Sheriff O’Rourke Seals Butte Gambling and Fights
Sheriff O’Rourke issued a county wide order banning all gambling and prize fighting in Silver Bow county. Deputy sheriffs hit Meaderville and surrounding areas to enforce the crackdown, with street games, poker, and roulette explicitly halted. Some gamblers predict a push to relocate fights to Helena as legislative action looms.
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Quinn
O'Rourke
Silver Bow County
Meaderville
Butte
Helena
McCarthy
Buttle
Edward Dempsey Dead at 38 in Butte Home
Edward Dempsey aged 38 died yesterday at his sister Mary McNaughton’s home 227 East Front in Butte from miner's consumption after 14 years in the city. Survived by mother, brother Patrick in Ireland, sisters Mrs McNaughton and Mrs Margaret Poola, eight nephews and three nieces. Funeral Tuesday at 9 a.m. from the house to St. Joseph's church.
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Edward Dempsey
Mary McNaughton
East Front Street
Butte
Patrick
Ireland
McNaughton
Margaret Poola
St. Joseph’s Church
Burglars Try to Enter Gus Seehang Store
Burglars attempted to force an entrance to Gus Seehang’s store last evening. A rear window was broken and bars torn loose. An alarm triggered at Barney McGillick’s police headquarters, and officers arrived soon after, but the burglars fled without stealing anything.
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Gus Seehang
Barney McGillick
Merchant Police
McGillick
Overdose of Laudanum Here Triggered Inquest Conclusion
Daniel F. Neary, brother in law of William J. Flynn who died from laudanum, states the death was accidental not suicide. Flynn had insomnia and used laudanum to sleep, with prior use to quiet nerves. Neary believes the overdose caused death and there was no personal crisis intent.
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Daniel F. Neary
William J. Flynn
Flynn
Mr. Neary
Mrs Anunti Dies at 33 in Silver Bow Street Home
Mrs Matilda Anunti, wife of Isaac Anunti, aged 33, died at her residence 101 Silver Bow Street Silver Low Park yesterday afternoon. She leaves a husband and an eight year old daughter who is with her sister in Minneola. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Matilda Anunti
Isaac Anunti
Silver Bow Street
Silver Low Park
Anunti
Minneola
National tariff and Senate aim to end session early
Washington reports show limited public interest in debates as Congress nears a holiday adjournment on Wednesday and reconvenes January sixth. Talks over a permanent tariff commission, expansion of the tariff board, and potential court orders to demand documents shape House plans, while Senate clerks anticipate cloture votes and delays.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
Rules
Tariff Commission
Longworth
Ohio
Goode
Iowa
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Tariff Board
Commission
Ballinger-Pinchot
House Committee On Agriculture
Committee On Agriculture
Colombo Society Elects Officers in Silver Bow County
The Cristoforo Colombo society of Silver Bow county held a semi annual election at Pythian castle. Officers elected include President Chevelah Barney Colza delli and first vice president Giovani Pelegrini. Other posts go to Battista Avigoni, Martin Bonino, Giovando Pietro, and Locatelli Guizeppi with trustees Trocano Carlo Ferri Luigi Steve Locatelli and Forcella Guizeppi. The installation is set for the second Sunday in January. Colzadelli has now been chosen president for the fourth time.
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Cristoforo Colombo Society
Silver Bow County
Pythian Castle
Chevelah Barney Colzadelli
Giovani Pelegrini
Battista Avigoni
Martin Bonino
Giovando Pietro
Locatelli Guizeppi
Trocano Carlo
Ferri Luigi
Steve Locatelli
Forcella Guizeppi
Anton Streito
Battista Ballatti
Sentinel
Caesare Bertagnini
Pietro M. Bonino
Butte
Anton Tinetti
Walkerville
Charles Moroni
Meaderville
Actis Carlo
Dominic Salki
A. Martinello
United States
Colzadelli
Three arrests reported including counterfeit bill case
Charles Rova was arrested on South Wyoming last night for passing a counterfeit $10 bill at a saloon. Cal Williams was arrested yesterday on a vagrancy charge by Lieut Larkin and Officer Geary on East Zalena Street. Nick Popich, wanted in Boulder on an assault charge, was arrested last night by Officer Prija. An investigation is being made of his record.
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Charles Rova
South Wyoming
Cal Williams
Larkin
Geary
East Zalena Street
Nick Popich
Boulder
Prija
Japanese Resident Arrested as Secretory Vagrant
J Heidsuka, a Japanese resident in the restricted district, was arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge of being a secretary vagrant. He was found with Eva Van Camp who was arrested as a witness. The man was released on a $100 cash bond and the woman on $20.
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J. Heidsuka
Eva van Camp
Death of Dempsey Aged 38 at Sister's Home
Dempsey Edward Dempsey aged 38 died yesterday morning at his sister Mrs. Mary McNaughton 227 East Front Street. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock then to St. Joseph's church for a high Mass of requiem at 9:30.
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Dempsey
Edward Dempsey
Mary McNaughton
East Front Street
St. Joseph's Church
Funeral for William J. Mynn Set at Sister-in-Law Home
The funeral for William J. Mynn will be held at the residence of his sister in law, Mrs. D. F. Neary, 18 Duggan Avenue, on Tuesday morning at an hour to be announced later. A stranger in Chicago was robbed three times within half an hour after his arrival the other day.
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William J. Mynn
D. F. Neary
Duggan Avenue
Chicago
Northwest Trade Councils
Clerks’ Union
Butte
Pondorf
Montana
Miner John Harrington Shot in Saloon Fight in Anaconda Road
Daniel Sullivan, night bartender at James K. Lowney saloon on Anaconda road, shot Harrington during a drunken early morning altercation. Harrington, a 28 year old miner, is hospitalized with a bullet through his lung, Sullivan jailed claiming self defense as Harrington attacked first.
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Daniel Sullivan
James K. Lowney
Anaconda Road
John Barrington
Harrington
St. James’ Hospital
Sullivan
Hea Harrington
Mrs. Sullivan
East Woolman Street
Dan Sullivan
Pure Food Exponent to Argue Things at Home
Washington dispatch reports the veteran coach of the poisor squad dismissed benzoate of soda and challenged the pure food advocates who had long predicted Dr. Harvey W. Wiley would stay ahead, hinting at a domestic confrontation over food safety claims.
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Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Engagement of Miss Anna Kelton Ends Bachelor Days
Miss Anna Kelton joins with Mel Kelton in a forthcoming marriage as he plans a small establishment to debate phosphate and benzeate issues with everyday trades. Kelton, from Staunton, is daughter of the late Adjutant General Kelton and a Library of Congress clerk active in suffrage debates.
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Anna G. Kelton
Staunton Equal Suffrage Club
Agricultural Department
Mel Kelton
Kelton
R_ street
N Ww
Library of Congress
Wiley
Miss Kelton
Freight Traffic Surges Beyond One Hundred Twenty-Two Billion Tons
The country saw a marked rise in freight traffic with freight carried one mile in 1898 at over 114,000,000,000 tons and rising to more than 122,900,000,000 tons last year, indicating substantial growth in transportation.
Lengthy Silver Bow Labor Council Meeting Discusses Scales and Sheriff
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor council held a long session discussing a public weighing scales project and opposing a state sheriff with full county power. They formed probes into immigration limits, considered a commission form of government, and debated aid for Southern California strikers while scheduling future talks with city and state officials.
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Silver Bow Trades and Labor Council
M. Partelow
E.S. Shields
E. R. Torrey
Nevin
Los Angeles
Smith, Kuhorne
Casey
California
Society Dinner In Washington Noted By New York Writer
A New York society youth attended an ornate Washington dinner as reported by the Times Star correspondent in Cincinnati. The piece hints at social prominence and possible implications as time progresses.
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New York
Cincinnati Times-Star
Washington
Bronson's Curious Night Walk Ends With Friendly Farewell
Edward Beecher Bronson, famed newspaper man and adventurer, recounts his notorious Bronson cup a mix of Scotch whiskey and curacao. After a Thursday start with a friend Johnson, Bronson awoke Sunday still cheerful and lucid, touring bars to bid farewell to acquaintances before a promised Friday bank meeting.
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Raleigh
N. C
Raleigh Hotel
Edward Beecher Bronson
Bronson
Mr. Bronson
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Just Charity From an Exchange
Two Highland farmers meet on Sabbath day. Dougal proposes 60 shillins for a sheep. Donald agrees but calls it charity not business, sparking a light moral quip about selling on the Sawbath.
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Donald
Dougal
Sullivan recalls road tour and sparring with Spaniards hell
In an Everybody's Magazine reminiscence a journalist recalls John L. Sullivan performing as Simon Legree in Joplin Missouri. When asked if Uncle Tom's Cabin worsened the war he answers I don’t know but we certainly gave them Spaniards hell.
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Everybody's Magazine
John Ll. Sullivan
Simon Legree
Joplin
Mr. Sullivan
Sonny
Sullivan
Bag of Clothes Triggers Pett y Larceny Charge
Lieutenant Larkin stops a man on East Park Street with a sack saying he has clothes. A squawk from the sack reveals turkeys ducks and geese. Police book Louis Ferris on petty larceny after failed answers on the bag’s origin.
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Larkin
Main Street
East Park Street
Louis Ferris
Not on the Programme at Gayety Theater
At the Gayety theater a stray incident during a pony and donkey act became the matinee’s real hit. A gallery voice offered to be kicked by a jackass, prompting the trainer to quip that it’s hard to get ahead of the gallery as laughter roared for minutes.
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Gayety
Pisa Leaning Tower Study Describes Ring Base And Inclination
A royal commission reports the Leaning Tower of Pisa rests on a ring shaped base with an inner diameter of 24 feet 3 inches, matching the tower’s interior span. The 177 foot structure stood nearly 14 feet out of plumb in 1829, with inclination increasing by 0.0055 feet per foot of height. An 1834 earthquake caused about five inches of deflection.
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Pisa
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