Death notices and fever report from New Orleans
New Orleans daily update shows 54 new cases and 219 total deaths with 1 556 cases to date 312 under treatment and 352 foci. Quarantine dullness noted, new foci may indicate slow fever extension above Canal street. Rock salt bought to sterilize gutters, arsenic talk persists but authorities oppose testing. Dr Leach of Minnesota criticized while his hotel crowds are exaggerated.
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Canal Street
St. Bernard Parish
Mereaux
Leach
Minnesota
Burglars Blow Open Safe at Belgrade Power Office
Belgrade police report burglars blew the safe door off with dynamite at the Power company store last night. They took about 165 dollars in cash and a few notes and papers. The explosion wrecked the safe and drove its door across the room. no suspects are in custody and the thieves appear to have escaped.
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Belgrade
Power Company
Clark Heads to Paris After Health Operation
Senator W. A. Clark of Montana, recovering from surgery, sails today on the Baltic for Paris and plans to stay several weeks.
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New York
W. A. Clark
Montana
Baltic
Paris
Loomis Returns to State Secretary Post in Washington
Assistant Secretary Loomis resumed duties as acting secretary of state in Washington today and will stay several days at the department.
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Washington
Loomis
Department
Pacific states seek united Pacific commerce body
Rufus P Jennings urged closer ties among Pacific states commercial bodies during visits to Seattle and Tacoma. A Seattle Chamber committee will join Portland’s to form a central state organization for Washington and coordination with Oregon California Idaho Nevada Utah and Arizona. Joint efforts aim to boost publicity conventions and western public improvements.
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American Medical Society
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Christian Endeavor Convention
Los Angeles
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Montana Federation of Labor Moves to Eliminate Socialist Clause
At Great Falls on August 23 the Montana Federation of Labor voted 53 to 47 to strike article 12 from its constitution which called for lawful collective ownership of all means of production and distribution. Two committee reports were debated with advocates on both sides, and action on chartering new affiliates was left undecided.
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Great Falls
Montana Federation of Labor Convention
Fairgrieve
Malcolm Gillis
Butte Stationary Engineers’ Union
Haggerty
Mill and Smelter Men's Union
Federation
Two-Year-Old Wethers Sell at High Prices in Chicago Market
In Billings on August 23 the Custer Sheep company sold 11 500 head of two year old wethers to Fred Klink of Denver at 4 10 per head totaling 47 500. Delivery set for September 1 at Peritsa on the Burlington road. George Mitchell bought 2 700 head of yearling sheep at 3 50 per head from Fraser Bros. The market, per sheepmen, is at its best, with Klink previously profiting 11 000 on Snowdows stock.
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Billings
Montana
Custer Sheep Company
M. F. Trask
Fred Klink
Denver
Klink
Chicago
Peritsa
Burlington Road
Custer Company
Oscar Stephens
Fergus County
George Mitchell
Cody
Wyo
Fraser Bros
Snndow Company
Neidringhaus brothers establish Missouri River ranch near Blackmon
The Neidringhaus brothers, formerly of the NN outfit, have set up a new ranch on the Missouri River at Blackmon employing nine men. They own 2,000 cattle to be rough fed, plan alfalfa is expected to cover winter needs, and have installed a 100-horsepower engine with pumps for irrigation. They own two sawmills and have bought Hancock Bros. and Lee Warren ranches in recent deals. A civil engineer maps irrigation ditches for the firm.
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Miles City
Neidringhaus Brothers
NN Outfit
Missouri River
Blackmon
Fort Peck
Hancock Bros
Lee Warren
T. L. Blackmon
Billings Burglary Suspect Bound Over to District Court
William Milan was caught breaking into Yegen Bros. store by Sheriff Adams last Friday night. He was arraigned in Justice Mann's court, waived preliminary examination, and was bound over to district court in $750 bail, which he could not meet.
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Billings
William Milan
Yegen Bros
Adams
Boy Messenger Bitten by Vicious Dog in Billings
Billings on August 23 a messenger boy named John Holly was dragged from his bicycle and severely bitten by a vicious dog. His condition is described as serious.
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Billings
John Holly
Man Sues Rail Line Over Alpine Ordeal After Being Put Off
John C. Runkle files a $25,000 damages suit against Northern Pacific Railway in U S court alleging removal from a Seattle to Butte train at Welsh's spur left him lost in Silver Bow mountains for seven days in April He suffered frostbite dehydration and insanity fear and seeks compensation based on permanent injuries and age 68
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Helena
John C. Runkle
United States
Silver Bow County
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Maury and
Hogewall
Runkle
Seattle
Butte
Welsh's Spur
Protestant Churches Criticised by Morgan
Rev Dr G Campbell Morgan, in East Northfield, Mass, denounces American Protestant churches as social clubs lacking spiritual drive. He urges more God, less dress and status, and a return to the old fire and spirit before sailing to Europe.
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New York
G. Campbell Morgan
Dwight L. Moody
East Northfield
Mass
Europe
Baltic
Morgan
Hobo Sentenced to 60 Days for Theft
Billings August 23 Fred Butler a hobo was jailed for 60 days after stealing a bundle of clothes from ranchman Fred Hall. The case highlights ongoing rural crime in the area.
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Standard
Billings
Fred Butler
Fred Hall
Cruel Murder Deep Mystery of Innocent Woman
A violent murder case unfolds with emphasis on a woman’s death and the pursuing investigation. Authorities seek clues, while sensational headlines heighten public interest in the suspected crime and its elusive details.
Suspect Bracey Held After Mrs Mize Murder In Chicago
Two hotel maids identify William Bracey, a former Hotel Holland waiter, as following Mrs Mize and her companion before the Washington avenue shooting. Bracey, a light skinned colored man, denies involvement while police keep the case open as a hold up killing.
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Effie Mize
Washington Avenue
William Bracey
Bracey
Holland
Nora O'Hara
Nellie Curran
del Prado
Stole Deputy's Gun and Horseking a Sheriff’s Stunt in Lewistown
Deputy Sheriff Silverthorne reports Jack Connors fled after arrest for horse theft, stole the deputy's gun and a cowpuncher's horse, then rode into Lewistown from Dawson county. Connors surrendered, returning Silverthorne's pistol, after recounting he was arrested on Pole Creek and they camped that night.
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Lewistown
Silverthorne
Jack Connors
Dawson County
Conner
Pole’ Creek
Conners
The Real Firewater Found in Milestown
In Miles City on August 23 Julius Franzee a night bartender suffered a curious accident while loosening hoops on an empty whiskey cask a flame leaped from the barrel enveloping his face burning his brows singeing his hair and mustache and scorching his skin The vapor of alcohol may have escaped the barrel and ignited by a spark from the hammer on the metal hoop resulting in the dramatic burn事故
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Standard
Miles City
Julius Franzee
Bozeman Capture of Idaho Murder Suspect Bloom
Charles E. Bloom, accused of killing John Strom of Junction Idaho on July 11, was arrested in Bozeman this morning by Under Sheriff Allen Sales and Deputy Horace Bull. Bloom had offered to sell a farm near Junction while in Bozeman earlier, prompting a local plant worker to alert authorities. Sheriff Stewart of Salmon City Idaho was notified to pursue Bloom. He denies guilt and the investigation continues.
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Bozeman
Charles E. Bloom
John Strom
Junction
Idaho
Allen Sales
Horace Bull
Bloom
Gus Henke
Fricksing
Henke
Sales
Stewart
Salmon City
Four-Horse Park Coach Accident Injures Five
In Livingston on Sunday a four horse coach from Norris lost a front axle wheel causing a topple and drag. Three ladies and two gentlemen plus the driver fell and were dragged under the overturned vehicle. Mrs E D Cowdrey of Washington DC suffered a fractured leg. others were badly cut but not disabled.
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Livingston
Norris
E. D. Cowdrey
Washington, D. C
Bad Day for the McMillans in Miles City
Andrew McMillan, son of a local rancher, sprained his ankle today when jumping from a wagon as runaway horses caused the wagon to overturn after a bridle broke. He hailed from the north side post office and was injured during the escape.
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Standard
Miles City
Andrew MecMillan
McMillan
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