Butte Man Threatens Sister with Knife After Refusal
James Hanning, six feet tall and rawboned, drew a knife at his sister Mrs. A W Tomm at 740 West Park, threatening to carve her. He fledgers to kill Tomm when he returned from work. Police arrested him. hearing set before Judge Boyle.
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James Hanning
West Park Street
Sullivan
Cassidy
Hanning
A. W. Tomm
Boyle
Tomm
Riley-Dwyer Liquor Company
Irunk
Julian Adams Dies From Broken Neck In Accident
The coroner's jury concluded Julian J. Adams died at Murray and Freund hospital from a broken neck sustained in an accident near the Northern Pacific railroad freight depot on Tuesday afternoon. The inquest at Richards' undertaking rooms heard testimony but could not determine the exact mechanism of injury.
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John H. M Queeney
W. Philips
Charles Burns
Edward Wright
Western Lumber Company
Orson N. Olds
Olds
Adams
Julian J. Adams
Murray & Freund Hospital
Northern Pacific Railroad
Richards
Habeas corpus case ends in uncle's custody for girl
In Yazoo City a dramatic habeas corpus dispute pits Mamie Gilbert against her mother and stepfather over the 17 year old's custody. Judge Powell rules the girl should accompany her uncle J H Compton to Boston, citing protections of home and education amid swamp life with her mother’s squalid environment.
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Jackson
Powell
Boston
Virginia Sykes
J. H. Compton
Mamie Gilbert
Compton
Gilbert
Mr. Sykes
Abraham
Sykes
Tehula
Holmes County
Great Swamp
Yazoo City
Justice of the Peace
Geologist Calls Oil a Cheaper Fuel than Coal Threat to Coal Kings
Government geologist Prof. Charles Willard Hayes reports oil has a fuel value higher than anthracite and could replace coal with extensive Texas production. He notes 4 million barrels shipped last year, low delivery costs, and lines to Gulf ports, warning coal barons may face stiff competition and price pressures. Also: lynching of William Mobley near Wenona after an attempted assault ends in death.
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Washington
Sept
Geological Survey
Texas
Charles Willard Hayes
Hayes
Texas Field
Pennsylvania Oil
Seaboard
New York
Gulf Ports
Pennsylvania
Cordell
William Mobley
Wenona
Here
Mobley
Granger
Don Carlos Opposes Carlism Uprising in Madrid Letter
Don Carlos, the Spanish claimant, wrote to a Carlist deputy condemning any rising in support of Carlism. He urged loyalty to the existing order and discouraged rebellion against the government.
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Madrid
Don Carlos
Ito
Monster Made the Noises In the Harris Cistern
In Wellington Ohio the cistern at H C Harris's home produced unexplained sounds. A watchman fled after approaching the cavity. A diver found a horned pout fish nearly 3 feet long, likely carried by a waterspout from Lake Erie into the cistern. The fish died after exposure to light and air.
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Wellington
Ohio
H. C. Harris
Lake Erie
Kidnapping Attempt Ends With Child’s Safe Return
Four year old Bessie Lucie Houston was taken from May Rogers in Washington Indiana on September 8. Police rescued the child after a fierce struggle. she was placed in an orphan home pending parental or suitable foster arrangements. Rogers, disordered by the seizure, attempted suicide but was saved.
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Washington
Ind
Bessie Lucie Houston
May Rogers
Hbeassle
Rogers
Ofeer Geyer
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Paris
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Russia
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PEO
Peor. Com
Georgia
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