Chief Witness Murdered as Nurse Is Charged
Senior, dying in hospital, dies of cancer after $40 vanished from Odd Fellows fund. Chief witness dies in hospital as C M O'Connor, assistant nurse at St James hospital, faces robbery charge. Police name two suspects. O'Connor held at county jail. Senior, 41, English native from British Columbia mining camp, linked to Elks, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. funeral to be held under lodge auspices.
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Witnes
C. M. O'Connor
St. James’ Hospital
Ben Senior
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Senior
O'Connor
England
Butte
Tute
Columba
The
Elks
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Joseph Lacock
Lewiston
Ind
Pat’ Collins
East Gagnon Street
Beadie
Kid Davis Reported Seen in Nevada Mine Camp
Davis alias Kia Davis, charged with grand larceny for stealing from the Butte Miners’ union No 1 safe, was reportedly seen in a Nevada mining camp by a miner traveling from Butte. A warrant is out, and he was said to have aided in dynamiting the safe during June riots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kia
Davis
Butte Miners’ Union
No. 1
Nevada
Butte
New Union
Red” Foley
Penitentiary
Typhoid Carrier Suspected as Hamilton Scene Unfolds
Dr Botsford testified that Samuel Hamilton, a suspected typhoid carrier, received an enormous dose of a bacillus preparation in an alleged attempt to infect him. The amount given far exceeded normal, raising commissioners' doubts about Hamilton being a carrier and prompting custody concerns for public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caries R
Nocaford
Matte Ford
Conn
Board of Health
Samuel Hamilton
Botsford
Hamilton
Downes Is Guilty Finds Commission
Patrolman Robert F. Downes was found guilty by the police commission of intoxication and neglect of duty after testimony that he was seen drinking and behaving drunkenly off duty. The board, which signed the findings, heard from witnesses including Chief Murphy and jailer Lavelle, while Downes admitted two drinks and argued he was not drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Downes
Police Commission
Emeas
Lane
Downes
Butte
Murphy
Lavelle
Gitvere
Wynne
Nayor
Whitty
Mccattery
Tyler
Mickle McDonald
Boulder
Downes Denieg
Ellingwood
Chris Walker
Prisoner’s Murderer Claim Tied to Pittsburg City
Pittsburgh police wire Butte authorities to hold Joe Coats after a photograph led to suspicion he is Frank Buamato, wanted for Angela Ja Aquinto’s murder on May 6. Coats, an Italian prisoner, denies Pittsburg ties, claiming never to have been there, while others discuss his possible flight and identity across several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Coats
Butte City
Pittsburg
Murphy
Coats
Frank Buamato
Angela Ja 'Aquinto
Justie
Caid
Pittsburo
Pittsbu
Need of a shave causes arrest of fugitive Bugs Lindsey
Portland barber spotlights a familiar chin and identifies the man in the chair as Bugs Lindsey, a Butte jewelry thief wanted since May 1912. Lindsey faced charges after a Copper King block transom break and $1,650 in jewels stolen from a girl in the restricted district. Detectives tracked the fugitive via two women who knew diamond locations, and Lindsey implicated accomplices before capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Bugs
Lindsey
Bugs Lindsey
Butte
South America
Powell Rha
Bonnen
Maloy
Sohper King Block
Medal Won By Horse At Pleven A Russian Trained Steed
A fragmentary account describes a Russian artillery horse that earned a bronze medal at Pleven. Amid roaring shells and fires, drivers spurred others forward while most horses panicked. One horse finally ran through the fire, guiding a wagon to safety and earning postwar decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plevna
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Camp & Co
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North Main Street
Butte, Montana
Meymoon
Kodak
West Pocket
Paxson
Rockefeller
West Park
N. Main
EN Senior
Rey
Kid” Davis
Rery
Ro the Leggat
Kane H Dettor
Great Fall
Pherae
Denver
L.A. Cahill
Salt Lake City
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Helene
Mies Mary Irvin Basen
Ie Riley
St.Paul
W. Dore
Helena
LW. Phillips
Pocatello
Warner
Safe Pills
Safe Remedies Co
Rochester, N
Eyond
Copenhagen
Aga Butte
Nestles
Nestle
Agareos
Nestle’s Food Company
Woolworth Blde
New York
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Butte, Mont
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