Tragedy at Stevens home ends in suicide at 32
A 32 year old man, Paddy Green, was found dead in the woodshed at the home of J P Stevens 1124 East Galena street with a throat wound and a razor in his hand. An inquest is set for today Coroner Egan ordered removal to Walsh's undertakers. Green had recently worked in local mines and served in the Spanish American War. Neighbors cite ill health and depression as triggers and note his affectionate relationship with the Stevens family.
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J. P. Green
J. P. Stevens
East
Galena Street
Butte
Paddy” Green
Montana
Aspen
Colo
Stevens
Grand Army
Green
Siver Bow
No. 1
Paddy' Green
Pennsylvania
Barns
Matlack
Goldfiel
Nev
Fears For Governor Terrell Yacht Misses Storm Return
Anxiety surrounds the yacht Jessie carrying Major Williams and Governor Terrell and wife as guests. It left Savannah yesterday and is believed to have reached Saint Simons Island before the storm struck, but no definite information is available.
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Savannah
Jessie
Major Williams
Terrell
Saint Simons Island
Leg Injuries Reported From High Ore Mine Accident
A miner named William Timmings, 35, of 109 East Granite Street, suffered fractures to both bones of the right leg three inches above the ankle after being trapped by a rock fall on the 700 level of the High Ore mine at 7:45 last evening. He is hospitalized at St James with serious injuries. In a separate note from Helena, Fred Cupples, a Holter hardware clerk, was shot in the groin and leg while hunting near Elliston and is said to be seriously injured.
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Charlie” Smith
St. James’ Hospital
George Stewart
Butte
Stewart
South Main Street Alley
Smith
Bob” Simpson
McGuire
Simpson
William Timmings
East
Granite Street
Timmings
The
Standard
Helena
Elliston
Fred Cupples
Holter’s
Cupples
Storm Rips Florida Wave Railway. Houseboats likely Lost
Thursday's storm caused havoc on the new Florida Wave railway with heavy damage reported to light built houseboats. It may take days to know the full extent of the disaster as many houseboats appear to have been destroyed.
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Florida
Carpenter Charles Whitney killed by heavy elevator in Butte
Charles S Whitney 75, a Maine native and Butte carpenter, died when a freight elevator at the Butte reduction works descended onto him at 2 50 pm. An inquest is expected. Survived by wife and son Ernest L Whitney, an engineer at the Cora mine. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow in Butte.
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Charles S. Whitney
Butte Reduction Works
Whitney
Egan
Walsh Undertaking Company
Richards
White & Krebbs
Montana
Maine
Butte
Ernest L. Whitney
Cora
Colorado Street
Charles Whitney
Butte Carpenters’ Union
Negro hanged by mob near Mobile after alleged assault
Robert Clarke alias Dan Dove, a Kansas City negro, was hanged from a telegraph pole near Lucedale station of the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City railroad by 300 masked men at dawn. He had been spirited from Jackson county jail after reportedly attempting to assault two white women and stealing a horse and buggy.
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Mobile
Ala
Robert Clarke
Dan Dove
Kansas City
Lucedale
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
Jackson County
Miss
Head-End Collision Smashes Two Trains
In Everett Washington on October 21 a head end collision near Monroe between Skykomish passenger local westbound and Great Northern eastbound freight killed freight engineer J E Hudson, freight fireman A Wrestell, and freight fireman Pat Sheridan, injuring passenger engineer George Lawrence and passenger conductor Wetzell. freight delay at Monroe caused the wreck as several cars were demolished.
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Everett
Wash
Skykomish
Gremit Northern
Monroe
J. E. Hudson
A. Wrestell
Pat Sheridan
George Lawrence
Wetzell
Storm Grips Rockies From Wyoming to New Mexico
A broad storm swept the eastern Rocky Mountains today spanning from Wyoming to New Mexico, bringing unsettled weather across the region.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
New Mexico
Miner dies after fall into open excavation on East Granite street
John Kelly a 44 year old miner was killed when he slipped into a 20 foot hole used for a new Hennessy block on East Granite street. Coroner Egan to hold inquest. bystander Patrick Duffy fled the scene. Kelly leaves a wife and four children. brothers Mike and Patrick also reside in Butte.
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John Kelly
Egan
Walsh Undertaking
Oscar Strand
Utah Avenue
Kelly
Butte
Mike
Patrick
Fire Destroys Wellington's Major Buildings in City’s Worst Blaze
A massive morning fire in Wellington wipes out the Union Bank the Bank of New South Wales new building the Commercial hotel and several other insured and business premises. The blaze marks the city’s largest conflagration on record with extensive property loss.
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Wellington
N. Z
Union Bank
Bank of New South Wales
Car Hits Chinaman on Meaderville Line
Quan Dick, a Chinaman of 99 China alley, narrowly escaped a streetcar strike near the Northern Pacific trestle last night at 9. He was struck a glancing blow, jumped aside, and suffered facial cuts and bruises needing medical attention. He was hospitalized at Murray's.
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Quan Dick
China Alley
Fpittsmont
Northern Pacific
Meaderville Line
Murray’s Hospital
Reckless driver baffles crowd in Butte collision
An auto driver in drenching windstorm chaos near Harrison avenue boulevard endangers Dr. H. H. Hanson and Mrs. Hanson as runaway horses and a dented carriage cause injuries. Attorney Peter Breen helps subdue the scene and witnesses recall a dangerous chase.
Ogden Tornado Kills One. $100,000 Property Loss
Ogden Utah October 21 one man William M Gibbs was killed while trying to save his barn a wing plank struck him. The Catholic church and other large buildings suffered heavy damage with thousands of dollars in losses. Trains between Ogden and Salt Lake were stalled since last night.
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William G. Cahoon
Fred Culbranson
Fire Department
Cahoon
Culbranson
New Presbyterian Church
Second South Stret
Belmont Hotel
Ogden
Los Angeles
San Pedro
Salt Lake
Denver
Utah
William M. Gibbs
Warjagin Strikes Mine and Sinks on Oct 20
A Vladivostok dispatch reports the Russian wooden steamer Warjagin struck a floating mine and foundered on October 20. Some passengers and crew were saved, but 10 were drowned.
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London
Vladivostok
Lloyd's Agency
Havana Banker Flees on Cattle Ship Carmelia Returns
Havana bank owner Manuel Silveira fled aboard the cattle ship Carmelia on October 2. The vessel has returned to Havana and no communication with it will be allowed until tomorrow morning.
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Havana
Carmelia
Manuel Silveira
Steamer George Farwell Aground Likely Total Loss
Norfolk Virginia October 21 The timber laden steamer George Farwell from Jacksonville to New Haven is ashore off Cage Henry and will probably be a total loss All crew saved Captain S D Chisholm and 19 crewmen were landed today by life saving stations at Cape Henry and Virginia Beach
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Norfolk
George Farwell
Jacksonville
Fla
New Haven
Cage Henry
S. D. Chisholm
Cape Henry
Virginia Beach
Dire Disaster's Harrowing Florida Houseboat Tragedy
Survivor accounts tell of a Florida East Coast railway extension houseboat wreck at Long Key. A 150 man crew on No.4 boat was struck by a Thursday storm and broken apart. 30 to 40 died, 59 survivors were rescued by the steamer Jennie, with others picked up by three more steamers.
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Key West
Fla
Florida East Coast Railway
The
Keys
W. P. Dusenberry
Long Key
Jennie
Hasuys
Gulf
Dusenberry
Storm wrecks a town in Florida with many lives lost
Miami reports from Long Key say every house was demolished by the storm. Many workers on the Florida east coast railway extension perished, while the roadbed and concrete viaducts suffered light damage and construction continues. Injured are treated in hospital. Henry M. Flagler funded care for workers and families.
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Miami
Fla
Long Key
Henry M. Flagler
New York
Alton rescues 24 from wrecked Florida houseboat
The British steamer Alton led by Captain Bell arrived in Savannah with 24 survivors from houseboat No. 4 tied to the Florida East Coast railroad project near Key West. The ship picked them Thursday after distress signals were seen and 87 men were aboard. at least 20 are believed dead.
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Savannah
Alton
Bell
Key West
Livestock Suffer in Many Districts as Snow Deepens
A Colorado storm brings up to two feet of snow in Buena Vista valley and five feet in mountains while northern Colorado faces twenty inches. The blizzard delays rail traffic across the region and threatens potato crops with late freezes. Wyoming reports widespread disruption to wires and travel as livestock suffer under extreme cold.
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Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Buena Vista
Florence
Mutiny Sinks Transport Bug With Mines at Sevastopol
At Sevastopol on October 21 the transport Bug was sunk during a mutiny. She carried more than 00 pyroxylin mines and a large amount of ammunition on board, fearing capture by mutineers.
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Sevastopol
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Byrne
Smith and Simpson
Iik. Ke. Y
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Aerry
Hild Salt Lake
Devasta
Harrison Avenue
H. H. Hanson
W. H. Hall
Peter Breen
Barney Levy
W. M. Bickford
Clark
Dr. Hanson
Mrs. Hanson
Pollows
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Utah Packing Company
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Hete
Provo
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