Electrical storm cripples high power line near McAllister
A July thunderstorm over the Madison River power system near Virginia City damaged transmission lines. A pole near McAllister was toppled, wires tangled, and current grounded, cutting lights for Ruby and the range towns until past midnight. Repair crews restored service within hours as rain and hail caused limited crop damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Brides
Virginia City
Madison River Power Company
McAllister
Conrey Placer Mining Company
Ruby
Showi
Pioneer Attorney Masena Bullard Dies in Helena
Helena July 24 Masena Bullard a veteran Helena attorney died suddenly after a cerebral hemorrhage on Grand Street while en route to the courthouse He was 65 a long time resident of Helena and held the 12th seat He leaves a wife a son in New York and a daughter Mrs HA Brown of Cascade Bullard earlier worked as a reporter and built a large practice in the Helena bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Masena Bullard
Hultard
Grand Street
Bullard
Helene
New York
Mra HA. Brown
Cascade
Leonard Mine Team Wins The Big Prize In Butte
The Leonard mine team of Butte won first prize at the second annual aid contests with 97 percent. A silver cup valued at 150 dollars, donated by Dr. McDonald, goes to the winner, and each team member receives a silver medal from the American Mine Safety Association. Other prizes include teams from West Colusa Butt M14 Klein and Washoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein and Washoe Reduction Works
Anaconda
Washoe
Klein
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Sand Coulee
Washoe Reduction Works
Montana Coal Operators’ Association
Orthiern Hotel
Wir Creek-Smith
Smokess
Stockett
Butte
Ananda
Fort Harrison Becomes Focus of Montana Mobilization Plans
Special dispatch reports Fort Harrison in Montana eyed as potential state mobilization post for troop training if Congress expands army. Col Eben Swift found fort suitable for large command concentration with central, accessible location. Debates over water supply and legal rights affected ditch-line plans. post evacuated previously after hawaii and canal deployment. Washington dispatch notes federal trade commission hearings to discuss lumber price fixing may occur in Spokane on Aug 6 with Toole of Missoula among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort William Hen
War Department
Congress
Fort Harrison
Eben Swift
Staf
Western Division
San Francisco
Helena
Swift
Fort. Harrison
Montana
D. P. Quinlan
Western Department
United States District, Attorney's Office
Seven Mile
Hawaii
Panama Canal
Standa
Washington
Federal
Ade Commission
Pacific Coast
Spokane
John ‘Toole
Toole
Commission
Chicago
Train Kills Stranger on Bitter Root Branch
Missoula July 24 a special train carrying Barton and Bailey Circus from the upper Bitter Root struck a man on the south side of the Bitter Root railroad bridge near Missoula. The body mangled, limbs severed, identity only revealed by a May 10 tax receipt bearing the name Charles Olson. The deceased, wearing a dark blue suit with overalls and a bandana, was brought to Missoula for identification.
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Missoula
Barton &Bailey Circus Company
Bitter Root
Charles Olson
Life Insurance Man Arrested at Miles City
Ling, a Continental Life Insurance agent formerly based in Billings, was arrest ed in Miles City on a complaint charging larceny as bailee for $2,500. The note for $1,500 with his father as security is past due. A deputy sheriff pursued Ling to Miles City to bring him to Glendive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reat Falls
C. E. Snyder
Continental Life Insurance Company
Salt Lake City
TL. C. Ting
Miles City
Ling
Billings
Bible society marks 99th year with 4.17 million Bibles issued
The American Bible Society celebrates 99 years of work and reports distributing 4,170,485 Bibles and religious documents last year. Across its history the organization has issued more than 109,000,000 volumes. Also noted is a testing advance with paper skeleton hands aiding X ray apparatus research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bible Society
Water bond vote sparks intense citywide debate
Voters will decide the August 3 bond issue for a municipal water plant amid partisan meetings across the city. The administration cites concerns over control and terms, while supporters push for muni ownership and a clear plan. Ex Mayor Edwards and City Attorney Horskes urged taxpayer-friendly presentation at a Missoula theater meeting next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regiswater
Edwards
Helena
Horskes
Chamber of Commerce
Missoula
Roundhouse Foreman and railroad chatter fill Logan notices
Logans July 4 item notes a roundhouse foreman returning after trips to interview eastern railroad officials in Chicago Cincinnati Dayton and St Paul about a patent. It records staff shifts at the Butte Logan line and transfers to Billings and Helena, plus visits from Mrs Tilton and Misses Ke newly, and reports perfect local weather though haying and grain ripening continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roundhouse
Logan
Williams
Chicago
Cincinnati
Dayton
Ohio
St. Paul
Dan Morrison
Whitehall
Butte Tine
Basinmaster
H. D. Mudgett
W. & McAlping
George Hotrum
Tutte-Logan
Billings
Helena
Conquetor Telli Plcotte
Temperarall
Butte Logan
Fred D. Tilton
Livingston
Harry D. Mungett
Ed Orman
Vern. Strachan
Sigurd Peterson
Orman
F. Cashman
Marie
Margaret Kenewly
Unlucky Horoscope Signals Troubled Courtships Today
The article details Mercury and Venus as adverse and Uranus mildly benefic, warning that visiting friends or relatives may bring bad luck and letter writing could cause trouble. It notes unfavorable engagements during this configuration, hints at spiritual awakenings, biblical prophecy, and a coming new world order after vast tribulations around 1915 with the United States and Jews playing pivotal roles. Children born today may be vigorous though prone to exaggeration, with business facing ups and downs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Toiz
McClure News
Eastland disaster death toll spirals through Chicago river
As divers toil for hours to reach the capsized Eastland, officials report chaotic scenes along the Chicago river. Rescue crews haul bodies to the Second Regiment Armory while hospitals take in injured. Investigations by federal, state, and city authorities focus on design flaws, ballast, and warping from the wharf as scores remain missing or trapped in the hull.
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Eastland
Second Regiment
Neromm
Theoodore Roosevelt
Lockport
Chi- Leago
Essigatic Ee Esi Waa An 1
Troquois Hospital
Nhuet
Clark Street
Wharf
Amb
William. Hare ‘Thompson
San’ Francisco
Polte CG
Henley
Keting
Moorehouse
Landis
Tog
Hoyne
Hoffmin
Ill fated Eastland disaster at Chicago river wharf
Under misty skies seven thousand people crowded the Ne river wharf for a lake steamer voyage to Michigan City. The Eastland listed and sank with hundreds aboard as lifeboats and debris slid along the sloping decks. Passengers clung to mothers and siblings while chaos on shore turned to tragedy. Mothers and fathers perished while aiding their families as the vessel disappeared beneath the river.
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Ne River Wharf
Michigan City
Eastland
Chicago
Lake Belo
Gang Pla
Ae Howe
Fas
Tiver
Fastland
Pssengers
Sibwie
List of Known Dead From Cicero Area Notice
A damaged compilation lists numerous names including Miss A MeX Josh Schultz, Clara, Mary Edward, Helen, Cicero residents, and others. The fragment appears to be a memorial or roll call of deceased individuals with scattered surnames like Schultz, Olson, Hanson, Jenson, and Reardon, among many more.
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Amex
Josh Schultz
Rudolph
AN Stowinsky
Clara
Rowelle
Edward Ate Jethrow
Bedora Schroth
Carrie
Arfeld
Emielhieck
Cicero
G. M'Ginnley
YO Miller
Sabina Schultz
Jonin Olson
Miss Allen
Mary Edward Tisa
Elinore Oaris
Thomas Robinson
Joan Sallwasser
Robert Doll
Misi Margare Christian
Hamilton News Briefs on Visits and Local Plans
In Hamilton on July 24 Mr and Mrs Le ta Edwards of Missoula arrived for a morning visit with Mrs W elt Darling at the Chautauqua home of County Treasurer Ma rt. County commissioners are in session as the board of equalization. A 6 by 100 feet lodge building near the courthouse will be constructed for Masonic use, with plans to be chosen by a committee and funded as needed. Washington reports July 8 notes President Wilson approved actions to defend borders if needed, with General Funston prepared to repel incursions and Carranza assurances about not attacking Villa forces at Nokales. Vera Cruz dispatches say Carranza’s Calles instructed not to attack and to withdraw from Naco, leaving civil administration. News from New York July 7 notes Bayonne strikers being notified the Standard Oil Company would not grant demands, and strikers decided not to return to work on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Sharp
Wilson
W. H. Berry
Billings
Bozeman
Davidson
Larry 8. Hill
Warren Construction Company
A. 3. Hill
Portland
Ore
Harry Dunice
Livington
Boulder
West Gallatin Canyon
E.W. Allen
Washington, D.C
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana
William T Curtis
Chicago
Wells-Fargo Company
Carliste | Kenyon
Joseph Schulten
Carrol
Iowa
Anthony Pirnat
Yellowstone National Park
George Theobald
Mapleton
Helena
Glacier Park
Father Leitham
Jesse Lachlen
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Lachlen Cage
George Mecklenberg
Filings Church
Tiwood Fisher
Cleveland
Ohio
E. Fisher
Canadian Rockies
Grand Canyon
Arizona
San Francisco
Cleveland Young Men's Christian Association
Marie Budean
Ruth Harsley
Three Forks
Hamilton
le Ta. Edwards
Missoula
Elt Darling
Masonic Lodge
O'T
Raymond
W. B. Prentiss
J.C. Fifert Baker
C. ©. Chaffin
Washington
Funston
Carra
Verafin
Carranza
Calles
Nokales
Villa
Naco
New York
Bayonne
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Russian ship Rubenia torpedoed and sunk in patrol
The Russian ship Rubenia was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine. Its crew of eight was landed on the Orkney Islands. The trawler Star of Peace was also torpedoed and sunk off the Grimies with its crew landed at Stramness. The Simpson railway is described as twelve miles long.
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London
Rubenia
Orkney Islands
Stramness
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Augusta
Edward Catlin
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Meagher
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Bermin Selon
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N. P
Stuckholm
Mar
Victor Jewelry Mfg. Co
Massena Bullatd
Fort W. H. Harrison
Trade Commission
J. R. Toole
Fur Mine Upiarathon
Ceperal Board
Anole Criverty
Train
Miles
Logan News
Coronen
Varhnouski
Marty Cathe
Patrick O'Reilly
A Pozery
Cicero, IL
Anna Verilla
D. Murphy
H. Brochlignatz Jacobowsk
George Buczkowskl
Paulina Zatenka
William Fied J. Schnitz
Milas Rose Thomas
FR. Doberman
Sdward H. Garne Charles Peterson Jr M
Clyde
AL Martin
Louis HL
Joanson
Emil Hieck
Ida Jenson
Walter Rahanie
Louise
William
Morton Vars
Hamilton News
Sherman & Reed
Larry Duggan
Keliabte U
Northiker and
Embal Fain Street
M. J. Walsh
Eneral
Eqbalmer
East Park Street
Joseph Richards
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