Fifteen Thousand Enjoy Montana Butte Miners Picnic
The Butte Miners union held its twenty seventh annual picnic at Columbia Gardens drawing about 15000 attendees. Events included drilling contests with records, a tug of war, Gaelic football between the Shamrocks Connors and Irish Americans, a duck race, dancing, and full crowds at the pavilion and ballpark. Wives families and friends joined the crowd while late trains carried many home after midnight.
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Butte
Columbia Gardens
Montana
McNichols
Pittikin
Louis
Frathey
James PF. Murphy
John Murphy
M. J. Connors
Conners
Shamrocks
Connors
P. P. Harrington
Paddy Lehan
Joe Larkins
Butte Miners’ Union
Little Willie Farle Riley’s Lost Child Patrol Ride
Two year old Willie Farle Riley of South Arizona street vanished during a walk with his father after being left briefly by his side. Officer Mundon found the boy near Main and Galena and escorted him to the station where Jailer Phil Fay confirmed a missing child memo. Willie was returned home unharmed and his father gratefully reunited with him.
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Butte
Willie Farle Riley
South Arizona Street
Walkerville
Granite and
Main
Broadway
Park Street
Poiceman Mundon
Galena
Mundon
Phil Fay
Arizona Street
Willie
Rickaby Beats Gleason At The Handball Court
John Rickaby defeated Pat Gleason at the handball court near the race track yesterday afternoon in an exciting match. The scores were 21 8, 15 21, 6 21 with Rickaby stronger in the final two games and aided by an untakeable service.
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John Rickaby
Pat Gleason
Gleason
Rickaby
Old Passenger Depot Struck by Lightning
Lightning struck the roof of the old Great Northern Passenger depot west of Arizona Street during a Friday storm, tearing off several feet of shingles. No one was nearby as people sheltered, and no injuries were reported.
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Great Northern
Arizona Street
Chinaman in Trouble With Possible Deportation
Special Dispatch reports from Twin Bridges that Charlie Wong, proprietor of the Star restaurant, faces possible deportation after Helena inspector McFarland found defects in his papers during a visit on Aug. 27 at 29vo 27%.
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The
Standard
Twin Bridges
Charlie Wong
Star
China
Inspector McFarland
Helena
Charlie
Deportation Case Involving Wong Sparks Tense Ruling
Wong, a well known resident who speaks English, faces deportation after extended residence in the United States. The case highlights immigration authorities and potential implications for long term residents.
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Tate
Wong
United States
Rich Cyanide Ore Strike in Fergus Near Drake Mine
Lewistown Aug 12 A rich cyanide ore strike runs through the De Witt group of 14 claims about four miles from John A. Drake's Gold Reef mine. W W De Witt, pioneer merchant, has chased the vein 12 years with tunnels costing $25 000. Ore assays average $20 per ton. He is now 52 feet into the vein and plans to develop the property himself, turning down all offers. The find is of great importance to the area.
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Standard
Lewistown
de Witt
John A. Drake
W. W. de Witt
Hit and Injured Street Car Accident In Centerville
John Duffy about 30, miner, of Peterson street, was struck by a northbound Centerville street car at Main and Broadway yesterday afternoon. He was unconscious, with a deep scalp wound, and taken to Murray and Freund's hospital. Eyewitnesses cite liquor influence and the car pilot narrowly avoided a girl on the track.
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John Duffy
Murray & Freund's Hospital
Centerville
Main Street
Broadway
Columbia Gardens
Duffy
The
Parrot
Peterson House
Gagnon Street
Pearce
Murray & Freund
Widow Kenelly Thanks Friends and Bonds
I express my sincere thanks to many friends for kindnesses shown during my late bereavement in the death of my husband Walter J Kennelly and particularly acknowledge the Harrison Mutual Benefit association and Sherman Reed for their support.
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Walter J. Kennelly
Harrison Mutual Benefit Association
Sherman & Reed
W. J. Kennelly
Horse Breaks Man's Leg at Gardens
John M. Sullivan of East Woolman, former Butte Miners' union treasurer, had his left leg broken below the knee when escaped grey gelding Tracey charged at the ball park gate yesterday. He was knocked against a wall, then to the ground, and carried to the ticket office. Ambulance care followed, with Sullivan unconscious for a time, plus a deep hand scratch and facial bruises. His wife and children visited him at the hospital. doctors initially feared internal injuries but concluded only the leg was seriously broken.
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John M. Sullivan
East Woolman
Butte Miners’ Union
Wfe
Tracey
Mr. Sullivan
Murray & Freund
Sullivan
Kansas Christened With Sparkling Water
Philadelphia Aug 12 The battleship Kansas the largest war vessel built in the East was launched at the New York Shipbuilding yard in Camden New Jersey Governor Hoch of Kansas witnessed the ceremony his daughter served as sponsor a 30 man Kansan party attended The vessel was christened with spring water from Kansas breaking a long held wine tradition and marking a first for the region
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Philadelphia
Kansas
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Hoch
Rough Riders at Gardens End in Rough Day of Rodeo
At the Rough Riders conclave in the gardens, riders were thrown as horses bucked. Outlaw Tracey broke a bystander's leg and escaped the corral. Miss Sperry and Miss Getts excelled in relay, Roy Peterson impressed on Sal flor Boy, while saddle and tie races drew interest before wind delayed the balloon race which then proceeded.
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Miss Sperry
Pelee
Ball Park
W. Herald
Roy Peterson
Dillon
Salflor
Tracey
Orville Adams
Sperry
Getts
Miss Getts
Butte
Messrs. Mills and
Wilber
Famous Colbert Heir Faces Jail Over Perjury Charge
Jay Cross Bush the famous Colbert heir is jailed after being moved from the county hospital. His habeas corpus case was set for Monday before Judge Bourquin. Also, two colored witnesses in a separate stabbing case were released after writs were granted. Nora Hicklin seeks damages from Bernard Quinn over a lodging house lease dispute. Foster will executors named, but Senator Clark refuses action. A default judgment for 13439 leaves the Silver Lake hotel mortgage foreclosed. A separate suit seeks 369.82 for advances to Joseph Gordon.
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Jay Cross Bush
Colbert
Bush
Bourquin
W. E F. Carroll
Carrie Griffin
Della Bess
O'Rourke
Rogers
Nora Hicklin
Bernard Quinn
Montana and
Mercury Streets
Quinn
J. L. Templeman
Lee W. Foster
District Court
Foster
Los Angeles
Butte
Ross R. Foster
W. A. Clark
Senator Clark
East Park Street
Brophy
Main Street
Silver Bow
Jefferson
Brown’s Gulch
American chess master F Marshall wins in Scheveningen tournament
Scheveningen Holland Aug 12 F Marshall the American chess player today won the first prize in the international chess tournament held over the past fortnight. Marshall was one of three masters invited to participate while the rest were amateurs.
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Scheveningen
Holland
F. Marshall
Marshall
A Young Organist Takes Charge at St John’s Butte
During W E Matlack’s absence at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Butte Miss Lilly E Edwards, daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Edwards, becomes the youngest organist ever placed in charge of the church pipe organ. She has studied under Matlack and is noted as an accomplished musician while Matlack goes East.
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Anaconda
Mont
McLaughlin
John H. Lynch
Armells
M. A. McLaughlin
W. E. Matlack
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Butte
Lilly E. Edwards
Miss Edwards
W. E. Edwards
Matlack
Picnic at Gregson Draws Hundreds of Miners Union Ladies
The Ladies' auxiliary of the Miners' union held a picnic at Gregson yesterday with attendance between 400 and 500. Two trains transported picnickers, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and the group enjoyed a pleasant day at the springs.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Miners’ Union
Gregson
Senator Lodge Visits Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts arrived in New York from a European trip and is a guest tonight of President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay.
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Oyster Bay
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
New York
President Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
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McCarthy
Burns
Sons of
Tail
Callahan and
Coughlin
Husband and
Hammond
Louis Frathey
Home, Sweet Home
Schatzlein
Schatzlein Paint CO
Schilling
Groces
Fergus
Lee Foster's
Silver Lake
Lucille M. Thornton
F. W. McDonald
Michael Gordon
Morris Pererson
Joseph Gordon
Harry Ritchie
M. S. McLaughlin
Sixteenth Street
Denver
Colo
Sagamore
Quaker Maid
S. Hirsch & Co
Kansas City
Nuie Pock
South Main Street
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