Rossland Fire Devours Four Blocks in Sudden Blaze
A two hour wildfire in Rossland British Columbia destroys portions of four blocks starting at P Burns & Co butchers on Spokane Street. The fire spreads with shifting winds, endangering the International Hotel and music hall, with thousands of dollars in losses and no fatalities. Fire brigades from Trail and local volunteers assist. Chief Guthrie is injured by a live wire but recovers.
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Rossland
British Columbia
Spokane
Coeur d'Alene
International Hotel and Music 1
Admira
Ble
War Eagle and
Center Star
Trail Department
Trail
Guthrie
City Brigade
Center Street
Rossland Great Western
Ward Credited $100 on Timber Cut Case in Missoula County
George Ward of Missoula County faced a U S suit for unlawfully cutting and converting timber from the Bitterroot Reserve around February 15. The Interior Department tied him to $100 on account and district attorney Rasch pursued a judgment for $392 plus costs after Ward sent a draft to Washington to offset the balance.
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Ial
Standard
Alena
George Ward
Missoula County
Washington
Department of the Interior
United States
Rasch
Uniteates Court
Ward
Er Root
Weather Station Bid Approved for Yellowstone Park
Bids will be opened this week by the interior department in Washington for a new weather station in Yellowstone Park. The facility near the Lake hotel, including equipment, is estimated at about $20,000 with completion aimed next year. A weather officer will be stationed there for a year to study conditions. Bulletins have been received from various regions during the tourist season.
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Ial
Standard
Kingston
Department He Interior
Washington
Yellowstone Park
Lake Hotel
Sherman Gray Disappears in Wyoming Ranch Search
Jar Dispatch reports Sherman Gray, general agent for B. B. Brooks, has vanished from Casper area. He rode from his ranch to scout camp grounds for sheep herds, and no trace of him has been found.
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Eridan
Wyo
Reed
Sherman Gray
B. B. Brooks
Casper
Missing Rider Sought After Found Horse
Yesterday morning the horse was found saddle and bridle attached but the rider Gray remained missing. Local searching parties have been dispatched to locate the man.
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Gray
Two Lumber Box Cars Hit by Parallel Fires in Billings
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports two box car fires in Billings on the same afternoon. A lumber car near the west train’s arrival was extinguished after firemen fought the blaze near department headquarters. Seconds later a switch engine returned with another burning lumber car at Twenty-ninth Street and was put out.
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Standard
Billings
Twenty-ninth Street
Hayfield accident leaves Mrs Coffman unconscious
In Lewistown Aug 25 the wife of Saunders Coffman of Bullcreek was helping in the hay field when a loose horse ran after the bridle was knocked off. She was thrown from the rack and struck on the head, rendered unconscious but recovered before a doctor arrived.
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The
Standard
Lewistown
Saunders Coffman
Bullcreek
Sheridan man charged with grand larceny
R. E. Davis was brought back from Billings on a charge of grand larceny after fleeing when officers pursued him. He deserted his wife and family, and Mrs. Davis has filed for divorce.
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The
Standard
Sheridan
Wyo
R. E. Davis
Billings
Davis
Railroad Shops Reopen at Laramie After Year Gap
Union Pacific shops at Laramie Wyoming resumed operation tonight after being closed since January 1901. The reopening will bring substantial machinery from North Platte to the Laramie shops.
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Standard
Sheridan
Wyo
Union Pacific
Laramie
North Platte
Baptist Pastor Resigns for Idaho Call
Rev. William Remington, pastor of the Baptist church in Billings, has resigned to take effect in a few weeks. He has accepted a call from a church near Pocatello, Idaho.
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The
Standard
Billings
William Remington
Baptist Church
Pocatello
Idaho
Murdered and Burned Evidence Found Near Downey Station
Police probing a gruesome crime scene near Downey Station after a body was discovered with burn marks. Investigators say the evidence points to a violent incident likely involving foul play, with officials urging public tips.
Murdered Pocatello Printer Found Amid Burning Ties
The body of Bruce, once a Pocatello printer and later a roaming tinkerer, was found near Downey station after a fire nearly consumed him. Coroner Bean and Deputy Griffiths reported three head wounds and believe the man was murdered and hidden among burning ties to destroy evidence.
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The
Standard
Pocatello
Idaho
Downey Station
Bruce
Bean
Millionaire Mitchell Dies By Own Action Aboard Coptic
Aboard the steamer Coptic three days out of San Francisco at or near August 12 A. G. Mitchell reputed Michigan millionaire head of Cadillac Michigan based Michigan Lumber died by own action. He vanished after leaping overboard while chatting with two women on the promenade deck. Dr C E Miller and a nurse were with him.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
A. G. Mitchell
Michigan
Mitchell
C. E. Miller
A. W. Mitchell
Michigan Lumber Company
Cadillac
Mich
San Diego
Cal
Miller
Swindler Watkins Captured After New Castle Chase
Sheriff George Hubbard and George Bennighoff arrested Phillips Doremus Watkins alias George W. Swaine in New Castle Wyoming after he swindled $60 with a worthless check drawn on an Amesbury bank. Three more checks were found on Watkins. his wife, a wealthy Omaha woman, admitted their marriage and hinted at a family background. Watkins faced preliminary examination set for Sept. 4.
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New Castle
Hubbard
Watkins
Amesbury
Mass
Omaha
Omaha Bee
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Cal
Fraser
Two Girls Disappear in Bozeman Mystery Case
Jennie Coale and Lula Baker, fourteen and seventeen, vanished last night after leaving home with no trace. Police claim a crew is involved but keep details private. both girls, active in Baptist Sunday school, were seen leaving with reasons unclear. Parents distressed as search continues.
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Nie Coale
Lula Baker
Coale
Baptist
J. D. Baker
Jennie Coale
J. Cc. Coale
White Sulphur Springs
Death of John C. Bullitt Noted Philadelphia Lawyer
John C. Bullitt, prominent lawyer long linked with public affairs, died today at age 78 of apoplexy. He helped frame the current Philadelphia charter.
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Philadelphia
John C. Bullitt
RETURNS TO THE RAILROAD IN BILLINGS
WW W Berry a long time Northern Pacific passenger conductor resigning from Helena to study law returned to railway work in Billings. He took the north coast limited run vacated by Conductor Gordon as the Billings Missoula extension makes the post more desirable and Berry hopes to be trainmaster after the division point change.
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Standard
Billings
W. Berry
Montana
Northern Pacific
Helena
Gordon
Missoula
Arrest of Andrew White in Vancouver on murder warrant
Vancouver Washington August 24 Andrew White wanted in Portland for the murder of Peter Reuchene was arrested here by City Marshal George Norton and placed in custody pending transfer.
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Vancouver
Wash
Andrew White
Portland
Peter Reuchene
George Norton
President appeals for mercy in 1901 murder case
Roosevelt urged to grant a reprieve for Fred Hardy, convicted of killing the Sullivan Brothers and Rooney on Uni mak Island in June 1901. The filing argues for clemency and a review of the death sentence.
Reprieve appeal in Nome for Fred Hardy sentenced to hang
In Tacoma on August 2 a petition asks President Roosevelt to grant a reprieve to Fred Hardy who is due to hang September 9 in Nome for the murder of the Sullivan brothers Don and Florence of Butte and their companion Rooney on Unimak island in June 1901. Patrick Corrigan of Nora claims new alibi evidence from Dutch Harbor and asserts Sailors' union ties influenced the case.
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Grant
Fred Hardy
Nome
Sullivan Brothers
Don
Florence
Butte
Rooney
Unimak Island
Behring Sea
Oregon
Patrick Corrigan
Nora
The
Marine Cooks and Stewards’ Association of the
Pacific Coast
Corrizan
Cooks and Stewards’ Association
Hardy
Sailors’ Union
Dutch Harbor
McGinterset
Argo
Corrigan
Attorn
Hannum
Coston
Roosevelt Speak on the Big Trusts in Boston
President Roosevelt addressed about 5,000 in Harmony Hall Boston on the trusts problem. He urged steady, lawful steps and warned against unrealistic promises while urging citizens to perform daily duties and support reforms within a growing industrial society.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Harmony Hall
Crane
Collins
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Alphonse Heinze
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Pacific
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Doremus Watkins
Billings Hotel
George Hubbard
George F. Bennighoff
Grand Hotel
Phillips Doremus Watkins
George W
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Charles E. Brown
George W. Swaine
Jennie Coale and
Lulu Baker
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Berry Forsakes the Law
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Roose
Velt
Housevelt
Massachusetts
Tam
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