Diverse Montana News from Butte to Redlands Dated Distant
Reports from Butte and Montana upland areas recount deaths and injuries at Boysen dam Shoshone Nevada feuds and mine disasters at Red Lodge and Reno. The Dry Farming congress Cheyenne meeting seeks accommodations while Roosevelt Taft and Taft era events influence western policy.
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Robert L. Wooten
Boysen
Shoshone
Wyo
Butte
Redlands
Cal
John S. Marshall
Montana
Anaconda
Marcus Daly
Boniface
Rhyolite
Nevada
John Smith
John Duty
Red Lodge
Mont
Tom Loo
Reno
Leo
Northwestern Railroad
Wahaba
Lander
Omaha
Grover Canyon
Afton
Dutton
Western Pacific Railroad Company
Flower Lake
Pequop Mountains
Nye County
Western Pacific
Building Trades Branch
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Yellowstone Park
Amboy
Wash
Fred Swindle
Ed Newell
Newell
Rose Hoffman
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
Morris Haas
Golden Gate Park
Dr. Beasley
Rudolph Spreckles
William J. Burns
James Foley
Congress
Senator Smoot
Utah
Senate
Wyoming Wool Growers’ Association
Bulgaria Resists Turkey Demands Amid Independence Hopes
Sofia reports that Bulgaria plans to resist Turkish demands while optimistic about eventual independence. President Malinoff says direct understanding with Turkey is unlikely now but Bulgaria expects Turkey to seek Bulgaria’s friendship. Strong finances and army could help secure independence as the Macedonian issue remains central.
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Bulgaria
Turkey
Sofia—M. Malinoff
Kiamil Pasha
Thompson Montana Telegraph Operator Cleared in Wreck Case
A verdict of not guilty was returned for G A Mitchell the telegraph operator charged with criminal negligence in the Olive wreck of September last involving Northern Pacific passenger train No 5 and freight No 58. Mitchell who was jailed since the crash faced trial in district court with the grand jury deliberating briefly. Dispatcher Keeley of Missoula was set to begin trial in the same week.
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Parma
Keeley
Missoula
Cottonwood River Flood Millet Guthrie Oklahoma
A 48 hour downpour caused the Cottonwood river to overflow in West Guthrie. Three thousand people were left homeless as the river rose to record levels. Twenty cattle drowned and streetcar service halted while the water plant flooded.
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Guthrie
Okla
West Guthrie
Skeleton found near Wolf Creek may be missing man
Reports from Wolf Creek say a skeleton was found about twenty miles from Helena at the foot of a precipice. The identity is unconfirmed and no notification has been sent to aero rer Bennett. Harry Heath of Unionville has been missing for weeks and officials think the skeleton could be his.
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Helena
Mont
Wolf Creek
Aero Rer Bennett
Harry Heath
Unionville
Wind topples ice house building in Laurel Mont
J E Johnson of Minneapolis is dead after a severe wind toppled a wall at a building site in Laurel Montana being built as an ice house for the Northern Pacific. Two other workmen were seriously injured and later reported resting easily.
Eight-year-old falls to death from abandoned brewery chimney
Andrew Schier, 8, climbed a tall chimney in Paterson New Jersey to celebrate with friends. He plunged from the top and died as bystanders watched in horror. Witnesses said bricks crumbled under his weight as he fell, breaking almost every bone.
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Paterson
N. J
Andrew Schier
Labor Trouble Settled in Denver Marble Strike
Arthur Price, national president of the Marble Workers, mediated a settlement between the Denver local marble workers union and W R Thompson Manufacturing. The May strike and $50,000 damages suit are resolved with the Thompson works to be unionized and the damages suit withdrawn.
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Denver
Colo
Arthur Price
The
Marble Workers
Union of Marble Workers
W. R. Thompson Manufacturing Company
American Federation of Labor
Thompson Company
Hundred Victims in Marianna Mine Disaster
More than 100 men perished in a gas or gas leak caused explosion at the Rachel and Agnes mines of the Pittsburg Buffalo Coal Co near Marianna. About half the victims were American or English-speaking. many foreigners were new arrivals. The exact cause remains undetermined though two theories center on pocket gas ignited by a lamp or gas seeping from a Fulton farm gas well. Debris and blast force sent bodies far from the shaft, with some parts found near Ten-Mile Creek.
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Pittsburgh
Marianna
Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company
Rachel
Agnes
Henry Loutitt
Fulton Farm
Ten-Mile Creek
Convicted of Wife Murder in Salt Lake City
Thomas Vance was found guilty by a jury of first degree murder for beating and poisoning his wife. The defense had argued suicide during a personal crisis. An appeal has been filed.
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Thomas Vance
Salt Lake City
Vance
Revolutionists Triumph in Haiti Battle Near Jeremie
Government troops under General Cyriaque were routed at Anzeveau near Jeremie by revolutionaries loyal to General Antoine Simon. The clash left government forces retreating to Miragoane, about twenty miles away, after heavy fighting.
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Port ‘Au Prince
Cyriaque
Antoine Simon
Anzeveau
Jeremie
Miragoane
American Cattle Under the Ban
Ottawa implements strict precautions against foot and mouth disease. An embargo blocks live stock and hides from New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Michigan and Delaware. Guards monitor border crossings and Canada closes water routes to American cattle.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Delaware
Colorado Southern plans Cheyenne to Yellowston connection
General G M Dodge stated that the Colorado and Southern will close a fifteen to twenty mile gap south of Cheyenne and extend north of Cheyenne to Orange Junction about 350 miles farther to a Yellowstone point. The goal is a continuous line from Galveston Texas to Edmonton Canada via a St Paul and Hill lines connection.
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Colorado Southern
Council Bluffs
Iowa
G. M. Dodge
Colorado & Southern
Cheyenne
Wyo
Orange Junction
Yellowstone
St. Paul
Galveston
Texas
Edmonton
Canada
Disbarred Attorney Kills Prosecutor in Portland
In Portland Oregon J A Finch a lawyer disbarred for one year shot and killed Ralph B Fisher the prosecutor for the Bar Association in the Mohawk building Finch entered Fisher s private room fired three shots one bullet striking Fisher in the temple and killing him instantly The crime occurred as Fisher prepared to represent the Bar Association case against Finch
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Portland
Ore
J. A. Finch
State Bar Association
Ralph B Fisher
Bar Association
Finch
Fisher
Ponting Steamer Strikes Reef and Sinks Near San Fernando
The Ponting carrying laborers from Narvancan to Pangasinan struck a reef and sank in a storm off San Fernando Union province Friday night. About a hundred passengers and crew are believed drowned. The Viscaya rescued fifty two. a constabulary patrol found fifteen bodies and more were recovered ashore. It is unclear if any Americans or Europeans were aboard.
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Manila
Ponting
Narvancan
Pangasinan
San Fernando
Union
Viscaya
Deputy Sheriff Seymour L Clark Shot Dead Near Uintah
Ogden deputy Sherman L Clark of Weber County was killed by a highwayman near the Uintah depot while returning from fetch of an Italian with Deputy J J Murphy. Murphy and the Italian were wounded and the bandit remains at large as posses, Ogden police, and sheriff staff search the Uintah country.
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Ogden
Seymour L Clark
Weber County
Uintah
J. J. Murphy
Timothy Kendall
Clark
Murphy
Maniac murders two hunters near Eureka lake
The same lake area near Eureka, California, sees two murders in consecutive days. Burt Porter, shot in the head while seated with gun at the lakebank, and Joseph Viera, killed nearby while walking through woods, both by concealed assailant using mushroom bullets. Authorities deem a maniac responsible.
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Eureka
Cal
Burt Porter
E¢D
Here
Porter
Joseph Viera
Viera
Standard Oil prices cut to consumers by eliminating middlemen
John D. Archbold, vice president of Standard Oil, testified on resumed hearing in the federal suit to dissolve the oil combination. He said Standard Oil reduced prices by removing jobbers and retailers, and the session adjourned until Monday.
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New York
John D. Archbold
Archbold
Minister to Nicaragua Resigns in Dispute with Government
Washington reports John Gardner Coolidge American minister to Nicaragua has resigned. Managua sources say he quit over U S meddling in Nicaragua's internal affairs. John H Gregory Jr now oversees legation archives. resignation accepted with regret.
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Washington
John Gardner Coolidge
Nicaragua
Managua
Navy officers restricted from Newport conference talks
Secretary Metcalf, under presidential directive, orders further public discussion by naval officers on the Newport conference only with presidential permission. An earlier October 30 permit allowed discussion of the conference work except for future ship change plans.
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Washington
Newport
Metcalf
Department
Leconte Returns to Port au Prince Amid Revolt Claims
General Leconte, believed killed at Jeremie by revolutionists, arrived in Port au Prince after escaping Jeremie in a rowboat with four officers and two sailors. At sea three days without provisions, he reached Petit Grove and resumed duties as minister of the interior.
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Port Au Prince
Leconte
Jeremie
Petit Grove
Lamphere Guilty of Arson in Gunness Case
Laporte Indiana Ray Lamphere found guilty of arson in the April 28 Gunness home fire that killed Mrs Belle Gunness and her three children. He was sentenced to Mich City State Prison for an indeterminate two to twenty one years and fined five thousand dollars.
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Laporte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Belle Gunness
Gunness
Richter
Michigan City
Worden
Indiana Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Lamphere
Helgelein
Fey
Anarchy Reigns in Hayti Amid Bloodshed
New Orleans reports from Fort au Prince via St. Thomas describe a reign of terror in Hayti with wholesale executions. Government forces and revolutionists are said to be shooting suspects, as both sides hold power in different regions.
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New Orleans
The
Picayune
St. Thomas
Fort Au Prince
Hayti
Port Au Prince
Nord Alexis
Castro Bound for Europe on Medical Trip
President Castro of Venezuela arrived at Port of Spain Trinidad with his wife and family en route to Europe for expert medical attention. Three Venezuelan physicians accompany him while launches circled Guadeloupe near the quarantine line perimeters.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Castro
Venezuela
Europe
Guadeloupe
Plot to Assassinate Dowager Empress Reported in St Petersburg
Telegrams from St Petersburg describe the discovery of an alleged plot against the Russian dowager empress during her Copenhagen to St Petersburg visit. Three men were seen acting suspiciously before her train arrival at Powdery station. gendarmes confronted them, two fled, one was captured, fueling sensational reports.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Copenhagen
13 Year Old Kills Stepfather in Healdsburg
In Healdsburg California Fred Ingleman a 13 year old boy shot and killed his stepfather John Day who was violently beating his wife. Day reportedly returned home intoxicated and attacked the wife. the boy wrested a pistol from Day and fired at close range through the temple ending the assault.
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Healdsburg
Cal
Fred Ingleman
John Day
Day
Ingleman
Steamer Sunk in Collision Off Sandy Hook
A fog collision off Sandy Hook sinks the Panama liner Finance with eighty five aboard. Three passengers and one crew member die as Georgic rescues the survivors including nineteen women and fourteen children. Georgic incurs no damage.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Georgie
White Star Line
Panama Line
Finance
Georgic
United States and Japan Reach Pacific Cooperation Pact
Washington reports an agreement between the United States and Japan outlining joint effort to maintain a free peaceful Pacific commerce and to defend China’s independence and equal commercial opportunity. The five articles promise mutual respect for territorial possessions, consultative action if the status quo is threatened, and support by peaceful means for China’s sovereignty and fair access for all nations.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Pacific
China
Hillmen kill two Americans in Philippine hillside ambush
In Chicago the tragedy of forestry investigator H. D. Everett and teacher Tilden R. Wakely is detailed by Ebenezer Wakely. Reports show they were lured into Negroes island hills by Ayhao and killed after being drugged with tuyugtuyug fumes. Skeletons of the four were recovered, revealing a brutal ambush by Filipino hillmen.
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Chicago
H. D. Everett
Forestry Service
Tilden R. Wakely
Ebenezer Wakely
Wakely
Everett
Island of
Negroes
Ayhao
Ike
Precautionary Dispatch Sends Two Pacific Vessels East
Washington reports that directions were cabled to Commander Harbor, head of the Pacific fleet in Manila, to send two ships to the Yangtse river region in China. The moves follow the departure of other vessels to Manila for target practice, with the Wilmington reportedly bound for Cavite and Hong Kong for passage toward the Yangtse.
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Washington
Saint Marys Church Organizes Popular Bank in Manchester
In Manchester New Hampshire members of St Marys church parish form a popular bank modeled on successful Canadian cooperatives. The bank combines savings and lending, allowing deposits to be borrowed against and additional loans based on responsibility judged by a board of advisers. Officials are drawn from shareholders.
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Manchester
N. H
Canada
St. Mary’s Church
Hitchcock to Be Postmaster General in Taft Cabinet
Hot Springs Virginia reports Frank H Hitchcock has accepted the postmaster generalship in the Taft administration. An official announcement is expected after Taft finalizes his cabinet. No statements from Taft or the Republican chairman were available.
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Pisscer
IG Timber
Northwest
Haiti
Maniac
Nicargua
Dowager Empress
Youth
Stenfather
MAES
Philippines
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