Enlisted Man in Butler Suspected in Meeks Family Case
Atlanta officers identify the Army private at Fort McPherson as George Taylor of Sullivan county Missouri, accused of murdering the Meeks family in 1894. The Taylor brothers allegedly paid Gus Meeks to flee. William Taylor was later hanged after capture, while George Taylor escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
George Burrus
Fort McPherson
George Taylor
Sullivan
Meeks
Butte
Mont
Sullivan County
Missouri
Taylor
William
Gus Meeks
Taylor Brothers
Willam
Convict Murderers Ready to Escape in Leavenworth Trial
Federal guards report Gilbert Mullins and Bob Clark among five convicts facing murder charges for the Waldrupe killing during last November’s breakout. The pair allegedly filed off leg shackles and concealed a plan to flee during the trial, with a note found in a cell and signals observed near the courthouse. Ten others indicted for murder. one remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Kan
Federal Penitentiary
Gilbrt Mullins
Bob Clark
Waldrupe
Promotion Earned By Just Saving Wood
Washington October 18 A Pension Bureau notice by Commissioner Ware rebukes leave abusers and promotes Justice Wiggins Georgia from 1000 to 1200 dollars based on merit and clean leave record. Deputies Davenport and Kelly concur urging names of others with similar records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pension Bureau
Commissioner of Pensions
Wiggins
Georgia
Davenport
Kelly
E. FL. Ware
Tobacco and Tem perance Reform Moves in WCTU Session
National WCTU sessions in Portland focus on constitutional amendments to add state vice presidents at large and include evangelists on the executive committee. A proposed pledge change would add tobacco to the abstinence list. Mrs. Hannah J. Bailey reports expanding peace work and cites 39 governments submitting disputes, 27,000 veterans supported at home, and 158 public meetings in the past year. Mary A. Livermore, honorary president, serves as principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Hannah J. Bailey
Winthrop
Department of Peace and International Arbitration
Peace Department
Bailey
United States
Court of Arbitration
The
Hague
Mary A. Livermore
Land Office Notes Big Output At Great Falls
Since opening Aug 1 the Great Falls land office processed over 600 claims with receipts surpassing requirements. Desert land entries lead with 264 acted upon, including 253 original claims and 11 final certificates, followed by 178 original homestead applicants and 60 final homesteads.
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Standard
Great Falls
Helen I. Buck
Fort Benton
Henry O. Hanlon
Marius Anderson
Hinsdale
Henry N. Powell
Saco
Valley County
Cara Intermiller
Portage
Frank Linhoff
Highwood Mountains
Hugh McLeod
Malta
Julius FE. Werner
Chester
Lenora J. Patterson
Indian Boy Seriously Injured in Train Incident at Poplar
Tom Mailan a 16 year old Indian from the Belknap reservation lost both feet and his right hand when he attempted to swing from the smoker of an westbound train at Poplar. The accident occurred as the train passed through the depot and the boy was pulled beneath the carriages. He survived with multiple injuries and is expected to recover despite the severity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Tom Mailan
Belknap
Poplar
Mailan
Atkinson
German tariff bill seen doomed in Reichstag session
Berlin reports that three days of debate over the tariff bill left its defeat likely. Von Buelow’s uncompromising stance drew a death blow. socialists and radicals oppose as too agrarian while centrists and conservatives object as not agrarian enough. Only national liberals may back the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reichstag
von Buelow
Herr Herold
Tages Zeitung
Frankfurter Zeitung
Keotnische Volks Zeitung
Herr Gotheri
Herr
Antrik
Injunction Sought Over American District Telegraph Trademark
Special Dispatch reports a suit filed in Great Falls asking a federal injunction to stop the defendant American District Telegraph company from using the ADT and A D T initials on ads badges and call boxes. Western Union Telegraph and manager J P Canavan named as defendants with Downing and Stevenson representing the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Great Falls
American District Telegraph Company
T. J. Campbell
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
American District Telegraph
Western Union Telegraph Company
J. P. Canavan
Latr Company
Downing & Stevenson
Paintiff
Paaintiff
American District Telegraph Company of
Montena
Adpd. T
Western Union
Canavan
Helena Divorces Granted for Lawson and Stewart Couples
Femma Lawson obtained a divorce from William Lawson on desertion with custody of their three children. They wed in Baltimore on September 26, 1896. Mary Stewart received a divorce from James Stewart for cruelty and non support with custody of a minor child. they married in Bozeman in February 184.
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Helena
Femma Lawson
William Lawson
Baltimore
Mary Stewart
James Stewart
Bozeman
Heinze Campaign Train Arrives in Helena for Stops
The special train carrying F Aug Heinze and campaigners reached Helena early afternoon. He spoke at Townsend and Winston en route from Bozeman and again at Clancy after a brief stop at Fast Helena. Crowds were small at each stop.
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Helena
F. Aug
Heinze
Fast
White Improvement and Cattle Company Incorporated
Helena October 18. The White Improvement and Cattle Company was incorporated by the secretary of state today with a capital stock of 50000. William M. White and A. N. White of Butte and W. A. White of Beaverhead County are the incorporators.
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Helena
White Improvement and Cattle Company
William M. White
A. N. White
Butte
W. A. White
Beaverhead County
Drama in the Church by Rev George H Simmons in Peoria
Rev George H Simmons of First Baptist Peoria plans a religious drama using the Coliseum to reach 6000 with a Sunday theater of From the Cradle to the Throne. He cites Job and Isaiah Ezekiel as dramatic wells and aims to centralize church governance while building new facilities with baths free reading rooms and gymnasiums.
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Peoria
George H. Simmons
First Baptist Church
Simmons
Job
James Bailey
Festus
Goeshe
Faust
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Baptist Boys’ Brigade
Kentucky
Ballitt County
Georgetown College
Southwestern Baptist University
Jackson, Tenn
Terre Haute
Borst Baptist Church
Christ
Funeral for Joseph Bernheim at Kleinschmidt block
The funeral for Joseph Bernheim will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the Kleinschmidt block in Helena. Bernheim died by taking carbolic acid in the courthouse ward a few nights ago. pathbearers named are Fr. Zimmerman, Moses Morris, Louis Weigel, Herman Kelin, Jesse Stoner, and Joseph Hirshberg.
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The
Standard
Helena
Joseph Bernheim
Kleinschmidt
Bernheim
Fr. Zimmerman
Moses Morris
Louis Weigel
Herman Kelin
Jesse Stoner
Joseph Hirshberg
Justice Brantly to Register and Vote in Deer Todze
Helena brief notes Chief Justice Theodore Brantly departed for Deer Todze to register and cast his ballot in the upcoming election.
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The
Standard
Helena
Theodore Brantly
Deer Todze
Registration Notice for Deer Lodge Precincts 6 and 7
Thomas Devine registry agent for election districts 6 and 7 Deer Lodge County Montana will open the registration books at 13 Birch street October 13 to October 25 1902 for the upcoming November 4 1902 election. Office hours 9 am to 9 pm daily with an extra session October 27 1902 for voters impeded by sickness disability or unavoidable absence to register.
Registry Agent Announces Registration Book Opening
Henry Hynes registry agent for Deer Lodge County Montana will open the registration books at City Hall for election district nos. 4 and 5. The notice sets the start of the formal voter registration period in the county and directs eligible residents to register at the designated office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hynes
Deer Lodge County
State of
Montana
Voter Registration Notice for Deer Lodge County Montana
On October 18 1902 qualified voters of the precinct prepare for the November 4 1902 election. Office hours are 9 to 9 1 to 6 and 7 to 10 daily. On October 27 1902 from 9 to 9 free registration for voters sick disabled or absent in past two weeks. Henry Hynes district Nos 4 and 5 Deer Lodge County Montana.
Notice to register voters in Deer Lodge County Montana
Thomas Boland registry agent for election district no 1 Deer Lodge County Montana will open the registration books at 514 Pine street Anaconda from October 13 to October 25 1902 for the ensuing November 4 1902 county election. He will also be at his office October 27 1902 from 9 am to 9 pm to register voters unable to register due to sickness disability or absence in the prior two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Thomas Devine
Deer Lodge
State of Montana
Birch Street
A. D
I. Henry S. Neal
Deer Lodge County
Commercial Avenue
Anaconda
Montana
Henry S&s Neal
State of
I. Henry Redmond
Stone Building
Hickory Street
Henry Redmond
Henry Hynes
I. Hugh Carly
Washoe Smelter
Carroll
Donahue Block
East Park Avenue
Hugh
I. Thos, Boland
Pine Street
Thomas Boland
Warm Springs
Henry Casper
Dee
Lodge County
Registry Notice Opens Registration in Deer Lodge County
Casper registry agent for election districts 10 11 12 13 and 14 will open the registration books at John Welton s ranch Modesty precinct 13th to 14th and at Emmon s ranch Lust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Casper
Deer Lodge County
State of
Montana
John Welton
Modesty
Emmon
Lust
Voter Registration Schedule for Deer Lodge County Precincts
Henry Casper announces registration for qualified voters in Deer Lodge County Montana for the October 1902 election. Registration sites span Mill Creek, Stuart, Warm Springs and related precincts from October 15 to 25, with daily hours from 1 PM to 6 PM and an additional Warm Springs office visit October 27 to 9 AM to 9 PM for those sick or absent.
Registration Notice for District No 8 Montana Registry
Edward S Parker, registry agent for District No 8, announces open registration at his Warm Springs Creek residence from Oct 13 to Oct 25 1902 for the November 4 Deer Lodge county election. Hours 9 am to 9 pm with additional sites at Cable Georgetown Silver Lake Blue-Eyed Nellie precincts. a final Oct 27 at home for those sick or absent.
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Warm Springs Creek
Deer Lodge
Montana
Nellie
Cable
Georgetown
Silver Lake
Post
Mal Sheean
John Roach
Ben Moss
Blue-Eyed Nellie
Edward
Parker
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Gans
Klein
North Main Street
Iseine
International Arbitra
Ian Temperance Union
Great Falls Land
Bank
Railroad Train
Ghyman Gover Anent
BRILL
Prom
Mr. Heinze
Cattle Compras Incorporated
Postette RD
Dosteter
Wien
Lition
Ilinois
Justice Brantly
Chesterfield
Dio
Magoks
Thomas Devine
Reistry
Schatzlein
W. Broadway
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