American firms gain in Cape Town market as South Africa prices soar
London reports British trade journals say American firms dominate Cape Town by stock and quick delivery. Johannesburg dispatches note South Africa is the dearest place to live with rents and food prices rising, beers at $1 a bottle, and wages similar to prewar levels. A clerk earning $750 yearly in London fares better than a $1,750 South Africa income.
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London
South Africa
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Africa
Quarrel Turns Violent at P. V. Jackson Ranch
At a hay ranch near Pony a disagreement over loading lead to a severe head blow. George Shores struck Coon with a large pick handle during dinner preparations, leaving Coon badly injured but alive. Shores was expelled from the ranch amid the tense scene.
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P. V. Jackson
Here
George Shores
Enok
Coon
Shores
Large Montana real estate sale closes between Sheriff Padhey and Dubuque buyer
Sheriff Charles H. Padhey sells 1400 acres of bottom land nine miles below Dillon with hay, farming implements, 35 horses and 150 cattle to William Drummey of Dubuque Iowa. E H Sherman of Butte organized negotiations. Possession in 60 days.
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Standard
Dillon
Charles H. Padhey
W'i'am Drummey
Dubuque
Iowa
E. H. Sherman
Butte
Crazy man terrorizes residents along Dillon street
Special Correspondence reports a man creating fear in the southern Dillon area by widening brush to ambush women. Police were called but he hid before arrival. He was later seen sprinting along the track near the whutes as the day wore on.
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Dillon
End 10 Ghani Corners Decision By Judge In Chicago
A Chicago judge has issued an important ruling in a case concerning entities named Ghani Corners. The decision affects local governance and resonated with officials. Further details were not provided in the available text.
Striking ruling ends corners at Chicago board of trade
Judge Alexander Chytraus voids July oats corner practice and limits board of trade powers. Ruling says special committee lacks authority over member property rights, forcing future hearings to determine true margins and potential money disposition. The decision upholds director disciplinary powers but questions adjudication over escrowed funds and the board’s overall authority.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Alexander Chytraus
Chytraus
Board of Trade
Commission Firm
Waite, Thorburn & Co
Bank of Montreal
Board of Rade
Pratt, Buckley & Co
H. B. Avery & Co
Henry Norton
General Firmin Demands Defiance After Crete-a-Phare Loss
Port au Prince reports General Firmin issuing a violent proclamation urging followers to fight the provisional government of Boiseron-Ganal over the Crete-a-Pharrot disaster. Populations in Bonaires and St. Marie, held by revolutionists, show anti German sentiment. Government troops move toward Gonaives as Port au Prince remains quiet.
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Port Au Prince
Firmin
Crete-a- Pierre
Admiral Killick
M. Boiseron-Ganal
Germany
Crete-a-Pharrot
Bonaires
St. Marie
Body of Young Woman Found on East River Pier
In New York on September 13 a young woman was found dead on pier 30 of the East River. She was beaten and choked until her face was almost black. Identified as Carrie Barry a river front character. Alcoholism listed as cause of death.
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New York
Pier 30
East River
Carrie Barry
River Front
Banks to be the medium for treasury bond deposits
Secretary Shaw outlines plans to release about 4 million dollars of treasury holdings to national banks as temporary depositories. Banks would deposit bonds of 50 thousand dollars or more, enabling the government to increase circulation and anticipate October interest payments while avoiding market bond premiums.
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Washington
Shaw
Treasury
Conditton
United Scites
United States
New York
Treasury Department
Myvyse
West
Montana Gifts Big for McKinley Memorial Fund
Aelena Sept 12 Montana's auxiliary committee sends $1,992.66 to the memorial fund and $2,311.71 to the national organization, with praise for doubling the state’s apportionment and trustees’ approval. Jadeve Sterling signs on behalf of the committee.
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Aelena
Tudee Frank P. Sterling
McKinley National Memorial Association
Montana
Association
Horrek
Jadeve Sterling
First Week Attendance Record At State Normal
Special correspondence from Dillon reports 94 students enrolled, the best opening week attendance in the school’s history, marking the sixth year for the state normal.
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Dillon
State Normal
Taxes Apportionment In Lewis and Clarke County
Helena reports Lewis and Clarke county anticipates 24611.57 in tax revenue this year versus 269724.24 last year. The distribution shows state allocation of 42850.41 and bounty funds among others as part of the tax plan.
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Standard
Helena
Lewis and Clarke County
Gushers and Flame Strike Beaumont Oil Field
A Beaumont dispatch reports the Spindle Top oil field ablaze with flames eighty feet high. The Keith Ward section suffered massive derrick loss, a seven thousand five hundred dollar tank burned, and workers fought the blaze with 500 men and 100 steam boilers under a martial law–style command. Damages cite around two hundred thousand dollars with one fatality from a falling derrick.
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New Orleans
Picayune
Beaumont
Tex
Keith-Ward
Beck Shop
Amon
Texas Flora Oil Company
Bryce & Parker
Horseshoe Oil Company
A. B. Wood
Galveston
Bullet in Bicep: 14-Year-Old Dick Shot at Deputy’s Home
A fall accident or misfortune near Stockett ends with 14-year-old Dick Thompson shot in the right bicep while moving a large revolver on Fairview street. The gun fired when a drapery snagged the trigger. Dr. X L Anthony treated the wound and the bullet remains embedded in the wall as Dick rests with his arm in a sling.
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Standard
Stockett
Thompson
Fairview Street
Insane Fort Wayne Engineer Sago Tied to Girl’s Death
William Slago of Fort Wayne, an engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad, lost reason after his locomotive struck a Marshall County girl named Elne. He fled to his home where his daughter, about the girl’s age, arrived and triggered paranoid delusions. Physicians say the mangling of the child’s body shattered his sanity. Slago, a well known passenger engineer, now remains hopelessly insane.
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Laporte
Ind
William Slago
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elne
Marshall County
Sago
Sligo
Slago
Pennsylvania Re'lroad Company
Children Allege Alienation Suit in Vincennes
Mrs Sarah Dellinger of Vincennes Indiana files a $5 000 suit against Henry Dreiman his wife Emma and William Bobe claiming they alienated her husband Jonas Dellinger s affections The 90 year old man now with his children is dangerously ill with typhoid fever and resides with them
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Vincennes
Ind
Sarah Dellinger
Henry Dreiman
Emma
William Bobe
Jonas Dellinger
Dreiman
Dauthier
Dellinger
First Episcopal rector arrives in Lewistown at St James
Rev. A. W. Bell and family arrive from Sheridan and take residence in Lewistown. He becomes the first rector of the new St. James Episcopal church, overseeing missions at Gilt Edge Kendall and Maiden.
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Standard
Lewistown
A. W. Bell
Sheridan
Mr. Bell
St. James Episcopal Church
Gilt Edge
Kendall and
Maiden
Coal Combine Plans Buy Scottish Mines in England Move
The Evening News reports a London syndicate with a 50 million dollar capital plans to purchase the Fife and Clyde coal mines, forming a large scale operation in England.
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Coal Combine
England
London
the Evening News
Fife and Clyde
Funeral for Mr and Mrs Fair Held Quietly
The bodies of Mr Charles L Fair and Mrs Fair were interred yesterday at Laurel Hill cemetery in San Francisco. Services were simple and attended only by relatives and a few intimate friends.
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San Francisco
Charles L. Fair
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Pioneers Elect Officers at Helena Meeting
Lewis and Clarke County Society of Pioneers elected H. A. Milat as president and W. L. Milligan as vice president in Helena. Moses Morris retained as secretary treasurer. committee selections and a postponed reunion banquet were noted. An invitation to the state organization to meet in Helena next year was planned. Several members listed as having died this year. The article also lists various county tax and inspection figures.
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The
Standard
Helena
Lewis and Clarke County Society of Pioneers
District Court
H. A. Milat
W. L. Milligan, Sr
Moses Morris
Andy O'Connell
M. Reinig
Dlivers
HM. Parden
Morris
State Society
Dillon
Lewis and Clarke County Society of Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
Mont
Democratic State Central Committee
Bozeman
Congress of the United States
Supreme Court
Montana
Yellowstone
Vadhsk
Deer Lodge
Fisk
Jefferson
Lewis and Clarke
Badaseaber
Susi
Ivcsck
Pontos
Bastad
Sostatetaveves
Palma trophy won by British team at Rock Cliffe range
English Better Marksmen reports the Palma trophy result with Britain finishing 12 points ahead of the Americans and 8 6 over the Canadians. Holcombe of the U S team took the high score medal. Lord Minto hosted a luncheon with toasts to King Edward and President Roosevelt amid strong Allied sentiment.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Rock Cliffe
Holcombe
Lord Minto
Canada
Dominion Rute Association
King Edward
Roosevelt
Spencer
Peope
United States
Spain
Great Britain
Parliament Hill
Mortgage Company Files Charter in Helena
The American Freehold Land Mortgage Company of London Limited filed its charter with the secretary of state and appointed H. B. Palmer of Helena as agent. The company reports capital stock of £951,850, with 160,590 shares at £4 14s and £197,500 in preferred stock.
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Helena
American Freehold Land Mortgage Company of London, Limited
H. B. Palmer
Montana
Greyling Visitor Henneberry Arrives in Dilton
Dilton notes show M. B. Henneberry arriving in town from Greyling yesterday, signaling a brief local stop. Further details on his visit and purpose were not provided in the fragment.
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The
Standard
Dilton
M. B. Henneberry
Greyling
Whitefish Slaughter Reported in Bedrock River
The Bedrock river sees hundreds of whitefish killed with daily sightings of dying and floating fish. The text blames the destruction on Japanese section hands.
Johnson hanged in New London after confession on scaffold
In New London Missouri on September 12 Jesse Johnson, a Black man, was executed by hanging. The condemned man reportedly confessed to the crime, proclaimed his faith, said he had found peace with God, and appeared content as the rope ended his life.
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New London
Jesse Johnson
Johnson
Church
Christ
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