American firm eyes Japan deal in Seattle visit
Negotiations to merge the Japanese Shibaura engineering works with General Electric were broken off a month ago but are reportedly to resume. In Seattle, Japanese commissioners met Mayor Miller and the local consul, toured facilities, and discussed absorbing Shibaura into GE, signaling a major cross‑ocean consolidation.
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Shibaura
Japan
General Electric Company
United States
Seattle
Kiawara
J. F E. Geary
Tokio Denki Company
Shibaura Engineering Works
Mitsui Company
Kiawarra
New York
Tokio
Yokohama
Oriental
Ug. 1
Millionaire denied luxuries in jail
San Rafael California September 2 William Bradbury an aged millionaire sentenced to one year in San Quentin for perjury related to a mortgage on county property was taken to the prison. A stay of execution expired and Governor Gillette reserved decision on a reprieve. Bradbury was searched measured for prison clothing photographed bathed and shaved his hair and beard. He will work in the jute mill and was denied extra food or a couch for his cell.
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San Rafael
Cal
William Bradbury
San Quentin Penitentiary
Bradbury
Gillette
Bertillon
Hoyle
Officers in Dupl Jaurez duel shocks army circles
A duel between two officers at San Luis Potosi left both badly wounded. One officer was shot in the head and the other struck in the chest by a sabre. Identities are guarded by a general order.
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el Paso
Jaurez
San Luispotosi
Fish from the Clouds at Knockscalbert Hill
Campbeltown residents on Knockscalbert Hill saw many tiny fishes on the grass near Summerhill. The 1 to 2 inch fry are believed to be herring fry dropped from a cloud during a water spout. Similar cloud fish events have been noted in Longrow, Caithness, Rosshire, and India with frogs and insects also carried aloft.
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Campbeltown
Knockscalbert Hill
Summerhill
Longrow
India
Caithness
Rosshire
Young men styles shine in Connell store selections
A Connell store promotion highlights strong young men styles in suits and overcoats this season. Hart Schaffner & Marx and Sturm, Meyer & Co. of Chicago supply the line, offering smart models with athletic shapes for college and high school men, while older men find tasteful options.
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Connell Store
Hart Schaffner & Marx and Sturm, Meyer & Co
Chicago
Connell
Moore given maximum ten years for assault in Fort Benton
Fort Benton Sept. 2 Andrew J Moore pleaded guilty to first degree assault and received the maximum sentence of ten years from Judge Tattan. The judge noted Moore's turbulent record and drinking troubles while recounting past incidents including an attack with a shovel and prior leniency. Nelson Grandchamps, an Indian half breed about 23, received four years and six months for second degree assault after a reckless car window shooting. Grandchamps was a key state witness in the Joe Cadotte murder trial. Joe Cadotte was hanged in 1895. Charles Kline was sentenced to one year for burglarizing a Great Northern refrigerator car at Havre.
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Standard
Fort Benton
Andrew J. Moore
Tattan
Moore
Grandchamps
Joe Cadotte
Charles Kline
Great Northern
Havre
Hamilton Notes Features Local Deaths And Developments
The Hamilton column reports the funeral of Mer man Schrum at age 54 in a service under the 644 Fellows with Rev. D. B. Price presiding. It notes plans for a new 25 by foot concrete block on Second Street by William J. Tiedt, relocation of the old restaurant to make room for Bitter Root stock farm’s chamber of commerce building, and daily labor completion anticipated this fall. Various residents are named including Rev. Barker’s reaffirmed pastorate, marriage licenses for Alice Kirkcaldy and Kate Kelleher, and moves of D. C. Bartlett to St. Louis to oversee Bitter Root irrigation land. Mary Quinn to teach in Hamilton, and departures of Joseph and William Hessling with Mrs. Hessling accompanying to Pullman. E. P. Moffitt of Missoula visits town by automobile on business.
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Standard
Hamilton
Merman Schrum
Germany
Drinkenberg
D. B. Price
Helena
William J. Tiedt
Como
Second Street
Orvis Music House
South Second Street
Bitter Root Stock Farm
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas H. Barker and Son
Butte
Mr. Barker
Barker
Alice Kirkcaldy
Kate Kelleher
Victor
D. C. Bartlett
St. Louis
Bitter Root Valley Irrigation Company
Mary Quinn
Wilmington
Joseph Hessling
Tere
Ind
Pullman
Wash
William Hessling
E. P. Mo
Cheap coal rises in value through gas engine use
Government reports state gas engines triple output from coal compared to steam and enable lower grade coal like North Dakota lignite to match higher grade coals. By increasing fuel efficiency, factories can locate plants away from streams or coal fields, since power now depends on engine efficiency rather than location.
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North Dakota
The
National Magazine
West Virginia
America
Lovett Elected Rector of New York Susquehanna & Western
New York September 2. R. 8S. Lovett vice president of Union Pacific was today elected a rector of the New York Susquehanna and Western railroad to succeed J. N. Hill.
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New York
Timely Sale Of Fine Waists At Remarkable Prices
A timely sale offers waists in fancy trimmed and plain tailored styles. Prices start at $1.98 for the discounted assortment.
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Butte
Connell
Lands Open for Entry Under Expanded Homestead Act
Washington reports nearly 65 million acres designated subject to entry under the enlarged homestead act. State breakdown includes Colorado 20.25 million, Montana 26 million, New Mexico 1.55 million, Oregon 1.3 million, Washington 3.5 million, Wyoming 11.9 million, Utah under section 6 provision with nonmineral dry-farm lands. Entryants must establish residence within six months and farm for five years.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Oregon
Wyoming
Crowds and a crying baby test good nature claim
A baseball crowd's reaction to a drunken man and a crying baby shows the fickle face of good nature. A well dressed man was booed and pelted by spectators after ejecting the nuisance while a mother and child faced hostile stares as the baby cried.
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New York
Philadelphia
Seuse
Mr. Bun
Bluebirds Nest in Mail Box Near Brandywine Hundred
Customs Inspector Fred Middleton found a bluebird nest with three eggs in a rural mailbox at his Brandywine Hundred home. He observed a bluebird enter the box shortly after leaving, confirming the nesting site in an unlikely location.
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Wilmington
Fred Middleton
Cliffs
Brandywine Hundred
Aisle Of The Car In A Wreck
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt recalls veteran railroad wisdom: in a wreck, stay in the aisle to reduce injuries by keeping from being crushed between seats. If possible, move to the aisle. even if you cannot leave your seat, following the tip lessens serious harm.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Meeting of Smiths at the Great Exposition
The world fair hosts a Smith family day with Columbia Smith declaring the Labrador Esquimaux Belle the queen of the Pay Streak. Thousands register under the badge Tama Smith are you as 3,000 Indians Esquimaux and whites gather in Washington building for speeches by Rev. Edward Lincoln Smith and prize awards for the shortest, the handsomest, and the plainest Smiths.
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Seattle
Donald Smith
Lord Strathcona
Victoria
Columbia
Potter Palmer
Columbia Smith
Tama Smith
Washington
Esquimaux In
Edward Lincoln Smith
Pilgrim Church
Smith
Queen Reports Roads Deteriorating in France and Improving in Germany
The article notes French roads are steadily worsening for motorists while German roads steadily improve, leading to increasing interest in touring in Germany as a favored destination. It reflects a broader travel mood and shifting perceptions of European road quality.
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Fatherland
Secretary’s Chauffeur Is Released By Court
Secretary of War Jacob M. Dickinson appeared in Nashville city court on behalf of his chauffeur accused of speeding. Evidence showed the car traveled 28 miles per hour as Dickinson headed to the customs house on official business. The case was dismissed.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jacob M. Dickinson
Customs House
Sharks on the Mexican coast attract bold catches
Vera Cruz correspondence reports a lively shark fishing season with large sharks entering the bay. A two meter shark was hauled from a pier after a hard fight, and a nearly three meter specimen was brought to the sea wall by a boat. The slain sharks yielded liver oil and drew a crowd before dispersing. Captain Washburn once nearly lost fingers on a line from a shark.
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Vera Cruz
Mexican Herald
Washburn
Ward Line
Neptune
Incarcerated hostler tied to illusory $99,000 fortune
Helena report details Peter Bienfielt a livery hostler jailed on false pretenses charges after he claimed a $99,000 inheritance. Banks investigated Finds no estate trace while his buyers pursue restitution as Bienfielt awaits bail set at $500 amid attached horse and belongings. He cites Montana years and past craft work as harness maker and shop operator.
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The
Standard
Helena
Peter Bienfielt
Bienfielt
Montana
Robert Nell
Moore
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