Butte News Saucer Track Hosts Fast One Mile Time
A busy saucer track night drew a fair crowd with top amateur and professional races. Turville beat Bell in the 10 mile motor paced event, while strong finishes by Green, Lawson, and Bell highlighted a 3 mile pro contest with 6:16 1-5 time. Next race is Tuesday.
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Turville
Bell
Lawsons
Warne
Green
Burris
Iver Lawson
Artie Bell
Hoffman
Barnett
Stern
Allen
Staver
Murphy
Arrest for gambling nets tobacco shop poker raid
Ben Johnson was arrested Saturday night for conducting a poker game in George Shillman's cigar store on Hust Park street. J. P. McCarthy of 223 South Dakota Street notified police and was held as a witness.
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Ben Johnson
George Shillman
Hust Park Street
J. P. McCarthy
South Dakota Street
Day Trip to Pipestone Springe by Sunday Train
For a day’s outing go to Pipestone Springe. Train leaves 9 a m Sunday. Round trip ticket price is one dollar.
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Pipestone Springe
Flashlight Wins Out James Ayres Dog Courier Victory
A district courier race ends with James Ayres praising his swift dog as the top performer. The canine delivery partner outpaces rivals in a lighthearted contest highlighting loyalty and pace.
Flashlight Wins 24-Dog Open Stake At Butte Coursing Park
A large crowd followed the 24-dog open stake at Butte Coursing Park yesterday. James Ayers' Flashlight prevailed over Chileo after a tight final with other notable dogs such as True Blue, Dusty Miller, Jersey Lily, and Baraway eliminated in earlier rounds. The event concluded with a notification to hear Bishop Fowler tonight at Mountain View M. E. church.
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Butte Coursing Club
James Ayers
Flashlight
Chileo
Rowe & Neall
G. H. MacDougall
D. Dougherty
A. W. Jones
Montana
Ay Traise
Dusty Miller
T. Hocking
Ben Bolt
W. H. Smith
Baraway
James Halman
Snow Ball, Jr
Ayres
Thomas Rowe
Daisy
Ben Corwin
Jersey Lily
Ayers
Rusty
Fitz-Regina
James Harman
Peerless
True Blue
Two More Losers on Galena Street
Two men Hiram Johnson and Lee Cox visited Galena Street last night and claimed to meet Miss Cecil and Miss Grace at Nos 21 and 23. They found money and Cox’s watch missing and had the occupants arrested. Bishop Fowler speaks tonight on Great Deeds of Great Men at Mountain View M E Church. Orton Bros at 219 N Main St offer planes and organs.
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Hiram Johnson
Lee Cox
Bishop Fowler
Mountain View M. E. Church
Burglars Made Big Haul From Heslet Jewelry Store
Burglars stole about $600 worth of jewelry from J. K. Heslet's shop. Police investigated the break in and sought leads to identify suspects.
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J. K. Heslet
Burglary Strikes West Galena Street Home
Thieves entered by a pried front window at J. K. Heslet’s 601 West Galena street and stole between 500 and 3000 dollars in jewels and precious stones. They emptied receptacles on the floor rather than rummage through drawers, escaped by the same window, and showed well-planned timing. Mr. and Mrs. Hesler were away at the golf club. servants were elsewhere, leaving the house empty. Police were notified upon return.
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J. K. Heslet
West
Galena Street
Galena
Crystal Streets
Victim of Park Street Fire Dead
Enga Larsen, a 50 year old woman burned in a Park Street lodging fire, died at Murray & Freund 8 hospital shortly after 3 o clock yesterday morning. She had survived initial weeks in hospital after hope of recovery faded as injuries proved fatal. Rescued from a rear four room as flames blocked escape, she was exposed to cold night air for over an hour while others escaped with few possessions.
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Enga Larsen
East Park Street
Murray & Freund 8 Hospital
Pullman House
Miss Larsen
Will Raid Moonshiners Near Monterey Ambush Reported
An internal revenue raid plan follows an ambush near Monterey Tennessee where moonshiners fired on deputies. One moonshiner Frank Whittaker died, Will Patt lost a leg, Deputy Marshal Thomas Prince and posseman Corder McKay were wounded. reinforcements under United States Marshal John Overal depart for Cookeville to join Colonel Chapman and the raid force.
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Nashville
Tenn
Monterey
Bell
Cookeville
Collector Bell
Frank Whittaker
Will Patt
Thomas Prince
Marshal
Sparta
Corder McKay
Posseman
United States
John Overal
Colonel Chapman
Abducted Again in Rathdrum Abduction Case Draws Attention
In Rathdrum Idaho a 17 year old daughter and 5 year old son of the late Judge J. Brady vanished with their uncle Frank Pine of Keswick Iowa and housekeeper Miss Campbell. Father Purcell obtained a probate court authority and demanded the children. Pine asked to consult an attorney. The county prosecutor issued a writ of habeas corpus to compel Pine to appear in court to show his authority.
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Spokane
J. ©. Brady
Rathdrum
Idaho
Frank Pine
Keswick
Iowa
Miss Campbell
Father Purcell
Rathborum Catholic Church
Pine
Catholic Baptism Sparks Custody Dispute in Train Writ Case
Sheriff Dyer failed to serve a writ while Father Purcell accuses him of evading service. The sheriff reportedly checked trains on the Northern Pacific for the man involved. The dispute centers on baptism of dying father's children as Catholics, against a promise by their late mother to remain non Catholic as urged by the mother's Methodist brother. Judge Brady, a Catholic, must weigh the competing religious claims and family promises in the custody matter.
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Dyer
Purcell
Northern Pacific
Brady
Thirty Thousand Out As East Side Tailors Strike
New York July 21 tailors in sweat shops across the east side led by a 300 man strike committee quit work at 6 am. About 30 000 workers stopped work today with 20 000 more expected to follow tomorrow including Brooklyn and Newark shops. The garment workers trades council met and said middlemen abolition would wait until next year while demands include a lower wage scale and shorter hours.
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New York
East Aide
Garment Workers’ Trades Council
East Side
Brooklyn
Newark
N. J
Lightning Strikes and Sinks a Barge Near Mariette Wis
A severe storm struck a large schooner or steam barge near Mariette Wisconsin, burning the vessel and wounding no wreckage. The crew is presumed lost or ashore at Greene Island if alive, as the sea was heavy and searches failed to locate the craft or remains.
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Sturgeon Bay Canal
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sturgeon Bay
Loomecraf
Mystery Cleared Up In Ellis Glenn Case
In Parkersburg West Virginia on July 21 defense counsel received from Marietta a photograph of Elbert Glenn dated 1896 with a sworn statement it was taken there. The image shows a broad shouldered black haired man unlike the defendant, supporting claims Glenn was in court and could be produced.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Ellis Glenn
Marietta
Elbert Glenn
San Francisco Trade Tie Likely Over Morton Boycott
San Francisco faces a possible wholesale and retail trade tie up as the Draymen's association and the Brotherhood of Teamsters seek a settlement over the Morton Special Delivery boycott. About 1,500 unionists are warned to either comply or lose jobs amid expected sympathy strikes from porters, packers, and warehouse workers.
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San Francisco
Draymen’s Association
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Morton Special Delivery Company
San Francisco Labor Council
Conmovpany
Delegates Arriving for International Mining Congress
In Boise Idaho a large contingent of delegates has begun arriving for the international mining congress to be convened in the city next week. President Prince of New Mexico is expected tonight and a Cripple Creek party seeks 49 rooms. The congress opens Tuesday morning with most delegates expected by tomorrow night or Tuesday morning.
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Boise
Idaho
International Mining Congress
Prince of
New Mexico
Cripple Creek
Spanish Senate Rejects Inquiry Into War Disasters
Madrid July 21 The Spanish senate rejected a motion objected to by Premier Sagasta to determine by inquiry who bore responsibility for disasters in the war with the United States. In Bisley London July 21 the King’s prize rifle event saw Lieut John Ogg score 298 and Sgt Wilson 296 claim National Rifle Association badges and £12 each. Gunner F Flemming 281 and Pvt J A Douglass 268 also received NRA badges and £8 and £5 respectively.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Spain
United States
Fiood
Bisley
London
John Ogg
Wilson
National Rifle Association
F. Flemming
A. Douglass
Italian Art Exposition Hope Noted by Turin Officials
The Italian embassy in Washington forwards a Turin mayor's letter to President McKinley inviting American artists and manufacturers to participate in Turin 1902 international exposition of modern decorative art under royal patronage.
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Washington
State Department
Turin
McKinley
United States
Italy
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Mountain View M. EF
Orton Bros
N. Main Street
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Butte, Mont
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Secrican Brewing Co
Lowls
Park Street
Garment Workers
Great Lakes
Mining Congress
Hennessy's
Foulard Silks
New York City
Foulards
China Silks
Butterick
Fine Oxfords
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Louis XV
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