Jury Rules Ankcorn Responsible in Hanifan Death
Butte coroner's jury blames Alfred Ankcorn for the death of miner John Hanifan after testimony from 19 witnesses. Defense may argue the shooting was accidental. Jury of six, led by Judge J. L. Mines, filed verdict after brief deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hanifan
Alfred Ankcorn
J. L. Mines
Ankcorn
Sherif
Hanitan
Ankeern
Sherman
Harry Zimmerman
R. &. Barney
Robert Olsen
H. B. Tydd
William Devitt
John H. Miles
Josie Olsen
Hanifan
Maggie Winn
Wyoming Alley
Celia Decker
William Quinn
Mrs. Galliger
Harry Dey
Hanifay
Ankeorn
Olsen
Josie
Tan
Ankecorn
Joste
Hazley
Great Falls
Harley
Butte
Willis Rhodes
Rhodeses
Winn
Rhedes
Han Fan
Rhodes
Butte Coal Company
Police raid on craps game leads to arrests in city alley
Policemen McDonald Conlon and McGlynn raided a rear city hall craps game in Jis alley this morning. They arrested William Mayo bk Webster Robert Lucas and Henry Williams all described as colored. Williams faces a concealed weapons charge. Mayo posted 100 bond to await tomorrow morning’s hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Conlon
McGlynn
City Hall
Jis Alley
William Mayo
Bk. Webster
Robert Lucas
Henry Willams
Williams
Mayo
Butcher Farrand Announces Knife Duel Contest
J. H. Farvind, a Butte butcher, offers a $500 side knife contest to see who can cut beef fastest. The event is not a duel but a timed challenge to butcher one, two, or three beeves. Farrand invites others with similar skills to contact him.
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J. H. Farvind
Butte
Mr. Farrand
Fighting Steve Simpson Dies From Morphine Overdose
"Fighting Steve" Simpson died yesterday soon after noon from morphine effects self administered in the belief he could stand larger doses. A longtime user, he lived in a squalid hut above the B A & P tracks, claiming it as his home and the ground upon which it stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve’ Simpson
Steve
Fighting Steve Simpson and Centerville Ghost Figure in Town
Remains were taken to Tachell’s undertaking rooms for funeral arrangements to be completed today. Steve Simpson, known as Fighting Steve for his temper and impetuosity, arrived in Buite more than 20 years ago and earned a nickname that stuck. Though not quarrelsome, he resented insults and fought when provoked, but recently his appetite for drugs grew fatal. During Centerville ghost sightings, rumors linked him to a black ghost, a claim he denied stating he was not in the ghost business.
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Tachell
Steve Simpson
Buite
Steve
Centerville
Imperial Japanese troupe draws large crowds at Ma guire’s
Ten Ichi directs a troupe of oriental artists at Ma guire’s theater in Butte with a full house expected tonight and another week of performances. The four Japanese geisha outfits and the “Little Maids From School” in “The Butterfly dance” are highlighted as standout attractions. The impresario asserts the novelty exceeds prior city offerings.
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Ten Ichi
the Mikado
Japan
Maguire’s
Maguire
Putte
Paris
John Maguire
Butte
Police Court Proceedings Light in Judge Boyle's Court
John Sullivan and William Harrington each paid 5 for drunkenness. John Horn paid over 10 for a quarrel with a friend. W. J. Walsh charged as a wife beater and James Griffin for assault on Jane Dorsey at 78 East Park Street. Walsh to be tried next Friday. Griffin sentenced to 60 days in county jail.
Butte Briefs Mention Visitors and Local Court Bond
Local notes list Frank Conley Deer Lodge E W Beattie Helena Pierre Durree Chicago YY W Agatz A J Fisk Helena Mrs W Stein Great Falls A W Rasmussen Great Falls Finlen Henry L Sherlock Boulder Deer Lodge A R Gates A L Smith J J Hudson E Day Helena Thornton P Chisholm Jr J J Kountz Bozeman visit football game John Hough arrested East Park street bond 25 dollars Ten Ichi imperial jugglers Geisha dancers grand show at Maguire's tonight.
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Pierre Durree
Chicago
YY. W. Agatz
A. J. Fisk
Helena
Butte
Mrs. W. Stein
Great Falls
A. W. Rasmussen
Finlen
Henry L. Sherlock
Boulder
Deer Lodge
A. R. Gates
A. L. Smith
J. J. Hudson
Day
Thornton
P. Chisholm, Jr
J. J. Kountz
Bozeman
John Hough
East Park Street
Maguire’s Grand
Military Situation Far From Satisfactory in Philippines
Washington faces scrutiny on the Philippines pacification plan as Samar outbreaks raise alarms. General Chaffee argues against early troop reductions, with near 2,000 soldiers exiting each month due to enlistment expirations. Transports Meade Crs and Egbert to Manila to relocate troops and civilians. Grant and Crook ships to move additional units. The 28th Infantry may join the Philippines on the Grant.
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Washington
Root
Philippines
Samar
Chaffee
Corbin
War Department
Quartermaster’s Department
Meade, Rosecrans
Egbert
Manila
Meade
San Francisco
Grant
Crook
New York
28Th Infantry
Department of the Columbia
Explosion in Reading Dwelling Kills, Wounds One
Reading Pennsylvania residents report one dead and one fatally hurt after an illuminating gas blast in a local dwelling on October 19. Fire officials investigate cause and assess damage to the home and surrounding area.
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Reading
Insanity Beat Out asylums for Charles Lewis in county case
Charles Lewis, detained on insanity charges, was deemed insane by a medical commission. Judge McClernan appointed John Cook guardian with a $2,000 bond. Lewis has $1,935.75 in First National Bank and may be placed in a private sanitarium. He previously attempted suicide in March. Separate cases allege gambling at Charles Schmidt’s Main and Park venue and forgery by Marcus Westrom. McLellan faced charges after being arraigned.
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Charles Lewis
Lewis
The
Odd Fellows
Order
McClernan
Charles Schmidt
Main
Park Streets
Marcus Westrom
McLellan
Sydney Cape Breton Fire Obliterates Sixty Buildings
A 2 PM blaze in Sydney Cape Breton, fanned by a 45 mile wind, destroyed over 60 buildings in the business district. Fire crews from North Sydney and Glace Bay aided, but water shortages and dynamite attempts could not stop the flames. Loss estimated at 400000 to 500000 with limited insurance coverage. Fire under control by 10 PM.
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Halifax
N. S
Sydney
Cape Breton
Charlotte Street
A. D. Gilles
Gordon & Keith
North Sydney
Glace Bay
Charlotte
Prince Street
George Street
Bentick Street
Bruce
George
Bentick
Charlotte Streets
Union Bank of Halifax
Baptist and Presbyterian
Wentworth
Prince and Pitts Streets
Woodcock Divorce Decree Grants Custody After Desertion
Judge McClernan heard the divorce suit Alma Woodcock versus Ambrose Woodcock and granted a decree plus custody of two children. The parties wed in Butte on March 19 1889 and the defendant deserted the plaintiff in December 1895.
Ten-Ichi the Japanese magician returns to Maguire's Grand
Ten-Ichi the Japanese illusionist and his jugglers extend another week at Maguire's Grand in Butte with Miss Ten Katsu praised for coins tricks and audience interaction. The act, plus an additional show of A Barrel of Money at Sutton's Family Theater, continues through the week. The Neill company begins at Sutton's tonight with The Lottery of Love and changes planned. The Wilbur Kirwin Opera company closes a two week run at Sutton's Family theater with Camp Kent and heads to Anaconda tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seabrooke
Helena
Sutton's Family Theater
Neill Company
New Sutton Theater
Wilbur-Kirwin Opera Company
State Bowling Championship Meet in Butte
Arrangements set for a two day state tournament at Thornton alleys open to all teams. Ten pin play under American rules with five gold medals awarded to the winning team and the state champions title. Entrants must sign up before November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Thornton
Universalist convention hears fund progress and Eliot address
Buffalo reports an encouraging session as the twentieth century fund passes $24,000. The convention unanimously granted Rev. Dr. Eliot a hearing and he welcomed Universalists as co laborers for the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Board of Trustees
Universalist General Convention
Twentieth Century Fund
Eliot
American Unitarian Association
Dinner marks jubilee of Reuters agency founded in 1851
Baron de Reuter hosted a dinner in London to celebrate the jubilee of Reuters News Agency founded in 1851. Sir John Hay, Baron George de Reuter, Mark Napier, and representatives from the Associated Press, Havas, and Wolff bureaus attended. Telegrams of congratulation arrived from around the world.
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London
Baron de Reuter
Reuter
Sir John Hay
Reuter’s Telegram Company, Limited
George de Reuter
Mark Napier
Associated Press
Havas and Wolff
Postoffice Clarifies Inscription Rules for Fourth Class Mail
Washington rules rescind April order and authorize additional inscriptions to be placed on the wrapper or label as well as on the fourth class male matter itself. The change restates what the law allows for post matter, affecting how mail is tagged and labeled.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Hutchins House Hotel Burns in Houston Fire
A large four story Hutchins house hotel in Houston burned early today. About 300 guests escaped unharmed but property losses were heavy as thieves looted during the blaze. Total loss estimated at 110000 with 3000 insurance. ground floor tenants suffered 15000 in water damage, partly insured. Built 40 years ago it was a southwestern landmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Hutchins
Courthouse Fire Sweeps Paris Kentucky Building
The Paris Kentucky courthouse burned this afternoon with the town briefly threatened. The structure suffered about 130000 dollars in loss, with 60000 dollars covered by insurance.
Fire damages Aumann & Brother furniture store
A blaze at the furniture store of 8 B. Aumann & Brother at Sixth avenue and West Fifteenth street in New York caused heavy damage. Loss estimated at £200,000, fully insured.
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New York
B. Aumann & Brother
Sixth Avenue
West Fifteenth Street
New England Building Destroyed at Buffalo Pan American Expo
Fire at the Pan-American exposition in Buffalo destroys New England's building. The blaze razes the historic furnishings, costly oil paintings, and other valuable contents tonight.
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Buffalo
New England
Figprune Cereal Ad Claims Fruit Grain Beverage Quality
An old advertisement touts FIGPRUNE cereal as a table beverage blending 54 percent California figs and prunes with 46 percent well ripened grain. It promises the nutritious qualities of fruit and grain and advises boiling 5 to 10 minutes. Sold by all grocers.
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California
Fire destroys major Omaha wholesale houses on expo grounds
Fire at W. L. May & Co. wholesale grocery and adjoining wholesale houses caused about 190000 in damage. The state building on the expo grounds suffered total loss. Great Western type foundry faced 46000 loss. other casualties included May & Co. stock and building 25000, Carpenter Paper 25000, Mercer Chemical, and Voegel & Dinning at 5000 each. Fire discovered at 1119 and by next hour the building was ashes.
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Exposition Grounds
Omaha
Neb
W. L. May & Co
Eleventh and
Seward Streets
Great Western Type Foundry
Carpenter Paper Company
Mercer Chemical Company
Voegel & Dinning
Reburial of Lundy’s Lane War Dead in Battlefield
Nine American soldiers killed at Lundy’s Lane were reinterred today near the battle site in Niagara Falls Ontario. The bodies of the ninth regiment were identified by buttons and accoutrements and escorted by Canadian and American troops to the battlefield in a ceremony attended by officials veterans and local citizens.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Lundy's Lane
Ninth United States Infantry
State Department
Brush
United States
Fort Porter
Fort Niagara
Niagara Frontier
Dismissal of Charges Against Police Officials
New York October 19 Charges against Police Commissioner Murphy and Deputy Devery were dismissed by Mayor Van Wyck after the Merchants' Association filed accusations of tyranny and oppression. The request had followed letters to the mayor from Alfred C. Downs, secretary to the mayor, and the prior failure to receive a timely reply.
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New York
D. le Roy Dressack
Merchants’ Association
Alfred C. Downs
Murphy
Association
Devery
van Wyck
Colonel Murphy
Royal Journey Ends in Halifax as Duke and Duchess Arrive
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York reach Halifax completing a cross country tour. Cannon fire and cheering greet the royal party as they lay the corner stone for a memorial to Nova Scotia’s fallen in the South African War. They board the Ophir for luncheon and review 2,000 troops along the harbor.
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Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Hamilton
Canada
H. M. S. Ophir
Ophir
The Sultan Abdul Hamid Monomaniac on Assassination
A critical profile of Abdul Hamid II drawn from George Dorus a biography set in Constantinople. It portrays a ruler paralyzed by fear of plots, reflexively cruel, and guarded by secret rooms and guards at Yildiz palace. Dorus asserts a mix of superstition and mastery, with constant surveillance and brutal enforcement of power.
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Kansas City Star
Turkey
George Dorys
Appleton’s
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Dorus
Dorys
Neurasthenia
Mr. Dorys
Prince
Samos
Djevad Pasha
Yildiz
Pasha
Bismarck
Paris Police Gazette
Europe
Gladstone
Great As-Sassin
Crowds Attend Duke Arrival and Medal Ceremony
A large crowd gathered for the function as the duke arrived and departed the grounds. The event featured the presentation of colors to the 68th Princess Louie Fusilers and medals to South African veterans. A state dinner on board the Ophir followed by an official reception in the executive council chamber capped the evening. Warship illuminations were noted as very effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Fusilers
Ophir
Executive Council
Death sentence upheld for Private Wines in Philippines
President Roosevelt approves the hanging of Private William Wines of Company J, 24th Infantry, for murder in Pangasinan, Philippines, to be carried out at a time and place determined by the Luzon department commander. Private Michael H. Robinson of Company F, 25th Infantry, deserts and is commuted to dishonorable discharge with pay forfeiture and hard labor for life.
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Washington
Oct
Roosevelt
William Wines
Company J
Twentyfourth
Colored) Infantry
Pangasinan
Philippines
Department of Luzon
Michael H. Robinson
Twenty-fifth
Ufe
Alix the Trotting Mare Euthanized in Providence
Alix the famous trotter and mile record holder died after paralysis and humane killing at her owner's farm in Providence. The mare, 2.03 percent mile record at Galesburg in 18%, was euthanized to end a lingering illness.
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Providence
R. L
Alix
Galesburg
Sayles
Richmond works superintendent shot. fellow worker wounded
In Richmond Virginia on October 19 John erien, superintendent at a locomotive works, was killed at the gate and a nearby worker was shot in the head and seriously wounded. Today R Edwards was arrested and charged with murder. Edwards, formerly employed at the works, denies the accusation and remains unemployed.
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Richmond
John «Erien
Richmond Locomotive Works
R. Edwards
Edwards
O'Brien
New York Registration Totals Reported for Boroughs
Registration in Greater New York for four days ending October 1 shows 64 812 total. The figure compares with 640 777 registrations recorded in the same period last year.
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New York
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Ankcore
Hanifav
J. L
Vines
Deven Dusky Bone
Gambing Lewes
J. HW
Pervrind
Yeserday
Imperial Japanese
Maguire's
Butte Briefs
Frank Conley
E. W. Beattie
Vorce
Sutton's
James Neill Company
Ann Pracouraging Report
Kentucky
Greece
Boulevard
Cambridge
Big Blaze
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