Brutal death on rails near Clinton shocks Missoula
F P Lejeune a rear brakeman on Northern Pacific was killed when struck and shredded along the Clinton railroad, with remains scattered for half a mile. Coroner Marsh leads inquest. watch stopped at 12 25, Lejeune 28 next Sunday, survived by wife and 3 year old daughter.
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Chicago
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Eagles Fly Till Sunday Morning
Eagles team action continues through Sunday morning with selection details pending and no final results announced.
Milwaukee Wins Conclave Balloting For Next Meeting
The Fraternal Order of Eagles finished officer balloting after an all night session in Denver. Milwaukee narrowly beat San Francisco to host the next gathering as W H Davis of Ohio is named grand worthy president and a slate of officers is announced. Kansas City drill team wins first prize with 92 of 100 points as by law revisions are set for discussion tomorrow.
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Mayor Dunne Arrested for Speeding in Evanston
Chicago mayor Daniel S. Dunne was arrested in Evanston for violating a city speed ordinance. Chauffeur Edward Eykes faced a $10 fine, and Dunne waited outside as the others appeared before the justice. The mayor later said he would pay any fines and asked about speed limits to avoid a future arrest.
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John Boyleston
Edward Eykes
Secrecy Rules Tokyo Cabinet Meeting Amid Portsmouth Talks
In Tokio on Aug 20 the cabinet met and adjourned at 1 pm. Premier Datsura later reported to the emperor and granted Sir Claude MacDonald a long interview about the Portsmouth peace conference. He then conferred with Terachi Yamamoto and the Chinese vice minister of foreign affairs before stating the foreign office will maintain secrecy pending conclusions.
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Datsura
Claude MacDonald
Portsmouth
Terachi
Marine Yamamoto
Foreign Office Today
Commander Seizes Russian Transport Australia at Kamchatka Harbor
Tokio reports the squadron commander seized the Russian transport Australia in Petropavlovsk harbor on August 13, capturing a vessel in Kamchatka. The incident follows ongoing carrier actions in the region and reflects heightened Allied pressure on Soviet trade routes.
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Kamchatka
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Petropavlovsk Harbor
Boycott Against American Goods Weakening in Shanghai
Shanghai reports that the boycott on American goods is weakening and the planned mission of former Minister Conger is seen as unnecessary and superfluous.
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Shanghai
Conger
Sawmill Worker Drowns in Hamilton Pond
Aug 20 Hamilton. Frank Hoein a mill employee drowned in the pond at the Anaconda company sawmills while swimming from floating logs. J J Newberry and J D Mathus tried to aid him but he sank. Coroner’s inquest returns verdict of accidental drowning. Hoein recently arrived in town with no known relatives or prior home.
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Hoein
Death Wields Its Bloody Arm Over Carload of Passengers
A B A L P freight wrecked a heavily loaded jumbo car from Columbia gardens last night in Butte. Eight people died seven identified and thirty plus injured are reported. Read list includes Maggie Harrington Mary O Keefe Maude Johnson Sadie Smith Vera Naughten J Pisher and Mrs Jacobs among others.
Injured passengers listed after car accident
Teresa Kottke and John Harvey among many hurt when a car overturned near Centerville. Victims taken to Murray Freunds hospital or St James hospital with back injuries, knee fracture, skull fracture, bruises, and cuts. Rescue crews used jackscrews and timbers to lift the wreck and free trapped passengers.
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Helena
Murray & Freund's Hospital
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Maryland
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Spokane
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Murray & Freund's
Harry Lindley
Murray
Goldberg Block
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Owsley Block
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Robert Dockstader
South Grant Street
Agnes Sullivan
East Galena Street
Joseph Kennedy
Fast Broadway
Tennie Brandis
South Main Street
St.James’ Hospital
James Cairns
West
Fremont
Gussie Hoff
Wisconsin
Fatal streetcar wreck shatters Utah avenue crowd
A massive streetcar known as the big jumbo collided with a freight engine at the B A P crossing on Utah avenue near the Great Northern depot. The crash crushed the overturned car beneath the freight while rescuers, police, and ambulances worked through the night to free and aid the trapped passengers. Conductor Fred Hinkle suffered a broken shoulder as crews lifted the wreck and ferried the injured to hospitals. The scene drew a large crowd and required ropes to keep onlookers back. (Continued on Page Four)
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Hennessy
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Curzon Resigns Minto Succeeds as Leader
Curzon resigns from the post and is replaced by Minto who takes over the leadership, with Kitchener noted in connection to the transition. The move signals a shift in the governing team and leadership responsibilities.
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Minto
Resignation of Curzon and India Army Plan Rift
The article reports Lord Curzon of Kedleston resigning as Viceroy of India on August 12 and the appointment of the Earl of Minto, amid bitter disagreements with Lord Kitchener and the Indian Office over army administration. Curzon cites lack of ministerial confidence and a policy he cannot carry out, while noting unresolved tensions with the government.
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India
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Brodrick
England
Quiet at Oyster Bay No News as to Peace
At Oyster Bay there is no news on peace negotiations. The president's effort to secure a peace conference outcome seemed near completion after yesterday's conference with Baron Rosen. The proposal now rests with the Russian envoys and possibly Emperor Nicholas, with no expected further visits before next Tuesday's conferee meeting.
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Baron Rosen
Nicholas
German East Africa Crisis Deepens as Imperial Navy Mobilizes
Berlin reports the governor of German East Africa telegraphs that the colony’s situation has worsened. The emperor orders two cruisers to sail immediately to East Africa to bolster defenses and respond to the developing crisis.
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German East Africa
East Africa
East 18 Aces Final Chance With Assured Lead
The East 18 team holds an assured edge and faces a single remaining opportunity to secure the event. Key players and the venue are unnamed in the fragment, but the push for victory centers on one decisive chance.
Peace conference at Portsmouth hangs on Russian response
Report from Portsmouth on the Russo Japanese peace talks. President Roosevelt's mediation shifts the decision from plenipotentiaries to leaders in St Petersburg and Tokyo. Russian pessimism grows while Japan firm on demands including Sakhalin and war costs. A final decision may come this week with delays possible.
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Tokio
St. Petersburg
Japan
Oyster Bay
Baron Komura
Takahira
Athos Fruit Steamer Reported Off Atlantic
News arrives that the Athos fruit steamer, overdue from Port Antonio to New York by ten days, was seen August 9 about 475 miles east of Jacksonville by a Dutch steamer. The vessel drifted slightly north and west of the August 8 sighting and remains helpless with disabled machinery.
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Athos
Port Antonio
Jacksonville
Peace prospects at Portsmouth and St Petersburg report
Doris Souverine reports that neither side showed demand for peace at Portsmouth and no offer from Japan or imploration from Russia. The dispatch notes the impasse shifts to St Petersburg and Tokyo with Vladivostok as a fortified naval port and questions about sending a Russian squadron to the Far East.
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Tokio
Vladivonetok
Sakhalin
Japan
Korea
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