Hill outlines plan to rival Suez with Pacific fleet
President Hill of the Great Northern in Seattle unveils a bold expansion to build 28,000-ton ships and accelerate trans Pacific freight. He cites heavy yard, rail, and dispatch needs to compete with Suez and notes potential Union Pacific and Pacific alliances.
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Great Northern President
President Hill
The
Great Northern
Seattle
Campania
Lucania
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Oceanic
Lake Superior
Buffalo
New York
West
West Superior
Hill
Union Pacific
Northern Pacifice
Puget Sound
Remarkable Earnings Surge in Rail Line Report
The Rio Grande Western shows a 97.1 percent year rise in earnings with mileage up under 10 percent. March totals reach 340 500 dollars, up 64 200 from March 1909. Reports cite last week of March at 128 700 and first week of April at 62 700 with increases over the previous year. Minnie Healey mine office changes noted with relocation to Mantle block rooms 2 and 3.
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Burlington
Ogden
Omaha
Brush Alliance
Ogden Canyon
Haldredge
Denver
Rio Grande
Grand Junction
F. TH. Wilson
Minnie Healey
Foxy Lo and the Horns Polish Red Man Act
A compact music item notes Foxy Lo and the Horns performing with The Red Man, highlighting polish in their stage act. The piece hints at a lively club scene and crowd reception.
Montana Indian Horn Trader and Buffalo Horn Craft
A Montana Indian, described as a schemer, travels to town selling polished mounted buffalo horns. He collects horns from near slaughterhouses, processes them with glycerine and shells, and coordinates with a squaw for decoration. Buyers pay a few dollars per horn as townsfolk glimpse the craft and a chicken pie dinner at Mountain View church rounds out the item.
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Buck
Tenter Foot
Thealiostone Park
Mountain View Church
Thusnelda Lodge to Host April Ball at Henshaw Hall
Thusnelda Lodge No 4 schedules a ball at Henshaw Hall on Sunday evening in April. Admission for couples and extra ladies includes drinks, with references to conversation and social exchange. The notice also advertises Southern Motel wet goods, Eastern large sacks, and Cook's pastry offerings with prices.
Ten Dollar Suit Sparks Easter Romance at Harris’ Eureka
A penniless youth laments his threadbare fall outfit as a girl plans an Easter look by the lilies. He finds hope in a $10 blue serge suit at Harris’ Eureka, buys it, and returns home, ready for Masters Week revels and a grand finale with music and devotion.
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Edward Rose
Butte
Salt Lake
Une Jidy
Kenyon
Rose Engilman
Engilman
Harris
Eureka
Fair Maid
Sailings from Seattle Offer Early Access to Gold Fields
Travelers aiming for the new gold fields can book aboard listed vessels from Seattle including the Oregon Tacoma George W Dickinson Centennial Garonne Santa Ana Ohio and Roanoke. Reservations via Northern Pacific city ticket office Butte Montana or W H Merriman General Agent. Sablotaky's offers a Singer sewing machine drawing with orders due by April 1st and a next drawing on April 21.
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Seattle
Oregon
Tacoma
George W. Dickinson
Centennial
Garonne
Santa Ana
Ohio
Roanoke
Northern Pacific City
Corner Park
Main Streets
Butte
Mont
W. HH. Merriman
Gen’s Agt
Singer
Sablotaky’s
South Main Street
Butte Hails Luxury Trade As Anna Held Leads Cigar Scene
The city of Butte is noted nationwide for its luxury taste with heavy cigar consumption and Anna Held topping the list. A. B. S. Whiteway & Co., architects, have moved to the ground floor of the New Bee Hive block.
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Butte
A. BS. Whiteway & Co
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Wisconsin
Cash Grocers
W. Park St
Buttes
Apes Drug CO
N. Main Street
Suez Canal
Foxy LO and the Horns
Cook's
Rose
Genioto Arris
North Main Street
Bureau
Pritchard-Harrison Co
Montana
Montana Electric Co
Telephone
Broauwar, Bute
W.h.wix
D.D.S. Butte
University of Pennsylvania
T. G. Heine
Hiennessy
Cape Nome
Colorado
Fade
Mide
Cor
Wain
Falena
Ons Loauries
Mort
Stoe’s Stone
Department
Northwest
Universal Steel Ranges
Muacoha Copper Mining CO. Lumser Department
Hamilton, Mont
Omee
Yards Cor
Arizona
Aluminum
Otllees
Vyards
Anaconda
Ronaldo Algaas
Michael Devitt
Batterman
Calder Wall Paper Co
Drs. Murray & Freund Hospital
Quartz
Alaska Sts
Butte, Mont
A. Augendre
Paris
France
D. M. Newbre Cruz Co
Mon
St. Paul’s Hospital
Ourgeons
J. M. Settle
Pres
Gen. Mgr Hospital
Menager
DR. Chung
Herb Sanitarium
Mente
W.galena St
James Tachell
B. Broadway
Silver Bow County
Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Co
C. S. Batterman
Fitzsimmons
UNION
West Park ST. Tailoring Co, Ti
LL Allen
Southwick & Wright
DR. Norcross
Oweley Block
Hutte
Meat
Underwood Typewriter
Futte, Montana
Galena Street
Butte Paumie
L. A. May, State Gems
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