Butte News Races At Saucer Track
Hoffman won the only amateur race with Robert Allen second in one mile professional handicap star event. Ivor Lawson beat Bell late to win the final, Gus Lawson second and Green third. J P Gunn left for Salt Lake. Haydock tumbled, may miss tonight’s final. Tonight’s entries include two mile pro purse 55 and one mile invitation pro.
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Bell
Ivor Lawson
Gus Lawson
Green
F. J. Hoffman
Stern
Allen
J. P. Gunn
Salt Lake
Gunn
Haydock
Artie Bell
Staver
Warne
Chapman
Ivo
Sharman
F. J. Barnett
Butte
Joe Layburn
David Stern
E. J. Hoffman
California
Robert Allen
Billings
William Reed
Savannah
John M. Chapman
Jockey Club
Pipestone Springs Sunday Excursion Round Trip $1
A weekly Sunday excursion offers a round trip to Pipestone Springs priced at one dollar. The short trip promotes leisure travel from the city to the springs.
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Pipestone Springs
Senator Kyle's Funeral Set for Thursday Afternoon
Aberdeen Dated July 2 The funeral of Senator Kyle will be held on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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Senator Kyle
Aberdeen
8. D
Senate and House committees named for Senator Kyle funeral
Washington July 2 The senate and house appoint committees to attend the funeral of Senator Kyle at his Aberdeen home. Senators Gamble Hansbrough McCumber Nelson Clark Gibson Penrose Mallory Daniel Bard Harris Dolliver Heitfeld. Representatives Martin Burke of South Dakota Marshall North Dakota Edwards Montana Tawney McCleary Heatwale Stevens Fletcher Morris Eddy of Minnesota.
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Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Kyle
Aberdeen
Gamble
Hansbrough
McCumber
Nelson
Clark
Montana
Gibson
Penrose
Mallory
Daniel
Bard
Harris
Dolliver
Heitfeld
Martin
Burke
South Dakota
Marshall
North Dakota
Edwards
Tawney
McCleary
Heatwale
Stevens
Fletcher
Morris
Eddy
Minnesota
Reading workers ratify pact end strike return to work Friday
Reading Pennsylvania July 2 Reading railway striking shop hands ratified the agreement between Chairman Boscher and President Baer and decided to return to work on Friday. More than 1200 men were present at the meeting.
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Reading
Reading Railway
Boscher
Baer
Negotiations Called Off in Cincinnati Strike Crisis
In Cincinnati on July 2 negotiations between manufacturers and striking machinists were halted. It was announced that manufacturers will seek a U S court injunction tomorrow morning to enjoin the picketing.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
Bank collapse ruins two firms in Leipsic area
Leipsic on July 2 reports two local companies failed after the Leipziger bank collapse. A Coburg resident, overwhelmed by losses, shot his wife and daughter then killed himself.
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Leipsic
Leipziger Bank
Coburg
England Weather Report Brief Teases Continental Conditions
London reports temperate weather across England while continental conditions are described as unsettled. Forecasters warn of possible shifts in temperature and winds affecting upcoming travel and agricultural plans.
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London
England
Heat and Storm Ravage Regions With Sunstroke Deaths
Telegrams report ongoing heat and storms. An Italian regiment marching from Pisa to Leghorn suffered 80 sunstroke cases and many soldiers collapsed from exhaustion. Storms hit Northern France with lightning destroying churches and homes, causing several fatalities.
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Pisa
Leghorn
France
Luella Hodson Named Carnival Queen After Large Victory
Special Dispatch reports the final carnival queen vote: Luella Hodson of Cascade wins with 5,185 votes. Other candidates include Stella Mackey of Lewistown with 3,155, Pearl Kennedy of Chateau with 2,073, Emma Devine and Nellie Krebs of Great Falls with 1,024 and 900 respectively, Kittie Burns of B M smelter with 645, Edith Chace of Great Falls with 475.
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Standard
Great Falle
Luella Hodson
Cascade
Stella MacKey
Lewistown
Pearl Kennedy
Chateau
Emma _ Devine
Great Falls
Nellie Krebs
Kittie Burns
B. & M. Smelter
Edith Chace
Grain Elevator Afire in Bozeman Blaze
A large grain elevator owned by F. L. Benepe caught fire last night in Bozeman. Sparks from an engine in the railroad yards started the blaze but the quick response of the fire department limited damage. A strong gale threatened total destruction as the crowd gathered at the depot during the hour long emergency.
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Benepe
Bozeman
Standard
F. L. Benepe
Lipton declines challenge for Shamrock II races
Sir Thomas Lipton refuses to entertain Kenneth M. Clark's challenge for trial races between Karaid and Shamrock II. Lipton offers five matches with £500 per side stakes. Royal Ulster Yacht Club informs Clark it declines to participate.
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Rothesay
Firth of Clyde
Thomas Lipton
Kenneth M. Clark
Shamrocks
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Kenneth Clark
Indian prisoner Little Whirlwind pardoned and released
Little Whirl wind, Cheyenne Indian, after four years in Deer Lodge penitentiary, was pardoned by Governor Toole and released to the evening train for the Cheyenne reservation stamping grounds.
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Standard
Deer Lodge
Homestead Hotel in Hot Springs Burns for Half Million
A fire at the Homestead hotel in Hot Springs Virginia burns the structure to the ground causing an estimated loss of $500,000. The Virginia house and the Chesapeake and Ohio railway station were briefly threatened but the blaze was contained. Guests and staff escaped unharmed and plans call for immediate rebuilding.
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Richmond
Big Homestead
Hot Springs
Virginia House
Chesapeake & Ohio
Three Killed and One Injured in Waterloo Train Strike
A Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern train strike near Waterloo Iowa fatally injures Ollie Huffman Joe Gallinvaux and Thorsen with Joe Hurley dying later. The four plasterers were returning from work when the accident occurred.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Ollie Huffman
Joe Gallinvaux
Thorsen
Joe Hurley
Hurley
Post Office Announces Summer Mail Service Between Canada and Yukon
Washington reports the post office department has begun summer mail service from Lake Bennett in British Columbia to Dawson in the Yukon. Service operates under the same terms as last year and covers all classes of mail from Canada and the United States.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Lake Bennett
B. C
Dawson
Yukon Territory
Canada
United States
KurdishConflict Rumors Reported in Kurdistan
Reports from Mush in Kurdistan say Kurds plunder villages and killed Armenians after a believed murder of a Kurdish nobleman who was sheriff of Aghan. The dispatch notes sectarian violence amid regional tensions.
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Constantinople
Mush
Kurdistan
Aghan
Prominent Saginaw Politician George Davenport Killed
Saginaw Michigan July 2 George Davenport former state senator and leading local figure was killed today by lightning.
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Saginaw, Mich
George Davenport
Fire strikes National Fire Proofing plant near Keasport
New York July 2 reports a blaze at the National Fire Proofing plant near Keasport New Jersey causing an estimated loss of 200000 dollars. Fire crews battled the flames with damage expected to run high before containment.
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New York
National Fire Proofing Company
Keesport
N. J
Potts Sale Sealed As Bidder From Chicago Purchases Joan Potts
Bert Whitely of Chicago bought the four year old bay gelding Joan Potts from Levi Turner in Pekin Illinois for five thousand dollars on July 2. The horse is named Ernest B. sired and described as a bay gelding. Potts sale concludes a local livestock transaction with a notable out of town buyer.
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Pekin
Bert Whitely
Chicago
Levi Turner
Joan Potts
Ernest B
Chicago Fishery Owners Face Salmon Trust Transfer
Chicago owners of the Pacific American Fisheries were notified of closing negotiations to transfer their plant to promoters of Pacific Canning and Navigation, the proposed salmon trust. The Chicago people refused to enter the deal except for details not disclosed.
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Chicago
Pacificc American Fisheries Company
Forday
Pacific Canning & Navigation Company
King Carnival Arrives in Butte for Royal Proclamation
Old King Carnival appeared on the Hennessy building amid a 3000 strong crowd at Main and Granite in Butte last night. He announced a citywide carnival from July 16 to 21 and urged loyal subjects to join the grand revel with splendor and joy.
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Butte
Granite
Hennessy
Butte Street
Rex
O'Brien
Pacific American Fisheries formed to control salmon trade
The Pacific- American Fisheries company organized in 1896 with a capital of 5,000,000 dollars. The combination will include 50 companies and will control nine tenths of the salmon packing business on the Pacific coast.
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Pacific- American Fisheries Company
Pacific Coast
Niagara Bank Closes in Buffalo After City National Tie
The Niagara bank in Buffalo New York closes its doors as superintendent F D Kilburn cites insolvency linked to City National bank. The bank organized September 15 1891 with 100000 capital. officers included President P H Griffin, VP M M Darke, Cashier William Thayer. Clearing house chair S M Clement says only this bank is affected and its failure rests with City National Bank connections.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Bank
F. D. Kilburn
P. H. Griffin
M. M
Darke
William Thayer
Clearing House Committee
S. M. Clement
City National Bank
City National
Kilburn
Record Montana Wool Clip Fetches High Price
Helena reports a record Montana wool sale from Choteau county where Senator Ben Phillips sold about 220000 pounds to Jeremiah Williams & Co. of Boston. The price is not public but understood between 12 and 13 cents per pound, likely above any prior sale this year.
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Helena
Montana
Choteau County
Ben Phillips
Jeremiah Williams & Co
Boston
Standard
Five Negroes Killed by Deputies in Mississippi Shootout
From Friar's Point Mississippi a report says Deputy Sheriffs Frank Johnson Edgar Montroy and Frank Lullen entered an alleged blind tiger. Fire was returned and many shots exchanged. Four negroes were killed outright and a fifth died later. The officers escaped unharmed as they investigated the violation of the law.
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Friar’s Point
Miss
Coahuma County
Frank Johnson
Edgar Montroy
Frank Lullen
Million Dollar Arizona Fire Destroys Williams Store Block
A morning fire in Fleming's general merchandise store in Williams Arizona wiped out the main business district covering two entire blocks and part of another. The loss is estimated at $1,000,000 with limited insurance coverage. No lives were lost. The town had almost no water supply and no active fire department.
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Williams, Ariz
Fleming
Fire Devastates Huntington as Adelphi Hotel Burns
A major blaze in Huntington West Virginia began at 11 a.m. and burned until 5 p.m. causing about 200000 dollars in damage. The Adelphi hotel on Fifth Floor caught fire from an electric wire, many guests fainted, and water shortages plus out of service fire engines hampered efforts. The blaze spread to the brick annex, a livery stable, private offices, stores, and multiple residences.
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Huntington
W. Va
Adelphi
Capokia Ul Sycamore Tree On Dead Creek Bank
A massive sycamore trees along the Dead creek bank at Capokia Ul is noted in the readable text. The fragment highlights the tree as a landmark on the bank near the water.
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Dead Creek
Capokia
John Coleman Obituary and Train Yard Death
In Billings on July 2 a man identified as John Coleman, a worker on the Toluca Cody Burlington line, was found in Northern Pacific yards with his body mangled. He had arrived the previous day and was thought to have attempted to ride a departing train to Omaha.
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Billings
Northern Pacific
John Coleman
Toluca-Cody
Burlington Railway
Omaha
Cleveland Tops Milwaukee in Fourth Victory
Cleveland defeated Milwaukee 6 to 4 in Milwaukee on July 2 marking their third win over the Brewers this season. Attendance reported at 120. Battery pairing was Hawley and Maloney for Milwaukee and Moore and Wood for Cleveland.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Cleveland Today
Hawley
Boston Breaks Baltimore Streak in July Baseball
Baltimore was defeated as Boston stopped its win streak in a July game in Baltimore. Attendance was 1,450 plus. the scoreline shows a Boston victory over Baltimore with Battery McGinnity and Robinson for Boston and Winters and Schreck for Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Boston
R. H. E. Baltimore
Eneas
McGinnity
Robinson
Winters
Schreck
Washington and Chicago Rain Delays Mark July 2 Baseball
Washington beat Philadelphia 10 to 6 with Platts passes to bases and Powers pitching. Att 1 556. Chicago defeated Detroit despite a storm halting play in the sixth. batteries Patten Clarke and Griffith Sullivan Buelow.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Platt
Powers
National League results and scores from July 2 games
Pittsburg tied Philadelphia 5 5 after eight innings but four runs in the eighth gave Pittsburg the win. Cincinnati beat Heston 10 1 behind Hahn. New York edged Chicago 6 5 in a 3 game series sweep. St Louis beat Brooklyn 1 0 in a rain shortened game. Attendance figures vary with each locale and game details.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Severe Storm Strikes Powell Valley Area Killing Berry Smith
A violent storm resembling a tornado ripped through Cumberland Gap in Powell valley Kentucky on July 2. It demolished six small farms and many barns, with Berry Smith reported killed by lightning and other homes blown down but occupants escaped. Crop damage occurred across the region with no additional fatalities confirmed.
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Middleboro
Cumberland Gap
Powell Valley
Berry Smith
Powell River
Charles Mayhing
John Winston
Hosiery sale features lisle and silk hose styles
A catalog-style ad lists rich lisle and black cotton hose with Richelieu rib and tie values. It promotes Onyx brand tans and russets with white heels sizes 8 to 10 at 50c to 1.25, fancy drop stitch patterns, bow knots, polka dots, and 84 to 9% sizes in lisle and plated silk hose, up to 2.00 per pair.
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Isle
Lisle
Richelieu
President Gompers Eyes Departure for Maryland Recovery
Washington July 2 President Gompers of the Federation of Labor who suffered a concussion from a street car fall last week is progressing toward recovery. He will go to Deer Park Maryland tomorrow for further rest and treatment.
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Washington
Gompers
The
Federation of Labor
Deer Park
Whitney's Conva Moor wins Bottis ham plate at New Market
Whitney's Conva Moor ridden by J Reiff claimed the Bottis ham plate at New Market on July 1. Miss Murphy, also under J Reiff, won a maiden two year old race with Prickles filly L Reiff placing second and Catalpa finishing third.
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London
Whitney
J. Reiff
New Market Today
Miss Murphy
Prickles
L. Reiff
Catalpa
Local Industrialist Jacob S. Rogers Found Dead in New York
Jacob S. Rogers, formerly owner of Rogers' locomotive works in Paterson New Jersey, was found dead in his Union League Club residence in New York City today. The death marks the end of a notable career in American rail equipment manufacturing.
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New York
Recruiting Five New Cavalry Regiments For Philippines
Acting Adjutant General Ward reports five new cavalry regiments almost fully recruited under the army reorganization act. The 5th Cavalry is 689 men short, and all regiments are expected to sail to the Philippines to relieve regular troops who have served two years or more and are to be brought home.
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Washington
Ward
Mth Cavalry
Philippines
Battles widen in Manchuria and Shansi clashes
Fresh reports from Tientsin describe fighting in Manchuria and on the Shensi front. A pitched battle at Shenyang ends with natives defeating Mohammedans, while General Tung Fu-sian is said to be attacking Chinese converts in Shansi.
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Tientsin
Manchuria
Hill Province
Shenyang
Tung Fu Sian
Shansi
Chicago man commits suicide in hotel
H. Williamson a commercial traveler for the Corbin Cabinet Lock company of New Britain Conn hanged himself with his suspenders today at his hotel in Chicago. He left the address of his wife and employer. No reason for the deed is known.
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Chicago
H. Williamson
Corbin Cabinet Lock Company
New Britain
Lightning kills three in St Louis fishing party
A bolt struck a St. Louis fishing party during a thunderstorm, killing three men instantly. A boy was fatally injured, and a man and a boy suffered serious injuries as they sought shelter from the fierce weather.
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St. Louis
Benes
Tragedy in Pittsburg Mine Tunnel Claims Ten Boys
Ten boys were overcome by fumes in a tunnel at the Old Keeting mine owned by Pittsburg Coal company. A train passing through crushed two of them. the remaining eight were rescued and expected to recover.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
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