Montana Ranchers Seek More Stock Equipment Delays
Montana cattlemen face nervous times as railroads struggle to haul beef to market. Snowstorms halt grazing and force feeding hay even as stock movement runs about 60 percent heavier than last year. Railroads report new cars and faster service, yet bottlenecks persist between Chicago St Paul and Montana, with Southwest shipments also heavier, limiting relief from northern routes.
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Montana
Chicago
St. Paul
Southwest
Woman Sheriff Escorts Prisoner From Boulder to Deer Lodge
Mrs A V Gibson wife of Jefferson county sheriff in Montana completed a prisoner transfer without officers or restraints to Deer Lodge penitentiary. She escorted Lena LaMuth convicted of theft four months sentence, stopping at Butte and Silver Bow jail en route.
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A. V. Gibson
Gibson
Jefferson County
Montana
Boulder
Deer Lodge
Oregon
Lena LaMuth
Butte
Mrs. la Muth
Silver Bow
Quinn
Governor Toole Declines Lawson Insurance Regulation
Montana Governor Toole states he will have no part in the Lawson plan to regulate insurance firms. He notes rising interest in insurer investigations, especially in New York, and expects state and county officials to aid a thorough overhaul with remedies foreseen, reducing need for interposition by multiple states. The verdict hinges on a committee report.
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Montana
Toole
New York
State Sues Bond Company Over County Clerk Fraud
Montana sues United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co in Rosebud District Court to recover 9600 believed defrauded by former County Clerk Bailey during his tenure. Bailey allegedly took part in bounty frauds and fled after failing to appear for trial, forfeting a $750 bail bond. State demands payment but the bond company reportedly ignored it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Rosebud County
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Bailey
Sapphire Mine fined for contempt in Fergus County case
English Sapphire Mine syndicate operating in Yoko Gulch Fergus county was fined by Judge Cheadle for contempt of court for polluting Judith River. The supreme court dismissed the appeal, upholding the lower court’s ruling.
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New Sapphire Mine Syndicate
Yoko Gulch
Fergus County
Cheadle
Judith River
Supreme Court
Prince Loul at White House Reception
Prince Loul meets at the White House with the king’s envoy and delivers a message. The occasion features a brilliant reception and diplomatic welcome for the royal visitor.
Prince Louis Battenberg Receives Welcome in Washington
At the White House Rear Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg met President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt after delivering a personal goodwill message from King Edward. A state dinner at the British embassy followed a large reception and ball with diplomatic corps, cabinet members, and senior military officers in attendance.
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Washington
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Roosevelt
King Edward
Henry Mortimer
Durand
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Admiral Sands
Annapolis
Prince Louis
Sir Mortimer Durand
White House
Mortimer Durand
Bonaparte
Navy Department
Department
Miss Durand
Chaffee
Fort Myer
All Austrians to Have Ballot Universal Suffrage Reported
Vienna reports that Emperor Francis Joseph will grant universal suffrage in Austria and has directed Premier Baron Gauth von Frankensburn to draft a comprehensive measure. The decision aims to satisfy socialists and influence the Hungarian coalition.
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Francis Joseph
Vienna
Austria
Baron Gauth von Frankensburn
Bitter criticism fuels debate over Karlstad treaty in Storthing
In the riksdag debate on the Karlstad treaty Hy Lihander accuses Sweden of endless concessions to Norway, claiming Norway remains a vassal. Norwegians seek republic or limited monarchy with Prince Carl of Denmark as a possible king.
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Riksdag
Karlstad
Hy Lithander
Scandinavia
Sweden
Storthing
Norway
Pomerania
Rugen
Kir
Bendicks
Fridtjof Nansen
Westminster Gazette
Horace Rumbold
Selmer
Joseph Chamberlain
Prince Carl
Denmark
Bernadotte
Carl XV
Copenhagen
Carl
Haakon
Haakon VII
Haakon VI
Lund Students Roar at Wiksall Speech in Hall Storm
Prof Knut Wiksall at Lund on Oct 4 sparked uproar by saying Russia has as much right to demand demolition of Boden forts as Sweden to raze Norwegian frontier forts. Suffered jeers and a threatened scene as students demanded his retreat while President Segerstedt urged calm. Gas turned off and Wiksel and allies exited amid cheers.
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Lund
Wiksell
Knut Wiksall
Russia
Boden
Sweden
Segerstedt
Prof. Wiksel
Death of Dr Leman. Gothenburg jurist and public figure
Dr Philip Leman a leading Gothenburg citizen died after a long cancer illness in Gothenburg. A municipal council member for years he represented the city in the first chamber of the Riksdag and held many senior positions. Born in Gothenburg he graduated from Uppsala and was a renowned Swedish jurist.
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Leman
Philip Leman
Gothenburg
Riksdag
Upsala
Sweden
Sunday beer ban approved in Throndhjem
Throndhjem city authorities adopt a resolution prohibiting sale of beer or wine on Sundays and all holidays with the measure to take effect January 1.
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Throndhjem
Honor to Ernst Sars Seven tieth Birthday Celebration
Noted Norwegian historian Ernst Sars marked his seventieth birthday on October 11 with delegations at his home a book of appreciations from friends including a poem by Bjornson a flood of letters and telegrams and a torchlight procession by university students followed by a banquet attended by Premier Michelsen and other ministers and leading figures in science art and literature
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst Sars
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Michelsen
Ardent Little Swede Ava Lagercrantz Opens New York Atelier
Ava Lagercrantz daughter of a Swedish vice admiral has opened a modest New York atelier painting miniature portraits noted for good work. She studied in Paris under Jerome Constant and others and is well known among Paris artists. She criticizes Norway saying it is good riddance and forecasts fifty years of peace after a Scandinavian crisis.
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Ava Lagercrantz
New York
Norway
Ava Lagencrantz
Admiral Lagerkrantz
America
Paris
Jerome Constant
Miss Lagercrantz
Scandinavia
Norway coat of arms sparks elk proposal in protest
Thoralv Klavenes, a leader in a Norwegian movement for a new government, attacks the national coat of arms calling the lion ridiculous as it supposedly never inhabited Norway and suggests replacing it with an elk. The proposal does not have universal support.
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Thoralv Klavenes
Norway
Danish Explorer in London Plans Arctic Northward Quest
Danish Arctic explorer Hr. Mikkelsen visits London as a guest of Sir Clements Markham and aims to present a plan to reach unknown lands north of Alaska before the Royal Geographical Society. The project is said to be endorsed by Mr. Markham.
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London
Mikkelsen
Sir Clements Markham
Alaska
Markham
Mr. Mikkelsen
Royal Geographical Society
Bread Recipe Spreads Strife After Neighbor Dispute
A baker explains sharing a bread recipe leads to conflict as a neighbor fails to follow directions. The neighbor’s husband accuses the baker, causing a quarrel and lasting estrangement as the neighborhood tensions rise.
Brooklyn Fire Destroys Main Street Businesses
A village blaze in Brooklyn Wisconsin last night wiped out the Brooklyn Mercantile building Frank Buchman's general store A G Elis drug store Snyder Roberts meat market and the post office along with other smaller structures The Bank of Brooklyn was saved The loss is about 50000 with rapid but limited effort from Evansville and Madison due to scarce water supply This is the third village fire in twenty years
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Brooklyn
Wis
Brooklyn Mercantile
Frank Buchman
A. G. Elis
Snyder & Roberts
Bank of Brooklyn
Evansville
Madison
Mystery in Winona Death Baffles Jury
Winona Minnesota November 4 The coroner s jury at the inquest into the death of John Hamernik who was found on the street Wednesday morning with a fractured skull did not accept a fall theory and rendered a verdict that the manner of injury was unknown The police continue a thorough investigation but have found no further suspicious circumstances so far.
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Winona Lutcher
Winona
Minn
John Hamernik
Cold bursts hydrants hit Winona water service
Winona Minnesota reports an early November freeze bursts sprinkling hydrants around the city. Water department was forced to stop sprinkling as pipes suffered severe damage. Residents say such cold weather has never been experienced at this season.
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Winona
Minn
Aged Negro Expressman Paul Brown Cremated in Shack
Minneapolis, Nov. 4. Paul Brown an aged negro expressman, burned to death yesterday in his shack. Believed to be well over a hundred years old, he suffocated after his bed clothing caught fire from his pipe. Brown was a familiar East side figure with more than fifty years of service.
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Minneapolis
Paul Brown
Brown
East Side
Mayor of Ballard Defeats Luns Breathes X Ray Suit
Seattle report says James Zook mayor of Ballard sued by Rosena Grover for breach of promise after he refused X ray lung check to test for tuberculosis. Grover claims $25,000 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Chicago
Record-Herald
Seattle
Wash
Rosena Grover
James Zook
Mismanagement Charged in Jewett Typewriter Case
Thomas D Morley of Mentor Ohio filed a federal court bill asking for a receiver for the Jewett Typewriter Company incorporated for 2 500 000. Charges include mismanagement misappropriation of funds and discrimination in using dividends among preferred stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewett Typewriter Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Thomas D. Morley
Mentor
Ohio
Jewett Typewriter Company, Incorporated
State land sale ends. Fergus Falls near clearance
Fergus Falls Minnesota November 4 a state land sale drew about 150 farmers. The land sold well and state auditor announced the list nearly cleared with likely no more sales here for several years.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Milk for the Roosevelts from Wisconsin Cattle
Theodore Roosevelt and family will receive milk and cream from Wisconsin cows. J. E. Foreman sold seven Guernsey cows to F. E. Patterson of Wilmington, Delaware, adding to the herd that supplies the White House.
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Wisconsin
Janesville
Wis
Theodore Roosevelt
J. E. Foreman
F. E. Patterson
Wilmington
Del
White House
Sentenced in Michigan Murder Case at Christening
Houghton Michigan November 4 Egista Sabbat was sentenced to ten to twenty years in the Marquette penitentiary for the murder of Pia Tombardin during a March christening ceremony.
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Houghton, Mich
Egista Sabbat
S:1
Marquette Penitentiary
Pia Tombardin
Accident Fatality During Duck Hunt In Wisconsin
Edward J. Briske of La Crosse was accidentally killed while hunting when his gun discharged as he and E. Sloat hunted from a boat a flock of ducks rose and triggered the fatal shot.
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la Crosse
Wis
Edward J. Briske
E. Sloat
New Ulm Recall Honors Dr Gebhardt on Anniversary
New Ulm Minnesota marked the anniversary of the murder of Dr L A Gebhardt with a half mast flag at the Otto Meyer block on Main Street. A floral cushion was sent to Mrs S Gebhardt in Black River Falls Wisconsin by New Ulm citizens in memory of the dead dentist. The crime remains a mystery with little hope of a suspect being found.
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Dr. Gebhardt
New Ulm
Minn
L. A. Gebhardt
Otto Meyer
Main Street
S. Gebhardt
Black River Falls
Grensberg Confesses to Murder of Halvor Nyman in Fergus Falls
Nels Grensberg, who says he killed Halvor Nyman, was brought to Fergus Falls and bound over to the grand jury. He says he poured soldering water into Nyman’s whisky, a tainted mix using muriatic acid. Grensberg had promised to support Nyman for life and gain the farm upon death. Nyman, 78, was ill at the time.
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Grensberg
Nyman
Fergus ‘Falls
Minn
Nels Grensberg
Halvor Nyman
Grand Jury
Grenberg
Botkin Dies After Long Illness In Washington
Alexander C. Botkin longtime political figure and chairman of the commission to revise criminal laws died in Washington yesterday. A native of Wisconsin he had suffered paralysis for twenty five years from exposure in a storm during President Arthur's administration. He once served as lieutenant governor of Montana and was allied with Senators Carpenter Carter and others.
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Washington
Alexander C. Botkin
Department of Justice
Botkin
Arthur
Wisconsin
Montana
Carpenter
Thomas Hi. Carter
Elk River murderer Crawford to hang December fifth
Gov. Johnson fixed the date for C. D. Crawford the Elk River box car killer to be executed Tuesday December 5. The decision follows the Supreme Court denying his plea for a new trial and upholding the lower court ruling. This is the second time a hang date has been set for Crawford after an earlier respite.
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Gov. Johnson
Elk River
St. Paul
C. D. Crawford
Supreme Court
Crawford
Vesselmen Seek Storm Signals Station on Devil's Island
A meeting of a vesselmen committee in Duluth on November 3 formed to memorialize Willis M. Moore chief of the weather bureau urging establishment of a storm signal vessel reporting station at Devil's Island Lake Superior. Capt. J. T. Rose was elected chairman and H. W. Brown secretary to finalize the memorial outlining the need for the station.
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Devil's Island
Duluth
Willis M. Moore
Weather Bureau
Lake Superior
J. T. Rose
H. W. Brown
Pittsburg Steamship Company
First Fargo Masher Arrest Sparks Public Attention
Fargo North Dakota on November 3 reports the first arrest in years on a masher charge. Fred Catlin of Iowa posted 5 bail and did not appear when his case was called after allegedly making remarks to young ladies while a long train waited to pass.
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Fargo
N. D
Fred Catlin
Iowa
Catlin
Typhoid Epidemic Hits Lumber Camps Near Hayward
An epidemic of typhoid fever sweeps the logging district fifteen miles southeast of Hayward Wisconsin. Three Indians have died and several other cases are reported. The disease began in Chippewa river camps and is blamed on poor sanitary precautions.
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Hayward
Wis
Chippewa River
Despondent Husband Found Dead in St. Paul Bedroom
Jorden Schroeder was discovered with a throat wound and a razor in his hand at 7 AM by his son Lloyd. Police report he was despondent over the disappearance of his wife, who left home three weeks earlier.
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St. Paul
Jorden Schroeder
Lloyd Schroeder
Prominent Cedar Rapids Woman Dies En Route to Mass
Mrs. Katherine Hanson wife of a noted local citizen collapsed on a sidewalk from apoplexy while on her way to early mass at the cathedral in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The death occurred yesterday morning and shocked the community.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Katherine Hanson
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Gulbraridsdalen
New York Post
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