Dillon council debates water system bond and bids
Dillon notes a special council meeting over the Cusick Jacobs bond for the water works. The bond was deemed unsatisfactory with unknown sureties and a motion to cancel the contract was defeated. Members grant a few days to file a new bond while questioning motives and timing amid local politics.
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Dillon
Cusick & Jacobs
Butte
Dave Meiklejohn
H. T. Poindexter & Co
Messrs. Cusick & Jacobs
Cusick
Mr. Cusick
John MacGinnis
A. F. Heinze
Mr. Heinze
Ben Hagar
Heinze
Blind brother bond seals William Windt’s life sentence alternative
Chicago August 2 A judge sentences William Windt to lifelong support for his blinded brother Charles Kindt in place of prison. The men’s mother and Charles signed the bond. William vowed to care for both brothers for life, saying his act ruined their family.
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Chicago
Wiliam Windt
Brown
Charles Kindt
Charles
William
Temperance Beer Campaign Sparks Ohio Debate
Columbus on August 2 reports the Anti Saloon league mobilizing against temperance beer dealers who plan to open saloons in dry counties. The dispute centers on the attorney general opinion allowing auditors to issue tax receipts to beer sellers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Anti- Saloon League
Private Letters Shed Light On Mystery
Victoria, Aug 2. Some private letters of Captain Howard, found murdered at West Berkeley, have been made public by his widow. The Yukon miners letters praise his Klondike Indian River hydraulic ground, which a New York expert had reported worthless, seen as aiding in defrauding him of his property.
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Victoria
B. C
Howard
West Berkeley
Yukon
Indian River
Klondike
New York
Wife as detective traces husband in pursuit of children
Chicago August 1. Mrs Alma Seamon sought help from Detective Headquarters to bring back her two children Walter 2 and Alma 5 after her husband fled with them for a car ride and did not return. She tracked him to railroad ticketing records and fears they may be taken to Colorado.
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Chicago
Alma Seamon
Andrew Rohan
Detective Headquarters
Ohio
Prize for Best Hello Girl in Telephone Service
New York reports a contest for long distance operators with a cash prize after three months. Operators are graded on department, punctuality, attendance and efficiency by their success in connecting callers. A zero for missing a call offsets gains when locating the caller, a plan first tested in Indianapolis and to be adopted in Cincinnati.
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New York
Bell Telephone Company
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Fraudulent land deed robs minister in East Tennessee scheme
In Huntsville Beattie County Tennessee Rev B F Zell from Eugene Indiana claimed he traded a Chicago Alabama hotel valued at 25000 for 5000 acres. Investigators found the abstract fraudulent and that the land covered Huntsville and involved about 40 residents. Zell aged seven years from this next birthday. The Kansas holder later transferred the land to Zell. The episode left the minister with nothing.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Hunteville
Beatt County
B. F. Zell
Eugene
Ind
Lebanon
Olior Rey
Zell
Alabama
Chicago
Huntsville
Leroy
Kan
Kansas
Love and Business Seem to Be Badly Mixed
Indianapolis, Ind. Aug 2 Handsome Robert Robertson languished behind bars tonight. Arrested in Cincinnati where he had worked, he was brought to face two grand jury indictments for forgery and embezzlement. Robertson lived in the city about two years and made rapid history.
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Indinapolis
Ind
Robert Robertson
Cincinnati
Gerber
Indianapolis
Robertson
Indianapolis Love Rogue Indicted Over Real Estate Swindle
Robertson, famed for debonair manners and romantic tales, engaged with Mrs. Clara Robertson of Elk Town to gain control of her wealth. He allegedly used her money for real estate ventures, bought a Churchman Avenue home, and sold a driveway while dodging marriage. Authorities allege embezzlement tied to rug and real estate deals. bond set at $2,000 per charge.
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Robertson
Clara Robertson
Elktown
Ohio
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
North West Street
Zoller
Churchman Avenue
Capital National Bank
American railways ahead of European in street transit
Herbert H. Vree land president of the Interurban Street Railway of New York returns from Europe and says European service would not suit America. He cites high speeds, comfort issues, air quality on the London Tube, and argues New York needs quick loading and unloading with low fares, noting cost comparisons and double decker impracticalities for the city.
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London
Herbert H. Vreeland
Interurban Street Railway Company of
New York
Holland
Brussels
Paris
Mr. Vreeland
Europe
America
Boulogne
Central of London
Pittsburg
Boston
Pancy
Broadway
South Ferry
Fort George
Second-Hand Goods Buy and Sell Ad At Butte
OECHSLIS offers cash for used household goods and furniture. New ranges exchanged for old stores and furniture. pays freight to neighboring towns. Blorage wanted second-hand furniture bought and sold. 38 W Paris AButte. Tel 663. E McNamara. Divorces obtained advice free confidential Box 17 Butte.
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Oechslis
West B Way
Blorage
Paris
Butte
Tel
E. McNamara
For Sale Ranches and Horses in Stevensville and Bitter Root
Advertises multiple ranch properties in Stevensville Montana and Bitter Root valley with details on acres water rights fences houses and improvements. Includes cattle stock fruit trees grain hay and farm buildings. Also notes horse sales driving horses buggies pianos sewing machines and local businesses in Butte Montana.
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Stevensville
George W. Dickinson
Mont
Montana
Puller Springs
Bitter Root Valley
W.quartz
Butte
McHugh & Greig
Sherman
Park St
Train Schedule Fragments for Western Lines
Local No 3 5 7 B A P rail locals depart Butte and Anacortes with mixed times. Listings show 5 00 p m 6 35 p m and 3 20 p m 3 45 p m among schedules for Grae Ta Perry and Anacone routes with unrelated letters and garbled text.
Wireless Telegrahy Service Between Martinique and Guadaloupe
Following volcanic disturbances, the French government set up a wireless telegraphic link between Martinique and Guadaloupe to restore communications. The distance spans many miles.
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Windward Islands
Martinique
Guadaloupe
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