Witness Frederick Schrantz disappears in Cayley shooting case
Butte authorities pursue tailor Frederick Schrantz linked to the Cayley tragedy as he leaves the city amid claims by landlady Mrs. Sarah Chapman that she sought to mislead investigators. A warrant is active, with trains westward checked and Missoula asked to search for him.
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Butte
Cayley
Sarah Chapman
Broadway Rooming
Dr. Cayley
Ruth la Bonta
Frederick Sehrantz
Broadway
la Bonta
Kelley
Schrantz
William McGuiggan
Tattor
McGuiggan
Chapman
Breen
Tacoma
Wash
Sheriff's Office
McGuiggaan
MecGuiggan
Northern Pacific
West
Missoula
Colombia Pushes for Higher Payment on Canal Lease
Washington reports Colombia answered the Spooner act proposal with a friendly but noncommittal reply. It rejects the $7,000,000 base payment and seeks at once a lump annual payment of $600,000, plus a 100-year lease with renewal, while asserting constitutional limits on alienating territory.
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Washington
State Department
Spooner
Herran
Legation
United States
Colombia
Canal Strip
Return of writ in Hicklin vs Webster halted by court
Helena dispatch reports the return day for the alternative writ of mandate in the Hicklin v Webster case. The Montana Supreme Court declined to schedule a hearing today due to a full docket and no hearing date set, while counsel for both sides appeared to enter appearances.
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Helena
E. B. Hicklin
Ete Webster
Sixth Judicial District Court
Missoula County
Webster
Hicklin
Missoula
Supreme Court
W. M. Draffen
Col. 2 &. Marshall
Boers face crowd anger after Cambridge speeches
Boer commanders Kritzinger Fouche and Joubert spoke at Cambridge and narrowly escaped an angry crowd. Kritzinger climbed a wall to flee while the others were escorted to their hotel by police.
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London
Kritzinger
Fouche
Joubert
Cambridge
Oregon Wheat Demand For Milling Purposes
Portland Oregon dated October 27 reports rising demand for wheat from Oregon mills. Trade sources note mills seek high grade milling wheat amid steady price environment and expanding regional processing capacity.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Wheat Exports From California To San Francisco Rise
California shipments plus recent San Francisco market activity prompt a southward Wheat movement. The steamer Robert Dollar is chartered to carry a full cargo to San Francisco, loaded with about 2,000 tons here, mainly Oregon valley wheat.
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California
San Francisco
Robert Dollar
Oregon
Mexican Mont Pelee: Ashes Hit Southern Towns
In Mexico City on October 27 reports describe ash showers across towns from San Juan Bautista in Tabasco to Santa Cruz with Palenque cited as a new volcanic site. Villagers fear a burning mountain near Palenque, while Las Casas and Guadeloupe Sierra report fire and smoke. locals pray for safety as scientists link events to a regional volcanic awakening in the West Indies and Central America.
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Mexico City
San Juan Beautistam
Tabasco
Santa Cruz
Palenque
San Christobal Las Casas
Guadeloupe Sierra
West Indies
Central America
Up in the Hill City Hear Joseph VW Deinon
Local column notes hearers in Hill City discuss the figure Joseph VW Deinon with brief comments on public interest. The piece reflects civic chatter and community curiosity about a named individual.
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Joseph
Deinon
Rally in Hill City marks first appearance of Republican candidate
A Hill City rally drew Walkerville voters last night for J. M. Dixon, Republican candidate for Congress. The event at the Masonic hall featured Dixon as the main speaker with labor leader B. M. Lindsay and other Republicans also addressing the crowd, while many attendees praised Dixon and his party. Dixon touted support for the eight hour law and recounted his 18 hour workdays to rally Democrats.
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Walkerville
Congress
Missoula
Fred Waters
B. M. Lindsay
Joseph Galloway
Senate
Malcolm Gillis
Er. B. Howell
A. N. Yoder
Republican Central Committee
Mr. Dixon
Joseph M. Dixon
Cow
Heinze
Clark Democrats
Trusts and Thrusts At Madison Square Garden Rally
A Democratic mass meeting at Madison Square Garden features speakers including Adlai Stevenson Hill Jones Coler Hearst Sulzer and Griggs. Stevenson frames the trust issue and tariff reform as central, urging anti trust enforcement and rejection of Republican policy. He argues the ship subsidy bill and Cuba policy favor corporations and that tariff reform requires the Democratic Party.
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iNew York
Madison Square Garden
Adlai F E. Stevenson
Hill
New York
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Griggs
Georgia
Bird S. Coler
W. R. Hearst
National Association of Democratic Clubs
Sulzer
Senator Jones
Hearst
Republican Party
Jones
Adlair Stevenson
Republican Organization
Congress
Senate
House
Democratic Party
Cuba
Heavyweights Ike Hayes and Thomas King Set for 20 Round Bout
Ike Hayes the colored heavyweight and Thomas King a new butte entrant will fight 20 rounds before the Butte Athletic club at the Grand theater on Nov 6. King, a 6 foot 4 inch 210 pound miner from Pennsylvania, seeks victory against Hayes as betting heats up. James Murphy eyes a Clifford vs Mose Lafontise match and is willing to back a strong wager on Clifford.
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Ike Hayes
Thomas King
Butte
Butte Athletic Club
Grand Theater
King
Pennsylvania
Bob Fitzsimions
James Murphy
Clifford
Mose Lafontise
Murphy
Final Registration Opens Register Books Again
The registry books reopened for those ill out of town or unable to register in the 12 day period. Newly naturalized citizens could also register. In total 173 names were added bringing the register to 16 168.
All-American Bowling Team Tops Bozeman in Five-Game Match
The All-American bowling squad defeated Bozeman 2,735 to 2,490 after five games. Individual scores included Wolfe 107 179 101 171 176 and Voorheis 181 214 202. Bozeman’s Heisman 168 166 182 160 145 and Johnson 35 180 149 161 169. In the two man event Voorhies and Wolfe posted 330 for the All-Americans against Bugadd and Heilman 295 for Bozeman.
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Bozeman
Wolfe
Peterson
Voorheis
Heisman
Johnson
Davidson
Kelly
Wells
Voorhies
Wolf
Bugadd
Heilman
Bozeman Democratic Rally Draws Crowd at Opera House
Maj. Martin Maginnis and Judge W Y Pemberton spoke to a crowded Bozeman audience. The speakers held court for about an hour each as applause interrupted the program. The rally was described as one of Bozeman’s most successful democratic gatherings.
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Standard
Bozeman
Martin Maginnis
W. Y. Pemberton
Opera House
Major Maginnis
Pemberton
Democratic speakers energize Dillon meeting in border turnout
Edwin Norris of Dillon and C B Nolan of Helena addressed a Democratic gathering in Boulder on national and state issues. Norris urged trusts reform while Nolan discussed state questions. Both drew hearty receptions and applause, signaling strong support for the Democratic ticket in Jefferson County.
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Standard
Boulder
Edwin Norris
Dillon
C. B. Nolan
Helena
Norris
Nolan
Jefferson County
MacHield Released After Contempt Arrest in Ticket Case
A. F. MacHold, the ticket broker jailed for contempt for violating a restraining order in a dispute over non transferable G. A. R. campment tickets, was released from custody today in Washington.
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Washington
A. F. MacHold
District Supreme Court
Burns Expelled Again From France
Paris reports Burns an American horseman expelled after turf scandals. He returned to the United States hoping for a rehearing but the minister of the interior ordered immediate expulsion. Burns was arrested this afternoon and will be sent to the frontier.
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Paris
le Soir
Burns
France
Physicians Indicted in Grave Robbery Case
Indianapolis grand jury indicts four physicians in cemetery grave robbing probe. Bonds posted for trial. six ghouls arraigned and plea of not guilty entered. Dr J C Alexander trial date set for November 17.
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Indianapolis
J. C. Alexander
Smuggling Ring Exposed Bringing Chinese Immigrants West
El Paso reports a large smuggling conspiracy moving Chinese men from Mexico to California hidden in freight box cars. Six months of investigation by marshals and secret service led to today’s disclosure. Payments of $100 per man to Tucson and $15 to Yuma were cited with some trainmen said dismissed for alleged participation.
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el Paso
Tex
Mexico
California
United States
Secret Service
Tucson
Yuma
Soldier promoted after guard duty shooting in Shenandoah
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania on October 27 Major General Miller recommended Arthur Wadsworth be promoted from private to sergeant after he shot and killed William Durham during guard duty on Oct 5. Durham allegedly did not halt and Wadsworth believed Durham planned to attack a non union miner home. The major general deplores Durham's death but says the promotion rewards faithful duty.
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Shenandoah
Miller
Rutledge
Arthur Wadsworth
Wadsworth
William Durham
Durham
Labor rally in Helena hears speakers on campaign issues
In Helena the Lewis and Clarke county labor party held a rally at the Auditorium this evening. State Auditor J. H. Calderhead spoke on campaign issues from a populist view. M. H. Haggerty discussed the industrial question and Charles Wagner also addressed the crowd.
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The
Standard
Helena
Labor Party
Lewis and Clarke County
J. H. Calderhead
M. H. Haggerty
Charles Wagner
Inez Perry Returns to Seattle in Extradition Case
Helena police chief Travis took Inez Perry a colored woman accused of stealing $500 from a saloon in Helena. Perry fought extradition, twice winning habeas corpus relief, but was immediately rearrested on both occasions before her transfer to Seattle.
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Seattle
Travis
Helena
Inez Perry
Coal Strike Talks Continue in Paris
Paris October 27. Premier Combes met again with the national committee of striking miners but no definite results were reached. A minor clash occurred at Rochefort between strikers and non-strikers today.
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Paris
Premier Combes
National Committee of
Rochefort
Bandits Capture Bodune as Russian Relief Sent
A Kharkin dispatch reports Bodune in Manchuria seized by brigands and Russian troops dispatched to relieve the town. The location is on the Manchurian railway about 615 miles from Port Arthur.
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St. Petersburg
Kharkin
Port Arthur
Bodune
Manchuria
Siamese crown prince guests at New Orleans luncheon
In New Orleans on October 27 the crown prince of Siam dined with Frederick W. Holls, the American secretary at the Hague peace conference, at a luncheon hosted by the Law ers' club.
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New Orleans
Crown Prince of
Siam
Frederick W. Holls
Laweers' Club
Julia Marlowe Cancels Engagements Due to Illness
New York Oct 27 Miss Julia Marlowe is reported to cancel her engagements for the next two weeks because of illness She had been scheduled to appear in Baltimore tonight.
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New York
Julia Marlowe
Baltimore
Amazon Mine Strike Promises New Danielsville Camp Boom
Reports from Danielsville say the Amazon mine owned by Frank Jones Thomas Daniels and R L La Course of Anaconda has unearthed a 40 inch vein with assays from 110 to 190 dollars per ton. A 10 stamp mill will start on the 15th to process ore from the camp, elevating Danielsville into a major mining center and affecting land policy across the region.
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Anaconda
Danielsville
Amazon
Messrs
Frank Jones
Thomas Daniels
R. L. la
Danielaville
Root Defeats Kid Carter in Fast Six Round Boxing Match
Chicago on October 27 Jack Root of Chicago won a six round decision over Kid Carter of Brooklyn in a brisk heavyweight bout. Root opened with sharp jabs and right hooks while Carter rallied in rounds three and four. Root regained control in rounds five and six, leaving Carter with a bleeding nose and a cut eye.
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Chicago
Jack Root
Kid Carter
Brooklyn
Root
Carter
Key land exclusions north of Missouri river announced
Helena October 27 news that the general land office in Washington has ruled none of the land east of the Missouri river north of the Mississippi can be entered as key sections. The Collins Land Company in Helena received the decision noting Valley and Chateau counties fall under the ban. The ruling bases its decision on former Indian reservations in those counties and affects filing scripts in lieu of forest reserve selections.
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United States
P. M. Collins
Secretary of the Interior
Standard
Helena
General Land Office
Washington
Collins Land Company
Marins
Missouri River
Valley County
Chateau County
Mistaken island site fuels fog horn terror for Boston music lover
A Boston musician planned a cottage on a southern Massachusetts island with sea views and a lighthouse nearby. A nocturnal fog horn’s roar from the adjacent lighthouse grounds startled the occupants, who huddled under blankets while the lighthouse’s fog signal continued, earning the device the nickname the conservatory symphony.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Conservatory Symphony
Association offers second prize for women science theses
The Association for Promoting Scientific Research by Women offers a $1,000 second prize for a thesis by a woman on a scientific subject with new observations from independent lab work in biographical, chemical or physical science. Submissions must reach Mrs Ella H Richards at MIT Boston before January 1, 1905, with the award to be announced in April 1905.
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Association For Promoting
Association
Ella H. Richards
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Sioux girl retorts at Hampton Institute
A Sioux girl fashioning a breadboard at Hampton Institute responds to a visitor who asks if she is civilized with a sharp retort. Her quiet, dignified reply challenges the visitor’s implied stereotype about Native Americans.
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Hampton Institute
Letter From Georgie At Boarding School
A humorous note from a boarding school lad after a week without letters home. He explains he has no time to write when events are busy and nothing to write about when nothing happens, signing farewell as Georgie.
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Georgie
Englishmen in India Take Up Fakir Way of Life
In British India over the last 30 to 40 years several Englishmen adopted the fakir role and ended their days as hermits. They subjected themselves to ascetic and penance practices practiced by Indian dervishes.
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British India
Democratic rally in Turner Hall stirs ward pride
In Anaconda turn out for a First and Second wards rally at Turner Hall featured Judge Trippet F R Carton and J R Boarman as speakers. Trippet defended the Democratic party as the nation’s oldest and urged opposition to current trusts while highlighting issues like tariffs and the Cuban War.
Russian boundary monuments found near Porcupine district
Advices from Juneau report discovery of missing Russian boundary monuments by James De Blondeau a Porcupine district prospector. He followed the markers inland about 27 miles from tidewater near Klukwan and Pleasant Camp within the Rainy Hollow district, aligning with the 1826 Anglo Russian treaty.
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Seattle
Juneau
Dolphin
Emmons
Porcupine District
James
de Blondeau
Marseilles
France
Modus Vivendi
Pleasant Camp
Klukwon
Tidewater
Chilkat
Cuba Says U S Treaty Return Causes Crisis for Palma
Havana reports from official sources that the proposed U S Cuba treaty was mailed back to Washington last Saturday. A Cuban counter proposition accompanies the treaty, and President Palma warns that accepting U S propositions would ruin Cuba by slashing customs revenue.
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Havana
Associated Press
United States
Cuba
Washington
Palma
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