Anaconda Chosen as Hatchery Site by State Board
The Montana State Board selected Anaconda as the site for the state fish hatchery after touring proposals from Anaconda Missoula Columbia Falls Kalispell. Major Doll and FE Mathewson supported the report by C F Henlen who recommended Anaconda. Citizens donated land a 40 acre tract and agreed to build ponds and a house for the hatchery superintendent. The railroad pledged a fish distribution car and Silver Lake hatchery may supply 500 000 fry annually. Hatchery work begins immediately with ample funds and water rights secured.
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Anaconda
Butte
W. F. Scott
FE. P. Mathewson
George B. Doll
Missoula
Columbia
Falla and
Kalispell
Major Doll
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway
United States
Silver Lake
Columbia Gardens
Deer Lodge Valley
Healen
Browne's Lake
Melrose
W. M. Bickford
Henry Hopkins
Dell
Red Rock River
Propositions Won't Go to Referendum in Montana
Helena July 7. Three propositions for the initiative and referendum law failed to reach required votes for submission. They would have shown voters’ choice for federal senator, legalized workingmen combinations and union exemption from strike damages, and employer liability in smelters and mines. Required 5,261 signatures. filings totaled 2,432 for senator, 2,094 for union exemption, 1,983 for employer facilities. Secretary Yoder said the threshold in 11 counties was not met and petitions expired.
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Yoder
Democratic National Convention Opens in Denver With Bryan Momentum
Denver July 7 With 10000 voices the Democratic National Convention began its deliberations. The session featured the keynote by temporary chair Theodore Bell and a tribute to Grover Cleveland. The crowd, delegates and alternates filled the arena as party leaders from Nebraska New York Pennsylvania and Virginia gathered, Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Ruth Bryan Leavitt among attendees. The opening moves focused on organization and credentials as Bryan supporters press toward his nomination while opposition seeks a united front against him.
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Denver
Theodore A. Bell
California
Pennsylvania
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
George Gray
Delaware
Taggart
Nebraska
Sons of the West
Dahliman
New York
Murphy
Judge Parker
Guffey
James Kerr
Illinois
Roger C. Sullivan
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Daniel
Virginia
Towne
Sulzer
Swanson
Nevada
Dickerson
Newlands
Kentucky
McCreary
Missouri
Stone
Dockery
Champ Clark
Idaho
du Bois
Heitfeldt
Minnesota
Johnson
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Gay Spanker
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
Viscount de Chambrun
France
M. Kroupensky
Russia
Bell
Taft
White House
Ollie James
Leutenants
Mr. Bryan
Francis
I. N. Dunn
Parker
Credentials Committee
Colonel Gufey
Colonel Guffey
Roger Sullivan
John
Excitement at Democratic convention builds in Georgia and Nebraska
National Chairman Taggart and Temporary Chairman Bell arrive to cheers as Georgia and Nebraska delegations enter. Nebraskans bear a Bryan portrait banner while Californians display palm fans amid hall enthusiasm. Taggart opens proceedings praising the convention’s size, spirit, and Western location. Continued on Page Eleven.
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Taggart
Bell
Georgia
Nebraska
Bryan
California
Thomas Taggart
National Committee
United States
Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan wed in London registry office
Mme Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan were married today at a registry office in Henrietta street off Covent Garden. A subsequent ceremony followed at the French Protestant church on Soho square.
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London
Mme
Anna Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
Henrietta Street
Covent Garden
Soho Square
Two Killed in Race for Fastest Autos
Diepas reports two deaths in the Grand Prix race won by Lautenschlager in a Mercedes with a 6 hours 53 minutes 43.45 seconds time. Hemery and Hanryot, both Benz drivers, finished second and third. Cissac and engineer Schaub died finishing the final round. Weigel driven Harrison crashed. Strang suffered repeated trouble. near Eu and Morrison injuries not mortal. About 1,000,000 spectators witnessed German drivers take the top three spots.
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Diepas
Lautenschlager
Mercedes
Hemery
Benz
Hanryot
Cissac
Schaub
Hitchcock Named National Chairman at Hot Springs
Hot Springs Virginia July 7 The Republican National Committee executive panel meets with a brief session expected Frank Hitchcock to be elected chairman and Representative McKinley of Illinois to become treasurer The pro Hitchcock sentiment is strong among McKinley and other representatives from Indiana Pennsylvania and Illinois with no objections voiced by Hemenway Watson Burke or Cannon campaign figures
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Hot Springs
Republican National Committee
Frank H. Hitchcock
McKinley of
Ilinois
Hemenway
Watson
Indiana
Fairbanks
McKinley Ofllinois
Cannon
Burke
Pennsylvania
Knox
Hitchcock
McKinley
Insurance Company Wound Up in Missouri
Special dispatch reports Great Western Life Insurance Company of Missouri, ordered wound up by a federal grand jury in St. Louis, has not conducted business in Montana this year. It was admitted in 1907, renewed for one year in February, and its Montana license was suspended June 30 pending Missouri investigation. It must present a Missouri certificate to resume admission.
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Standard
Helena
Great Western Life Insurance Company of
Missouri
St. Louis
Cunningham
Montana
Insurance Department of Missouri
Garfield arrives in San Francisco after Hawaii tour
Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield, arriving by the St. Louis from Honolulu, spent two weeks in the islands reviewing territorial government. He gathered data on commercial development, labor, and immigration issues.
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San Francisco
Secretary of the Interior
James R. Garfield
Honolulu
St. Louis
Heat kills dozens as east endures record heat wave
New York reports 23 deaths and many prostrations in the 18 hours to 12:30 am amid a hot spell already claiming 44 victims in 42 hours. Government readings show 92 degrees, with Washington and Boston also suffering extreme heat and additional fatalities in Philadelphia.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Allies Yet Hope to Defeat Bryan at Convention
Report notes Allied delegates at the convention rally behind opposition to William Jennings Bryan with plans to unite against his platform and gain support for rival candidates. The gathering signals a coordinated effort to challenge the Democratic standard bearer.
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Bryan
Anti Bryan Revolt Flares as Philadelphia Delegation Stirs
Delegates allied against Bryan consider sending the Philadelphia case to the credentials committee a pivotal test. Guffey backers hope a report against Bryan's camp would rally anti Bryan forces, potentially ousting the Nebraska candidate from the party and shaping the convention vote.
Around World Fleet Goes Around World Battle Ships Leave
Ships of the around the world fleet depart cold seas heading toward Honolulu after sending a stop signal from Coldes Gate.
Quiet Departure of World Fleet From San Francisco
Fifteen battleships of the Atlantic fleet set sail from the Golden Gate to circumnavigate the globe, ending at Hampton Roads after a December start. The Nebraska remains in quarantine for scarlet fever, while sick crew members are treated aboard the ships. Secretaries and officials paid respects, and President Roosevelt sent good wishes as the fleet began its voyage.
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San Francisco
Hampton Roads
Nebraska
Honolulu
Connecticut
Sperry
Anchorage
Golden Gate
Fort Point
Emfeminy
Kentucky
Interior
James R. Garfield
St. Louis
Benjamin F. Hutchison
Wisconsin
Phelps
Mare Island
Kolter
Roosevelt
Industrial Workers Out For Consideration
Denver July 7 The Western Federation of Miners executive board met in executive session to audit books and prepare for the annual convention opening next Monday. Industrial Workers of the World representatives will push for a consolidation of the two organizations.
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Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Industrial Workers of the World
Indians Defy Law as Creek Uprising Grows near Henriettta
Muskogee Oklahoma July 7 sheriff of Mackintosh and Okmulgee counties went to Old Hickory grounds near Henriettta to quell an uprising of Snake Indians. They were driven off by 30 armed Indians and negroes. Crazy Snake issued a defiant message saying state and federal laws have no authority over the Indians. State troops likely to be sent to disperse the malcontents. The leader commands several hundred Creek Indians many not speaking English and object to land allotments and new state laws.
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Muskogee
Okla
Mackntosh
Okmulgee
Old Hickory Grounds
Henrietta
Crazy Snake
United States
Guthrie
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Prince Albert
Mittee Today
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Garfield
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Washington
Government Bureau
Mercury
Guffeys
Rity
Nebras
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Keystone
Committee On Credentials
James M. Guffey
Bryan-Guffey
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