Tragedy Sprawl in Portland Razor Sharp Fates Unfold
In Portland Oregon Kaspar Van Dran a former saloonkeeper is found dead by cyanide poisoning after a series of shootings poisonings and a fatal ginger ale taint linked to rival Joe Young and Van Drans wife Mrs Van Dran. The case spans attempted murder a suicide and a bartender tied to the violence with an unresolved motive and no conclusive witness testimony.
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Gambling defendants fined after guilty pleas in Lewistown
W J Slaughter and Carl Hegenson paid $106 each in district court after pleading guilty to gambling charges. Jurge Ebeadte imposed the fines. Two other defendants, L Butler and Danles Fraser, saw charges dismissed. No gambling in the city for months following the Sherman arrest as cash fortune machines were removed.
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Lewistown
Tec
W. J. Slaughter
Carl Hegenson
A District Court
L. Butler
Danles Fraser
Witnesses Testify on Baldness Claim in Leafgren Case
In St Louis on December 25, defense witnesses testifying in the suit of Mrs. Mary Leafgren seek to prove her marriage to Lacerde J. Howard and question his hair status. Virginia Lupton, sister of Lacerde J. Howard, quips she cannot recall a brother’s baldness in 1881 as she says others rubbed his head to grow hair.
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SS. Louis
Mary
Medla Leafgren
Laclede J
Wil
Jewelry Store Burglarized Again in Tenderloin Heist
Stewarty Bros jewelry shop at 3368 Broadway in San Francisco's Tenderloin was robbed again, marking the seventh theft in three years. About $1,000 worth of rings and watches stolen as burglars cut a screen and smashed glass during a stormy early morning, slipping away before police arrived.
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Stewarty Bros
Broadway
Tne
Thn
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Cairis
Montana Bar Association to Meet in Helena Jan 1
The twenty first annual Montana Bar Association meeting will be in Helena on Tuesday evening January 1. A portrait of Judge Hiram Knowles will be presented to the federal court and relevant speeches will be given by T. J. Walsh and Judge William St Fant. Reports from officers and committees will be read and discussions on judiciary reform and a vocal court of appeals are planned.
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Montana Bar Association
Elena
Seaison
John N. Iglix
Butte
IL Pomneray
Kalispell
Ifa
C. OR. Nolan
Committee On
Judiciary Reform
CG. I. Word
Senate
Clark
Carter
Giver B Wart Found Guilty of Murder of 10-Year-Old Irene Klonkow
Giver B Wart, son of a prominent St. Louis family, was convicted of murdering Irene Klonkow, 10, in Rogers Park last October. He drugged her with morphine, fled, and attempted suicide before neighbors found the scene. witnesses described Wart as mentally childlike during trial.
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St. Louis
Irene Klonkow
du Rogers Park
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Criminal Court
Yedre
Hark
Iita
Marriages Plague Chitethond Area This New Year
A garbled wedding notice reports Lieutenant Edward Scharrer of Stuttgart and Miss Busch of Dellville planning to wed on New Year’s Day at the Buschmannich home. Details about the couple’s ages, the delay, and a proposed Pasadena honeymoon appear amid unclear dates and names.
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Edward Acharres
Stuttgart
Germiny
Wilhelming Busch
Davetler
Adainius
Wille
Buschmuansich
Seluitrer
Misa Busch
Dellvile
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Aurei
Scharrer
Crim
Busch
Tie
Miss Busch
Tomle
Mra Busch’e
Pasadena
Cal
Five Union Officials Severely Punished in Chicago Case
Five officers of the Carriage and Wagon Workers' union and two alleged hired slugglers were convicted in a Chicago criminal court for conspiracy and sentenced to the penitentiary. Charles Gilhooley led the group with a heavy sentence and $2000 fine. other convicted officials included Henry Newman, Caney, Shields, Deutsch, Betden, and Looney. Novak was acquitted. The trial highlighted union intimidation practices tied to a “wrecking crew” used to deter nonunion workers amid ongoing labor strife. The case followed past assaults linked to union activity and involved extensive jury-securing and legal costs.
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Chicago
Henry Newman
Caries Ad
Wagan Workers’ Union
Chivies Caney
Edward Shields
Gee Charles Ti. Deutsch
John Betden
Marcus Looney
Frank Novak
Wilons
George Mellor
Mellor
Skyscra
Carlaham
Reeulry
Fatal end to a joke at Notre Dame
Leule Rouguilla, a 21 year old Notre Dame student from Columbia, shot and killed Claude A. Bagby, 20, of Duranne, California, during a staged joke by fellow students. The attackers planned a mock holdup, Rouguilla was mistaken for the target, and when asked to halt he fired hitting Bagby near the heart. Bagby died five minutes later.
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Leule Rougueila
Columbia
Notre Dame University
Tomiani
Claude A. Bagby
Duranne
Logging tragedy in Ble Hole basin kills 62 year old man
Dillon reports Charles Brown, 62, died when a recently cut tree fell on him at Dishno's sawmill above the Ajax mine in Ble Hole basin. Coroner's inquest held in Jackson after the body was retrieved through deep snow. Brown had worked for Wood Mivestock Company in Spencer Idaho and hunted in Biz Hole basin.
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Charira Rettallack
Bannacly
Dishno
Ajax Mine
Ble Hole
Charles Brown
George Trescott
Jackson
Charles Retaliack
Dee
Mr. Brown
Wood Mivestock Company
Spencer
Idaho
Montana society notes and forthcoming events
Dillon hosts announced weddings for Miss Georgia Featherly and Frank B. Hendrick at the bride’s home. Mies Vloss Lanstrum of St Louis and George A Wade of Dillon plan a Saturday wedding at QO. L. WeCann’s home. Dillon lodge 30 A F and A M held a reception described as the year’s finest. Lewistown invites reach for Judith club ladies reception January 3 1908. A shipment of gal d orn to Cumberland mine near Maiden expected, with a mill planned in spring. Harvey O. Phelps of Harlem named deputy clerk of court, replacing Barry C. Smith who resigned. Plus wrestling results Frenk Geteh defeats Delicuk in two straight falls, first fall won, second in 26 minutes.
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Mies
Leighton & Co Suspension Amid Copper Stock Rise
The Boston brokerage firm H R Leighton & Co suspended operations after failing to meet obligations tied to copper stock investments. The assignement for creditors affects New England branches and offices in Montreal Halifax and St John. Estimated liabilities may reach $500000 with several hundred creditors across New England and Canada.
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Der
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Stock Exchange
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Halifax
N.S
St. John N. FF
Charles G. Allen
Canada
WANTED TO COMPROMISE WITH HIS FIRST WIFE
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Billings reports Mrs. James Lawson No. 2 faced unlawful living charges in Justice Mann's court. After a wait, a $1 bond posted by her brother was forfeited. An attorney announced plans to try Lawson and wife No. 2 at 10 o'clock tomorrow. Lawson has proposed a compromise with his real wife, offering $0 and monthly alimony of $15.
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Standard
Billings
James Lawson
Justles Mann
Lawson
Wife No
Body found encased in ice with slashed throat
The body of a man about 43, identified as Seattle sailing promoter Thomas W. Ficerd, was found four miles south of Goldfeld with throat cut from ear to ear. The corpse, frozen and face and hands black, lay near a bloodstained razor box, while foul play suspected in a possible suicide tied to a brother in Chase.
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Wev
Golifeld
Thomas W. Ficerd
Seattle
Raor
Chase x Me
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