Silver Bow County Election 10 Full Investigation
The report notes continued discussion on Silver Bow County Election 10 with references to shooting a human being perceived as a mistake. It lists lawmakers and proposed amendments including street car safety for emblaes, mileage changes for officers, and heirs’ rights to decedents’ estates. The afternoon session directed joint rules with the senate, Minnie Stubblefield named clerk, and adjournment until tomorrow.
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Duggan
Self
King
Committee On
Senate
Minnie Stubblefield
Lawmaking, labor rights, and school reforms at the state capitol
The State House column reports daily Judiciary Committee hearings on the eight hour law and other labor amendments backed by the AFL, plus actions on initiative and referendum. Bills address gun restrictions, deaf and blind education, and a sweeping school institute reform saving about 31,000 dollars, with lawmakers like Senator Anderson and Maddox active. S. S. Hobbson and Carter visited, and Mrs. Yegen with children joined the senator.
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Star Correspondence
The
Standard
Eleva
House Judiciary Committee
American Federation of Labor
Britain
Senate
Supreme Court Commission
House
Mahon
Deaf, Dumb and Lind Institute
Boulder
Anderson
Lanstrum
Welch
Ter
S. S. Hobbson
Fergus County
United States
Carter
Henry Yegen
Jury Finds Cook and Harris Guilty in Stock Driving Case
In Billings district court a jury found James Cook and Laurie Harris guilty of driving stock from the accustomed range. The case involved C. T. Thomas' employees alleged to have driven off JA. H. Murray's cattle from the Lake Basin country. Sentencing not pronounced. a separate civil action against W. D. Story over fence trespass seeks $500 in damages.
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Standard
Billings
District Court
James Cook
Laurie Harris
C. T. Thomas
JA. H. Murray
Lake Basin
Dc. T. Thomas
W. DD. Story
Story
First Sheep Shipment From Bozeman Sparks Trade
Bozeman reports the first sheep shipment in some time. Four thousand head were sent to Carsten Bros. of Seattle. Dr. Tudor sold 1500 at about $3.85 to Carsten's agent, 800 to H. Monforton, 1000 to W. R. Verson, and 300 to McRoberts. Average price cited above $3.50. no lambs included.
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Standard
Bozeman
Carsten Bros
Seattle
Town Fire Destroys Elevator and Grain Warehouse
McGregor Iowa Jan 21 fire destroyed the Spencer Grain company elevator and the Hutting and Gilchrist Grain Warehouse total loss 100000 dollars and 92700 bushels of grain destroyed fire damage reported diverting local trade authorities investigated flames rooted in industrial storage facilities
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McGregor
Iowa
Spencer Grain Company
Minneapolis
Hutting and Gilchrist
Union seeks wage hikes across coal mines in 25 percent push
Indianapolis January meeting of the United Mine Workers outlines demands for 15 to 25 percent wage increases for run of mine coal, with changes to machine and pick mining differentials and boosts for inside and outside labor. A $10,000 president’s residence plan was rejected. a small disability fund proposal also failed. Central Pennsylvania and Illinois wage talks loom as the national committee reviews four states’ positions. Meanwhile in Denver, guards deploy after rumors of a plot to seize the statehouse chamber amid crowded wartime sentiment.
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Indianapolis
Dent Mitchell
Pregi- United Mine
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
United Mine Workers’ National Wage Committee
Indiana
Illinois
Colorado Legislature Faces Deadlock Over Journals
Deadlock persists as both Colorado chambers fail to reconvene in joint session to compare journals. Republican leaders push legal opinions while Democrats control the Senate with Haggett presiding. Emergency appropriation of 50000 for salaries passes third reading in the house, but the bill is not recognized by the secretary, leaving the Senate without formal recognition. Governor Peabody delays recognition pending constitutional review.
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Stewart
Haggett
House
Senate
Cornforth and Wood
Drake
Cornforth
Wood
Walcott
Peabody
Haggett Senate
Forces of the Sultans Natives See Big Guns as Devil’s Invention
A Madrid report cites an English drill sergeant detailing the sultan of Moroccos army: about 25,000 troops with imitation Martini Henry rifles, Krupp artillery, and unreliable machine guns. Gunners pray between shots and reject cannon as devilish. He warns large-scale action could trigger desertions on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Morocco
Fez
Miners Hear Testimony on Car Pay and Boiler House Clash
In Philadelphia January 21 the coal strike commission heard Lehigh Valley Coal and related figures discuss pay by car versus weight, eight hour days, and a contractor’s boiler house at Packer No. 5. Tensions rose as Chairman Gray condemned the use of permission and asserted his disdain for tyranny in a tense cross examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Seersi
Gray
Fahey
Lehigh Coal Company
Temple Iron Company
D. Warringer
Wilkesbarre
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Warringer
R. S. Mercur
Lehigh Valley
Mahonoy
Shamokin
Mitchell
Mercur
Packer Colliery No. 5
Darrow
Mr. Fahey
Merceur
Supreme Court Dismisses Union Pacific Damages Suit
In Lincoln Nebraska January 21 the supreme court ordered dismissal of a $635 000 damages suit against Union Pacific Railway for violating the Nebraska freight law The court affirms the referees report which finds the state board of transportation act unconstitutional and assesses penalties against the railroad
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Lincoln
Neb
Supreme Court
Union Pacific Railway Company
Nebraska
Board of Referees
State Board of Transportation
White Pass & Yukon to Receive Canada Charter
For Dawson Railroad Seattle Jan 21 The White Pass Yukon railroad will receive a Canadian charter for a line from Dawson through the Forty Mile country to the American boundary. The aim is to block the Valdez road from Eagle Pass to Dawson. The franchise is said to trigger moving White Pass offices from Seattle to Vancouver.
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Seattle
White Pass
Yukon
Canada
Dawson
Forty Mile Country
Valdez
Eagle Pass
Vancouver
Hewitt Burial Held at Greenwood Cemetery
Abram S. Hewitt was buried today from Calvary Episcopal church with Bishops Potter and Laterdee assisting. Potter read a poem by Richard Watson Gilder in an unusual departure from ritual. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
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New York
Abram
Hewitt
Calvary Episcopal Church
Potter
Latertee
Washington
Episcopal Church
Richard Watson Gilder
Mr. Hewitt
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Overman Leads NC Democrats. Pritchard Tops Republicans
Raleigh Jan 21 Six ballots in the Democratic caucus produced eighty four votes for Overman with complimentary ballots. Republicans coalesced behind Peter C. Pritchard on the joint ballot to avoid deadlock as the caucus wrapped up without a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Peter C. Pritchard
Overman
Nator
Heyward Installed as South Carolina Governor. Sloan Becomes Lieutenant Governor
Columbia, S.C. January 21. Hon. Duncan Clinch Heyward, a Democrat, was inaugurated governor at noon. James T. Sloan was sworn in as lieutenant governor to succeed James H. Tillman.
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Columbia
S. C
Duncan Clinch Heyward
South Carolina
James T. Sloan
James H. Tillman
Kalispell Arrival Tells of D F Long Family Visit
Mrs. D F Long of Columbus Indiana arrived in Kalispell tonight with her son Thomas D Long of Helena the State land agent meeting her at Havre. Her husband and daughter Miss Mary went with them on the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Kalispell
D. F. Long
Columbus
Ind
Thomas D. Long
Helena
Havre
Mary
Smallpox Strikes Boston Area Prompt Citywide Order
Lynn Massachusetts reports argue over a shoe strike with guards deployed and a citywide order to curb loitering near factories. The health board learns cutters arriving from Rochester New York may carry infection urging court action to stop labor organizers from bringing men from infected areas.
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Lynn
Mass
Strik.ng
Eliasihem
Ruis Ia
Sueh
Oorg'pg
Ncne
Krigate of
Board of Health
Rochester
N. Y
Knights of Labor
Robbers Sighting Reported Near Arvada Trainholdup
Billings police search for two men suspected in a Burlington line robbery near Arvada Wyoming last night. One trainman robbed of about 50 dollars and jewelry. Suspects described. officers monitoring newcomers of doubtful occupation.
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The
Standard
Billings
Arvada
Wyo
Burlington
Police officer cleared in use of force trial
Jan 21 Bozeman report says Police Chief John Robertson was found not guilty after a trial concerning an arrest of a man named Smith during a political meeting of Senator W. A. Clark and John M. Evans held in November. The state alleged Robertson threw Smith from opera house stairs, causing head injury and alleged mental effects.
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Bozeman
Kief
John Robertson
Robertson
Smith
W. A. Clark
John M. Evans
Opera House
We Be Tried for Great Larceny Billings Jan 21
The hearing for C. M. Brown charged with grand larceny will occur before Justice Fraser on Jan 21. Brown was arrested on Mussel shell and brought to Billings Sunday. He is accused of robbing a sheep camp near Junction of a saddle and blankets about three weeks ago. Bond set at 50 dollars. in default he remains in jail.
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The
Standard
Billings
C. M. Brown
Fraser
Brown
Junction
Ambassador Tower Near Reichstag For Lease
Berlin reports Ambassador Tower nearing closure of a lease on a stately Koenigsplatz residence overlooking the Thiergarten. The estate of the late Herr Pronzheim banker owns the property. It has two carriage entrances and is larger than the French embassy but smaller than the British embassy. Rent greatly exceeds the ambassador’s salary.
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Berlin
Koenigsplate
Reichstag
Thiergaarten
Herr Pronzheim
Ohioans invite president to Chillicothe centennial
A delegation led by Governor Nash extended an invitation for the president to attend Ohio’s centennial celebration in Chillicothe on May 20 and 21. President Roosevelt said his western trip arrangements might prevent his attendance.
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Washington
Nash
Chillicothe
Roosevelt
Senate panel backs expanded Siam diplomatic staff
Washington January 21. The senate committee on foreign relations votes to recommend adding a consul general and elevating the minister resident in Bangkok to minister plenipotentiary. The panel approves two officers instead of one to handle Siam relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Siam
Bangkok
Arizona Legislature Opposes New Mexico Arizona Union
The Arizona legislature passed a concurrent resolution opposing the proposed union of New Mexico and Arizona and their joint admission as a state. It asks friends in Congress to support the omnibus bill.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
New Mexico
Friends of the State
Congress
Plague Ravages Mazatlan As Fire Destroys Police Chief House
Six deaths reported in Mazatlan with cholera like plague. The city burns the chief of police residence and furniture to curb contamination. About 140 serious cases in the lazaretto and a total of 141 houses burned.
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Matzalan
Mexico
Fatal shotgun accident reported near Virginia City
News from Virginia City describes a shooting accident in Madison valley about a mile from town. Walter Altice and Kilsworth Roatner shot at a target. Roatner fired last, Altice reloaded and lay down, Boamer then triggered the weapon causing wounds to Altice and pelvic damage. Doctors fear Altice may die. Both young men work on ranches in Madison county.
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Standard
Virginia City
Madison Valley
Walter Altice
Kilsworth Roatner
Roatner
Altice
Boamer
T. KR. Marquis of
Ennis
Altice and
J. 8. Briggs
Madison County
Man Killed by Dynamite at Montana Quarry
Coroner reports Ludwig Hansen dead from dynamite explosion at a Montana railroad quarry. Four charges set. three fired, fourth misfired due to freezing. Hansen and a fellow worker, unaware of the danger, attempted to remove the fourth charge. Hansen killed instantly. companion Patrick Curren seriously injured. jury cites Hansen's own carelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Bozeman
Taylor
Josephine
Ludwig Hansen
Montana Railroad
Hansen
Helena
Patrick Curren
Famine in Sondan Worsens Due to Severe Winter
A Daily Mail report from Stockholm notes the famine in northern Sweden is worsening amid an unusually bitter winter and heavy snow. The dispatch highlights harsher conditions and growing hardship for residents in the region.
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Sondan
London
Stockholm
Daily Mail
Sweden
Freight Wreck Delays Great Northern Traffic Near Summit
A freight wreck near Summit yesterday delayed all traffic on the Great Northern line for hours. Engine 1126 pony trucks jumped the track, throwing the engine and several cars from rails. No injuries, small property loss. A special train with Chief Engineer Stevens and Asst. General Supt. H. H. Kennedy passed through Kalispell today en route to the coast.
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Kal
Summit
Great Northern Railway
Stevens
H. H. Kennedy
Kalispell
Senator Fora ker Introduces Porto Rico Church Lands Bill
Senator Fora ker introduces a bill to renounce all rights to church lands in Porto Rico. The measure grants naturalization rights to Porto Ricans and to residents of other US possessions similarly situated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Foraker
Porto Rico
United States
Bozeman to Get Another Bank Promoted by Local Financiers
Jan. 21 report says Bozeman will have a new bank, bringing the city to four financial institutions. The project is said to be promoted by H. M. James and &. Martin of Bozeman and J. A. Hull of Big Timber.
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The
Standard
Bozeman
H. M. James and
Martin
J. A. Hull
Big Timber
Plot to free killer Horn thwarted in Cheyenne
A Cheyenne special says a planned midnight jailbreak for Tom Horn, condemned for the Willie Nickell murder, was foiled by a conspirator who exposed the plot. Authorities hold letters and other evidence of the plan, including dynamite, a saddle horse, guns, and gear outside the jail. Horn's case awaits a Supreme Court appeal for a new trial.
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Salt Lake City
Herald
Cheyenne
Wyo
Tom Horn
Willie Nickell
Horn
Supreme Court
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