Great Britain Faces Hardship From Northeastern Locomotive Strike
Thousands of workers endure Christmas hardship as Northeastern railroad locomotive drivers strike begins Dec 7, halting coal traffic and idling miners. Amalgamated Society of Railway Workers says strike unauthorized. union offers no pay. Newcastle lord mayor seeks peace as company offers to reinstate a disciplined engineer if conduct remains satisfactory.
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Twndon
England
Amalgamated Society of Railway Workers
Newcastle
Diamonds Stolen By Stranger In Butte Saloon
Charles Allenworth and his brother Con run a saloon near the Butte hotel. After removing his coat he misplaced a diamond pinned tie and necklace ring. He later placed the diamond pin in another coat lost by a man getting shaved. Detectives searched for the owner of the coat and pin, valued at $100, as of last night.
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Charles Allenworth
Con
Butte Hotel
Butte
Tlain
Allensworth
Santa Claus
Differences noted among admiralty lords in Britain
London reports say civil lords and sea lords clashed over navy pay and policy. Charles Beresford pressed chairman Churchill who confirmed Vice Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman-Bridgeman was urged to resign, health blamed for withdrawal, while Churchill took full responsibility. No policy disagreement cited.
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London
British Admiralty
House of Commons
Charles Beresford
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Churchill
Francis C. Bridgeman-Bridgeman
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Grain Prize Formally Awarded to Montanans
Joseph P Nash and Charles Bridgeman of Nash and Bridgeman Clyde Park Montana won 5000 dollars for the best five bushels of wheat at the North Western Products Exposition in Minneapolis in November. The Turkey red grain from Shields River valley north of Yellowstone park weighed just over 60 pounds per bushel and scored 92.4 in grading. In milling and baking laboratory tests the grain scored 104.7.
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Minneapolis
Joseph P. Nash
Charles Bridgeman
Nash
Crown Prince Alexis Rumored Attacked by Nihilists
London reports from the Daily Express that Crown Prince Alexis of Russia was wounded by a trusted attendant who turned out to be a nihilist. The injury allegedly incapacitates him from succession, prompting court talk of naming an heir designate.
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London
The
Daily Express
Alexis
Russia
the Express
First Woman Judge Inaugurated In Chicago
Chicago to inaugurate Miss Mary M. Bartolme tomorrow as the citys first woman judge. She was chief judge of the circuit court and will assist Judge Pinkney in the juvenile court with a focus on girls under the court s jurisdiction.
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Chicago
Mary M. Bartolme
Bartolme
Circuit Court
Pinkney
Fire in the mine well under control near Stewart
Fire fighters at the Stewart mine report progress as blowers and suction fan systems on the 1,700 foot level are expected to restrain the blaze to a 400 foot area between Stewart and Parrot No 6. Officials anticipate extinguishment in about two weeks with safety measures in place and additional water mains on the 1,500 foot level.
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Stewart
B. H. Dunshee
Anaconda Company
Mr. Dunshee
Parrot No. 6
East Stewart
Anaconda
Admits She Did It Jurors Won’t Convict
Dublin December 11 The jury in the case of militant suffragette Mrs Mary Leigh charged with throwing a hatchet at John E Redmond disagreed today and the defendant was released on her own recognizance She had earlier been sentenced to five years for attempting arson at the Royal Theater during Mr Asquiths Dublin visit and later released on license due to a physician and hunger strike claim She admitted throwing the hatchet during trial but wounded Redmond not accounted for in verdict
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Dublin
Mary Leigh
John E. Redmond
Mr. Asquith
Tariff Hearings Set To End By End Of January
Washington December 11 Democratic Leader Underwood said he wants tariff hearings finished by end of January. The Ways and Means Committee will draft a bill for the new committee after March 4. Hearings begin January 6 to allow all interested to present information on specific schedules.
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Washington
Ways and Means
Congress
Underwood
State Hotel Arrivals List Key Guests Across Montana
A long passenger roster shows arrivals at the State Hotel including Finlen J Carroll F F Walsh D McVickers George Pascoe Laurin A P Harts Warm Springs Charles McLure L L Crayley Philipsburg James K Jones Bozeman A Ross Miles City Terry Browning Dillon T H Lee T Topping Charles Morgan Helena Jesse Walker Havre Rev H G Wakefield Mrs H G Wakefield Mr and Mrs A S Lohman Chinook J O Rufe Mrs M Beauworth Mrs Frank Conley Walter Burns Deer Lodge J G Wagner Lewistown A R McDonald Whitehall R B Jones George W Tyler J H Pedlar H J Marsh Missoula J A Rolls Three Forks George Gordon P F Dowling Basin Mr and Mrs C H Graham Livingston James Dorsey Billings Thornton E O Selway Dillon W R Stagg H F Ballingsierey Helena J E Mardhner Warm Springs R M Cotton Missoula W C Howard Billings
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Finlen
J. Carroll
F. F. Walsh
D. McVickers
Great Falls
George Pascoe
Laurin
A. P. Harts
Warm Springs
Charles McLure
L. L. Crayley
Philipsburg
James K. Jones
Bozeman
A. Ross
Miles City
Terry Browning
Dillon
T. H. Lee
T. Topping
Charles Morgan
Helena
Jesse Walker
Havre
H. G. Wakefield
Virginia City
Butte
A. S. Lohman
J. O. Rufe
Anaconda
M. Beauworth
Frank Conley
Walter Burns
Deer Lodge
J. G. Wagner
Lewistown
A. R. McDonald
Whitehall
R. B. Jones
George W. Tyler
J. H. Pedlar
H. J. Marsh
Missoula
J.A. Rolls
Three Forks
George Gordon
P. F. Dowling
Basin
Fast Driving Charged in City Horse Case
William Freeley and George Kendall were arrested by Officers Taylor and Mitchell near Broadway and Main for overdriving a horse. The injured horse was returned to Sloan and Byers’ stable where the men had hired the rig.
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William Freeley
George Kendall
Taylor and
Mitchell
Broadway and
Main
Sloan & Byers’ Stable
Bargains in Fine Art Goods for Holiday Shoppers
A catalog of discounted home decor items offers leather lodge pillows up to $5.50 now $2.95, hand embroidered bobbin designs on denim pillows, Christmas wicker novelties at half price, $1 necktie racks embroidered at 35 cents, bedroom sets with matching pillow at half price, and pulp board novelties priced at 16 2/3 cents each.
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Toyworld
New Hampshire Ordered to San Domingo Port
The battleship New Hampshire received hurry-up orders to sail for San Domingo from Norfolk after being noted to have limited coal. Crew members were ashore and did not sail with the ship, which departed at midnight. Washington officials declined to comment on the order amid reports of renewed unrest in the republic.
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Norfolk
New Hampshire
San Domingo
Washington
State
Navy Departments
Island
Republic
W. F. S. Doyle
State Department
Frank McIntyre
Prairie
Mr. Doyle
Sir Edward Grey Not Optimistic On War Outlook
London December 11 Sir Edward Grey British foreign secretary expressed a not over optimistic view of the international situation when he announced in the house of commons that ambassadors of the great powers would meet in London with the plenipotentiaries of Turkey and the Balkan states to discuss peace here. He said the gathering would be informal and noncommittal, an indication that a solution of all difficulties is not yet in sight.
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London
Edward Grey
House of Commons
Turkey
Balkan States
Edward
Former Helena Woman Poisoned Three deaths baffling authorities
Spokane reports a string of poisonings after a bottle of liquor shared by Mrs. Jennie and two other Helena women. Mrs. Rost died, Mrs. Scott died earlier, and Mrs. Jennie died as autopsies failed to reveal a cause. Coroner to send stomach contents for analysis. throat paralysis began last Saturday, suggesting poison introduction.
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Spokane
Jennie
Ralph Scott
William B. Rost
Rost
Scott
Pullman
Wash
Bartender Arrested for Selling Liquor to Minor
After delivery by the messenger boy a mystery remains. The bartender has been arrested on a charge of selling liquor to a minor. Mrs Rost's father is a resident of Helena Montana.
Death of Helena man’s daughter in Spokane
Helena Mont Dec 11 Alfred N Richards learns his daughter Mrs W B Rost of Spokane has died He is a stationary engineer employed by the Union Bank and Trust company of Helena
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Helena
Mont
Alfred N. Richards
W. B. Rost
Spokane
Richards
Union Bank and Trust Company
Another Negro Pugilist Faces Trouble in London
Frank Craig known as the Coffee Cooler, a former New York middleweight champion, was arrested in London over the Dec 1 killing of actress Jessie McIntyre by Annie Grosse. An inquest witness identified Craig as the man who accompanied Grosse when she bought a revolver license. Grosse, separated from her ragtime dancer husband, allegedly shot McIntyre during a party at a rooming house and also attempted to kill her husband.
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London
Frank Craig
Jessie McIntyre
Annie Grosse
Craig
Grosse
New York
Acquittal inFairbanks Bank Perjury Case Defunct Officers
In Valdez Alaska December 11 a jury directed verdict found Capt Elbridge T Barnette president and Lew Wing secretary of the failed Washington Alaska bank not guilty of perjury in the 1910 bank statement case. The city attorney had testified he did not swear them to the statement ending the trial.
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Valdez
Alaska
Fairbanks
Elbridge T. Barnette
Lew Wing
Barnette
John A. Clark
Barnette and Wing
Webber denies Rosenthal plot claims in letter
Bridgie Webber, one of four Rosenthal murder informers, repudiates trial testimony asserting no plot to kill Herman Rosenthal. He sent a letter to District Attorney Whitman calling the attributed statements absolutely false and offered to provide an affidavit with Mrs. Webber expected to corroborate.
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New York
Bridgie Webber
Rosenthal
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
Hidgeway Company Delights Lyceum Audience
A large audience enjoyed Miss Katherine Ridgeway and her company at the Auditorium last night. Ridgeway impressed as both actress and elocutionist, supported by Ludwig G. Meyer and Grace Desmond. Each selection drew praise and encored performances.
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Lyceum
Katherine Ridgeway
Miss Ridgeway
Ludwig G. Meyer
Grace Desmond
Young couple married in Butte on Tuesday evening
Walter EF H Myers and Miss Sophia E Heinrich wed at 1821 South Montana home. Justice Robert Ornsby officiated. Guests enjoyed a wedding supper. The couple will honeymoon in Yakima Washington and return after Christmas. Myers works at Atlas on Fast Park street. Bride recently arrived from Saskatchewan Canada.
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Walter EF. H. Myer
Sophia E. Heinrich
Bruno Reichelt
South Montana Street
Robert Ornsby
South Butte
Joe Boulet
Yakima
Wash
Butte
Myers
The
Atlas
Fast Park Street
Saskatchewan
Canada
Bodies Buried Under Copper Mountain Snowslide
Cordova Alaska December 11 five bodies remain buried in the snow at the foot of Copper mountain where an avalanche killed nine men and injured two last Sunday. Bud Gallagher a miner was recovered today. Eleven men were at work when the avalanche roared down and only McCarthy and Oda escaped beyond the slide path leaving searchers with no clear burial locations.
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Cordova
Alaska
Copper Mountain
Oldest horse may be future U S record holder
A Fairland Maine horse owned by E T Bigelow reportedly passed its forty first birthday and remains vigorous and useful. Estimated age teeth suggest about 13, claimed as the nation’s oldest horse. Separately, 1911 saw 108 homicides in St Louis, a stark public safety note.
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E. T. Bigelow
Fairland
Pathfinder
Hartman Promotes Fresh Air For Lung Disease Treatment
Dr Hartman of Columbus Ohio defends fresh air as a lung disease treatment. He recalls prior writings advocating air warmth and sun, condemns heavy drug use, and promotes Peruna Katarna as a remedy. He promises further discussion on why modern approaches miss the mark and urges readers to seek Katarno from druggists or wholesalers.
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8. B. Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Dr. Hartman
Hartman
Lacupia
Manalin
United States
Katarno Company
Katarno
Adv
Witnessed murder as assassin escapes in Chicago
Joseph Santoro, an Italian, was shot in the back at close range by a hidden assailant who fled as 20 witnesses watched. The motive remains unknown though a Santoro sister suspects a former rival lover who has tracked him for years.
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Chicago
Joseph Santoro
Santoro
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