Butte City Names M C Duffy Marshal After Kennedy Resigns
Mayor Murray reports J W Kennedy resigns as marshal and accepts payment. M C Duffy is unanimously confirmed as marshal street commissioner chief of fire department and health officer. Duffy reports three scarlet fever cases and one diphtheria case under quarantine.
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Murray
Walkerville
Hill City
J. W. Kennedy
Kennedy
M. C. Duffy
Northern Pacific Railroad
Butchertown
Collins
Judiciary Committee
Main Street
Hamilton
Chapin
Best of the Pistt Stories from the Rochester Herald
A local railway man, famed for humor, recalls a fishing misadventure told with modesty. He carries a beer bottle for heat, battles red ants and a blue red Fourth of July fly setup, shuns anger, and ends with a dramatic encounter with a four foot black snake before heading to a tavern for a 2:40 pace.
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The
Rochester Herald
Fish Basket Pranks End With A Snake In The Hotel
In a humorous scene a man investigates a fisherwoman’s basket as she hides a smile and urges him to pick a fish for the crowd. He pulls out a monstrous snake, causing the proprietor to flee and leave the room in shock while the narrator and the snake claim the hotel.
Firemen Die in Sea of Blazing Oil at Philadelphia Plant
In Philadelphia’s Point Breeze, a massive benzoine oil tank exploded during efforts to control a refinery fire. Three to four firemen died or were fatally burned. about 20 injured, with ten to twelve tanks already destroyed. The blaze caused ambulances and patrols to rush the wounded to hospitals. The total loss may reach half a million dollars.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Oil Refining Company
Point Breeze
Young Men's Institute in Session in San Francisco
The Mth grand council of the Pacific jurisdiction opens in San Francisco with a high mass at St Marys cathedral attended by delegates from Pacific coast councils. Mayor Phelan greets attendees as convention organizes and discusses renaming the institute to the Catholic Institute of America.
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San Francisco
Cal
Mth Grand Council
Pacific
Young Men's Institute
St. Mary's Cathedral
Pacific Coast
Institute Pioneer Hall
Phelan
Catholic Institute of America
Supreme Council of the Institute
Native Sons Hall
Receivers Appointed for Parkton and Chesapeake Lumber Firms
Charles E. Cochran seeks receiverships for Parkton Lumber Co. of Baltimore County and Chesapeake Lumber Co. of Baltimore City alleging insolvency from officer misconduct. Cochran, principal stockholder in both, denies fraud charges.
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Baltimore
Parkton Lumber Company
Baltimore County
Chesapeake Lumber Company
Charles E. Cochran
Cochran
State land sales interest rises in East inquiries
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Helena reports State Land Register Long receiving many inquiries from the East about upcoming state land sales. The first sale is set for Carban county on Sept 18 with readers seeking details on land types prices and terms.
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Standard
Helena
State Land Register
Carban County
To Test Fire Clay
Henry Leighow and Herbert Orr arrived from Pennsylvania to assess the fire clay works south of Great Falls. After surveys this morning they planned to employ about nine men and oversee operations to aim for financial success.
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Standard
Great Falls
Henry Leighow
Herbert Orr
Pennsylvania
Navy European squadron to rendezvous at Genoa Italy
The European squadron of American war vessels will rendezvous at Genoa Italy. The cruiser Chicago now at Southampton will proceed to Genoa to meet the cruiser Albany and the gun boat Nashville now at the Seychelles.
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Washington
Navy Department
Genoa
Italy
Chicago
Southampton
Albany
Nashville
Seychelles
Miner Dead After Fall at Jessie Mine Shaft
John Mustice a Jessie mine carpenter died after falling 20 feet while lining the shaft. Coroner to hold inquest. mate John Swanston missing. body removed to Richards undertaker. Wife and family away in Meaderville with England visit pending.
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John Mustice
Jessie
Richards’ Undertaking Rooms
John Swanston
Johnson
Justice
Richards
Eustice
Meaderville
England
Fort Morgan Battery Damages Reported After Storm
Washington reports from the War Department that the batteries at Fort Morgan below Mobile sustained very extensive damage from last week's storm.
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Washington
War Department
Fort Morgan
Mobile
Russian cruiser Varing sails to reinforcement in Pacific
The cruiser Varing, built in the United States for Russia, sailed yesterday from St. Petersburg to reinforce the Russian squadron in the Pacific.
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St. Petersburg
Varing
United States
Pacific
Death of Second Man From Mosquito Experiment
In Havana on August 19 a second man bitten by infected mosquitoes used in Dr Caldas's experiments died of yellow fever. The incident relates to the Brazilian expert's research and the fatal outcome underscores the risk involved in the trials.
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Havana
Caldas
Amalgamated official returns to Pittsburg with welcome
Assistant Secretary M E Tighe of the Amalgamated association arrived in Pittsburg and was greeted warmly by members. He refused to discuss the western situation until he files his report with President Shaffer.
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Pittsburg
M. E. Tighe
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Satow Threatens British Troop Withdrawal Over Chuchan Massacre
A Pekin dispatch to the Times reports Sir Ernest Satow told Chinese peace plenipotentiaries that Britain will reconsider plans to withdraw troops if the decrees punishing Chuchan massacre authors are not carried out promptly.
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London
Ernest Satow
Pekin
the Times
Great Britain
U S Minister Bryan Boards Cruiser Atlanta Off Brazil
Washington reports United States minister to Brazil Mr. Bryan has joined the cruiser Atlanta patrolling the Brazilian coast. Officials indicate the voyage is likely a pleasure trip combined with general inspection duties.
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Washington
United States
Brazil
Mr. Bryan
Atlanta
German Workmen's Insurance System Described
The Philadelphia Telegraph outlines Germany's state funded workmen's compensation program. It handles about 1,000,000 marks daily in medical care and family support. Sick workers receive treatment without payment concerns and injured earners gain compensation while the elderly poor retain household contribution through insurance.
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Philadelphia
Germany
Temperance Measure Aims Saloon Tea and Coffee Sale
New York legislature recently adjourned without passage a temperance bill requiring saloon keepers to offer tea, coffee, milk and chocolate alongside intoxicants. Proponents argued it would encourage temperance while opponents warned poor quality beverages could undermine the goal. England has trialed a similar plan in some saloons with notable success.
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Chicago Excelsior
New York
England
Stock Market Activity in First Half of Year
Public opinion reports 175,798,423 shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange in the first six months this year, compared with 47,460,000 shares a year earlier. Bond sales totaled 836,944.72 dollars versus 2,281,300 dollars in the same period of the prior year.
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New York Exchange
Steamer City of Golconda Sinks in Squall Near Paducah
A steamboat en route from Paducah to Elizabethtown struck by a sudden squall listed and sank in 10 feet of water six miles above Paducah. Sixteen to twenty deaths reported. Captain Bauer and Pilot Peck swam ashore to aid survivors. The Mary N. later reached Paducah with saved passengers. only one woman survivor identified as Mrs Hayden.
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Paducah
Golconda
Elizabethtown
Cromwell's Landing
Jesse Bauer
E& Peck
Bauer
P. Kk. Wooten
Quartermouse
Hampton
Peck
Mary N
Hayden
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Mike Duffy
Herbert E. Marcely
National Undertakers
Grand Forks
N. D
Y. M
Will
Jessie Mine
John Hustice
Mr. Tighe
Workmen's Insurance
Symons
Eton
Sea Island
India
Columbia
W. Park St. Butte, Mont
W. Park St Hutte, Mont
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