Ning Po pirate ship visit reveals brutal past and sea monster design
H C Lapham recalls inspecting the Ning Po a Chinese pirate ship bought by Americans and slated for exhibition in San Francisco in 1915. He details its construction in camphor wood and ironwood, its brutal history from piracy to beheading captives, and its famed seaworthiness and compartments.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
China
East India Company
England
Lord Napier
Tetsich River
Tuh Hi
Ning Po
Shanghai
Mate
Shimidzie
San Pedro
Hades
Normal College Alumni Day Plans Big 1914 Event
The Dillon Normal Alumni club extends plans for commencement events with an automobile city tour on June 5 and a grand banquet at Merlen Hotel that evening. An informal reception precedes the banquet with musical numbers by seniors and faculty. Invitations go to graduates spouses and faculty families.
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Dillon Normal Alumni Club
General Alumni Association
Montana Auto Supply Company
Merlen Hotel
College and Training School
Promoter John H Garrett Arrested in Kentucky Case
John H. Garrett once a Harlowton land promoter and Chicago circus magnate was arrested at Pineville Kentucky by Pinkerton detectives. He is reportedly wanted by the federal government over alleged questionable Montana land deals and other transactions.
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Harlowton
John H. Garrett
Mont
Chicago
Pineville
Montana
Pinkerton
Mrs. Haneen Visits Dillon From Idaho Falls
Mrs. Fred Haneen of Idaho Falls Idaho spent a week visiting Dillon.
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Fred Haneen
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Dillon
Montana Golden Jubilee pageant to open August weeklong celebration
Great Falls Montana May 14 entertainment committee of the Montana Golden Jubilee association announced plans for a state history pageant August 10 to 15. A Blackfeet war costume parade leads with Lewis and Clark reenactors followed by mixed-race groups portraying early post contact life and fur trade era with Hudson Bay traders and travois era details.
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Great Falls
Mont
Montana Golden Jubilee Association
Montana
Treasure State
Mississippi
Lewis and Clark
University Club of
Helena
Frank Linderman
Lewis
Lewis and Cark
Buck
Dillon Ball Team Holds Batting Practice at Fair Grounds
The Dillon baseball club hosted batting practice against Excelsior of Butte on a drizzly afternoon. Pease hit two home runs, Clinger impressed on the mound with eight innings and twelve strikeouts, while Graves and Beaverly answered the call for infield duties. The crowd saw new players tried, and Dillon eyes a clash with Anaconda Redmen on the 30th as Clinger aims to prove his worth in Class A baseball.
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Dillon
Fair Grounds
Excelsior
Butte
Webster
Pease
Stephenson
Clinger
Ashton
Idaho
Redmen
Anaconda
Beaverly
Graves
Taylor Bradley
Taylor
George Gosman
Dillon Team Travels to Virginia City for Vigilantes Game
The infield trio Bachman Stephenson and Wheat delivered solid defense as Dillon gears up for a Sunday clash in Virginia City. Virginia's strong squad draws many Dillon fans hoping for an exciting showdown with the Vigilantes in Madison County.
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Bachman
Stephenson
Wheat
Virginia City
Virginia
Dillon
Madison County
Two Deaths in Big Hole Basin Reported
In Wisdom and near Wise River two drowning deaths were recorded. A two and a half year old boy, son of Grace Hedges, fell ten feet into a well and drowned. coroner L C Ford ruled no inquest. John W Marth, 49, known as Dad Marth, died in an irrigation ditch on Vineyard ranch. coroner ruled no inquest and he was buried at Dewey cemetery.
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Grace Hedges
Wisdom
L. C. Ford
John W. Marth
Dad
Marth
Big Hole Basin
Vineyard Ranch
Wise River
Big Hole
Doris
Michigan
Hiram Brundage
Ford
Vineyard
Dewey
Tragic Gilmore Mine Explosion Kills Miner and Endangers Family
The Gilmore mining camp suffers a deadly accident when Bert Rainey repacks giant caps and a blast destroys him and injures his wife and six month old baby. Rainey dies, wife injured, child possibly deafened, and the family prepares to return to Lorenzo Idaho for burial. The community offers condolences to the bereaved family.
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Bert’ Rainey
Leadore Standard
Gilmore
Bert Rainey
Mr. Rainey
Mr. H. Fisher
Hy Rainey
Lorenzo
Idaho
Greek Consul Staikos Dies in Montana
Theodore J. Staikos, for three years vice consul of Greece for Montana Utah Idaho and Wyoming, died suddenly at St James hospital. He was a prominent figure among Greeks in the intermountain region known for his towering appearance and diplomatic bearing.
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Butte
Theodore J. Staikos
Greece
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
St. James’ Hospital
Staikos
Intermountain
Selway Reported As Incoming Passenger On Train
An incoming passenger named Selway was on a Wednesday afternoon train according to the report. The fragment notes no further details about the journey or its outcome.
Warrant on Criminal Court Docket In Beaverhead County
Arraigned on charge of crime against nature Joseph Laborator pleads not guilty as Justice of the Peace sets May 25 trial. Sheriff arrests Laborator in Armstead. Court records show dozens of cases before Justice Renison with youths Greathouse and Coon facing burglary charges. A rancher Hans Paleson pleads guilty to improper cattle butchering. a fine of 25 dollars imposed. County officials defend aggressive pursuit, noting Beaverhead leads in convictions among comparable counties.
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Justice Court
Joseph Laborator
Justice of the Peace
A. A. Kenison
Erwin
Laborator
Armstead
Dillon
Daniel Greathouse
Clarence Coon
Greathouse
Stephen Davis
Puller Springs
Coon
Renison
Frank Bates
Thomas Barry
Dell
Hans Paleson
Lima
Nelson
Paleson
Renis
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Silver Bow
Rich gold strike at Little Goldie mine in Georgia gulch
In Georgia gulch near Twin Bridges a rich ore vein in the Little Goldie mine is reported. Assays exceed 200 dollars per ton. The mine, sold by Andy Anderson to John Osternic of Butte, expects first carload shipments to match the sale price. Other prospects in the district spark local mining excitement.
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Little Goldie
Georgia Gulch
Andy Anderson
John Osternic
Butte
Anderson
J A Lawrence Visits Dillon for Business Matters
J A Lawrence, of Dewey, was in Dillon this week attending to business matters at his Dillon home.
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J. A. Lawrence
Dillon
Dewey
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H. C. Lapham
Normal College
Baby
Fox
New York Evening Oun
Kenison
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