Kidnaping Charges Stemming From Butte Oil Union Turmoil
In a Boulder style twist, Bert Riley Joseph Harkins Walter Little and Paddy Sullivan face kidnaping informations tied to the old Western Federation of Miners. Leduc’s tale of deportation from Butte on June 7 backed by McGuire prompts county attorney McCaffery to pursue all who aided last year’s upheaval. He seeks ball for 35,000 each and notes Sullivan’s absence.
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Bert Riley
Butte Min‘exw
Western Federation of Miners
Muckle McDonald
Jor Bradley
Boulder
McCaffery
Westerday
William Leduc
Butte & Superior Company
Joseph Harkins
Walter Little
Paddy Sullivan
Six Toes
Oil Union
Butte
Leduc
Silver Bow
McGuire
Kelly
Old Union
Riley
Harking
Little
Thousands rush for war tax stamps as notices ease fear
Thousands of people in many cities rushed to internal revenue offices today fearing delays in obtaining revenue stamps for the war tax. The treasury bureau issued telegrams to collectors saying no prosecutions will occur for those willing to buy stamps and pay. The notice advised recording pending shipments and guiding railroads to avoid disruption.
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Kington
Internal Revenue Collectors
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Osborne
Deportation charge looms at Fort Riley trial
Hank O Connor resigns as head min Nome faces grip of buzzard Mexican War developments and Progs may join sid party clamor for tax stamps SoWar dispatches Beate saving bank statement 4 Btato news Anaconda Butte fire chief reports Joshers club active Horoscope Mining stock quotes Theatrical financial markets Classified ads Sanaman story Goldberg cartoon Butte news
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Ware
Fort Riley
Hank O'Connor
Min- Nome
Buzzard
Sid
Btato
Anaconda
Batterial
SoWar News
Sjohn ‘Tatva
Butte
Joshers’ Club
Sanaman
Goldberg Cartoon
Butte News
Crowds Swarm U S Revenue Offices Over New War Stamps
Police needed as crowds besieged New York Internal Revenue Service and custom house offices to buy new war tax stamps. Long lines stretched blocks as shipments moved with stamped bills of lading delayed. penalties would be lax on first day to ease compliance. Washington declined to move federal troops in Colorado strike areas after talks with Governor Ammons.
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New York
United States Internal Revenue
Sixteenth Street
Custom House
Treasury Department
Washington
Charles Wi ‘Anderson
Cheaper poultry promised for Christmas market
The department of agriculture announced a policy to increase poultry washing for tivity and ensure a plentiful supply of fresh turkeys for Christmas at prices lower than Thanksgiving. The move aims to stabilize the market and reduce costs for consumers during the holiday season.
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Department of ‘Ariculture
Villa Zapata Coalition Report Means Stable Mexico City
Optimistic dispatches released by the state department say the Villa Zapata Coalition supports the provisional government of Eulalio Gutierrez and is restoring order in Mexico City. Dispatches read to President Wilson indicate Villa near the city outskirts and Zapata in Mexico City but not at the national palace, with Gutierrez due to arrive.
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Washington
Optimiza
Villa-Zapate
Eulalio Gutierres
Aguas Calientes
Mexico City
State Department
Stillman
Wilson
Bryan
Emeliano Zapata
National Palace
General Villa
Gutierrez
Stray fire wounds two more on U S side near Naco
From Naco Arizona December 1 stray bullets from siege guns at Naco Sonora wounded two more on the American side in two months of fighting. Maytorena reports continue to warn that further cross border shooting will not be tolerated. The wounded include Mrs Rowe and Jesus Enriquez.
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Naco
Ariz
Sonora
Maytorena
Villa
Hin-Carranza
Waco
CA. P. Hatcheld
Government Finds No Evidence of Submarine Building
On December 1, the secretary stated after a thorough investigation that rumors of submarines being built in the United States for European belligerents could not be substantiated by any evidence.
Fate of Progressives to Be Known Today
The national executive committee of the Progressive Party meets in Chicago to decide its future. Amalgamation with the major parties is debated, with options to continue the party or align for the 1910 campaign. George W. Perkins arrives from New York, remaining noncommittal on outcomes. Discussion may cover moving the national headquarters from New York to Chicago and the conference’s completion expected tomorrow.
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Chicago
Progressive Party
George W. Perkins
New York
Hiram “Johnson
California
Indiana
Richmond
Nome Blizzard Threatens Property As Ice Pack Rages
A three day Nome Alaska blizzard drives ice packs against shorelines wrecking property and flooding camps. Water rises along the beach as ice jammed against bulwarks shields fronts while mails on shore are abandoned. Telephone lines fall and residents seek refuge on upper floors as rescue is hindered by ice floes. Racing dog driver Scotty Allan and others are flooded out but provisions survive. Nome docks suffer piling damage.
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Nome
Alaska
Bering Sea
Solomon River
Road House
A. A
Scotty
Allan
Dry Creek Bridge
Darling-Allen
Charles E. Darling
Berkeley
Cal
Night riders terrorize Kentucky coal areas and state
Caldwell county authorities report a band of about 50 night riders attacked Cedar Fluff, dynamiting two dwellings and firing on a third. Victims fled as bands in Muhlenberg and Caldwell counties whipped four men and a woman, accusing one man of cruelty. Initial actions targeted non union coal mine employers, with broader coercion across three counties. Lexington confirms death of William B Emma, aged 91, longtime Odd Fellow since 1889.
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Princeton
Caldwell County
Cedar Fluff
Muhlenberg
Butst
Caldwell
Borden Harriman Dead
A garbled obituary fragment notes the death of Borden Harriman after a lingering illness, with limited readable details on date, place, or relations.
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Borden Harriman
Former New York Mayor Sees War Coming
Former New York mayor George B. McClellan, now a Princeton economics professor, warned that disarmament and peace won’t follow the European war. He predicted the U.S. will face a choice between abandoning the Monroe Doctrine or staying unprepared for a powerful foe. He urged immediate steps to build national defense.
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Wriheston
N. 3
United States
George B. McClellan
New York
Princeton University
McClellan
Germany
Japan
Europe
Great Crisis Faces Jews on the Russian Frontier
New York dispatch reports the American Jewish relief committee warns of a great danger facing Jews on the Russian frontier. It cites over 9,000,000 Jews in the conflict area and 600,000 within the actual war zone in Poland Galicia and along the frontier. The appeal describes hunger disease and destitution reaching extremest levels.
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New York
American Jewish Relief Committee
Poland
Galicia
Belgium
Monarchs and Soldiers on Firing Line Across Front
London dec 1 the battle in northern poland intensifies with both emperors at the front. monarchs from england belgians france and russia are with their troops as German and russian forces clash along the front. reports note heavy fighting near warsaw cracow and ypres amid shifting dispositions and renewed bombardment of belgian ports.
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Underwood & Underwood
New York
Ypres
Nicholas
William
London
Poland
England
France
Belgium
Poincare
Warsaw
Petrograd
Flanders
Remeyt Recounts Victory After Southern War Theater Battles
In a desolate war theater report, Remeyt notes a victorious conclusion after hard fighting around rivers Kolubara and Ijid Ser via. The force claimed to have repelled enemy efforts to seize positions, entailing heavy losses in retreat. Our lines held as troops recovered unburied bodies and claimed thousands of prisoners and captured machine guns and extensive war materiel.
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Carter
Mremy
Kolubara
Ijid
Servia
Oive
Frank O Connor Quits As Union President
Frank O Connor, president of the Butte Miners Union No 1, Western Federation of Miners, resigned in writing to the union. The move came during a regular weekly session. Martin Seanill becomes acting president. O Connor had served four months amid turmoil and revolt within the federation.
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Frank O'Connor
Butte Miners’ Union
Western Federation of Miners
O'Connor
Martin Seanill
Charles Moyer
Western Fedration
Butte
Federation
Moyer
Anna
Ieee
German Headquarters Reply To Russian Report
Berlin reports via wireless to London that the German command rejects a Russian communication of November 2. It claims a great story of success for German troops in bitter action, stating Russian forces were engaged by infantry regiment No. 69 and broke through Russian lines.
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Berlin
London
Thrs
German Armies in Field Near Fifty Nine Corps
Paris dispatch reports a semi official note on German forces shows 58 active or reserve corps across two fronts, with 21 percent and 4 percent active against France and Russia respectively. It notes 22 percent of reserve corps and 10 percent against Russia, and estimates eight landwehr corps in France and seven against Russia totaling 50 territorial divisions.
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Paris
Germany
France
Russia
Andwehr
German emperor visits troops at Gumbinnen and Darkehnen
The official bulletin reports that the German emperor visited troops in their positions at Gumbinnen and Darkehnen in East Prussia. The visit occurred Monday, with dispatches arriving from London via Erin and dated December 1.
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Erin
London
Gumbinnen
Darkemen
Pruss
Joffre Welcomes Alsatians in Alsace Return
General Joffre, during a recent visit to Alsace, welcomed Alsatians in France's name. He stated they have come back for good, speaking to the crowd and signaling a firm settlement of the region's status.
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Paris
Joffre
Than
Alsace
France
Napoleons Retreat Echoes From Lodz Front
London reports German prisoners near Lodz show signs of cold and supply issues akin to Napoleon’s Moscow retreat. Guards were wrapped in blankets from peasants as the quartermaster promised warm clothing soon. Germans used monasteries and churches as barracks and stations, while reinforcements retreat to the Vistula to blunt a Russian envelope along a Carpathian foothill advance near Cracow.
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London
Lodz
Moscow
Mackenzen
Lods
Vistula
Strykov
Galere
Carpathian Mountains
Cracow
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KOW
Lexington
William B. Emma
Order
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Arras
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Helgian
Oppre
Page & Coum
Napoleon
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