Tie vote in Second ward prompts probable additional election
A calm Walkerville voting day ended with a tie in the Second ward as Thomas J. Tilnett and John Cannon each earned 80 votes. If counts hold, another ward election seems likely, while the council remains four citizens and one democrat populist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkerville
John Cannon
Thomas B. Elliott
Citizens
Stevens
John Hamilton
Thomas Collins
Thomas J. Tilnett
James McCarthy
Hamilton
Annear
Chapin
Dennison
Annual Meeting of the South Butte Presbyterian Church
The annual congregational meeting of the South Butte Presbyterian church is tonight at 8 o'clock in the church. An arranged program includes songs, prayers by Messie Forsyth and A. Murray, choir anthems, various solos and instrumental pieces, reports from Ladies' Aid and Sunday School, and a pastor's address by Rev. E. Tilburn. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Butte
The
Christian Church
F. Tonge
Military Court Finds Booze Case Colorless and Inconclusive
The War Department released the military court of inquiry findings into the treatment of Oscar M. Booze, a former West Point cadet. The report, summarized in a letter to Secretary Root, characterizes the findings as colorless and not decisive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Military Court of Inquiry
Oscar Ll. Booze
West Point Military Academy
War Department
Military Court
Root
Court finds Booze death not due to hazing at academy
Findings sustained by evidence show Booze did not die from hazing injuries. Hazing existed at the academy, but current officers screened offenses and reduced the practice. The court's findings were shared with Congress and aided by a 1901 act, making further department action unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar L. Booze
Booze
Committee of Congress
First Montana state board of health meets in Helena
The Montana state board of health held its initial meeting in the governor's office with all members present. Dr. Treacy was elected president and A F Longeway named secretary after a vote among several candidates, and the board instructed to enforce the health law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Helena
State Board of Health
Treacy
Loeblinger
Butte
Belcher
Townsend
James Robertson
Bozeman
Toole
Donovan
A. F. Longeway
Great Falls
Longeway
A. D. Tuttle
G. Monroe
Lehigh Valley Absorbed Into Reading System
A semi official notice states Lehigh Valley railroad is turned over to Philadelphia Reading company and will join the Reading system with Jersey Central. J P Morgan held control of Lehigh affairs by purchasing Asa Packer estate shares. The absorption recreates a Reading Jersey Central Lehigh system once unified by Archibald McLeod ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Philadelphia & Reading Company
Reading System
Jersey Central Railroad
J. P. Morgan
Lehigh Valley
Asa Packer
Wall Street
Lehigh Valley Road
Erie
Archibald McLeod
Reading
Jersey Central
Unanimous Acceptance of United States Steel Terms
In New York on April 1 it was announced that virtually all stockholders of United States Steel have turned over their holdings as the extension period expired. A J Pierpont Morgan & Co member noted missing European stockholders, but pledges from others insured near unanimous acceptance of the offered terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Europe
Montana Arid Land Ditches Boost Rural Growth and Schoolhouse Dances
A Helena resident notes 33 000 acres in Prickly Pear valley will be reclaimed with a Big Ditch led by L. D. Beary starting at Wolf Creek. A 50 000 acre Sweet Grass canal follows, with land sold from 1.25 to 15 dollars per acre, drawing home seekers. Attorney General Donovan clears schoolhouses for dances, likely making dancing a district election issue as trustees decide use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Arid Land Commission
Helena
McDermott
Prickly Pear
L. D. Beary
Wolf Creek
Great Northern
Lewis and Clarke
Sweet Grass County
Sweet Grass
Lewis and
Clarke Counties
Montana
Donovan
The Big Red Bat in the Little Box Prank
A practical joker sets a crate like a chicken box on Main and Park with a sign Wonderful Red Bat Not for Sare. Curious crowds peer inside the cage to see a red brickbat masquerading as a rare bat, prompting laughter and rubbernecking throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Fra Diavalo staged by Stanton Company at Grand Opera House
The Josephine Stanton Opera company presented Fra Diavalo at the Grand last night to a fair sized audience. Harry Hallam Miss Stanton and George Lyding sang satisfactorily. The sextette from Lucia drew applause and an encore. Costume and staging drew mixed comments. Tonight The Mascot will be the opera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Stanton
Fra Diavalo
Harry Hallam
Miss Stanton
George Lyding
Lucia
Velvet Carpets and Draperies in Oriental Styles
Catalog lists velvet carpets in patterns and moorish grecian styles from $0.50 to $1.00 per yard. Portieres and curtains in Arabian, Renaissance, Irish Point, Brussels Net, Frou Frou, Bagdad Stripes, and New India Stripes offered, with prices from $1.00 per yard to $45.00 per pair and up to $22.50 for some curtain sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Gteen
Bagdad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Butte News
Ars
Rome
Griggs, Cooper & Co., Mfrs
St. Paul
Joe McGoveran
J. J. Murray
East Broadway
Munyon
Liverpool
Queenstown
Commonwealth
New England
Portland
Vancouver
Dominion
Cartroman
T. H. Larke
N. W
St. Guaranty Bidg
Minneapolis, Minn
Citizens’ Ticket
the Booze Report
Board OF Health
Dr. Longeway of
Lehigh
Havana
Havana-American Co
Louis S. Cohn, Bette
Dono
Stanton Company
Fra Diavelo
Grand Opera House
Annes Yh
Helmness
Lyd
Hennessy
Express
Ric
Louisine
de Berg
Courtaud
Bigelow
Axminster
Hartford Axminsters
Smith
Royal Wilton
Body Brussels
Bigelow-Lowell
Portieres
Hennessy’s
Flavia
Cps
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!