New Coast Trains and Dining Cars Planned by Great Northern
Great Northern prepares to replace coast trains with new equipment and a superior service standard. Some orders arrived and will be phased in. dining cars feature mahogany finishes and a single end platform. Shore Line trainmen anticipate easy adoption of the new schedule, with a pay increase for conductors and firemen and regimens readjusted in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Shore Line
Butte
Calvin
Rio Grande Western
Western
Burlington chief seeks cuts in traffic department costs
Vice President Miller of the Burlington Railroad is reviewing traffic department expenditures and proposing reforms to reduce costs. He cites expenses in stationery office supplies and rent, compares with the Great Northern, and aims for material reductions before year end. The Q system aligns with Great Northern on union costs.
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Miller
Burlington
Minneapolis Times
Hill
Great Northern
The
Burlington earnings exceed expectations with rising gross but higher costs
December earnings show a surplus of about 100000 after fixed charges. Six months to Dec 31 show higher gross earnings and larger operating expenses, with a substantial surplus. O R & N to start Lewiston Riparia line March 1 and aims to finish to Lewiston within six to eight months. reports cite a railroad conductor’s inspection and optimistic forecasts for completion this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Lewiston-Riparia
Riparia
Lewiston
Cigar Store Robbery Suspect Arrested in Broad Way Theft
Detective Murphy arrested E M Walker a painter and glazier after a Thursday night burglary at the Puck cigar store on West Broad Way. Two thousand cigars were reported stolen. Walker had been in the store that night and denies involvement as police await further developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E M. Walker
Murphy
Walker
Puck
West Broad Way
Gus Heine
Trustees Will Collect Road Taxes Under New Law
County Attorney Kreen advised that road trustees should collect road taxes rather than the assessor in response to a county commission request. Mc Breen noted a conflict in the law but argued the new road law, as the latest on the subject, makes no material difference who collects the tax and suggested transferring the duty to the trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreen
Mc Breen
Deficit alleged in Nipper mine receivership reports
The Parrot Silver and Copper company objects to Thomas McLaughlin's February and March 1901 receivership accounts for the Nipper mine. Objections claim receipts and disbursements misstate operations and that ore was diverted to Montana Ore Purchasing Co. run by F Augustus Heinze for improper benefit. They contest charges including a $13,599.53 payment to the Montana company and a $15,466.95 payroll as improper, and argue March ore value and treatment costs negate the reported deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrot Silver and Copper Company
District Court
Thomas McLaughlin
Nipper
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
F. Augustus Heinze
F Augustus Heinze
Montana
Heinze
Arthur Pp. Heinze
Heinzes
L. FE. R
F. A. Heinze
Free Mail Delivery Planned in Bozeman
A letter from acting first assistant postmaster general J. M. Mason announces free mail delivery to Bozeman starting June 1. An agent will visit to establish routes and conduct carrier examinations in reading writing geography arithmetic and copying. Applicants must reside in the district and pass the examinations.
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Standard
Bozeman
J. M. Mason
Masten
Burkett
Washington
Fatal accident at Smith's mattress plant injures Ora Dykman
Ora Dykman aged 19 suffered fatal injuries at the Smith's mattress factory in Ogden Utah while working. He was caught in machinery and his arm torn from his body in a single instant. His father, also employed there, witnessed the accident in horror.
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Ogden
Utah
Ora Dykman
Smith's
Dykman
Diphtheria Outbreak Leads Gunnison Quarantine Action
The mayor of Gunnison Utah appealed to the state board of health for aid to control a diphtheria spread. Stores were quarantined and the health officer contracted the disease as a state board member departed to lead the response.
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Salt Lake
Gunnison
Utah
State Board of Health
John Kay murders wife then suicide attempt at bridge
Topeka report says John Kay beat his wife to death with a flatiron after planning divorce. He attempted hanging, was cut down and revived. The piece also includes various local ads for railway tickets to Anaconda, music instruments, and coal offers from Butte merchants.
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Topeka
Kan
John Kay
Crosby
Murder yields light term in Melrose killing
Frederick W. Stephenson, convicted of second degree murder for killing J W Woodside at Melrose on June 3 1900, received a 12½ year sentence after a plea deal between his attorney and the county attorney. The compromise spared a retrial due to defective trial records and kept Stephenson in jail since July 3 1900. He was a Melrose saloon bartender who killed after a long feud with Woodside.
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Frederick W. Stephenson
J. W. Woodside
Melrose
Clancy
Stephenson
B. 3. Thresher
Breen
Woodside
Doc
Excepions
Harlem Happenings Special Correspondence Notes Local Doings
Harlem February report details Maj James Monteath visiting Be knap agency and returning with a frozen car. C H Barton plans East trip to buy for Harlem stores. Alonzo Ellis travels East for two weeks. Local coal mines boom in cold snap. William Granger resumes as government sawmill manager. Mrs H Holloway visiting with largest baby boy in Montana weighing 27 pounds. Harlem public school observes President McKinley birthday with songs and recitations.
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The
Standard
Harlem
James H. Monteath
Blackfeet Agency
Major Bridgeman
Be Knap
C. H. Barton
William Granger
Jack of All Trades
H. Holloway
Hoper
Musselshell
T. J. Ringwald
Montana
Public School of
McWinley
Items from Glasgow contract details unclear
Glasgow February 4 shows contractor J HM with unspecified railway and construction matters. The fragment provides no further names, places, or dates to establish a full report.
Cattle Shipments Hint at East Arrival of Cronk Companion
J H Bain ships a carload of thoroughbred short horn cattle from the East including two bulls under Miss Pugsley and Miss Taylor supervision. Rumor suggests C H Cronk may not return alone from the East.
Ed Hirshberg Plans Six-Week Eastern Trip from Choteau
Special Correspondence notes Ed Hirshberg son of Joseph Hirshberg of Helena leaves Choteau for Chicago and other eastern points, expecting to be away six weeks or two months. Mentioned is W. W. Earnest of Helena visiting for Anaconda Standard interests and local weather changes.
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Standard
Choteau
Ed Hirshberg
Joseph Hirshberg
Helena
Chicago
W. W. Earnest
J. H. Garvin
Drake
C Koteau Avenue
Farmer Avenue
F. S. Buzzell
Pondera, Shelly
Cut Bank
Harry Kroom
Steele
Dr. Beaupre
Beaupre House
State School of Mines Students Return After Week Long Strike
Golden Colorado February 7. Students at the state school of mines resume classes after over a week on strike. Trustees will investigate the cause of the dispute and both students and faculty agree to accept the trustees decision.
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Golden. Colo
State School of Mines
Oil Strike at Parachute Deepens Colorado Well Boom
Oil has been struck in a Parachute well at 650 feet and is of the same high grade as the Debeque discovery. The second find heightens excitement in Glenwood Springs area as prospects grow.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Debeque
Commandant Marais Captured Near Langesburg
Jaurens Erasmus known as Commandant Marais, leader of the Boers at Zwartkop in 1899, has been captured in the vicinity of Langesburg in Matiesfontein Cape Colony dated February 7.
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Matiesfontein
Cape Colony
Jaurens Erasmus
Marais
Langesburg
Zwartkop
Suit to Sell Mines for Partition in Fairmount and Parnell Claims
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company sues Consolidated Copper, Max H. Schultze, and others for sale and partition of the Fairmount mining claim where the plaintiff owns half and Nipper company the other half, arguing sale profits should be divided. A second suit seeks sale and partition of the Parnell lode with complex ownership and Schultze mortgage, naming Consolidated Copper, John Caprice, and other defendants. Railroads N ern Pacific and Montana Central are named for rights of way.
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Fairmount
Sun
Anaconda Copper Mining
Consolidated Copper Pany
Max H. Schultze
Tiff
Fai Mount
Nipper Company
Schultze
Parnell
Ing
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Butte News
W. E. Dodd
W. Park St
Butte, Mont Shodair Block
Lutey Bros
Henry Jonas
East
Granite Street
F. A. Ironside
West Park Street
Butte, Mont
Chicago College of Dental Surgery
Sitton
Manager Butte
Mont
Dreisbach Bros
Mark E. Swan
Man of
Mystery
Dutton’s Broadway Theater
Pollard
Juvenile Opera Co
Crystal Springs
Great Northern Service
Be. M. Walther
Parrot Company
Thomase
Laughlin
N. P. Shulin
Broadway
O. D. Wood and Coal
East Silver
Rm Tere Prom Hody
Platiron
Anaconda & Pacific Railway
Anaconda
North Main Street
Hennessy
Orton Bros
N. Main Street
T. J. Murphy & Co
Montana Street
Symons
Wmield
Pifer
Glasgow
Havre
Walter Hurd
Thomas Jones
Jones
Hurd
Billy Buzzard
Saco
J. HM
Colorado
Lea@ter
Anaconda Company
Fairmount and Parnell
Plaint
Great Atlantic Te Cy
West Broadway
Lenihan
Omaha
Seannel
Chyenne
Chey
Len
Pa Cummiskey
Dubuque
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