Immunity Fight Looms Over Chicago & Alton Case
Chicago reports a grand jury summons as the United States hunts for immunity in the Standard Oil rebate case involving the Chicago and Alton road. Judge Landis and DA Sims may open the deal, with possible prosecutions of the Alton and related lines pending and the president's influence weighed.
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Chicago
Chicago & Alton Road
Standard Oil
Tomorow
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
United States
Sims
Department of Justice
Alton
Landis
Attorney Sims
Grand Jury
Moody
Judge Landis
Roosevelt
Mr. Morrison
Justice Moody
Bonaparte
California
Washington
Polish National Alliance convenes in Baltimore for Kosciuszko statue drive
Prominent Polish-Americans gather in Baltimore for the seventeenth convention of the Polish National Alliance. The meeting aims to raise 50,000 dollars for a Kosciuszko statue in Washington, with 20,000 already secured. Sculptor Casmir Churzinski leads the project as a parade of at least 10,000 Poles is planned.
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Baltimore
Polish National Alliance
Kosciuszko
Washington
Casmir Churzinski
Abandonment of the unit rule at 1880 Republican convention
Report notes the 1880 national convention allowed New York delegates led by William H. Robertson to break from state instructions and vote against General Grant. The move neutralized Conkling’s Grant faction leadership within the convention.
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Leslie
William HH
Feud Between Conkling and Robertson Shapes 1880s Politics
The clash between Conkling and Robertson sparked by Garfield’s 1881 nomination and Robertson’s port collector appointment split New York Republicans, hindered party unity in other states, aided Cleveland’s 1882 gubernatorial landslide, and helped pave his 1884 presidential victory.
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Conkling
Robertson
Garfield
New York
Cleveland
Tod Sloan Marries Actress Julia Sanderson in New York
Tod Sloan, famed former jockey, wed actress Julia Sanderson at 7 p.m. in Sloan's Fourth Avenue apartment. The ceremony was private with bridesmaid Maybelle B. Gibson and best man William Baldwin Sherrer present. Mrs Sloan returned to the theater to perform after the nuptials.
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Salt Lake
Inter-Mountain Republican
New York
Tod Sloan
Julia Sanderson
Pegg
Criterion
Henry Marsh Wareden
West Ninty-fourth Street
Robert Fulton Honored at the Jamestown Fair
Norfolk Va September 23 celebration marks steamboat week honoring Robert Fulton whose first voyage a century ago inspired a naval pageant. Robert Fulton Memorial association led by Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mark Twain aims to build a 1 000 000 water gate and monument in New York to be dedicated in 1909 Hudson Fulton centennial. Prominent participants include Cornelius Vanderbilt Samuel Clemens Joseph Choate Fulton Ludlow and others.
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Norfolk
Jamestown Exposition
Robert Fulton
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Samuel Clemens
Hugh Gordon Miller
Isaac Guggenheim
John Jacob Astor
Charles B. Hughes
Richard Watson Gilder
Melville FE. Stone
Kittle of New York Visited Butte on Stock Interest Mission
Charles A. Kittle of S. J H. Peel & Co., a prominent New York Stock Exchange figure, spent several days in Butte to discuss matters for his firm. He departed last evening to continue his travels in the Northwest amid warm goodbyes from local stock men.
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Charles A. Kittle
S. J H. Peel & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Butte
Northwest
Kittle
Big Price Cutting On Sterling Silver in Sale
Set of six Gorham Lancaster tea spoons $5 down from $6. Buttercup gray handle spoons $6 from $7. Cambridge gray handle spoons $5.25 from $6.50. Orange spoons with gold bowls $10 from $13. Oyster forks $6 from $8. Bouillon spoons $6 from $8. Savings range 15 to 20 percent. See burg, other bar gains and call.
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Gorham
Dresses For Ladies Display At Hennessy Store
This morning Mrs Reed returns from Paris to Butte and opens a temporary dressmaking department over the Main Street grocery, showcasing the finest fashionable dresses and suits from European fashion houses. She promises designs not eclipsed in any European capital and invites local women to view the splendor during the display.
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Butte
Main Street
East Granite Street
Colonel McTague Lands in America After Lusitania Trip
Col. Thomas McTague of Deer Lodge and Mrs McTague arrived in the United States aboard the Lusitania after a visit to Ireland. They visited Dublin and the Lakes of Killarney and kissed the Blarney Stone. Montanans expect his tales on arrival in Butte.
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Thomas McTague
Montana
Old Country
Lusitania
Little Island
Tolstoys home beset by furious peasants near Yasnaya Poliana
Reports from Moscow recount two attacks on Count Tolstoi's residence at Yasnaya Poliana on September 17 and 18. Armed assailants were repulsed by Tolstoi's guards and staff with no further damage. Police have made several arrests.
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Salt Lake
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Count Tolstoi
Yasnaya Poliani
Tolstoi
Russia
M. Krusyan
Country voters praise foreigners while defending democracy
In a reflection on city and country politics, a writer praises Polish Italian and German immigrants in rural America. He recalls a Pole named Kausky and notes how foreign families become Americans, arguing democracy helps assimilation and school funding benefits the children.
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Kausky
Charles Baxter
Baxter
Brennan Still West Rough Riding Champion Despite Goldens Fraud Claims
Brennan, the rough riding champion of the West, denies impostor claims tied to Golden and remains in Montana. He plans to ride at the state fair in Helena, then return to Butte. no world championship contest this year as postponements affect the belt, valued at 2500 dollars and held by the Denver committee.
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Harry Brennan
Butte
West
Golden Colp
Prees
Brennan
Holden
Standard
Twin Bridges
Joe Redferty
Colorado
Montana
Helena
Denver
Signs of Rain Observed in Animals and Plants
The article notes animals show fatigue and quiet, dogs and birds sleepier, sheep cluster, horses neigh, cattle low, fowls scream, ducks and geese noisy, due to low air oxygen and damp air. Cats rub ears and coat from dampness and static electricity. Dandelion and clover close leaves before rain as clouds dim light, plus air vessel expansion. Boys and girls are urged to observe.
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Chicago News
Crazy Jane Leads 200 Cows In Surprise Western Stampede
In The October American Magazine a lively tale follows Crazy Jane a wild western cow leading about 200 followers. Two cowboys fearfully watch as cattle surround a tent while Jane herds forward with playful brays and dramatic charges prompting a instinctive urge to flee or fight.
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Crazy Jane
Ike
Jane
Brandt
Complainant Correction in Justice Colligan Case
A court record identifies Miss Emma McLeod as the consenting witness in a Saturday assault case against Mrs. Ada McLeod, correcting a Sunday report that named Miss Emma Jane Fay as the witness.
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Emma McLeod
Justice Colligan
Ada McLeod
Emma Jane Fay
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Charles Ee Bowman
A. J. Bennett
Daly Bank and Trust CO
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A. J. Campbell
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Charles ¥. Booth
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P. M. Wigginton
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J. S. Dutton
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M’tague
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America
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Hiei
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