street between Byers and St Anthony halls. Vanderbilt, a Sheffield graduate of 1876, previously funded dormitories in memory of Cornelius Vanderbilt and William Henry Vanderbilt.
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New Haven
Conn
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
Cornelius Vanderbilt
College Street
Byers
St. Anthony Halls
William Henry
Chittenden
Bonding Firm Sought Change of Venue in County Shortage Case
County Attorney Stranahan filed suit against United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co of Baltimore seeking about 10 000 plus a 500 penalty over a shortage found after ex treasurer E W Burdick turned over office. The case involves 5 000 deposited with Jefferson Valley Trading Co bank and a request to move from district to federal court in Helena.
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Standard
Boulder
R. Stranahan
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Baltimore
E. W. Burdick
Jefferson Valley Trading Company
Whitehall
W. M. Fergus
Board of County Commissioners
Fergus
M. S. Gunn
Helena
District Court
United States Court of Helena
Sheriff confident in four men linked to Basin bank robbery
Boulder Aug 16 Sheriff A V Gibson reports strong evidence tying four men jailed to the Basin bank robbery. A knife bearing the name Max Jacobs East Helena and a revolver identified by Mr Johnson East Helena connect the suspects to the entry at Jacobs store and the theft.
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Standard
Boulder
A. V. Gibson
Basin Bank
Lewis and Clark County
Max Jacobs
East Helena
Mont
Johnson
Boulder editor F E Cornish returns from abroad trip
Special dispatch reports F E Cornish longtime editor publisher of the Boulder Age arriving home Monday night. He answers questions about his trip around the world and resumes editorial duties.
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Standard
Boulder
The
Boulder Age
Readable glimpse of a travel report in world cities
Mr. Cornish shares an engaging and pleasant journey through principal cities, noting the trip worthwhile and inviting others to consider similar travel.
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Cornish
Jefferson County Tax Levy Set by Board of Equalization
Jefferson County commissioners met as a board of equalization to fix this year’s assessment. State taxes 21 mills, state bounty 4, stock detention 144, stock indemnity 110, sheep inspection 4. County taxes 3 general, 2.5 contingent, 2 road, 2 general school, 0.5 county free high school. Basin fire 0.5, Whitehall fire 3.25 mills. County levy down 1 mill. Railroad tax 1,676,405. county 2,084,361. total 4,660,768, up 76,299. Railroad assessment down 19,021.
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Boulder
County Free High School
Basin Fire Department
Whitehall Fire Department
Bedside Justice Performs Alaska Bride Wedding
Justice of the Peace Bender rushed from bed at midnight to marry George Ross of Gardiner and Sophia Wichell. The bride, with a baby, arrived from Alaska on No 4, delayed by late trains, and the couple wed in Bender’s office with the groom overjoyed and tipping attendants. The newlyweds will reside in Gardiner.
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The
Standard
Livingston
Justice of the Peace
Bender
George Ross
Gardiner
Sophia Wichell
Alaska
Judge Bender
St George and Sophia
Mrs. Ross
Pretty Corvallis Wedding Unites Minnie O Bannon and Charles Price
In Corvallis on Monday at 5 am a wedding was held at the bride’s parents home. Minnie O Bannon wed Charles Price with Rev. William Cobleigh officiating. The couple left for the coast after a breakfast and warm congratulations.
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Corvallis
Minnie O'Bannon
Charles Price
James McDowell
William Cobleigh
Presbyterian Church
Mamie Summers
Mendelssohn
Ellen McDowell
Frank Price
Price
McDowell
Thomas’ Burroughs
Helen O'Bannon
Matilda Burroughs
Inez
Margaret
Jeanette Summers
Coast
Portland
Belcher Not Found After Sonoma Search
Honolulu reports police believe ex mayor W H Belcher of Paterson New Jersey is not among Sonoma passengers after search and passenger inspection.
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Honolulu
Sonoma
W. H. Belcher
Paterson
N. J
Dual Tariff Adopted as New War Cry at Conference
Chicago August 16 the national reciprocity conference opens with a shift to a maxi mum tariff policy enabling reciprocal trade via congressional action. Alvin Sanders chairs the executive committee and introduces the war cry while prominent leaders from across the country attend. Conrad Kohrs of Montana named to the resolutions committee.
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Chicago
United States
Congress
Alvin Sanders
Ilinois Theater
F. J. Hagenbarth
Idaho
8. H. Cowan
Texas
Eugene N. Foss
Boston
Conrad Kohrs
Montana
Ethan Allen Memorial Tower Dedicated in Burlington
Vermont marks Bennington battle anniversary with a memorial tower in Burlington. Vice President Fairbanks delivers the principal address with Secretary Hitchcock representing President Roosevelt. Gov. Bell of Vermont and Gov. McLane of New Hampshire also attend.
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Burlington
Vermont
Bennington
Ethan Allen
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Bell
McLane
New Hampshire
Moneyback dealer promises full neighborhood trade
A grocer offers a full moneyback guarantee on Schilling's Best products, returning customers’ money if they are not satisfied. The practice aims to boost trust and sales by covering purchases across the neighborhood.
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Schilling
New Officers Elected by the Mine Workers in Montana
At the United Mine Workers convention in Helena Montana district No 22 officers were elected led by John Morton of Stockett as president with Eewin Gildroy of Dietz as vice president James Morgan of Dietz as secretary treasurer and other posts filled. The wage scale committee will meet with operators next week to set the annual scale. The process has run without change in the past and last year negotiations extended for several days.
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Standard
Helena
United Mine Workers of America
John Morton
Stockett, Mont
Eewin Gildroy
Dietz
Wyo
James Morgan
Svert Wick
San Coulee
Tim Garrity
Belt
C. W. Peterson
Stockett
W. F. Jones
Sandy Toda
Sand Coulee
William Noble
Storrs
John Corcoran
Monarch
Montana
Father McCormack Thrown From Horse at Great Falls
Rev. Thomas McCormack rector of Fort Benton Catholic Church was thrown from a horse at Great Falls. He sustained a fracture of the base of the skull and remains in serious condition though doctors expect eventual recovery. He had been in the city three weeks and was riding to return to Fort Benton when the horse bucked.
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Standard
Great Falls
Thomas Mc Cormack
Fort Benton
Father McCormack
Contracts Awarded for Huntley Canal Work
Nick Hughes of Butte won the division 1 canal contract near Huntley in a bid opened two months ago. The interior secretary later reawarded the Hughes bid to Griffith and McDermott of Chicago, uniting divisions 1 2 8 for a 30 mile canal. Structures including the pumping station bridges and four steel sluice gates were awarded to W. D. Lovell of Minneapolis.
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Standard
Billings
Nick Hughes
Butte
Huntley
Secretary of the Interior
Hughes
Chicago
Griffith & McDermott
W. D. Lovell
Minneapolis
Articles of Incorporation Filed for Western Hardware and Cyanide Gold Mining
In Helena on Aug 16 articles filed by F B Connelly E E Sande M O Cedergren R E Cedergren and G F Burton establish Western Hardware with 20000 capital and Billings as principal office Also filed is Cyanide Gold Mining Company a Arizona firm capital 1250000 with W A Shaules Kendall Mont agent and W A Shaules and John R Cook listed as incorporators for Fergus county quartz claims.
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Standard
Helena
Western Hardware Company
F. B. Connelly
E. E. Sande
M. O. Cedergren
R. E. Cedergren
G. F. Burton
Cyanide Gold Mining Company
Arizona
W. A. Shaules
Kendall
Fergus County
W.A. Shaules
Mont
John R. Cook
Spokane
Fines for Gambling Raised in Billings Meeting
Billings city council discussed boosting penalties on gambling. Roulette fines would rise from 50 to 125 dollars with similar increases for other games. The mayor argues the move purely increases city revenue.
Jupiter's Seventh Satellite Reported Observed
San Jose August 16 observers at Lick Observatory report the seventh satellite of Jupiter discovered last March by Professor Perrine has been under observation for two weeks. Its diameter is estimated near 100 miles and its revolution period is six to eight months.
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San Jose
Cal
Perrine
Lick Observatory
Ice forms quarter inch thick near Great Falls
A morning bloom of ice reached a quarter inch on water at the Tilling Rast canal about five miles southeast of Great Falls. Many campers in the vicinity left as the afternoon train evacuated them to safety.
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Standard
Great Falls
Learned Vagrant Rouxel Sent to New York Workhouse
Charles Rouxel formerly a belles lettres professor at the University of Honduras was arrested as a vagrant in a park and sent to a New York workhouse for a month. He fled Honduras after revolution and credits near sightedness for his troubles, planning an appeal to French friends for aid.
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Charles Rouxel
University of Honduras
New York
Rouxel
Honduras
France
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