Belknap Named Kentucky Governor Nominee on First Ballot
Belknap of Louisville wins the Kentucky Republican gubernatorial nomination on the first ballot. The convention endorses Roosevelt in 1904 and condemns Kentucky’s current administration. A platform plank denounces assassination and crime, urging state action to restore order. A Black delegate sparks applause with praise for former Gov. Taylor.
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Louisville
Morris B. Belknap
J. B. Wilhoit
Ashland
John A. Black
Barboursville
George W. Welsh
Danville
William Breckener
Winchester
J. C. Speight
Mayfield
Kentucky
William ©. Bradley
Mr. Belknap
Bradley
Augustus EK
Wilson
Clifton J. Pratt
United States
Roosevelt
Servia
W. 8. Taylor
Narrow escape after brake failure in auto crash
Frederick Nelson of New Market, brother of Mrs. Charles Fair who died in a foreign crash, had a narrow escape today when his car brake failed near the city. Nelson and his companion Titsworth were returning from the seashore when the car sped down a hill and struck a tree, bruising and stunning both men and wrecking the vehicle.
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Frederick Nelson
New Market
Charles Fair
Nelson
Titsworth
Attack on Rebels Postponed in Venezuela Standstill
Soledad Venezuela July 1 The attack on Ciudad Bolivar by government troops has been postponed at the request of United States Consul Henderson German consul Herr Brokmen and a bishop who urged Castro to show mercy if the revolutionists surrender. The armistice ends at midnight with preparations for a siege and relief ships en route.
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Soledad
Venezuela
Ciudad Bolivar
Associated Press
United States
Henderson
Herr Brokmen
Castro
Gomez
Ferrera
Gomes
Rolando
Bolivar
Trinidad
Bancroft
Jouffrey
Mine Disaster Kills Twelve Chinese at Cumberland No 6
An explosion of fire damp in Cumberland No 6 mine near Nanaimo British Columbia yesterday night killed twelve Chinese workers and injured eight others. The mine employed 430 Chinese and four white men, with Mongolian overseers after a recent strike. Rescue teams faced deadly gas as they attempted to reach the injured in a dangerous, slow process. The same mine had a fatal explosion two years earlier with fifty dead.
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Nanaimo
B. C
Cumberland
Matthews
Wallace Circus Train Wreck Injures Twelve at Shelbyville
Pana Ill July 16 The first section of the Wallace circus train was wrecked at Shelbyville today. Twelve employes were badly injured, one of whom is expected to die.
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Pana Ul
Wallace Circus
Shelbyville
New Record for Prices in the Main Wool Auction
Billings and Great Falls report strong wool market figures as about 310000 pounds sold at the Northern Pacific warehouse. A new top price of 16% cents per pound was set by Martin Grande of Martinsdale with 68000 pounds at 1614 cents. Other notable lots included George Pierre 90000 pounds at 104% cents and Woolfolk Richardson 100000 pounds at 15% cents.
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Billings
Northern Pacific
Martin Grande
Martinsdale
Yellowstone County
Andrew Hoyeme
George Pierre
Woolfolk & Richardson
George Abel
David Milne
Murdo McKay
A. A. Newman
Wool Sales at Great Falls Hit 17 Cents Peak
Great Falls market saw 312000 pounds of wool sold with top price 17 cents and a refused bid of 1444 cents. Buyers listed include J. F. Lee Dupuyer and others from Belt Havre Judith Chouteau Sweet Grass Edgewater Chou teau Brigh ton Belleview Brigh ton.
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Standard
Great Falls
J. F. Lee
Dupyer
W. A. McHardee
Belt
A. Crosson
Havre
Ike Moorehouse
Bynum
O. G. Cooper
Chouteau
S. Maitland
Judith
T. A. Crosson
A. W. Sims
Sweet Grass
B. M. Beam
Edgewater
A. F. Maranda
C. W. Gray
Belleview
Bannatyne Bros
Brighton
T. Be Ralston
Big Timber Wool Market Shows Gains Across Clips
At Big Timber on July 16 the local wool market improved with over 65,000 pounds sold. Four clips totaled 65,200 pounds at prices from 13. to 14 percent cents with Rostad & Becken selling 16,000 pounds, Madison 13,200 pounds, Overhuls 4,000 pounds, and Tintinger 14,000 pounds. The wool was mostly of the drug type with Overhul’s more robust.
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Standard
Big Timber
Rostad & Becken
Mat Madison
T. V. Overhuls
J. ¢. Tintinger
Wool sale plans in Miles City set for Monday
Special Dispatch reports a tentative wool auction next Monday and Tuesday in Miles City after an agreement among 10 to 15 buyers and wool stowers. About 7% of cars at Fort Neagh siding and 125 at Miles City remain, with wool in the warehouse awaiting sale.
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Miles City
Fort Neagh
Wool Market Quiet With No Sales Reported
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Dillon on July 16 notes the Fred Shuler clip as the sole market item since yesterday’s report and that no wool was sold today, with all bias rejected.
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Standard
Dillon
Fred Shuler
Wool Sale From Sweet Grass Records Price
Havre report states A. Goddertz of Sweet Grass sold 35 000 pounds of wool to Boston parties at li's cents.
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The
Standard
Havre
A. Goddertz
Boston
Li's Cents
Contempt Charge For Two Missouri Editors Across The State
Jefferson City July 16 The Missouri Supreme Court issued an order directing Bedalia Capital editor John J. Cundiff and Warrensburg Standard Herald editor J M Sheppard to appear July 2 and show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of court. They published an article attacking the court over a Missouri Pacific damages ruling, alleging corruption and condemning the court in strong terms.
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Jefferson City
Crowe
Robinson
Supreme Court Today
John J. Cundiff
Bedalia Capital
J. M. Sheppard
Warrensburg Standard-Herald
Supreme Court
Missouri Pacific Railway
Woman and Child Die From Suspected Poison in Seattle
Seattle reports Mrs Annie Mull died after a sudden hemorrhage and corrosion from carbolic acid. Her infant daughter died 96 hours later. Ke Edgar Crowell, fiancé, held on suspicion after threatening self harm and claiming innocence. The coroner cites irritant poison as the likely cause.
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Seattle
Annie Mull
Crowell
Mull
Thief Complaints Rise in Big Timber Wool House
In Big Timber on July 16 thieves are active near the wool house. A wool baler employee misplaced a watch and chain from a nail by the press, suspected stolen by a loiterer. Other thefts have been reported recently.
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Standard
Big Timber
Four Die As Bonner Springs Sanitarium Burns Down
July 16 Bonner Springs Kansas four people die in a fire that destroys the three story sanitarium. Dr A E Rogers the steward dies after sacrificing himself to save a female patient Miss Janie Campbell a patient from Lola and Mrs A A Cook of Lawrence are among the victims. The fire started in the laundry and quickly spread trapping thirty inmates. Firemen report only the foundation remains with losses near twenty thousand dollars.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
Kansas City
J. A. M'Clure
Junction City
Janie Campbell
Lola
A. A. Cook
Lawrence
A. E. Rogers
Payne
Dr. Rogers
Rogers
Kellogg Plant Threatens City as Union Head Warns Shutdown
Chicago July 16. Teamsters President Albert Young threatens to darken the city if Kellogg Switchboard and Supply does not settle the strike. He vows to shut off Edison power to the plant and bar river coal deliveries. A mob damaged the Kellogg plant at Congress and Green, with $2,000 in damage and several officers injured.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Kellogg Switchboard
Albert Young
Teamsters’ National Union
Chicago Edison Company
Kellogg
Edison Company
Kellogg Company
Congress and
Green Streets
Zidmairs Second Trial Ends in Conviction
The defense focused on insanity and alleged ruin by Reider, while the state pursued the affair involving Zidmairs daughter and a letter to Harry Lamb. A letter earlier used to implicate the daughter was excluded from evidence.
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Weldenbauer
Zidmair
Louis Hansen
Reider
Harry Lamb
Butte Rail Worker Robbed After Night Walk On Wyoming
D F Montgomery a switchman for the Great Northern Railroad was jumped by two intoxicated men on West Wyoming street around 11 30 last night and robbed of a $60 gold Elgin watch. The attackers fled into an alley. no arrests were made. Montgomery described them as unmasked young men in dark clothes and hats. He suffered a facial contusion from the attack and said he believed no weapon was used.
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D. F. Montgomery
Great Northern Railroad Company
Wyoming Street
Montgomery
Great Northern
Olsen
South
Crescent Creamery
Standard
Railroad Times
Mayor Mullins Citizenship Question Hits Butte City Hall
Courts opened quo warranto actions against aldermen and Mullins to determine eligibility for city posts. The mayor faces scrutiny over property ownership and residency while aldermen are examined for real estate ties in Butte. The record shows Mullins has no qualifying city property and his only dwelling is a glass house.
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Doull
Liebenaler
M. Ryan
Lally
West Copper Street
Gallagher
Butte
Siebenaler
Ambrose
Yellow Jacket
Plymouth Lode
Mullins
Buttershed
Caldwell Wins 15 Mile Meotor-paced Race at Coliseum
In Manchester on July 16 Harry Caldwell defeated Nat Butler in a 15 mile meotor-paced race at the Coliseum. Caldwell finished in 20 minutes 18 25 seconds.
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Manchester
N. H
Harry Caldwell
Nat Butler
Yellowstone Park Excursions Announced for July 31
The Northern Pacific Railway and Yellowstone Park Transportation company plan a July 31 excursion with tickets at 42.60 covering all expenses. Details to follow. W. H. Merriman, General Agent, notes Sam Martin Fish has gone to the coast for a brief visit.
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Northern Pacific Railway Company
Yellowstone Park Transportation Company
W. H. Merriman
Sam Martin Fish
NP summer excursion train to Twin Bridges Alder and more
Next Sunday the Northern Pacific will inaugurate a summer excursion train service to Twin Bridges Alder and intermediate points. Train leaves Butte Sundays at 9 a m and returns from Alder at 5 45 p m arriving Butte at 9 p m. Special rates to all points on this train only. For details contact General Agent NP Ry.
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Northern Pacific
Twin Bridges
Alder
Butte
W. H. Merriman
N. P. Ry
Mint Director Purchases Silver for Philippine Account
Washington July 14 the mint director bought 173000 ounces of silver for the Philippine account at an average price of 344.06 cents per ounce.
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Washington
Three Walking Delegates Arraigned on Extortion Indictment
New York July 14 Samuel Parks Timothy McCarthy and Richard Carvel the walking delegates indicted yesterday for extortion were today arraigned to enter pleas. The case hinges on alleged pressures used to extract funds from a local business group.
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New York
Samuel Parks
Timothy McCarthy
Richard Carve
Plea Delayed as Men Released on Bond Backed by Devery
The defendants postponed their plea to next Monday and were freed on bonds. Former Deputy Police Commissioner Devery signed for Parks and McCarthy, offering to post $1,000 to prevent further incarceration if needed.
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Parks
McCarthy
Devery
Woman says she is better off without husband in Great Falls
Mrs. J. N. Goff from Lewistown arrived seeking her missing husband who disappeared near Wolf Creek. Authorities will send her back to her Lewistown ranch parents. The Fort Benton hotel owner says the couple left without paying and committed an offense, for which he sought arrest.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
Lewistown
J. N. Goff
Wolf Creek
Fort Benton
Man sought for selling gun and keeping proceeds
Bozeman July 16 The police seek Frank Day who allegedly sold a gun belonging to Anthony Mullaney and kept the proceeds. Mullaney left the gun with Bohart Bros and Day later claimed partial ownership or authorization to take it. the gun remains missing.
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The
Standard
Bozeman
Frank Day
Anthony Mullaney
Bohart Bros
Mullaney
Boharts
Day
Store Robbery in Miles City Leaves Clerk Unaware
The W. B. Jordan & Sons store in Miles City was robbed last night with $18.60 stolen. Entry came through a rear window after a heavy wooden door was pried, and clerk Thomas Weir slept on the second floor undisturbed. Two sets of footprints are the only trace left by the robbers.
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Standard
Miles City
W. B. Jordan & Sons
Thomas Weir
Three Indictments Returned in Brooklyn Federal Court
A Brooklyn federal jury handed up three indictments today. Two target the postoffice automatic cash register scandal with direct hearing expected. The third indictment concerns related offenses in New York City.
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New York
Brooklyn
Venezuelan government pays final installment to allied powers
Caracas reports that on July 16 the government of Venezuela paid the representatives of the allied powers the last installment of the indebtedness, marking a completed obligation.
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Caracas
Venezuela
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Teamsters’ Union
Saye
Vira
Tess
Martin Zidmair
Weidenbauer
Montana
Doan
A.N. Suwalsky
A. N. Suwalsky
World Express Messenger Company
East Aluminum Street
Butte, Mont
Dean
North Main Street
Anaconda
Smith Drug Company
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Doan’s
Butte News
Caldwell
Butler
Yellowstone Park
Schatzlein Paint Co
W. Broadway, Butte
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