Fatal wreck on Oregon Short Line and Northern Pacific trains
A deadly head on collision occurred about 7 30 yesterday morning in the Butte Reduction works yards between an Oregon Short Line freight and a Northern Pacific switch engine. Conductor Joseph Grant died from injuries after his leg was severed beneath a tender. Fireman Dowling and engineer Frederickson survived, with Dowling later treated for burns. Seven cars were wrecked and the switch left open, undermining safety as crews attempted to move lime cars onto a trestle. Grant, 28, a decade railroading veteran, left a widow and several siblings. his body to be sent to Lima for burial.
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Butte Reduction Works
Oregon
Northern Pacific
Joseph Grant
Mfe
Orexon
Boland
Charles Frederickson
Frederickson
Roland
Grant
Campbell
Man Dowling
W. A. White
Henry A. Dowling
Montana Union Yards
H. A. Pierce
J. BR. Nichols
Dowling
Nichols
White
F. J. Riley
J. J. Bellivan
Thomas Boland
John Seaman
Riley
Colorado
Butte
T. Willis
Foreman Riley
Norfolk
Neb
Peter Grant
Dan Grant
Lima
Thomas Grant
Order of Railway Conductors
Poratello
Masonic Lodge of
Murder charge filed against Samuel Miller in old mining town case
A district court complaint accuses Samuel Miller alias 5 W Phillips of murdering Adolph Schwade about May 1 1897 while Schwade toiled in a Whisky Gulch tunnel. Schwade was struck near the shoulder and leg as he stooped. Lizzie Northey sought divorce from John Northey after years of abuse in a district court proceeding. James H Lynch offered 400 to cover Charler Johnsons bond, awaiting county commissioners decision.
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Samuel Miller
5. W. Phillips
Adolph Schwade
Aly
Miler
Schwade
Whisky
Miller
Lizzie Northey
John Northey
District Court
James H. Lynch
Board of County Commissioners
Charler
Johnson
Frank
Lynch
Ith
Notice to Montana Pioneers for records
Major Henry Elling, president of the Society of Montana Pioneers, asks all pioneers to send names, addresses, places of nativity and dates of arrival within Montana. A complete record is sought before the state society meets in Virginia City next summer.
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Henry Elling
Society of Montana Pioneers
Montana
Elling
State Society
Virginia City
Teething Remedy Ad Featured for Babies
An old and well tried remedy Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is advertised for teething babies. It allegedly soothes the child softens the gums and cures wind colic and diarrhoea. The price is twenty five cents.
Two Masked Highwaymen Rob Warm Springs Depot
J. Eldred of the Northern Pacific depot at Warm Springs was held up by two masked highwaymen who rifled a sack containing 270 dollars. A cowboy raised the alarm. deputies and guards with bloodhounds pursued, but the robbers escaped toward Butte. The leader is described as a stout, dark man in a light coat with a blue and white mask.
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Eldred
Northern Pacific
Warm Springs
Conley
McTague
Deer Lodge
Robbins
Harrison
Penitentiary
Butte
Herve
Hogan's Alley at the Grand Dazzles Crowd with Vaudeville
The Yellow Kid and company captivate a packed Grand audience with songs dances and acts. Children Twiddlewinks Dugan appear trained and recalled, Annie Driver and Luke Murphy shine, Ed Thompson and Mark Green form a stronger musical pair, while Tony Murphy and Alice Clayton impress with Irish and acrobatic routines.
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Hogan's Alley
Yellow Kid
the Grand
Comepany
New York
Annie Driver
Ids
Luke Murphy
Ed Thompson
Nett Abbot
Mark Green
Marry Campbell
Ward Caulfield
Tony Murphy
Hogan
George Kaine
Alice Clayton
Ollie Joy
Spain's sunken ships floated after daring recovery
Remarkable feat of raising Spanish warships off Santiago after severe battle damage. Military odds seemed against refloat but the operations succeeded. The text shifts to a medicinal promotion for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claiming to restore digestion and blood health after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Lost Her Jewels After Burglary On South Wyoming Street
Burglars entered the residence of Fred Kerth at 1048 South Wyoming street on a Saturday night, seizing about 450 dollars in jewels. Mr. and Mrs. Kerth were away. A chair propped against the back door knob was moved, revealing the theft. The jewels had been given to Mrs. Keith by her husband on their wedding day a few days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kerth
South
Wyoming Street
Miner Reporter James A. Anderson Breach Evasion
James A. Anderson, the Miner reporter who held the forfeit money of Billy Woods and Jim Murphy, was arrested Saturday night by Sergeant Leyden but escaped by making a dash for the street. The forfeit money, totaling $100, remains unrecovered as Woods and Murphy press the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Anderson
Billy Woods
Jim Murphy
Leyden
Woods
Murehy
Dancing Sundays at Lynndale and Langlois Baths Ad
Notice items invite readers to Lynndale events with Sunday dances and stage departures at 2 pm. Also announces Langlois Amos Turkish Baths at 405 South Arizona St Butte by Lange and St. Clair owners of Rocky Mountain Mineral Wonder mine offering blood disease remedies and copper sore treatment now priced at $1 per bottle.
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Lynndale
Langlois
H. W. Lange
G. F. St. Clair
Rocky Mountain
The Vote For U S Senator Al Helena Coal Company Pitch
A short notice touts support for U S Senator candidate Al Helena and endorses Silver Bow Coal Co offering various coal products, with a claim of favorable alignment and a phone contact number 32 for orders.
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al Helena
Silver Bow Coal Co
Telephone
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New York State
Minnesota
Hamburg
Wisconsin
Cash Grocery
A. Booth
Main and
Galena
Parcheesi
Lotto
Dex
Evans
Boox
N. Main St
Grove’s Printed Index
Raymond
B. E. Calkins
North Main
Dugan & Jones
East Granite St
S. B. National Bank
Butte - Montana
Bayon Ogy
Sam Miller
Amos’ Turkish Baths
Spain
Plainville
Amos
Turkish Baths
Edwy & Main
Lange & ST. Clatr
Arizona St
Butte Moat
U. S
Good Jersey
Birchdale Stock Farm
W. Broadway
la Lance & Grosjean
BEE Hive CO
Granite
North Main St
Butte, Mont
Be Steck
C. E. Wendell
North Main Street
Gale Coal
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