Butte Race Program Delayed by Rain
Rain spoiled last evening’s saucer races in Butte delaying the programme. Chicago rider Frank Wing, making his first appearance here, plans to race tonight after practice in Salt Lake. Entries include professional and amateur events with purses from 2 to 25 dollars and multiple riders listed for each race.
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Frank Wing
Chicago
Butte
Salt Lake
Wing
Mormon City
Lawson
Hoffman
John Burris
John Staver
William Newbert
Sam Sharman
EK. May
Niederhofer
W. J. Haydock
Ed Raieden
Ed Nelson
Harry Murphy
Earl Stealy
William McCrever
Frank Hann
E. Camblin
F. G. Barnett
G. B P. Gennon
David Stern
Adolph Olsen
James Conway
JL. Niederhofer
C. E. May
Ed Baisden
Suit Filed Over Wages In Mountain Chief Mine Case
Samuel Larsen sues James B. ONeill in district court for 1830.50 claiming due wages from miners working under ONeill's lease at Mountain Chief mine. An attachment was levied on ore on the dump. ONeill says most claims are old and paid off gradually. about 10 dollars of ore remains and mining continues under the lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Larsen
James B. O'Neill
Mountain Chief
O'Neill
Larsen
Undefeated Missoulas Set to Clash With Butte In Big Game
Next Sunday at the city ball grounds the undefeated Missoulas face the Butte nine. An excursion from Missoula is expected while Butte backs aim for revenge after last Sunday's nine-run first inning setback. Tommy Lloyd and Knox return, with a new Butte pitcher to start. Assays indicate a strong contest ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoulas
Missoula
Butte Rooters
Buttes
Butte
Tommy Lloyd
Knox
Richard Butts Arrested After Sleeping With Bedding Near Depot
Richard C. Butts was arrested last night for being drunk and down. Found asleep near the Northern Pacific railroad depot wrapped in bedding, he was taken to the city jail with his bed clothes.
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Richard C. Butts
Loughrin
Northern Pacific Railroad
Richard
Prisoner Bedding Sparks Jail Room Turnover
A jail became crowded with a fiver bringing in his prisoner and blankets making the cell resemble a second hand store. Mr. Butts frets over bedding welfare more than his future as he cannot sleep on his own coverings.
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Fiver
Mr. Butts
Butte Briefs Highlight City Visitors and Local Affairs
Helena and Anaconda guests, mining men, and professionals frequent Butte with arrivals, departures, and outings. Notables include A B Cook, Thomas Marshall, Granville Stuart selling assets and relocating, and Epworth league travelers passing through. Officials report July fees totaling 1 055 50 with various docket items.
Democratic convention vows to eliminate Negro from Maryland politics
Baltimore August 1 The Democratic state convention declared the party’s aim, if victorious, to remove Black participation from Maryland politics. Delegates nominated candidates for state offices and for the legislature of 1902, which will elect a U S senator. Arthur P. Gorman is expected to win the Senate seat, though formal nomination remains. Joshua W. Herring and J Frank Turner were nominated for controller and clerk of the court of appeals.
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Baltimore
Maryland
United States
George L. Wellington
Arthur P. Gorman
Court of Appeals
Joshua W. Herring
Carroll
J. Frank Turner
Talbot
Police raid thwarted as warrants fail to find John Does
Constable Shea attempted to raid rooms above the California brewery where Jack Enright is alleged to operate but the door remained locked. County Attorney Breen said he would take action today with evidence of ongoing gambling and promised moves against additional gambling locations in the city.
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Shea
John Poe
Donovan
Butte
California
Jack Enright
John Does
Breen
Plasterers Trust of Butte Faces Bid Rigging Probe
The Butte plasterers trust is said to be collapsing as members allegedly violated the solemn compact by bid rigging and underbidding. The case of M. M. Myer versus Walsh over promissory notes is before Judge O Connor, with Walsh arguing lack of consideration.
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Plasterers’ Trust of
Butte
Treasury
Trust
Walsh
Birds Show Noted Skill in Dressing Wounds
A French naturalist reports woodcocks partridges and other birds dressing wounds with remarkable care. Birds pluckown feathers to form feather bandages and plasters, sometimes applying ligatures to injured limbs, acting as first aid and protective coverings.
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M. Dumontell
Kimberly Excused from Schley Court of Inquiry
Rear Admiral Kimberly will not join the Schley court of inquiry after his request due to ill health was granted. Names of his successor are being considered with an official announcement likely after contact with the selected officer. Washington reports note Capt. Thomas Schley was cautioned by the War Department for his publication interview about the inquiry.
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Kimberly
Schley Court of Inquiry
Navy Department
Department
Lucky Mistakes Shape Riches From Mining Errors
A misheard horse name leads to a Prince of Wales bet that turns into a fortune. Missteps in land deals trigger the discovery of the Niersfontein gold mine in South Africa, which yields over 20 million dollars after a blunder shifts buyers from the Rensnek farm to the wrong site.
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Orme
Sandown
Prince of Wales
Mr. Courthope
Orvieto
Courthope
Prince
Niersfontein
South Africa
Rensack Farm
Rensnek
Schley Denies Unauthorized War Department Interview
Capt. Thomas F. Schley in Salt Lake City says the published interview on the court of inquiry into Rear Admiral Behley is wholly unauthorized. He notes he is a Schley partisan and wishes his father vindicated but will not discuss merits, stating he knows nothing of the case and has not been told by his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lavell
D’acheul
F. P. Sterling
Helena
Fred J. Sterling
Salt Lake
Butte
Sterling
F. E. Martin
Mountain Consolidated
War Eagle Company
British Columbia
Hennessy Mercantile Company
Martin
Epworth League
National Park
Kmport and Beard
New York
Roberto
Washington
War Department
Thomas P. Schley
W. S. Behley
Schley
Salt Lake City
Washington Dispatch
Behley
Thomas F. Schley
Fort Douglas
Money and College Men Show Moral on Cash Register Courses
A wealthy man sought factory improvements through a college graduate who proved twice as much goods could be produced for half the cost. The man then fired the graduate and later wrote for magazines claiming college men are failures in business, arguing the moneyed man pays more. The moral advocates a cash register course in colleges.
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Baltimore American
Russia seeks Manchuria gold says Pittsburg Dispatch
The Pittsburg Dispatch argues Russia aims to control Manchuria mainly to seize alleged rich gold deposits. It suggests other powers oppose Russia to keep the gold rather than to defend China. It warns that if Russia is blocked, other nations may gain the gold.
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Pittsburg
Russia
Manchuria
China
Origin of Famous Hymns and Their Singers
The piece traces hymn origins and biographical notes on authors. Augustus Toylady wrote Rock of Ages and died young. Fan ny Crosby wrote Safe in the Arms of Jesus in minutes. Mrs. Adams’s Nearer My God to Thee survived. Charles Wesley found solace by a window and penned Jesus Lover of My Soul.
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Augustus Toylady
Jacob
Bethel
Charles Wesley
Wesley
Jesus
Fancy sewing notions and garments sale items highlighted
A sale list features waist sets in gilt and black, 35c to 50c values for 10c sets, silk cord tassels, silver hearts and pendants, celluloid side combs, women’s gloves and mitts, leather belts, embroidery silks, skirt and wall supports, side hose supporters, knee protectors, handkerchiefs, children's hose, women's cotton hose, invisible silk nets, rubber cuffs, and chiffons. Many items offered at deep sale prices with multiple quantities.
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Brainerd & Armstrong
Hennessy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Butte News
Richard G. Butts
Mim
Butte Briefs
A. B. Cook
We ¢. McCarthy
Chestnut
City
W. FR. Allen
Anaconda
Thomas C. Marshall
J. J. Kelley
Thornton
R. W. Fullerton
Great Falls
L. P. Stator
Lewistown
Finten
J. Regan
John F. Sharkey
Hornet Street
Co. A
F. J. Bowen
Hassel
Broadwater
Elias Siegel
Granville Stuart
Dorothy
Idaho
Joseph Siegel
Milwaukee
Lawrence Breen
Green
Cresco
Iowa
John M. Steward
Idaho Street
W. Dpd
Fenner
F.C. Sully
Henneesy’s
George Schmitz
W. H. Winters
Manuel Lopez
Havana
Stromberg-Mullins Company
Butte, Montana
BIG Blackfoot Milling Company
Gerner Arisons and
Aluminum Ste. Telephone
NER, Moye
Butte, Anaconda
Agreme Game
Hennessy’s
Hennes Yd
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