Woman Fights Fire Chief During Home Blaze
Neighbors report Mrs. Duggan barred the door at 207 West Copper Street as Chief Sanger tried to enter the burning second story. She hurled knives and threatened jail, then an axe as firefighters used a pass key to reach the fire. The blaze, likely from lace curtains, caused limited damage and Mrs. Duggan’s erratic behavior has alarmed locals since her husband’s death, with two young children at home.
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West Copper Street
Duggan
Missing wife case opens custody fight in Butte court
Mrs Lillian Carbis has been missing two and a half years since deserting her husband Alfred Carbis and their two children in Ely Nevada. He seeks exclusive custody while her mother in Butte cannot locate her. The district court hears the divorce complaint and custody request as part of a broader docket.
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Lillian Carbis
Alfred Carbis
Butte
Ely
Nev
Carbis
Thyroid Gland Diets Show Mouse Birth Rate Variance
Dr Reid Hunt reported experiments on mice linking thyroid activity and diet to birth rates. Group fed oatmeal and liver produced no offspring. crackers milk eggs diet yielded 191 young in four months. cornmeal milk produced 69, raising questions about applicability to humans.
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Los Angeles
American Medicab Association
Reid Hunt
Washington
John Colbert
Albuquerque
N. M
Colbert
United States
Resteres
Dr. Heid
Hunt
BE. E. Endicott
Jackson
Cal
California
Herbert Gunn
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
John B. Murphy
Chicago
Association
Shrine Auditorium
Liverpool Shipping Strikes Halt British Anchor Trade
Four thousand dock workers joined a Britain wide walkout halting port activity in Liverpool. Ships from Cunard, White Star, Canadian Pacific and others deserted as crews walked off in solidarity, demanding union recognition rather than wage hikes. The National Federation of Transport Workers backed the action, with plans for further measures if unresolved by Saturday. A Hull riot prompted militia deployment and a truce as talks with officials ensued.
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Cunard
Canadian Pacific
Dominion
White Star
Ellerman
Haverford
Red Star Line
Philadelphia
United Kingdom
London
Board of Trade
National Federation of Transport Workers
Hull
G. R. Askwith
Labor Department
Case Highlights in Police Court Minor Offenses
In police court yesterday most prisoners faced drunkenness vagrancy or disorderly conduct. Charles Murphy defended himself in a petty larceny case, but was sentenced to six months in county jail. John Gibson refused to testify and received 60 days. others were warned and released.
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Tom McDonald
John Bowen
Charles Murphy
Northern Pacific
Murphy
John Gibson
Insanity Believed Due To Injury In Mine
Eric Kerkela a Finlander 45 examined by Drs Deal and McCarthy and committed to Warm Springs asylum by Judge MccClernan. He has a wife and six children left destitute. He worked as a miner at Speculator mine until December. A rock cave injury to head and spine caused incapacitation and mental decline. He has lived in the U S 27 years and cannot speak English. Also Frank Eliot and Harry Skewes injured by bursting pipe at Leonard mine, slight burns. taken to Murray’s hospital. Summer tours to Atlantic City offered with low fares via Washington New England points. Tickets on sale daily until Sept 30.
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Eric Kerkela
Deal and
McCarthy
Warm Springs
MccClernan
Kerkela
Speculator
Leonard
Prank Eliot
Talbot Avenue
Harry Skewes
Oak Street
Murray's Hospital
Washington
Atlantic City
New York
Boston
New England
R. C. Hasse
St. Bowl of B
Sous
Onie Cage
Butte Miners Union Warns Against Impersonators
The Butte Miners union warns that unauthorized persons may impersonate officers to contract bills and states it will not be liable for such bills. President Daniel Sullivan and Secretary John Vickers sign the notice. The item promotes a Yankee Doodle cart giveaway for yearly subscribers and notes a June 9 dance at Cater's hall hosted by Knights and Ladies of Security. Occident sold by Vripp & Dragstedt Co is advertised.
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Butte Miners’ Union
Danid. Sullivan
John Vickers
Standard
Butte
Anaconda
Cater’s Hall
Knights and Ladies of Security
Mountaineer Council
Poisoned meat spree hits Kalispell dogs and man
Special Dispatch from Kalispell reports George Piller, a militia member, was poisoned by strychnine and saved by doctors after collapse in the street. Police chase a poisoner distributing tainted meat on the west side, tied to three dog deaths. Authorities forwarded drug store purchaser lists to investigators.
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Standard
Kalispell
George Piller
Piller
McDonald
R. E. Gay
Consul General Speech in London Starts Inquiry
Washington June 28 The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to report favorably a resolution by Representative Hamill New Jersey asking the secretary of state what action has been taken on a recent speech by John L Griffiths American consul general at London before the Pilgrims Society in favor of an Anglo American alliance for war against a nation at peace. It also seeks information on Sir Edward Grey British foreign secretary whose approval Griffiths seconded before the Pilgrims Society which he called an informal social Anglo Saxon parliament. The resolution will be redrafted by a subcommittee.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Hamill
New Jersey
John L. Griffiths
London
Pilgrims Society
United States
Great Britain
Sir Edward Grey
Griffiths
Cotton mill owners seek to hold up cotton prices
Washington on June 28 Edward Stanwood secretary of the Ark Wright club of Boston testified before the house committee on expenditures in the department of justice that mill owners sought to keep prices by curtailing production and by reducing wages and working hours. He described two efforts to secure concerted action among New England mills to cut output while the committee investigates the recent corner in cotton.
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Washington
Arkwright Club
Boston
Edward Stanwood
House Committee
Department of Justice
New England
Stanwood
New York Delegation Heads for Yellowstone Tour
A party of 36 New Yorkers who attended a Sunday school convention in San Francisco arrived in Livingston and left today for a tour of Yellowstone park.
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Livingston
San Francisco
Yellowstone Park
House Apportionment Plan Gets Favorable Report
Washington June 28 The senate census committee agreed to report the congressional reapportionment bill without amendment providing 433 representatives though most members opposed the increase. The measure adds 42 seats without reducing any state’s membership. Three of nineteen members voted no while seven others backed leaving the house to decide. A minority report by Senator La Follette is expected next week via Senator Batley.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Census
la Follette
du Pont
McLean
Batley
Wheeling Council Passes Ordinance Curbing Vile Language
Wheeling West Virginia council approves a public speech fine targeting vulgar language. Councilman H Herbert says measure aims to curb a Sunday evangelist hired by churches for a campaign next month. Livingston Montana reports Count Serge Mayenmakers of Chateau Angelo Liege Belgium arrives with companions for a Yellowstone Park tour and departs today.
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Wheeling
W. Va
H. Herbert
Livingston
Serge Mayenmakers
Chateau Angelo
Liege
Belgium
Yellowstone Park
Docks Hit by Stockholm Strike as Troops Guard Sheds
Stockholm June 28. Dockyard work halted as striking dockmen march through the city. Cavalry and infantry guard the sheds while carters threaten to join the strike unless wages rise by Saturday night.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Three thousand dockhands join seamen's strike in Manchester
On June 28 in Manchester England three thousand dockhands walked out joining seamen in a strike that paralyzed local shipping. The action reflects rising industrial unrest and will affect port operations and related services.
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Manchester
England
Treasure Seekers Back Disappointed In Loot Hunt
The steamer Eureka arrived at Port Los Angeles with a crew of fortune seekers who said they were disappointed and disgusted. Capt. Burts said rumors of filibustering were started, and the party of five Americans who sought treasure buried along the Honduras coast during a past revolution returned home after Amalapa landing was denied.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Eureka
Washington
Honduras
Port Los Angeles
F. S. Burts
Royalty Leaving Scene After Coronation
European heirs and royal guests bid farewell to King George and Queen Mary. Most have departed London as special trains head to the continent and the coronation fleet disperses from Spithead. King George visits the royal agricultural show amid the departure bustle.
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London
Europe
King George
Mary
Continent
Spithead
Great Britain
George
Fire devastates Hawthorne business district in Mineral county
Fire of unknown origin struck a saloon rear in Hawthorne Mineral county Nev shortly after 1 am causing an estimated loss of 25000 Hawthorne the county seat with about 300 population five leading business houses were totally destroyed and many residences damaged the county buildings escaped damage Hawthorne lies in a rich mineral district
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Reno
Nev
Hawthorne
Mineral County
Mineral
Fire damages Fort Riley cavalry stable. twenty horses perish
Fire at Fort Riley Troop A Thirteenth Cavalry stable in Junction City Kansas destroys the building and kills twenty horses including four saddle animals. Loss exceeds $25,000 as most garrison personnel were away at the time.
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Junction City
Kan
Fort Riley
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