Walters Sues Milwaukee Road For 15000 In 1910 Wreck
Charles Walters seeks 15000 dollars from the Milwaukee Road for injuries after a July 28 1910 cross at Cliff Junction near Gregory Springs. Walters claims severe injuries including a fractured hip and skull and permanent deformity. The railroad argues Walters failed to exercise proper caution and that no warning was given. The trial jury includes Dan Murphy Henry Bergman and others. Witnesses Canty testified they saw no whistle or bell and heard the crash.
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Charles Walters
Milwaukee Road
H. L. Maury
J. C. Davies
George F. Shelton
Richard Verheyen
Frank McEvoy
Walters
Cliff Junction
Gregson Springs
Anaconda
Butte
Margaret Thomas
Miss Thomas
Dan Murphy
Henry Bergman
E. M. Polgrase
FE. B. Scott
Emanuel Downing
W. F. Drennan
John McKenna
David Bauer
T. C. Downing
E. W. Waddell
Martin Haneson
Nick Romaine
Daniel Canty
James A. Canty
Federal officers disappointed by packers acquittal
Washington March 26 Officials of the department of justice showed disappointment over the acquittal of the packers and declined to say whether a civil suit under the anti trust law would follow. They warned the criminal Sherman act would be harder to prove and await outcome of other prosecutions before judging the law’s effectiveness.
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Washington
Department of Justice
United Shoe Machinery Company
American Sugar Refining Company
National Cash Register Company
Turpentine Trust
Supreme Court
Bartender August Schmitt Found Dead in Butte Room
The 30 year old Mag Saloon bartender August Schmitt was found dead in his room at 210 South Idaho street after reportedly reading a newspaper. Death was due to heart failure. He leaves a family from Dubuque Iowa and will be shipped there for interment with services planned at Richards' undertaking rooms tonight.
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South
Idaho Street
August Schmitt
Schmitt
Mag
Main Street
Edward Schmitt
Dubuque
Iowa
Butte
Edward
Seattle
The
Eagles
Order
Richards
Packers Acquitted as Federal Jury Clears Meat Trust
Federal jurors absolved the packers of alleged Sherman Act violations after testimony that dates back to 1898. The government outlined a long history of price fixing and pool practices by Swift Morris and National Packing, but prosecutors failed to prove an unlawful combination beyond reasonable doubt.
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Louis I. Swift
Swift & Co
Edward F. Swift
Charlies H. Swift
Francis A. Fowler
Edward Morris
Morris & Co
Louis H. Heyman
Edward Tilden
National Packing Company
Toe
New York
Boston
Chicago
Grosscup
Alaska Homestead Fraud Charge In Sewall Case
Harvey Edward Revell of Sewall faces a Juneau land office hearing over a 424 acre homestead at Resurrection Bay, accused of planning to transfer the claim to William B. Poland Alaska Central railway executives. The case ties to a strategic waterfront grant and a scrip claim near Resurrection Bay.
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Juneau
Alaska
Harvey Edward Revell
Sewall
Resurrection Bay
Alaska Central Railway
The
Alaskan Northern Railway
German Leader Traeger Dies in Berlin at 82
Christian Gottfried Albert Traeger, long time Reichstag member from Oldenburg and known as father of the house, died today at age 82. A radical party lawyer and prolific poet, he helped translate Robert Burns into German and wrote several works.
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Berlin
Christian Gottfried Albert Traeger
Reichstag
Oldenburg
Herr Traeger
Radical Party
Robert Burns
Make Your Own Cough Syrup With Pinex and Sugar
A home formula mixing 244 ounces of Pinex with a pint of sugar syrup makes an inexpensive cough remedy. The mixture, kept in a bottle, is claimed to stop severe coughs within 24 hours and is advertised as suitable for whooping cough, croup, hoarseness, asthma, and chest pains. A money back guarantee is offered with the recipe sent to the company in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Norway
United States
Canada
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Packer Indictments and Trial Chronicle 1905 1911
A chronology covers indictments against the National Packing company and rivals from 1905 through 1911. Key events include the initial indictments of sixteen packers, immunity decisions, grand jury actions, and the landmark trial beginning December 6 1911 with 49 witnesses and 1,488 documents. The narrative notes affiliations with Armour Swift Morris and details jurors and witness roles.
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Humphreys
Federal Grand Jury
National Packing Company
Bill In Equity
Landis
Thomas G. Lee
Armour & Co
Alfred R. Urion
Urion
Carpenter
Emment
Albert Tin Packers
Swift
Armour, Swift and Morris
Hilllandalle
Kalispell Moves to Grow Local Woman's Suffrage Group
A movement aims to boost membership in Kalispell's local women's suffrage organization. Meetings will be held at multiple city locations, inviting all women to join the club's activities and support.
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Standard
Kalispell
Waar
Anglo Belgian Syndicate Credits China Three Million Reals
Representatives of the Anglo Belgian Financial syndicate credited the Chinese government with three million reals for a loan to balance China’s finances. The funds are unspent and remain in abeyance awaiting Yuan Shi Kal’s decision.
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Peking
March
Yuan Shi Kal
Italian Dies in Fire In Blairmore Alberta March 26
An unidentified Italian died in a blaze that destroyed the Cosmopolitan hotel the Royal Bank and Gale Bros McDonald stores causing about 100 000 dollars in damage in Blairmore Alberta. The fire swept the business district early this morning.
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Blairmore
Alberta
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Royal Bank
Gale Bros. & McDonald
Diapepsin Claims Fast Relief for Indigestion Suffering
An ad promotes Pape's Diapepsin as quick relief for sour dyspeptic stomachs. It asserts symptoms like heartburn belching and heaviness vanish within five minutes after use. The copy urges readers to buy a 50 cent box from their druggist, promising improved appetite and fresher breath.
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Streator
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Naperville
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Ite
Jacob Gileim
Baker
Ottawa
Ada Cine
Wheatland
Thomas A. Scott
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