Northwest notes and western turmoil across states and rail lines
The Great Northern trims telegraph staff and closes stations as public building grants are issued for term projects in Lander Wyoming, Rock Springs, and Lewiston Montana. Incidents include shootings in Caliente Nevada and Darrington Washington, a Goldfield troop redeployment, a $11,000,000 tunnel plan for Southern Pacific, a Montana rancher jailed for illegal fencing, and a Kalispell chief killed in a drunken quarrel.
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Great Northern Railway
Senate
Latermountain
Lander
Wyse
Rock Springs
Wye
Lewiston
Maho
Card
Knox
Caliente
Nevada
United States
Goldfield
Nev
Presidio
Monterey
Cal
J. H. John
Seattle
Boyd & Jubt
Darrington
Wash
Jesse B. Price
John
Price
Hunt
Helend
J. E. Hein
Cascade County
Big Louis
Flathead
Montana
Alexander Pound
Southern Pacific
Reno
Truck
Blue Canyon
Wilde
Giuseppe Alin
Leo Heinrichs
Emil Gratt
International Mining
New York
Daniel H. Westen
Thcy Territorial
Montana Clits
Newapper
Judge Hunt
Helena
Butler
Raial
Ely
J. A. Bills
Montauk
Wil Ware
Amull
Ian
Farmers Best Deter Daring Safe Robbers in Camden
In a rural New Jersey raid the Pedricktown and Bridgeport post office safe was blown open and $250 stolen. Two robbers were wounded and captured after a farmer-led chase near Wenonah. a third escaped into the woods. William McCoy was badly shot in the face and jailed in Woodbury.
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Camden
N. J
Pedricktown
Bridgeport
Bedricktown
Wenonah
Woodbury
William McCoy
Boston Chinese Hatchet Men Found Guilty in Massacre Case
Jury convicts Boston leader Warry Charles and seven associates of murder in the first degree for the August 2 1906 Boston killings of four Chinese merchants in Oxford Place. A tenth defendant Yer Ware died during the trial. Shoy Tong testified Charles instigated the attack.
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Boston
Warry Charles
Yer Ware
Oxford Place
Hoston
Shoy Tong
Hip Sin Tong
Hughes Banner Bearer Endorsed for Presidency by NY GOP
New York Governor Charles Hughes was formally endorsed as the Republican candidate for president by the state committee. Resolutions carried by former Congressman William H. Douglass supported the governor’s home district. The committee set April for the state convention at Carnegie Hall to select delegates for the national convention and nominees for president and state chair.
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New York
Charles BE. Hughes
Republican State Committee
William H. Douglass
Carnegie Hall
President Favors Aldrich Amid Senate Debate
The president expressed support for Aldrich in a tense senate session. Key figures such as Dolton, Piles, Borah, and Flint weighed views on the matter while observers noted the administration’s stance could shape legislative alignment.
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Kondevelt
Senate
Paeardini
Andy Anenmure
Panei
Thor
Fragmented OCR reads like a garbled river of letters
A distorted article fragment presents incoherent names and phrases, with no clear events, dates, or entities readable enough to extract a factual summary. Context is too damaged to identify people, places, or outcomes.
Convicts Make Cash for Liberty at Montana Prison
Warden Frank Conley was fatally wounded in a habeas attack by three life convicts at Deer Lodge prison. John Robinson was killed, throat slit, as the attackers tried to seize control. Conley drew his pistol and shot two assailants, Rock and Hayes, who were badly wounded but expected to recover. The men, Rock and Hayes, were cellmates and had planned the escape after being brought to the office for trial for rule infractions.
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Rock
Hayes
Signs of Better Times In the General Business World
New York City reports mixed signals after the financial crisis with slight improvements noted yet caution prevailing. Amalgamated Copper’s Montana resumption sparks optimism for the trade while copper prices dip on expected output. Railroad car reductions offer support but earnings remain weak and dividend prospects uncertain. wage adjustments and cost-cutting measures in carriers add to unease.
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New York City
Amalgamated Copper Company
Montana
Decision Declared Victory for Mine Owners in Nevada Case
Judge Farrington of the United States district court issued a decision in a dispute involving the Mer gem wines of Goldfield and the Miners' union. The ruling grants a blanket injunction covering all grounds of relief sought by the Consolidated Mines company and bars miners from any action that could be construed as interfering with the mine owners.
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Reem
Nev
Farrington
United States District Court
Bui
Mergem Wines of
Goldfield
Miners’ Union
Mineea
Consolidated Mines Empany
Emma Goldman Not Wanted in Chicago
Emma Goldman, famed anarchist speaker, failed to deliver a public address in Chicago due to hostile interference. Police and officials barred the event, but crowds assembled, and organizers attempted to proceed despite tensions and threats.
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Emma Goldman
Chicago
Victims of School Fire Lay in State at Funeral Processions
Cleveland mourns 167 children killed in the Lake View school blaze as Friday and Saturday sees mass funeral corteges and individual burials. Janitor Hirter's three children are among the mourners, while teachers recount failed attempts to open rear doors amid the deadly rush. The coroner's inquest highlights the impossibility of aiding victims after the first door collapse.
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Cleveland, O
Lakeview
Collinwood
Hirter
Heality Altmerther
FP Whitney
Hero Goes to Rest in Yonkers Following Custer Dash
Thomas J. Callan, famed for carrying the dispatch to locate reinforcements for Custer at the Little Bighorn, died at his Yonkers home on Friday. He led a relief party toward the battlefield but arrived after General Custer's command had been annihilated. Callan later left the army twenty three years ago and returned to business.
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Yonkers, S
Thomas J. Callan
Custer
Big Horn
Montana
Tle
Callan
Congress
Pastor Charged With Defamation of Presidents Character
Brandon reports a defamation case where Pastor J B Day is accused by George A Cooke of defaming the character of President Roosevelt. The proceedings name Rev Dr J B Day as chancellor of Bylaruse University and involve church officials from the Methodist Episcopal and New York church congregations.
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Brandon
Hey
George A. Cooke
Methodist Episcopal Church
J.B. Day
Bylaruse University
Day
Presidene Roosevelt
Tf Gerdes
Fev
BM. Watters
New York
Hocleminet Cally
Jewel theft case shocks social elite network
Report outlines a high profile jewel theft valued at £20000 linked to social prominence. Names and places appear tangled in OCR, but the narrative centers on a Newmans household and a suspected ring including Mickelvin Hell and others, with deaths and investigations following.
Miners Vote to Accept Tonopah Wage Scale in Goldfield
In Goldfield Nevada Local 220 of the Western Federation of Miners voted 455 to 256 to accept the Tonopah wage scale, ending strikes for properties willing to pay the new rate. Thirteen leases had already agreed to the scale, which is 60 cents less than the old Goldfield scale but 60 cents above the Mine Operators' association. The Operators will not grant the advance, and the strike remains against the larger camp operators. The miners elected a conservative president by a 4 to 1 vote against the radicals.
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Goldfield
Nev
Western Federation of Miners
The
Minera
Trouble in the Orient Japan protests over Tatew seizure
Tokio reports a Chinese seizure of the steamer Tatew at Macao. Jiji News says China offers to release Tatew and apologize but retain munitions for tribunal review. Hayashi refuses terms. Japan to stand firm and restore ship and cargo through proper channels.
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Tokio
Publilce
Japan
Maco
Cablegrama
China
Hayashi
Hayash
Tole
Accuses Attorney of Accepting Hush Money
William R. Montgomery former president of the Hamilton bank filed an affidavit in police court alleging attorney Nathan Vidaver agreed to pay 1500 dollars last November to stop newspaper attacks on the bank. Vidaver was arrested on a charge of extortion tied to the claim.
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New York
Nathan Virdaver
Hamilton Bank
Vidaver
Jackson
William R. Montgomery
Joe Hamilton Bank
Thurslay
Montganery
Body found of hotel guest amid treacherous cliffs
A guest identified as L. Watson of the Hotel Metropole was found on a ledge 1000 feet below a cliff summit after reportedly hiking with guides. The search notes a fall from a nearby route and a strenuous descent ending near the ocean shore.
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Avalon
Uataina Tana
al—Mutti
L. Watson
Hotel Metropole
Aber Ther
Wilkon
Body of Anarchist Buried in Potter's Field
The body of Lawrie Averbuch, a young Tantian Jew who killed Chicago police chief Hart, was buried Thursday night in Potter's Field. Olga Averbuch, his aunt, attended the interment by night with a small retinue as mourners gathered in the dark at the county burial.
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Potter's Field
Lawrie Averbuch
Hart of
Chicago
Doc Wiley Denies Alcohol Remarks in Washington Address
Dr Wiley chief of the Bureau of Chemistry in the Department of Agriculture vigorously denies statements reported recently. He contends the remarks about men who never drink being mollycoddles were misrepresented and the claims are wholly unfounded.
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H.W. Wiley
Departent of
Aericulture
Dr. Wiley
Washington
In Honor of Dead Senator Hodiel Proetor of Vermont
The Senate paid reverent tribute to the late Senator Hodiel Proetor of Vermont with a prayer from Chaplain Dr. Ede ward Keewit Hale. The ceremony included reflections on the life and work of the senator and memory of his public service.
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Hodiel Proetor
Vermont
United States Senate
Edeward Keewit Hale
Henater Vroeth
Comtomart Remelutiinas
Eugene Schmitz of Frisco May Not Be Tried Aga
San Francisco supreme court unanimously denies the prosecution a rehearing in the bribery graft cases against former Mayor Eugene Schmitz. The appellate court’s ruling stands that the indictment was defective for failing to aver Schmitz’s mayoralty Ruef’s political influence over the police commissioners and Schmitz’s use of unlawful threats to liquor licenses.
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San Francisco
Supreme Court
District Court of Appéal
Eugene &. Schmitz
Schmitz
Ruef
Sehmitz
Victory for France in Morocco driven by General d'Amade
Paris reports General d'Amade led a decisive defeat of tribesmen near Marrakech with Madri Mzala and Talid adherents. The battle stretched from morning until evening, with the enemy suffering heavy losses while French casualties were light given terrain and ferocity of combat.
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Paris
d'Amade
Morocco
Matalid
Pittsburg Mayor Appeals Bonds to Help Needy
Mayor Guthrie urged authority to issue bonds and fund relief for city hunger and unemployment. The council rejected a plan to borrow 750000 dollars for street repaving, proposing the city undertake the work and share duties among the unemployed.
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Putesbarg
Riy
Guthrie
Gade Boude
Dalley Speech Impresses Senate as Hatley Receives Ovation
Washington Senator Joseph M Hatley of Texas a finance committee member spoke for over two hours on the Alitre currency bill in the Senate gallery. His address drew cheers with senators visitors and house members applauding and shouting congratulations after the remarks.
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Washington
Joseph M. Hatley
Texas
Finance
Gallere Ice
Senate
Appliuer
Aehicles
House
Deep sleep mystery shocks Los Angeles medical crowd
Physicians and students in Los Angeles report unusual interest in the case of Mr. Heuluh Hawkins who fell into a deep stupor during a formal event. Witnesses describe a lengthy dreamlike state with signs of sleepwalking and repeated incoherent speech as he remained unresponsive.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Southwest
Heuluh Hawkins
Wilfier Case Heads to House Committees Action
The sports committee, chaired by Speaker Cannum, reconsiders whether a complaint against Judge R. Willier of the United States court for China in Shanghai merits action. American lawyers Andrew and others argued Monday, but no report date was set and further guidance was sought.
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Wilfier
Sportsl
Cannum
Crawad
Bebe Deus R. Willier
United States Court For
Ite Andinie
Don
Great Kanawha and Moen rivers flood fears rise
Flood warnings swell as rivers approach dangerous levels around Spencer West Virginia with timber losses of several dollars reported. High water covers creeks and basins, wrecking roads and homes while residents brace for more rain and rising rivers.
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Ube
Rivliy
Spencer
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