Coroner's jury says electric shock killed Lemieux at smelter
The coroner's jury ruled that Leon Lemieux died from an electric shock in the ash pit of the Montana Ore Purchasing Company smelter at Silver Bow county on November 24 about 11 o clock. Doctors Cowperthwaite and Norcross testified the lungs were diseased but the heart and other organs were normal. The verdict noted electric burns under the left arm and stated electricity, not another cause, killed him.
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Norcross
Brown
Sing Sing
New York
V. Norcross
Lemieux
Local ad notes eye care and laundry brag in Butte
Dr Dodd Pye Specialist offers free examination and glasses fitted at 8 West Park Street. Troy Laundry boasts a fine glass of a shirt front. Free service listed for mendic items. For rent a 4 room furnished house at 110 Ke. Granite, Butte.
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West Park Street
Butte
Troy Laundry
Mendine
Granite
Senator Cullen Weighs Speakership Amid Senate Prep
Senator Tom Cullen from Glendive arrived in Helena to join 24 senators for the winter session. He downplayed talk of the House speakership, saying the senate first must elect a president pro tem and that a eastern Montana candidate is favored. He warned Bilger Bow young men of strong rivals. an hotel desk dispute over registering a husband and wife’s names drew attention as well.
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Tom Cullen
Glendive
Helena
State Senate
House
Senate
Cullen
Bilger Bow
Turkish Minister Meets Hay Over Kentucky Visit
Ali Ferrough Bey, Turkish minister, met Secretary Hay in Washington regarding the battleship Kentucky’s stop at Smyrna. He said the voyage conveyed no threat to U S Turkish relations and that the sultan holds friendly views toward President McKinley. Officials say the Kentucky visit has no hostile significance and diplomatic efforts with Constantinople move toward settlement of missionary claims and Norton exequatur issues.
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Washington
Ali Ferrough Bey
Hay
Kentucky
Naples
Smyrna
United States
McKinley
State Department
Navy Department
Imperial Trade Orders Fast Cruiser Contract Signed
London reports an Imperial Trade order to promptly sign a contract for a fast cruiser in Philadelphia. The agreed price yields a surplus to cover American indemnities, marking a significant diplomatic win for the United States.
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London
Imperial Trade
Philadelphia
Daily Chronicle
United States
Davis Whitney Jr. Millionaire Lumberman Dies at 74
Detroi reports the death of Davis Whitney Jr. a renowned western lumberman and vessel owner at age 74 after a two week illness. He led the firm Whitney and Barnes once among the nation’s largest lumber companies and owned several steamers. Survived by his wife and four children.
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Detroi
Davis Whitney, Jr
Waitnes
D. Whitney and Skilling
Whitney
Barnes
United States
Ile
New Zealand to Import 60 Modern Railway Carriages
A Wellington dispatch to the Times reports New Zealand will import 60 modern railway carriages from the United States. The arrival program signals expanding rail capacity for the country, with carriages intended to bolster suburban and intercity services.
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London
New Zealand
the Times
Wellington
United States
Squeeze on corn ends as Phillips settles with shorts
Chicago November reports that George H. Phillips closed private settlements with major shorts at 50 cents a bushel, leaving him holding about 25 000 bushels of November corn. Shorts including elevator firms agreed to settle at 5 1 2 cents amid a price drop from 40 to 41 cents.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
George H. Phillips
Phillips
Shorts
Board of Trade Committee of Appeals
Bayonne Narrowly Escapes Mammoth Waterspout On Atlantic Approach
The German tank steamship Bayonne, captained by Von Hugo, arrived from Genoa in ballast and narrowly dodged a giant waterspout at 38 10 N 51 20 W on the morning of October A. The spout passed the stern after 10 minutes of awe and noise, as officers reported to the hydrographic department in Washington.
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Philadelphia
Bayonne
von Hugo
Genoa
Hydrographic Department
Washington
Mystery of a Lost Ring Comes to Light
A society woman loses a valuable diamond ring after washing her hands. After a thorough search the bathroom bowl is removed and a mouse skeleton is found behind water pipes with the ring still on its neck. The mouse had likely swallowed the ring from a bran box used to whiten hands and died trying to escape.
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Borton Herald
Milady
Mousie
Actor Brougham Endures Audience Gaffe At Stage
After a performance dedicated to John Brougham the actor and dramatist, an audience member threw a purse of gold on stage. Brougham picked it up and, after examining it, told the crowd he must pocket the insult but added with a grim look that he would like to see the man who would marry Wirepear ul.
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Tutte
John Brougham
Brougham
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