Youth Minstrel Canvasmen Face Assault Charge
Fargo youth Jesse Pactnell 17 says he was beaten by canvasmen James Flynn and M C Crookston after a work accident at a Beach and Bowers tent. Pactnell alleges the men, drinking and irate, struck him for an alleged canvas damage and he seeks $18 owed after three weeks’ labor. They appear before Judge Boyle to answer the assault charge.
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James Flynn
M. C. Crookston
Bowers
Judge Boyle
Murphy
Jesse Pactnell
N. D
Fargo
Pactneil
Canvas Gang
Diamond Porphyry
Flynn
Crookston
Pactnell
Butte Briefs Highlight Visiting Notables and Lodge News
In Butte today and yesterday numerous visitors from Helena Missoula Great Falls and other towns were registered at Finlen and Thornton hotels. Notable attendees include H M Caster and J Hogan from Poplar and R A Scobey from Poplar who seek grand master and grand lodge roles at the A O U W session. Mayor and Mrs Duncan of Pony arrive to represent Pony lodge. Pony lodge now has 42 members.
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T. M. Stephenson
Missoula
Thornton
EK. E. Edwards
Gibbonaville
Idaho
Butte
Dora Lange
Helena
Laviuer Marshall
Pony
C. S. Haire
William Caldwell
George I’. Waddell
Anaconda
G. C. Rector
Deer Lodge
Cc. O. Armstrong
N. O'Brien
Great Falls
Finlen
R. H. Howey
Mr. Howey
Duncan
Pony Lodge
Pony Lodge of Workmen
No trace of the money yet in Fordsville heist
Adams Express officials from St Louis head to Fordsville to chase the $28,000 Boamer says he shipped from Deanville. No sign of the funds or their location as a lineman reports wiring already cut under the table in the Deanville office.
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Owensboro
Adams Express Company
St. Louis
Fordsville
Boamer
Deanville
Boy Fractured Jaw After Horse Kick at Nine Mile Stable
Clayton Davidson seven years old son of R M Davidson of Davidson Grocery company was found unconscious with a severely fractured jaw near a horse in a stable at the family summer home near the Nine Mile house. He was taken to Murray Freund hospital in serious condition but expected to recover.
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Clayton
R. M. Davidson
Davidson Grocery Company
Mr. Davidson
Young Davidson
Murray & Freund Hospital
Dr. Hammond
Butte
May Be Kind Wins 24 Day Open Stake at Coursing Park
Surprises marked the West Side park event as May Be Kind a two year old female hound upset the talent at short odds. Purchased recently by Joseph H. Gerson from a California fancier she defeated top entries including Dexter R Imp Spring Fred Freedom and Grafton in the final after a long chase. Match races also produced wins for Butte Girl over Butte Boy Jesse H over Nigger and Black Monarch over Silversmith in cold raw weather.
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West Side Park
Butte
Kind
Joseph H. Gerson
California
Dexter R
Imp. Spring
Fred Freedom
Sarah
Grafton
Butte Girl
Butte Boy
Jesse H
Black Monarch
Silversmith
Might
Keen
Lady Newark
Queen Moe
Montana
Jack
Glencoe
Sara
Gold Standard
Jersey
Lily
Jack Romney
Imp
Spring
Dartmoor Dan
Dexter B
Scotch Reel
Pat Freedom
Lady Bug
Dorothy Fell
Isis
Charlie Prince
Lady Gayety
Queen Moo
Might-Be-Keen
Montana Jack
Jersey Lily
Dorothy Bell
Might-Abe-Keen
May-Be-Kind
Old Man Breen Killed by Northern Pacific Train
Patrick Breen, about 60, dies after jumping from an eastbound Northern Pacific train at the depot in Butte. He slipped backward between platform and rails as a wheel struck his head, ending instantly. Coroner will hold inquest Tuesday. $15 found on him. son Harry later located at Silver Bow No. 8 mine.
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Patrick Breen
Northern Pacific
North Coast Limited
Breen
Johnson
Tachell Undertaking
Dakota Street
Harry Breen
Silver Bow No. 8
Leib
George Haviland
Butte
Storm Rips Georgia. Deaths, Destruction Reported
A severe electrical storm with strong winds devastated southern Georgia. A roundhouse and a dwelling were destroyed, one man killed. Lightning damaged the Harlow Baptist church and academy, and Swannsboro saw a building struck and burned. Early cotton openers were ruined, causing heavy losses.
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Savannah
Georgia
Harlow
Academy
Swannsboro
Train Collision Kills Engineer in Nevada Yard
Westbound passenger train No. 3 crashed into a helper in Wadsworth yards just after midnight. Both locomotives were badly damaged and engineer Frank Nolan was killed. Traffic was blocked for several hours.
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Salt Lake City
The
Herald
Wadsworth
Nev
Frank Nolan
George M. Hopkins Dies in Cheshire at 60
George M. Hopkins 60 of New York City died in Cheshire from uraemic poisoning. He was a member of the staff of the Scientific American and a noted writer on scientific subjects.
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Cheshire
Mass
George M. Hopkins
New York City
Hopkins
The
Scientific American
Nebraska Basks Under Record Heat Across State
Lincoln Nebraska August 17 temperatures reached 96 to 102 degrees the hottest day of the year with hot winds. Fairbury recorded six hours of extreme heat with winds increasing the discomfort across the region.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Fairbury
Train Crew Unaware of Rider Breen Before Accident
Eyewitness says Breen rode on the step of a coach and the crew did not know until cries revealed a man beneath the wheels. The incident prompted emergency response and an investigation into the train’s safety practices.
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Breen
Bible Serial Planned by Assumption Weekly Editor
Carleton F. Hodge of the Assumption Weekly Independent announces a Bible serialized in his paper. He argues printing in a newspaper will broaden readership and serve as a liberal education, challenging readers to digest passages weekly over decades. He notes mixed ministerial reactions and asserts the project aims to attract both religious and general readers without casting the Bible as mere fiction.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Carleton F. Hodge
Assumption Weekly Independent
Hodge
Independent
de' Po'lcy
Jenks and Akers Bury Feud Over Farm Dispute
Conversation from the Catholic Standard shows Jenks and farmer Akers discussing a farm dispute. Akers says lawyers settled the matter on their farms, with Jenks questioning the settlement. The dialogue suggests no public confrontation remains.
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Jenks
Pele
Farmer Akers
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Main Street
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Jesse Pactnelis
C. Crookston
Butte Briefs
J. M. Falk
R. J. Holland
PE. H. Stiefel
Belgrade
Alice Huson
WU Sais
Foulard Silks
Liberty Satin
Ball Bros
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Gurney
Rick
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Cer
Nine Mile House
Hennessy’s
Canning FE. Marden
New York
Boston
Moon
le Ee
YOUNG
Joseph Gersen
Coursing Park
Carl
Northern Pacific Depot
Leaves
Ilinois
Ita
Monte Carlo
Knox
Riley-Dwyer Liquor Co
Butte, Trontana
John Gund Brewing Co
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