Butte Parish House Fund Bazaar Planned by Episcopal Ladies
The Ladies' guild of St John's Episcopal church in Butte hosts a parish house fund bazaar in the church auditorium starting tomorrow. Proceeds support furnishing a new parish house opposite the church with dinners nightly from 5 to 8, five themed booths, fortune telling tents, and many crafts. Proceeds aid young men and local families.
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Ladies’ Guild of
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Don
Butte
Ladies of the Faith
Auxiliary
Cobban
Charles
Noyes
New England
C. M. Atkins
Spafford
G Corbin
Henderson
Mesdames Farrell Shively
Dodge
Joseph Vivian
Olivia Hopkins
Mitchell
J. K. McDonald
Prouts
H. C. Sultzer
Cheeley
Jesse B. Roote
Barker
Atwater
Cochran
DeWitt
Miss Rumsey
Agatha
Auxilliary
Lemonse Booth
E. H. Wilson
C. F. Lloyd
Maize
Kunkle
Baker
Paxson
Charles Schatztein
Fayette Harrington
Butte and Anaconda Rail Tickets On Sale At Great Northern
Tickets for travel to Anaconda and all stations on the line are now available at the Great Northern ticket office located at 41 North Main Street. Time card details and freight rates are cheerfully supplied by staff.
Roosevelt at Dixon speaks to crowd in park
Governor Roosevelt and Richard Yates spoke in Sterling during a 20 minute stop. Roosevelt argued for Americanism over party lines, noting various gubernatorial candidates with immigrant backgrounds and stressing national unity among citizens.
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Nebraska
Fovernor
Kansas
Minnesota
Holland
Ireland
Iowa
Henderson
Scotland
South Dakota
Knute Nelsson
Scandinavia
Cresceus Sets World Record at Glenville Track
Cresceus trotted a mile in 2 04 at Glenville, shattering the world mark by three quarters of a second. The horse ran cleanly with splits of 6 14 12 0 1 44 2 31 2 0 04.
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Cleveland
Glenville
Cresceus
Kentucky Public Election Bill Passes Senate
The Kentucky senate passed a substitute for the public election bill. The measure restores most of the pre Goebel era law, returning to the prior election framework in effect at the time Goebel was enacted.
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Frankfort
Senate
Judges Appoint Election Officers Amid Election Law Fight
Judges appoint the election officers as the house is likely to reject the substitute. The prospects for passing a new election law this session appear unfavorable.
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House
Will Toole Stick in Clark Gubernatorial Ticket
Helena reports swirl over Will Toole remaining in the race for governor. Clark fusion leaders deny any replacement on the ticket while noting filings can still change nominations within days of the election.
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Standard
Helena
Toole
J. W. Toole
Clark Fusion
Cooper
Clark State Central Committee
Cyclone Wrecks Biwabik Mines. $75,000 Damage
A Biwabik Minnesota cyclone struck the north west part at 4 PM, wrecking the A B pockets machine shop power house and shaft houses, tearing the Duluth mine power house and shaft, damaging nearby cars, dropping wreckage across the area and blowing engines from Drake and Stratton works. Damage is estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Times
Biwabiwk
Biwabik
Duluth
Drake & Stratton
General MacArthur overturns prison sentence for Bautista
General MacArthur disapproved a two year term for Bautista, a Filipino tried by a military commission at Binalonan Luzon. He said the commission found murder not proven but convict of forcible abduction, a finding he calls unauthorized and illegal. Bautista remains confined until further orders.
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Washington
MacArthur
Bautista
Binalonan
Luzon
Still Skirmishing Near Aliwal North in Orange River Colony
Reports say General DeWet is a few miles south of Wepener with Boers on alert. Outposts recalled as civilians flee. A Cape police detachment reconnoitering Rouxville encountered Boers, two mounted Australians were captured, Rouxville merchants burned stock to keep it from the invaders.
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Aliwal
DeWet
Wepener
Orange River Colony
Cape Police
Rouxville
Allwal North
Philippine Revenues in Philippines for First Seven Months 1900
War department releases show total revenues of 4 782 802 for January July 1900, up 2 095 535 from 1890. Customs receipts 2 862 245 and international revenue 326 101. Postal receipts since July 1 amount to 110 845 for the month.
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Washington
War Department
Philippines
Treasury
Montana miner travels to New York for zinc smelter plans
M L Hewitt, notable Basin and Butte mining figure, departs for New York to push a Jefferson county zinc smelter project. He says establishing the plant would significantly enhance Montana's mineral output by saving zinc contained in local silver lead ores.
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The
Standard
Helena
M. L. Hewitt
Basin
Jefferson County
Montana
Omaha detective names train robber from 1898 quartet
P H Mostyn of Omaha identified the train robber at Council Bluffs as a member of the December 1898 South Omaha quartet captured in a saloon. The dead robber reportedly gave the name Cunningham. He carried dynamite two revolvers and burglary tools. the quartet was jailed and escaped that same night.
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Omaha
Neb
P. H. Mostyn
Council Bluffs
South Omaha
Mostyn
Cunningham
Immigrants arrive from Canary Islands and Barcelona
Immigrants from the Canary Islands and Barcelona have reached Havana over the past three days and traveled to country districts seeking work. The influx eases labor shortages as many plantations had been idle for want of labor to cultivate them.
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Havana
Canary Ialands
Barcelona
Presbyterian minister death by suicide in Nashville church
A Jasper Tennessee social report states Rev. J. A. Pertle a 45 year old Cumberland Presbyterian minister hanged himself in the Nashville Presbyterian church. Despondency is believed to be the cause.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jasper
J. A. Pertle
Prohibition Ticket Finished in Pallas Texas
Prohibition party completes state slate in Pallas Texas with H. G. Damon named as governor and J. B. Adams as lieutenant governor. Electors at large listed as KB C. Heath and D. H. Hancock.
Fire destroys Oliver Iron Mining shops in Ironwood
A lamp explosion caused a blaze that destroyed the Oliver Iron Mining company machine shops and auxiliary plants in Ironwood Michigan. The fire tore through the electric lighting and air compressor facilities, resulting in a heavy loss.
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Ironwood, Mich
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Montana political rally ends amid accusations and tragedy
A Montana political rally featured jabs at the Amalgamated Copper and Standard Oil groups and calls for Bribery and corruption. After speeches by Clark Toole and others the event ended with boxer Flanagan dying from injuries and officials detaining key figures.
Advance in Pork Values Surges on Board of Trade
Chicago Oct 6 The Lipton pork corner operated smoothly today and shorts who covered a line of 7 barrels near session end paid 17 a barrel a 2.50 rise from the day before with gains of 2 over the day high. Purchases total 2.40 barrels and the market hints a short interest of about 10 000 barrels at most. The final sale by Anglo American Packing exhausts the firm’s contract pork stock.
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Chicago
Lipton Pork Corner
Shorts
Board of Trade
Anglo-American Packing and Provision Company
Fusion prospects fade as nominating declinations end
Boise Idaho October 6 fusion between Democrats and Populists becomes impossible as declinations close. Democrats list three Populists on their ticket Glenn for Congress FE N Jones for Auditor and M H Jacobs for mite inspector. No Democrats on the Populist ticket though vacancies exist for Elector Governor Lieutenant Governor Justice of the Supreme Court and Attorney General.
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Boise
Idaho
Glenn
Congress
FE. N. Jones
M. H. Jacobs
Supreme Court
Helena Land Office Reports Big Demand for Lands
Special Dispatch from Helena notes July to September filings totaling 166 671 acres disposed and 41 146 15 dollars collected. Original homestead entries 287 final homestead proofs 131 original desert land claims 226 final desert proofs 74. Missoula office reported 11 154 dollars. Registrar Greene says the district shows strong settlement activity.
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Standard
Helena
Helena Land Office
Register and Receiver
Missoula
Greene
Prize Fighter Flanagan Dies After Ring Collapse
Philadelphia on October 6 ex-champion bantamweight Steve Flanagan died at Hanemann hospital after collapsing in the fifth round of his match with Jimmy Devine at Industrial Hall last night. Devine and others connected to the contest were arrested, but witnesses testified at the magistrate's hearing that no blows had been struck.
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Flanagan
Devine
Ernest Crowhurst
Robert Delaney
Philadelphia
Steve Flanagan
Hanemann Hospital
Jimmy Devine
Industral Hall
Two Killed in Fierce Tornado in Biwabik area
A violent tornado struck Biwabik Minnesota at 4 10 PM wrecking shaft houses and homes. It killed John Moriarity and Mrs Moriarity and injured eight others, with total damage estimates from 100 000 to 500 000. The storm disabled iron mines and caused widespread flooding and destruction.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mesaba Range
Biwabik
John Moriarity
Biwahik
Duluth Mining Company
Drake-Stratten Company
American Reply to France on China Negotiations Emerges
Washington reports the U S plan on the French note in the Chinese talks. The approach defers final definiteness to the president and cabinet while signaling possible Congress must approve two French proposals. Officials note constitutional issues with arm embargo and Pekin base proposals. Delcasse seeks settlement basis. Japan reports emperor move to Tsinganfu, but China offers no confirmation. The return of the emperor to Pekin could hasten a settlement though not required.
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Washington
China
Pekin
Executive Branch
Congress
M. Delcasse
United States
Tsinganfu
Shensi
State Department
Belgian engineers freed and escorted to Pekin
Li Hung Chang ordered the release and safe escort to Pekin of five Belgian engineers and missionaries held prisoners for many weeks at Pantingfu. His visit to Pekin is apparently indefinitely postponed as he pursues the powers.
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Tientsin
Li Hung Ghang
Pekin
Pantingfu
Li Hunget‘hange
Baroness von Kettler Leaves Yokohama in Fair Health
United States consul in Tien Rin reports Baroness von Kettler departed Yokohama on September 30 in fair health.
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Washington
United States
Tien Rin
Russians Evacuate Summer Palace
Pekin dispatch reports Russian forces have evacuated the summer palace. The move follows military pressure and signals a shift in local control amid ongoing conflict.
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Summer Palace
Pekin
College football scores from across the East and Midwest
Harvard 12 Bowdoin, Yale 3 Tufts 0, Chicago beat Purdue 17 1 in a close game at Marshall Field with a 25 yard first half kickoff. University of Philadelphia 3 Haverford 6. Princeton 12 Lehigh 5. Michigan 11 Kalamazoo 0. Wisconsin 5 Physicians and Surgeons 0.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Bowdoin
New Haven
Yale
Tufts
Chicago
Purdue
Marshall Field
Purdues
Robertson
Philadelphia
University
Haverford College
Chicago College
Princeton
Texas battleship to be evaluated for continued service
Washington reports a board of surveyors will assess whether to spend more on the obsolete battleship Texas. If overhaul costs fit within reasonable limits, authorization is likely. if the price is high, the ship may be deemed uneconomical to repair.
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Washington
Texas
Navy Plans Layup of Two Battleships at League Island Yard
The battleships Indiana and Massachusetts will be laid up at the League Island navy yard after a decision to postpone extensive repairs for the time being.
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Indiana
Massachusetts
League Island Navy Yard
Election results hint at Liberal gains in Yorkshire and Flint
In the Oct polling, Flint and Carnarvon districts elect liberals and the Shipley district returns a unionist. So far 451 members elected, 222 ministerialists and 159 opposition. No expected shift from the remaining 109 constituencies to change the overall balance. Ministerial majorities in parliament likely to exceed LA.
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London
Flint and Carnavon
Shipley
Yorkshire
West Riding
Prisoners in South Africa total near sixteen thousand
A Lord Roberts dispatch dated October 4 reports daily prisoner captures and surrenders nearing 16 000. Commandant Muller has surrendered to Clery and Commandant Derksen, with others en route to Pretoria. A London Irish detachment failed a Boers ambush near Burtfenstein after a half hour of fighting leaving six wounded and Boer losses described as heavy.
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London
Lord Roberts
Muller
Clery
Derksen
Pretoria
London Irish
Burtfenstein
Marquez Relative Aims for Brussels Residence Voyage
Laurenco Marquez reports his grandson Eloff will sail on October 10 to prepare a Brussels residence for the former president of the Transvaal. The former president will sail soon after aboard the Dutch cruiser Gelderland.
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Laurenco Marquez
Stillman Reports Galveston Relief Funds Top 100000
James Stillman treasurer for the chamber of commerce relief committee for Galveston sufferers reports receipts totaling 100 590 dollars to date. The effort continues as donations flow in to aid victims of the disaster.
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New York
James Stillman
Chamber of Commerce
Galveston
Severe Storm Rakes Upper Mississippi Valley
A severe rain storm with a fierce electrical display swept the upper Mississippi valley, causing heavy farmers losses and major rises on the Chippewa and Black rivers. The flood waters are expected to reach the Mississippi in a few days, but arrive too late to aid logging operations.
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la Crosse
Wis
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Actor M B Curtis Samon Posen Files Bankruptcy
St Paul Oct 6 M B Curtis Samon Posen the actor filed a petition in bankruptcy in U S district court confessing 117000 liabilities and 25 assets.
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St. Paul, Minn
Curtis
Samon Posen
United States District Court
Red Hog Mine Sold in London Syndicate Purchase
London dispatch reports the Red Hog mine near Baker City Oregon sold to an English syndicate for more than 2 million dollars. Sale marks a major foreign investment in Oregon mining.
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Baker City
Ore
London
Lon Hurst Breaks 20 Mile World Pro Running Record
London reports Lon Hurst set a new world professional 20 mile record at Woodgreen finishing in 1 hour 53 minutes 42 seconds.
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London
Woodgreen
Lon Hurst
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