Trial on Murder Charge in Deer Lodge Case
Clinton Dotson and James McArthur stand trial in Deer Lodge for the 1899 murder of Dotson's father Eugene Cullinane. Prosecutors allege a premeditated plan with motive and a staged death scene, while defense contends separate trials and inconsistent confessions complicate the case.
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Clinton Dotson
Blackstone
United States
Deer Lodge
James McArthur
James Fleming
Dotson
McArthur
Welling Nap
Mississippi
Clinton
Chadwick
Mulholland
Cullinane
Helena
Ellis Persinger
American Gulch
Persinger
Benson
John Robinson
Gallatin County
Pereinger
Wyoming
Old Dotson
Washington Gulch
J. W. Blair
Captain Dotson
McArthur Captured After Missoula Hunt Ends Chase
The pursuit began with bloodhounds and officers reaching across Montana. Sheriff McMahon, Deputy Kendall, Warden Conley and Under Sheriff Ravalli tracked McArthur to the Berry ranch near Florence and captured him that evening. Berry defends his innocence citing illness and proximity to the events. The defense emphasizes a weak link in the evidence, notably the time and location dispute involving Ed Mix's identification in Missoula.
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McMahon
Powell County
Kendall
Missoula County
Frank Conley
Bishop
McArthur
Berry
Missoula
Ed Mix
Notorious West Trial Unfolds Over Triple Murders
State witnesses outline a brutal plot linked to Clinton Dotson and James Fleming aka McArthur. The case centers on three murders including Capt. Oliver Dotson, with a forged confession plan aimed at a pardon for Clinton. Evidence traces warnings from 1899 to the present trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Dodds
Herman Ruther
Duncan Seaton
Philip Finsterer
8. N. Arnold
J. N. Bacon
A. Parker
Arthur Jones
Allen C. Davis
A. Mizner
A. C. Glover
Nathan Smith
R. N. Tibbetts
M. Bien
J. . McDonald
J. Shultz
Frank Conley
John Conley
George R. Ingram
John McMahon
J. A. Robinson
S&s. CC
Buseh
Ellis Persinger
John W. James
John R. Kelley
R. Vansickle
West
Oliver Doteen
Clinton Dotson
State Penitentiary
McArthur
Oliver Dotson
James Fleming
Dotson
Murdered and Burned Near Turner in Monroe County
Five miles from Turner, Monroe county, Jim Johns and his 17 year old niece were murdered and their bodies cremated after being placed in a burning building. The girl was stabbed in the heart and her head crushed, apparently with an axe, Johns' head was crushed and both arms broken. No clue yet.
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Helena
Ark
Turner
Monroe County
Jim Johns
Johns
Mint scandal leaves suspects at large in San Francisco
No arrests have been made after the mint scandal as government officials and detectives continue a thorough investigation but lack sufficient evidence to arrest any of the suspected men.
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San Francisco
Child killed by bomb in Denver yard incident
A large torpedo bomb exploded in the Curtis Street yard at 2021 Curtis Street this morning. Four year old Esther Oliver, daughter of Mrs Malicia Oliver, residing with her mother, died from injuries caused by the blast.
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Denver
Colo
Curtis Street
Esther Oliver
Malicia Oliver
Pyramid Pile Cure Marketed In Wilkes-Barre
Edward Dunellen of Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania says after seven years of itching piles a single 50-cent box of Pyramid Pile Cure cured him completely. The Pyramid Drug Co Marshall, Michigan offers a free book by mail on piles causes and cure and reports that the remedy cures piles in any form.
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Edward Dunellen
Wilkesbarre
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall
Miei
Government Maps Chief Joseph Trail Route
Government announces plans to mark the line of Chief Josephs historic trail, outlining a route survey and final placement of markers to honor the Native American leader and his 1877 retreat. The project involves federal agencies and regional partners with expected dedication ceremonies.
Nez Perce War Recall In Park Trip
Captain George F. Cowan travels to Yellowstone after a telegram from National Park officials to locate trails and camps used by Chief Joseph and the Nez Perces in 1877. His party, including Mrs Cowan and George Carpenter, toured the park unaware the war party was nearby.
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Boulder
George F. Cowan
Huntley
The
National Park
Chittenden
General Howard
Park
Joseph
Montana
Idaho
Chief Joseph and wife linked to 24 year search in park
A captain seeks the Indian trail and camps in a western park region where he endured a grave encounter years ago. He credits Chief Joseph as a wily warrior and notes his wife was released by captors. The mission aims to locate the long trail after 24 years.
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Upper
Yellowstone
Howard
Cowan
Lower Basin
Carpenter
Montana
Joseph
Petition Denied Over Rates From Chicago
A petition to the higher traffic associations to set eastern connections leasing rates from Chicago to Spokane and Seattle at 45 dollars was denied. The northern roads will pursue independent action, prompting other eastern connecting lines to consider similar moves.
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Chicago
Spokane
Seattle
Fatal bear attack near Albuquerque during sheep herding
Serferino Jaramillo was killed by a large female bear and two cubs while tending sheep on the range between Cebellitta and Ojo, about 35 miles northwest of Albuquerque. He died en route to his home in Los Duranes after severe head and body injuries.
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Washington Gulch
Doteon
Helena
Philip Finsterer
Dotson
McArthur
Doteen
Gallatin County
Central Park
Ed Cachelin
Eugene Cullinane
Cachelin
Eugene
Clinton Dotson
Clinton
Oliver Benson
Missouri
Oliver Dotson
Cullinane
Spearfish
S. D
Thomas Maxwell
Manhattan
Albuquerque
N. M
Cebellitta
Ojo
San Francisco
Here
Serferino Jaramillo
Los Duranes
Deacon Edward Parker Deacon Dies in Boston
Edward Parker Deacon, scion of a wealthy Boston family and figure in a high profile Paris shooting case, dies in Boston at age after brain disease. His death ends a life marked by society prominence and sensational events.
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Boston
Edward Parker Deacon
Paris
Deacon
No Election in Kansas Sanctioned by Supreme Court
Topeka Kan July 6 The state will have no elections for county officers or district judges this fall as the supreme court upholds the biennial election law passed by the last legislature in a lengthy opinion.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Supreme Court
Berlin Hosts World Championship Bicycle Races and Embassy Visit
Berlin prepares for a three week series of bicycle competitions for the world championships with 95 cyclists entered for 278 events including a 100 kilometer amateur race. Morocco’s diplomatic embassy arrives and seeks an audience with Emperor William as U S ambassador Andrew White attends Liebnitz day events.
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Berlin
Germany
Herr Thielen
Morocco
Foreign Office
Baron von Richthoff
William
Andrew D. White
United States
Academy of Science
White
Legal challenge to tribal law jurisdiction in stock dispute
United States Commissioner Stanfeld ruled that a Cher okee stray law stock dispute falls outside federal jurisdiction as it relies on tribal law. The decision affects strip stockmen harassed by confiscations and raises questions on the validity of tribal laws now in force. An appeal has been filed.
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Kansas City
Star
Vinita
O. T
United States
Stanfeld
Hayes Out of Court in Louisville Jockey Club Case
Judge Field sustained the defendant's demurrer in Thomas P. Hayes v Louisville Jockey Club. Hayes had sued on May 9, 1901 for 50000 damages to gain running rights on Louisville tracks. The decision tests the outlaw rule from the Western Jockey Club and American Turf Congress dispute.
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Louisville
Judge Field
Thomas P. Hayes
Louisville Jockey Club
Hayes
Western Jockey Club
American Turf Congress
Death of Dr J W Stokes Affects Third South Carolina
Congressman J W Stokes of South Carolina's Third District died at his Orangeburg home after months of declining health. He had been ill for an extended period and passed away today in Columbia.
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Columbia
D. C
J. W. Stokes
South Carolina
Orangeburg
Egyptian Khedive Visits Sultan in Constantinople
The khedivé of Egypt arrived in Constantinople and went to the Yildiz palace to visit the sultan. The brief ceremonial encounter marks a notable diplomatic moment between Cairo and Istanbul during July.
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Constantinople
Egypt
Yildis Palace
Free Trial Package Promises Cure for Men’s Weakness
A State Medical Institute in Fort Wayne Indiana advertises free mail order trials of a men’s health remedy. Men write with name and address to receive a discreet sample said to restore strength and vigor, address the mental and physical effects of lost manhood, and claim universal home use with no restrictions.
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State Medical and Elektron
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Ing
Institute
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Tornur
Sever Dotson
Elou, Eae
Oliver Ogle
Cyrur Deka
Black Hills
South Dakota
Capt
Avon
Ler Lodge
Powell
Charles Oliver Benson
United States Navy
Clinton Doteson
John Mulholland
Hostetter
Moroccco
Cherokee Strip
Congressman Stokes
A.B. Robinson, J. D
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