Great Falls Flood Deluges City Causing Delays
Special dispatch from Great Falls reports record rainfall ending after Friday with 5.40 inches since Friday noon and 6.92 inches for June. Montana Central railroad out of service, washouts block lines east and west of the city, trains diverted, and mail halted. Water fills streets and basements. Missouri River expected to rise higher than in 15 years. few injuries reported.
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Rockies
Teton County
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Montana Central Railway
Great Falls
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Montana Central
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Great Northern
Havre
Missouri
Manager and Operator Close Telephone Office at Virginia City
Twin Bridges reports telephonic service to Virginia City cut for days as Miss Linnie Gilbert and sister Bessie resign. Company promised raises but offered no reply after June notice. Assistant Superintendent O Day from Helena went to Virginia City to reopen the office with a new manager and operator.
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Standard
Twin Bridges
Virginia City
Virgnia City
Linnie Gilbert
Bessie
O'Day
Helena
Bad Shearing Weather Delays Wool Shipments
Twin Bridges reports persistent rain hampers sheep shearing and wool delivery to rail for shipment. J. E. Hample of Butte, buyer for Jeremiah Williams & Co. of Boston, visited Tuesday to collect clips but weather prevents unloading and transport in the damp conditions.
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Standard
Twin Bridges
J. E. Hample
Butte
Jeremiah Williams & Co
Boston
Agitation in Japan over American questions intensifies
Public excitement over the American questions remains heated as opposition politicians led by the Daido club plan a united attack on the ministry. They cite diplomatic weakness of the Saionji cabinet to bolster local and national election campaigns. Despite rhetoric, actual hostilities with the United States are not anticipated.
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Daido Club
Saionji
America
United States
Banner Fleeces Heaviest Wool From Small Sheep Band
Twin Bridges June 23 J M Nye a Pageville ranchman posts the year 420 pounds of fleece from 29 ewes averaging 14 ½ pounds each at 21 cents per pound yielding 3 05 per fleece He also plans 4 per lamb this fall and expects 9 05 total per sheep with 261 from wool and lamb profits He aims to expand his flock toward 1000 sheep after years of horse raising due to higher returns from sheep farming1
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Peace Conference Debates Debt Collection and Prize Court
American delegates at the peace conference discuss collection of contractual pecuniary debts with General Porter reporting positive signals from Britain France Germany and Russia. A German plan for an international prize court to govern captured ships and damages is outlined with The Hague as its seat and initial costs set at ten thousand dollars per belligerent. Andrew Carnegie to attend events for the cornerstone of the peace building and a July 4 reception is noted.
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Russia
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
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Baseball club passes through town seeking players for trip
A league baseball club traveled through the town last night en route to California to recruit players for its squad.
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California
Portugal Faces Wider Movement As Premier May Resign
Madrid reports definite news from Portugal is sparse due to censorship but confirms no further rioting. Lisbon signals Premier Franco may resign as the anti government movement grows nationwide. Newspapers Puiz and Mundo are suspended and several public clubs shuttered.
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Puiz
Mundo
Colored man shoots another after domestic dispute
Special dispatch from Helena reports James Minor, colored, arrested after shooting P. D. Wade, also colored. Wade hospitalized with a possibly mortal wound. Wade says Minor beat his wife. Minor claims justification. The incident follows prior disputes over Wade living at Minor's home.
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Standard
Helena
James Minor
P. D. Wade
Wade
Minar
Emperor Races Yacht After Services at Kiel Harbor
Emperor William conducted services on the imperial yacht Hohenzollern then sailed the Meteor to victory over the Hamburg in a half gale. The 33 knot course took 3 hours 22 minutes 63 seconds while Navahoe beat Comet by 20 minutes. The emperor aboard Munich watched submarine maneuvers offshore and whether he went down remains unconfirmed.
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Germany
Emperor William
Hohenzollern
Hamburg
Emperor
Munich
Missoula Students Earn Honors At Harvard Law School
Cambridge Mass June 23 Among the students who will receive the bachelor of laws degree with honors June 26 from Harvard university law school is Herbert Vandevanter Lacey of Cheyenne Wyo an AB graduate of Wesleyan university 1903 Among those who will receive the bachelor of arts degree with honors from the academic department are Washington Jay McCormick of Missoula Mont and Norman Phillip Volmer of Lewiston Idaho
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Standard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University Law School
Herbert Vandevanter Lacey
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wesleyan University
Washington Jay McCormick
Missoula
Mont
Norman Phillip Volmer
Lewiston
Idaho
Clipping the Wings of House of Lords
London June 23 The premier Campbell Bannerman moves a resolution to curb Lords powers to alter or reject bills. The plan aims to ensure Commons final say within a single parliament. Supporters see reforms like life peer appointments and referendums to break deadlock, while public mandate is hoped to pressure Lords to yield.
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House of Lords
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Draws The Short Straw And Goes Back To Wife
In St Louis on June 21 in Judge Kinzle's court Edward Stamm and Mary Stamm reconciled after Mrs Stamm testified her husband drew a short straw to decide whether to stay or go to South Dakota. He returned but later filed for divorce and she for a cross bill, both dropped today.
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Edward
Mary Stamm
South Dakota
General William Diffield Dies at Coast Survey Head
Washington June 23 Gen William Diffield longtime superintendent of the United States coast and geodetic survey and said to be the oldest living graduate of Columbia College New York died at his home yesterday He was a brigadier general in the Civil War.
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William Diffield
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Columbia College
New York
Bitter Root valley mired in rain boosts crops and fame
Hamilton Montana notes heavy rainfall over the past week promises lush vegetation and abundant crops. The Bitter Root area gains recognition as a fruit center with high quality apples and no insect pests. Local residents and visitors arrive and depart. a firemen’s convention delegation is planned for Havre in August. various residents travel, visit, or conduct business.
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Standard
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Richmond
Harriet Daly
New York
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Daly
Harry South
Fred Adams
Havre
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W. H. Houston
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Helena
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Leader sees premier results will follow
Paris June 23 The winegrowers revolt dominates today as Marcelin Albert, leader of the southern faction, meets Premier Clemenceau at the Interior Ministry. A 15 minute talk ends with Clemenceau urging Albert to surrender and return to lawful ways, while Albert offers no details and plans to return south to fulfill his duty. Authorities deny interference with courts as troops bolster garrisoned towns.
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France
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Mars
Special orders on courts martial issued by War Department
Washington June 23 Special instructions have been issued by the War Department for military authorities when civil jurisdiction could apply to offenses by soldiers liable to court martial. The move follows the Supreme Court Grafton case which held soldiers tried by court martial for manslaughter cannot later be tried civilly for that offense or for murder. Reilly's the home of the big loaf.
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War Department
Supreme Court
Bound for California Chicago June 23 Boston American
Business Manager McBreen of the Boston American is reported to be bound for California on a forthcoming assignment. The note appears in a Chicago dispatch dated June 23. No further details are provided on destination or purpose.
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McBreen
Boston American
Doctor's Food Talk Promotes Grape-Nuts Health Claim
A Massachusetts doctor extols Grape-Nuts as highly digestible and nutritive, saying four heaping teaspoons suffice for a meal and that regular use could extend life and boost happiness. He notes the food is ready cooked and versatile for babies and adults, and recommends the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
United States Armored Cruisers Reach Royal Roads
Bordeaux reports Washington and Tennessee, two U S armored cruisers, completed their voyage from Newport since June 14 and arrived today at Royal Roads in France.
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France
United States
Washington
Tenessee
Newport
Royal Roads
Government joins railroads to avert coal famine this winter
The Billings Gazette reports strenuous government efforts with Western and Northwestern railroads to prevent a coal shortage next winter. Authorities urge the public to stockpile fuel during summer to ease anticipated shortages and the burden on rail lines from unsatisfied demand.
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