Chief Kills Hobo in Miles City Shootout
In Miles City Montana a vagrant was killed by Police Chief Jackson after a late night confrontation in the horse sale yards near the Northern Pacific depot. Four hobos were arrested following the incident and the coroner cleared the chief of blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Montana
Mont
Jackson
Northern Pacific
Alfred Ellison
Horace Butler
Ellison
Tongue River
Old Gospel Records Found in Egypt
New sayings of Christ and ancient crude manufactures unearthed near a Coptic monastery at Eofu in Egypt. Natives sold rolls to an Arab trader. discovery includes twenty-five leaves of apocryphal Christ sayings in a Coptic translation and parts of Matthew Mark and Luke in Greek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Egypt
Christ
Eofu
National Gallery
Paris
Berlin
William A Pax ton of Omaha dies at 70
William A Pax ton Sr a pioneer and wealthy Omaha businessman died suddenly at his home. Born in Springfield Kentucky about 70 years ago he moved to Omaha at age 20 and contributed to the Omaha Salt Lake military road project and helped build the Union Pacific railway. He later prospered in cattle ventures across Nebraska and Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Wm. A. Paxton
Paxton
Springfield
Salt Lake
Union Pacific Railway
Nebraska
Wyoming
All Records Broken by Immigration in 1007 Year
Washington D C July 10 All migration records in U S history were broken the year ending June 20 1007 with 1 285 840 alien immigrants landing in America The figure tops the previous high of 1 100 736 in 1906 an increase of about six percent over the previous peak and the greatest annual arrival ever recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
America
Spearfish Notes Outlook From Local News and Rail Interest
Frank Welch expects to start for the Pacific coast soon with Seattle as a first stop and other points to follow. Locals report record range conditions, theater plans, new dry goods stock, and ongoing well drilling with 1200 feet targeted. Contractors finish dormitory and science hall rooms at Spearfish normal school, while railroad prospects gather interest from Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul and Union Pacific officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Welch
Pacific Coast
Seattle
W. W. Driskill
Moorcroft
Lead City Dramatic Club
John Harriman
D. A. Elliott
Spearfish Normal School
Science Hall
Frank McEveny
Black Hills
Chicago, Milwaukee
Fire Claims Life on Colorado Ranch Home
Mrs D F Hunter, 70, died in a blaze at a Rye area ranch two miles from Pueblo as she tried to save valuables from an upper story. The house, part of a 2500 acre ranch, had burned previously destroying two earlier residences. Mrs Ella Mitchell of Denver is among twelve surviving children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearfish Mail
W. B. Mooney
Pueblo
Colo
Denver News
Fim
D. F. Hunter
Rye
Colorado
Ella Mitchell
Denver
Hunter
Engineer Dead with Hand on the Lever
The North Coast Limited westbound derailed three miles east of Garrison Mont. on Wednesday. Engineer James Graham of Butte was found dead at his post with his hand on the brake lever. Two baggage cars, the smoker, and a day coach left the rails. no other injuries were reported. The cause remains unknown. The train was returned to Garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kutte
Mont
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific Railway
Garrison
James Graham
Butte
Montana First in Copper Production in 1900
Washington July 92 The geological survey estimates Montana yielded 617,000,000 pounds of copper in 1900, the highest among states. Arizona is second with about 262,600,105 pounds, Michigan third with 176,1485,017 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingdon
D.C
Geological Survey
Montana
Arizona
Michigan
Milwaukee Road Planning Westward Ex tension to Miles City
Milwaukee road commercial agent P H Scanlan reports flood damage delaying Montana alignment about three months. Steel reaches 60 miles east of Terry near the crossing with the Northern Pacific, aiding a late spring push to Miles City. The line faces scarce labor and poor ties, prompting timber purchases in Ravalli county and storage at Butte as plans include Great Falls and Missoula branches. The emigration unit will survey conditions this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Mont
P. H. Scanlan
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Butte
Milwaukee
Earling
Montana
Terry
Miles City
Yellowstone
Musselshell
Little Missouri
Northern Pacific
Scanlan
Harlowtown
Ravallj
Smith River
Missoula
Milwaukee Road
Crouch Lines Repair Advances End to End
The Crouch Lines repair proceeds rapidly with a large bridge finished near town and rock cars brought from the quarry. As the road opens, trains will run as needed. On the Pactola end the track is repaired and the boarding camp moved forward, highlighting the road’s critical importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pactola
Rapid City Journal
First Through Train From Chicago Reaches Rapid City
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line runs its inaugural through train from Chicago to Rapid City. The consist includes one combination coach and three officers cars. It left Chicago Thursday night and arrived in Rapid City Saturday evening after making several town stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City Journal
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Rapid City
South Dakota
Mitchell
Missouri River
Chamberlain
New Road
Cheyenne River
Kadoka
Seventh Street
Tom Sweeney
Journal
Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul
E. W. McKenna
J. H. Hiland
W. J. Underwood
Manag
Cheyenne Man Shoots Emil Cossi in Public
Emil Cossi was shot four times by Herbert H. Harper in Cheyenne Wyoming. Harper, who fled but was arrested, refuses to speak. Both men worked for Northern Colorado Power. the men had quarreled over keys weeks earlier and again on the porch before the shooting. Cossi, unmarried, had moved from Denver four months ago. a Denver Gas and Electric brother-in-law is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Emil Cossi
Herbert H. Harper
Harper
Cossit
Northern Colorado Power Company
Cassi
Nen
Cossi
Denver
Denver Gas and Electric Company
West Side
Thick asphaltum beds found in Shoshoni Wyoming
Shoshoni Wyoming July 93. Discovery of thick beds of asphaltum in the Shoshoni oil fields at the eastern base of Copper mountain is reported. Many large samples of an excellent grade have been brought into town in recent days from these fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoshoni, Wyo
Shoshoni
Copper Mountain
Millionaires Found Guilty in Sheridan Coal Land Fraud Case
In Cheyenne Wyo on July 22 a federal jury convicted Robert McPhilamey E M Holbrook and E E Longabaugh of conspiracy to defraud the government of coal lands in Sheridan County The three face up to 10 000 fine and two years imprisonment on each count They are free on 5000 bonds awaiting sentencing by Judge J A Riner One more defendant Mccarthy of Joplin Mo remains to be tried
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wye
United States District Court
Robert McPhilamey
E. M. Holbrook
E. E. Longabaugh
Sheridan County
Holbrook
Longabaugh
Sheridan
McPhilamey
J. A. Riner
United States
Timothy F. Burke
Anna McGee
Lee Hake
Benjamin D. Chase
Noted Wyoming case cites conspiracy to defraud coal lands
Damaging testimony surfaced in Sheridan county cases of E M Holbrook Robert McPhilamey and attorney E E Longabaugh charged with conspiracy to defraud the government in coal land acquisitions. Witnesses Mrs Lee Hake and Mrs Anna McGee testified they filed on lands then deeded to Longabaugh who handed them to Wyoming Coal Mining company with payments of 100 and 500 dollars. Benjamin D Chase testified he filed on a homestead with funds from Longabaugh and McPhilamey later given to Wyoming Coal Company for 350 dollars. Steward Kennedy described an agreement to transfer lands to Eldbrook and Wyoming Coal Mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
E. M. Holbrook
Millionaire
Sheridan
Robert McPhilamey
E. E. Longabaugh
Sheridan County
Lee Hake
Longabaugh
Anna McGee
Wyoming Coal Mining Company
Hake
McGee
Benjamin D. Chase
McPhilamey
Wyoming Coal Company
Steward Kennedy
Eldbrook
Market Buoyancy Lifts Mountain Ranch Goods Value
Market optimism for ranch products grows as oats hay and livestock fetch strong prices. Oats delivered to Lead from Reynolds prairie brought 1.00 wholesale while Belle Fourche fetched 2.20 retail, signaling higher returns for small mountain ranches and encouraging cultivation near former mining lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds’ Prairie
Belle Vourche
Miners Seek Funds to Expand Development on Claims
Gulches and bottom lands on their claims show miners securing sufficient funds to continue development work on an extensive scale, enabling larger mining ground operations and prospecting efforts.
Edgemont Notes Expresses Paymaster Dilemmas and Local Farewells
The column discusses paymaster challenges among Italians and the need for an interpreter and foreman. It notes Sam Douglas and Hustler F. G. Ford planning a Hills trip around the 20th to visit Custer Hot Springs Wind Cave Lead and Deadwood. It memorializes "Daddy" Durham found dead on Soft Water, leaving a Nebraska wife and daughter while he planned Kansas City business ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Douglas
Hustler F. G. Ford
Custer
Hot Springs
Wind Cave
Lead
Deadwood
Durham
N. S. Tubbs
Nebraska
Kansas City
Good Pie Saves Souls Says Woman
Miss Bertha Fowler of Philadelphia told the national deaconness convention at Grace M E church that cooking a good meal and sewing well aid soul saving. She urged deaconesses to strive for quality in meals and garments to gain the respect and influence of young people for the right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bertha Fowler
Philadelphia
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Rate Cuts Put Omaha to Chicago Fares Under 2 Cents
Western railroads adopt a 2-cent per mile interstate rate effective July 19 with the Northwestern as the shortest Omaha Chicago line at 492.0 miles. The new fare estimates at $10.05, down from $12.75, while Burlington lowers fares to Chicago and St Louis by 2.50 from Lead and double that for St Louis. Northwestern has yet to announce a formal rate, but already reduced Omaha Chicago fares beyond the new standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Western
Omah
Chicago
Northwestern
Burlington
Lead
St. Louis
Nebraska
Chighgo
Engagement announced for Miss Myrrh Hanson in Cheyenne
Miss Myrrh Hanson, daughter of General and Mrs Alpheus P Hanson, to wed Fred Marshall Attebury of Mitchell Nebraska in Cheyenne this fall. The Hanson family formerly resided in Sundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Gener
Alpheus P. Hanson
Myrrh Manson
Fred Marshall Attebury
Mitchell, Neb
Hanson
Sundance
Tolstoi Alive City Reports Deny Death News
Tolstoy reported alive in St Petersburg with no truth to rumors of his death. The Count remains in excellent health, despite circulating instances in Britain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Peptrarshurg
Great Britain
United States
Leo Tolstob
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Matthew
Luke
William A. Paxton
Pacific Extension
Edward Laas
J. H. Foster
F. A. Miller
H. E. Pierpont
C. F. Lovett
A. E. Manchester
N. M. Maine
W. P. Warner
Mason City
J. G. Love
Sioux City
F. W. Kimball
Neer
R. P. Edson
White River Valley Line
Holbrook, McPhilamey
Edgemont
Belle OF
Tolsto
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