Butte News Veterans of Late War Banquet Attended by Eight Camps
The third annual Spanish American War Veterans encampment opened in Butte with 150 guests at banquet and 100 delegates. Delegations from eight Montana camps attended, awaiting President Roosevelt reception in Helena before traveling to Butte. Officers to be elected at today’s business meeting. Also note the death of Hiram Morgan, 39, whose remains await at Sherman Reed’s.
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Butte
Lawton
Kalispell
Cook
Helena
Roosevelt
Montana
Scallon
Anaconda
Wheaton
Drennan
Bozeman
Eugene French
Wallace
Lewistown
Captain French
Great Falls
Egan
Billings
Philippines
Foote and Miss Taylor Wed in Ottawa and Plan Grand Rapids Tour
Announcement from Butte reports the marriage of Roy F. Foote advertising manager for Lutey Bros. and Miss Elizabeth Taylor in Ottawa Kansas. They traveled to other Kansas cities after the ceremony and will reside in Butte after June 15 welcomed by friends.
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Butte
Roy F. Foote
Lutey Bros
Elizabeth Taylor
Ottawa
Kan
Kansas
Grand Rapids
Mrs. Foote
Steamship Tickets and Berth Reservations in Butte
815 Salt Lake City and Return 15. Tickets on sale Butte and Anaconda on above date only, limited for return 10 days. Reserve berths now at city ticket office 195 North Main street Butte Mont H C WILSON General Agent. Three dollars per day by selling the colored picture of the president and the welcome button Hawes Montana Button House 12 West Mercury street Butte. Orton Bros 219 N Main St Butte piano or organ best value. Eastern Star Whist club meets Thursday evening Masons and families invited.
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Butte
Anaconda
City Ticket Office
North Main Street
Butte, Mont
H. C. Wilson
Hawes
Montana
West
Mercury Street
Orton Bros
N. Main Street
Eastern Star Whist Club
Musical Children's Program at Mountain View Methodist Church
An entertainment by Sunday school children and helpers at Mountain View Methodist Church Friday evening supports the Sunday school. Notable numbers include instrumental pieces led by Marguerite Darch and a series of sketches and songs featuring a roster of young performers and several named acts.
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Mountain View Church
Mountain View Methodist Church
Marguerite Darch
Douldrill
Helen Sipple
Lena Bray
Nellie Roberts
Sarah Tiddy
Edith Dahl
Agnes Plint
Pearl Doney
Gladys Tallon
Luella Sutherland
Esther Walsworth
Ruthie Range
Three Men Die in Mine Cave-In Near Cecilville California
Yreka Cal May 27 Three men were killed by a caving bank in a mine near Cecilville yesterday. The victims were Wil Luddy a newspaper man and two miners named Booth and Cady.
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Yreka
Cal
Cecilville
Wil Luddy
Booth
Cady
Labor unions urge eight hour law in Colorado
Denver May 27 committees from the Western Federation of Miners and the American Labor Union urge Governor Peabody to include in an extra session call a provision for an eight hour law. President Mover proposes biennial conventions and President McDonald calls for a universal union stamp and higher dues with bonds for officers. He favors quarterly assessments to aid strikers. 149 unions organized and United Brotherhood affiliation reported. Finances show a balance of 413 dollars on April 21, 1903.
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Denver
Western Federation of Miners
American Labor Union
Peabody
Friends of Labor
Mover
Miners’ Organization
McDonald
American Labor Union Journal
United Brotherhood of Railway
Clarence Smith
Chicago restaurant workers threaten 10 hour day strike
In Chicago on May 27 the 12,000 cooks waiters waitresses and kitchen helpers warn no concessions will be made by the union. If the wage scale is not accepted by Monday a strike will be called. Employers threaten a citywide lockout and doors may close in all downtown restaurants.
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Chicago
Employers’ Association
Wage Cut Threat Looms Over Arizona Miners
Western Labor union in Arizona warns of a wage reduction of 25 to 59 cents a day starting June 1, affecting about 2,000 miners. The mine owners association proposed the cut after a Prescott meeting, tying it to the eight hour law. Arizona delegates were instructed to deter unions from accepting the reduction.
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Denver
Colo
Western ‘Labor Union
Arizona
Mine Owners’ Association
Prescott
Union Pacific Boiler Makers Return After Settlement
The Union Pacific strike in Omaha ends as boiler makers resume work under last weeks New York settlement terms. A minor hitch occurred yesterday but was quickly resolved.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
New York
Son born to Harrington couple names Theodore Roosevelt Harrington
The wife of Jerry J Harrington at 801 West Galena Street welcomed a son yesterday named Theodore Roosevelt Harrington.
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Jerry J.harrington
West
Galena Street
Theodore Roosevelt Harrington
Booker T Washington Reports on Race Education and Lynching
Booker T Washington submitted his annual Tuskegee Institute report noting limited public school facilities in rural areas and debate over funding by race. He says urban migration rises as colored people seek police protection and cites lynching as driving many to cities.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Booker T Washington
Tuskegee Institute
New Haven Secures Spanish War Veterans Encampment
Col. M. E. Urell announced that the national encampment of the Spanish War Veterans will be held in New Haven, Connecticut this year. Dates likely September 28 to 30 with a possible appearance by President Roosevelt. the choice of an eastern city aims to place next year’s event in St. Louis.
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Washington
M. E. Urell
New Haven
Conn
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Victim of an Assassin in California Shooting
In Redding California on May 27 William Morgan was shot and killed while walking with his brother in law near Twin Valley. John Hayball, a Morgan neighbor, fired a smoking rifle but fled and has not been caught. John Whitmore was injured in an arm on his farm last Sunday, and attributes the injury to an unknown assailant.
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Redding
Cal
Twin Valley
Billings
William Morgan
John Hayball
Morgan
Hayball
John Whitmore
Hunter shoots at man, escape from alleged assassination
A stray bullet from a hunter's gun left a man believing he escaped an assassination attempt by Hayball. No prior trouble is known between Hayball and the named individuals, according to reports.
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Hayball
Special Grand Jury Stirs Up Jackson Kentucky Inquiry
Jackson Kentucky May 217 The special grand jury began its probe into the Cockrell city marshal assassination last July. Witnesses include Capt John Patrick who says he will testify if troops are sent to protect them. The trial schedule shifts to next week with Jett and White guarded by soldiers and martial law effectively in force. Vallejo California May 27 The cruiser Boston will sail to Bremerton via San Francisco with boiler work planned at Puget Sound Navy Yard unless orders change.
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Jackson
James Cockrell
Marcum
Cockrell
Cockrell Brothers
John Patrick
Redwine
Patrick
Dr. Cox
Cockrell Boys
Curtis Jett
Tom White
J. B. Marcum
Jett
White
Washington
Bremerton
Boston
Navy Yard
San Francisco
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Letter Writer Free After President Goes
Helena May 27 Nicolae Tareet the man taken into custody for attempting to send a registered letter to the president was released today after the president left Helena. Officers believe him unbalanced but not dangerously insane.
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The
Standard
Helena
Nicolae Tareet
Escape of Desertion Prisoner Archie J. Stewart
Special Dispatch reports Archie J. Stewart, 43, a private in troop A of the Third United States Cavalry, escaped after severing his chains while a general prisoner serving a sentence for desertion at Havre. He was held in a hideout near the camp when his escape occurred. Stewart had been imprisoned for desertion and his escape endangers nearby troops as authorities pursue him.
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The
Standard
Havre
Archie J. Stewart
Troop A
Third United States Cavalry
Escape From Fort Asainniboine Warden Post Hospital Bunk
A patient on the sick list at Fort Asainniboine escaped last night by using a saw to cut chains attached to his bunk. City Marshal White was notified and officers in nearby cities were alerted about the incident.
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Fort Asainniboine
White
Eight Trainmen Die in Southern Railroad Wreck
A deadly collision near Bryan, 23 miles west of Birmingham, Alabama, killed three engineers and four firemen along with one brakeman. The wreck destroyed 14 loaded freight cars and 80 empty cars, with engines badly damaged. The engineers Henry Acton L G Chester John Johnson and firemen Roland Madison Otto Wood Dave Ingram Bob Hancock J D Hill were among the deceased.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Railroad
Bryan
Henry Acton
L. G. Chester
5Am Johnson
Roland Madison
Otto Wood
Dave Ingram
Bob Hancock
J. D Hill
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