Northwest Notes summarize Wyoming Montana crime and accidents
Senator Clark of Montana recovers from car operations. Rock Springs resident N S Pickens killed in a coal mine. Lee Crater of Lusk dislocated shoulder from a cakewalk. Rawlins man C O Stevens charged with stealing and butchering fifteen sheep from John Mahoney. Big Horn County Tanchman Otto Frane dies in estate valued at 150000. Paul Richter of Denver shot on hunting trip near the city. Borus mine blast in Butte entombs four miners who escape unharmed. Dennis Woodford captured near scene of murder of Charles Cummins. Edward T Peyton to be discharged from Evanston insane asylum to South Dakota home. Joseph Norton disappears, wife fears foul play. Four boys aged up to 12 charged with setting fire to a schoolhouse in Encampment. Carlson state bank furniture bought for Hana. Vangener Meyer to be honored. Fort Missoula convict Tully guilty of murder. Cody coal vein eight feet thick, at least 100 million tons. Peter Terrill bound over on horse stealing and grand larceny charges. Lusk area coal famine due to mine delays. Deputy Allston returns with Terrill. Harry Bergersen dies from skating accident reviving a gunshot wound. P J Gorder shoots self after tiring walk. Cambria Salt Co contracts drilling wells at Cambria. New salt plant to yield evaporation salt. Val Moore dies from accidental gun discharge. Harriman pledges SP assistance for Tonopah to Rhodes Marsh raft road.”
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Dennis Woodford
Walker
Charles Cummins
Newcastle
Wyo
Edward T. Peyton
Wyoming
Evanston
South Dakota
Joseph Norton
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Oil and gas prospects in the Great Plains region
Geologic signs suggest the central Great Plains area spanning Kansas to South Dakota may hide oil and gas beneath a 250 mile long by 2 to 6 mile wide belt. Discovery could boost agriculture via irrigation, with anticline theory offering potential regional benefit and deeper water-bearing gravels supplying wells and fuels for future development.
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Great Plains
Kansas
Araska
South Dakota
Central
Father Seizes Daughter From Divorced Wife In Chicago
A yearlong custody dispute culminated when two men in a stylish coach abducted 10 year old Georgiana Andras from Goethe police school in Chicago. Lewis Andros of Minneapolis, the divorced father, allegedly plotted for months to gain the child’s possession despite opposition from authorities. He threatened officials and attempted to force action, prompting arrests and a dramatic confrontation at the quay. Attarian, involved in the scheme, faced forceful resistance and fled on a steamer to Beirut after police clashed with him and Davis’s party.
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Goethe Poliie School
Chicago
Georgiana Andras
Lewis Andros
Minneapolis
Minne
Nir
Davis
Attarian
Plice
Beirut
Turkey explains Alexandretta incident report telegraphed
The Turkish official report of affairs at Alexandretta, complained of by United States consul W. R. Davis, has been sent to Constantinople by the Beirut governor. It states that Attaran, from Kharput, who has long been abroad, secretly re-entered the country and traveled in the Interior.
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Alexandretta
United States
W. R. Davis
Constantinople
Beirut
Syria
Attaran
Kharput
Russians Arrive at Kimpo to Back Korea Trade Stand
A strong Russian squadron of eight warships including two battleships has arrived at Seoul's port to oppose the opening of Yongampho to international trade. Russia warns it may land 3,000 troops and advance on Seoul if warning is ignored.
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Chému'po
Korea
Seoul
Russia
Yongampho
Milan Postmaster Kidnapped During Midnight Heist
A midnight search in Milan Washington aimed at Postmaster J F Congleton followed his discovery of burglars at his store. Overtaken due to illness he was marched along the railroad track toward Chattaray seven miles away. He lost his pocketbook with about 150 dollars, later found by a friend.
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J. F. Congleton
Milan
Wash
Congleton
Mane
Chattaray
Colombia's Representative Rescued From Box Car Lockup
Threats of murder forced a man to be locked in a box car at Chattaroy. Mrs Congleton raised the alarm after missing her husband. The town organized a search, tracks led to Chattaroy, where the representative was found unharmed inside the box car.
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Chattaroy
Count von Ballestrem Heads German Reichstag Opposing Socialism
Count von Ballestrem, reelected president of the German reichstag, is noted as a foe of socialist propaganda. Born in Breslau in 1834, he joined the army in 1845, fought in wars with Austria and France, became a papal chamberlain in 1875, and has served in the reichstag since 1872, known for halting anti socialist debate.
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Count von Ballestrem
Breslau
Austria
France
Reichstag
PLOT HATCHED IN JAIL IN $25,000 LETTER CASE
Testimony opened in Isaac Gravelle’s case in Helena Montana with warden Jack Conley among the witnesses. Prosecution contends Gravelle’s cell mate Harvey Whitton wrote three threat letters mailed to Northern Pacific. Letters traced by handwriting and a watermarked blotter from a correspondence school. One note dated July 16 1903 the day Gravelle left prison demanded 25000 dollars. Court will hear about eighty witnesses over roughly two weeks.
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Isaac Gravelle
Northern Pacific
Helena
Mont
Jack Conley
Gravelle
Harvey Whitton
Conley
Willten
Road
Indian Credo Threatened Sorcery Rumor Sparks Rescue
Advices from Kitkatlah on British Columbia coast tell of Daniel Watabee an Indian man accused of sorcery by fellow tribesmen who detained him five days without food to punish him for charmed practices. He wore a fat ball bound with hair and fish bones in his shoe hoping to win a woman's love.
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Kitkatlah
British Columbia
Daniel Watabee
Armenian Mourning After Russian Decree on Churches
A New York Times dispatch from Moscow reports the interior minister confirms a well organized Armenian revolutionary movement tied to the government decree seizing church property. From Baku, Armenians and Jews are described as mourning and avoiding theatres and amusements.
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Caucasus
de Pictire
New York Times
Moscow
Baku
Peculiar Case Declares Reflex Death Not Murder
United States Judge Bellinger in Portland Oregon ruled that a reflex and involuntary death is not a crime even if the offender is in unlawful pursuit. Frank Wennishutt a Warm Springs Indian was acquitted after falling from a horse striking an Indian policeman during an arrest attempt while intoxicated. The decision, described as without parallel, centered on the accident while resisting arrest on the reservation.
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United States
B. Bellinger
Portland
Ore
Frank Wennishutt
Warm Springs
Winnishutt
Bellinger
San Domingo Revolt Linked to Government Rift
State department advices from San Domingo say a breach between General Jiminez aiming to succeed Wos y Gil and the provisional government sparked the last revolution. Minister Powell's inflexible stance toward recognizing the provisional government after accepting American claims allegedly contributed to the split.
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State Department
San Domingo
Jiminez
Wos Y Gil
Powell
Massing Troops on Siamese Frontier Reported
Dispatches from Indo China say French forces are massing on the Siamese border with plans to occupy a large part of Siam. Paris officials deny imminent war and describe the moves as precautionary.
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Indo-China
Siam
Paris
Persians and Turcomans Clash on Russo-Persian Frontier
On the Russo-Persian frontier Persians and Turcomans fought over Persian custom houses. Customs officers and Turcomans clashed, both sides suffering heavy losses. The Astrabad governor intervened with troops and rejected an indemnity proposed by Turcoman Khans.
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Astrabad
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Northwest Notes
Clark
Montana
N.S. Pickens
Rock Springs
Lee Crater
Lusk
C. O. Stevens
Rawlins
John Mahoney
Otto Frane
Big Horn County
Paul Richter
The
Richter Iron Works Company
Denver
That
Butte
Encampment
Carlson State Bank
Hana
Vangener € Meyer
Ivate Tully
Fort Missoula
Thomas Kennedy
Tully
Kennedy
Cody
Colonel Cody
Peter Terrill
Alston
Basin
Felix Allston
Basin, Wyo
Bridger, Mont
Terrill
Harry Bergersen
Peter Bergersen
P. J. Gorder
Woo
Cambria Salt Company
Cambria
Val Moore
Sundance
Moore
FH. H. Harriman
John Brock
Philadelphia
Southern Pacific Company
Tonopah
Rhodes’ Marsh
Mao
Plas
Gainis
North Platte
Ali I
Egypt
Burt
Amerihis
Yernor
Uchat Pho
Turkey
Czar
Louisville Courier-Journal
Colombia
Rafael Reyes
Stackmailers
Oregon
San Domingan Affairs
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