Dead Gambler James Seehon Killed In Stage Wreck
Lewistown May 4 James Seehan a stage passenger carrying morphine bottles and a fare layout was found dead after a downhill wreck near Darneill. The six horse coach overturned injuring none seriously as three leaders tangled in wheels. Seehan, about 55 to 60, was believed to be a gambler from Butte. The coroner in Gilt Edge scheduled an inquest. the body left at Barnell. Other passengers included A A Campbell H B Gleason and W A Poland.
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Lewistown
James Seehon
Arrowtown
Parneill
James Seehan
Vers
Seehan
Darneill
Jake Pincus
Putte
Seehon
Butte
Barncill
Gilt Edge
Pincus
A. A. Campbell
H. B. Gleason
Helena
W. A. Poland
Death of Dr E W Aldrich in Hotel Savoy Shootout
In Los Angeles Illinois May 4 a dramatic fatal confrontation occurred at the Hotel Savoy offices of Dr E W Aldrich. Detectives Bradish City Detective Hawley and a Chicago officer attempted to serve requisition papers for Aldrich to return to Chicago. Aldrich shot Hawley then fired through his private office door before fatally killing himself with a rifle. The exchange left Detective Hawley seriously wounded and Aldrich dead, with minimal trace of his background in the city.
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Los Angeles
Del
E. W. Aldrich
Chicago
City
Hawley
Aldrich
Hotel Savoy
Fourth and Broadway
Bradish
Illinois
Savoy
Potter Palmer Dies Suddenly In Chicago
Chicago mourns Potter Palmer a leading businessman for nearly fifty years. He died at his Lake Shore Drive home after a brief illness with heart failure and possible incipient pneumonia. Details emerged from attending doctors and family with an estimated fortune of 25 million dollars.
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Chicago
Potter Palmer
Lake Shore Drive
Mr. Palmer
Palmer
Judge Lambert Tree
Marshall Field
Levi Z. Leiter
Robert T. Lincoln
H. H. Kohlsaar
R. W. Patterson
Prince Henry in Irish Waters
Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia on a five week training cruise around the British Isles is now in Irish waters. He travels with the Duke of Connaught and will visit the Cork exhibition next Thursday.
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London
Prince Henry of
Prussia
British Islands
Irish
Duke of Connaught
Cork
Churchgoers Split: LA Club Women Shift to Recreation Sundays
In Los Angeles, many club women abandon church Sundays for recreation while political status shifts shape local life. The move highlights changing community priorities and social routines in mid century circles.
Adherents Boost Decker Bid in California Queen Race
In Los Angeles and Pasadena a social day among club women turns political as Mrs Decker’s admirers rally to back her for president despite her denials. Delegates from several states show support while Georgia circles press for color-line amendments and a New Jersey charter question unsettles federation plans.
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Los Angeles
Loy
Mitchel's Country Place
Charles Severance
California
Dennison
Pasadena
Sarah Platt Decker
Santa Monica Beach
Cynthia Westover Aden
Sunshine Society
Bookwalter
Lowe
Robert Burdette
Colorado
Dekr
Ohio
Decker
George
Tenance
Georgia
New York
T. Lindsay Johnston
O. O. Granger
W. P. Patillo
Mary Lockwood
New Jersey
J. B. di
Coporation
General Federation
May Alden Ward
Boson
Robert Purette
Florence Kelly
Cinth'a Westover Alden
New Yrk
Jane Addars
Hull House
Chieneo
Kelley
Consumers’ League
Te Mitchell Country Place
Burdette
Civony
Minneapolis
Dwelling Burned at Cinnabar Fire destroys Paul residence
Special Dispatch to the Standard Livingston May 4 reports a fire at Cinnabar that consumed the dwelling and contents of W. A. Paul, a well known merchant of the upper Yellowstone. The origin is unknown and the loss is about 1500 dollars with no insurance.
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Standard
Livingston
Ciinabar
W. A. Paul
Upper
Yellowstone
Europe fears crisis from Dutch royal illness and succession
London May 4 Europe worries over Queen Wilhelmina's health after late official clarity. A potential succession crisis in Holland could shake continental politics, with Germany fearing a struggle for the throne as Prince Albrecht of Hohenzollern is seen among possible heirs.
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Albrecht of
Hohenzollern
Brunswick
Holland
Berlin
Germany
What will happen if the queen dies
Queen Wilhelmina born August 21 1880 and formally queen September 6 1898. She married 1901 to Duke Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerin. Succession would pass to William Ernest Charles Alexander Frederic Henry Bernard Albert George Hermann Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach through his mother Princess Sophie. Holland is a constitutional monarchy but the sovereign holds executive power and governs.
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Wilhelmina
William III
Wlhelna
Henry
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
William Ernest Charles Alexander Frederic Henry Bernard Albert George Herrmann
Saxe-Weimarfisenach
Sophie of the
Netherlands
Charles Alexander
Grand Duke
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Holland
Powers of the king and Dutch political tension
The text outlines royal prerogatives over foreign affairs finances and war and the king can dissolve parliament with ministerial accord. It notes the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach could Germanize Holland, likely long term but unpopular with current Dutch generations.
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Kng
Saxe-Weimar-Ejisenach
Emigrant Train Crash Kills Two, Injures Many in Pennsylvania
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on May 4 two people were killed and 45 injured when an emigrant train carrying 10 Italian immigrant coaches collided head on with a fast eastbound freight near Rockwood on the Baltimore and Ohio line. Names of the dead and injured include A D Venturare Nicol i Sakiei and others. The wreck heavily damaged a baggage car and three coaches trapping occupants beneath shattered glass as fire briefly flared but was suppressed.
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Connellsville
Rockwood
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
A. D. Venturare
Nicoli Sakiei
B. F. Smallwood
Dominico Pedazhoi
W. H. Hensel
Cumberland
Telegraph
US Army crushes Moro stronghold and sacks Bayan fort
General Chaffee reports Brig Gen George W Davis led a gallant assault that captured Bayan fort after heavy fighting. Eighty four Bayan survivors surrendered with Sultan Bayan and other leaders dead. One officer and seven enlisted men were killed and four officers and 30 enlisted men wounded.
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Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Sultan Bayan
George W. Davis
Bayan
Raja Munda Bayan
Sultan Pandapatan
Dattos
Frank D. Baldwin
Will
Datto
Malabang
Sultan Tarlac
United States
Bovars
27Th Infantry
Moore
Porter
Henry S. Wagner
14Th Infantry
Jossman
President Roosevelt Congratulates General Chaffee
Washington May 4 The president sent a congratulatory message to General Chaffee praising the army under his command. He also thanks General Davis and Colonel Baldwin for their courage and fidelity that carried the flag to victory and honors fallen and surviving troops for their service to the country.
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Washington
Chaffee
Brooklyn Priests Presented to Pope for Jubilee Gift
Fifty American priests of the Brooklyn diocese led by Bishop McDonnell were received by the pope in Rome. The bishop presented a $10,000 check after a devotional address, and the pope thanked him for the gift and congratulated the American episcopate for sending a collective jubilee greeting. The pope inquired about Archbishop Corrigan’s health.
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Rome
Brooklyn
McDonnell
Corrigan
Five Year Old Child Dead Funeral Tomorrow
Special dispatch from Great Falls reports the death of the 56 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frost. Funeral services will be held tomorrow with Rev. F. R. Ferrand officiating. Interment will follow at Highland cemetery.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
Charles Frost
F. R. Ferrand
Highland Cemetery
Mrs Roosevelt Returns from Maryland Visit
Mrs. Roosevelt arrives in Washington after visiting Oakland Maryland with her son Theodore Jr. in the latest travel note from the capital.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Washington
Oakland
Theodore, Jr
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Aasanit
Frank Baldwin
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