Barnum & Bailey Circus On Tour In Big Style
Advertising cars and a vast staff promote the Barnum & Bailey show arriving in town. The tour employs nearly 1,100 people, uses eight transport cars, spends heavily on printing and press work, and offers a grand spectacle with multiple acts including a dramatic dip of death act. The parade is canceled this year but a free exhibition on grounds precedes gates.
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Barnum & Bailey
W. D. Coxey
Butte
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Coxey
Merriman Promoted at Northern Pacific in Montana
W H Merriman, long time Northern Pacific general agent at Butte, is advanced to division passenger and freight agent for Montana west of Livingston, while keeping duties as Butte general agent. W E Alaire is promoted to assistant general freight agent at St Paul. Old NP freight house relocation observed as two-story section moved and tracks prepared for new station. Jap labor gangs involved under white foreman. Rumors persist of a union depot with Great Northern.
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W. H. Merriman
Northern Pacific Railway
Butte
St. Paul
Montana
Livingston
Merriman
W. E. Alaire
Mandan
Spokane
Alaire
Northern Pacific
Delaware and
Iowa Avenues
Great Northern
Orton Bros and Daly's Featured in Local Ads
A short item urges readers to visit Orton Bros at 219 N Main St Butte for good value pianos or organs and Daly's for the best glass of beer or porter in town highlighting local business recommendations.
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Orton Bros
N. Main Street
Butte
Daly's
Damages Awarded Over Branded Horse in Justice Deevy’s Court
In Helena a suit brought by Dr. H. H. Hanson against Peter Valiton ended with a $200 damages judgment for branding a horse with the V and PV marks. The horse had been valued at $1,000 by Hanson but the stock inspector assessed its value at $35. Valiton plans to appeal. Also noted is an ad showing a complete line of pianolas at the Montana Music Company.
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P V
Valston
Montana Music Company
County transfers and loans tighten on tax dispute
Deputies and clerks’ salaries paid as usual. Commissioners borrowed 5000 from the poor fund and 5000 from the bridge fund to bolster the treasury. The 10000 Montana Ore Purchasing tax remains unpaid. District judges are out. Judge Bourquin expected back today to address the case. Supreme Court requires payment within ten days after the modified decree is entered or the injunction dissolves.
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Montana
Supreme Court
Walker
District Court
Bourquin
July a busy month for Judge Warren report
Judge Warren submits July report to city council detailing police court activity. He tried 158 cases with 64 drunk, 54 disturbance, 7 vagrancy, 4 assault, 5 malicious mischief, 23 miscellaneous, 1 prostitution. Dispositions: 46 to city jail, 61 dismissed, 7 pending, 2 appealed, 42 fined. Receipts show 99 convictions at $5 each.
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Warren
August Big Clearance Sale At The Daddy Of Them All
The Daddy of Them All announces a big August clearance with deeper bargains across all departments. Buyers in the East are selecting fall and winter stock while manufacturers and importers offer leftovers from summer lines. New items will periodically appear and low prices persist. A shipment of men’s clothing from New York is en route to Butte.
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New York
Butte
Summer Clothing Bargains on Women and Children’s Wear
Folders feature heavily discounted summer garments from women’s and children’s lines. Includes shirt waist dresses in chiffon and silks from $13.75 to $28.75, kimonos, jackets, coats, hats, and multiple silk and linen waists. Prices advance through coats, capes, and skirts with marked-down values up to 60 off. Also lists white suits, dolled-up shirt waists, and assorted children’s wear with deep discounts to clear stock. Boldly markets textiles in navy, black, olive, blues, and pastels with New York style.
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New York
Knox
Stylish Dress Goods and Silks August Sale Bargains
Remnants half price on new dress goods up to 6 yards, with full lengths 7 to 9 yards discounted. Wash dress goods and silk suitings feature deep discounts on voiles, satins, peaux de crepe, chiffons, and damasks. Black silks and silk remnants offered at substantial reductions with wide selections in the sale.
Court fines and penalties total $830.50 in case
The record notes combined payments of $495 and aggregated fines of $335.50, yielding a grand total of $830.50 in assessed penalties.
Thresher Vacates Office After Closure and Writ Served
The Thresher incident closed yesterday as Judge Smith's stay expired at 5 PM. He began moving law books and furniture from the Barnard block office half an hour before sheriff's deputies served the restitution writ.
Frequent Caller At Police Court In Morning Session
Judge Warren presided as four dozen drunks vagrants and disturbers filled the Monday morning docket. John Flynn, a habitual offender, received $20 and ordered to serve time. Four others were fined $5. two defendants, George Monroe and Joseph Stanley, were remanded for trial with testimony on Dope use. Pair fights included Peter Walsh and Joseph Welfell, and a loud dispute involved Mrs Schott and Oliver Brown. Joe Lamont faced window breaking charges.
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Warren
John Flynn
Flynn
John
Quartette
Ram
George Monroe
Joseph Stanley
Peter Walsh
Joseph Welfell
Schott
Oliver Brown
Joe Lamont
Lancashire Cotton Workers Set Aug Strike Over Wages
London July 31 The Lancashire cotton operatives approve a strike for August 4 unless their demand for a 5 percent wage increase is granted. A ballot of about 60,000 workers was held in the past week on the strike question.
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London
Arguments Begun in Williamson Case Trial
In Portland on July 31 the Williamson Gesner and Biggs trial resumed with Ernest Starr testifying of an agreement for $500 for Starr’s patent claim. Starr had fled to the mountains east of Eugene after testifying previously. Prosecutor Heney credited with a caustic, masterly argument accusing Congressman Williamson of being the arch conspirator as the court adjourned for the day.
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Portland
Ore
Williamson
Gesner
Biggs
Ernest Starr
Starr
Eugene
Marion Riggs
Heney
Congressman Williamson
The Arctic Pole Quest and Its Grim Toll
The Kansas City Journal recalls the northern journeys of Arctic explorers marked by suffering and death. It notes many notable names on arctic graves and praises the courage required for pole exploration. It highlights Andree as perhaps the boldest, whose fate in a balloon remains uncertain, his body likely lost in eternal snows.
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Kansas City
Arctic Sea
Andree
But He Was the Only One Present and Knew It
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press recalls a young woman answering her mother about a kiss. The mother asks if the moment was obvious to onlookers, and the daughter replies that there was no one to tell because he was the only person present and he already knew.
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Philadelphia Press
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Ast Circus
MERP
Passen
GER
Freight House
Schlitz Atlas Brew
Main and Broadway
Hennessy
Telephone
Hennessy’s Meat Market
Centerville
Schilling
Japan
Ceylon
Peter Valiton
Dala
Siiver Bow County
Ennessy4
Cluny and Wallace
Custom House
Paris
Singapore
Bagdad
Thresher
East Broadway
Dr. McHenry
England
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