Car Slipped Down Grade Motorman Mustard Under Scrutiny
An inquest at Sherman’s undertakers investigated the death of 2 year old Aileen Moran struck on Arizona street by a South Butte division electric car. Witnesses including Officer Walsh and conductor Hoskins described braking attempts on a downgrading track and delay before the car stopped. The coroner’s jury ruled the death accidental though not exonerating anyone. the district attorney charged motorman Mustard and conductor Hannaman with manslaughter pending further facts.
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Jullien
Sherman's
Aileen Moran
South Butte
Arizona Street
Walsh
Ariena
Porphyry Streets
Platium Street
W. Hoskins
Iso
Anager Wharton
Wharton
Honsidered Mustard
Maery
Theu
Yeased
Butte Electric Railway Company
Arizona and
Platinu Streets
C. C. Rhoades
Mustard
Hannaman
North Coast Limited trains run east and west daily
Eastern trunk lines levy extra charges on limited trains but the North Coast Limited travels nonstop from Butte to Minneapolis and Spokane with no extra fare. The route includes Seattle Tacoma and Portland. The Northern Pacific railroad offers this train without added ticket fees.
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Eastern Trunk Lines
Butte
Paul
Minneapolis
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Northern Pacific Railroad
Denver and Rock Island Mining Firm Ends Agency Ties
L. A. Sisley & Co. are not or have not been agents of the Denver & Rock Island Mining Company since June 4. The notice clarifies the termination of any agency relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Sisley & Co
Denver & Rock Island Mining Company
The Charm of Crystal Springs Marred for Visitors
Those who have not yet visited Crystal Springs cannot realize to what extent the pleasure of their summer has been marred. It is one of the prettiest spots within easy access of Butte, and everything is done that a genial host can do for the comfort of guests.
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Crystal Springs
Butte
Notable Visitors Arrive in Great Falls
James A. Hughes from Pondora, Mrs. Louis McCabe from Dupuyer, and H. B. Lewis Berton heavyweight visit the city. Oscar J. Craig of Missoula and W J Bickett from Helena are in town for business. Several others from Chicago, Butte, and Lethbridge join in local affairs as Ida Prescott is released and Oscar Prescott remains jailed.
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James A. Hughes
Pondora
Louis McCabe
Dupuyer
H. B. Lewis
Berton
Oscar J. Craig
The
Missoula University
W.J. Bickett
Ground Creek
Helena
W. Gorham
Chicago
A. K. Prescott
Teton County
J. E. Erickson
Chateau
Sand Coulee Coal Company
Anne Gali
A. Magrath
Robert Grant, Jr
Lethbridge
Great Falls
T. E. Brady
Ida Prescott
Box Elder Park
Oscar Prescott
Northern Montana Office Ad Rates Listed in Great Falls
The Northern Montana Office of the Standard sits in the Bach Cory Block in Great Falls opposite the Park Hotel. Advertising rates are available on application.
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Montana
The
Standard
Bach-Cory
Great Falls
Park Hotel
Storage Reservoir Plan Urged For Great Falls Water System
A Great Falls survey argues for building storage reservoirs on the heights to assure fire protection and reliable supply after a period of low pressure. The piece notes past plans by L. G. Phelps and critiques current city control, urging investment despite ongoing costs and political debates.
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Phelps
Great Falls
City Water Works
Boston Heights
L. G. Phelps
Heights
Lightning Strikes New Barn in Montana Fires Rage Across Ranges
Great Paris August 2 a new Ed Meisenbach barn filled with 250 tons of hay was struck by lightning and burned with total loss about 1000 dollars no insurance. Across Montana ranges blaze from lightning burns near Highwood Sheep Creek Hound Creek Collins and Pondera Benton Marion fires spread with incalculable range damage.
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Great Paris
Ed Meisenbach
Great Falls
Highwood
Sheep Creek
Hound Creek
Collins
Pondera
Benton
Marion
Montana
Runaway Nipplesnip? Chief Cook Averts Train Flight
Two girls were met at the outgoing train by Chief Cook today at the request of a parent and were careful advised to return home. The encounter occurred at Direat Falls on August 2 as the situation was defused without incident.
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Direat Falls
C Ook
Girls warned against running away face reform school option
Two 14 and 15 year old girls ran away with plans to take a train to Butte. Their parents, one from the South Side and the other in the country, intervened after police learned of the plan. They were released and placed under surveillance as authorities consider sending them to reform school.
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Reform School
Butte
Chic Cook
Great Falls Wool Market Sees Best Prices Yet
Today at the Great Falls wool exchange about 40 pounds changed hands with 44.09 pounds unsold. High price was 6c for a 120 pound Fergus County lot from William Fergus & Sons. Buyers included Barraclough and May with multiple consignors. activity reflects firmer demand and improving market prospects. A Boston dispatch notes a general uptick in weekly sales and firmer dealer outlook as lightweight samples begin.
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Great Falls
William Fergus & Sons
J. Koshland & Co
C. Gillette
Jeremiah Williams & Co
George W. Baily
Lie
Barraclough
Fairfield & McQuey
Mtge
Thayer
Ilenry Ryan
Mutge
Frank
Poole
R. Keller
William Cowgill
M. Rambault
F. P. Adama
Wool sales show unexpected rise in orders at American Woolen
The mill reports stronger than expected orders for six months around the opening. Territory wools sold well with prices from 47 to 60 cents cleaned. Montana costs are high, with clean landed values near 5 and above. Texas Oregon and California wools active, weekly sales total 2,090,900 pounds.
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American
Montana
Texas
Oregon
California
Four wood market sales total a quarter million pounds
In Billings four wood market sales totaled about 250000 pounds. Bower Bros and others sold varying lots at prices around 1.6 to 1.4 cents per pound. In San Francisco spring wools ranged from 13 to 15 cents per pound with fall wools in the 10 to 11 cent range across regions like Nevada Oregon and Mendocino.
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Standard
Bower Bros
Bach, Becker & Co
H. F. Clement
Jeremiah Williams & Co
San Francisco
Nevada
Oregon
Valley Oregon
San Joaquin Plains
Humbokit
Mendocino
Do Not Coddle the Noblem en New York Letter to London Express
A New York letter on European nobility working in America notes the frequent failures of titled figures in earning livelihoods. It cites a prince from Rehan dismissed as a waiter, a Count Karolyi becoming a hotel keeper, and a nameless Irish peer’s brother losing work as a doorman for drunkenness, illustrating public skepticism.
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New York
London Express
Earl of Yarmouth
England
United States
Rehan
Second Avenue
Count Karolyi
Austria
European aristocrats fail to thrive in United States
The author catalogs a string of titled expatriates who fell on hard times in America. Names include Lord Drummond, Count Bernstoff, Prince Blucher, Count Funfkirchen, and Count Finckenstein, among others, highlighting struggles from death in poverty to lowly jobs and dissipation. The piece argues aristocrats cannot adapt and succeed in the U.S. environment.
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Lord Drummond
Earl of Perth
Duke of Melfort
New York
Count Bernstoff
Germany
London
Prince Blucher
Count Funfkirchen
Bowery
Count Finckenstein
Frederick the Great
England
Foot Guards
Baltimore
United States
Lord Yarmouth
Cigar Etiquette Sparks On Streetcar Encounter
A smoker faced a bold counter from a woman on Loomis streetcar who sat in the smoker's seat and declared her love for the odor of a good cigar. The man puffed until nearly smoke blackened his face, then she departed with a smile.
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Loomis Street
Power House
Tenor’s witty bon mot cited by throat specialist
A telegram style note from the Indianapolis Free Press reports a tenor singer quipping about drinking and bawls. The exchange is framed as a humorous example of almost human intelligence, attributed to the singer and cited by a prominent throat specialist.
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Indianapolis Free Press
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Dennison
W. Park St
Symons
Park St
Dimity
Castile
Butte News
Little Aileen Moran
Orton Bros
State Nursery Co
North Coast Limited
W. A. Kellar
City
Boston Wool Market
Boston
Billings Market
America
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