Butte Fire Devastates Business District And Library
Flames swept the Butte business section from Shodair Block to Renshaw alley causing about 1 million in losses. The Symons Dry Goods building and the public library suffered major damage. Fire crews from Silver Bow and nearby mines fought wind-driven embers to save adjacent structures.
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Commercial Tribune
Butte
Mont
Shodair
Renshaw Alley
West Park Street
Symons
MacGinniss
Big Symons Dry Goods Company
Silver Bow County
Barns
Cora
Parrott
Original
Gagnon
Anaconda
Centennial Brewery
Walkerville
Williamsburg
Butte Reduction Works
Beal Law Author Supports Governor Herrick
Dr. James H. Beal head of Scio College pharmacy and author of the Beal local option law returned from Atlantic City where he presided over the American Pharmaceutical Association. He praised temperance evolution and said he remains loyal to the Republican party while noting political shifts and debates surrounding Governor Herrick.
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Commercial Tribune
Cadiz
James H. Beal
Scio College
Atlantic City
American Pharmaceutical Association
Great North Woods
Wisconsin
James H. Bear
United States
Ohio
Herrick
Fund for Blind Children Grows
The Commercial Tribune received one more dollar to reach 124.70 for a conveyance fund to take blind children to school next year. Miss E. Rennick of 908 West Ninth Street contributed. An additional 475.80 is still needed, said Miss Georgia Trader who leads the blind education program.
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the Commercial Tribune
E. Rennick
West Ninth Street
Georgia Trader
Earthquakes Kill Qudres in Italy and Aftermath
A further earthquake today adds to the calamity in Cala, Italy, as the death toll rises beyond initial estimates. Daily discoveries of bodies continue while relief work builds wooden cabins under government supervision, with about 2,000 completed and 400 more needed for the homeless. Cattle losses reach 20,000.
Preacher Performs Rope Walk and 50-Foot Dive at Devil's Tea Table
Rev. James Joseph Tecumseh Copen drew over two thousand spectators in Wirt County West Virginia as he walked a rope between tree limbs and dove fifty feet into the Little Kanawha River after preaching on the end of the world. He delivered sermons from a derrick atop the Tea Table using a megaphone and urged donations, about 200 dollars, sent to support his cause.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Mr. Copen
Preacher
Gabriel
Kanawha
Tartars and Armenians Agree Terms for Caucasus Peace
A conference in Baku led by Prince Louis Napoleon reached an entente between Armenians and Tartars. They plan a Caucasus congress in October to address causes of sectarian enmity and set mutual liability for damages through January 1907. An arbitration court of five Armenians and five Tartars will draft details and resolve disputes. The accord becomes effective October 14.
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Baku
Louis Napoleon
Caucasus
The
Ment
Tragic Curtis Street Fire Claims Riley Life
In a Curtis street blaze a gasoline stove explosion trapped Stephen Riley 54. Neighbor Davis Fay, 928 Curtis, carried out bedfast Frank Hooks to safety as firefighters found Riley dead in a second floor room. Crowley, a roommate, was jailed for drunkenness amid shock and grief.
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Stephen Riley
Curtis Street
Maudlin
Thomas Crowley
Riley
Crowley
Seventh District
Coe
Nathaniel Byard
Davis Fay
Frank Hooks
Fay
Engine Company No. 16
Henry Biffieman
Brockman and
Tierney
Roosevelt to End Sagamore Hill Stay Next Saturday
President Roosevelt plans to return to Washington from Sagamore Hill with Mrs. Roosevelt and family aboard a Long Island Railroad train and boat trip to Jersey City before continuing to the capital. He is dedicating daily work to shaping his annual message to Congress with cabinet data and reports. The topics include life insurance regulation, Venezuela relations, and Santo Domingo fiscal affairs, with other matters like the Beef Trust, rail rates, Panama Canal, and Russo Japanese peace in view.
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Commercial Tribune
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Washington
Loeb
Executive Force
Long Island
City
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congress
Venezuela
America
Santo Domingo
Departments of Agriculture and the Interior
Department of Justice
Panama Canal
Russia
Japan
Prisoners Escape Jail Through Brick Wall in Rising Sun
Two inmates escaped the calaboose in Rising Sun Indiana while Sheriff Harry Rump was away. William Jones charged with assault on City Marshal Thomas Overly and Frank Miller awaiting trial for theft used a heated poker to pry plaster from a two foot brick wall and fled toward Aurora. A posse pursued as details emerged from the jail where James Gillespie once faced murder charges.
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Commercial Tribune
Rising Sun
Ind
Calaboose
Harry Rump
Liberty
William Jones
Thomas Overly
Frank Miller
Aurora
Rump
Overly
Sheriff Rump
Miller
Jones
Judge Dempsey to Head Democratic Mayor Ticket
Judge Edward J. Dempsey accepts the call from Citizens' Municipal party to run for mayor. He will head and dictate the ticket with a convention set for next Friday, facing anticipated opposition on the floor. The First Ward backs his candidacy, while Rev. Herbert Bigelow remains a quiet force in Hamilton County.
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Herrick
Dempsey
Edward J. Dempsey
Citizens’ Municipal Party
Judge Dempsey
Kilkenny
Lewie
Bernard
Braxton Campbell
M. E. Ingalls
Bigelow
Herbert Bigelow
Hamilton County
Karlstad Agreement Cited as Scandinavian Neighbor Policy
Swedish leaders and Norwegian commissioners return to Stockholm after amicable Karlstad talks. Regent Gustaf and cabinet members greet the party as the Riksdag is summoned. Newspapers praise the accord and foresee improved regional sovereignty and stability.
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Stockholm
Christian Sondeberg
A. F. Wachtmeister
M. Staal
M. Hammarskjold
Sweden
Norway
Karlstad
Gustave
Riksdag
Bartender in Saloon Shootout Leaves Lyons Wounded
Alvin Lyons known as Pete Lyons, a 31 year old amateur baseball captain, was shot in the Arlington Cafe on Fifth and Plum sts after a quarrel with George B. Thornbury who was arrested for shooting to kill. John Little, night bartender, was also detained as a witness as Thornbury fled. Lyons survived the chest and arm wounds and was taken to Cincinnati Hospital. Thornbury, a former cap factory representative, is held by police.
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Alvin
Pete” Lyons
Arlington Cafe
Fifth
Plum Streets
George B. Thornbury
John Little
Lyons
Thornbury
Arlington
Fifth Street
Arlington Hotel
Seifer
Corbin
Hall
Little
Cincinnati Hospital
Linwood
Bellevues
Loveland
Newspapers react coolly to Karlstad conference result
Christiania reports the press views Karlstad conference as acceptable despite probable opposition. Verdens Gang notes delegates chose what was necessary for peace, not harming Norwegians. Papers urge calm among the young and warn noisy demonstrations will harm the national cause.
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Christiania
Karlstad
Verdens Gang
Mexico Expands Drug Duties and Promotes Local Manufacturing
Mexico City reports that duties on American patent medicines have risen rather than an import ban. The higher tariffs likely push familiar medicines to be produced domestically, mirroring shifts seen with some British products.
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Mexico City
Bomb Explosion Hits Peking Mission Car
At Peking railway station a private car carrying one of four missions to study foreign governments exploded. Four minor officials died and over twenty were wounded including Prince Tsai Tsche and Wu Ting Fang. The bomber was killed. officials tighten security and Parliament plans loom.
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Peking
Prince Tsai Tsche
Wu Ting Fang
United States
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Barrett
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Atlantic Saloon
Beal Law
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Antisaloon League
Republican Party
Herrisk
Fund For Blind Children Grows
Qudres
Italy
Tartars
Mirudlin
Stephen
Thomas
Rising Sun Calaboose
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Separa
State Council
Svenska Dagbladet
Dagplad
Joseph Thornbury
Mexico
Tou
Ting Fang
Chentung Liang Cheng
China
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