Irish National League opens with world renowned leaders in Boston
In Boston Irish National League opens its first convention with leaders like John Redmond Michael Davitt John Dillon and Edward Blake among delegates. National President John Finerty presides as 687 delegates from 21 states and Canada gather to push for land reform and Irish independence amid calls against English rule and landlord oppression.
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Irish National League
John F. Finerty
Boston
John FB. Redmond
M. P
Michael Davitt
John Dillon
Ireland
Edward Blake
United States
Smith
New Jersey
Patrick Egan
Chile
Patrick Ford
John Finerty
Finerty
Parnell
Davitt
O'Brien
Dillon
Biggar
Redmond
Brothers and Friends of
Treland
Land League
United Irish League
Convention in Dublin Discusses Irish Independence Struggle
Speakers urge steady Irish contributions and insist landlords must yield before revival of Irish industries. Michael Davitt cites 110,000 members in 1,132 Ireland branches and 400 branches across Britain as support for continued resistance to English rule. The platform pledges undying allegiance to Ireland’s independence and calls for public opinion pressure against England.
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Ireland
England
Michael Davitt
Scotland
Wales
Davitt
Treland
United Irish League
Balloonist Stanley Spencer Sails Southeast Over London
Aeronaut Stanley Spencer, after a successful London flight, traveled several miles this afternoon in his airship. He lifted off from Blackpool but the strong northwest breeze forced a southeast route, and he landed in open country.
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London
Stanley Spencer
Blackpool
Doping Scheme At Gravesend Stirs Racing Interest
At Gravesend New York Sun reports T B Kirk posing as a veterinarian tried to push an alleged horse elixir. He claimed the tonic could boost sprint times and that a four legged horse could run six furlongs faster, while offering a share of purse profits. Racers and stewards viewed the stunt as a ludicrous breach of racing rules.
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New York Sun American Enterprise
Gravesend
T. B Kirk
Atlantic Highlands
Kirk
New Jersey
Rudge Maryatt
G. Davis
Articulate Fame
Sheepsherd Bay
How to Dress a Schoolgirl Without Harsh Judgments
The piece argues against over or under dressing schoolgirls noting that appearance affects social reception. It warns mothers not to emphasize growing hands with ill fitting gloves and critiques both overly strict and overly liberal upbringings that harm a sensitive child.
Ancient Japanese iron clad shown in Portsmouth exhibit
The Chicago American reports a Japanese squadron loaning drawings to a naval exhibition. The copper and iron hull clad ship from about 1600 A D has two rudders a mid section paddle wheel and honeycomb like plate joints. It is described as a tortoise like craft with turret ship features and armed with guns.
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Chicago
Portsmouth
Orient
Lynching of Charles Young Shocks Forest City Arkansas
An angry mob in Forest City Arkansas burned Charles Young a Black man after dragging him from jail. Sheriff Williams and Deputy Murphy faced the mob as leaders promised a trial but the group set a fire killing Young before midnight. The mob then searched for another Black suspect.
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Hutton
Murphy
Williams
Young
Lew
Bribery Case Ties to City Lighting Deal Reported
The case alleges bribery connected to the city lighting deal with a total of $47,500 distributed among house of delegates members. Butler was released on $20,000 bond signed by John A. Robb.
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House of Delegates’ Combine
Butler
John A. Robb
Big Timber Votes to Incorporate After Bitter Opposition
In Big Timber on October 20 a municipal incorporation measure passed by a large majority despite strong opposition from anti incorporationists. They had argued incorporation would cede water and lighting franchises to private owners, but voters rejected that claim and approved the move to municipal ownership.
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Standard
Big Timber
Northern Pacific Time Card Changes Prompt Adjustments
The new time card to take effect on the Northern Pacific arrives today. West bound trains see no change except No 3 moving to 2 40 a m. No 2 eastbound arrives at 9 a m instead of 12 10 p m. No 4 comes at 11 05 p m vs 6 4 m. No 6 east over Burlington arrives 8 50 p m an hour earlier. North coast limited equipment stays through winter.
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Northern Pacific
Burlington
Chair car wreck kills two in Hearne Texas
Hearne Texas October 20 two killed and fifteen injured in a collision between a main line freight train and an International and Great Northern passenger train. The chair car was cut in two. Identified dead include Jasper Howard of Mart Texas and an unidentified man. Seriously injured include Mrs. Mary Ellison of Georgetown and C Kilpatrick of Georgetown.
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Hearne
Texas
Lewis
International & Great Northern Branch
Twain
Jasper Howard
Mart
Mary Ellison
Georgetown
C. Kilpatrick
Miller brothers arrested in Yellowstone Valley cattle theft ring
Ross A. Miller and his brother Lew Miller surrendered in Livingston after a grand larceny charge replace a prior cattle hide case. Sheriff Peles used a ruse to obtain a warrant for Lew Miller, who sought defense from Savage. Bail set at 2000, Lew Miller remanded to district court as cattlemen report three years of losses.
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Ue Stadard
Livingston
Lew Miller
Ross A. Miller
Yellowstone Valley
Miller
Rail Creek
Sherif Peles
Hennig
Fridley
Upper
Yellowstone
Everett Woman Kills Husband Then Herself in Everett
In Everett on October 2 Mrs. Rene Arnsbach shot and killed her husband Peter Arnsbach and then died by suicide in a California Street house. They married eight months ago after a breach of promise suit she filed. Neighbors describe her as highly educated from a Parisian family.
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Everett
Wash
Rene Arnsbach
Peter Arnsbach
California Street
New York
Arnsbachs
Parise
Passenger C. S. Lewis fatally shoots self on train
A westbound Overland train at Granger Wyoming reports C. S. Lewis, traveling with two friends to Idaho, died by suicide in a sleep er car. Temporary insanity is suspected. The body was turned over to the sheriff as friends plan to return East after the inquest.
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Salt Lake City
Tribune
Granger
Wyo
Overland
C. S.S. Lewis
Idaho
Heinze and ex-Congressman Jones Speak in Fort Benton
Special Dispatch reports F Augustus Heinze and former Congressman Jones of Washington addressed a Fort Benton audience today at 1 o'clock. The event drew local residents to hear the speakers on current affairs.
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Standard
Fort Benton
F. Augustus Heinze
Jones
State of Washington
Press Debuts in Fort Benton as Independent Daily
Special Dispatch reports The Press a new independent paper published in Havre appeared in Fort Benton on October 20 marking its first issue in the city and promising local coverage.
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Fort Benton
Havre
Mantle Speaks at Dillon Political Address
Ex Senator Lee Mantle spoke in Dillon on state issues and national concerns. He praised Republican candidates. A fight at the Republican HQ ended with Arthur Dorrel stabbing John Phillips. Dorrel was arrested and Phillips was not considered in danger.
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Dillon
Lee Mantle
Arthur Dorrel
John Phillips
Dorrel
Phillips
Question of NonResident Tuition in Helena Schools
Helena district debates charging tuition to non-resident pupils at the high school level. Board discussion ends with no decision and a plan to seek state legislation in the coming session to address the issue. The dispute centers on the high cost of running the high school for non-residents and the perception of outsiders attending cheaply.
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Helena
Lewistown Water Works Nears Completion
Lewistown Oct. 2 The city water works distribution system is almost complete with 1,800 feet remaining delayed by pipe shortages. The reservoir should be finished this evening and the system operational before winter. Pumphouse work is slowed by surface water but measures are being taken to manage it and continue foundation and pumphouse construction.
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Lewistown
The Tipping Trend In New York Dining And Service
Harper's Weekly notes tipping expansion across professions in New York including waiters barbers boot blacks attendants and sales staff. It argues tipping adds value to meals and service while suggesting modern caps on tips reflect cost of living and social change.
Billings Suit Seeks $15 Against Italian Ditch Company
W. M. Johnston, attorney for F. A. Schaurer, files suit in Billings for $15 claiming the Italian Ditch overflow ruined hay and left his farm marshy. A temporary injunction restrains the company from using the ditch until the case is heard.
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Standard
F. A. Schaurer
W. M. Johnston
Contractor McShane Wins Montana Rail Extension Contract
Billings reports F J McShane a railroad contractor who did work on the Burlington Cody branch is awarded the grading contract for the Montana extension from Harlowton to Lewistown. He says several mountain sections require steep grades and will begin work immediately with outfits en route east.
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The
Standard
Billings
F. J. McShane
Burlington
Cody
McShane
Montana Railroad
Harlowton
Lewistown
Police chase leads to Glendive for missing Chinaman funds
Chief of Police Jackson went to Glendive this morning and will return tonight with Minnie Farrell and her sister, colored, who are wanted here for taking $125 from a Chinaman. The pair reportedly occupied the Chinaman's former house, breaking windows and doors and dismantling the home before leaving Sunday morning.
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The
Standard
Billings
Jackson
Glendive
Minnie Farrell
Billings Brewing Co Wins Default Judgment Over Yee Sam
Judgment by default in Justice Fraser's court gives the Billings Brewing Company a win against Yee Sam proprietor of the L. and L. saloon. The plaintiff levied on three barrels of whiskey and will proceed to hold and sell under execution.
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Bilings
Fraser's Court
Billings Brewing Company
Yee Sam
Bill of Exceptions Filed in Kempton Case
Attorneys for the defense in James Kempton vs Northern Pacific filed a bill of exceptions and assignment of errors to be settled and allowed. Kempton won a verdict of 8000 dollars for cattle killed in a snowstorm while en route to market.
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The
Standard
Helena
James Kempton
Northern Pacific
Kempton
Butler Indicted for Bribery in St Louis Case
St Louis October grand jury returns an indictment charging Col Edward Butler a local politician and a millionaire with bribery in a case involving city affairs.
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St. Louis
Col
Edward Butler
Railroad Land Transfer Near Bull Mountain
Carl Simmon Northern Pacific land agent was in Billings en route to Helena from Miles City. He closed a deal for 55 sections of railroad land and sold eight sections to H. R. Babcock in the Bull Mountain country. Babcock plans a summer cattle range there.
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The
Standard
Billings
Carl Simmon
Northern Pacific
Helena
Miles City
Time Card at Billings Advances in October
Billings reports advance sheets dated October 20 showing early results in time cards. The note records workers, hours, and shifts, indicating a developing payroll update from the Billings office.
Tracing British King Edward VII Lineage to David
London Chronicle traces Edward VII ancestry to David and Alfred the Great through multiple lines. It cites descent from William the Conqueror, the Georges, James I, Henry VII and III, Henry II and I, and Edwards X. It notes connections to Basil and Constantine, and to Mary Queen of Scots, with Queen Victoria reportedly affirming the Davidic line in 1861 through Rev. F. R. A. Glover's Anglo-Israelite view.
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London Chronicle
William the Conqueror
Georges
James I
Henry VII
Edwards
Henry III
Jean
Henry II
Henry I
Edward VII
England
St. Margaret
Scotland
Matilda
the Conqueror
Alfred the Great
Egbert
Basil
Constantinople
Helena
Constantine the Great
Mary
Edward
David
Roger d'Este
Saladin
M. Oppert
Roger d’Este
Mussulman
Victoria
F. R. A. Glover
Cologne
Windsor
Prince Albert
Irish Question Time Angers Commons Over Sullivan Case
In London Oct 20 Irish nationalists dominated questions in the house of commons pressing the Irish secretary Mr Wyndham on the Sullivan case and alleged perjury. William O'Brien led calls to adjourn for debate as Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman backed Irish questions while Premier Balfour resisted tying Ireland policy to broader issues. The adjournment motion failed 215 to 117. the land purchase bill was withdrawn for next session.
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London
House of Commons
Wyndham
William O'Brien
Sullivan
America
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Ireland
Balfour
Sir Henry
William Brien
O'Brien
Patrick Nolan
Dublin
Sligo
Mellale
Th United Revolutionary League
Siigo
Dublin Castle
Sheridan
Irish League
Piggott
Parnell
Irish Constabulary
Atkinson
Court- Gully
Trish
Bold Livingston Sneak Thief Nabbed At Albemarle Hotel
In Livingston on October 20 a bold thief was caught stealing an overcoat from the Albemarle hotel cloakroom and is jailed awaiting trial. He had been canvassing homes Saturday as a self styled successor sharpener, with numerous items reported missing. The thief first took M W Pettigrew editor Wonderland Gardiner’s coat, then tried for a black overcoat, found with letters, and claimed he sold the coat for a dollar but the buyer remains unfound.
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Livingston
Albemarle Hotel
Sccssors
Newman
M. W. Pettigrew
Wonderland
Gardiner
Ready for Work on Railroad in Montana Region
Lewistown reports the McShane Elmore & Co out fit for the Montana railroad arrived at Harlowton and was unloaded to start grading. Sub contracts to ranchers will be let, and work will proceed quickly to use favorable fall weather. The railroad seeks owners of every 40 acres along the survey to secure rights of way.
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The
Standard
Lewistown
McShane, Elmore & Co
Montana Railroad
Harlowton
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William Redmond
J. F. Finerty
Forest City
Ark
Charles Young
Ed Lewis
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Meng Chargn
Sherif
Bial
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Heinze
Port Benton
Mantle
Ator
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