Montana Millionaire Faces New Health Crisis
Helena's Bart Montana, a famed railroad contractor and mining man, awaits treatment after selling Morning and You Like mines in Idaho for 3 million. He travels to Chicago with his physician for possible surgery, after surviving the Clallam disaster two years ago and keeping his fortune intact.
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Montana
Peter Larson
Helena
Larson
T. L. Greenough
Missoula
Coeur d’Alenes
Idaho
Federal Mining Company
Chicago
Clallam
Dungeness Point
Port Townsend
Seattle
Victoria
Sea Lion
British Columbia
Mr. Larson
Northwest
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Pacific
Grand Trunk
Wages and Production Rise in Butte Mines
Deputy state mine inspector W M Orem reports Montana Butte mines operated largely continuously with little labor agitation. Copper prices rose boosting production and development. Forty miners died and thirty three were seriously injured between end of 1904 and Nov 1905. Large company mines yielded over 31 million in minerals and paid over 12 million in miners wages. Deep ore bodies extend below upper levels and mine ventilation is discussed.
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W. M. Orem
Butte
Orem
Bounty Inspector Guilty in Montana Forgery Case
After twenty seven hours of deliberation a Miles City jury found T. J. Newman guilty of forgery linked to bounty frauds. Prosecutors allege he passed fraudulent claims as a bounty inspector. A second similar case against Newman has begun.
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Miles City
T. J. Newman
Newman
Safe Blowers Crack Butcher Shop Safe for $30
A burglar gang used nitroglycerin to wreck J. P. Schmite's Townsend butcher shop strong box and steal $30. Police suspect the same band active in other parts of the state in recent weeks.
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J. P. Schmite
Townsend
Helena
Ilegal Use of Mails Arrests Tied to Fort Benton Newspaper
Oliver Moore Omar Gregg connected with a Fort Benton newspaper and J E Epperson a bartender were arrested by federal authorities for sending objectionable matter through the mails. They posted bonds to appear in federal court at Helena as deputy marshals confiscated damaging literature.
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Oliver Moore
Omar Gregg
Fort Benton
J. E. Epperson
Helena
Robbery near Northern Pacific station in Butte
Joseph Schuster was held up by three masked men near the Northern Pacific station in Butte and relieved of $100. A chloroform-soaked sponge was used, he resisted briefly, was overpowered, and left unconscious in an alley for about two hours. Schuster says he is from San Francisco and was en route to a train.
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Joseph Schuster
Northern Pacific
Butte
Schuster
San Francisco
Demise of Edelfelt Losses Finland’s Great Painter
Albert Edelfelt, Finland’s leading painter, died last month. A patriot and master draftsman, he trained in Antwerp and Paris and produced a flood of national themed works. His art portrayed Finnish legends, landscapes, rural life, and religious subjects with a distinct Finnish character.
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Edelfelt
Finland
Albert Edelfelt
Eedelfelt
Antwerp
Paris
St. Petersburg Academy of Arts
Reina Blanca
Millet
Christ
Monster Chalk Bed Moves Inland Across Skane
A vast chalk bed three miles long and up to 150 feet thick was detached from the Baltic shore and carried inland thirty to forty miles near Malmo Sweden. The mass lies atop glacial till with bold clay seams and shattered flint nodules arranged by its movement, yet remains mostly intact as a solid block.
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Malmo
Sweden
Baltic
Skane
Danish Council Chief Laureate to Be Called Sir Jens Christensen
Jens C. Christensen president of Denmark's council of state recently received the grand cross of the Order of St Michael and St George. Upon their forthcoming visit to England he and his wife will be announced as Sir and Lady Jens and Lady Christensen.
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Jens C. Christensen
Denmark
Council of State
Order of St. Michael and St. George
England
Jens
Lady Christensen
Norway Names Hauge and Nansen to Key Diplomatic Posts
Fridtjof Nansen, famed Arctic explorer, is named Norwegian minister to Great Britain while Hauge becomes minister to the United States. Hauge now serves as charge d'affaires in Washington. Municipal officials discuss plans for King Haakon VII’s triumphant entry into the capital.
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Fridtjof Nansen
Great Britain
H. C. Hauge
Washington
United States
Haakon VII
Prince Karl
Denmark
Ordinary people form the metal that the great man stamps
A reflective aphorism on how ordinary individuals underpin leadership and fame, suggesting that collective effort and support shape the legacy and public image of a powerful figure.
Dollar on a debtor’s circuit ends with a cat house theft
A Kansas City trade tale follows a farmer’s dollar traveling through merchants and lenders, paying debts then returning home. A Chicago Kan- sas City “cat” house publication tempts the dollar with flashy promises, leading Jones to reject the game and pledge profits away in a satire of deceitful credit and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Jones
Gray
Jenkins
Frye
Jones
Chicago
Kay Lee
Ananias
Prince of Lies
Bill
Susie
Kansas City
Get Together on Mail Order House Debate in Morristown Press
The Morristown Minnesota Press argues for local spending over mail order houses. It urges readers to buy from home merchants to keep dollars circulating locally, support neighbors, and avoid purchases shipped without disclosure of origin.
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Morristown
Minn
Adopting Desperate Tactics in Parcel Post Lobby Effort
A report outlines a mail order house using a nationwide campaign to sway farmers toward parcel post legislation. It cites the formation three months ago of the American Mutual Newspaper association in Washington New York and Chicago sending broadcasts to nearly every weekly newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
American Mutual Newspaper Association
Washington
New York
Chicago
The Bound Dictionary Incident
John Johnson bought many books including a rare dictionary. A binder stamped Johnson's Dictionary on the back, provoking Johnson to demand why his full name was not used on the binding.
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John Johnson
Johnson
Retail press supplants raise alarm over mail order aid
The American Mutual Newspaper association offers free four page supplements to editors as a wage loss tactic funded by advertising. About 500 papers use it weekly, circulating nearly a million copies. The plan aims to push parcels post and mail order interests, a tactic exposed when a doctored reprint appeared in St Paul Trade. Editors are urged to discontinue the service to prevent covert advocacy for rate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
St. Paul
St Paul Trade
St. Paul Trade
American Mutual Newspaper Association
Congress
Whist Tale Turns on Four Kings and an Ace
In a brief overheard exchange a man boasted of playing whist with a king, only to be met with the retort that he had played with four kings and an ace. The aloof man in an overcoat reacts with scorn as the sharp line lands.
Car Chase Ends in Tragedy for John McNamara
In St Paul on November 18 John McNamara leaving 1921 University avenue ran to catch an approaching interurban car. He was struck after misjudging distance and dragged beneath a St Paul car near the Minnesota Transfer bridge. Motorman Pierson had little time to react.
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John McNamara
St. Paul
University Avenue
Minnesota Transfer Bridge
Pierson
McNamara
White Earth Timber Sale Sparks Federal Court Challenge
Indian leaders on the White Earth reservation plan to sue in federal court to stop the timber sale due this Wednesday. Chiefs met to decide on an injunction that would involve President Roosevelt as a potential defendant and require the president to direct government action if granted.
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White Earth
Duluth
White Earth Reservation
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Prolong Life Efforts for Ex Speaker Henderson
In Dubuque Iowa on November 18 ex Speaker Henderson remains under drastic care with his aged brother acting as nurse. A C Henderson a trained nurse uses scorching blankets to draw blood from the head and improve circulation abandoning ordinary medical treatment. No opiates are used and the procedure has shown success in the past. George Henderson brother of the ex speaker in San Diego Cal is reported dying but kept from the two brothers in Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Henderson
A. C. Henderson
George Henderson
San Diego
Cal
Laborers Scarce as Farmers Offer $30 a Month and Board
Pierre South Dakota November 17 The labor shortage troubles farmers who offer thirty dollars a month and board for threshing and corn gathering help but cannot recruit enough workers. Railroads pay two dollars a day and bring in workers from Northwestern cities, yet still fail to meet demand. Many willing laborers could find paying work in the region.
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Pierre
S. D
Woman Found Dead in Road After Walk
Eau Claire Wisconsin November 18 Mrs Ole S Lund of this city was found dead yesterday afternoon in the road near Fosbroke Dunn county two miles from Caryville She had started from Shaker's farm to walk to a neighboring farm Heart disease was the cause She leaves a husband and two daughters one at Stanley and one at Minneapolis
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Minneapolis
Eau Claire
Wis
Ole S. Lund
Fosbroke
Dunn County
Caryville
Shaker’s
Stanley
Robbers Blow Safe at Carrington Depot
Robbers entered the Northern Pacific depot at Carrington North Carolina early today blew open the safe destroying it and took about 400 dollars in cash and a package containing two diamonds valued at 700 dollars. No clues to the culprits were found.
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N. P
Carrington
N. C
Northern Pacific
Powell's Condition Improves After Cody News
White Beaver Col. D Frank Powell's family reports in Cody Wyoming that Powell's condition is improving and recovery is expected after days of worsening health.
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White Beaver
la Crosse
Wis
Col
D. Frank Powell
Cody
Wyo
Powell
Accident Kills Girl in Muscatine
Eight year old May Meuntz died after her older sister, unaware the gun was loaded, set it on a table. The hammer struck causing a fatal accidental shooting in Muscatine Iowa on November 18.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Farmer Shoots Himself in Despair at Finky
Frank A. Haymaker died by suicide in Finky North Dakota on November 18 after despondency. He left a widow and a large family.
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Farmer
Finky
N. D
Frank A. Haymaker
Prairie fire menaces Aberdeen as winds drive flames
Aberdeen South Dakota battles a large prairie fire reported November 17. The blaze began Tuesday night at Forbes North Dakota and swept eastward across a ten by forty mile tract. Frederick and Westport avoided major losses though hay grain and grass suffered heavy damage.
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South Dakota
Aberdeen
S. D
Forbes
N. D
Frederick
Westport
Bigerstaff Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Duluth Minnesota November 17 The jury found Chester Bigerstaff guilty of murder in the second degree for the Oct 29 shooting of William Kinneck at Binabik The conviction followed a swift trial with a forty minute verdict and Bigerstaff, age 29, showed little concern over life imprisonment.
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Bigerstaff
Duluth
Minn
Chester Bigerstaff
William Kinneck
Binabik
Convicts Timber Thief Soren Sorenson Found Guilty
Fergus Falls, Minn. November 17. In district court the grand jury indicted A A Peltier of Parker's Prairie for forgery and Joseph White John Quinn and Frank Witten for robbing and assaulting Peter Schwann. The U S court tried Soren Sorenson for timber theft with a guilty verdict returned late last night.
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Fergus Falls
Soren Sorenson
Minn
A. A. Peltier
Parker's Prairie
Joseph White
John Quinn
Frank Witten
Peter Schwann
United States
Fire Swept Urbana Iowa Town
Cedar Rapids Iowa November 17 Urbana a small town was nearly wiped out by a major fire yesterday afternoon. The blaze started in the post office and consumed the post office building the Urbana Savings Bank Lord and Kellys implement house and several other businesses and homes. Nearby fire crews aided and the flames were brought under control late in the afternoon.
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Urbana
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Urbana Savings Bank
Lord & Kelly’s
Couple Marries After Play In Pierre
In Pierre South Dakota on November 17 clerk of courts Tarbell was called from bed at midnight to issue a marriage license for Alfred B Wilson and Nellie Orr. The couple met the day before and attended a theater performance at the opera house before deciding to wed that night.
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Pierre
S. D
Tarbell
Alfred B. Wilson
Nellie Orr
Opera House
Fire Destroys Grantsburg Business Center Loss $67,000
Grantburg Wisconsin November 17 firemen from Rush City and North Branch arrived by special train preventing total wipeout of the business district. Half a block of structures burned destroying six buildings with a loss estimated at $67,000.
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Grantsburg
Wis
Rush City
North Branch
Mother Contests Son's Will In Iowa Court
Marshalltown Iowa November 17 The will of the late C J Hoyt once a wealthy merchant will be contested by his mother She claims her son was not competent to make a will and was mentally unsound when his last will was executed The will leaves 3000 to the mother with the balance going to his wife
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Marshalltown
Iowa
C. J. Hoyt
Hunter Loses Sight in Accident on Hunt
Amos Twining of Gay's Mills Wisconsin lost sight in his left eye while en route to Washburn to hunt when a nickel he was cutting in two to mend his gun struck him. The incident occurred November 18 near Washburn Wisconsin.
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Hunter
Washburn
Wis
Amos Twining
Gay’s Mills
Work Stopped on Government Building in Deadwood
An order from Washington halts work on the government building in Deadwood South Carolina. The structure sits completed to the bottom of the third story.
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Deadwood
S. C
Washington
Postoffice Robbed at Riga in Fargo District
Riga postoffice was robbed and Postmaster Terson reported to U S officials that all money on hand government funds and stamps were stolen in the incident.
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Fargo
N. D
Riga
Terson
United States
Postoffice Robbed in Mills Washington State
Postoffice in Mills Washburn county was burglarized last night. The safe was blown open and about 502 fine stamps 2 dollars in silver and two watches were stolen.
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Shell Lake
Wis
Mills
Washburn’ County
Safa
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Monster
Christensen
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Norway
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