Pretty and Plucky Annette Kellerman Gives It Up
Dover to Calais attempt ends after five hours as Kellerman overcome by seasickness. She and Heaton swam long distances in rough Channel water despite rain and wind. Kellerman, 19, from Australia, had recently broken Thames long-distance record. She praised stamina and noted hunger prevented further progress.
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Dover
England
Annette Kellerman
Calais
Edward Heaton
Heaton
Miss Kellerman
Australia
Thames
Putney Bridge
One Witness Refuses to Answer in Cobban Trial
Indictments against two men in a Western Montana timber entry perjury case were dismissed after they refused to answer questions, then testified for the government. Mrs Lelia T Blanchard had been on the stand but declined to answer suspected self incrimination questions.
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Standard
Helena
United States
Montana
Thomas H. McConnell
Leonard Barrett
Cobban
Maynard
Lelia ‘T. Blanchard
Lelia T. Bryan
Hunt
Griswold
Mr. Walsh
Blackfoot
A. M. Easterly
Interior Department
Greene
Thomas McConnell
McConnell
Smith
Evidence Focused on Lelia Bryan in Land Entry Case
Testimony details Beleaguered witnesses in a land entry case with Lelia T. Bryan as the central figure. Witnesses including Griswold and Greene discuss entries, declarations, and attempted sales while some defendants face perjury or dismissal. The proceedings touch trespass on public lands and financial arrangements surrounding entries and transfers.
Lightning follows wire to burn Postal Telegraph office
During an electrical storm at Deer Lodge the lightning traced the telephone line into the Postal Telegraph office, igniting a fire that damaged the corner of the building roof and the telegraph switchboard. Firemen contained the blaze. Later a Burlington train struck and killed a cow at the depot yesterday evening.
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The
Standard
Deer Lodge
Postal Telegraph Office
Burlington
Olympia Arrives in Kingston for Shore Leave
The United States cruiser Olympia flagship of the fifth division of the third squadron of the North Atlantic fleet arrived in Kingston Jamaica from Guantanamo Cuba. Rear Admiral Bradford commanded on board. The visit grants the crew shore leave and the ship will remain for a week.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Olympia
Bradford
Guantanamo
Cuba
Ea Olympia
State Senator Armstrong to Lead Insurance Committee Meet
Rochester July 26 State Senator William Armstrong has announced that his senatorial and assembly associates named to the joint legislative committee to investigate the life insurance business will meet in Albany for organization next Tuesday.
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Rochester
N. Y
William Armstrong
Assembly
Albany
Churchill Defeated on Five Year Parliament Bill
London July 26. The House of Commons refused to allow Winston Spencer Churchill to introduce a bill to reduce Parliament’s life from seven to five years. Churchill said the measure would give fuller popular control of the executive.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Heart to Heart Talk on Scandia's Affairs
Count Douglas rejects claims that the Storsvenska party seeks nobility rule or Sweden’s sovereignty over Norway. He says Norway has long enjoyed self government and accuses some Norwegians of sowing dissension to push separation. He notes both sides faced pressure after the Norwegian revolution and the Swedish response aimed to keep the union intact.
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Stockholm
Christiana
Associated Press
Count L. Douglas
Sweden
Norway
Ostergoetland
Storsvenska, Or
Patriotic Party
Riksdag
Count Douglas
Storsvenska Party
Two Young Swells In Court Of Justice
London July 26 The shooting case involving J S and H C Phipps sons of Henry Phipps of Pittsburg Pa was discussed in the house of commons. Judge Gallow Weir representing Ross and Cromarty county Scotland sought steps to stop flight while the lord advocate believed they would face charges. One son reportedly in Paris. They were charged at Inverness with reckless discharge on the Beaufort estate Highland Scotland leased from Lord Lovatt wounding three. They were committed for trial July 2? and released on $2000 bail each.
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London
J. S
H. C. Phipps
Henry Phipps
Pittsburg
House of Commons
Gallow-Weir
Ross and Cromanty
Scotland
Phippses
Paris
Mr. Phipps
Inverness
Beaufort
Highland
Lord Lovatt
Local option law arrests rise as Stevensville notes brief hearings
Stevensville and Corvallis Justice courts dealt with multiple local option law violations. Trials were scheduled for Carlstrom Aug 1 Donson Aug 3 O'Brien Aug 21 Parmenter Aug 23. Other Hamilton defendants faced hearings as 13 convictions and 3 gambling cases moved forward. W. A. Duffield headed to Missoula for sawmill work. social events and church services noted amid hot unusually steady weather.
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The
Standard
Stevensville
Charles Carlstrom
Jesse Donson
W. P. O'Brien
Frank Parmenter
Hamilton
John A. Jameson
Carlstrom
Donson
O'Brien
Parmenter
H. &. Page
Sam Wallace
Jack Fitzgibbons
Louis Peterson
D. R. Baughman
Corvallis
District Court
W. A. Duffield
Missoula
Harper & Baird
O'Brien Creek
O’brien Creek
L. R. Brewer
Helena
F. N. Crockcroft
Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Karl Hugh Kellogg
Portland
San Francisco
Cal
Kellogg
Women’s Home Mission Society
M. E. Church South
William A. Wood
Edward Laird Mills
Carlton
M. E
E. A. Chilson
Victor
G. A. Kain
M. M. Company
Question of Home 10 Come Up at Denver
Helena July 26 A reply from President J F Pelletier of the national order of Eagles says the national home question will be discussed at the next session. The Helena campaign aims to locate the home here with several other locales in the field. A committee vote could send the issue to a powerfully empowered panel with possible action by Oct 1. An executive meeting will review Pelletier's telegram and campaign status as court action on mayoral orders proceeds.
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Standard
Helena
J. F. Pelletier
National Order of Eagles
Finlay McRae
the Eagles
Pelletier
Yeaver
Japan Peace Makers to Meet Roosevelt Tomorrow
Baron Komura and Minister Takahira will visit President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay to discuss Russia peace efforts. Only the two principals will go, while the rest of the delegation handles commission business in New York.
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New York
Baron Komura
Takahira
Roosevelt
Oyster Gay
Russia
Oyster Bay
Kahira
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Roosevelt camping trip with sons near Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay reports that President Roosevelt and his sons Theodore Jr. Kermit and Richie, with cousins, left Sagamore Hill last night for a camping outing. They rowed to a secluded spot near the shore and returned at dawn after an open-air breakfast. A later note denied that Mrs Roosevelt attended.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Theodore, Jr
Kermit
Richie
Sagamore Hill
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mayor's Orders Vacated In City Health Official Case
Circuit Judge Kinney vacated all orders issued by Mayor Wells in the Simon case. Health Commissioner Simon was removed from office by the mayor after a trial on charges of inattention to business.
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Circuit Court
Simon
St. Louis
Jaye
Kinney
Wells
Cotton Declines Oregon Federal Judgeship Offer
William W. Cotton, already holding a commission, has decided to decline the United States district judge appointment for Oregon to succeed the late Judge Bellinger. He left New York for Oregon after talks with Harriman officials and will reach Portland Monday. motive cited is likely better terms or roles offered by the Harriman system.
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Portland
Ore
William W. Cotton
United States
District of Oregon
Bellinger
Harriman
Change in control of major railroad announced
Cincinnati July 26 Within ten days control of the Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville railroad will shift with M Zimmerman succeeding Bradford The stock transfer is under way as the final step in the consolidation of The Great Central lines linking Cincinnati Columbus Dayton Pere Marquette and Cincinnati Chicago Louisville
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Cincinnati
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad
M. Zimmerman
Bradford
Great Central
Columbus & Dayton
Pere Marquette
Cincinnati, Chicago & Louisville
Canadian Pacific Seizes Pere Marquette Rail Control
St Thomas Ontario July 26 reports from railroad men say Canadian Pacific has secured control of the Pere Marquette and may gain entry into Chicago via the Cincinnati Hamilton Day ton line. The move aligns with CP efforts to improve Buffalo access and a route to Chicago.
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St. Thomas
Ontario
Canadian Pacific
Chicago
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Buffalo
Cuban Attorney Col Orient Farrer Arrested in Cuba
Havana reports Col Orient O. Farrer a Havana attorney and Gomez lieutenant was arrested at Cienfuegos and taken to Remedios on charges connected to arson at Remedios. Several fusionist congressmen are said implicated but not yet arrested. Congressmen enjoy immunity from arrest.
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Havana
Col
Orient O. Farrerra
Gomez
Cienfuegos
Remedios
Vestas
Merchants in Chiking Province Back Soochow Hang Chow Ningpo Railway
One hundred seventy leading merchants inform their board of foreign affairs they have subscribed enough funds to build the railway without foreign help. They petition the board to cancel any concession to foreigners.
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Sanghai
Chiking Province
Board of Foreign Affairs
Soochow- Hang Chow-Ningpo
Germany to Build Tangier Stone Pier Under German Contract
Tangier reports that on July 22 the sultan signed a contract with a German firm to construct a stone pier. The foreign office will fund the project over three years, after which the Tangier government will hold full ownership.
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Tangier
Foreign Office
Victorian assembly passes women's suffrage bill
Melbourne July 26 the Victorian assembly approved a bill granting the elective franchise to women. The measure grants women full voting rights in elections and marks a milestone for gender equality in Australia.
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Melbourne
Australia
Victorian Assembly Today
Refuses 10 Release Man From Missouri
George Wilson, also called Gabe Wilford, arrested Tuesday at Missouri request, faced district court. Edward Horsky argued writ of habeas corpus issued after arrest warrant. judge Clements quashed the writ and Wilford returned to jail. Mrs Wilson Leota Gains released as Missouri filed no charges.
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Standard
Helena
George Wilson
Gabe Wilford
Missouri
District Court
Wilford
Wilson
Edward Horsky
Clements
Horsky
la Croix
Mssouri
Leota Gains
Pioneer of Virginia Meets Tragic Death
Julius Kraemer, 45, was killed when a tree toppled by a severe storm struck him near the Madison canyon power house in Virginia City. He died instantly. the coroner ruled the death accidental. His body was brought to Virginia City for burial beside family in Hillside Cemetery.
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Julius Kraemer
Madison
The
Standard
Virginia City
Madison Canyon
Kraemer
M. E. Buck
Power Company
Aldergulch
Hillside Cemetery
W. H. Woods
Napa
Cal
Richard T. Cook
Attorney General Issues Two Legal Opinions
In Kalispell the attorney general rules that city traffic laws cap car speeds at eight miles per hour. A second opinion states power company license fees are based on town population, applying to Big Fork Power and Electric for business in Kalispell regardless of plant location.
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The
Standard
Helena
Galen
McKeown
Kalispell
Big Fork Power and Electric Company
Jefferson Valley Trading receivers ordered to pay 10 percent dividend
Helena July 2 Judge Hunt directed the receivers of the Jefferson Valley Trading company to pay creditors who had proved their claims a dividend of 10 percent. The action follows liquidation proceedings and affects all filed proofs of claim. The decision allocates available assets to satisfy outstanding debts to known creditors.
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The
Standard
Helena
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