Butte Aldermen Tangled in Timing of Poolroom Debate
A rumor filled council chamber last night that a prize fight would begin promptly leaving aldermen distracted. The meeting adjourned after 40 minutes with no action on poolroom ordinances or court appeals.
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Dickey Bird
Abe Cohen
Yellowstone Park
Councel Room
Supreme Court
Harney
Shields 'Avenue
Davey
Hww
W.S. Murphy
TY. J. O Connor
M. Kelly
Edward Leary
James Dennison
R. J. Conroy
Railway Employment Agency
Butte
W. B. van Duyn
East Park Street
Washoe Copper Company
Board of County Commissioners
Judiciary Committee
Shields Avenue
Chicago Street
Waa
Second Street
Utah Avenue
Endo Milderig
Anaconda
John Weston
Lamb
Summit Valley Railroad Company
Masons Meet for Funeral Service in Butte
Monitor lodge No ah A F and A M will hold a funeral planning meeting at the Masonic temple in Butte on Thursday July 17 at 1 pm for Brother Jay Metallough of Kalamazoo Michigan Visiting and sojourning brethren are invited John Massland Secretary Funeral set for Thomas L Brennan aged 6 from 529 North Wyoming Street tomorrow at 2 pm John OHeorn funeral today at 2 pm from 128 Missoula Avenue
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Monitor Lodge
Noah
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Butte
Jay
Kalamazoo
Mich
John Massland
Thomas L. Brennan
North
Wyoming Street
John O'Hearn
Missoula Avenue
Elk Hall Team Shows Sharp Practice Ahead of Friday Game
The Elk hall team trained at the gardens with many supporters watching. Although practice wasn't perfect, several players showed signs of prior ball play with Ben Calkins catching a ball in his hands and being guided to it by Charley Lane. The team appears ready for a big game against the Elks of Anaconda on Friday. Dr H H Hanson was appointed court physician with assistants Drs Haviland and Bryant.
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Elk Hall
Gardens
Ben Calkins
Charley Lane
The
Elks of Anaconda
H. H. Hanson
Franzen to Speak at Swedish Mission Church
Renowned missionary and linguist Rev. F. Franzen will address the Swedish Mission Church Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. He travels globally as an evangelist and is en route to Australia. The talk will be in Swedish and all Scandinavians are invited to attend.
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F. Franzen
Franzen
Australia
Pug Ryan Found Guilty of Murder of Deputy Conrad
Breckenridge Colorado July 16 A jury convicted Pug Ryan of killing Deputy Sheriff Ernest Conrad during the Kokomo gang shootout on August 12 1898 He was sentenced to life in the state penitentiary by Judge Owens Ryan had escaped at the murder and was captured earlier in Washington later recaptured in Cripple Creek Colorado.
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Breckenridge
Colo
Pug” Ryan
Ernest Conrad
Kokomo
State Penitentiary
Owens
Ryan
Washington
Colorado
Cripple Creek
Receiver Appointed for Grand Junction Electric Co
United States Judge Hallet appointed O S Adams receiver for Grand Junction Electric and Manufacturing Co in Colorado. Morton Trust Co of New York seeks protection claiming the firm owes 59000 dollars after two years of defaulted interest on bonds.
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Denver
O. S. Adams
Grand Junction
Colo
Canines Enjoy Holiday as Pound Break Frees 90 Dogs
About 90 dogs impounded at the city pound were released when two men and a woman allegedly forced entry to the pound area. Gertie Mohen was arrested for releasing the dogs, while warrants were issued for Charles Olsen Henderson Johnson and Ely Mohen. The dogs ranged from small to St Bernard and were kept by Poundmaster Mahoney's team.
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Poundmaster Mahoney
Mahoney
Beilet
Charles Olsen
Henderson
Johnson
Ely Mohen
Gertie Mohen
Radmilovich
Billy Mohen
Deer Lodge
East Park Street
Chicago Sister Sells Textbooks to Bail Brother in Burglary Case
Grace Remick, a Chicago student from an Indiana family, sold all her textbooks to raise money to aid her brother Charles Remick who faced prison for alleged burglary. She testified he is not gambler and struggles with a drug–related habit after an operation. Judge Hall freed him after the emotional court scene.
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Chicago
Grace Remick
Kokomo
Ind
Charles Remick
L. J. Miller
Temich
Central Station
Indiana
Justice Hall
Refuses Permission to Rescue Bodies at Ferney Mine
Western Federation of Miners reports Crows Nest Coal company in Ferney British Columbia will not allow survivors to rescue eight buried miners. Federation officials condemn the action and President Charles Mover plans to proceed to Ferney to oversee the strike and relief efforts. Mitchell, British Columbia strike involving 200 workers has been settled with union recognition.
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Denver
Colo
Western Federation of Miners
Crows’ Nest Coal Company
Ferney
B. C
Charles Mover
Mitchell
B.C
Taft's withdrawal note to papal secretary reaches Rome
Major Porter of the army judge advocate's department delivered Taft's last note to Cardinal Rampolla in Rome seeking friar withdrawal from the Philippine Islands. Porter also carried Taft's letter requesting a farewell audience with the pope, signaling the end of negotiations here.
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Rome
Porter
Judge Advocate’s Department of the Army
Washington
Cardinal Rampolla
Taft
Philippine Islands
Meteor ST1 Wins Heligoland Race for Von Busch Trophy
Dover reporters note Emperor William's schooner Meteor ST1 was the first to reach Dover from Heligoland in thevon Busch trophy contest valued at 600 guineas, with two other prizes. The fleet started Monday and was becalmed in the North Sea before Meteor III crossed the finish at 2 01 p m.
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Dover
England
Emperor William
Heligoland
Germany
North Sea
Judge to Make Example of Defiant Witness in Contempt Case
Fred Schenborn, key witness in the Shadwell murder trial, appeared before Judge McClernan after a bench warrant issued for contempt. He explained his absence citing a sick mother in North Dakota and a Marysville misdirection. The judge ordered a $50 fine and county jail confinement at one day per two dollars until paid.
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Fred Schenborn
McClernan
Schenborn
Shadwell
Scaenborn
Butte
Pension Agent Restores Long Lost Father and Son Bond
In Terre Haute on July 16 W A Brown a clerk at the New National hotel learned his father had been seeking him since 1879 when the child was left in Syracuse New York. The son born in 1877 grew up in Indiana hotel work and located the father through a pension bureau inquiry. The pair met near Topeka Kansas on the Fourth of July and the son plans to move to the Kansas farm while the mother now lives in Osgood Indiana.
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Terre Haute
W. A. Brown
New National Hotel
Syracuse
N. Y
Germany
Rosa Grown
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Brown
Seymour
Greensburg
Anderson
Pension Bureau
Washington
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Osgood
Freight Strike Ended Turn to Work at Monster Meeting
Chicago July 16. After ten days of strife the Chicago freight handlers strike ended with an almost unanimous return to work. President Curran charged treachery in the camp as the union and truck drivers faced faith questions and the five local unions accepted a wage scale and July 1 concessions as per the state arbitration board.
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Chicago
Curran
Mr. Curran
State Board of Arbitration
Illinois State Board of
International Freight Handlers and Warehouse Union of America
Highwaymen Rob Street Car In West End Siege
In Toledo on July 16 three masked bandits stopped a street car at Michigan Central crossing. Constable Stump confronted them but robbers boarded and fired about 20 shots. Conductor C L Bennett and Motorman John Newton survived. two young men George King and Alonzo Root were robbed and fled. nearby the cemetery superintendent Philip Miller’s house was broken into. no crew remained for the thieves.
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Toledo
Ohio
West End
Michigan Central
Stump
C. L. Bennett
John Newton
George King
Alonzo Root
Philip Miller
Woodlawn Cemetery
Park Dedicated At Site Of Wayne Victory In American Revolution
Stony Point New York July 16 celebration marks 1224 years since Gen Anthony Wayne captured British forts New York state converts the battle area into a state reservation with ongoing care by the legislature backed agency American Scenic and Historical society has long improved the park.
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Stony Point
N. Y
Anthony Wayne
American Scenic and Historical Society
Detective Sheridan Slain in Suspect Arrest Attempt
In New York on July 16 Detective John Sheridan of the Seventy fifth precinct Long Island City was killed when he attempted to arrest men acting suspiciously. He was shot in the head and heart as they opened fire. Michael Carr Charles Strang and Frank Donnelly are under arrest on suspicion.
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New York
John Sheridan
Seventy-fifth Precinct
Long Island City
Sheridan
Michael Carr
Charles Strang
Frank Donnelly
Funeral for Jay McCullough Held at Masonic Lodge Chapel
The funeral service for Jay McCullough will be held today at 2 p.m. from Sherman Reed's funeral chapel at the corner of Broadway and Arizona Street. The service is conducted under the auspices of the Masonic lodge.
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Jay McCullough
Sherman & Reed
Broadway
Arizona Street
The
Masonic Lodge
All But One To Run Again In Wyoming Convention
The Wyoming Republican state convention reassembled with most incumbents renominated including Gov. DeForest Richards and state officials. F. W. Mondell was renominated for Congress, C. N. Potter for chief justice, and other officers like Leroy Grant Fenimore Chatterson T. T. Tynan and H. G. Hay were renominated. Judicial nominees Richard Scott and Charles E. Carpenter also received nominations.
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Rawlins
Wyo
DeForest Richards
G. Kk. Abbott
F. W. Mondell
Congress
C. N. Potter
State Supreme Court
Leroy Grant
Fenimore Chatterton
T. T. Tynan
H. G. Hay
Richard Scott
Charles E. Carpenter
Water shortage forces Denver to cut use and shut mills
Denver acts to curb water use as scarcity and wastedriven strain push officials to plan restraint. Acting Mayor Hover and City Engineer O'Brien meet water company and chamber leaders to decide how to store water and prevent outages. Mills will close and irrigation halt unless unprecedented rain arrives.
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Denver
Hover
O’brien
W. P. Miller
Water Company
Williams
Meyer Friedman
Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Club
Real Estate Exchange
City Council
Mr. Miller
Miller
Husband and Wife Reunited After 17 Years apart
John Montgomery, a wheelsman on the steamship Starucca, shipwrecked near Fairport after leaving his wife and baby daughter in Scotland 17 years ago. The daughter, now grown, located him in Buffalo and brought their reunion, as the mother remains in Buffalo with the daughter. He heads to Buffalo to join them.
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Painesville
Ohio
John Montgomery
Fairport
Montgomery
Scotland
Buffalo
To Still Love You Milwaukee Romance Ends In Arrest
Fred Kellar once lodged with widow Eliza Huebner in Logansport Indiana. He vanished with five hundred dollars and a watch he alone knew the hiding place for. He returned and proclaimed his love, but detectives took him to a cell after denying the crime.
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Milwaukee
Fred Kellar
Logansport
Ind
Eliza Huebner
Kellar
Prank Dispute Ends With Fatal Shot In Kentucky
In Salyersville Kentucky H C Jenkins 23 visited Miss Estep at Paint Creek Mine Fork. Estep brother Wallis 10 blocked their visit and Jenkins fired after a chase shattering the boy's hip. The casualty is not expected to survive and Jenkins is in custody amid neighborhood uproar.
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Salyersville
H. C. Jenkins
Miss Estep
Paint Creek
Wallis Estep
Jenkins
Sermons by Telephone in Petersburg Rival Line Dispute
The Central Union telephone line and a new independent line in Washington have a bitter fight. Petersburg ministers were offered a proposal to place large transmitters in every church to support the old system, signaling a potential nationwide model if carried out.
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Petersburg
Central Union Telephone Line
Washington
New Listening System Brings Church In Home in Anderson
Patrons may cut in on any church line to hear sermons with a system installed by a company. Ministers accepted the offer and work continues to have it ready next Sunday. Invention by Cassius Alley of Anderson Indiana. Small watch receivers will let invalid members listen from bed.
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Cassius Alley
Anderson
Ind
Rats Gnaw Money Nest Linked to Cash Drawer Theft
In Loogootee Indiana Gootee Walker Co report months of missing cash from their store. An early morning check revealed a rats nest under the counter made largely of one two and five dollar bills gnawed by eight rats. The bills will be sent to the treasury for redemption.
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Washington
Ind
Gootee, Walker & Co
Loogootee
Treasury Department
Boy and Father Bitten by Mad Animals in Morgantown
In Morgantown West Virginia a youth named Tennant who was bitten by a mad dog several days ago shows signs of hydrophobia. His father, who was bitten by a cat mangled by the dog, will also be taken to the Pasteur Institute in Pittsburgh for treatment.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Seekman Tennant
Tennant
Pasteur, Institute
Pittsburg
Rebuilding the Campanile Venice Seeks Purely National Effort
In Venice on July 16 offers from abroad including America arrive to aid the Campanile reconstruction but there is a strong aim to fund and rebuild the tower without foreign help. The lease is estimated at 6,000,000 lire.
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Venice
Italy
America
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King's Addition
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Charles H. Dodd
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Gaylord Street
W. A. Clark, Jr
E. A. Morley
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Everts
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Hammond
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W. D. Clark
Porphyry
Idaho
John A. Ryan
Judiciary Committee Council
Placer Street
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H. H. Stewart
Famil
Riley-Dwyer Liquor Co
Butte, Mont
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Pug
Isaning
Crow's Nest Coal
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Hay
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Association of Railway General Managers
Wyoming
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