Fosburg manslaughter trial hears witness accounts in Pittsfield
Mrs. Fosburg testified about her daughter's death at the Fosburg home in Fosburg Massachusetts. Bertha Sheldon a guest described hearing burglars and shots near midnight and Beatrice Fosburg said burglars entered the house. Neighbors testified to disturbances and the trial moved toward closing.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Fosburg
R. T. Fosburg
Bertha Sheldon
Beatrice Fosbure
B. E. Buller
Madison
Wis
Nellie Desterly
East Cheshie
Fosburg House
Fosburgs
May
Holy City
Robert Fosburg
Beatrice
Mr. Fosburg, Jr
Burg Family Devotion Highlighted as Witnesses Rest Case
A number of witnesses testified while both sides rested at 4 15 p m. The defendant and his wife did not take the stand, and the defense and government announced final rests.
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Burg
Twin Bridges Social Event and Local Plans
Special correspondence from Twin Bridges reports Mrs. C P Newill hosted a charming gathering for Mrs. Alword of Idaho, daughter of F R Merk. Fred Counter and family left for Madison valley to locate a ranch as workers arrive for the Ruby extension.
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Standard
Twin Bridges
C. P. Newill
Alword
Idaho
F. R. Merk
Fred Counter
Madison Valley
Lon Pickett
Mill Near Claim Not an Improvement Say Interior
A Secretary of the Interior decision upholds cancelling L. B. McClure’s patent entry for the Highland Manila and Maine quartz claims near Rimini, Helena district. The mill about half a mile away cannot be considered an improvement since it does not promote mineral extraction on the claims.
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Standard
Helena
Secretary of the Interior
Highland
Maine
Manila
Porto Rico Gains Free Trade Under Presidential Proclamation
The president issues a proclamation creating free trade between Porto Rico and the United States and establishing a civil government on the island. The move, symbolic of the anniversary of the American flag planting, is presented as formal and aligns with Porto Rico legislative resolutions.
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Washington
Porto Rico
United States
O'Donnell Talks Irrigation Gains in Yellowstone Valley
Special correspondence reports Montana delegate D. O'Donnell returning from Cripple Creek to attend the transMississippi commercial congress. His clear irrigation case, with Yellowstone figures, impressed the congress and drew praise from the Rocky Mountain News. The Hesper farm, Billings, Mont., advocate highlighted national irrigation and Northwest trade potential for Denver.
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Yellowstone Valley
Standard
Lillings
D. O'Donnell
Cripple Creek
Colo
Montana
Yellowstone
Congress
Rocky Mountain News
J. D. O'Donnell
Hesper Farm
Billings
Mont
Denver
Northwest
Elks' Home Site Decision Delayed For A Year
The Milwaukee grand lodge delayed selecting a city for a national Elks' home for aged and indigent members, approving the committee's recommendation to defer the decision for another year. Jerome B. Fisher was added to the Ellis' home committee. The convention also spent time on the lens and appeals report as the Corso and Ellis carnival parade featured the afternoon program.
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Milwaukee
National Elks
Grand Lodge
Ellis
Jerome B. Fisher
Committee of Lens and Appeals
Corso
Captain Smith Appointed Governor of Laguna Province
Captain Harry A. Smith of the 18th Infantry has been appointed military governor of Laguna province, Luzon. The establishment of provincial government in Laguna has been deferred until next February.
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Captain Smith
Manila
Harry A. Smith
18Th Infantry
Laguna
Luzon
Murder Suspected As Body Found In Water Hole
The body of a man, later identified as Sam Gray, was found July 16 by Russell Uhler on Thompson creek near the Little Missouri. A camping outfit, revolver, rifle, and a note bearing J. H. K. initials were found. authorities travel to the scene to investigate murder.
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The
Standard
Miles City
Russell Uhler
Thompson Creek
Little Missouri
Wyoming Line
Uhler
Ubler
Savage
Bateman
Weston
Sam Gray
Father Muldoon ordained titular bishop of Tamassensis
Thousands gathered at Holy Name cathedral Chicago for the consecration of Rev. Father Peter J. Muldoon as titular bishop of Tamassensis and auxiliary to Archbishop P. A. Feehan. Cardinal Sebastian Martinelli presided with multiple bishops, priests, and acolytes in a three hour ceremony ending with a hymn.
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Chicago
Peter J. MuLdoon
Tamassensis
P. A. Feehan
Holy Name Cathedral
Sebastian Martinelli
Washington, D. C
Feehan
Ryan
Philadelphia
Muldoon
James Ryan
Alton
Ill
Henry Cosgrove
Davenport
Iowa
Rev. John J. O Connor Consecrated Bishop in New York
In New York on July 25 the Rev. John J. O Connor former pastor of St Josephs Newark N J was consecrated bishop of the diocese with full ceremonial pomp. Archbishop officiated as the ceremony marked a major milestone in his ecclesiastical career.
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New York
John J. O'Connor
St. Joseph's Church
Newark
N. J
Newark Cathedral Ceremony Attended by City Clergy
The service at St Patrick's Cathedral Newark was led by Archbishop Corrigan of New York with Bishop Charles B McDonnell of Brooklyn and Bishop James McFaul of Trenton. Several hundred bishops and priests attended including Jesuits Carmelites Dominicans Franciscans Capuchins and Benedicts in their distinct garb.
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Newark
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Corrigan
New York
Charles B. McDonnell
Brooklyn
James McFaul
Trenton
Miner Activity And Shipping Incidents Reported From Nome
Passengers report a rich strike in the Fair Haven district 90 miles north of Nome and a stam pede occurred from Nome. The Bluestone district remains frozen delaying sluicing while 1 500 men wait in Teller City for the season to open. Half a million dollars was sluiced from winter dumps near Nome. The Buckingham is in trouble at St Michaels and the transport Seward is in distress and towed to Puget Sound. The Ruth, crushed in Golovin bay, is being towed to Seattle for repair with hull damage and missing propeller and rudder.
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Seattle
Wash
Nome City
Nome
Fair Haven
Kaugarock
Teller City
Buckingham
St. Michaels
Seward
Puget Sound
Warren
Ruth
Golovin Bay
Brunswick
Montana Hall of Fame picks Meagher and Broadwater
Governor Toole recommends two Montana names for a proposed hall of fame at the St Louis Louisiana Purchase exposition. He suggests Gen Thomas Francis Meagher and Col Charles A Broadwater, both long dead, to represent Montana if the plan proceeds.
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Toole
Thomas Francis Meagher
Col
Chas. A. Broadwater
Helena
Louisiana Purchase
Byers
Montana
St. Louis
Engineer receives wrist cut in work accident near Clancy
Helena report says W. W. Donaldson civil engineer in charge of a party near Clancy was brought to helena for treatment after a man under his supervision accidentally cut him with an axe. The deep wrist wound bled freely but is not expected to cause serious results.
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The
Standard
Helena
W. W. Donaldson
Clancy
Donaldson
Record Wool Prices Hit Peak At Great Falls Exchange
The Great Falls wool exchange saw nearly a million pounds sold as prices rose above yesterday. An average of 13.7 cents per pound across 18 clips with a high of 15 1/4 cents and a low of 12 cents. Major sales listed include Fey & Fey 55,000 pounds at 14 7/8 cents and Porter & Flynn 170,000 pounds at 13 cents to Dupee.
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Standard
Great Falls
Wool Exchange
Fey & Fey
Barraclough
A. H. Fey
Porter & Flynn
Dupee
Hensen Bros
Livingston
L. & P. Hensen
J. C. Walker & Son
Hedges Bros
Chinook
Reed & Burmeister
Flowerree Sheep and Horse Company
Davis & Prescott
A. K. Prescott
Putnam
Russell & Pugh
Prescott & Russell
H. H. Nelson Sheep Company
W. M. Foster
Nunn
B. E. Stack
Wight & Stack
Fergus Land and Sheep Company
Peters
Wool Exchange Handles Large Montana Sales
In Billings on July 25 about 600000 pounds of wool traded with prices fairly satisfactory. Transactions list buyers and volumes from J. O. Hussay White Sulphur Springs to J. Williams & Co and Bach Becker Co. another Billings to J. Williams & Co. trade notes 80,000 pounds at unspecified rate. Miles City transacted 55 bales to J. Williams & Co and 51 bales to J. Williams & Co with 14 cent quotes. buyer Hallett suspected for 25,000 pounds.
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The
Standard
Billings
Wool Exchange
J. O. Hussay
J. Williams & Co
Miles City
Shellhamer & Freed
Hallett
Hart Schlitz
Rosebud
H. Steele
Hathaway
Justice, Bateman & Co
Walker
Lewis
Wool auction sales close in London series
The final day of the wool auction in London saw 12,000 bales offered, mostly miscellaneous fine grade wool. Fine merinos sold readily at full prices, crossbreds in large supply with uneven demand, and scoureds firm. Attendance was full and competition average.
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London
Wool price reports from San Francisco trade
The San Francisco market observes spring wools with Nevada at 10 12c and Eastern Oregon at 13c, while valley Oregon brings 13GMe. Fall wools show Mountain lambs at 7 8c and Humboldt and Mendocino at 9GUe.
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San Francisco
Nevada
Eastern
Oregon
Valley Oregon
Mountain
Humboldt
Mendocino
Lawsuit Seeks Halt on Seventh National Bank Funds
Winga, Putnam & Burlingham, for the Coal and Iron National Bank of Cleveland, files in New York circuit court to restrain Seventh National Bank and Receiver Forester Raynor from paying drafts and mixing funds. Board approves reorganization plan raising stock to 2.5 million and selling 2,000,000 new shares at 130 each, with full depositor payment on demand expected.
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New York
United States
Winga, Putnam & Burlingham
Coal and Iron National Bank of
Cleveland
Ohio
Seventh National Bank
Forester Raynor
Hold Ups at Work in Great Falls
Norman Smith was held up this morning on the west side by two men who demanded money and fled with a small cash amount. Police investigated and urged residents to stay vigilant near the workplace areas.
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Standard
Great Falls
Norman Smith
West Side
Suspects Arrested in Watch Theft Case
Police report three men Dan Sullivan John Olson and Frank Briggs were arrested in connection with a watch theft. Investigators believe they are the guilty parties and are holding them as the case proceeds.
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Dan Sullivan
John Olson
Frank Briggs
Pope Seeks Successor as Cardinal Conclave Looms
Rome, July 25. Despite the pope's good health, Vatican circles expect a conclave of cardinals soon. Analysts foresee six or seven frontrunners and a likely deadlock, with a potential outsider emerging as a dark horse candidate for the chair of St. Peter.
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Rome
Vatican
College of Cardinals
St. Peter
Detroit Beats Philadelphia 4-3 in Industrial Parade Day
In Detroit on July 25 the American League game after the bicentennial parade started at 10 30. Detroit won 4 to 3 as locals connected more hits. Attendance reported at 1 000. Batteries Plank and Smith for Philadelphia Miller and Shaw for Detroit.
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Philadelphia
Steseee Wecsesee
US DO
Ccccsce
Cvcvvece
Milwaukee Tops Boston 6 2 On Timely Hit Parade
Milwaukee defeats Boston 6 to 2 at home with timely batting and strong pitching. Attendance 1,700. Kia Weneste led Milwaukee with four hits while Reidy and Maloney along with Winters and Schreckengost contributed on the mound.
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Boston
Kia Weneste
Scoepees
Reidy
Maloney
Winters
Cleveland Falls Easily to Nops in Prodigal Pitching Day
Cleveland succumbed to Nops as Dowling Yeager and Bresnahan held strong pitching. Final score 69 to 1 with Cleveland misplaying infield and fielding errors cited. Battery details list Dowling Yeager for Cleveland and Nops Bresnahan.
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Cleveland
R. H. E. Cleveland
Dowling and Yeager
Bresnahan
Chicago Defeats Washington in Opening Inning Rally
Chicago 4 Washington 1 in a day game as Chicago capitalized on opening hits and flawless defense. Attendance 2,100. Batteries Patterson and Sullivan for Chicago Lee and Clark for Washington.
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Chicago
Washington
Chicagos
Lee
R. H. E. Chicheo
Patterson and Sullivan
Lee and Clark
Baseball scores and notes from St Louis Chicago New York and Pittsburgh games
St Louis defeated Chicago 5 to 3 amid two costly errors and poor fielding with 1500 in attendance. Brooklyn shut out New York 5 to 0 as Matthewson allowed only early misplays. 4100 watched. Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati to take a series for the first time since 1897, attendance 1700. Batteries Harper Heydon Kasson Kahoe, Matthewson Warner Kitson McGuire Poole OConnor Bergen.
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Harper
Chicago
R. H. E. Bt. Louis
New York
Kitson
Brooklyns
New New York
Matthewson
Brooklyn
Secade Haabetes
Warner
McGuire
Dwyer
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Philadelphia scores win over Boston after postponement
Philadelphia beat Boston 7 to 3 in a rescheduled game extending their winning streak to four against the visitors. Nichols was hit frequently as 3,225 fans watched at Philadelphia. Batteries Nichols and Kittridge against Townsend and McFarland. Umpire Emslie.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Nichols
R.H.E
Kittridge
Townsend
McFarland
Emslie
Portland Beats Seattle 4 0 In City Baseball Tilt
Portland defeats Seattle 4 to 0 at Seattle Washington on July 25. Batter Harmon Frary Salis bury and Grimm contributed hits. Umpire McDonald called the game.
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Ccoccecces
Portland
Harmon and Frary
Salisbury
Grimm
Mc Donald
Spokane Defeats Tacoma In 13 Point Football Affair
Spokane, Washington reports a 13 to 7 victory over Tacoma with Beere and Sookame scoring. Batteries Adams Kelly Lougheed Carter St. Vrain Zearfoss Menefee listed along with umpire O Connell in the contest.
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R. H. E. Sookame
Adams
Kelly
Lougheed
Carter
St. Vrain
Zearfoss
Menefee
O' Connell
Johnson orders replay of game forfeited to Cleveland
President Johnson announced that the Washington versus Cleveland July 2 game has been thrown out and ordered to be played again. Washington receives a fine for leaving the field and O'Brien is fined 25 dollars for cutting a grid base that allowed a run to tie the score and spark the trouble.
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Chicago
Johnson
Cleveland
Washington
Washington Club
O’brien
Decrease in Sealskins in Alaska Season Expected
A preliminary report from June 26 by the special agent in charge of the seal islands of Alaska predicts the current season will yield fewer sealskins than last year’s about 22 500. The report notes a prevalence of large seals and heavier skins than in prior years.
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Washington
Alaska
Plan to Reorganize Defunct Seventh National Bank
Directors meet amid federal grand jury probe to plan reorganizing the Seventh National Bank. Capital stock to rise from 700000 to 2500000 with new shares sold at 13 dollars, first to current stockholders. Stockholder demands claim against directors for alleged misreporting and insolvent loans.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Seventh National Bank
United States
Burnett
William E. D. Stokes
Supreme Court
Thomas
Raynor
Creditors Meet for McIntyre & Middleton in Miles City
A creditors meeting for the Miles City firm McIntyre & Middleton was held with bankruptcy referees present. Objections to some First National Bank claims were noted. John S. Lowers was elected trustee with a $25,000 bond. assets totaled $39,000 against liabilities of $35,000.
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Standard
Billings
McIntyre
John 8. Lowers
Miles City
Cadillac Wins Easily in Canada Cup Trial Races
Cadillac of Detroit led from the start to win the Canada cup trial races in Milwaukee. Milwaukee 2nd, Detroit 3rd, Illinois 4th, Orion started but did not finish. Cadillac finished 6 minutes 10 seconds ahead of Milwaukee. The close fight for 2nd among Milwaukee Detroit and Illinois drew the day’s attention.
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Chicago
Cadillac
Detroit
Milwaukee
Ilinois
Orion
Bhe
Illinois
Squatters Ejected in Great Falls Sheriff Sale
In Great Falls the Little Chicago squatters were served ejectment papers and removed this morning by court order with sheriff's assistance. The sold houses were turned over to recent sheriff's sale buyers without arrests or fights as the crowd watched, and the site cleared.
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Standard
Great Falls
Chicago
Metropolitan railway rejects Yerkes electricity plan
London reports that the Metropolitan railway directors refused to back Yerkes electric system plans. They rejected surrender of line control and opted to issue fresh capital and install electricity themselves despite Yerkes offering 3 percent on ordinary stock.
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London
Metropolitan Railway
Charles T. Yerkes
Mr. Yerkes
Kruger Expected in Rome En Route to South Africa
Le Soir cites a Rome dispatch that Mr. Kruger will travel to Rome in early October on his way to South Africa via Naples.
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le Soir
Rome
Kruger
South Africa
Naples
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