Ore Dock Strike Heats Up As Violent Threats Rise
In Duluth Minnesota on August 1 violent rhetoric erupts as leader Petrialla demands twenty four hours for justice with a call to strike at the head of any man who blocks workers. Special guards rush to Duluth while ore dock work starts with no major trouble. Western Federation of Miners backs Petrialla.
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Duluth
Minn
I¢ Western Federation of Miners
Etrialla
Petrialla
Argent
Bates
Western Federation of Miners
Lived Four Days by Will Power
In OMEYENNE Wyoming a young man W Frank Simonton died at St Johns hospital after an appendectomy. Despite extensive intestinal troubles he clung to life four days until his father from Upper Sandusky Ohio reached the bedside. They shared a final farewell before he passed away.
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Omeyenne
Wyo
Will W
Frank Simonton
St. John's Hospital
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Simonton
Trunk With $200000 Reclaims Its Owner
A trunk containing securities valued at $200 000 has been found in Watertown Wisconsin and is being sent to its rightful owner Otto Heinecken a teacher who had arranged for trunks to be sent from Chicago. A mistaken driver mixed the trunks sending the Chicago bound trunk to Watertown and the Watertown trunk to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Wis
Otto Heinecken
Chicago
Death Ends Journey of Lover Near Cheyenne
Walter C. McManus of Sidney Nebraska died after being found beside the Union Pacific track thirty miles west of Cheyenne with both feet and one hand crushed and a fractured skull. He was en route to Oakland to visit Miss J Burgatrom when he fell from a train.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Walter C. McManus
Sidney
Neb
McManus
Oakland
Cal
J. Burgatrom
Ground Discovery Promises Rich Prospect Near Rimini
A recent find near Rimini yields a rich claim with gold worth about 4000 dollars displayed at the American National Bank windows in Helena. The shallow strip, under a hundred feet square, lies above the creek bottom and was previously overlooked by prospectors. The discoverer tried to sell the property in Helena last year for a thousand.
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Welena
Aug
American National Bank
Rimini
Helena
Local firm says it can work twenty years on ground
The company reports a cleanup cost of 10 000 dollars this year and states it has more ground than it can work out in twenty years.
Trainload of Girls Taken by Mormons
Boston July reports 123 girl converts to Mormonism travel on an express to Utah under guard by eighteen missionaries including Brigham Young estimates. The dispatch notes ships bring foreign recruits to port unseen with twelve steamers since January. Some girls carried hundreds in savings, most unable to locate Utah or understand Mormonism or polygamy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Utah
Biigham Young
Grand Jury May Not Indict Magill
Clinton Illinois August 2 State's Attorney Miller encountered obstacles in seeking indictments for Fred Magill and his wife in the murder of Magill's first wife. The grand jury investigation resumed but the defense withholds the victim's letters, telegraph messages between Magill and San Diego and Clinton friends are unavailable, and Margaret Magill remains unfound for testimony.
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Clinton, Ill
Miller
Fred Magill
Magill
San Diego
Clinton
Margaret Magill
Chauffeur Killed as Car Rolls Under Tractor in Chicago
A chauffeur for A. T. Temple was instantly killed when a clutch slip caused a car to move while he investigated a failure. The vehicle, owned by Albert Mohr, dragged the driver across the ground and caused fatal injuries.
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Chicago
A. T. Temples
Temples
Albert Mohr
Temple
Unknown Woman Found in the Missouri River
The body of a woman was recovered from the Missouri River by the steam Rosebud at Chamberlain South Dakota. A coroner's jury could not determine her identity. She appears about 50, with gray streaked hair, a ring on the left hand, and measurements around five feet tall and 125 pounds. She was well dressed and had probably been in the water some time. The body will be buried by Brule County unless relatives are found.
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Chamberlain
S. D
Missouri
Wait
Brule County
Open Season on Grouse Hunters Busy in Wyoming
Cheyenne Wyoming August 2 The open season on sage grouse partridges quail and several other game birds began August 1. Several hunting parties will leave here for the central part of the state.
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Wyo
Cheyenne
Alabama turpentine operator shot by wife over hair style
Joseph Givens, the wealthiest turpentine operator in Alabama, was shot dead by his wife Mrs Givens after he allegedly attacked her about her hair pompadour. She claims he followed her after a liquor fueled dispute and she fired to defend herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hrewton
Ala
Joseph Givens
Alabama
Mrs. Givens
Givens
Standard Oil Fined 25 Million in Anti Trust Ruling
Judge Landis orders Standard Oil and 79 auxiliaries fined 25,240,000 for conspiring to restrain trade. Indictment lists over 1,000 counts. company capitalized at 110,000,000. Names of Rockefeller and other officers linked to the case appear. verdict foreshadows prolonged legal battles through higher courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Landis
Standard Oil Company
United States
Standard Company
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
John D. Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
John D. Archibald
Henry H. Rogers
W. H. Tilford
United States Supreme Court
Alton
Jurors in Haywood case still divided over verdict
In Boise on August 4, jurors discuss their roles in the verdict. Samuel D. Gilman says he believed Haywood was guilty and acquiesced to the acquittal, while juror No. 11 A P Burns recalls expecting a conviction and notes changing vote to avoid a retrial.
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Boise
Haywood
Samuel D. Gilman
A. P. Burns
Pease Family Receives Aid After Mt Vernon Storm
In Mitchell South Dakota Aug 3 the John Pease family of nine children and a widow are aided by local citizens after a fatal storm near Mt Vernon left them penniless. Residents have raised over 800 dollars and plan to build a house on the family farm.
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Mitchell
S. D
John Pease
Mt. Vernon
Morton's Butler Retires After Long Service
Rich Morton’s longtime butler in the Levi P. Morton residence retires to England with a fortune of 100000 dollars. Stubbs, who saved steadily, is said to have received market tips from Mr. Morton during his years of service.
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Poughkeepsie, N
Aug
Robert Stubbs
Butler
Levi P. Morton
England
Morton
Bodies Remain In Sea After Columbia Disaster
On the Mendocino coast the wrecking community believes no Columbia victims will be recovered. The overturned steamer’s wreckage likely traps many drowned passengers and crew, making retrieval improbable.
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San Francisco
Ave
Death by own action Rumbaugh a hero with medal
Mount Pleasant Pa Aug 3 Charles Rumbaugh brother of Amos Rumbaugh who died by his own action in Colorado left to bring his body home Amos Rumbaugh known across the western end of the state as a member of the J H Rumbaugh meat packing company He received a medal for bravery at the battle of Malate in the Philippines
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Mount Pleasant
Chas. Rumbaugh
Amos Rumbaugh
Colorado
Meat Packing Company
J. H. Rumbaugh Company
Malate
Philippines
Two 14 Year Old Girls Die in Love Pact in Louisville
Bessie O Connell and Anna Weston, both 14, agreed to die for love after loving Clarence Castal. Bessie bought poison and the girls swallowed large doses in an alley. A fireman found them. Bessie is dying, Anna may recover.
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Louisville
Bessie O'Connell
Anna Weston
Clarence Castal
Bessie
O'Connell
Woodmen May Move Headquarters from Denver to Seattle
At the Woodmen of the World head camp session in Seattle on August 3, Charles A. Reynolds proposes moving the headquarters from Denver to Seattle. He cites coastal member discontent from Colorado as the center of activity lies westward, noting coast states hold about 64,100 of 386,155 total members across Washington, Oregon, and California.
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Seattle
Wash
Woodmen of the World
Chas. A. Reynolds
Denver
Colorado
Washington
Oregon
California
Visiting the Hills From the East Tourists Reach Lead
An East party tours Lead and Spearfish as Northwestern line trains entice sightseers. Archie Brown of Huron leads a group including J R Hineman and D Glennon with Frank Oulton visiting Lead before journeying to Spearfish and back to eastern homes. A Fremont Nebraska party led by Commercial Agent Benjamin also visits Lead noon and travels to Hot Springs for a stay.
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Rapid City
Lead
Archie Brown
Huron
J. R. Hineman
D. €. Glennon
Pierre
Frank Oulton
Groton
Spearfish
Spearfish River
Queen City
Benjamin
Northwestern
Fremont
John Livingston
W. Hotchkiss
Hot Springs
Resigns Under Fire in Salt Lake City Police Chief Case
Salt Lake City police chief George Sheets resigns amid indictment for conspiring with professional swindlers accused of fleecing tourists. The case centers on alleged schemes encountered by visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
George Sheets
Severe Hailstorm Ravages Brown and Spink Counties
The Aberdeen American reports a major hailstorm last night over 160 square miles in southern Brown and northern Spink counties, with near total ruin of crops in the northwest 48 square miles. Farmers from Duxberry, Mansfield, Rudolph, and nearby towns describe widespread damage, overturned grain, smashed windows, and heavy rain accompanying the hail.
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Brown
Spink Counties
South Dakota
Thursay
Rudolph
Ole Swanson
Warner
Gem Township
Jim River
Bt. C. Erickson
Rondell Township
Spink County
Meilette
Mansfield
W. A. Walter’s
Kondell
Fing
Mr. Holmes
Mansfield Central
Henry Schorr
Duxberry
Melette
Rounilel
Storm Affects Crops After Night’s Severe Weather
Crops prior to last night’s storm were reported in excellent condition with strong prospects for a wood crop. The storm’s full impact is not yet estimable, leaving officials unable to provide a reliable damage estimate at this time.
Utica Artist Marries Pueblo Bride After Tribal Rite
Frederick W. Canfield from Utica New York and Anna Gotytuey a full blood Seama Pueblo Indian wed after a tribal ceremony at Seama village eighty miles west of Albuquerque and later by a Presbyterian minister The couple then plan to work among Northwestern Indians in Neahbay Washington.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Frederick W. Canfield
Utica
N. Y
Carlisle Indian School
Anna Gotytuey
Seama
Presbyterian Church
Canfield
W. W. Canfield
Utica Observer
Carlisle
Neahbay
Washington
Colorado Springs Inquest Saga Ends With Double Suicide
Amos Rumbaugh of Washington DC killed himself rather than testify in the Laura Matthews inquest and may have been linked to the Chicago circle including Dr H A Thomas and A Coey. Nurse Miss Green warned by grief writes to friends as police hold her to prevent self harm.
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Colorado Springs
Col. Ag
Laura Matthews
Troadmoor
Amos RK. Rumbaush
Washington, D. C
Rumbaugh
Chicago
H. A. Thomas
Lol Ranch
A. Coey
Coen
Miss Green
Nurse Green
Hell Boy
Miss Matthews
Beveridge Wedding Set for August in Embassy Residence
It was definite that Miss Katherine Eddy of Chicago will wed Albert J. Beveridge, Indiana senator, on August 7 at the home of Ambassador and Mrs Tower.
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Dicaim
Katherine Eddy
Chicago
Albert J. Deveridge
Inediana
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