Butte Miner Hall Riot Inquest Hears Conflicting Testimony
Coroner and jury hear four hours of testimony on Ernest J. Noy's death during last Tuesday night rioting at Butte Miners Union hall. Witnesses disagree on shooter origin while police admit lack of control. Duncan son of mayor accuses federation leaders. adjournment granted for July 6.
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Ernest J. Noy
Butte Miners’ Union Hall
Dan Drew
Noone
Noy
Danker
Main and
Copper Streets
Federal Building
Mackel
Butte
Aline Workers’ Union
Min
McCaffer
Drew
Dan Shoviin
Jerry “Mullins
Thomas
William | Killeen
John J. Crowley
Nd Haugh
John Curtis
Sessons
Mackie McDonald
Tutte
Re’ Union
Joe Bradley
Butte Miners’ Union
Butte Police Department
Edwin Duncan
Duncan
Mayer
Union Hall
Society notes and state updates on Montana events
In Today's Standard Page the Montan Huerta agent story and inquest on a shooting are noted. Roosevelt activities and suffrage literature clash with the king and queen. Helena jail inmate and a Johnson Moran fight are mentioned along with local politics, Dope, and sports. Also noted are Shriners, ar arraignment delays, classified ads and a moon weather feature.
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Conference of Labor
Sn Hheld
Montan Huerta
Roosevelt
King and Queen
Helena
Johnson-Moran
S—Anaconda News
Stelegraphic
No Move To Send Troops To Missoula Reported
Special Dispatch from Washington says Senator Myers heard nothing from President Wilson about his request for federal troops to Fort Missoula. He also had no new word from Governor Stewart on the Butte situation. White House advice implies no decision to send troops. Myers had urged precaution and a Montana post garrison, but as of now no orders or further action are noted.
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Standard
Washington
Myers
Wilson
Fort Missoula
Stewart
Butte
White House
Montana
Desorter
War Department
Firing From Within the Hall Justified Says Moyer
Helena June 21 Special Dispatch to the Standard Moyer president of the Western Federation of Miners testified at the coroner inquiry in Butte that first shots in the Flat Tuesday night may have been fired from inside the miners hall He said he did not know where firing began but it was justified if started inside the hall due to a howling mob outside threatening dynamite and occupants He added there were no new developments and would stay in Helena until the situation rights itself or other changes occur
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The
Standard
Helena
Butte
H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Heat Claims Five Lives In St Louis Day Time
Five deaths attributed to heat were reported in St Louis by noon. The temperature reached 101 degrees the previous day, with a rise to 103 by late morning and expectations of continued high heat as the day progressed.
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St. Lews
St. Louis
Suffragette Literature Incident With Royal Carriage
London reports suffragists hurled bundles of literature at King George and Queen Mary as their carriage passed. The king smiled, the crowd grew violent, and two women were arrested for insulting behavior but released. In Helena a man named Jack Wells, claiming IWW ties, was arrested after rumors of an appointment with Moyer. He was unarmed but held for further questioning. Police seek four companions. Moyer denied the appointment. guards surveilled the lobby for possible attack.
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London
George
Mary
Associated Pro
Placer Hotel
Spoon ing a crime against womanhood says director
John J. Alexander, a director, told 500 young women at the older girls conference of the international Sunday School convention that spooning is degrading. He urged girls to avoid the act and to value themselves, urging clean dress and sisterhood. Miss Margaret Slattery of Boston delivered a parallel speech at the older boys conference, using a flower emblem to urge preservation of womanhood and to be their sister's keeper.
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Chicago
John J. Alexander
Margaret Slattery
Boston
Depositors Run On North Avenue State Bank In Chicago
Uneasiness from five Lorimer Monday banks collapse spurred a late day run on the North Avenue State Bank in Chicago. By 9 o clock about 650000 dollars in deposits had been withdrawn as customers sought reassurance that the bank has no ties to the La Salle Street Trust and Savings bank or the Lorimer Mun day failures.
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Cicago
Lorimer
North Avenue State Bank
la Salle Street
Trust and Savings Bank
Result of Railroader Ballot Known July 14
Warren 8 Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, said the strike ballot results from 35,000 engineers and firemen on 96 railroads west of Chicago will be known between July 10 and 14. The vote was secret and no result indication was given. The men sought higher wages shorter hours and better working conditions while the strike rate rose as railroads refused demands.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Rockefeller gift boosts institute total to 12.55 million
New York June 27 Henry James manager of the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research announced a further donation of 950000 from John D Rockefeller. This gift brings the institute's total contributions from Rockefeller to 12,550,000.
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New York
John” D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research
Henry James
Institute
Rockefeller
Banks Consolidation In Chicago Trust Move
The Colonial Trust company with deposits of 5 million dollars was taken over by the Central Trust company in Chicago. The merger increases Central Trust deposits to about 43.5 million dollars, with Charles G. Dawes, former controller of the currency, as a resident.
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Chicago
Colonial Trust Company
Central Trust Company
Charis G. Dawes
Austrian Officers Bar Recruitment for Albania Enlistment
Vienna reports authorities prohibited further enrollment of retired Austro Hungarian officers and men. They were being recruited to go to Albania to protect Prince William of Weld, reflecting wartime tension and shifting loyalties.
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Vienna
Albania
William of Weld
Roosevelt halves campaign pace amid health warning
President Theodore Roosevelt, advised by doctors to rest due to health risks, sharply trims campaign activity. He will limit visits, cancel most interviews, and restrict appearances to a single speech in Pittsburgh, aiming to protect his health while continuing the race.
Trees Too Bare Hang Federals To Them
Naco Arizona June 27 The recent take of Santiago de Esquintas Tepic by constitutionalist troops led to the hasty execution of 30 federal soldiers and sympathizers. A colonel allegedly ordered the hangings after claiming the trees looked bare. A priest intervened to permit burial, ending the executions.
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Naco
Ariz
Santiago de Esquintas
Tepic
Negro Highwaymen Kill Two and Secure Payroll
Laurel Mississippi June 21 hundreds of men scour the countryside near Stevens twenty miles south of here seeking three negro highwaymen after they shot and killed two Gilchrist Fordney Lumber Co employees and wounded another while fleeing with the weekly payroll of 82.20. J W Simmons and someone Fitzpatrick were killed. Wyatt Robinson was wounded in the shoulder.
Huerta Adviser Haunts Union Chiefs In Big Conference
The dispatch reports adviser to Villa and Huerta in a major conference with Union chiefs, amid blame being laid by Hon Ral Corn Zo8 Secretary for profile loyalty.
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ACENT
Huerta
Villa
UNION
Ral Corn
Prolile Loy AyaEns
Ambition and intrigue swirl over Carranza Villa feud
A press dispatch from June details Carranza allies disputing Villa’s independence with Felipe Angeles accused as Huerta’s agent. Breceda and Lula Cabrera push mediation for peace at Niagara Falls while Montana miners fear pressure to break the Western Federation of Miners. Meyer cites 2000 miners ready to join an independent union, signaling a tense, widening labor conflict.
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Washington
Juneceda
Carranza
Revolutonial
Mexico
Felipe l ' Angeles
Villa
Angeles
Huerta
Breceda
Lula Cabrera
Niagars
Suffrage Impresses on Capital's Big Men
Washington June 27 suffragists lobbying Congressmen from many states pressed for woman suffrage. Speaker Clark urged inevitability of vote, Vice President Marshall teased by wives, and Secretary Bryan dodged suffragette inquiry, while Dr Anna Howard Shaw Jane Addams and Mrs Desha Breckinridge argued for nationwide support.
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Washington
Capitol
Clark
Marshall
Bryan
Senate
Anna Howard Shaw
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Jane Addams
Chicago
Desha Breckenridge
Kentucky
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Shriners
Ryan
Big Hote Basin
Part
Harold McGrath
O.connor
Our
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T-Societs
S-Soctet
Society
Ni—Society
Jonas Szikely
W. A. Braay
Underwood & Underwood
John Cyril Porte
George Mallett
Curtiss Aviation Ay
Hammondspos T
America
Missoula
President
Moyer
Jans
Ives
Jack Wells
Buy
Dymer
Theodore Rootevelt
To. Sagan
Vail Part
Pittsburg
Lambert
Howecvelt
Olonel Roosevelt
MOVER
National
ANH CO
Carranga
Felipe
Sonora
Chihuahua City
Torreon
Angelca
Atellude
Chich
Neve
Heena
Butte Union
St Moyer
Wests Ren Federation
Meyer Aalds
Moyen
Ethan
S Antoinette Funk
Shaw
United States
International Council” of Women
Rome
Missouri
Genevive Clark
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