Butte Man Tries Suicide in Moonlight Saloon
Thomas W. ONeill 32 of Nebraska attempted self strangulation by placing a chloroform soaked handkerchief over his mouth in the Moonlight saloon at Broadway and Copper Street. He was found unconscious and revived with help from friends and Dr. T. J. Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. O'Neill
Broadway and
Copper Street
O'Neill
T. J. Sullivan
O Neill
Nebraska
John W. Murphy
Neill
Murphy
Thomas Neil
Sol Levy
Sullivan
Knifing Affair Dismissed as Farce in Austrian Meaderville
Frank Korn, accused of knifing John Pfeifer in Meaderville's Austrian town, was dismissed from all damages as the incident proved minor. Pfeifer boasted about a knife in a saloon when Korn mockingly snatched the blade, injuring Pfeifer’s thumb as the blade snapped free. Pfeifer sought action before Justice Libby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Korn
John Pfefer
Meadervile
Pfeifer
Korn
Libby
Groundbreaking for government building in Butte begins
Excavation for a new government building in Butte started yesterday with contractor Nick Hughes directing a crew of 12 men. The project will expand to about 40 workers soon and must be finished by a stated deadline. Groundbreaking occurred at 1 o clock with Pat Leary in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Hughes
Butte
Pat Leary
Ministers Oppose Resolution on Striking Coal Miners
The Ministerial Association debated a petition urging Roosevelt to facilitate a coal strike settlement and endorsed by the Trades and Labor Assembly. Members found the resolution too socialist in tone and referred it to a committee for a report next Monday, delaying officer elections and switching to weekly meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly
Roosevelt
Association
Pearce
Trades and Labor Aesembly
Juan
RE. J. Groeneveld
Chapman
Tait
Rob Barn and Get Harness From Montana Toilet Barn
Thieves broke into a barn owned by the Montana Toilet company southwest of lower South Main Street on Sunday night and stole a brass mounted harness. Police investigated but found no forced entry or clues. Officer McGillie said the last person leaving the barn may have forgotten to lock the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Toilet Company
Lower South Main Street
Poiceman McGillie
Darktown Strife Leads to Assault Charges Filed
Deputy County Attorney Lynch filed formal complaints against three men identified as Harr Kline and Kan for second degree assault. The defendants allegedly attempted to choke a Chinese man named Sing Kidd and Kan during a dispute over winnings at a crap game.
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Lynch
Harr
Kline
Sing
Kidd
Kan
Burglaries Charged in Meaderville Case at Mika Do Restaurant
William Kidd Randolph and an employee identified as Wing are charged with burglary for breaking into the Mika Do restaurant at 41 West Granite Street around September 20. They allegedly stole money and furs belonging to Nesbitt sisters, proprietors. Kidd and Randolph are held for preliminary hearings.
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Dolph
Wing Wil
Justice of the Peace
Oisen
Libby
Meaderville
Wiliam Kidd
Randolph
West
Granite Street
Nesbitt Sisters
Widd
Randelph
Deputy Shifts Named After Quinn Resigns
Sheriff Furey announces G. H. Morrison will be deputy to replace J. J. Quinn who resigned last Saturday. Quinn was not under sheriff but a bailiff under Furey in McClernan's court. McGuigan remains under sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Morrison
Furey
J. J Quinn
Quinn
McClernan
McGuigan
Platform Collapse Injures Sixty at Kenosha Carnival
A street carnival platform in Kenosha Wisconsin collapsed injuring sixty people as crowds were packed beyond capacity. Witnesses warned the structure was unsafe and a panic followed with a cry about an ostrich confined on the platform. A keeper risked his life to prevent the bird's escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Drounkards Sentenced Under Iowa Inebriate Law
Edwira I. McNeel was sentenced to one year in the Mt. Pleasant state insane asylum under Iowa s new inebriate law. This first local conviction spreads fear among drinkers who dread the asylum more than other punishments as temperance forces vow relentless anti drink warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Iowa
Edwira I. McNeel
Mt. Pleasant State
Divorce and Madness After Property Conspiracy
Mrs. Peter Anderson of Orange City Iowa conspired to defraud her husband of a 25000 estate. After he sued for divorce she was declared insane for losing two thirds of the property and confined to the Cherokee hospital for the insane. East Liverpool vigilantes report gunfire and a cave desperado gang terrorizing Negley and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Peter Anderson
Orange City
Anderson
F. R. Buck
Hudson
Henry
Cherokee Hospital
Liverpool
Ohio
Negley
Duke
Fred Shafter
Shaffer
Unnamed Woman Doctor Ill With Rare Gland Disease
Dr Oryannin Mc Daniel, a young woman physician, is seriously ill at her Minneapolis home. The case is one of the most peculiar in medical annals, a gland infection that may contrast with typical fatal outcomes. The state health department was asked to diagnose the suspected case in June.
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St. Paul
Oryannin McDaniel
Minneapolis
Smallpox Outbreak Ties to Glanders Exposure in Minnesota
In Perham Minnesota a smallpox case resulted in the death of patient Robert Schram after a three week illness. A second brother died with similar symptoms. Exposure to glandered horses led officials to suspect smallpox and tissue was sent for examination. Miss McDaniel, a University of Michigan graduate working in Minneapolis, became infected during the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perham
Minn
Robert Schram
McDaniel
University of Michigan
Minneapolis
Anonymous threats target Greensburg lumber and furniture firms
In Greensburg Indiana on October 6 anonymous letters demanded 200 and threatened fire and murder at Pulse and Porter lumber and Ed Shultz furniture. A trap with a dummy package and guard led to a timed arrival and a brief exchange of shots before the suspect fled, leaving the town in tense excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Ind
Pulse & Porter
Ed Shultz
Pulse
Lambert Gives City First Installment for Public Library
Col John Lambert today turned over to Joliet the first payment of 29000 toward a 144000 gift for a public library. The amount comes from Lambert’s sale of electric light and telephone franchises to the Chicago Telephone and Economy Light and Power Co. for nothing granted by the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet, Tit
John Lambert
Lambert
Ecounell
Chicago Telephone and Economy Light and Power Company
Heart on Right Side Stirs Fairmont Doctors
In Fairmont West Virginia on October 4 physicians report the unusual case of a healthy 9 year old boy whose heart lies on the right side of his chest. The doctors say the condition does not affect his health or vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
Wavear
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Martin Drug
J. M. Kennedy Drug
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Ymons
Celie
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