Butte Building Dig Threatens Butler House
Clark plans a new West Broadway building for his Butte newspaper. blasting and deep excavation threaten the adjacent Butler house owned by State Savings Bank. The bank seeks an injunction as Cassie Shaver, the tenant, claims interference with work and threats of violence. Judge Clancey issued a temporary restraining order with a hearing set for August 27.
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W. A. Clark
Butte
West Broadway
Butler House
Clark
State Savings Bank
Cassie Shaver
District Court
Mrs. Shaver
Bank
Sierra Nevada Mining wins Cedar Hill mining suit
In Virginia City Nevada the Sierra Nevada Mining company defeats the Charles Consolidated company in a ground title action on Cedar Hill. Jury verdict after short deliberation is unanimous for Sierra Nevada.
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Virginia City
Nev
Sierra Nevada Mining Company
Charles Consolidated Company
Cedar Hill
Sierra Nevada Company
Professor Barr to Examine Great Falls Water Plant
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Great Falls dated Aug 20. Professor J H Barr head of the mechanical and engineering department at Cornell college is in Montana testing steam and hydraulic plant efficiency for the Amalgamated company in Butte Anaconda and Great Falls. He was to visit Anaconda this evening and may return to Great Falls to complete the examination of capacity and efficiency.
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Great Falls
J. H. Barr
Cornell College
Amalgamated Company
Butte
Anaconda
The
Water Commission
Barr
Examination Ahead of College Fall Term Return
The report notes a necessary examination before the individual’s return for the college fall term opening. The context suggests preparations around enrollment and health clearance as the term resumes.
Thomas Donahue Dies In Runaway Tragedy Near Kibbey
Thomas Donahue 48, a Government coulee ranch employee, was killed in a runaway near Kibbey when a wagon with a frightened team crushed his ribs and limbs. Frank Clone was with him. Judge Lee investigated. Donahue, a five year employee and member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was buried in Belt.
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Great Falls
Thomas Donahue
Kibbey
Donahue
Frank Clone
Judge Lee
Belt
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Tennessee Marble Declared Superior Building Stone
Henry V. Maxwell extols Tennessee marble in the Mining and Metallurgical Journal, praising its strength, low absorption, variety of colors, and durability under frost and staining. He notes vast deposits in Tennessee, with 1896 production valued at $369,277, and forecasts ongoing quarry activity and a booming industry.
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Henry V. Maxwell
Mining and Metallurgical Journal
Tennessee
United States
Unclear Financial Figures From An 1895 Report
The report notes that the year's output will exceed 1895 but states that no figures beyond the mentioned values are obtainable. The statement relies on incomplete data and hints at missing quantitative details.
Tragedy and Pigeons at Dearborn Street Fire
A Chicago inter Ocean piece describes four women perishing in a Dearborn Street blaze witnessed by onlookers as pigeons at a ruined cornice nest mourn their three burned offspring. The mother bird stays through the night atop the wrecked building while the father returns briefly before the dawn. Later, a Detroit Journal recounts a ship sinking scare as sailors panic at closed bulkheads, shouting Sauve qui peut.
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Chicago
Erent
Detroit Journal
Quizzell Exchange Sparks Laughs Over Lucky Finds
In a lighthearted Detroit Free Press quizzical exchange, two contestants joke about finding money. One player recalls a dollar bill and ten cents last week, the other boasts daily finds, while a zingy remark closes the short banter.
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Detroit Free Press
Fraud Scams and Hidden Safeguards in Insurance
The Chicago Chronicle outlines how some frauds attempt to steal insurance funds by substituting a corpse with fake proofs of death. Experts describe strict lodge checks, death verification, and auditing gaps that once allowed schemes but now thwart most attempts.
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Chicago Chronicle
O'Grady
The McKinley Ancestry Traced Through Annie McKinlays
A letter from Annie Collander in January 1900 discusses a genealogy tracing President McKinley’s line to the Annie McKinlays of Braemar and St Bride’s churchyard. It notes Macduff, Macintoshes, and the McKinlays’ emigration to America, with references to James the Trooper, Keir, and family ties to Canada and New Zealand. The author, Robert McLaren, remarks on likeness to the president’s father and includes a photo of St Bride churchyard.
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Macdal
Macbeth
Scotland
United States
Annie, Collander
William McKinley
McKinley
Robert P. Porter
Annie
Macduff
Thane
Fife
Edward A. Claypool
Chicago
Malcolm IV
Mac-an-toisc
Farquharsons
Farquhar
MacIntosh
Braemar
Aberdeenshire
Macdu
Finlay Mor
William
James VI
Ford of the Deer
Jann
Donald
John
Lei
James
Annie” MecKinlays
Ireland
America
Porter
McKinlay
McKinleys
Stirlings
Keir
St. Bride's
Leny
Annie McKinlays
John McKinlay
Elizabeth Ferguson
Gust
Isle
Canada
2D Highlanders
Quatre-Bra
New Zealand
Robert McLaren
Stank
Ben Ledi
McKinlays
Michigan
Ontario
Bride's
Walter Scott
Norman
Mary of Tombea
Tombea
Joan McKinlay
Stirling of Keir
Prince Charlie
Robert McLarf
Werth
Beotland
Jamhb Todd
J. P
Thomas Ritchie J. Allander
Youngling to Marry Widow Henpeck in Brooklyn Life
Brooklyn Life notes a romance as a young man plans marriage to widow Henpeck. The widow is described as twice his age, prompting comic acknowledgment that he will age quickly around the wedding. The item captures neighborhood chatter about a surprising union in a humorous tone.
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Brooklyn
Henpeck
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Nevada
Oregon
Valley Oregon
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Mendovino
Walde
New York
Washington
M’kinley
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