Roe forty thousand for death of her son
Mrs Rose Mc Manus sued the Butte Electric Railway Co and motorman C E Crossman for forty thousand dollars for the death of her ten year old son John Mc Manus who was struck by a street car on Front Street on February 16. The complaint alleges the car traveled 15 miles per hour in violation of an eight mile speed limit. Judge Lamb authorized the suit due to the father being an inmate of the state asylum. Also Bertoglio Mercantile seeks 630.50 from Anton Mennetti for goods delivered before April 16, 1916, with no payment to date. Samuel and Helen Feldman divorce suit filed by husband for willful disregard and fault-finding, marriage on March 22, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McManus
Front Street
Rose McManus
Guardian
Butte Electric Railway Company
C. EB. Crossman
Lamb
McManus
Bertoglio Mercantile Company
Anton Mennetti
Samuel
Helen M. Fitch
Feldman
Still Seized in Raid Leads to Arrest in Helena
Mike Mufich was taken into custody and charged with unlawful manufacture of liquor after a raid at 361 East Galena. Deputies Groff Woody Boric and Smith seized one complete still 150 gallons of mash 40 boxes of raisins and grapes and 100 pounds of sugar. Music waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to appear before the federal grand jury in Helena on June 15 with $300 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Mufich
East Galena
United States
L.S. Groff
Internal Revenue
F. W. Woody
Boric and
Smith
van Etten
Helena
Chinese Mission Seeks 89-Character Typewriter Script
Chinese reformers backed by missionaries push phonetic script for China to replace brush handwriting. Wang Chao’s 1903 design on American typewriters aims to unify written language with 89 characters and 10 numerals, as Beijing endorses aligning spoken and written forms to advance civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
England
Wang Chao
E. G. Tewksbury
China Sunday School Union
Phonetic Promotion Committee
Peking
Ministry of Education
Mill Town Man Reported Missing
W A Crawford proprietor of a general store at Three Lakes is reported missing after leaving March 26 to visit his wife and son in Portland. His absence since then and a lack of motive lead friends to fear foul play. The incident occurred in Everett Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Wash
W. A. Crawford
Three Lakes
Mill Town
Portland
Hill Military Academy
Retriever Abandoned At Sea Near Marquesas Islands
The barkentine Retriever bound from Grays Harbor to Molendo Peru with lumber was abandoned in a waterlogged state off the Marquesas. The crew reached Tahiti safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Mollendo
Peru
Grays Harbor
Wash
Marquesas Islands
Chamber of Commerce
Tahiti
Rotary Meeting Carries On Amid Strike In Butte
Butte Rotary club held its weekly luncheon at St. John parish house despite a strike. Dr. John A. Donovan presided while P. L. Wills outlined plans to reorganize the Chamber of Commerce with a civic commercial body. Visitors included 10 surgeons and Frederick Martin of the American College of Surgeons. The group approved a $5 per member assessment to fund delegates to the national convention and considered sinking fund provisions for new members. The Evans bill to add ground to Thompson Park forest service land was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Rotary Club
St. John Parish House
Rotary
Charles Austin
John A. Donovan
P. L. Wills
Chamber of Commerce
Wills
Butte
Frederick Martin
American College of Surgeons
Willis
Publc
Evans
Government
Forest Service
Thompson Park
German Battleships Begin Surrender of Fleet
German battleships Nassau and Ostfriesland reached the Firth of Forth signaling the start of surrender under the Versailles treaty. Ostfriesland to be turned over to the United States. commissioned in 1919 with 22,800 tons displacement and about 1,100 crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nassau
Firth of Forth
United States
Ostfriesland
Mercury the horse flies to Santa Barbara show
Mercury, a horse, left Los Angeles by airplane today to enter the equine show under way at Santa Barbara. The trip was aboard an specially equipped plane piloted by David C. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Mercury
Santa Barbara
David C. Thompson
Mrs Julia Smith Charged With First Degree Assault
Tacoma April 8 Mrs Julia Smith charged by the state with first degree assault in the shooting of County Prosecutor William D Askren Saturday night Askren who is rapidly recovering named Mrs Smith as his assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Julia Smith
William D. Askren
Askren
Poland China hog sells for record price in Iowa
A Poland China hog raised by Williams brothers of Villisca Iowa sold to W H Ellsworth of Goldfield for 410000, a claim as the highest price ever paid for a hog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villisca
Iowa
Poland
Williams Brothers
W. H. Ellsworth
Goldfield
WAR BRIDE WINS. MA MARKLAND GUILTY OF ASSAULT
In Justice Buckley’s court a French war bride testified against her father in law, Mr Markland, who was found guilty of third degree assault and fined 25 dollars. The bride, who arrived from France in Butte, sought separation from her husband as family disputes grew. After the hearing juror John H Curtis planned a fundraiser and offered 100 dollars to help start the bride in business as a manicureist learned in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markland
Buckley
Markland Jr
Butte
France
John H. Curtis
Rouleau
Curtis
Fearful Extinction Looms for the American Bald Eagle
The American Museum of Natural History warns the bald eagle faces extinction as hunters in Alaska kill for a territorial bounty. It cites losses of over half the species and urges federal protection to prevent a fate similar to the wild pigeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
American Museum of Natural History
Alaska
Alaskan
Grand Larceny Charge Taken Under Advisement
The grand larceny charge against Mrs. Frank Ilkson was taken under advisement after a preliminary hearing. She is accused of stealing $400 from Oscar Pederson and was arrested in Idaho before being returned to Butte for trial. A separate verdict fined Goodman $25 for selling elk teeth, a Montana misdemeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ilkson
Justice Buckley
Oscar Pederson
Idaho
Butte
Goodman
Montana
Death Valley Geologist and Cameraman Safe Return
A telegram from Death Valley Junction announces the safe arrival of Milton Moore, photographer, and M. K. Wilson, geologist, who had entered Death Valley on a government photographic mission over two weeks ago amid safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Death Valley Junction
Cal
Milton Moore
M. K. Wilson
Grievances to be aired on convention shift proposal
Chicago April 8. Fred Lynch a national committeeman from Minnesota said that Democratic leaders unhappy with San Francisco convention accommodations will air their grievances at the national committee meeting on April 20. A proposal to move the convention across the bay to Oakland will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred Lynch
Minnesota
Democratic Party
San Francisco
National Committee
Bay
Oakland
Ship Arrives With American War Dead From Europe
The Nansemond, first American funeral ship from Europe, arrived in New York with 87 soldiers’ bodies from English base hospitals. Relatives and friends gathered at the dock to receive flag draped coffins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
England
Fire destroys Dallas army aviation depot buildings
Fire swept the army aviation repair depot north of Dallas destroying trans airplanes large lumber stocks the enginehouse and unloading sheds early this morning. Army officers estimate the loss at one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Army Aviation Repair Depot
After Whooping Cough What Series Ad Promotes Vicks Rub
An ad explains how whooping cough weakens children and outlines Vicks VapoRub use during active illness and convalescence. It notes local application to the throat and chest, advises gentle dosing, and invites new customers to request samples from Vick Chemical Company in Greensboro North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vick
Vicks
Vick Chemical Company
Broad Street
Greensboro
N.C
Thousands Registered for Primary Election
Twenty one thousand two hundred forty eight voters are registered for the primary election to be held April 23 per Clerk and Recorder Sam Anderson. Many ex soldiers rejoined the rolls. Four presidential electors per party, eight delegates to the national conventions, and a chance to indicate party candidate preferences will be decided. Polls open at noon and close at 7 pm with voting booths in 81 precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Anderson
United States
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Luteys
Columbia Garden Hothouse
West Park Street
Shields
Rice Brothers
F. A. Ironside
North Main Street
Roe
Galena Street
St. John’s Parish House
Beecham’s
DR. Davis
Owsley Block Park
Death Valley
Gordon Hat
F. F. Dalley Corporations Ltd
Buffalo
Stein-Bloch
Crofut
STAR
Oechsli
West Broadway
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