Butte Notes Rent planes and visiting locals crowd city
Butte notes list visitors and residents in town with several donors and events. D V Erwin, a Dillon visitor, and Frank Hefling among Hele visitors. G O Tapper and A T Morris of Roundup stop in Haute. Mrs G A Humphries returns from Madison. July 30 Mrs A Tilden of Great Falls visits briefly. Summer visitors include L R Nye Blakely of Livingston and William Ternstein of Dillon. Angus McMillan heads to the east for health care. M J Connell and W E Kane take a short vacation.
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Orton
D. V. Erwin
Dillon
Frank Hefling
Hele
Tom
Peter Martina
Brown's
Yorth
A. ‘Tilden
Great Falls
L. R. Nye
G. W. Blakely
Livingston
Finten
William Ternstein
George Arnott
Billings
Torn
Charles Ket
Clear Grit Terrace
John Fuge
Pacific Street
Centerville
Tobar
Angus McMillan
M. J. Connell
W. FE. Kane
Hertha Quarie
George North Main Street
Houston
Brainerd
J.C.’ Hansen
R.A. Hawley
Mes Ainsworth
Drummond
Mountain View
Builders plans dispute ends with payment dispute
Judge Lamb's court devoted much of the afternoon to C. Lewis Wilson testimony in a suit against Dr T J Murray for 16.95 in damages. Wilson claims he drafted plans for a building at Granite and Alaska streets valued at 15000, of which 4090 has been paid. Murray says the plans were defective and compensation was settled. The case likely to finish today.
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Lamb
C. Lewis Wilson
T. J. Murray
Frank Nl Gaines
Walker & Walker
Wilson
Granite
Alaska
Balloon dance encore at Columbia Hardens venue
In response to demand, another balloon dance will be held tomorrow night at the pavilion, with admission set at 50 cents, inclusive of war tax. The event follows a popular dance held last week in Columbia Hardens, expected to draw local residents seeking entertainment during wartime. The article also notes Allied advances near Rheims and Soissons as American troops push forward against German positions, including Nesle and Nesles forest areas.
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Columbia
e-Marne
Rheims-Soissons Salient
Nesle
Rois Meuniere
Roncheres
Engineering Councils Call for War Time Fuel Water Power Control
Alfred Dy secretary of the United Society and the Engineering Council meeting discusses fuel, water power, and wartime needs. Plans include patents reform, a military engineering committee, and a nationwide effort to organize engineer regiments and improve water power management for industry and transport.
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Alfred Dy
United “S Society
Te Ing
Engineering Council
Monza
Iter
Anaconda
Dunshee
Sliver Town Club
Flinn
M. Pitt
of Mines
Felton
Worcester
Mechanical Engineers
Breckenridge
United States
National ‘Research” Council
New York
Cieties
Atd
Norwegian Vice Consul in Butte on Way Home
R C Helland Norwegian vice consul at Coeur d Alene Idaho is in Butte for a few days on the way home from the Sons of Norway convention held in Great Falls He is accompanied by SE Per ston Norwegian consul They stopped in Helena to present A M Holter with a gift from the King of Norway Helland spoke of dry dock and shipyard work on the coast He cited a plant case visited by Charles M Lehn Emergency Fleet Corporation chief pledging steel support to keep ships burdened with supplies for France at high level
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R. C. Helland
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
the Sons of Norway
Great Palle
Helland
SE. Pesterson
Helena
A.M. Holter
King of Norway
Charles M. Lehn
Fector General
Emergency Fleet Corporation
France
North enjoying brief furlough at home here
Elmer J. North a Wright Field stationed aviation instructor in aerial gunnery has a brief furlough with relatives in Butte. He served four months in the aviation section and trained as an instructor. His detachments await overseas orders while North notes Midwestern war plant effort. His home is in South Montana.
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Elmer J. North
Wright Field
Dayton
Tutte
North
Army
Texas
New York
Kew
Middle West
Bas North
Mt. North
North Bros
Butte Quick Delivery
South Montan
German Food Situation Laments across German papers
Zurich reports harsh assessments of Germany's food supply. Munich Post notes a spoiled fruit harvest and widespread lack of fruits and vegetables. Potatoes are scarce and officials admit harvests are well below last year. Rumors speak of continuing shortages and stricter controls. Public access to produce is severely limited.
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New York Times
Zurich
Munich Post
Tavaria
Herr Daly
Aviation school promised for Missoula by war department
Melena Aug 1 A dispatch to Helena reports Representative Evans of Montana states the War Department promises an aviation school will soon be located at Missoula. Also noted Malone sues for pay, W H Maloney sues CB Harris executor of Huston Harris estate for $500 for professional services as attorney in administration of will.
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Melena
Wec
Helena
Save
Evans
Montana
Missoula
Ington
Germans' Plight Near Precarious Advance Continues
German troops stubbornly contest Allied advances as Meuniere wood and Chamers village areas see gains by the Allies. About 34,000 Germans captured since the Marne battle. In Flanders British Haig fronts bombard enemy positions while countering heavy fire. Austrian reports claim Italians give ground asAustria pursues them in Albania.
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America
Chamers
Flanders
Haigmen
Vienn
Albania
German Woman Loses Nine Sons in Battle Message Photo Sent
The Times 1918 reports a Kaiser's letter to a German woman who lost nine sons in the war. It contrasts Kaiser and Lincoln letters, notes Lincoln’s sadness and public response. A contemporary event mentions a confidence vote in the chamber of deputies on a 1920 draft class.
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Aniser
the Times
Paris
Germany
Lincoln
Rainer
Wendy
Treecoln
Bixby
Kaiser
Chamber of Deputies
Schulte Falls Down In Fatal Seventh Inning
An appreciative crowd watched the Montana Power and Hennessy team in a city league game last night. Schulte pitched for Hennessy until the fatal seventh inning when the opposition pierced his delivery. Pearce for Power received praise for his fielding and speaking support, while Muippen finished the contest. Owens Montgomery and Teague directors express satisfaction with efforts and hope for more turnout Sunday afternoon. A $100 reward is offered for proof that the best mainsprings were not used. a Reno Nevada note reports Miss Martin resigning as Independent candidate for US senator.
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Montana
Hennessy
Theda Marraugh
Mame
Muippen
Pearce
Schulte
Cross
Teagues
Arnes
Teague
Ors
Owens-Montgomery
Montana Power
How the Farmer May Obtain Loan
Washington announces drought aid loans from a 5 million dollar fund for Northwest and Southwest farmers. Eligibility requires exhausted credit and no bank access. Loans up to 3 dollars per acre, max 200 acres, 6 percent interest, with repayment tied to wheat yields and a government guarantee fund. Applications go through local federal land banks after investigations.
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Washington
Northwest
Southwest
Wilson
Treasury and Agricultural Departments
Department of Agriculture
Federal Land Bank
Allied forces in severe battle north of Ourea river
French General Mangin with British troops fight a fierce battle in France north of the Ourea river after taking Grand Rozoy and reaching Plessiere wood. Allies push toward the Basoches railway, narrowing the German communications corridor as the combat rages.
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France
Mangin
Ourea
Grand Rozoy
Pere-en-Tardes
Ois
Bas Zoches
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