Butte Officer's Revolver Linked to Cash Robbery
J J Ross a swamper at Stromberg Mullins store East Park street was arrested by Detective Murphy on suspicion of robbing the cash drawer of about 26 dollars. A revolver holster and belt belonging to Captain Grant were found in Ross's possession. Ross faces two charges and awaits arraignment.
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Captain Grant
J. J. Ross
Murphy
Stromberge-Mullins Company
East Park Street
Ross
Grant
Stromberg-Mallins Company
Stromberg-Mullina Company
Holater
Rose
Deputies Pursue Rodgers After Jail Escape
Deputies chase Paddy Rodgers, one of six jail escapees, after a sighting in Centerville before 11 pm. A posse of nine sheriffs, joined by Joan W. Colling with a shotgun and eight revolvers, searched Centerville but found no trace of Rodgers.
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Sheriff's Office
Paddy Rodgers
Centerville
Rodgers
Joan W. Colling
Montana News In Brief From Great Falls To Billings
In Great Falls a special county commissioners meeting is set for Aug 22 at 10 am. The city of Great Falls reports its 1903 assessed property valuation at 6 809 618 with 146 432 assessed to railroads. In Helena the Trades and Labor assembly urges voting only for union label books. Wyoming sheep scab prompts dipping sheep. Utah and California inclusion noted. Montana’s George Knowles notes low scab risk. In Billings Peter Vegen donates several hundred dollars to Parmelee Billings Free Library for books. amount kept private. Further Billings item on J 63 Gotte’s reappointment is noted.
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Great Falls
Board of County Commissioners
W. D. Delphy
Lewis Koulswick
City of
County Board of Equalization
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Helena
Wyoming
Utah
California
Montana
Dor. M. E. Knowles
Billings
Peter Vegen
Yexen Bros
Parmelee Billings Free Library
Local Office Manager to Be Replaced by G W Haywood
Notices show changes at the Western Union Telegraph local office with G W Haywood succeeding the current manager. Jette to relocate to Marquette Michigan to command that office. Deputized witnesses summoned in a federal case in Havre. Air electric headlights added to Burlington passenger engines between Billings and Sheridan. Professor J V Gill resigns from Montana State College to join Millikan University as mechanical and electrical engineering professor.
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Tire
Western Union Telegraph Company
G. W. Haywood
Farge
Jette
Marquette
Mich
Billings
Burlington
Sheridan
Bozeman
W.werd
J. V. Ciill
State Agricultural College
Millikan University of Decatures
Gill
President Roosevelt Reviews Great Fleet of Battleships
President Roosevelt inspects a large fleet entering Penobscot Bay as summer maneuvers proceed Cairo. Distinguished guests including Admiral Dewey and Captain Brownson attend the review. Afterward the Mayflower returns to Oyster Bay while Rockefeller Jr arrives by special train for the Missouri Pacific event and plans to leave for Denver for a company meeting.
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Roosevelt
Penobscot Bay
Dewey
Caaptain Brownson
Moody
Chafee
Sanger
Barry
Dolphin
Thomas Lipton
Erin
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt, Miss Allenoosevelt
Broawnson
Pueblo
Cole
Aug Vie
John Dp
Rockefeller, Jr
Union Station
Kehler
C. Pp. & Lo Company
Rockefeller
Denver
Keene Harriman Interests Case Set For Hearing
In Cincinnati on August 17 reports of a withdrawal in the Talbot J. Taynor et al suit blocking Union Pacific voting at the Southern Pacific annual election were denied. The case was postponed only to announce a new hearing date.
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Cincinnati
Talbot J. Taynor
Union Pacific Company
Southern Pacific Railway
Keene and Harriman
Court docket and assignment approved for next month
A docket for the United States circuit court of appeals is set for next month and the assignment has received approval from counsel in the case.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Vesuvius Eruption Continues Two Weeks In Naples
Naples reports Vesuvius remains active after a two week eruption. Crater vents flames and smoke reach near 4,000 feet on moonless nights. Locals trust Saint Gen ner o will halt lava if it advances toward the city as lava streams pause at points near Pompeii and along the Olivio direction.
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Naples
Vesuvius
San Gennaro
Orolae
Oor
Point
Pompei
Humbert Trial Proceeds In French Court
Paris August 17 The Humbert trial focuses on the Humbert founded Insurance Concern and its collapse. Mme Therese Humbert testifies that securities tied to the Crawford inheritance of 100000000 francs will be presented in court tomorrow.
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Paris
Humbert
Humberts
Mme
Therese Humbert
Crawford
Carrie Nation jailed in Bayonne for disorderly conduct
Bayonne New Jersey August 17 Mrs Carrie Nation was jailed after shouting on a street corner drew a crowd and she struck pipes and cigarettes from male bystanders until four police officers took her into custody. The dispatch also notes unrest in Tien Tsin and Canton area with officials and violence affecting foreign consuls and rioters.
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Bayonne
N. J
Carrie Nation
Heronguing
Post Office Clarifies Mourning Stamp Request
The Washington Post notes requests for a mourning stamp on stationery. The Post Office Department cannot comply due to Universal Postal Union rules requiring green for the lowest value, red for domestic use, and blue for foreign mail.
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Washington Posthe Post Office
Universal Postal Union
Mourning Stamp Proposal Mulls Black 6-Cent Issue
The department finds it unwise to print a mourning stamp in red and black. A suggestion proposes issuing the 6 cent purple stamp in black so users may choose by paying one extra cent. Authorities may consider this option later.
Through the Graduates Eyes and Bill’s Influence
A rustic speaker celebrates graduation and the promise of wealth yet warns that ambition hinges on his son Bill. The narrator recalls past frugal means and reveals how Bill steered risk and enterprise, shaping a path from plain living to worldly gain as told in a Washington Star reminiscence.
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Bill
Washington Star
Two Men Assaulted in Mug Saloon as Slattery Held
Walter Sale lies unconscious after a blow from Jerry Slattery in the Mug saloon on East Park street. Thomas Donnelly was also rendered unconscious. Slattery was arrested after police learned Sale might be dying, while witnesses and the bartender offered conflicting accounts of the events at the coursing park origin.
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Jerry Slittery
Walter Sale
Slattery
East Park Street
Sale
Thomas Donnelly
Coursing Park
Michael Magee
Magee
Donnelly
Lynch
Akin
Bale
Decline in Presbyterian Ministry Candidates Evident in Scotland
At the general assembly in Scotland the drop in Presbyterian ministry hopefuls matched declines seen in England for holy orders. Divinity hall enrollment fell from 288 in 1888 to 97 in 1992, attributed to the era’s commercial activity impacting vocations.
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Scotland
England
Kaiser Wilhelm Steamship Kaiser Wilheln Employs Six Hundred Men
Report notes six hundred men are regularly employed on the new steamship Kaiser Wilheln as part of the rewoof project by Kean Liner.
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Kaiser Wilheln
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Pege Ones
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Standard
Tien Tsin
Peking Ree Farm
Shen Chien
Tien Tsif
Hong Kong
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Mamma Wéoy
Henpeck
PANEL
AL Ghratitide
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Plaiin Falls
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Yeflluek
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Welst
Yellek Medical Institute
N. E
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Montana Street
Bow Park
Parmesan
P. J. Brophy & CO
Main Street
Butte, Mont
Kean
Rewoof Duo
Afolger
Golden Gate
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