North Western service delayed. partial resumption advised
Mail delivery by the Northwestern arrived two hours late at Lead, marking the return of regular service on the North Western route between Lead and Deadwood. Repairs to Whitewood bridge and several embankments are underway, with full service expected in two days, while Bald Mountain line repairs could take two weeks delaying Deadwood mills.
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Lead
Northwestern
North
Deadwood
Deadwood Gulch
Blacktail Station
Whitewood Bridge
North-Western
Bald Mountain
Trafffic
Central City
Texana Station
Hidden Fortune
Deadwood Mills
Burlington Railroad Repair Sparks Rapid Service Return
Burlington works fast to restore service after washouts on a route from Rochford to Deadwood. Five hundred workers repair tunnel No 3 damage near Mystic and embankment near Oro Hondo, with bridges and small fixes to reopen main line to Deadwood by tomorrow night.
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Burlington
Englewood
Rochford
Hill City
Mystic
Kirk
Deadwood
Oro Hondo
Pluma
Consolidated Power & Light Hit by Flood Loss
One of the heaviest losers from the flood was the Consolidated Power and Light company. Their water cooling device, a system of pipes, suffered significant damage, highlighting the disaster's impact on regional utilities and infrastructure.
Extensive debris damages water plant and plume facility
Debris from a gulch washout partially buries nozgles spraying fountains and coats timbers and boul ders. The dam at the plant is filled with gravel and sand, requiring removal of hundreds of yards of material to restore. Transmission lines are damaged with the Pluma plant suffering the largest loss.
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Nozgles
Pluma
McGill Awards L L D Degrees to US Notables
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson and Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot received honorary L L D degrees at McGill University in Montreal. Wilson urged education of farmers and their daughters as vital to Americans, in remarks at McDonald College dedication.
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McGill University
Montreal
Quec
James Wilson
Gifford Pinchot
Wilson
McDonald College
Canada
United States
Leaves For Soudan Roosevelt Heads Inland Trip
Nairobi June 2 Roosevelt bid farewell to Governor Jackson before departing for the Soudan. He thanked the governor for hospitality and promised to return the compliment if he visits Oyster Bay. The governor said he hoped to entertain Roosevelt again as the party set out with guns overhauled.
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Roosevelt
Interior of Africa
Nairobi
Jackson
Soudan
Oyster Bay
Body of John Marchant Recovered After Belle Fourche River Drowning
The body of John Marchant, about 50, a Crook County official and Stilwell Coal manager, was recovered at Belle Fourche river by Arne Bartley and his father. The remains were found after high water and will be taken to Aladdin Wyoming for funeral services. The Bartleys will share the $300 family reward.
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Belle Fourche
John Marchant
Arne Bartley
J. R. Bartley
Aladdin
Wyoming
Bartley
Bartleys
Crook County
Stilwell Coal Company
Marchant
Eclipse of the Moon Observed From Lead
Last night observers in Lead saw a partial moon eclipse as the Earth’s shadow crossed the lunar disk. The total phase occurred elsewhere, with timings noted for Boston Washington Chicago and the Atlantic region, while Lead captured the ending crescent view around 8 15.
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Washington
Chicago
Jacobs on Trial Special Venice Jury Report at Nine
The State v Oscar Jacobs for Elba Roberts murder is in circuit court after an open yesterday. Judge Jones presides with State's Attorney Milek for the prosecution and Harry Atwater defending. A special venue of fifty men reported at nine, with nine jurors selected by noon from Pleasant valley Bare Butte valley and Lower Alkali.
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Pleasant Valley
Bare Butte Valley
Lower Alkali
Dan McDonald
Bri Rose
W. C. Gooding W
Hanks Phillip Kuntz
Albert Keene
Geo. Faxwell
Geo. Price
Dakota Bank Swindle Details Rapid City Loss
A South Dakota stockman warned to guard against strangers on trains after a Rapid City bank lost 2500 dollars in a confidence game. Two smooth operators pretended to be investors, used a forged telegram, and cowed the bank into honoring a draft. The swindlers disappeared, while the stockman later overdrawn his account.
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Rapid City
South Dakota
Chicago
Missouri River
North
Smith
Rapid City Bank
Bank Swindle Unmasked In Central State
A northern central state bank was defrauded by a cunning swindle. Explanations followed and the banker realized the fraud. Efforts to trace the swindlers continue, but a long delay has made recovery seem nearly hopeless.
Six Die in Denet Alps Trek as Rope Breaks
A French party of four and two Italian tourists, guided by three locals, perished in the Denet Alps near Turin. While climbing about a third of the way up, a mid climber slipped causing a rope to snap. The guides braced on ledges. four French dead and two Italians later succumbed to injuries.
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Turin
Italy
Denet Alps
Alderson Delivers Principal Address at School of Mines Commencement
Dr. Victor C. Alderson spoke to the graduates of the State School of Mines at Rapid City Wednesday, praising the institution as one of the best mining schools and superior to many European counterparts. He urged graduates to be artist engineers and leaders, stressing character as 75 percent of an engineer's power.
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Lead Daily Call
Victor C. Alderson
Rapid City
State School of Mines
Alderson
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
Colorado
Homestake
Grier
North America
Black Hills
School of Mines
Royal School of Mines
London
England
Channel
Paris
Germany
Europe
Charles H. Fulton
South Dakota School of Mines
Taft to Take Degree in Big Auditorium This Summer
Spokane notes project Taft to be initiated into Excelsior Camp No. 174 Modern Woodmen during his Spokane visit in August. A banquet and an oath ceremony will follow with national figures attending. Separate land openings and registrations for three reservations will start July 15 and run to August 5.
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Taft
Spokane
Wash
Excelsior
National Irrigation Congress
A. R. Talbot
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
United States
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Iowa
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Fort George Wright
America
Spokane Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Kalispell
Missoula
Mont. R. Insinger
Board of Control
Gio
Coeur d’Alene
Flathead Reserve
Spokane Reserve
Coeur d'Alene
From Bundle Boy to Senator in Chicago June
Anecdotes about Senator Lorimer flood Chicago after his election by the Minors legislature. Gus Swanson, jailor at detective HQ, recalls meeting young Lorimer when a livery lad named Billy Lorimer delivered bundles. He recalls Lorimer asking for work and speaking of his mother and siblings.
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Bundle Boy
Chicago
Senator Lorimer
Gus Swanson
Billy Lorimer
Hilly
Goldfield Consolidated Mines to raise mill capacity and pay dividend
At the June meeting Goldfield Consolidated Mines announced a quarterly dividend of 1 080 000, bringing year total to 2 160 000, with July payment. George Wingfield elected president succeeding George S. Nixon. Directors discussed expanding the 600 ton daily concentrator to full capacity, funded by strong cash reserves and expected monthly profits between 700 000 and 800 000.
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Goldfield Con, CO
New York City
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company
George Wingfield
United States
George S. Nixon
Wingfield
Goldfield Consolidated
Mackenzie
Supreme Court finds Sheriff Shipp in contempt over lynching
The Supreme Court upholds a finding that Sheriff Shipp of Hamilton County and deputies were guilty of contempt for failing to protect four Black inmates from a mob that took them from officers and lynched them after a life sentence for rape.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Tennessee
Shipp
Hamilton County
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