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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
6
The Hamburg steamship Primus, carrying 185 passengers, was cut in two and sunk by the tug Hansa while crossing the Elbe near Blankenez. About fifty to sixty people drowned as panic spread, boilers exploded, and rescuers from Dolphin and other boats aided survivors.
A tornado like storm hit Baltimore at 1 30 p m yesterday killing eleven people. Nine drowned in the harbor, one crushed by a falling tree and one struck by a live wire. The Merchants and Miners Transportation warehouse was unroofed as rain flooded the cargo area.
A violent July storm in Kiel Kiev floods basements as torrential rain, hail, and hurricane winds lash the city. Fifteen residents drown after in rushing water traps them. trees fall and railroad embankments wash away causing traffic suspensions.
A cloudburst in Coventry, New York wrecked several mills and buildings along Lump Creek. The Coox family of three was drowned and their bodies were recovered today. Three separate cloud bursts were reported in the county.
Park City Utah July 19 funeral services were held for thirty five victims of the Daly West mine disaster. Services began at 10 a m and continued through the day. Business was suspended flags were at half mast and crepe draped public buildings and many homes.
A Wednesday night blaze in Guayaquil Ecuador raged through key areas and destroyed about ninety blocks. The fire damaged the customs house and railway station with an estimated loss of five million dollars and was brought under control by Thursday night.
A report from The Dalles Oregon dated July 22 says four men at Lyle working on the Columbia River and Northern railway dropped a case of dynamite. The explosion killed all four men on the spot.
A ferry boat crossing the Volga at Beresniki sank with fifty eight harvesters aboard. The tragedy occurred on July 22 and left many families in mourning as rescue attempts continued.
A fatal head on collision between two passenger trains near Hope hospital in Rochester New York killed Fireman Peter W Putnam and injured about fifteen others. Both engines and one coach were wrecked as water flooded the canal. Rescuers freed passengers and rushed the injured to hospitals.
George Wiley shot Davie Flynn, stepdaughter of Richard Dearking, at Dearking home in Marshall at midnight after she refused to marry him. He then killed himself in the street outside the residence, dying instantly.
In Seattle on July 21 Samuel H. Lake a miner driven insane by illness shot and killed his brother in law David Thomas mortally wounded his sister Mary J. Thomas and then killed himself at the Fredonia lodging house. Policeman Stuart found Mrs. Thomas and the husband dead in a bedroom blocked by the murderer.
July 21 Florence Col a guard Ed Bakewell at Chandler mine shot and killed W H White a local black miner during a riot. A mob pressed Bakewell to flee into the woods as Sheriff Simon evacuated him by buggy. Officers and mob exchanged over 100 shots with no injuries to the pursuers.
An official notification from the king announces the coronation of King Edward and Queen Alexandra will be on August 9 in London. Rehearsals for the processions from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey occurred yesterday and state department officials continue preparations for the ceremony.
Seattle July 19 reports say no word on escaped convict Harry Tracy since he left the Sawyer lake cabin Thursday. Sheriff Cudihee returned with most of his posse and would not disclose details, while guards stayed on at Ravensdale Covington and Auburn. Ends with later note on Rice execution in Toronto for a 1901 murder.
Massive crowd witnesses the extinguishing of the Jennings oil fire in Louisiana. Steam tests proved entirely successful with no chemicals needed.
London report confirms John W. Mackay of San Francisco died at Carlton House Terrace after heat prostration and heart failure. He was the last of the four Bonanza kings Flood O’Brien and Fair, with notable ties to the Nevada bank and the Commercial Cable Company.
Oyster Bay July 22 President Roosevelt received Senator John L McLaurin of South Carolina declining the offer to the vacancy on the United States Court of Claims. The decision follows a newspaper article accusing the senator of selling himself for the position.
General William H. Barnes prominent lawyer and eloquent orator on the Pacific coast died in San Francisco from hemorrhage of the lungs at the age of sixty six.
Bearish sentiment rose on a fair weather day on the Chicago board of trade with oats briefly near a record, wheat and corn closing lower. Close prices show declines across wheat corn oats and fats with cash prices and live stock figures for cattle hogs and sheep listed for Chicago.
Kansas City live stock report shows cattle receipts at 10 000 with best corn fed cattle active and higher stockers steady. Hogs receipts 2 950 with prices topped at 7 92 and bulk sales 7 60 to 7 80. Sheep receipts 2 700 and prices up 15 to 25 cents with native lambs 4 45 to 6 35 and western lambs 3 20 to 4 25.
Cattle receipts 2300 with steady to strong market. Native steers 4.75 to 28.25. cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.00. stockers and feeders 2.73 to 4.75. calves 2.00 to 5.00. Hogs receipts 6400 with mostly 714 and lower. bulk sales 7.45 to 7.70. Sheep receipts 8280. yearlings 3.01 to 4.30. wethers 3.25 to 3.75. ewes 2.00 to 3.50. lambs 3.50 to 6.25.
St. Joseph Mo July 21 cattle receipts 2623 steady natives 1.50 8.35 cows and calves 1.50 6.25 veals 2.59 6.00 bulls and stags 2.75 6.25 stockers and feeders 2.00 5.35 hogs receipts 4696 10 15e lower light and light mixed 7.50 7.75 medium and heavy 7.70 7.80 pigs 4.50 7.25 bulk 7.05 27.90
The article notes mercerized cotton resembling silk, cotton canvas with embroidered spots, organdic muslin with dainty patterns, and chinas and tussore silks with lace appliques. It mentions pale tints, pale blue foundations, lace trimming, and a chiffon blouse with a cream lace yoke and rhinestone buckles. Judig Chollet.
A grand eastward journey via Salt Lake City and the Rio Grande Lines along Salt Lake and Utah Lakes is praised for unmatched scenery and interest. Salt Lake City stopovers permit a swim in Americas Dead Sea. agents in the West sell tickets and inquiries may be directed to W. O. McBride in Butte Montana.
Prices for wool keep climbing in Great Falls with daily gains. On Monday seven clips sold at prices from 145c to 165/06, reflecting a steady market for the fiber.
An advertisement touts Wine of Cardus as a health product for women claiming beauty comes from pure blood. It asserts the tonic strengthens female organs, makes a rosy complexion, and improves mood, with a claim of noticeable changes in a month.
Batte The Montana Press association will hold its annual meeting at Hamilton September 8.
An advertisement touts Acker's Blood Elixir as a cure for blood diseases including syphilitic poisons and acrofulous conditions. It claims positive health results after purification and offers a positive guarantee on every bottle.
businessmen paid 112500 in coin and stock for a treatment claimed to cure Brights Disease and Diabetes. investigation began Nov 15 1900 with 87 percent improvement across 36+ cases and 13 percent failures. clinical reports and proceedings published and mailed free on request from Forrox Company 420 Montgomery St San Francisco California.
The notice cites Beaverhead County Montana records about a mining claim described in book 48. It lists labor requirements and the annual duty for the year ends as per statute. The subscriber D Barnacle is the co owner and must contribute proportionate expense by law with a first publication dated May 16 1902 and a signing in May.
United States Land Office notice from Helena dated July 9 2002 announces E Dingley of Dillon Montana filing to prove desert land claim No 6818 for sections 1 2 8 and 4 township 108 range 10 west before George W French Clerk. Names witnesses Volney B Ambert Poth Estes Royal S Dingley Dillon and Frank D Morpan.
Department of the Interior notice announces J Bimpeon of Dillon Montana filing desert land claim No 6668 Lot 4 SW NW Sec 5 Tp 58 R 8 W to prove irrigation and reclamation before George W French Dillon court clerk on August 23 1902 witnesses Thomas Wynes William Lovell Hawley J Selway Therm Wallace Frank D Mrmady Regie.
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