Mother and son clash in McConnell case in federal court
In Butte a mother Celeste Nixon and her son Samuel Nixon testified in a federal court hearing over funds claimed from Stromberg Mullins by Judge N W McConnell. The heated session covered fees and arrangements tied to an appeal and a disputed $491.86 payment.
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Celeste Nixon
Samuel M. Nixon
Nixon
N. W. McConnell
Helena
Stromberg-Mullins Company
Butte
Silver City Commercial Company
United States Court
Samuel M. Nixon, Sr
Samuel M. Nixon, Jr
Fannie J. Lott
Lemuel W. Nixon
Jude
Knowles
I. W. Nixon
Mrs. Lott
Nixons
Butte Court
United States Court of Appeals
San Francisco
McConnell
Stromberg-Mullins’ Company
L. M. Nixon
Circuit Court of Anneals
L. W. Nixon
Mr. McConnell
George W. Sproule
Ss. M. Nixon
Mee- Connell
J. R. Bordeaux
C. M. Parr
Bordeaux
J. W. Nixon
Mexico
Samuel Nixon
H. L. Maury
Samuel
Maury
Parr
Tordeaux
Mr. Nixon
Meiklejohn
Estate of W J Evans Leaves Cash Riches in Cascade County
The estate of William J Evans, former Great Falls resident who died in Anaconda from wounds by an assassin, has no real estate but cash and securities valued at 143187.41 dollars. Appraisers John T Morrow James O Grady and George B Lockhart itemized holdings including bank shares in Calumet Houghton Laurin and Hancock, Tam Arack Mfg Co of Michigan, Calumet and Hecla Mining United States Steel preferred, several cash sums and a half interest in a patent, totaling 143187.41 dollars. The estate faces a 1 percent inheritance tax on the total appraised value.
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Standard
Great Falls
Cascade County
William J. Evans
Anaconda
John T. Morrow
James O'Grady
George B. Lockhart
Evans
First National ‘Bank
Calumet
National ‘Bank
Houghton
State Savings Bank
Laurin
Superior Savings Bank
Hancock
Tamarack Mfg. Co. of
Michigan
Calumet & Hecla Mining Company
United States Steel, Preferred
Dely Bank & Trust Company
First National Bank
State Savines Bank
Seizure Threats in Siberia Prompt Poaching Crackdown
Odessa dispatch reports Russian Minister M Yermiloff announcing new measures to stop American and Japanese poaching along Siberian coasts. Poachers face three months in jail with ships and cargoes confiscated, enforced by gunboats and the authority to fire if they resist.
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London
Odessa
Standard
M. Yermiloff
Russia
Siberian
Two Delegates Contested at Boulder Democratic Primary
In Boulder, Sept 17, two delegate slates emerged from a Democratic primary. One bloc, led by W J Heaney, represents the regular city party while the other comprises United Copper plant workers backing F A Heinze. About 200 attended as ballots chose nine delegates and nine alternates amid clashes over seating and procedure.
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Standard
Basin
Boulder
Democratic Party
W. J. Heaney
United Copper Company
F. A. Heinze
Axtell
Heinze
Somock Pom
Heaney
David Gilbert
Gilbert
D. E. Rainville
Auestion
Maine Vessel Reaches Navy Dept with 18 Knot Contract Speed
The Maine has arrived at the navy department with an uncorrected speed of 17.96 knots. After tidal adjustment to 17.98 and further board review, conditions warranted maintaining an 18 knot contract speed.
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Maine
Navy Department
Striking Machinists End Work Standoff at Northern Pacific
The Northern Pacific machinists walkout over a discharged worker ends as most return to duties and a settlement is announced. Union officials report mutual goodwill and a compromise basis without releasing specific terms.
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Sept. Wi
Wis
Pactic
Cooper
Mot've Power
Mitchell
Tiis
Horn
Clarkson
Wilson
Machinists’ Association
Machinists’ Union
Pabfic
Machinists Union
Fighting Fire in Wyoming Burns and Suppresses Blaze
A Saratoga Wyoming special reports forest fires near Mears and Brush Creek under control with 40 firefighters trenching eight miles to protect timber. Gold Hill and Keystone fires burn with no major property losses as miners strengthen precautions amid cold, windy weather.
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Saratoga
Wyo
Jaye
Mears
Colo
Brush Creek
Laramie
Keystone
Albany County
Second Day Is Successful at Cascade County Fair
Great Falls reports the Cascade county fair opened today after morning rain and an initial postponement caused by bad weather. The fair runs through Saturday with daylight attractions including balloon ascent and parachute leap, drawing expected family crowds and a complete fall showing across departments.
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Standard
Great Falls
Sept
Republicans Nominate Morrison for Delegate to Congress
Arizona Republicans in Phoenix at the territorial convention nominated Robert T. Morrison of Prescott for delegate to Congress. The only other candidate was W F Nichols of Wilcox the territorial auditor. Morrison won on the nominating ballot 78 to 74.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Territorial
Robert T. Morrison
Prescott
United States
W. FL. Nichols
Wilcox
Boxers Surround Cheng Tufu as City Fights On
Shanghai dispatch dated Sept 17 reports Cheng Tufu, capital of Szechuen, encircled by about 50 000 Boxers. Relief unlikely without aid, with fears of provincial uprising. Tensions rise between Protestant and Catholic converts amid clerical interference and milder repression. Pekin confirms U S diplomat Conger presented Dr Canwright’s account of July killings and missionary danger.
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London
Shanghai
Daily Mail
Cheng Tufu
Szechuen
Pekin
United States
Conger
Chinese Foreign Office
Canwright
Chene Tufu
Lovit Girls Charged With Incorrigibility
Prosecuting Attorney Gormely filed in district court an information charging two Lovit girls, aged 15 and 18, with incorrigibility. The pair were arrested on the south side by police, accused of growing up in vagrancey.
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Standard
Great Falia
Gormely
Vagrancey
Republican Nominations at Fort Benton Convention
At the republican county convention in Fort Benton on September 17 nominations were made for state senator George H. Bowen representative Col. J. H. Rice sheriff Charles D. Lowell treasurer John C. Sullivan county clerk E E. Frank Sayers attorney Charles E. Tray assessor A. E. Lewis surveyor O. W. Merrifield.
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Fort Benton
George H. Bowen
Col
J. H. Rice
Charles D. Lowell
John C. Sullivan
EE. Frank Sayers
Charles E. Tray
A. E. Lewis
O. W. Merrifield
Bowling champion leads with high average in team select
In Billings on September 17 A. J. Corri, the state champion, rolled 23 pins in one game and posted an average of 198.7 across six games. Key scores were T. Schudy 216, Rich Stein 202, West 200, Salisbury 200, Babcock 202, Sherman 178, with Corri earning the top average and Schudy a close second.
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Standard
Billings
A. J. Corri
T. Sehady
Richstein
West
Salisbury
Babcock
Sherman
Corr
T. Schudy
Frost Kills Ten Vegetables Amid Second Freeze
The second hard frost of the season killed all ten der vegetables last night in Billings area. Four inches of snow covered the Pryor mountains, about 49 miles south of Billings, affecting local farms and livelihoods.
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the Standard
Billings
Pryor Mountains
Cascade County Officials Praised by State Examiner
State Examiner Hudnell and his deputy completed the examination of Cascade county officials books and lauded the work of local officials. The review covered the county's records with findings favorable to Helena.
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Standard
Great Falls
Hudnell
Cascade
Iit
Helena
Hudnell Fis
Gans Stops Gardner in Fifth Round at Eureka Club
Lightweight champion Joe Gans defeated Gus Gardner of Philadelphia by knockout in the fifth round of a scheduled 20 round bout before the Eureka Athletic Club in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Joe Gans
Gus Gardner
Philadelphia Tonight
Fureka Athletic Club
Fire Rages Through Los Angeles Oil Fields Near Yale and Bernardo
A large fire burns in the northern Los Angeles oil fields around Yale and Bernardo streets. The area hosts many producing wells and numerous storage tanks, causing widespread concern among residents and responders.
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Los Angeles
Yale
Bernardo Streets
Wife Seeks Divorce After Desertion in Great Falls
Amy F. Matheson files for divorce in district court charging desertion by Daniel K. Matheson after thirteen months of marriage. Proceedings occur in Great Falls on September 17.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
Daniel K. Matheson
District Court
Amy F. Matheson
Bowling Green man charged over alleged misused $40
The case centers on Dan Ganders of Bowling Green who gave Wilson $40 to buy a cow. Wilson reportedly came to Toledo and spent the money on himself then gave a false police story. He was taken to Bowling Green by the sheriff to face misappropriation charges.
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Wilson
Dan Ganders
Bowing Green
Toledo
Bowling Green
Ganders
Chicago man wins cigars and bride in unusual bet tale
Karl A. Winters of the R. J. Gunning company bet a box of cigars he could wed within a week. He claimed Miss Maude Hadley as bride after telegrams from Toledo confirmed the match. Winters, son of Louisville merchant John Winters, reportedly traveled for the firm.
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Chicago
Karl A. Waters
R. J. Gunning Company
Louisvilllee
Maude Hadley
F. W. Beaver
Toledo
Ohio
Winters
Otto Reich
Reich
The
Beavers
John Winters & Son
Louleville
Accuses a Millionaire in Alienation Suit
John Herald Hayden of Columbus arrested in Alexandria Bay on a $25,000 alienation of affections suit brought by Delorah Rafferty, daughter in law of Pittsburgh millionaire Gilbert Rafferty. Rafferty and Hayden allegedly conspired toSeparate the Raffertys. Hayden released on $5,000 bail.
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N. Y
John Herald Hayden
Columbus
Alexandria Bay
Supreme Court
Delorah M. Rafferty
Thousand Islands
Hayden
Gilbert T. Rafferty
Old Bachelor Becomes Hermit Near Portsmouth Hills
John Mee Kinney an elderly bachelor hermit about 70, once of good family, was taken from his hillside hut to the county infirmary. A love disappointment drove him to seclusion after fifty years in huts. Suffering rheumatism, he lay prostrate beside his bare hut, refusing food. Doctors doubt his recovery.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
John MeeKinney
McKinney
Fatal duel reported near Meadowview involving Spriggs and Prater
Bristol Tennessee dispatch says John Spriggs and William Prater fought in a Washington County Virginia storeroom after Spriggs accused Prater of slandering Mrs. Spriggs. Both fired. Prater died from a heart wound, Spriggs was wounded and likely to die.
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Bristol, Tenn
John Spriggs
Liam Prater
Meadowview
Washington County
Virginia
Spriggs
Prater
Peruna advertised by Hattie Grace letter and testimonial
An advertisement featuring Hattie Grace of 254 W Forty Sixth St extols Peruna as a cure for nervousness from systemic catarrh and bloodless nerve centers. It cites a U.S. Senator’s wife Verona E Roach praising Peruna and invites readers to write to Dr Hartman in Columbus, Ohio for advice.
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Hattie Grace
Forty Sixth Street
Peruna
Peru
Verona E. Reach
Senator Reach
North Dakota
Larimore
N. D
Lean
Verona E. Roach
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Mourns for Youth's Unrestraint
A Washington Star excerpt features a dialogue about longing for childhood freedom. A sentimental speaker asks if youth crave simpler days and Miss Cavern quips about resisting polite social greetings to mock unhappiness.
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The
Washington Star
Miss Cavern
Clark Men Sweep Meagher County Primaries
In Meagher county primaries Clark supporters won every precinct. Democrats are united and expected to defeat Republicans in the fall.
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Standard
White Sulphur Springs
Meagher County
Clark
Bard's condition improves after heart scare in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on September 17 Senator Thomas R Bard remains in a fragile state with a risk of sudden heart failure. Doctors report partial improvement but warn of possible fatal collapse at any moment during the night.
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Los Angeles
United States
Thomas R. Bard
Farmer Reports Robbery by Fake Policemen in Toledo
J R Wilson of Wood county near Bowling Green rushed to police headquarters claiming fake officers held him up searched for a revolver and demanded $15 to avoid arrest. He turned over the money and police searched the city for the alleged scammers as other victims were questioned.
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Toledo
Ohio
J. R. Wilson
Bowling Green
Wood County
Wilson
Lightning Kills Two Boys in Belleville Kansas
Two Bohemian boys Frank Zateck and Timothy Rundus were killed by a lightning strike in Belleville Kansas on September 17. Local authorities reported the fatalities and began investigations into the incident.
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Belleville
Kan
Frank Zateck
Timothy Rundus
Speed of the New Maine Battleship Trial Report
Washington September 17 The official report of the trial of the battleship Maine outlines the vessel speed tests and performance results. The document details test conditions, machinery output, and observed capabilities during the demonstration.
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Washington
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