Dedicatory exercises honor Parmly Billings Library donor
The Parmley Billings Memorial library dedication at the opera house featured speeches by Frederick Billings Col. W F Sanders and others. Mayor George accepted the deed and praised Parmly Billings while a Billings quartet sang and the audience joined in patriotic and classical selections. A reception followed at the library building with many citizens in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Billings
K. Kilner
James Reid
Bozeman
W. F. Sanders
G. M. Hays
Helena
George
Billings City
Library Board
EF. Kilner
New York
Congregational Church
Goss
Parmly Billings
Mr. Billings
Billings
Montana College of Agriculture
Col
Montana
Colonel Sanders
America
Kilner
Duke Concludes His Westward Journey in Canada
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall wrap up a westward Canadian tour in Victoria. Crowds greet them as ships salute from the Empress of India and warships. A Seattle American-British League address, local welcomes, and a luncheon follow before they head east by tomorrow night.
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Victoria
B. C
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
Canada
Seattle
Wash
Flace
Bunting
Vancouver
Empress of India
Warspite
Amphion
Phaeton
Condor
Sparrowhawk
Virago
Quadra
Work Point
Wilfrid Laurier
Henri Joly
Parliament Buildings
Hayward
Presbytery of
British Columbia
American-British League of
John W. Pratt
Washington
Presbyterian Church of Canada
South Africa
Requimalt
Admiral Bickford
Duke
Esquimalt
Exhibition Grounds
Government House
Parliament
Oak Bay Hotel
Cable from Chaffee on missing men names
Washington Oct 1 General Chaffee reports to the War Department that missing enlisted men will be named by cable as soon as ascertained. He cites a disaster to Company C ninth Infantry, caused by overconfidence in native assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Manila
Adjutant General
Hughes
Corbin
Ninth Infantry
Crop conditions report notes frosts and favorable corn progress
The Weather Bureau weekly crops summary reports a cool wet week on the North Pacific coast with damaging frosts in Oregon Washington and the Middle Rocky Mountain districts. It says the week favored maturing and gathering corn and indicates larger than usual corn acreage in principal states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
North Pacific Coast
Oregon
Rocky Mountain
Seymour Repeats Nomination on Turbulent Democratic Ballot
At New Jersey Democratic convention in Trenton on October 1 Mayor James M. Seymour of Newark secured the gubernatorial nomination on the second ballot amid a clash between Seymour and anti Seymour factions. The vote total landed Seymour 779 to Ferrell’s 0. The convention ended in good spirits after a stormy session.
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Trenton
N. J
Seymour
Newark
William Gurley
Smith
Robert Woodruff
Mercer
Mel Winley
Essex County
Woodruff
F. W. Crane
Essex
Thomas M. Ferrell
Glasboro
James M. Seymour
Howard Carrow
Camden
Christian Braun
Passaic
James E. Martins
Union
Ferrell
Braun
Carrow
Martins
Seventeen miners trapped as coal mine fire seals No 2 slope
In Nanaimo British Columbia on October 1 the Extension mines report seventeen miners entombed as No 2 slope is sealed to starve the fire. Air leaks cause occasional blasts, and recovery may take months or years. Premier Dunsmuir pledges aid for affected families as relief funds open.
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Nanaimo
B. C
Extension Mines
Dunsmuir
Treacherous titles blamed for ship going aground
Report states about $5,000 loss with no insurance as the vessel ran on the rocks. Treacherous titles are cited as the cause of the mishap.
Scranton Railway Strike Shuts Down Valley
Scranton Pennsylvania October 1 strike by Scranton Railway workers halts all service in the Lackawanna valley from Pittston to Forest City. About 600 men participate demanding reinstatement of discharged workers and a new agreement plus a 20 cent hourly raise. arbitration offer rejected as insufficient by workers.
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Scranton
Scranton Railway Company
Lacka- Wanna
Pittston
Forest City
Silliman
Carbondale
Hoban
Chicago Strike by 350 Linemen Warns of Wages Battle
Chicago October 1 350 linemen and repairmen from the Chicago Telephone Company walked out seeking higher wages. Company officials say the strike will not disrupt operations.
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Chicago
Chicago Telephone Company
Pine Brook shaft workers strike in Scranton
Eight hundred employees at the Pine Brook shaft of the Ontario Coal company walk out today protesting work with men who lacked valid working cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Pine Brook
Ontario Coal Company
Reverend Grube Resigns for Hot Springs Call
Rev. C Howard Grube of the Presbyterian church resigns after more than five years in Boulder and accepts a call to Hot Springs South Dakota. He and his wife leave around October 10, with a farewell sermon planned next Sunday. Rev T A Wickes of Boulder will fill the pulpit occasionally.
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Standard
Boulder
C. Howard Grube
Presbyterian Church
Hot Springs
Philipsburg
T. A. Wickes
Government September receipts exceed expenditures by $12 million
The monthly statement shows September receipts of $44,114,421 and expenditures of $32,310,736, leaving a surplus of $12,123,486. Major items include customs $19,100,613, internal revenue $22,433,053, and miscellaneous $2,850,855. War department disbursements $4,356,450 and pensions $9,694,902. Net surplus since July 1, 1901 stands at $1,200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Navy
Danish Gunboat Moen Founders Off Copenhagen
The Danish gun boat Moen foundered to the east of the middle ground during shell practice. Her masthead was visible just above water. Moen, a Norwegian gunboat of 356 tons displacement, carried 635 crew members.
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Copenhagen
Moen
Mourn
Ridgley Takes Oath as Comptroller of the Currency
William B. Ridgley of Illinois was sworn in as comptroller of the currency to succeed Charles G. Dawes. Dawes resigned to campaign for the U S Senate in Illinois and will depart for that state tomorrow.
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Washington
Oct
William BB. Ridgley
Illinois
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
United States
The Pacific Cable Discussed by Cabinet
Washington report states five of eight cabinet members met to weigh a proposed commercial cable from San Francisco to Hawaii Guam and the Philippines. The issue is whether the United States can authorize or aid private parties to lay the cable under the Spain Paris treaty terms and if landing at Manila would violate the treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knox
Long
Hitchcock
Wilson
Smith
Hawaii
Guam
Philippines
San Francisco
Spain
United States
Manila
Philippine
Morgan Arrives in San Francisco for Episcopal Convention
J Pierpont Morgan and delegates to the Episcopal convention arrive in San Francisco aboard a special train. Morgan is driven to Crocker mansion, available for the duration of the gathering.
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San Francisco
J. Pierpont Morgan
Fogs Cause Shipwrecks Off British Coasts
Early fogs hinder navigation on the coasts. The steamer Fon elli carrying 200 passengers ashore at Mull of Galloway. No loss of life reported despite high excitement aboard.
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London
Fonelli
Isle of Man
Glasgow
Galloway
Sugar Refiner Cuts Refinery Sugar 15 Points
The American Sugar Refining company announced a reduction of all grades of refined sugar by 15 points. The move affects trade pricing and supply expectations in the market.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Seattle Assay Office Reports First Quarter Deficit
Receipts show a deficit of nearly seven thousand dollars for the first quarter of the fiscal year at the U S assay office in Seattle. Gold receipts totaled 1,174,312. The decline is attributed to changes in Klondike methods and a very dry Nome season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
United States Assay Office
Klondike
Nome
Klondike Gold Official Ball Suspended Pending Probe
Dawson reports say J Langlois Ball assistant gold commissioner for the Klondike district has been suspended from office. Dufferin Patullo chief clerk will act in his stead during the inquiry. Ball has served eighteen months in Dawson. Official affairs will be investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Dawson Dispatches
J. Langlois Ball
Klondike
Dufferin Patullo
Ball
Dawson
Schooner Emma May Wrecked Near Seattle
The trading schooner Emma May from Seattle was torn apart on Foul Weatherhead in the lower sound Sunday night. Three crew members escaped unharmed. A cargo of general merchandise was lost entirely.
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Seattle
Wash
Emma May
Lower Sound
Wall Paper Value Question Prompts Market Comparison
The note asks whether wall paper once priced at 1.00 per roll remains worth its value. It suggests comparing to a 50e grade to decide if it is worth the price in stores. The guidance implies evaluating quality against a comparable standard.
Thomas Arrives in San Francisco From Manila
The transport Thomas has arrived from Manila with Surgeon General George M. Sternberg and Commissary General John F. Weston among its passengers. They have spent months assessing their departments on the islands along with several army officers and discharged soldiers.
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San Francisco
Thomas
Manila
George M. Sternberg
John F. Weston
Additional Carrier Granted in Great Falls Post Office
Washington Oct 1 The postmaster at Great Falls will be allowed one additional letter carrier on Nov 1. John G Kertz of Bonita has been pensioned at $17 per month.
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Washington
Great Falls
John G. Kertz
Bonita
Disabled Vessel Reports From Atlantic Passage
London October 1 The British bark Lin ton under Captain James arrived Fal mouth September 2 from Tacoma reports speaking the French bark Duplex Captain Harang from San Francisco May 1 for Queenstown on August 13 in latitude 2 ½ south longitude 23 west The Duplex was partially dismasted and wished to be reported
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London
Linton
James
Falmouth
Tacoma
Duplex
Harang
San Francisco
Queenstown
Cascade County Treasurer's Report Shows Cash Balance
Special Dispatch reports Cascade County Montana Treasury shows a cash on hand balance of 224579 dollars as of today October 1. The monthly county report lists finances and available funds for Cascade County.
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Standard
Great Falls
Cascade County
Appeal to Union Labor Over Discharges at East Helena Smelter
An appeal signed by Phil Bowden and East Helena union officers claims the East Helena smelter fires union men for union activity. It asserts 50 union members have been discharged, notes contract abuses, wage cuts after the eight hour law, and warns of possible broader mine strikes if policy does not change. The document urges miners to stay away and rally organized labor support.
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Standard
Helena
Phil Bowden
Western Federation of Miners
East Helena
Friends of Organized Labor
East
Bowden
Montana
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay. Priced at 25 cents.
Want To Be Doctors
Helena Oct 1 Applicants for medical certificates appeared before the state board of medical examiners. Twenty seven took the exams at the Grandon hotel led by chair Dr John A Sweat with 27 listed writers including Ching Po from Fatshan China and many Montana towns.
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Helena
State Board of Medical Examiners
Ching Po
Wesleyan Missionary College
Fatshan
China
Grandon Hotel
John A. Sweat
Great Falls
W. C. Riddell
Butte
George H. Barbour
W. H. Campbell
Kalispell
J. D. Freund
O. C. Evans
Anaconda
William A. Glasgow
Missoula
W. F. Patterson
Belt
Charles Prixley
J. H. Guoin
Havre
F. F. Treaecey
Lewistown
R. C. Monahan
D. C. Mackienale
A. H. Corner
BK. K. Mackle
J. F. Blair
W. Percy Swaby
Augusta
W. M. Merminger
Hinsdale
T. J. Mahoney
D. M. Souders
Red Lodge
J. F. Grinstead
Forsyth
D. J. Donohue
Glendive
R. D. Potts
J. J. Mahoney
W. J. Lamb
W. T. Howls
Helmville
W. ©. Nichol
W. A. Peek
Thompson
T. J. Fair
Norris
H. F. Berthour
Hamilton
A. L. Ward
Boulder
W. W. Taylor
H. BE
Houston
Smelt termen's Day Highlights Great Falls Races
Great Falls October 1 report notes over 12 percent turnout excluding owners and attendants. Bea Song led the first event at a mile and an eighth, with San-da-Lee winning the four and a half furlongs second. Hillary won the five and a half furlongs, Midlove claimed the five and a half furlongs drive, and Hirtle took the four furlongs.
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Great Falls
Bea Song
Phil Archibald
Eakle
Stromo
San Green
Craig
Billy Randall
Midlove
Searchlight
Monda
Sweet Caporal
Ellis Glenn
Hirtle
Bill Bohmanson
Paraguay
Walkapaugh
Ore prospect at Baltimore mine near Boulder
Boulder Oct 1 A new road finished down Boomerang gulch by William Owsley and Sam Pritchett who run the Baltimore mine three miles northwest of Boulder The mine once profitable years ago was idle but the present lessees claim to have a large quantity of ore of high value in the old mining site.
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Standard
Boulder
Boomerang Gulch
William Owsley
Sam Pritchett
Baltimore
New Road Promises Permanent Development Link to Great Northern
The proposed road will enable transport of ore to the Great Northern tracks at the gulch mouth with downhill haul to Boulder route avoided. It is likely to become a permanent route and spur further property development in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Boulder
British horse purchases expand after Boer victories in Montana
J M Conway, a four horse buyer from Billings, returns to Montana to buy saddle horses for the British army. He will deliver 100 head from Red Rock and inspect 100 Cruikshank horses from Idaho. More than 30,000 horses have been bought in Billings and Sheridan, with demand steady as Conway plans to ship all stock from Twin Bridges and return around October 20.
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Standard
Dillon
J. M. Conway
Billings
South Africa
Conway
Horse Board
Sheridan
Wyo
Beaverhead
Madison
Red Rock
Cruikshank
Idaho
Twin Bridges
Episcopal convention opens in San Francisco tomorrow
The general convention of the Episcopal church is ready to begin in Trinity church, with a communion service. The event runs for 19 days and includes allied meetings. Delegates arriving include J. Pierpont Morgan, Bishop Potter, and a group of eastern bishops and laymen hosted by Mr. Morgan.
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San Francisco
The
Episcopal Church
Trinity Church
J. Pierpont Morgan
Potter
Morgan
Bennett Block Rooms Now Open in Butte
Newly furnished Bennett Block rooms offer modern accommodations at the corner of Park and Arizona, under the management of proprietor J. J. Grant.
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Bennett
Corner Park
Arizona
Butte
J. J. Grant
Episcopal Convention Promises Historic Session With Large Assembly
Ninety bishops, 490 clergymen, and 2 500 laity are expected as the convention opens. The gathering, the most notable since the 1898 Washington draft, will consider the constitution, canons, marginal readings, and missions including marriage and divorce. Bishop Tuttle of Missouri will preside as the longest-serving bishop.
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Washington
Vnce
Episcopal Church
Porto Rico
Philippines
Hawaii
Cuba
Tuttle
Missouri
New York Irish Society rejects delegation plan
The United Irish Societies of New York rejected a motion to appoint a committee to receive John P. Redmond and Irish parliamentary delegates speaking in New York next month. The meeting, led by P. J. Nulty, argued Irish independence requires more than constitutional change.
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New York
United Irish Societies of
John P. Redmond
Irish Parliamentary Party
P. J. Nulty
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Ireland
Answers Filed in State Printing Dispute
Attorney General Donovan filed answers to actions by W J McHaffle against the state board of examiners and the state auditor over payments for supplies to state boards without contracts. The filing includes a general denial against the auditor suit and requests dismissal of the temporary restraining order and denial of a permanent injunction, with the State Publishing Company added as a party. In the examiner action the AG asks dismissal of the temporary order and denial of the injunction.
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Sandard
Helena
Donovan
W. J. McHaffle
State Board of Examiners
State Auditor
Osii
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Royal Party
General Chaffee
New Jersey
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Mayor Sey
Mour of
Scranton Road
Grube
8. D
Gunboat Founders
Mr. Ridgley
the Pacific Cable
Schatzlein
West Broadway
the Episcopal Convention
Redmond
Walnut Lake
Ark
Cardus
Lizz Mannell
Cardui
Chattanoogs Company
Chattencoge, Tenn
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