Butte Club Money Looms Large In Panic Financing
The Butte baseball club races to finish the season with local funding to cover salaries and debts. Merkle leads a strong roster as Honest John McCloskey faces payroll scrutiny. Promised help from local sponsors should secure next year, while league changes and a proposed eight club state league loom ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
M. J. Sheehan
Mulroney
Hamilton
Mont
Sheehan
Ogden
Merkle
John’ McCloskey
McCloskey
Jawn
Hester
Great Falls
Missoula
Helena
Emory Shapes Labor and Judiciary Posts in 1911 Mail
In letters from March 1911 Emory and Kirby discuss organizing Democratic House committees with Oscar Underwood. They foresee a conservative judiciary panel but a hostile labor committee, noting dissensions and possible outcomes. A separate missive to H. S. Chamberlain warns Moon to curb radical labor influence and predicts Gompers influence if Wilson’s PA labor chair is chosen.
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Kirby
Daniel Davenport
Bridgeport
National Association of Manufacturers
House
Emory
H. 8
Chamberlain
Chattanooga
Tenn
Moon
Crisel
Conessman Wilson
Pennsylvania
Miners’ Union
Gompers
There Is No Highway to Arcady in This Time
Mark K Powers in Smart Set notes a motif of seeking a guiding path rather than a broad road. The text contrasts a mythic Arcady with a modern search for direction as thousands seek a clear route, while rail mileage data for Italy in 1912 records 8,286 miles with 14.5 miles added during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcady
Mark K. Powers
Italy
Butte Tests New Aerial Fire Truck For First Time
The public watched a non final test of the new aerial fire truck on Granite street near the Hennessy building. Mayor Duncan and aldermen observed as the ladder extended to reach between the fifth and sixth floors, with Chief Sanger and crew demonstrating steering, hose deployment, and a test stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buite
Granite Street
Hennessy
Yeeterday
L. J. Ruffe
Simon Pean
Main Street
Lee Sanger
Flying Squadron
Morgan Grifiths
Sanger
Gleason, Cleary
Connell
Butte
Duncan
Ludendorff
Ellingwood
L. A. Smith
MacManus
Rowan
Clinch
Quartz Street
Wyoming Street
Broadway
Reno Loses Thel Of Divorce Center
County Attorney Moore of Washoe County Nevada says Reno's divorce center status wanes as Boise and Houston capitalize on shorter residency rules. He notes Nevada laws are stricter, require full testimony records, and perjury rests with the plaintiff. He also cites a new Nevada boxing law, mining outlook, and booming camps like Rochester and Jarbridge as broader state shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Boise
Idaho
Houston
Texas
Moore
Washoe County
Nevada
Butte
Helena
Sagebrush
Goldfield
Tonopah
Rochester
Rawhide
Manhattan
Jarbridge
Small fortune not lost informant tells police
Police investigated Mrs. Swan Johnson claim she was robbed of $800 and a gold watch at 806 South Placer Street. An admission said no money was missing and she recovered the watch under a mattress. The Johnsons insist masked men accosted Mrs. Johnson and searched the house.
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Swan Johnson
South Placer Street
Johnson
Johnsons
Speeding fugitive Cole chased by police through city streets
Cole, 30, brother of a man killed by Patrolman Jackson, fled a saloon knife incident on North Main. His dash toward Broadway drew officers across Park and Main, then east, where he slipped and was tackled by Patrolmen Barry, Hally, and Moran. He claimed a gang pursued him.
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Cole
Jackson
North Main Street
Connell
Broadway
Park and Main Streets
Barry, Hally
Moran
Miners in Michigan Strike Draw Mixed Reports from Field
Larry Duggan reports from the Michigan strike region that conditions are misrepresented by dispatches. He describes a calm early scene with a street fair, later soldiers, and a well behaved foreign element among miners, while noting a New York detective agency claims 160 gunmen could trigger trouble. He cites wages of about 66 dollars monthly for 10 hours and demands eight dollars daily.
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Larry Duggan
Michigan
Red Jacket
Laurium
New York
McNaughton
Globe Trotter On Schedule After St Paul Stop
John Henry Mears, finishing a world record journey, arrived in St Paul on the North Coast limited on time after passing through Butte Sunday night. He plans Chicago connection to the New York Central fast mail and may ride in an aeroplane to reach Albany and then New York, aiming for a quicker, more spectacular finish. He previously used a hydroplane on Puget Sound to reach the North Coast Heatéad at Guatéla.
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John Henry Mears
Butte
St. Paul
North Coast Limited
W. H. Merriman
Northern Pacific Road
A. M. Cleland
Mears
Chicago
New York Central
New York
Globe Traveler
Thomas Edwards
Thomas Baldwin
Albany
Puget Sound
Guatéla
Equal Suffragists Elect New Leaders in Butte
The Butte Equal Suffrage Association elected new officers yesterday with a full turnover except for two incumbents. Mrs. Clarence A. Smith became president. two officers, Mrs. F. Anderson and Miss Mary ONeil, were re elected. Miss Rankin will lecture statewide on suffrage with the first talk at Chinook next week.
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Butte Equal Suffrage Association
F. Anderson
Mary O'Neil
T. C. Rabbit
J. R. Sievers
Cammack
M. Sherrill
Currah
Griswold
M. E. Dunkele
Sherill
Pearl Anderson
Miss Rankin
Montana
Chinook
Clerks Plan Aug Picnic With Aviator Maroney Flight Feature
A clerks committee approved the annual picnic program for August 20 at Columbia Gardens. The event will include flights by aviator Maroney as a feature of the day's sports lineup.
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Maroney
Columbia Gardens
Cabbies Bleak on Bilkers Flee After Cab Wait
London cabbies report a surge of bilkers who hire cabs and after reaching elite West End shops order drivers to wait then vanish. They often leave a stick or umbrella to fake a return, only to find the item is cheap and the fare unpaid.
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London
Bilkers
West End
Poison Among Plants Used for Protection in Nature
The sun spurge releases poisonous juice to deter insects. Deadly nightshade is famed for its toxic properties. Bracken fern tastes bitter to cows and sheep, deterring grazing. Buttercup leaves also carry a bitter flavor disliked by animals.
Dainty Dresses At A Minimum Expense In 1900s Fashion
The article surveys fall and winter fashion trends from the National Ladies' Tailors' and Dressmakers' association. It praises narrow skirts with eight inch hems, wide girdle effects, dlairing belts, and sheer blouses in muslin and chiffon. It notes peg-top and leg o mutton silhouettes, embossed embroidery, and practical shirt waists remaining popular for comfort and coolness in hot weather.
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York
National Ladies’ Tailors’ and Dressmakers’ Association
Delicate mission for Lind seen by officials
Officials view Mr Lind’s prospective mission as delicate as it aims to uproot the Huerta regime in Mexico. Some privately dislike foreign interference yet approve any move to end Huerta. Delays and pride of Mexicans are seen as the main obstacles, with Lind set to convey administration ideas to all revolutionary factions.
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Milady
Mr. Lind
Huerta
Huerta Rules Out Mediation or Intervention
President Huerta in Mexico City rejects any mediation by the United States via John Lind. He vows not to countenance intervention or negotiations with rebels, saying sovereignty and dignity forbid concessions. Huerta allies deny any plan to resign or compromise with the rebels.
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Mexico City
Huerta
United States
John Lind
Wilson
Sorts Medicinal Tablets Machine Reaches High Speed
A new German device cleans and sorts medicinal tablets, rejects broken pieces, and packs usable tablets into boxes or tubes at speeds from 150,000 to and beyond per day, signaling a major boost in pharmaceutical manufacturing efficiency.
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Signi Hor Butte
Hom
MetClos
Ker
Honest John
aMidavits
Muhoney
Hennessy Building
Paris
Kachaire
New York Hero Company
ICE Fund
Divorce Center
Boise, Idaho, and
Houston, Tex
Anys County
Mich
Igan
Globe Trotter
Movement For Votes For Women
Clarence A. Smith
Rosza
Envoy Lind
Huerta Stile
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