Man stabbed after tavern teasing in Hill City
Hill City February 6 Fred Bid was wounded in a barroom incident when fellow Louis Rochelle Lumber employee "Frenchy" stabbed him during drunken horseplay. Bid, left artery severed, awaited surgery at Harney Peak hotel. Frenchy fled town and is believed to have returned to Rochelle camp.
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Hill City
Fred
Frenchy
Louis Rochelle
Ile
Cassler
Bid
Jas
Biddle
Iddle
Harney Peak
Rochelleer
Government to Step In on Elle Fourche Irrigation Project
Contractors Orman and Crook struggle as finances and equipment falter. Federal authorities may direct completion of the Elle Fourche irrigation work, with Mike Im securing partial progress and potential new bids if delays continue.
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Rman and Crook
Ork
Elle Fourche
Mikeim
Neval
Fetcers
Ion
Orman and
Crook
Death City the Terrible Winter of the Klondike
A Seattle report recalls the 1897 98 winter at Death City near the Mackenzie headwaters where a Yukon rush era camp collapsed under scurvy cold hunger and starvation. Survivors faced dwindling food, cannibalism rumors, and the lure of gold as tents rotted and graves grew, leaving only abandoned huts and gravesites as history.
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Klondike
Seattle
Alaska
Yukon
Northland
Death City
Mackenzie River
Dawson
Fairbanks
Nome
Skaguay
Dyea
Wrangell
Valdez
Atlin
Edmonton
Prince Albert
Mackenzie
American battleships sail for Magdelen Bay from Puenta Arenas
A fleet of U S battleships departs from North Puenta Arenas for the Pacific voyage to Magdelen Bay. Crews are in good health and high spirits after social events in Chilean waters. Four sailors from the battleship Rhode Island nearly drowned when a launch capsized as it approached shore. sailors ashore rescued them.
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Puenta Arenas
Pacific Ocean
Magdelen Bay
N Phode Island
Greasome Murder Girl Escapes With $2500 Then Is Caught
Berlin reports a grisly case from Leipzig where Paul Giegler, a bookshop owner, was found dead in a room with his housekeeper Minna Doell who fled after stealing 2500 marks. Doell and her suspected lover were arrested as investigations followed.
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Berlin
Leipsie
Paul Giegler
Gordenstrasse
Minna Doell
Giegler
Italy
Vienna
Viensna
Doell
Halle
White Eagle in Jail After Tragedy Rumors Spark Hope
White Eagle a Rosebud reservation Indian jailed in Lawrence County awaiting trial for introducing liquor to the reservation faces a grim period as rumors reach him that his wife killed their two daughters and died by suicide. He previously attempted hanging using bail wire.
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White Eagle
Rosebud Reservation
Lawrence County
Deadwood
Man Attempts Suicide After Family Tragedy
Hours later he dived head first from the top of a cage to a seven foot cement floor in another attempt to end his life. Those in charge believe he is determined to kill himself, spurred by the killing of his daughters and his wife’s death.
Railroads Meet Over Empty Car Problem in Chicago
Traffic department representatives from major railroads gathered in Chicago to discuss the empty car surplus and the proposed suspension of the fifty cent per day penalty. The association had earlier imposed the fee to force car returns, but now with hundreds of thousands of idle cars, roads favor delaying penalties until demand returns.
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Chicago
Feo
American Rail Way Association
American “Alway Association
United States
Feud figure James Hargis shot dead in Breathitt store
Former Breathitt County figure James Hargis, longtime Democratic official, was killed at his general store in Jackson by his son Beach Hargis. Five shots fired. son arrested after a violent quarrel about drinking and family tensions.
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Jackson, Ky
James Hargis
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Breathitt County
Beach Hargis
Flargis
Ben
Hargis
Tampa Fair Opens with Flags and Bunting in Florida
Tampa celebrated the opening of the Florida State fair with flags and bunting as visitors arrived. Organizers tout extensive preparations and a strong lineup of attractions showcasing Florida's history, growth, and progress.
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Tampa
Fla
Love Me Love Fido Wounded Man Shot in Saloon Dispute
Ike Trotter was shot in the shoulder by William Fraser at Henry Korneman's saloon in Deadwood over a dog dispute. Fraser fled but was jailed after his arrest. Trotter's wound is not dangerous and he is expected to recover. Fraser posted $5,000 bond for a court hearing scheduled later.
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Ike Trotter
William K. Fraser
Henry Korneman
Deadwood
Bill Fraser
Bill
Bohn & Cessna
Ed Cessna
Cessna
Korneman
Fraser
Trotter
Trotte
Lambert
Dr. Allen
William Fraser
Judy
BUTTE'S BAD BANISHED Judge Rice Sentences Offenders
Three prisoners faced Judge Rice last Thursday. James Wilson received nine months at Sioux Walls for obtaining subscriptions in Hills towns and Belle Fourche. D. P. Roberts was sentenced to four years and six months for three checks cashed at Camp Crook. Tom Ford got ten days in county jail for quarantine jumping. all pleaded guilty. An 11 year old, Roy Palmer, was sent to the reform school at Planbstinion for horse theft and a saddle theft from Miss Velva Whitney’s ranch.
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Tom Ford
Lemmon
Roy Palmer
J. H. Livingston
Slim Buttes
Velva Whitney
Planbstinion
Prisoners Transferred From Rapid City To Penitentiary
Sheriff Moses and Deputy Harper escorted prisoners aboard the Milwaukee Friday. They left a youthful offender at Planktinton and proceeded to the penitentiary with Wilson and Noice, returning home Monday.
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Moses
Harper
Milwaukee
Rapid City
Planktinton
Wi!son
Noice
Cost of Building Expended on Court House and Jail
D A McPherson reports total costs for the county courthouse and jail built by Mullen and Munn and others. Items include foundation, terra cotta, piping, heating, lighting, furniture, architectural fees, and wages. Warrants totaling 36,157.36 have been drawn against building and general funds to pay contractors.
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Court House
D. A. McPherson
Board of County Commissioners
Mullen & Munn
Geo. V. Ayres
O. J. Oyen
Art Metal Con. Co
A. H. Andrews Co
W.C. Vosburg
Lead-Deadwood Gas Co
McBride Electric Co
Prac Ale
Mullen & Mann
Igi Aeatee
Geo. Vv. Ayres
Pauley
Baes
Architect's Tees Papa Aareas
Dessenar Aceenteaiwhitore
Miner Robbed of Life Savings in Tacoma Incident
Carbondale coal miner Vasaleno reported losing 1020 dollars saved over a lifetime to two Slavonian miners after they hid the money in a woodshed and fled to Wilkeson. Sheriff Morris forwarded descriptions to county sheriffs statewide. arrests expected within two days.
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Tacoma
Wash
Vasaleno
Carbondale
Wilkeson
Morris
Rudolph Unholz Beats Battling Nelson In Ten Rounds
In Los Angeles the match at Pacific Athletic Club ended with Rudolph Unholz defeating Battling Nelson in ten rounds though no decision could be given under city rules. Unholz pressed Nelson with relentless blows, dropping him in the first round and dominating most exchanges while Nelson fought defensively with little success.
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Los Angeles
Rudolph Unholz
Nelsonw
Pacific Athletic Club
Boer
Nelson
Unbiole
Ile
Anholz
Cin
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Story OF
Girl
Beau
Florida
Fido
Willie K. Fraser
Butte
D. A. Mpherson
Unholz Qourtfights Nelson
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