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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1897
Page
2
Fragmentary bulletins show operation times for southbound mail and express at 7 20 pm and northbound at 5 3 am with mentions of cross freight and cross service as listed in the time card.
A violent riot in Girardville Pa results in at least nine deaths and about 36 wounded among Polish workers amid Hazleton strike tensions. Authorities arraign twelve ringleaders for assault with intent to kill and rioting with heavy bail set.
The Dillon Fair and Racing association opened its fall meeting with a special train bringing attendees to the grounds. A brass band provided music as exhibitors set up in the hall with merchants displays, fruit and vegetable exhibits, and various booths. Races featured mix trotting, gentleman's road race, and multiple running events, with Ratatat and Vess among winners and a lively crowd enjoying the day.
A coordinated arson attack began around 4 am in Arlington Nebraska damaging half the business area. Two masked men fled Main Street as fires erupted at August Rathman saloon J Lobuk, H Chapman's residence C H Linn hardware and the Odd Fellows building prompting a large response from local buckets and Fremont fire units.
Benjamin Frank Lamar a Fairland farmer was found murdered in front of the Gaiety theater on Fourth Street. His skull was crushed and police have arrested five theater attaches while seeking a woman named Fannie Wolf last seen drinking with Lamar.
Five miners perished in a mine fire caused by black damp at Jermyn No 1 near Rendham Pennsylvania. Fire boss Isaac Watkins 45 and four other men ages 22 to 84 died as flames raged since last Tuesday. Bodies found by rescue crew at 4:30 p.m. except Watkins missing at midnight. All worked the 3 p.m. shift and no one survived to tell the tale.
The London Times editorialized that an international agreement to raise silver to an artificial value would be a revolutionary measure, likely enacted without parliamentary consent, risking serious consequences for British finance and commerce. It notes strong opposition from London bankers and warns against political influence on central bank policy.
Chicago reports a mass meeting to decide on a city street car strike set to take effect Friday at 5 o clock on all lines of the Chicago City Railway. General Manager Bowen warns no union men will be hired unless workers abandon the union and remove organizer Mahon.
Delegates in Linco gather for the sixth annual National Irrigation congress with leaders like Judge Emery and E R Moses delivering addresses. Dr J G Sutton of Rushsylvania outlines a plan to locate underground streams using an electro magnetic device after 32 years of study. The meeting also discusses officers, committees, and a reception at the Capitol. The sale date for the Union Pacific railroad is set for November 1 in Omaha.
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