Martin Hanged for 1902 Murder at Silver Bow Junction
James Martin was executed by hanging at Silver Bow county jail yard at 4 46 am for the May 19 1902 murder of railroad brakeman John R Williams. Witnesses praised his composure and faith as Rev C L Bovard and four Christian women prayed and sang with him before a crowd in Dillon.
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James Martin
John R. Williams
Silver Bow
Inter Mountain
Martin
C. L. Bovard
Mr. Bovard
Sheriff Quinn
Mr Bovard
Silver Bow Junction
Charles Lennox
Williams
Dillon
Lennox
Dart
Stone
Ike Widinger
George Wolf
Boer Leaders Visit Dillon for Lecture Then Refund Tickets
Two Boer leaders General Joubert and Captain O’Donnell spoke at the Dillon theatre but a poor turnout led them to refund admissions. They denied British claims, discussed Montana colonization plans in the Milk River valley, and expressed interest in becoming U S citizens.
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Dillon Theatre
Joubert
South Africa
United States
O'Donnell
Ireland
New York
Edward
Butte
Milk River
Montana
Milk River Valley
O’donnell
Gen. Joubert
Dillon
Mark Ezekiel
J. B. Oppenheimer
Meden
Ezekiel
Holland
Insurgents Routed as Government Forces Win Two Day Battle
Washington reports a decisive two day battle near Santo Domingo with government victory. Marines and bluejackets landed from the warships Columbia and Newark, dislodging insurgents two miles from the capital and pursuing them inland. one bugler, Painter, wounded by an accidental explosion.
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Washington
State Department
Powell
San DoMingo
J. M. Miller
Columbia
Newark
San Dominican
Associated Press
Miller
Santo Domingo
Pajarito
United States
New York
Bluejackets
Painter
Rudolph to be pardoned and returned for trial
Private information from Topeka indicates William Rudolph, imprisoned in Kansas, will be pardoned by Governor Bailey and brought back to St. Louis to face murder and bank robbery charges. Prosecutor Meyersieck confirms negotiations move swiftly toward retrying him after release.
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St. Louis
Joré
Topeka
Dawson
William Rudolph
Kansas Penitentiary
Schumacher
Bank of Union
Meyersieck
Franklin County
Bailey
Kangas
Rudolph
Six Wounded in Pool Room Raid
Madison area pool room raiders trigger a riot as three constables and a citizen posse attempt to arrest six men. Gunfire injures six, with Harlan the druggist likely near death, plus Schooley Harris Downs Wilcox Campbell listed among the wounded with varying severities.
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St. Louis
Madison
Ill
Harlan
William Schooley
Edward Harris
Edward Downs
Oscar Wilcox
Patrick Campbell
Fraser Tablet Factory Destroyed in Brooklyn Fire
The Fraser Tablet company plant in Brooklyn was gutted by a rapid fire. Four alarms were rung but water pressure failed to stop the blaze, destroying the factory contents and 200,000,000 medical tablets awaiting shipment. Damages are about 350,000 dollars with 250,000 dollars insured.
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Fraser Tablet
Brooklyn
Fraser Tablet Company
Fraser
Columbia Bombards Duarte in Dominican Conflict Action
A San Domingo dispatch reports the U S cruiser Columbia and the training ship Hartford bombarded Duarte, a town held by insurgents, as part of ongoing operations in the Dominican Republic.
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Columbia
Duarte
Paris
San Domingo
United States
Hartford
Medjidie Cruiser Leaves Philadelphia for Ottoman Navy
The Medjidia, built at Cramps shipyards for the Ottoman Navy, leaves Philadelphia on March 1 under Captain Ransford Buck. The ship will sail fully ready for combat with U S guns made in Bethlehem and magazines filled. Buck, commissioned as Ottoman captain, will supervise the cross and commissioning.
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Cramps
Philadelphia
Ransford D. Bucknam
Cramps’ Ship Yards
Death of Commander Randall in New Bedford
Commander William P. Randall United States Navy retired died at his New Bedford home aged seventy one. He served as acting master on the frigate Cumberland during the Civil War and fired the last shot from the vessel before it went down after the Merrimac engagement. He also served as executive officer of the receiving ship Wabash during the Spanish War.
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Randall
New Bedford
Mass
William P. Randall
Cumberland
Merrimac
Wabash
Albanians Lose 500 In Battle in Salonica Area
In north Albania conflict, insurgent Albanians clash with Turkish troops near Diakova. About 500 Albanian soldiers are killed or wounded. Turkish losses are described as heavy. Shemshi Pasha is removed from command due to the sultan's displeasure over harsh treatment of Albanians.
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Salonica
Macedonia
Albania
Shemshi Pasha
Diakova
King Edward Offers to Mediate in Far East War
Paris dispatch reports that during a London interview with Count Benckendorff the Russian ambassador Lord Lansdowne indicated King Edward was willing to offer mediation if the czar found it acceptable ahead of the ambassador's departure for St Petersburg.
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Edward
Paris
Petit Paris
Fene
London
St. Petersburg
Count Benckendorff
Lord Lansdowne
Far East
British Halt on Way to Thibet Reported
London dispatch states Colonel Young suspends his husband’s mission to Thibet as General MacDonald’s column returns to Chumbi. Tibetan forces at Gurn have fallen to about 2,000 men with no clear sign of the next phase should the dalai lama keep his stance.
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Thibet
London
Colonel Young
Husband
MacDonald
Chumbi
Gurn
Dalai Lama
Russell Sage Appears to Retire at 87
A note questions the retirement of Russell Sage at 87 and laments perceived laziness among the younger men, reflecting concern over discipline and effort.
Herbine Promises Cleansing and Health Tonic
In billionsners, HERBINE expels bile and acids to improve digestion purify the blood and strengthen the system. Price 50 ots. Riley's Drug Store.
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Riley
Federal Assembly Backs Porto Rico Statehood Or Independence
The federal assembly voted 60 to 15 demanding that Porto Rico be admitted to statehood at once or be granted independence, signaling a crisis over the island status.
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San Juan
P. R
Federal Assembly
Porto Rico
Island
Death of Actor Fawcett
Owen K. Fawcett, veteran comedian, dies of Brights disease at his Flat Rock Michigan home at age sixty six on February 22.
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Fawcett
Flat Rock
Mich
Owen K. Fawcett
Bright
Lake Michigan Stranded Off Dover Amid Storm
The Atlantic Line steamer Lake Michigan of the Canadian Pacific is ashore near Dungeness in the Dover straits after a collision with the British bark Matterhorn. A heavy wind hinders pumping as tugs supply water for cattle, raising fears of a wreck if seas stay high.
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London
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Dungeness
Straits of Dover
Dover
Lake Michigan
Iroquois Theater Disaster Report Anticipates Ushers Rule
Chicago February 22 special grand jury findings to be submitted to Judge Chitraus. Recommend immediate law banning theater ushers under twenty one. Jury found Iroquois had enough ushers but they were boys who deserted posts at first alarm.
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Chicago
Troquois
Chitraus
Blind Man Becomes a Hero in Rescue
In Washington on February 22 Margaret Lewis, badly burned after her dress ignited at an open grate, was saved from death by her blind brother J. M. Lewis who, unable to see the blaze, groped through the room and wrapped her in heated clothing to smother the flames.
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Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Richard A. Reynelda
Eaid Court
Richard A. Reynolds
Della T. Reynalda
Gro. W. Fuenou
M. W. Fuenou
Bansoon
Washington
Margaret Lewis
J. M. Lewis
Day of Rest in Baltimore as Fire District Returns to Quiet
Baltimore February 22. For the first time since the great fire there was no dynamiting in the burned district as Mayor McLean ordered a day of rest for workers. Thanksgiving services were held in many churches and the military guard around the ruins was reduced from 2 000 to 800 men.
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Baltimore
McLean
Berry murder trial testimony twists the case in Dewey posse
Andrew Habercamp testifies for the defense that Daniel P. Berry planned to kill Chauncey Dewey and that he always carried a weapon. The trial involves Chauncey Dewey and cowboys McBride and Wilson accused in the killing of Burchard Berry in Norton Kansas.
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Berry
Norton
Kan
Andrew KF. Habercamp
Chauncey Dewey
Cowboys
McBride
Wilson
Burchard Berry
Daniel P. Berry
Dewey
Bramel kills wife and dies in Kentucky house fire
In Maysville Kentucky on February 22 farmer G W Bramel, heavily drunk, ran his brother from the home with a Winchester then killed his wife and drove the children into the cold rain. Delirious, Bramel afterward set the house on fire and perished in the flames.
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Maysville
G. W. Bramel
Winchester
Bramel
Cole Younger Seeks Oklahoma Statehood Lobbying Role
Cole Younger, once a Minnesota life prisoner paroled, works in Washington as a lobbyist for Oklahoma statehood. He aims to unite Oklahoma and Indian Territory into one state and has seen notable early success.
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Cole Younger
Washington
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Three Die In Powder Mill Explosion Near Paterson
An explosion at Laflin Rand powder mills in Wayne seven miles from Paterson New Jersey on February 22 killed three men and wrecked three mills.
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Paterson
N. Y
Laflin & Rand
Wayne
Jealous Husband Kills Wife Then Himself in Kentucky
In Maysville Kentucky on February 22 Garret Breckenridge fatally shot his wife and then killed himself. Reports say he previously fatally wounded three men driven by jealousy over his wife. The incident is described as a domestic tragedy with racial implications noted.
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Maysville
Garret Breckenridge
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