Brilliant Saucer Track Race Draws 2000 Fans
A large crowd of about 2000 attended last night at the Saucer Track for a sensational ten mile race program. Hoff man set a new amateur mile record at 1:59 2-5, while Ivor Lawson won the ten mile open professional with Chapman close behind. The motor paced events saw Hoffman fail to beat the track records, with John Green of England scheduled to ride tonight behind the motor.
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Hoffman
Ivor Lawson
Chapman
Green
Burris
Warne
Staver
Haydock
Tts
King
Bell
Frank Hoffman
John Green
England
J. M. Chapman
Valine
Allen
Barnet
F. G. Barnet
Frank Hann
G. Gorman
Ferguson
Rayburn
Stein
Butte
Billings
California
Burris Haydock
Ford
Great Falls
Artie Bell
Bold Hold-Up in Broad Daylight
Big Timber reports a daytime robbery in which John Egland, a bartender, was stabbed in the left arm by an unseen assailant near E B Clarks lumber office. The attacker fled east through the railroad yards after a failed forceful grab. Egland describes the suspect as a six foot dark-coated man with a heavy mustache. sheriffs along the Northern Pacific have been warned to detain him.
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The
Standard
Big Timber
John Egland
F. E. Blakelee
E. B. Clark
Egland
Northern Pacific
Husband Kills Wife Then Ends His Own Life
Madera California July 6 John Garner a farmer killed his wife in a house near town firing twice through the head. He shot her mother Mrs Willingham of Los Angeles wounding her leg before turning the revolver on himself and dying instantly.
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Madera
Cal
John Garner
Willingham
Los Angeles
Family dispute linked to Los Angeles shooting tragedy
The couple had been separated for a long time and a divorce suit was pending in Los Angeles. Mrs. Garner died about an hour after she was shot.
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Los Angeles
Garner
Bartender William Martin Arrested for Liquor to Indians
Special dispatch reports Deputy U S Marshal Wall transporting Drummond bartender William Martin to the county jail in Helena in default of $800 bail. Martin is indicted for giving liquor to Flathead Indians after prior warnings. he ignored the cautions.
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Standard
Helena
United States
Wall
William Martin
Drummond
Martin
Flathead
Denis Donovan Mourned After Drowning Death in Lisbon Falls
Attorney General Donovan of Montana travels with his son’s body after Denis Donovan, his eldest, dies by drowning at Lisbon Falls on July 4. The elder Donovan, visiting Maine, plans burial at Great Falls after returning from Bowdoin commencement.
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Lisbon Falls
Maine
The
Standard
Portland
Donovan
Montana
Boston
Denis Donovan
Great Falls
Bowdoin
Helena
Burlington
State offices close for funeral of Attorney General’s son
Helena reports state offices will close Monday until 1 PM for the funeral of Attorney General James Donovan’s son who drowned in Maine. Donovan is en route to Montana with the body and is expected to arrive in Great Falls tomorrow evening. Assistants and other state officials may also attend.
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Standard
Helena
James Donovan
Great Falls
Montana
Maine
Indiana
Kittredge Named to Fill Late Senator Kyle’s Seat
A. B. Kittredge, prominent attorney and ex Republican national committeeman from South Dakota, will be appointed by Governor Herried to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U S Senator James H. Kyle. The announcement comes as Sioux Falls dispatches report.
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Omaha
Neb
World Herald
Sioux Falls
Faye
A. B. Kittredge
Earty
South Dakota
Herried
United States
James H. Kyle
Ice Jam Blocks Access to Muir Glacier From Queen
The Queen arrived from the north reporting Glacier bay filled with ice with an ice jam 30 to 40 feet high spanning the bay. Pilot Tompson cites earthquake shocks last winter as shattering the glacier and causing plentiful ice falls. Ice floes in the channel are larger than ever before.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Queen
Glacier Bay
Muir Glacier
Tompson
Trade Board June figures show import drop and export fall
London reports June trade data with a decline of 305 300 pounds in imports and 52 450 000 jin in exports. The board of trade release highlights reduced trade activity and shifting import export values for the month.
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London
Board of Trade
Strike settlement ends mining labor dispute in Telluride
A Telluride settlement ends the Smuggler Union strike as Arthur L. Collins agrees to a deal with miners. Non union workers may be hired but union oversight and contract rules empower the union to regulate staffing and pay. The Liberty Bell and Tomboy mines will reopen Monday.
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Denver
Telluride
Colo
Coates
Orman
Arthur L. Collins
D. , Coates
Theron Stevens
John Murphy
Miners’ Union
Smugegler Union
St. John
Carpenter
T. M. Sullivan
Western Federation of Miners
Collins
Liberty Bell
Tomboy
Smveslec
Marshall Basin
J. H. Murphy
Jacob Fillius
Privateers May Sail the Seal for Kruger
The Petit Bleu states Mr. Kruger may arm privateers and issue letters of marque if powers fail to intervene. If he continues to refuse, promoters plan to act without authority.
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Brussels
Petit Bleu
Kruger
South African Republic
Washington dismisses Kru ger privateer threat after war
The Brussels report that former President Kru ger urged powers to arm privateers in the South African contest is regarded as unserious in Washington. Officials say the United States will not issue letters of marque except in extraordinary emergencies and would not recognize warrants from other nations.
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Kruger
Mr. Kruger
Washington
Brussels
Spain
United States
Kruger Abandons American Visit Over Travel Fatigues
The Hague report states that Mr Kruger has definitively abandoned his planned American visit due to travel fatigue and the clear stance of the United States government.
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The
Hague
Kruger
United States
Americans triumph in English amateur championships meet
A large crowd witnessed events in Huddersfield with American athletes winning most titles. C W T Coe set a weight record, Duffy of Georgetown won the 100 yards final, Kraenzlein captured the 120 yard hurdles, Baxter led in high jump, and O Connor of Waterford set a long jump mark while other heats favored American entrants.
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Huddersfield
C. W. T. Coe
University of Pennsylvania
Jewett
Heckmond Wike
England
A. EF
Duffy
Georgetown University
W. B. Tewksbury
A. C. Kraenzlein
Chicago Athletic Club
Kraenzlein
Baxter
Pennsylvania
O'Connor
Waterford
Maxwell
Long
New York Athletic Club
Wadsley
Unity Athletic Club
Irving K. Baxter
I. K. Baxter
Hodgson
Noted Educator Joseph Le Conte Dies in Yosemite
San Francisco July 6 Prof Joseph Le Conte of the University of California died today in Yosemite valley from heart failure. Born 1822 in Liberty County Georgia he studied under Agassiz and taught natural science at Oglethorpe University before joining California’s state system in 1869. Funeral plans not announced.
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San Francisco
Joseph le Conte
University of California
Yosemite Valley
le Conte
The
State University
Liberty County
Georgia
Alexander H. Stevens
Franklin College
University of Georgia
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York
Macon
Cambridge
Agassiz
Oglethorpe University
California
Protests Against Corcoran Pardon Ignite Idaho Debate
The board of pardons has not decided on Paul Corcoran’s pardon request after his 11 year term for participation in the April 29 1899 Coeur d Alene riot murder. Judge J Rich of the Fifth District filed a strong protest urging denial citing justice and state welfare.
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Boise
Idaho
Board of Pardons
Paul Corcoran
James Cheyne
Coeur d'Alene
J. Rich
Fifth District
Frank Hunt
C. J. Basset
Frank Martin
Fifth Judicial District
Commonwealth
J. C. Rich
Countersuit Filed by Milwaukee Machinists
The International Machinists union seeks to overturn an injunction against the Vilter Manufacturing plant alleging unlawful conspiracy. About 300 manufacturers and corporations allegedly formed the National Metal Trades Association to block machinists from securing a nine hour day. The union claims the plant secretly joined the conspiracy and asks the injunction be vacated and the suit dismissed.
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The
Standard
Milwaukee
International Machinists’ Union
Vilter Manufacturing Company
National Metal Trades Association
Vilter Company
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