Miners Die in Speculator Mine Disaster
One hundred sixty two miners perish in a fire at the Speculator mine with 35 rescued after nearly 40 hours trapped. Manus Duggan leads bulkheads to shield the rescuers from gas, saving 25 of the team while 26th man J H McAdams dies. Duggan’s fate is unknown. Insurance and property losses total about 1.296 million.
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Butte
Speculator
Manus Duggan
Nipper
Nuria Johnson
Timekeeep‘er
Johnson
Duggan
L Dugean
John Werto
Wilfred Lamontagne
Tus
Josiah James
James
Centerville
North Butte Company
Ihan
Gannon Roar Presages Big Battle Near Messines
Gannon Roar Thoight to Presage Big Battle as British in the Messines region press Germans back. Artillery along the Belgian front roars while the British dig in deeper and gain ground near La Poterie farm and toward Warneton. Prisoners and seven German field guns are reported.
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Gannon Roar
Billings
Belgium
Messines
la Poterie Farm
Warneton
Comines
Irish Home Rule Convention to Include 101 Members
London June 12 Lloyd George announced a government convocation to address Ireland. A 101 member convention will represent all walks of life and be chaired by a government chosen or self chosen chair. County borough and urban councils will send delegates with bishops and moderates from churches and chambers of commerce for Dublin Belfast and Cork to name delegates.
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London
Ireland
Chambers of Commerce
Dublin
Belfast
Cork
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Lfe
Market Reports Chicago Wheat and Corn Prices June 12
Wheat opened 2.38 high 2.39 low 2.30 close 2.33. September 2.08 open 2.11 high 2.98 low 2.05 close 2.98. Corn July 1.56 open 1.58 high 1.58 close 1.57. September 1.52 open 1.47 high 1.52 low 1.40 close 1.40. Oats July 0.63 high 0.64 low 0.62 close 0.62. September 0.44 high 0.55 low 0.53 close 0.38.
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Chicago
Wheat and grain prices move in Minneapolis session
Wheat futures for July and September show gains with July opening at 2.46 and closing at 2.48. Cash wheat prices display a range across No 1 hard, No 1 northern, and other grades, while corn oats flax rye and bran show varied values and flat flour shipments at 36,707 barrels.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Montana
Chicago Livestock Market Report June 12
Chicago Livestock notes cattle receipts around 3 000 with tomorrow projected to 17 000. Market firm for native beef cattle stockers and feeders cows and calves and Epes with ranges from 6 35 to 11 85 and 9 75 to 4 75. Sheep receipts about 5 800 with tomorrow 7 000, market firm for wethers ewes lambs and springs with price ranges from 7 25 to 11 10, 9 70 to 15 16 75.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Report from St. Paul
Hogs receipts 4100 with market steady to 10 cents lower. prices $14.50 to $15.25, bulk around $14.65. Cattle receipts 1800, killers steady. steers $7.12 to $12.75, cows and heifers $7.50 to $10.50, calves $6.13, stockers $5 to $9.25. Sheep receipts 15, market mostly steady. lambs $7 to $12.50, wethers $7 to $9.50, ewes $5 to $9.25.
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ST. Paul
Omaha Livestock Report From June 12
Hogs receipts 8 200 with market higher. Heavy hogs 15.10 15.86, mixed 15 15.25, lights 14.85. Pigs 12.50 14.50, bulk 15. Cattle receipts 1 500. market strong. Native bulls 10 13.40. cows and heifers 8.75 11.50. western steers 9.50 12. Texas steers 9 10.50. canners 7 8.50. stockers 7 11. bulls 7 11. Sheep 5 800. market higher. Yearlings 11.50 12. wethers 10 10.50. ewes 8 10. lambs 12 16.75.
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Omaha
Texas
Butte Faces Threats of Mine Walkout and Riot Suspicions
Butte residents fear serious labor unrest as demands for higher wages and new working conditions circulate. I W W influenced handbills threaten to shut all district mines, prompting government troop presence and city officials to oppose demonstrations. Montana mine operators defend pay and conditions while disavowing the I W W affiliated group.
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Butte
Maloney
Toditoayan
M. M. Donoghue
Montana Federation of Labor
Carpenter Union Hall
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly
Anaconda Copper Company
North Butte
Mountain View
High Ore Mine
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William P.wooten
William P. Wooten
Helena
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Dillon Horse Sale Company
Dillon, Mont
Beaverhead County
West
U. S
Geo. E. Ditty
Clyde Moore
Madison County
Beaverhead
Madison Counties
Price Beaverhead
Price Madison
Dillon, Montana
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