Butte Bricklayer Rescued After Gregson Springs Plunge
Joseph Davis a Butte bricklayer was rescued after a plunge at Gregson Springs where he went under in deep water. Four Butte youths were detained on robbery suspicions but released amid lack of evidence. Davis later recovered and reported losing only a ten dollar note.
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Joseph Davis
Butte
Gregson Springs
Thomas Mulholland
the Springs
Duffy
Davis
South Main Alley
Family theater reopens with stock company in Butte
The Family theater reopened last night with a full house and Harry Cornell leading his own stock company in On the Bridge at Midnight. The cast includes Lulu Sutton Elsie Wrenn Irene Lorton and others delivering strong performances as a German curio dealer a blind mother and a group of villains. The play runs all week with the police justice twist ending and favorable notices from the audience.
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Harry Cornell
Butte
Cornell
Reddy
Herman von Schultzberg
Lulu Sutton
Elsie Wrenn
Snowy Peaks Signal End of Rainy Season Near Ouray
Workers attempted to fix the dyke but were only partly successful. Snow on mountain peaks above Ouray suggests the rainy season has ended, as observers note the change in weather.
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Ouray
Sheriff conducts rounds of capital saloons and music hall
Helena Sept 5 Special Dispatch Sheriff Higgins visited saloons cigar stores and the Capital music hall to check alleged wine room law violations. He warned proprietors the law will be rigidly enforced and rounds will be frequent. Mark Goode owner of the Capital music hall said liquor sales stopped but women remain in the venue and he pledges wholesome entertainment.
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Helena
Higgins
Capital Music Hall
Mark Goode
London Differed in Cook's Case
The Times editorial panel weighs Dr. Cook's polar claims with caution noting coincidence of Cook's April 21 discovery date with Peary's farthest north in 1906. Bernacchi argues Peary’s critique matters, urging testing of evidence before judgment and acknowledging plausible but possibly mistaken conviction of reaching the pole.
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Peary
Crocker
Bernucchi
Pearyv
the Times
Fire blamed on crew for burning cargo ship Howard DD Troop
News from Yokohama indicates six Howard DD Troop crew members set fire to the British barkentine Howard DD Troop carrying kerosene for Standard Oil. The blaze forced distress rockets, towing by a tug, and eventual scuttling after disputes between Captain Duryea and the crew.
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Sacramento
Duryea
Robbery Foiled as Highwayman Escapes at St Patrick’s Church
Andrew McMillan, engineer at the Speculator, was held up near St Patrick’s church on a shadowy alley. He grabbed for the robber’s gun and escaped uninjured with valuables, while the six-foot suspect in brown derby fled east on Mercury street and north toward the alley. Dr W C Matthews heard the commotion but did not see the assailant.
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Mercury Street
Andrew McMillan
South Washington Street
McMillan
Main Street
Church Alley
W. C. Matthews
Girl swims nine miles in endurance test
Adeline Trapp aged two completes a nine mile swim through Hell Gate from Fast Eighty-ninth street to Classon point, Long Island. She is accompanied by Priscilla Higgins as 49 life-saving corps swimmers finish the annual endurance test. Higgins suffers cramps while several men quit.
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New York
Adeline Trapp
Hell Gate
Eighty-ninth Street
Classon Point
Long Island
Priscilla Higgins
Miss Trapp
Center Life-Saving Corps
Miss Higgins
Crimmins Finds Better Conditions in Ireland
John D. Crimmins, back from abroad, reports Ireland recovering prosperity after a decade of legislation. He notes dwindling emigration and happier farmers, and believes Ireland may soon chart its own prosperous path similar to larger colonies under a suitable government.
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Crimmins
Ireland
New York
John DD. Crimmins
England
San Diego Plans Fair on Completion of Big Canal
A Panama California Exposition Company formed in San Diego aims to stage a world’s fair in 1915 to celebrate the Panama Canal completion. The new firm is capitalized at 1 million dollars and headed by John D. Spreckels, with directors Lyman J. Guage and U. S. Grant Jr. involved.
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John D. Spreckels
Chamber of Commerce
Lyman J. Guage
Secretary of the Treasury
U. 8. Grant, Jr
Three Die in Auto Train Collision in Michigan
Detroit reports A. A. Robinson owner of the Commercial company his wife and Mrs. EF Tremaine of Bay City killed when their automobile collided with a Michigan Central train in Bay City.
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Detroit
A. A. Robinson
Commercial Company
EF. H. Tremaine
Bay City
Michigan Central
Atlantic City saloons defy action keep open
Atlantic City remains open as saloons operate on Sunday after leaders of the resort faction resolved to permit openings at midnight Saturday. Reformers accuse Mayor Stoy of disobedience to the attorney general and threaten further action if he fails to close the saloons.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Stoy
Wilson
Birney
Bonded man Carr rearrests in jail on threat charge
John Carr, also known as Carr, was brought back to Butterhly jail yesterday morning in Patrolman Gilbert’s custody and held without bail until the session with Judge McGowan. The arrest stemmed from a complaint by Mrs. Carr that he threatened to kill her after previously beating and dragging her by the hair.
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John Carr
Carr
Butterhly
Gilbert
McGowan
Harrison Avenue
Fire destroys Reynolds Hotel and 30 businesses
Poplar Bluff Missouri reports a major fire that consumed the Reynolds hotel along with 30 other business houses. The total loss is estimated at 500000 dollars. Emergency crews fought the blaze but the extent of damage is not yet fully known.
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Poplar Bluff
Reynolds
Pasadena society opposes Taft bullfight in Mexico
The Pasadena Humane Society sent a resolution to the State Humane Society condemning plans to entertain President Taft with a bull fight during his meeting with President Diaz in Juarez Mexico. It asks Mexicans to offer another amusement.
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Taft
Pasadena
Cal
Pasadena Humane Society
State Humane Society
Diag
Juarez
Mexico
Secretary Ballinger to See President Taft in Beverly
Beverly Sept 5 Secretary Ballinger is expected to visit Beverly tomorrow for a conference with President Taft about the conduct of interior department officers enforcing conservation laws. This marks the close of the president's vacation week.
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Beverly
Hallinger
Taft
Interior Department
Portland Creek Overflows as Rain Fails To Recede
Ouray Colorado reports Portland creek overflow after steady rainfall and floods streets. One hundred teams were employed in an effort to cope with the high water and restore normal access.
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Ouray
Colo
Portland Creek
Man Killed by Train Near Missoula
Coroner W D L Kendrick returned from McQuarrie with the body of Charles Lundquist a laborer for Carlson Co killed when he stepped in front of the second section of Northern Pacific train No. 4 on the eastbound track while No. 4 passed on the adjacent track.
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Missoula
W. DL. Kendrieck
McQuarrie
Charles Lundquist
Northern Pacific
Carlson & Co
No. 4
Cadets’ Reinstatement Appeal Forwarded to Washington
Secretary of War Dickinson said the papers in the cadets dismissed for hazing were sent to Washington for review. He noted he gave the appeal serious consideration but declined further comment. The cadets had traveled to Nashville to seek reinstatement.
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Nashville
Tenn
Dickinson
United States
M Military Academy
Washington
Unusual Honor Is Paid to Dr Cook
Captain Nansen voiced trust in Dr Cook. He believed a polar ascent using dogs was possible but said planting a flag and report on the ice would drift away from the original spot if recovered.
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DR. Cook
Nansen
North Pole
Explorers Praise Dr. Cook After Polar Triumph
Paris reports from Copenhagen that Mrs. Rasmussen and Sverdrup hailed Dr. Cook for reaching the pole. Sverdrup credited Cook for following his own route and relying on Eskimo observations while Rasmussen emphasized faith in Cook and the Greenland expedition team.
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Copenhagen
Dr. Cook
Esquimaux
Mrs. Rasmussen
Esquimanux
Sverdrup
Polar
North Pole
Cook
Pole
Peary
Nansen Sound
Rasmussen
Greenland
Explorers Debate Historic Arctic Crossing Pace Claims
The dialogue reports Sverdrup disputing a critic over daily travel speeds on an Arctic voyage. He asserts he has covered more than 25 miles a day, countering the claim that a speed of 15 miles daily is plausible, and maintains confidence in public discussion to dispel doubts.
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Sverdrup
Astronomers Say Cook Could Pinpoint Pole Position
Berkeley California Sept 5 Professor George Davidson UC said with proper instruments Dr Cook could have found the pole within about one mile if he had a clear ice horizon. He noted a mile error equals one thirty second of the sun’s disk with a sextant and added that numerous observations could reveal credibility of his work.
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Berkeley
Cal
George Davidson
University of California
Cook
Brussels supports Dr. Cook with latitude claim at pole
Professor Lecointe, director of the Brussels observatory, defended Dr. Cook claiming he could easily prove his polar journey. He argued Cook reached latitude 89 degrees 59 minutes 46 seconds on April 21, 1908, saying the 46 seconds were a reasonable rounding and that Cook may have completed a full loop around the pole.
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Brussels
Lecointe
Brussels Observatory
Cook
Dr. Cook
Switchman Injured In Locomotive Yard Accident
Switchman J. P. Lambert of the Northern Pacific is hospitalized after his left foot was crushed by locomotive wheels in the Butte yards last night. Two toes will be amputated and perhaps the entire foot. He is 30 years old, married, and resides at 1132 South Wyoming Street.
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J. P. Lambert
Northern Pacific
Murray’s Hospital
Butte Yards
South
Wyoming Street
Representative from Gonzaga College Visits Butte
Rev. K. B. Oliver of Gonzaga College Spokane arrived in Butte and is staying at St. Patrick's parochial residence. He will depart Thursday evening with Butte boys heading to Gonzaga for the next school year.
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Oliver
Gonzaga College
Spokane
Butte
St. Patrick’s
Man Trapped by Fall At 1:59 Level Serious Condition
John Kleon, 45, of 2101 Spruce Street in the McQueen addition, is in serious condition at St James hospital after being caught under a fall of ground on the 1:59 level. One kidney is seriously affected but he escaped with no broken bones.
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John Kleon
St. James’ Hospital
Kleon
Spruce Street
McQueen Addition
Henry Martin Injured in Fall from Pole at Penfield
Harry Martin was brought in on the Milwaukee last evening from Penfield and taken to St. James hospital. He fell from a pole at Penfield and is likely injured.
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Harry Martin
Milwaukee
Penfield
St. James’ Hospital
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