Meeting of Montana County Superintendents Highlights School Libraries
Helena dispatch reports the Montana county superintendents’ meeting closing with plans to revise the state course of study and form a committee for annual gatherings. Papers on traveling libraries and county libraries draw praise, while debate over the state course prompts a revision committee for the Missoula meet December 26 to 28.
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Helena
Montana
Notabie
J. F. Davies
The
State University
Laura Howey
State Historical Society
Stella Walker
Big Timber
Davies
Congress
United States
Craig
University
State Teachers’ Association
Missoula
Rogers
Johnson
Helena High School
Welch
Tyree
Ditton
N. ©. Titus
Maryeville
Laura Zook
Milee City
Strang
Billings
Estella Walker
R. G. Young
Butte
McLaughlin
Anaconda
Leslie W. Sprague
Lanitarian Society
M. G. Young
Narrow Escape At Cascade Laundry Involving William Meadows
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports William Meadows, a Cascade laundry engineer, escaped death after being trapped in a basement shaft. Thrown against the shaft three times, he suffered severe bruising but no broken bones. He is recovering at his home on Sixth Avenue South, with a month expected before return to work.
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Great Falls
William Meadows
Cascade Laundry
Meadows
Sixth Avenue
Third
Fourth
Smeltermen Discharged Over Union Activity
East Helena merchants fear the discharge of nearly 30 smeltermen stems from their ties to Charles Lannin of Butte and labor union organizing efforts. Manager Whitley cites inefficiency, noting earlier closures tied to labor trouble and a stance against unions despite union wage goals.
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Standard
Helena
East Helena
Charles Lannin
Butte
State Labor Union
Lannin
Whitley
Great Falls Council Reopens City Job Printing Bids
Great Falls city council votes to readvertise for city job printing bids after rejecting all current bids. Specifications will be set to allow outside competition and discussed at the next meeting.
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Standard
Great Falls
City Council of
Metzel Pair From Centennial Valley Seek Alberta Ranch Possibilities
Albert Metzel his wife and Will Metzel, natives of Madison county, traveled from Dillon via Lilion to Alberta Northwest Territories to locate a stock ranch and enjoy a few weeks of hunting. They have spent their lives in the livestock business and hope for success across the border if they strike a suitable site.
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Dillon
Albert Metzel
Will Metzel
Centennial Valley
Lillon
Alberta
Madison County
Rescuers Entombed as Perthshire Mine Collapse Recurs
In Perthshire at the Bonni bristle colliery five of eight entombed miners were rescued yesterday before further mine collapse. The incident entombed two rescuers. the rescue party, four members of whom have not returned, leaves the fate of eight onlookers in doubt.
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London
Bonnibristle
Perthshire
Schwab Takes Bethlehem Steel. 4 Million Dollar Payment Made
Charles M. Schwab takes Bethlehem Steel and Bethlehem Iron into a new era. A $4 032 000 payment for 168 000 shares was deposited with the Girard Trust by Drexel & Co. A new board and officers were elected and the firms plan a more aggressive but independent stance.
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Philadelphia
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem Iron Company
Charles M. Schwab
Girard Trust Company
Drexel & Co
Bethlehem Steel
Schwab
Max Pam
New York
Pam
R. P. Linderman
FE. T. Stotesbury
FE. M. McIlvaine
Archibald Johnson
George F. Baer
J. P. Ord
Charles MccVeagh
A. FE. Baer
H.S. Snyder
A N. Cleaver
Linderman
Mr. Stotesbury
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
Stotesbury
J. H. Ore
Charles McVeagh
Messrs. Linderman
Melivaine and
Johnson
Melivaine
Pardons Denied by Governor Toole in Eight Cases
Helena Aug 27 Governor Toole refused pardons in eight cases including J L Bonesteel convicted of second degree murder in Silver Bow county in 1896 and sentenced to 11 years. Other hangers on the list include Edgar Burlingham J H Godson Elmer Ensminger A Erickson W C Mitchell Cuthbert McGillis James Jensen and related sentences for burglary forgery larceny robbery grand larceny and murder.
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Helena
Toole
J. L. Bonesteel
Silver Bow County
Smith
Bonesteel
Booth
M. L. Vines
Butte
Edgar Burlingham
Gallatin County
J. H. Godson
Flatehead County
Elmer Ensminger
A. Erickson
Fergus County
W. C. Mitchell
Park County
Cuthbert McGillis
Teton County
James Jensen
Carbon County
Bow County
Accidental Death of U S Chinese Inspector Jossey
Tucson Aug 27 B F Jossey United States Chinese inspector was accidentally shot at his home. Coroner's jury ruled death by accidental gun discharge. Jossey investigated a poultry disturbance, fell from a small ladder, gun discharged, eight feet away. He was from Americus Georgia and appointed under Cleveland.
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Tucson
Ariz
B. F. Jossey
United States
Jossey
Nogales
Americus, Ga
Cleveland
President's Favorite Band Plays to Large Helena Audience
The Grand Army band of Canton Ohio known as McKinley’s mascot band performed at the Auditorium in Helena on August 27 delivering a prominent campaign role and inaugurations, drawing a large audience as it returned from an earlier engagement.
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Standard
Helena
Grand Army Band
Canton
Ohio
McKinley
Tacoma Elks Carnival Fundraiser Engagement
A Tacoma event at the Elks' carnival featured a musical engagement arranged by the Trades and Labor Council to raise funds for the Labor Day celebration.
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Tacoma
Trades and Bor Council
Bozeman Bicycle Races Open New Club Meet At Hoffman Track
About 200 spectators watched Bozeman Cycle club debut at Hoffman track on August 25. Races included a one third mile heats event won by Schabarker, a one mile handicap won by Schabarker, and a five mile handicap won by Wilton. Henry Jacobs performed a backward half mile novelty ride. Officials included Watson Boyle handicapper and B F Osborn starter with Repecher Heilman Dellinger as judges and Emil Hodson timer.
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Standard
Bozeman
Hoffman Track
Bozeman Cycle Club
Bacoigy
Veteereeres
OS Lundwall
Neusee
Schabarker
Wilton
Heneley
Haley
Henry Jacobs
Lansing
Watson Boyle
B. F. Osborn
A. C. Repecher
W. W. Heilman
George Dellinger
Emil Hodson
Rest and care for cowboy Walters at county jail
Dillon August 27 William Walters a young cowboy hurt at Flynn ranch on Blacktail by falling bucking horse is in county jail awaiting an insanity commission likely tomorrow. He has been semi insane since the accident about six weeks ago and lacks violence. State Senator Hurd of Valley County arranged care and treatment.
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William Walters
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Blacktail
Coury
Walters
Hurd
Valley County
Chicago Police Scandal Unfolds In Civil Service Probe
Chief of Police ONeill testified before the civil service commission trial board detailing alleged confessions by Sergeant Cramer Detective Tracy and Lieutenant Joyce in a bogus expense scheme. He claimed Colleran and Joyce received shares of spoils while Joyce’s attorney challenged the chief’s testimony.
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Tracy
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Detective Bureau
Colleran
O'Neill
Civil Service Commission
Gaeh
Witners
Petition seeks removal of Alaska judge Noyes
A petition signed by 52 Nome bar members addressed to President McKinley asks for the removal of Judge Arthur H. Noyes of the U S district court of Alaska. Dudley Dubose, a Nome attorney serving six months in Alameda county jail for contempt of court in the Cape Nome mining case, filed a rehearing petition in the U S circuit court.
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Nome Bar
McKinley
United States District Court of Alaska
Dudley Duboee
Nome
Alameda County
Cape Nome
United States Circuit Court
Swift vengeance in Cascade leaves harness maker wounded
In Great Falls Aug 27 a one sided shooting in Cascade left harness maker George Piepateh with a shattered arm. Charlie Hendricks fired through the shop door after an argument and is jailed on first degree assault charges. Piepateh is hospitalized in Columbus.
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Standard
Cascade
Columbus
George Piepateh
Charlies Hendricks
Plepateh
Hendricks
Hendricke
Piepateh
Gorham
McLennan
Frank Cooper
Chinese Are Shrewd
London reports Byron Brenan British consul general in Shanghai who just returned to England warns that foreign interests in China are worse off after Pekin occupation. He says powers diverge, Russia and Germany hold more influence, and crises may rise in Northern China. He adds the United States would bear the greatest loss if Manchuria remains closed to foreign trade.
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London
Byron Brenan
Shanghai
England
Associated Press
China
Pekin
Presidential Appointments Listed by the President
Washington August 27. The president announced several appointments across state war and justice departments. John K. Eakins Nebraska named consul general at San Salvador while Fred Douglas Fisher Oregon serves as interpreter at Nagasaki Japan Allen N. Cameron Kansas appointed marshal of the U S consular court at Hankou China. In the army Philip Solomon is named first lieutenant artillery corps and Charles B. Kearney first lieutenant provisional infantry H L Vantine California named United States attorney for the northern district of California.
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Nebraska
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Salvador
Fred Douglas Fisher
Oregon
United States
Nagasaki
Japan
Allen N. Cameron
Kansas
Hankou
China
Artillery Corps
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Provisional Regiment of Infantry
Charles B. Kearney
H. L. Vantine
California
Northern District of
Transport Sumner to carry teachers to Philippines in September
War Department orders the Sumner from San Francisco to sail September 12 with school teachers bound for the Philippines and other passengers linked to the insular government. The Buford will sail from Manila September 5 with troops to man eastern posts, returning via the Suez Canal to New York.
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War Department
Sumner
San Francisco
Philippines
Buford
Manila
New York
Fire destroys Bauer Dwyer warehouse on Erie street
A sidewalk collapse amid a Chicago fire on Erie street injures about twenty people as crowds flee. The Bauer Dwyer & Co furniture warehouse is destroyed with an estimated loss of 7000 dollars.
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Chicago
Erie Street
Bauer, Dwyer & Co
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