Butte Harness Racing Meeting Plans Parade and Gifts
Butte Driving Club leaders announce Decoration Day festivities headlined by a grand parade of Line trotters and pacers. President C W Clark donates 25 dollars for cups while J N Nevill offers a 40 dollar harness set for best turnout. About 60 horses expected as local officials enhance the course and road access to the track.
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Butte Driving Club
Council Chamber
Charles W. Clark
Clark
W. A. Clark, Jr
F. H. Cooney
C. W. Lane
J. N. Nevill
Nevill
Peter Breen
Nine Mile House
Moore
Messrs. Luxton
Harmon
Carroll
McGregor
Flek. Shaw
Dr. Moore
Joseph Lutey
W. Bo Hamilton
I H. Cooney
James Strange
Driving Club
Ferry boats collide kill on Middletown crash in fog
In New York a Staten Island ferry Middletown collided with the yacht Aileen in fog. Passenger J C Atterbury of New Brighton Staten Island was killed. The Aileen belonging to Richard Stevens of the New York Yacht Club escaped with minor damage and continued.
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New York
Staten Island
Middletown
Aileen
J. C. Atterbury
New Brighton
Richard Stevens
New York Yacht Club
Mauch Chunk
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Baltimore & Ohio
Heraptain
Jersey City
Death of Mrs Isabella Foreman Pioneer Woman of Madison County
Mrs Isabella Foreman 38 wife of prominent Virginia City merchant William J Foreman died at her home at 2 30 this afternoon. Born in Utah she came to Montana with her parents in 1865 and left seven children, two brothers and her mother Mrs Halz. She was a member of Virginia City chapter No 9 Order of the Eastern Star. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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The
Standard
Virginia City
Isabella Foreman
Madison County
William J. Foreman
Halz
Sheridan
Alfred
William Halz
Foreman
Order of the Eastern Star
Carrie Catt Advocates Women Suffrage at Broadway Event
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, spoke at Broadway theater on women voting and equal rights, citing Wyoming gains and foreign voting patterns while debunking male privilege arguments. Miss Craig and Miss Laughlin accompanied her.
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National American Suffrage Association
Carrie Chapman-Catt
Miss Craig
Miss Laughlin
Saloon Building Collapse Damages Suit Settling
Olaf J. Larsen and others sue David Goldberg in Judge Clancy’s district court over the 1899 collapse of the Little Chief saloon at 26 East Park Street. They claim $3,000 in saloon stock and property was damaged and seek return of rent for May 1899 after authorities warned of danger during Oakland block construction.
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Clancy
Department of the District Court
Olaf J. Larsen
David Goldberg
East Park Street
Oakland Block
Little Chief
Supreme Court Rules Court Martial Illegal Without Jurisdiction
Justice Peckham announces the United States supreme court decision in favor of Capt. Peter C. Deming. The court held a court martial of regular army officers lacked authority to try a volunteer officer, ruling the trial wholly illegal and without jurisdiction.
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Washington
Peckham
United States Supreme Court
Peter C. Deming
Deming
Fort Leavenworth
Circuit Court of Appeals
Eighth Circuit
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
McKenna
Gray
Brewer
Grand jury in session considers embezzlement case
Helena May 19 The grand jury convened in the United States court with five major cases. Herbert H Matteson of Great Falls stands accused of embezzling from the First National bank of that city. Venire was reset after ruling on exemptions. Carl Rasch US district attorney leads the Matteson prosecution as Matteson remains jailed awaiting grand jury action.
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Standard
Helena
United States Court
Herbert H. Matteson
Great Falls
First National Bank
SS. Ro Buford
Virginia City
C. W. Haskins
Bozeman
W. M. Prendergast
A. Logan
Missoula
United States
Knowles
H. Rossman
W. A. Rumsey
T. V. Luxton
F. F. Steele
Benjamin Benson
Charles A. Clarke
Max Sklower
Henry Cowden
B. T. Hathaway
Jesse ST. Phelps
Carl Rasch
Matteson
First National Bank of Great Falls
Matteson Shortage Reported by Bank Examiner
United States district attorney J B Lazear reported to the comptroller of the treasury the Matteson shortage. The Matteson case is expected to occupy the jury for about two days. The grand jury will likely report in the latter part of the week.
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Nited
J. B. Lazear
Comptroller of the Treasury
Matteson
Northern Pacific Offers Round Trip Tickets to Various Points
The Northern Pacific Railway will sell round trip tickets at 34.50 for a trip to several points with travel on July 4 5 and 6. Tickets are valid for return up to September 1. For information and berth reservations contact W. H. Merriman General Agent at Park and Martin streets corner.
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Northern Pacific Railway
W. H. Merriman
Corner Park
Matin Streets
Soldier sentenced for attempted murder in Spokane
Jacob Jones a colored man was sentenced by Judge Richardson to ten years in the penitentiary at Walla Walla for attempting to kill his divorced wife. He fired several shots wounding her in the neck. a fatal outcome was feared. Jones says he is an ex soldier and served ten years in the U S army.
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Spokane
Wash
Jacob Jones
Richardson
Walla Walla
Jones
United States Army
Enamored of a Little Girl Fatal Tragedy in Florida
In St. Augustine area on May 19 William Austin 25 killed 13 year old Abitha McCullough and three others then died by suicide. The victims include Abitha Wilkinson and her sister Mrs Wilkinson and William Wilkinson. Witness John Weller found the five corpses as the gunfire echoed.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Abitha McCulloch
William Austin
William Wilkinson
Hastings
Wilkinson
Wilikinson
Jury ordered to award Shaffer $250 in piano case
Special Dispatch reports Judge Smith instructed the district court jury to find for J. A. Shaffer against Sheriff Jefferson OConnell for 250 dollars the value of a piano. Shaffer had sued for 50 dollars with 100 dollars of damages claiming the sheriff seized the piano under attach ment in Potting against Peck though the instrument belonged to neither party.
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Helena
Smith
District Court
J. A. Shaffer
Jefferson O'Connell
Plano
Shaffer
Peck
Oklahoma rancher charged with murder in Winfield case
Winfield Kansas May 1 George Miller of Oklahoma was arrested today by Ferguson charged with the murder of Santa Fe detective George C Montgomery in Winfield last October. Miller runs the largest wheat ranch in the West.
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Winfield
Kan
George Miller
Oklahoma
Ferguson
Santa Fe
George C. Montgomery
Miller
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W. J. Foreman
Ison County
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P. C. Deming
Preme Court
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Chantilly
Melton
L IV
Montana
Symons
Northwest
Butte
House of Symons
Woodville Kontire Pentage
Cveda
Twin Bridges
Pony
Three Forks
Norris
Gold Creek
Drummond
Avon
Elliston
Divide
Bernice
Whitehall
Anaconda
Pipestone
Warm Springs
Boulder
Iron Rod
Sappington
Melrose
Deer Lodge and Basin
Maiden Rock
Elk Park
Dines
Zhie Agara
P.a
Burt G Packard
Ekonomist
Nottingham
Satteson
Venires
Paul-Minneapolis
Whled “Agered
John Keller
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