No Election for Third Judge in Silver Bow County
The Montana Supreme Court dismissed mandamus petitions by Peter Breen and Fr Stranahan seeking certificates of election as district judges. The ruling says Breen and Stranahan have no clear legal right to the offices and details the peculiar, unresolved status of the Third Judge seats. The decision preserves McClernan and Tattan in office for two more years.
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Helena
Peter Breen
Stranahan
Montana
Supreme Court
Toole
Department III
Mr. Breen
John R. McClernan
McClernan
Breen
Silver Bow
Groun A. McClernan
Tattan
Brantly
John B. McClernan
Silver Bow County
F. E. Stranahan
Twelfth Judicial District
John W. Tattan
Milburn
James Donovan
W. H. Barrett
Indians to Attend Roosevelt Inauguration Parade
In Washington the inaugural committee authorized up to 2000 to bring six noted Indians to join President Roosevelt s inauguration. The plan calls for rendezvous at Carlisle Indian School with 350 cadets and a six member interpreter band. The group includes Geronimo Quannah Parker Buckskin Charlie Little Plume American Horse and Holly Horn Bear. They will ride Indian ponies in the parade.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Carlisle
Geronimo
Fort Sill
Okla
Quannah Parker
Anardarko
Buckskin Charlie
Durango
Colo
Little Plume
Browning
Mont
Russville
Neb
Holly Horn Bear
Valentine
Idaho Senate Passes Two Mormon Legislation Measures
Boise reports the Idaho senate unanimously approved two Mormon bills. One punishes polygamy with fines from two hundred to two thousand dollars and six months to five years in prison. The adultery bill imposes three months to three years in prison or a one hundred to one thousand dollar fine. Senator Hart introduced both measures.
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Boise
Idaho
Senate
Hart
Hundred-dollar Offer To Guard For Poison Delivery
In Windsor Vermont on February 2 a guard Harold Harpin at the state prison received a letter offering 500 dollars to carry poison to Mrs Mary M Rogers who is under a death sentence for her husband’s murder. The letter included 250 in bills and proposed 250 after delivery. Harpin turned the letter over to Superintendent Oaks who notified Governor Bell as postal authorities probe the incident.
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Windsor
Harold Harpin
Mary M. Rogers
Boston
Harpin
Comerford Declares Prison Yawn In Illinois Inquiry
Chicago February 2 Representative Frank D Comerford asserts the Illinois legislature bribery inquiry will send at least one man to the penitentiary. He claims to have the name of the bribed and the briber and vows to prove his charges with named individuals.
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Chicago
Frank D. Comerford
Missouri Senate Ballot Totals in Jefferson City
Jefferson City February 2 The ballot for senator yielded no clear result. Cockrell 80 Niedringhaus 74 Kerens 12 Pettijohn 2 Finkelberg 2 Representative Klinschnitt 2. Necessary for choice 82.
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Jefferson City
Cockrell
Niedringhaus
Kerens
Pettijohn
Finkelberg
Klinschnitt
Refugees Arrive at Chefoo on Two Steamers
Two steamers brought 800 Russian refugees from Port Arthur to Chefoo on February 2. The arrivals marked a significant refugee movement as relief efforts coordinate border repairs and shelter provision.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
Ballot Box Mystery in Gubernatorial Race Cleared
Denver reports a witness cleared up a ballot box stuffing mystery in the Peabody Adams gubernatorial contest. Officials and voters described ballots placed outside the box, some written with identical handwriting, including votes tied to John C. Twombley and Milton Aufanger.
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Denver
Joint Legislative Committee
A. D. Mauff
John C. Twombley
Milton Aufanger
Suspected Murder Ties to Muddy Ranch Man Case
James Malcolm, jailed for horse stealing near Muddy, is suspected in the murder of W. W. Greer whose body was found in his Muddy cabin. Coroner Getty reports a bullet wound. a shotgun and revolver were found on scene. Authorities seek more evidence while Malcolm remains in custody.
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Standard
Culbertson
James Malcolm
George Bolster
W. W. Greer
Rousseau Bowman
Getty
Greer
Malcolm
Strikes Strike Across Polish Industrial Hubs
A wave of disturbances hits Riga Reval Warsaw Lodz Prassekow Kaliss and nearby rail shops. Sixty six killed and fifteen injured reported as factories close and socialists gain strength. Authorities fear further trouble as workers monitor liquor outlets to prevent drunkenness.
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Warsaw
OgZestechowa
Poland
Warsaw- Vienna
Prussekow
Kaliss
Lodz
Clash in Riga Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded
Reports from American consuls in Russia note a halt in most cities but Riga faced a deadly clash as students and strikers fired on police. Police and troops returned fire, with 53 killed and 150 wounded. Reval saw troops defend a factory with three rioters killed.
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St. Petersburg
Watts
Russia
Riga
Reval
Glendive Reports Nation's Coldest Point At 63 Below
Chicago reports the cold wave grips the Northwest and Midwest with Glendive Montana at 63 degrees below zero as the coldest spot. Other readings include 46 below at Havre and 45 below at Armour South Dakota as the center shifts south and winds ease, causing suffering among the poor.
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Chicago
Northwest
Middle States
United States Weather Bureau
United States
Glendive
Mont
Columbus
Trenton
Omaha
Neb
Bloomington
Ill
Lincoln
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Happenings of the Day as Told in Bulletins
St Petersburg reports the release of author Maxime Gorky after a January disturbance. An assailant identified as Stillmann from Berdischeff wounded Chief Galovine with a shoulder shot. the bullet remains. Labor unrest continues in Libau and Gracow, with protests in Lemberg against the Russian czar. A new senate plan backed by the emperor aims to tighten throne ties, ending certain suspended laws.
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Odessa
Galovine
Stillmann
Berdischeff
St. Petersburg
Blizzard Grips Kansas City With Subzero Storm
At 11 o’clock tonight a blizzard rages in Kansas City with a temperature of 5 below zero and driven snow due to a bitter wind.
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Kansas City
Bitter Cold and Snow Hit Nebraska and Western Iowa
Omaha reports two day cold snap and ongoing snowstorms across Nebraska and Western Iowa. Weather disrupts mail trains and daily life as crews battle the severe conditions.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
Indictment sought against Johann Hoch for murder
Chicago February 2 Coroner Hoffmann says murder indictment will be sought against Johann Hoch the alleged poisoner of many wives The coroner states embalming fluid in Mrs Marie Welker Hochs body did not contain arsenic Arsenic was not in drugs given by the physician More than two and a half ounces of poison found in organs suggests murder The inquest will likely send Hoch to the grand jury but may proceed if he is not.
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Chicago
Hofffman
Johann Hoch
Marie Welcker-Hoch
Hoch
Chitago
Military necessity recognized no law in Colorado report
Denver dispatch reports Sherman Bell of Colorado condemns labor-related violence in Governor Peabody’s era. Adjutant general asserts military authority protected state against dynamite, murder, and assassination, condemning autocratic trusts and anti union rhetoric.
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Denver
Sherman Bell
Peabody
Colorado
Montana Man Held for Extradition to Virginia
Philip McIntyre was committed to the Tombs by Magistrate Poole to await extradition papers from Virginia after his arrest on arrival from an unnamed port. He is sought in multiple states including Montana.
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New York
Philip McIntyre
Poole
Virginia
McIntyre
Montana
Harsh Nebraska Cold Causes Delays and Livestock Suffering
Four to six hour delays hit west regions while Omaha streetcar service paused for 24 hours due to bitter cold. Across Nebraska the cold spells are among the worst in years with widespread livestock hardships reported.
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West
Omaha
Nebraska
Japs May Be Forced to Abandon Sandepas
St. Petersburg report notes ongoing bombardment in Manchuria. Dispatches warn Sandepas defenders face untenable conditions as fires and smoke hinder breathing while mortars and heavy artillery erode fortifications. Russian losses cited include 13 000 killed or wounded, with General Kondratovitch among the wounded.
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St. Petersburg
War Office
Manchuria
Sandepas
Mukden
Kondratovitch
Unknown whereabouts of author Maxime Gorky in St Petersburg
Reports claim of Gorky’s release uncertain or conditional as he remains in solitary confinement at the St Peter and St Paul fortress. Officials consider possible trial or deportation while the writer plans to study English and other subjects during imprisonment.
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St. Petersburg
Maxime Gorky
Associated Press
St. Peter and St. Paul
Maxime the Bitter
Alexis Pyeshkoff
Japanese Offensive Fails as Many Wounded Die From Cold
In Manchuria near Tsinkhetchen and Dzantkan, a Japanese offensive falters. Russian forces report driving off the attack and recovering hundreds of wounded. Russian troops later find numerous frozen Japanese soldiers off Chenhat, with about a hundred corpses on the field.
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Tsinkhetchen
Manchuria
Dzantcan
Chenhat
Pass
Prelude to Battle as Cold Weather Bites Front Lines
From General Oku's headquarters on February 2, the Russian force sits opposite the Japanese left wing with occasional firing but no major assaults. Both sides move and bombard intermittently as preparations for a battle grow likely when weather improves. The temperature dropped to 13 degrees below zero last night and officials expect this cold spell to end soon.
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Oku
Arizona Petition Opposes Statehood Bill in Congress
Petitions from Arizona's legislature were presented in Wisconsin urging Wisconsin's congressional delegation to oppose a bill that would merge Arizona and New Mexico into a single state.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Arizona
Congress
New Mexico
Initiative and Referendum Bill Killed in House
Helena Feb 2 The initiative and referendum measure House Bill 1 introduced by Lenstrum is again killed in the House with no prospect of passage this session The Donlan bill remains on the calendar but may be referred for further amendment The Montana Federation of Labor opposes county line measures and favors Oregon style risks while urging opposition to Donlan’s plan and urging reelection of senators voting against it
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Helena
Lenstrum
Agun
Dempster
Lannin
Bill
van Dyck
Donian
Senate
House
Donlan
Maddox
Judiciary Committee
Federation of Labor
Montana State Federation of Labor
Oregon
State Federation of Labor
Everett
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Prasselov
St. Peters
Havre
Libau
Vienna
Gracow
Wieziewicz
Daszinski
Lemberg
Coleman
Committee On Privileges and Elections of
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Bembrick
Schoonover
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