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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Wyatt Earp jailed over get-rich-quick scheme in Los Angeles
Wyatt Earp a famed gunfighter and former Arizona marshal was remanded to jail after failing to post 500 bail following arraignment on a get-rich-quick charge. He and two companions face proposed pleas as J Y Peterson a wealthy realty broker who exposed the plan testified. Peterson described Earp’s recent Faro racket setup in a downtown hotel where they rehearsed the scheme before detectives raided the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Wyatt Earp
Arizona
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tom Sharkey
Earp
J. Y. Peterson
Peterson
Bad Man Killed in Dresden Tennessee Quarrel
Edward Workman known as a dangerous gun fighter was shot and killed in a quarrel with A. B. McLain of Dresden Tennessee authorities reported. The incident occurred in Dresden and details indicate a lethal confrontation between the two men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Tenn
Edward Workman
A. B. McLain
Boys Play With Rifle Ends in Tragedy
In Eldorado Arkansas two boys were allowed to play with a target rifle by one boy’s parents. The incident ended with the death of one of the youths, the usual outcome of improper handling and supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado, Ark
Saloons Sued for Death in Nebraska Tragedy
Relatives of John F. Roach of Ainsworth Nebraska sue local saloons for selling him liquor after Roach was killed by a train while intoxicated. The suit targets establishments alleged to have furnished the alcohol contributing to the fatal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Neb
John F. Roach
Malvern Tax official dies from mule kick
Clark York former Tax Assessor of the county in Malvern Ark was fatally injured when a mule kicked him in the stomach. He died three days after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Ark
Clark York
Boy Dies in Cider Mill Accident
Paris Tennessee nine year old Guy Pillow was turning the cider mill crank when his hand slipped. The handle struck him under the chin, breaking his neck and killing him instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris, Tenn
Guy Pillow
Buttermilk Not a Drink Says Oklahoma Jury Decision
Oklahoma City jurors ruled buttermilk is a food not a drink in a dispute over a concession to sell soft drinks at a fair. The case centered on J. T. Sims who argued the concession included buttermilk sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. T. Sims
Maine man confronts racial seating at Gulfport pier
A man from Maine reportedly sat at a Gulfport restaurant table with white patrons, challenging social norms. Physicians at the hospital say he has a chance to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Gulfport
Miss
Georgia man inherits $20000 from California will
William R. O'Neal of Brainbridge Georgia once traded a lover for an upper sleeping berth with J T Young of Oakland California. Four years later Young leaves in his will twenty thousand dollars to O Neal, now 36 years old, as a reward for the courteous act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
William R. O'Neal
Brainbridge
O’neal
J. T. Young
Oakland
Calif
Mr. Young
Georgia
Fresh notes gathered from the general news list
Readers are invited to review the general news notes compiled in this issue. The items summarize ongoing events and updates likely to affect local readers and businesses, with emphasis on timely developments and emergent topics.
Syrian youth shoots on crowded streetcar in Massachusetts
Faldo Mallak 21 a Syrian fired 10 shots on the Chester street electric car killing motorman George E. Hoyt and Miss Martha Ester and wounding two women fatally injuring three others. He was seized after firing and captured after jumping an embankment. Police believe he was insane at the time of arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Mass
Faldo Mallak
Chester Street
George E. Hoyt
Pittsfield
Martha Ester
Adams
Mallak
J. J. Mooney
Thieves Shoot Down Clerk in Tenderloin Jewelry Robbery
Three armed men smashed a Sixth Avenue jeweler window during a Saturday night crime in New York. Clerk Adolph Stern was shot and killed as diamonds valued at about $5,000 were seized, and the trio fled in a taxicab pursued by crowds. Police later nabbed three suspects identified by the car numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tenderlion
Sixth Avenue
Jacob Jacoby
Jacoby
Adolph Stern
Stern
First man to face new desertion law in Kansas
Oscar Cox, arrested in East Alton Illinois, will be the first defendant tried under the new statute making wife desertion a felony in Kansas. He faces imprisonment in the State Penitentiary if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Oscar Cox
East Alton
Ill
Muskrat Causes Dam Break Near Neligh Neb
A muskrat hole is believed to have weakened the mill dam on the Elkhorn river near Neligh Nebraska. The dam collapsed with only a low river stage preventing a flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neligh
Neb
Elkhorn River
Gets His Mail by Trolley in Kansas Farm Route
Lawrence Kansas rural letter route tales tell of a farmer who avoids walking 85 yards to the mailbox. Instead he cranks a device on a trolley wire to bring the box to him, delivering mail at the doorstep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kan
E. I. Cole
Sea Cow, 2000 Pound Manatee Caught Near Texas Coast
A massive manatee about twenty feet long and weighing 2000 pounds was netted in Laguna Madre on the Gulf of Mexico, thirty miles southeast of Brownsville. Twenty men labored ten hours to land the sea cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Laguna Madre
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Secretary to Jackson Dies in Shelbyville at 90
Edmund Cooper secretary to President Andrew Jackson has died at his Shelbyville home at age ninety. He was a half brother to Colonel Duncan Cooper and his son Robin, linked to the sensational murder trial of former Senator Carmack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Nashville
Tenn
Edmund Cooper
Andrew Jackson
Shelbyville
Duncan Cooper
Robin
United States
Carmack
Farm Women to Convene First International Convention
The first international convention of farm women will meet in Colorado Springs Colorado in October. The event aims to improve farm life for women focusing on better homes sanitation higher living standards farm home business management and rural improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pony Bob Paralyzed In Chicago Homecoming
Robert W Haslam known as Pony Bob a famed early pony express rider is paralyzed at his Chicago home and may not recover He once carried news of Lincoln s election through hostile Indian country riding through Paiute territory in Nevada in 1859 and brought aid to settlers at Cold Springs during a threat of annihilation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert W. Haslam
Pony Bob
Plains
Lincoln
Piute
Nevada
Cold Springs
Tax Evasion Case Ends With Large Fine
East Ford Conn. resident Arthur Miller, long noted for wealth, evaded personal tax of $2 and must pay a $300.99 fine. The case underscores strict penalties for tax evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Ford
Conn
Arthur Miller
Drouth Hurts Grinnell Church Finances
Local church in Grinnell Kansas cannot pay Pastor Rev J E Blaylock due to severe drought harming business. He resigns from his post amid financial strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
Grinnell
Kan
J. E. Blaylock
Fined for Selling Blase Eggs in Madison Neb
A Madison farmer was fined 56.65 in circuit court after selling spoiled eggs despite prior warnings that they were bad. The case cites consumer protection concerns and penalties for selling unsafe food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Neb
Bishops Effort to Halt Vanderbilt Commencement Dances
In Nashville Tennessee bishops and Methodist church leaders plan to stop the annual dances at Vanderbilt University during the 1912 commencement period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Methodist Church
Vanderbilt University
Allen Indorsed by Democrats for Norfolk Judge
Norfolk Nebraska Democratic county convention endorses former Senator W S Allen of Madison for District Court judge. The meeting at Norfolk approved the candidacy and named Allen as the party choice for the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Neb
W. S. Allen
Madison
Bohemian Native Thorpe Plays Piano 30 Hours
Paris papers record endurance feat by Thorpe a Bohemia native who played the piano nonstop for 30 hours and 15 minutes, highlighting his stamina and artistic devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Thorpe
Bohemia
Laborer Recovers From Four-Story Fall in Lincoln
Earl Gates fell four stories from a building under construction in Lincoln Nebraska. He arose after the impact, claimed it was a mere trifle, and returned to work apparently uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Earl Gates
Gay Professor Beats Printers
A gay young high school teacher in Chattanooga Tennessee who worked last year has disappeared. Creditors including printers with a High School Annual account totaling about $1000 seek him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Black Man Causes Fatal Incident in Lagrange
In Lagrange Georgia on an early Saturday incident, Charles Reese, a Black man, ran amuck injuring a white farmer and three other Black people, killing one. He allegedly acted under whisky influence and later died by his own hand after visiting his separated wife yet to be found dead by the roadside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange
Charles Reese
Couple Held to Grand Jury in Ky Child Neglect Case
Joe Arvin and his wife in Hopkinsville Kentucky are bound over to the grand jury on charges of neglect and cruelty to Arvin's 4 year old son by a former marriage. The emaciated child was taken in by the Kentucky Children's Home Society and moved to Lewsville. Prosecutors say the couple starved the child to dispose of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Joe Arvin
Arvin
Kentucky Children’s Home Society
Lewsville
Notice of Publication for Homestead Proof in Montana
Notice is given that James B. Woody of Jackson Montana has filed intent to make final five year proof to establish his claim to Lot 4 Sec 3 and Lot 1 Sec 4 T5S R14W Montana Meridian before U S Commissioner A S Johnson at Dillon on August 15 1922 Witnesses named Claud Lapham Harry Lapham Roy Spencer and Edward Sodergren all of Jackson Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
James B. Woody
Jackson
Township
Range
Meridian
Johnson
U.S
Dillon
Claud Lapham
Harry Lapham
Roy Spencer
Edward Sodergren
Stephen Carpenter
Register
Notice of Final Proof for Desert Land Claim 0423 Helena
Notice of Publication No 0423 dated June 30 1911 announces Margret W Williams of Butte Montana filing intent to prove desert land claim for Lots 3 4 SW 4 Section 5 Township 14 Range 8 W Montana Meridian before U S Commissioner A S Johnson Dillon Montana on August 10 1911 Witnesses listed include Frederick Southerland Jospeh O Williams Hans P Johnson and Robert E Leonard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Margret W. Williams
Butte
Township
Range
Montana Meridian
A. S. Johnson
U. S
Dillon
Frederick
Southerland
Joceph O. Williams
Hans P. Johnson
Lima
Robert E. Leonard
Notice of Desert Land final proof for Robert E Leonard
Notice is given that Robert E Leonard of Butte Montana has filed intent to make final proof to establish a desert land claim for Lots 1 and 2 E4 NW NEM Sec 7 T14S R8W Montana Meridian before A S Johnson U S Commissioner at Dillon Montana on August 10 1911. Stephen Carpenter Register.
Notice for Publication Describes Desert Land Filing
Notice for publication in Helena Montana states Martha I Bidstrup of Dillon filed Desert land application number 8817 serial 01065 for sections 34 and 35 township 7 south range 7 west Montana meridian and Lot 3 section 2. A mention to make a commissioner hearing is set in Dillon August 1911 with George T Boatman Henry R Johnson Robert J Bidstrup and John Neal all of Dillon listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Martha I. Bidstrup
Dillon
Meridian
A. S. Johnson
U. S
George T. Boatman
Henry R. Johnson
Robert J. Bidstrup
John Neal
Bloodshed in Bogota Riot Ends in Shootings
A bullfight crowd in Bogota Colombia sparked a riot on Friday. Police used rifles to restore order, killing five people during the disturbance at the bull ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Bandit's Daughter Granted Divorce in Sacramento
Mrs Winnifred Burrell Gutierrez daughter of famed bandit Chris Evans receives a final decree of divorce from Albert Gutierrez by Judge Shields. Decree allows her to resume the surname Burrell and return to her prior identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandit
Free
Sacramento
Winnifred Burrell-Gutierrez
Chris Evans
Albert Gutierrez
Shields
Burrell
Snake Drowns Boy in Morris Canal Incident
Edward Berger a 12 year old boy nearly drowned when a green water snake four feet long wound around his legs while bathing in the Morris Canal. Neighbors aided him and he escaped with breathing difficulties and no serious injuries reported.
Janitress Ida Duncan Inherits Wealth After Uncle’s Tampa Death
Idaho Duncan, long employed as a janitor and mother of three, becomes wealthy after an uncle in Tampa leaves her 17000 dollars. The estate includes valuable southern fruit lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Ida Duncan
Tampa
Fla
Conflagration in Constantinople Destroys Thousands of Homes
A Sunday to Monday blaze in Constantinople gut two square miles of the city, burning five thousand homes and causing billions in damage. Authorities suspect political incendiaries. the disaster ranks as the greatest since 1870's Peru’ European quarter fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Walks 30 Miles to Marry in Kentucky Mountains
Harry P. Christian aged 18 and Miss Sealy Harriss aged 16 walked thirty miles across Black and Cumberland mountains from Appalachia Virginia to Sergent Kentucky. They secured a marriage license and were married by Rev. John A. Craft then headed back to Appalachia to seek parental blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergent
Black and Cumberland Mountains
Appalachia
Harry P. Christian
Sealy Harriss
John A. Craft
Notice of Publication for Homestead Claim No 03275
Notice is given that Robert E Melton of Dillons Montana who filed homestead application No 03275 on October 23 1909 for Lots 6 and 7 Section 6 and Lots 1 2 Section 7 Township 8 S Range 9 W Montana Meridian intends to make final proof before the land commissioner at Dillon Montana on August 12 1911. James O Melton Jonathan Lovell Benjamin Taylor Fred E Dingley all of Dillon Montana. 275 Stephen Carpenter Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Robert E., Melton
Dillons Montana
Township
Range
Montana Meridian
A. S. Johnson
U. S
Dillon
James O. Melton
Jonathan Lovell
Benjamin Taylor
Fred E. Dingley
Stephen Carpenter
Register
Mahogany King of Santo Domingo Arrives in Los Angeles
Joseph S. Schwartz known as the mahogany king of Santo Domingo arrives in Los Angeles for a pleasure trip. He owns 36,000 acres in the republic and is an exporter of hard woods. He plans to leave relics with the San Francisco World's Fair exposition committee, including a gold inlaid mahogany altar piece from Santo Domingo’s 1519 church and land deeds granted by the Spanish king in 1692.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Joseph S. Schwartz
Santo Domingo
The
Republic
Schwartz
San Francisco
New World
An Industrial Object Lesson at Saunders Sons Yonkers
In memory of Leslie Sanders the Saunders Sons firm distributed 35000 dollars among 27 long serving employees. Those with 40 years or more received 2600 dollars each and others 1000 dollars. One nearly 50 year veteran cited family treatment and a square deal as the reason for decades of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
D. Saunder
Yonkers
Leslie Sanders
Notice of Desert Land Claim Final Proof Filing
Joseph O. Williams of Butte Montana filed notice of intention to make final proof to establish a claim to Lots 1 and 2 and surrounding lands in Sections 6 Township 14 Range 8 West Montana Meridian. The hearing will be before A S Johnson U S Commissioner in Dillon Montana on August 10 1911. Listed witnesses include Frederick S Southerland Robert E Leonard Hans P Johnson and Latta S Russell from Lima Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick 5. Southerland
Robert E. Leonard
Butte
Montana
Hans P. Johnson
Latta S. Russell
Lima
Stephen Carpenter
Register
Notice of Selection Application for Land in Montana
Notice records Theophilus B. Craver of Armstead Montana filing on June 29 1911 to select land under section 2306 R.S. adjacent SW 2 percent in section 24 NEY percent in section 33 T 10 S R 12 W M M. Adversely interested parties must file protest affidavits by August 15 1911. First publication July 7 1911. Stephen Carpenter Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Helena
Montana
Theophilus B. Craver
Armstead
R. S
West
M. M
Stephen Carpenter
Register
Congress
General Land Office
Washington,d. C
Notice of Desert-land final proof filing in Dillon Montana
Thomas Flynn of Dillon Montana filed intent to make final proof to establish his Desert-land claim to sections 24 8 9 W Mont. Meridian SW4NW14 NI5SWM NWYSEXM in township 8 strange 9 W on August 8 1911 before U S Commissioner A S Johnson at Dillon. The notice lists Charles B Orr William Peters Erastus B Sprinkle and Oscar Dunn of Dillon as witnesses. Stephen Carpenter Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Thomas Flynn
Dillon
Strange
Mont
Meridian
A. S. Johnson
U. S
Charles B. Orr
William Peters
Erastus B. Sprinkle
Oscar Dunn
Stephen Carpenter
Register
Notice of Desert Land Entry No 0202 Helena 1911
Notice in Helena Montana dated June 24 1911 for Henderson F Seybold of Dell to Desert land entry No 0202 for W4SEM section 13 township 14 S range 9 W on July 27 1908. Commissioner Dillon Montana on the 5th John Downing Edward McNinch Louis G Anderson and Charles Norris all of Dell Montana act as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Henderson F. Seybold
Dell
Township
Range
Montana Meridian
A. S. Johnson
U. S
Dillon
John Downing
Edward McNinch
Louis G. Anderson
Charles Norris
Notice of Desert Land Claim Final Proof Filing
Notice is given that Margaret Hill of Salmon Idaho filed intent to prove desert land claim No. 8383 for W3sNWX section 9 township 11S range 10W Montana Meridian. Hearing before A S Johnson at Dillon Montana on August 8 1911. Names of witnesses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Margaret Hill
Salmon
Idaho
Sec
Township
Range
Meridian
A. S. Johnson
U. S
Dillon
Monttana
John R. Porter
John B. Hill
Edward B. Roe
Bedrock
Patrick Ward
Siernan Canpenter
Register
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Stethen Carpenter
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Kenneth Ross
John H. Evans
Melrose
Silver Bow
State of
Monte Christo
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
Beaverhead
John A. Hackett
Ernest. O. Selway
Beaverhead County
Dillon Tribune
J.B. Poincexter
Tribune
Alter
America
Joseph O. Williams
U.S. Land Office
Jefferson County
Madison County
Chambers
Len. L. Carraway
J. B. Potnnexter
Juriges
W.R. Hocking
Grantite
P.O
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