Maneuvers at Fort Riley described in vivid detail
At Fort Riley Kansas the maneuver division carried out a day of drills under heavy rain and a 40 mile gale. Col George B Rodney led blues against Col James Miller's browns in a simulated clash near Stockdale with Marsh hill as a key objective. After hours of artillery duels and close combat the day ended in a hard fought draw with a halt at noon. Tomorrow advances include a convoy attack defended by the blues and Governor Stanley of Kansas visiting the camp.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Abilene
Stockdale
George B. Rodney
Artillery Corps
Blues
Republican River
6Th Battalion of Engineers
The
Th Cavalry
Rodney
Brown
James Miller
224 Infantry
Miller
Junction City
Farber
Eighth Cavalry
Marsh Hill
Marsh
Neadlong
Battalion of Engineers
Sixth Infantry
Fourth Cavalry
Stanley
Kansas
Repsheff
Washington
Will of Late David Auchard Probate Filed
Probate filed in Judge Clements court for David Auchard who died recently. Estate totals 92,000 with 66,000 real and 26,000 personal property. Widow Agnes Auchard to receive 5,000 and a 400 acre homestead. Brother Ebenezer Auchard of Vienna New York gets 5,000. Remainder to the grand lodge of Masons of the state to fund a home for aged Masons. executor named the Montana Masons grand master. Estate management renounced in favor of Mrs. Auchard. If property not taken by Montana Masons passes to Michigan Masons then to New York Masons.
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Helena
Clements
David Auchard
Agnes Auchard
Ebenezer Auchard
Vienna
N. Y
Grand Lodge of Masons
Montana Masons
Auchard
Montana Mason
Masons of
Michigan
New York
Receipts From Land Sales in Helena for September
Special Dispatch to the Standard. Helena September 29. The state land office reports four weekly receipts totaling 62070.05 with allocations to school, university, normal, and other funds. September earnings exceed last year, driven by Flathead county land sales, bringing fiscal year to date to 288834.59, about 94760.38 above last year.
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Standard
Helena
Register of the State Land Office
Permanent University Fund
Reform School Fund
Deaf and Dumb School
Capitol Building
Agricultural College
School of Mines
Flathead County
Land Office
Duncombes to Tour Pacific Coast Then Return to Iowa
Special Correspondence reports Mr and Mrs W B Duncombe will leave Hamilton for Portland and Seattle after two weeks with Mrs Duncombe’s brother J F Sherman. They will visit Pacific Coast points before returning to Fort Dodge Iowa. Adj Gen R Lee McCulloch and editor Miles Romney came back Friday from Hazeman democratic state convention where Romney touts being the original Evans man and the convention’s congress choice.
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The
Standard
Hamilton
W BE. Duncombe
Portland
Seattle
Evans
Congress
Cecchini to be released from Warm Springs asylum
Special Dispatch reports Joseph Cecchini will leave the state insane asylum at Warm Springs when the state board order arrives. He was admitted March 17 and relatives sought his release claiming he would be taken back to Italy. Dr. Warren, manager of the asylum, says Cecchini has recovered and is in normal condition.
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Standard
Helena
Joseph Cecchini
Warm Springs
State Board of Commissioners For the
Italy
Warren
Cecchini
Olde Timer Visits Helena
Helena today hosts A. H. Wilcox a veteran of Montana dating from 1862 when he located at Montana City. Now of Frazee Minnesota he recalls placer mining days and enjoys revisiting early sites and scenes.
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Helena
The
Standard
A. H. Wilcox
Frazee, Minn
Wilcox
Montana
Montana City
Must Have a Card to Court in Clerks Union Pact
St Paul Sept 29 The Clerks union forms a girls league requiring women to marry only union men and to reject suitors who lack a union card, enforcing dating only with cardholding men.
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St. Paul
Clerks’ Union
Marcus Samuel Elected Lord Mayor of London
In London on Sept 29 Sir Marcus Samuel was chosen to serve as lord mayor for the coming year, succeeding Sir Joseph Dimsdale. The ceremony and official duties will mark the start of his term.
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London
Marcus Samuel
Joseph ©. Dimsdale
Snyder goes to trial as plea of not guilty is entered
In St Louis on September 29 Robert M. Snyder banker and promoter faced bribery charges over the Central Traction bill. He refused to plead and the court directed a not guilty plea and to proceed with trial. Jury selection starts tomorrow as questions of residency and statute of limitations loom.
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St. Louis
Robert M. Snyder
Kansas City
New York
Joseph W. Folk
Ryan
Snyder
Missouri
Liberty
Central Traction
Y Neill Ryan
Circuit Court
St. Louis Municial Assembly
William 8. Woods
National Bank of Commerce
P.be
Circuit
Folk
Bar
Kenegal
Bitter Root adds new passenger train from Hamilton
Special Correspondence reports a new Bitter Root passenger train starting at Hamilton at 8:30 am and returning from Missoula at 6:20 pm. The 50 mile run will take one hour less than the current schedule, with Hamilton arrival at 7:05 pm, sparking local enthusiasm for improved service.
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Standard
Hamilton
Missoula
Mining sale inquiry cited in Hamilton note
George Ward of Camas was in Hamilton and questioned about the mining transaction reported in the Standard regarding the sale of placer ground.
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Standard
Hamilton
George Ward
Camas
Crittenton Heads to London After Daughter Ill
Charles N. Crittenton hurried to London upon learning his only daughter near London England lies critically ill. Helena dispatch notes his anxious friends feared he suffered a stroke en route but confirms he is now at his daughter's bedside and aims to resume rescue work.
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Standard
Helena
Montana
Charles N. Crittenton
Mr. Crittenton
London
Crittenton
Spokane
United States
Mysterious Mine Workers Conference in Philadelphia
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers and Secretary-Treasurer Wilson met in secrecy with three district presidents and an unknown figure. After nearly three hours they split up with Mitchell and the district chiefs heading to Wilkes Barre and Fahey and Wilson to Indianapolis. No statement on the conference objective was given.
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Urer
W. P. Wilson
Nicols, Duffy
Fahey
Oth
Mr. Mitchell
Wilkesbarre
Wilson
Indianapolis
Senator Quay
Penrose
Mitchell
Widow Remains Hopeful Amid Looming Death Seeks Burial Safeguards
Not die, although her death is daily expected. She has been promised that in case of her death she will be buried in a grave securely protected from robbers. This precaution is being taken because of many offers from physicians for her body. Even in her enfeebled condition the woman's mind is clear and she is able to sustain conversation, though in a somewhat subdued tone.
Iron cap on infant's head in New Jersey operation
The Uliki family of 317 Federal Street Trenton seeks a life changing operation for their 17 month old girl. Dr Theodore Komoroski uses an iron and steel cap to compress and drain a suspected brain fluid buildup. The procedure could take weeks with uncertain outcome and aims to restore normal size and sanity. The child’s head measured about 251 grams circumference at birth and has since grown too large to lift from a pillow.
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Trenton
N. J
Henry Uliki
Federal Street
Theodore Komoroski
New York
Soldier seeks refund of wife care funds from asylum
Samuel Stephens of BR 24th Infantry now at Fort Harrison asks the state board of insane commissioners to order return of about 48 dollars held by district court and 45 dollars with Dr Warren at Warm Springs asylum. He paid for his wife's care after she was declared insane during the Spanish American War and says undisbursed sums should be refunded. The board heard him but deferred action to the regular meeting.
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Standard
Helena
Samuel Stphens
BR 24Th Infantry
Fort Harrison
State Board of Insane Commissioners
Co. Y. Warren
Warm Springs Asylum
Stephens
Philippines
J. M. Clements
Keping
Finlay McRae
S. C. Ashby
Jailbreak at Dillon: O'Brien brothers escape with outside help
Jack and Jim O'Brien, jailed after a Sliver Bow barber shop robbery, escaped Dillon jail by sawing bars and crawling through a window. Prisoner Henry Boettehook also fled while officers suspect outside assistance aided the break.
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The
Standard
Dillon
Jack
Rn't O'Brien
Sliver Bow
Henry Boettehook
Coal strike tensions as operators reject Catholic union influence
John Markle, a coal operator, said Catholic and other societies will not change operator policy. He claimed their efforts will prolong the strike by boosting miner hope and extending coal scarcity, and he stated Mr. Mitchell's organization will not be recognized under any circumstances.
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New York
John Markle
Mitchell
Made Doubly Sure. Richard Leitsche Suicide After Letter
Chicago report states Richard Leitsche aged 20 wrote to his father expressing intent to end his life. He tied a rope to a plier at Columbia avenue, blew out his brains, and his body fell into the lake after the bullet entered his head. Despondent due to illness.
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Chicago
Richard Leitsche
Columbia Avenue
Leavenworth Man Found Dead at Cemetery
Leavenworth citizen William Textor aged 74 was found dead today at his wife’s grave in Mt. Muncie cemetery. He died by his own hand, shooting himself behind the fall.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Spt
Wi'lam Textor
Leavenworth
Mt. Muncie
Doctors puzzled by Miss Mary Bakers alarming case in Griffin's Corner
In Susquehanna Pennsylvania physicians, including noted surgeons, remain baffled by Miss Mary Baker who has eaten only small mouthfuls for two months and is described as a mere skeleton yet she remains hopeful and confident she will recover.
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Susquehanna
Mary Baker
Griffin's Corner
Mil Home Battery Gun Stolen by Mil ton Raiders
A gang of a dozen men belonging to the Milton rangers burglarized the Fowler battery premises in Rahway New Jersey. They stole the mounted gun once owned by Republican clubs since 1868. Reed discovered the break in and Freeman Clarke and Charles Dudley were arrested and bailed. The gun disappeared and is believed dumped in Milton lake. Warrants issued for about a dozen more suspects.
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Rahway
N. J
Milton Rangers
Frank Reed
Fowler Battery
Reed
Freeman Clarke
Charles Dudley
Varous Republican Clubs
Milton Lake
Settlement Reaches $300 in Damages Case
Miss Rosie Strayer of Harrisburg sued telegraph operator Robert B. Warner of Dillsburg for $5,000 for breach of promise. After the trial in Carlisle on September 29 the case ended with judgment for the plaintiff for $300.
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Carlisle
Rosie Strayer
Harrisburg
Robert B. Warner
Dillsburg
Stock Market Closes With Heavy Losses Amid Unsettled Trade
New York reports show net losses of two to ten percent across active issues with Louisville & Nashville hit hardest. Disappointment over the railroad’s future, coal strike prolongation, and London selling Americans weighed on prices. Call money spiked to 35 percent as banks largely avoided speculative lending.
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New York
Louisville & Nashville
London
Continent
Clearing House Association
Atchison and St. Paul
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Sillman
National City Bank
Baker
First National
Hendricks
National Bank of Commerce
Democratic Central Committee Meets in Helena Tomorrow
The Democratic state central committee convenes at the Grandon hotel in Helena to select a secretary open state headquarters and handle other business. Thomas C Kurtz becomes Independent manager and joins the committee from Lewis and Clarke county while H J Toomey of Powell county serves as chairman.
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The
Standard
Helena
Democratic State Central Committee
Grandon Hotel
Thomas ¢C. Kurtz
Independent
John §. M. Neill
Lewis and Clarke County
H. J. Toomey
Powell County
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