Little Whirlwind Pardoned in Hoover Murder Case
Helena dispatch reports Governor Toole pardoning Little Whirlwind, a Cheyenne Indian convicted of second degree murder in Custer county for the Hoover killing. The pardon, likely to be upheld by the state board of pardons, follows claims of new affidavits and confessions challenging the trial.
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Standard
Helena
State Board of Pardons
Indian Rights Association
Custer County
Smith
Toole
George B. Grinnell
Forest and Stream
Montana
Bishop Whipple
Episcopal Church of Minnesota
Bishop Brewer
Interior
Hitchcock
Col
W. F. Sanders
Little Whirlwind
Dreyfus
Supreme Court
Spotted Hawk
Littl Whirlwind
Stanley
Hoover
T. J. Porter
Miles City
Cheyenne Reservation
District Court
Yellow Hair
Crow
Sam Crow
Whirlwind
David Stanley
Articulo Mortis
Nolle
Stamey
John Hoover
Red Bead
Badger
Red Bird
Lame
Arapahoe
Nelson Niles
Moons
Yellow Fox
Dick Bullard
George R. Milburn
Secretary of the Interior
Minnesota
Jolly Garden Outing for Butte Women’s Club
The Woman's club of Butte enjoyed a picnic at Columbia Gardens honoring retiring president Mrs. F. P. Holbrook and social chair Mrs. A Newill who will move to Portland. Members rode the jumbo car to the Wharton cottage, enjoyed refreshments, a grounds stroll, and a slide ride. The club later presented Mrs Newill with a pink enamel buttercup pin with a diamond, amid emotional thanks.
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Woman's Club
Butte
Columbia Gardens
J. R. Wharton
F. P. Holbrook
A. ©. Newill
Social and
Portland
Mesdames
Wharton
Street Railway Company
Mitchell
Club
A. H. Wethey
Montana Labor Men Reach Wage Pact At Convention
The Western Labor union and the Western Federation of Miners endorsed a minimum wage of 40 dollars monthly for lumbermen in Western Montana. Interchangeable working boards were adopted. A diamond ring was presented to Miss Bessie Hughes of Butte, the sole woman delegate. Lieutenant Governor Coates of Colorado spoke on organization. Delegates were entertained at a suburban resort.
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Denver
Western Labor Union Convention
Montana
Labor Union
Western Federation of Miners
Federation
Labor Union Convention
Bessie Hughes
Butte
Coates
Colorado
Fifteen Fishermen Drowned in Squall Off Charleston
Charleston S C June 1 Fifteen fishermen are believed drowned after a sudden squall struck the mosquito fleet anchored off the fishing patches Eight boats were out scattered in all save three were accounted for by night The missing boats were the Anna Julia Messenger Boy and Knife All fifteen men were aboard the three boats Captain Joe Watkins of the Messenger Boy is the only white skipper believed to have perished.
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Charleston
Anna Julia
Messenger Boy
Knife
Revenue Cutter Forward
Joe Watkins
The
Man Held in Young Murder Suspect Released in San Francisco
Herman Lukerath was released from police custody after a Sunday detention on suspicion of involvement in the murder of 13 year old Robert Hislop. No evidence ties him to the crime, which remains unsolved.
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San Francisco
Herman Lukerath
Robert Hislop
England Learns of More Reverses From South Africa War
London reports reticence by the government over recent South African battles including Windfontein. The War Office says there is no official information about a Pretoria defeat claim. The Sun claims General Botha sent telegraphic peace appeals via Standerton.
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London
Wlndfontein
South Africa
War Office
Pretoria
Botha
Kruger
the Sun
Standerton
Netherlands
Lord Kitchener
Sun
Zululand
Death of Capt. Henry W. Howgate in Washington
Capt. Henry W. Howgate former chief signal officer in the U S army died of cerebral hemorrhage at his Washington home aged 67. Once a senior officer in the signal service he was connected to a government fraud case that led to arrest, escape, a New York book stall disguise, a penitentiary sentence and recent release.
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Washington
Henry W. Howgate
United States Army
Howgate
Signal Service
United States
City of
New York
Albany
N. Y
Cuban Elections Stir Excitement Across Santiago City
From Santiago de Cuba June 1 delegates from outside municipalities report a general nationalist victory while the city sees both sides claiming victory. Republicans show unexpected strength, but likely not enough.
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Santiago de Cuba
Municipal elections in Havana yield disputed mayoral race
Nationalists charge illegal voting as crowds cheer candidates and over 100 arrests occur. A small riot near the jail is dispersed by rural police. The election proceeds amid bitter feelings over American supervision. Havana reports June 1 with Senor Sener favored by nationalists for mayor and a council majority claimed.
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Havana
Senor Sener
Stabbing Affray Reported in Great Falls Area
In Choteau at the Exchange saloon Tobe Hickman a colored sheep herder stabbed Charles Arkerberg a Mexican ranch hand. Hickman is jailed in Teton county awaiting charges. Arkerberg survived with multiple knife wounds and is not expected to die.
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Standard
Great Falls
Tobe Hickman
Charles Arkerberg
Exchange
Choteau
Teton County
Arkerberg
Insurance suit seeks recovery for Catherine Sudden loss
San Francisco June 1 suit filed by Nome Beach Light erage Transportation Co against Nippon Sea Land Insurance and New Zealand Insurance to recover insurance on the bark Catherine Sudden lost June 3 last year en route to Nome.
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San Francisco
Nome Beach Lighterage &Transportation Company
Nippon Sea & Land Insurance Company
New Zealand Insurance Company
Catherine Sudden
Nome
Lookout Calamity: Mob Carries Out Vengeful Slaying
A furious mob in Lookout, Cal, swiftly killed five victims in a vengeance driven attack. Police report a chaotic scene as residents endured shock and authorities moved to secure the area. No arrests were detailed in the surviving fragments.
Lynching Verdict in Modoc County Five Men Hanged by Mob
Coroner's jury finds five men at Lookout, Modoc county were hanged by unknown assailants after a stealthy mob seized prisoners from guards, dragged Frank Hall to the bridge, and used wagon spokes as weapons. Bodies were cast into the river, with signs of a rapid, violent struggle.
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Bieber
Cal
Lookout
Modoc
Gageead
Frank Hall
Hall
Lynching at Lookout Ends Five Men’s Lives in California
Details reach Alturas of a dawn lynching at Lookout where Calvin Hall Frank Hall Jim Hall Martin Hall and Daniel Yattis were dragged from custody and hanged from a Pitt River bridge. A mob acted after suspected repeated thefts and failed grand jury action.
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Alturas
Cal
Lookout
Calvin Hall
Frank
Jim
Martin
Daniel Yattis
Big Valley
Alvaras
Grand Jury
Bonner
G. F. Harris
Charce
C. ©. Auble
Adin
Messrs. Carpenter, Brown
Sitney Brown
J. R. Meyers
Justice of the Peace
Pitt River
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