Missoula Fair Plans Emphasize Livestock and Racing
Missoula business men push Western Montana Fair and Racing Association plans to open the livestock department to state exhibitors. Racing program aims for top Northwest entries with fast horses and potential world class drilling contest. Extra features include extended store hours and NP excursions to Missoula, with a healthy treasury for a strong fair week.
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Missoula
Missoula County
Montana Fair and Racing Association
Attock
Northwest
Ravaill County
British Columbia
Montana
Colorado
Missoula Nursery invites visits to greenhouses and city store
Visit Missoula Nursery to explore their greenhouses or call the city store on Higgins Avenue for details and hours.
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Missoula
Call City
Higgins Avenue
Cat Will Not Come Back Missoula Electric Mishap
A cat at the Missoula electric light plant received an electric shock after the floor was sprinkled for cleaning. The frightened animal roamed across partitions, piles of wire, and shelving for about five minutes before finding the door. It is said she will avoid the place until another shock is desired.
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Missoula
Electric Light
First Quality Fishing Rods Half Price at McBrides
McBride's advertises First Quality fishing rods at half price attracting shoppers seeking bargain gear. The sale highlights popular models and limited stock with emphasis on value for anglers.
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McBride's
Meeting to discuss union men patronizing Chinese restaurants
Missoula on August 3 reports a Tuesday night meeting of the American Federation of Labor locals where the main item concerns union workers dining at Chinese restaurants. The outcome or specifics were not completed in the excerpt.
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Missoula
American Labor Union
Local union plans actions over Chinese restaurant patrons
The group discusses taking steps against union men who eat at Chinese restaurants and will question hotel and restaurant keepers about patronage to Chinese gardeners. The situation is expected to heat up as warm weather prompts interest from all involved.
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Cooks’ and Walters
Reitz Corrects Missoula Diploma Claim
Prof FE C Reitz of the Missoula business college asks a correction to a Standard item about diplomas. He says the diplomas cited were not clearly from which department and notes other departments issued diplomas and certificates. The correction is offered, reaffirming the college’s quality and merit-based awards.
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Missoula
FE. C. Reitz
Bth
Camp gets well established along Bitter Root river
F L Darbee reported from the Darbee Hamilton camp near Corvallis that the outing is now well established. The group favors their site as the finest in the Bitter Root valley, close to ranchers with rich dairy cream and near the Bitter Root river where many trout are found.
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Missoula
F. L. Darbee
Darbee-Hamilton
Corvallis
Bitter Root
Tutter Root
Wall Family Hosts Alma Luby Fourth Birthday Party
Missoula hosts a Friday evening gathering on the north side in honor of Alma Luby visiting in town. Attendees include Tona Straub Beatrice Kellum Della Van Stone Winnie Small Mary Fmall Mable Stone Janie Thompson Florence Simons Edith Simons Bessie Hutchinson and Ocina Wall.
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Missoula
George W. Wall
North Side
Public Library July Report From Missoula
Missoula records July library activity with 1 770 visitors and 1 821 books issued. Notable figures include 1 479 fiction titles and 140 books issued in a single day on July 5. Cards issued bring the total to date to 2 88 percent.
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Missoula
Public Library
Crazy man held in county jail after NP hospital wander
Missoula August 3 Sheriff Prescott has a man taken to the county jail after wandering from the Northern Pacific hospital. The 50 plus year old visitor is cannot speak clearly and his name could not be learned. Authorities think he is insane or suffering from sun stroke due to heat.
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Missoula
Prescott
Northern Pacific Hospital
Ss. G. Murray
Harry Parsons
Rees Powell
Hamilton
Chummy
van Stone
Fire Department
Blackfoot
R. K. Holt
Thomas Holt
Great Northern
Great Falls
Fred Menard
Rankin
Ed Trudeau
Iron Mountain
Harry Potts
Funeral for Eu gene Ketcham in Missoula
Eu gene Ketcham known as J A Wilson funeral held this afternoon at Lucy's undertaking with the Bon ner union in attendance. A large crowd saw pallbearers chosen from close friends. Burial followed at Missoula cemetery.
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Missoula
Eugene Ketcham
J. A. Wilson
Lucy's
Bonner Union
Thibodeau Hosts Party for Cyr Visitors at Bonner
In Bonner on Saturday night Fred Thibodeau and his wife entertained guests for the Misses Cyr of Grass Valley. Guests enjoyed music and a luncheon, while the hosts received praise for their hospitality.
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Missoula
Fred Thibodeau
Bonner
In Trouble Again in Missoula
T. H. Mott spent Sunday in the county jail after a Saturday night dispute with an employee. He armed himself with a gun but it was seized by his opponent. he then obtained an iron pipe but was arrested before any harm occurred.
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Missoula
T. H. Mott
Northern Pacific President Mellen Tours Missoula by Special Train
Missoula reports President Mellen of the Northern Pacific passed through the city around noon aboard a private car laden special en route to the coast. The train made a five minute stop and will not halt again until Spokane.
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Missoula
Mellen
The
Northern Pacific
Coast
Spokane
Weber returns from Omaha schooling trip with A.
Back from school in Omaha after eight months Charles Weber son of Forest Supervisor Weber of Bitter Root forest reserve arrives in Missoula. He is accompanied by F Grady formerly of Hamilton who traveled from Anaconda.
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Missoula
Charles Weber
Weber
Bitter Root
Omaha
Anaconda
F. Grady
Hamilton
Montana Board of Education Meeting Ends Briefly in Helena
John M. Evans returned from Helena where he attended a state board of education meeting. No local university business was discussed. A follow up session will be held in Dillon in September.
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Missoula
John M. Evans
Helena
State Board of Education
Dillon
Democrats Meet at Court House to Organize Club
Missoula on August 3 reports an upcoming Monday night gathering at the court house. Democrats are urged to attend for speeches and the formal organization of the Young Men's Democratic club.
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Missoula
Court House
Young Men’s Democratic Club
County Examiner Hudnall Reviews Ravalli Books
W B Hudnall the state examiner arrived from Hamilton and will study Ravalli county books then continue a review in Missoula. His inspection follows time spent in Hamilton examining county records and will extend to Missoula county for further audit.
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Missoula
W. B. Hudnall
State Examiner
Hamilton
Rava'li
Rudolph Fenkhaugen Leaves Hospital After Rheumatism Attack
Missoula item reports Rudolph Fenkhaugen, who earlier endured a severe rheumatism attack, is now able to leave the hospital though walks with difficulty and still has poor hand function.
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Missoula
Aug
Rudolph Fenkhaugen
Party returns from Yellowstone trip praised by hosts
Missoula readers learn Mrs. W. A. Mentrum and Mrs. Knowles led a party that toured Yellowstone Park. They have returned home and speak highly of the journey, saying it was very delightful.
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Missoula
W. A. Mentrum
Appointment of Dr. Frank P. Witter Assistant Surgeon Named
A bulletin from the local headquarters announces the appointment of Dr. Frank P. Witter as assistant local surgeon. The notice references Spokane and Missoula as postings in the division’s August activities.
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Missoula
Frank P. Witter
Spokane
Regular Tracy scare ends as traveling tough found aboard train
Missoula deputies with Winchesters awaited a Tracy sighting. Conductor Charles Smith flagged a man matching the outlaw description and the crew stopped the train. The passenger turned out to be a traveling tough with a revolver, not the criminal. Deputies returned to the jail, while Sheriff Prescott’s men pursued Tracy elsewhere.
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Missoula
Tracy
Charles Smith
Prescott
Brakeman Frank Whitman Caught With Plunder
The sheriff arrested brakeman Frank Whitman this afternoon after he was caught in the act of taking silverware from a box car. Whitman claimed ownership of the stolen goods and a search of his home found additional items belonging to an army officer. The train arrived with further household goods of interest, but nothing more was recovered.
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Missoula
Prescott
Frank Whitman
Whitman
Wealthy Alsatian Stranded Seaman Slips Toward Death
Henry Alphonse Ritty, once wealthy, was dragged from the steamer Sachem in Boston after surviving a week at sea with almost no food or water. His tongue swelled, face dark, and he lies unconscious with one chance in twenty of recovery. He stowed away in Liverpool ten days earlier and avoided his brother Alfred in Dayton, seeking aid via mail orders to Missoula.
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Boston
Mass
Henry Alphonse Ritty
Liverpool
Ritty
Alsace
Alfred
Dayton
Ghio
Gone With Watch and Money in Missoula Case
George F. Casey of Butte reports losing 210 dollars and a 100 dollar gold watch after a confrontation with William Hunter who had worked for him. Both men are visiting Missoula and after Casey grew intoxicated Hunter took custody of the funds and watch for safekeeping and then disappeared, leaving Casey to search for him.
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Missoula
George F. Casey
Butte
William Hunter
Casey
Hunter
Trouble on Coeur d Alene Branch Delays and Fires
Aug 3 reports say Lookout mountain on the Coeur d Alene branch suffered a bridge fire ruining four beats and train service resumed only gradually. A freight near Lookout station yesterday saw two freezers derail and lie at the mountain's base.
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Missoula
Lookout Mountain
Coeur d'Alene
Lookout Station
Sheriff fails to identify man in Miles City case
Ravalli county Sheriff Watts returned from Miles City where he identified a man under arrest as a suspected horse thief but could not confirm the man’s identity. The case leaves the arrest unresolved pending further checks.
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Missoula
Aue
Watts
Ravalli County
Miles City
Deputy U.S. Marshal Called From Missoula
Deputy U.S. Marshal Leo Faust visited Missoula for a few minutes and then left for Drummond. He would not disclose the purpose of his errand.
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Missoula
United States
Leo Faust
Drummond
Good Templar Delegates Elected to Grand Lodge Meeting
In Missoula on Aug 3 the Independent Order of Good Templars elected John Not tingham and Miss Amanda Souness as delegates to the Helena grand lodge meeting. Charles Ky Boren and Miss Amelia Souness named as alternates. Officers were installed for the ensuing quarter with the Past official noted.
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Missoula
Independent
Order of Good Templars
John Nottingham
Amanda Souness
Grand Lodge
Helena
Charles Ky’ Boren
Amelia Souness
Retiring Chief Templar John Nottingham Honored by Lodge
John Nottingham the retiring chief templar has served four consecutive terms and earned high regard for guiding the lodge to success. Members express regret that he will not stand for further service and acknowledge his positive leadership and pleasant meetings under his direction.
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John Nottingham
Amelia Souness
Floyd Hardenburg
Blanch Pease
Howard Schroeder
Charles Boren
Amanda Souness
Roy Pease
Edna Marston
Lucy Williams
M. McCann
Missoula Gossip Notes Highlight Local Visits and Moves
Helena visitor F H Ray stops in Missoula while Harry Parsons visits Plains. Local residents return to health travel from Bonner and Iron Mountain. Real estate transfers occur on Knowles addition for 224 dollars. Missoula Mercantile hires M R Hardenburg. Pixley returns from Granite trip. editorial staff from Northwest Magazine visits.
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Leo Bergman
Thomas
Robert Hay
Bonner
Charles Cranston
Paradise Hot Springs
T. H. Dunstan
Missoula
Butte
J. M. Simpson
Daly Block
W. F. Mannix
Victor
J. M. Allen
Lolo
State Board of Horticulture
John M. Kieth
W. H. Fowler
Knowles
M. R. Hardenburg
Missoula Mercantile Company
Pixley
Granite
Humphry
Sheriff O Connell Visits Brother in Missoula
Missoula Aug 3 Sheriff Jeff O Connell of Lewis and Clarke county traveled to Missoula to meet his brother who lives in Lothrop and is on a trip east. Five cent wine. Thibodeau & Lee.
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Missoula
Jeff O'Connell
Lewis and Clarke County
Lothrop
Man Flourishes Revolver in Missoula At Kids Faces
Aug 3 report from Missoula describes Jack Edwards a large African American man drawing a 45 caliber revolver in South Missoula threatening children and firing into the air before Constable Smith arrested him.
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Missoula
Jack Edwards
South Missoula
Smith
The Thoughtless Poet In A Vine Covered Cottage
In the Chicago Record Herald an observer reads a poem about two lovers in a vine covered cottage. A sigh from Miss Waddington-Arabella prompts a remark on the beauty of the scene and a chilling aside about germs and ashes. The man stops reading and looks out.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Poetic Imagery Sifts Through Chimneys and Roofs
A fragment evokes a poet’s lapse of thought as smoke and rooftops frame a reflection. The terse line hints at creativity stalling amid urban textures and lingering phrasing. This compact meditation situates a moment of wonder within everyday architecture.
Mother Jones A Firebrand Labor Leader in Long Career
The New York Tribune profiles Mother Jones a noted labor agitator arrested in West Virginia for violating an injunction. At 58 she is described as vigorous, persuasive and fiercely anti capital she influences workers through rallies trips and home visits and has a long history in union organizing dating to Ireland and Canada including founding women’s auxiliaries.
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New York Tribune
Jones
West Virginia
Jeanne d'Arc
Pennsylvania
Cork
Ireland
Toronto
George Jones
Mother Jones Seen as Leading Labor Activist and Soldier
The obituary highlights Mother Jones as a prolific agitator who fought immigration reform in California, studied labor conditions in Europe and across the United States, and labored in Southern cotton mills. It notes her role in the 1900 anthracite strike, leadership of strikers and their families, and her long involvement with the United Wire Workers, portraying her as a skilled and nonviolent combatant in labor battles over 15 years.
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California
England
Ireland
Germany
France
Austria
Chicago
Coxey
Jones
Europe
United Wire Workers
Legal scholar Littlefield on corporate power and regulation
The Lewiston Journal notes Littlefield as a constitutional law specialist likely to advise new means to curb corporate excesses and promote proper conduct. The challenge lies with states granting wind and water rights to corporations, and the need to require capitalization beyond hypothecation.
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Lewiston Journal
Littlefield
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