Butte Current Notes Highlights From Daily Community
Miscellaneous notes from Butte including visits by Lima’s Paterson and Helena’s Ingram, travelers from Denver and Los Angeles, and local residents in town. Advertisements for coal from McLaughlin Coal Co and wine at Lisa’s mix with notices of meetings at the Topper Camp and civic chatter about mining, travels, and businesses.
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A. Paterson
Lima
Orton Hios
McLaughlin Coal Co
Beall
A Butte
Walker
G. VW. Ruesell
Bozeman
Liv Sneston
Jackson
New Mexico
Gerry White
San Francisco
Anna O'Brien
Los Angeles
J. Walters
Sheridan
Lisa
Selway
Dilton
Guesis
Butte
A. J
Lee End Mies Puth Bond
Helena
Ind
Adrion
John Meter
East Granite
Charles Rweeney
Lillinots
Livingston
Butte Ceater
Brooklin
Mary C. Draney
New York
R. Wharton
Moulder Springs
Mary
Thomas A. Berkin
Lewis
Wother
Mistaken Body Shipment Sparks Money Back Suit
A mixup over shipping the body of an unknown man from St. Louis to Butte, alleged as Thomas Bonnell, leads Joseph Richards an undertaker to sue Northern Express Co for 47.8 dollars for transport and preparation costs. The case cites misdelivery and breach of contract as the core issues amid a tangle of related suits and rulings in Butte court.
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St. Louis
Butte
Thoma Bonnell
Northern Express Company
Joseph Richards
Express Company
Frank Treemen
Thomas Bonnell
James Kelly
Harrington
Piaintiff
Kelly
Dase
Socialist Wins in Walkerville Narrow First Ward Victory
In Walkerville the socialist Frank Hocking defeated Democrat John Reynolds for re election in the First ward as serving voters fell short of the expected turnout. Martin Millett Democrat won in the Second ward and Edward Matthews Democrat was reelected in the Third ward. Total votes were 286 with 569 registration and a quiet election aside from an effort to block Hockings reelection in the First ward.
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Walkerville
Frank Hocking
John Reynolds
Martin Millett
Recond
Edward Matthews
Hocki
Martin Perat
Annie
Lally
Teaward Matthews
Henry Berryman
Cnet
Firet
I Mott
Senator Smoot plans to cut living costs in Washington
A fragmented report notes Senator Smoot proposing actions to lower living expenses, including economic and cultural initiatives. The text references plans reintroduced this session, with vague aims about taxes, territory, and daily cost relief, but the garbled OCR obscures specifics and dates.
Fooling Police In Europe And America By Counterfeit Hospitality
A man named Fisher, claimed by authorities to be linked to the Crem company of toe Angeles, allegedly deceived police across Europe and America by posing as a hospitality host. He arrived from England under the guise of guiding strangers, fooling detectives in New York and Paris before an arrest followed.
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Joane
Depdard
Alice B. Seole Tard
Barnard Teally Company
Hutte
Gotendant
J. A. McDonald
Bim Orie Mining Company
Peerless Butts Mining Company
Pettater Ot
Lanch Stent Farle
Paden
Dies Lynch
Young
Crem Company
Toe Angeles
Hood
Eourope
America
Fisher
England
Ar Geien
New York
Paris
Brick Building To Be Moved In Intact Across City
San Francisco report details a plan to relocate a brick building intact within the city limits. The maneuver involves careful structural support and monitoring to prevent wall collapse, with an estimated cost near ten thousand dollars and a two month timeline.
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San Francisco
Vegan Olay
Pacific Coast
Toro
Order Affects Livestock Shipments Across Federal Rule
A government order issued affecting shipments of livestock outlines supervision requirements for cattle transport. The measure imposes compliance steps for shippers and inspectors, specifying how cattle may be moved under federal oversight.
Four Firemen Injured At Armour Yard Fire
Chicago April 7 four firemen were injured in a blaze at Armour jockyards No 3 in the southern district. Two were probably fatally hurt and the fire caused significant losses estimated at about 6000 dollars including property and equipment damaged during the fight.
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Chicago
Sensations in Murphy trial loom over white slavery case
The Fried white slave case heads for a third trial in April with Max Fried, capitalist and politician, facing jury. J P Swede Murphy, ex-detective, stands charged with obstructing justice by pressuring Grace Heal’s testimony. Unnamed disclosures from defense witnesses promise to reshape the proceedings as hearings begin in Helena and in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Fried
Byudge
George M. Bourquin
J.P
Fried
Murphy
Hanth
Helena
Breen & Jones
Montana Wool Growers Fear Tariff Move
Eastern Montana growers push for protection as President Wilson proposes free wool. Local officials note no sentiment yet on tariff removal, though Montana faces a large and growing sheep population and a booming wool industry. Nobler figures from Milwaukee offices referenced in the fragmented report.
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Wilson
Mutt Yestern
Karling
Merk
Loral
Milwaukee
Montana
Another Chance to Get a Cyclopedia by Coupon Plan
For weeks Standant circulates Everybody's Cyclone Media on a coupon installment scheme. Hundreds subscribe, and many are near completion of the set. The publishers offer the full Cyclopedia for $23 with shipping to the recipient. A coupon appears daily in this paper. Readers urged to clip and present it Friday or Saturday.
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Ad |Ork
Baturday
Ofopedia
Cyclopedia
Capress
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