Butte News Baker Returns From Nome After Long Mining Career
The Montana miner J C Baker arrives in Butte from Nome with reflections on home and fortune. He reports earning 715000 in 24 days on Anvil and notes tough conditions, short season, and scarcity of food while warning of Nome winter suffering. He cites Judge Noyes appointing a receiver and criticizes Nome governance amid a harsh frontier panorama.
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J.C. Baker
Montana
John Howard Payne
Nome
Butte
Bering Sea
Mr. Baker
West
Galena Street
Baker
United States
Noyes
Alaska
Judes James W. Wickersham
Tacona
Nicel Gulch
Mr Baker
Aunty Collins
Katherine
Tony
Charity
Wife beater takes pledge in police court case
William Connors was fined for beating his wife but given a conditional pardon after promising to quit drinking for a year. Judge Sullivan warned of the law’s full penalties if breached and county taxpayers would not bear the cost if jailed.
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Sulivan
Willam Connors
Calaboose
John
Pat Sullivan
Montana
Vic
John Devine
West Galena Street
David Hogan
California
Louis Liennenain
Austrian miner Lareview in Thornton building fall
John Lareview, Austrian miner, fell into a basement at Wyoming street and Broadway Wednesday night, fractured skull. He was in critical condition at St Pauls hospital last midnight and was not expected to live. He remained unconscious.
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John Lareview
Thornton Building
Wyoming Street
Broadway
St. Paul's Hospital
Great Faily and Helena Battle In Final In Butte
The Great Faily and Helena baseball teams arrived in Butte last evening for a deciding game this afternoon. Each club has won two of the earlier games and the final match will be played in the city if weather permits.
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Great Faily
Helena
Butte
Dave Marks
Democratic State Central Committee
Aten
Rub and Confederate Money Dave Sanborn Arrested
Dave Sanborn was arrested late last night by Officer Dowling on a complaint concerning rub and Confederate money.
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Dave Sanborn
Chinese Restaurateur Charged Over $10 Confed Bill Deception
A Chinese restaurateur on South Main Street faces charges after allegedly deceiving a man with a Confederate ten dollar bill for a meal. The accuser reports receiving good change, while the shopper says the bill later proved counterfeit and the suspect was jailed.
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South Main Street
Dave
Butte Briefs Highlight Local and visiting figures
A flood of visitors fills Butte from Helena to Kalispell with politicians, labor leaders, and business men arriving daily. Notables include Major W R Logan from Helena, Senator Jerry Connrolly from Granite County, and George F White from Twin Bridges.
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G. W. Thompson
Kalispell
George F. White of
Twin Bridges
Town
Joseph A. Browne
Red Rock
McC. White
Seattle
Ito Schoenfeldt
Labor Party
Jerry Connrolly
Granite County
C. W. McCaskie
Belle McCaskie
Pony
T. S. Hogan
Reduction Works Strike Halts Clark Arrival Parade
W A Clark’s arrival in town coincides with a walkout at the vaudeville reduction works in Butte. Boiler-makers complain helpers are doing boiler-maker tasks, harming the craft’s employer. Workers formed a silent procession yesterday as the copper king’s brass bands marched through the streets.
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W. A. Clark
the Butte
Copper King
Bread and Hay Burgiad Fire Brief
A still alarm at 11 last night reported a basement fire behind the Stewart mine dwelling. Losses were four loaves of bread a bale of hay and a stick of chewing gum. No fishes.
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Stewart Mine
Lawyer Padrick and valet charged in Rice forgery case
New York, Oct. 4 Captain McCluskey announced the arrest of Lawyer Padrick and his valet Jones for forgery in the William Rice case. No will was found after the strong box was opened, but securities totaling about 1.6 million were held by the safe deposit company pending rightful delivery.
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New York
McCluskey
Padrick
Jones
William Rice
Patrick
Rice
S. M. Swenson & Sons
Fifth Avenue Trust Company
William A. Kingsley
David Karvalho
Mr. Vargen
Troy
N.Y
My Rice
Transport Stratheville Arrives at Manila Route Curtailed
General MacArthur reports the transport Stratheville arrived at Manila today after leaving San Francisco August 22 with no officers and women of the ninth cavalry and six horses. The quartermaster general secured the steamer Baemer at Portland for use in transporting forces to Manila and she will sail as soon as ready.
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Washington
MacArthur
War Department
Strathevle
Maily
San Francisco
Ninth Cavalry
Baemer
Portland
Ore
Manila
Diplomatic Talk Reports Move Toward Pekin
Li Bang Chang and Russian minister M De Glers held a long conference in Shanghai and Tientsin with Li Hung Chang, announcing he would depart for Pekin tomorrow. Peaceful conditions prevail across the area.
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Tientsin
Shanghai
Li Bang Chang
M. de Glers
China
Li Hung
Chang
Pekin
Brerges bee Seecet te Dieeheertae
Local clipping reports a state and county matter from Yiunkton North Dakota dated October. Details are fragmentary but indicate official actions or notices involving a state and county government.
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Yiunkton
Populist Ticket Nominated At Conference
The party nominated a congressional middle of the road slate today in Yankton. For congress: Wolk, English, Yankton. James M. Pease, Davison county, for governor E Stair, Davison county, lieutenant governor Chauncey W Bailey Davison county. Auditor Frank Stout Dell Rapids.
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Congress
Wolk
Yankton
James M. Pease
Davison County
E. Stair
Chauncey W. Bailey
Frank Stout
Dell Rapids
Stinson Dominates 25-Mile Pace Race in Brockton
Willie Stinson of Cambridge wins the 25 mile motor paced event in Brockton overshadowing Jimmy Moran and Arthur Ross as world records crumble. Harry Elkes fails to beat the 10 mile 15:26 1-5 mark but sets multiple intermediate records from mile two through eight and completes the distance in 15:29 3-5.
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Brockton
Mass
Shoe City Oval
Willie Stinson
Cambridge
Jimmy Moran
Chelsea
Arhur Ross
Witeass
Harry Elkes
Stinson
Tidd
Elkes
New York Assignment of Hate and Foote Shows Assets
A schedule in the assignment of Hate and Foote bankers and brokers dated September 18 lists liabilities of 1 910 126, nominal assets 1 897 099, and actual assets 1 567 715.
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New York
Hate & Foote
Earthquake Report Highlights Assam Destruction and Aftermath
The Indian government released a geological survey on the July earthquake that devastated Assam. The report, over four pages with many plates, notes houses built on reeds and underlying ground opening then sinking, with bodies buried beneath debris and survivors needing urgent care. It compares the scene to Japan's 1891 quake and cites Japanese efforts to adopt earthquake resistant building methods via their committee reports.
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New York Sun
Geological Survey
ISM
Assam
Neo Valley
Japan
India
Jawa
AVO Stimling Committee
Earthquake resistant timber construction in Japanese studies
A historical analysis notes Japanese investigators observing Chinese illustrated volumes on earthquake building tests. Pictures compare concrete flooring timber work and arch types, showing light timber frames on earth contact fare better than elevated foundations. They conclude light roofs timber joints with tron atrons and cast iron shoes can withstand violent racking similar to a wicker basket.
London sore throat blamed on wood pavements and drains
From the London Express via the Indianapolis Press a doctor cites wood pavements as a chief cause of septic sore throat and diphtheria risk. He urges street sprinkling control not daytime and better drain reconstruction along with hygiene to curb infections.
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London Express
London
Jakins
Central Throat Hospital
Express
South End
Two Butte Men Return From Three Month Europe Trip
James Weere and Tonkin of Gans & Klein return from a three month tour of Europe. They visited London Paris Munich and Cornwall, saw the Passion Play, the-exposition, and celebrated Queen Victoria's birthday in Amsterdam. They praise the trip and recommend Europe as a tourist destination.
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James Weere
postaRice News
Wi Tonkin
Gans & Klein
Butte
Europe
New York
Campania
Queenstown
Keefe
Killarney
Mr. Tonkin
Cornwall
London
Continent
Paris
Munich
Rhine
Cologne
Amsterdam
Oceania
Tonkin
Mr. Wheele
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Philipsburg
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New York Central
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Ida Scott
San Jose
Cal
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Spokane
J. H. Monteath
Blackfoot Reservation
Harry C. Kessler
St. Lawrence River
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Elkhorn
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Dodd
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Jonas A Peterson
Julia Scharff
Royal Wilton
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Hate & Foote Assignment
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Indianapolis
James Keefe
Will Tonkin
Fxverience
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