Telephone Girls Strike Shocks Seattle Labor Scene
Miss Alice McAndrews reports Seattle turmoil as 60 switchboard workers walk out after firings over unionizing. Wages are cited as unjustly low, with long hours and rising pay after years of hard work. Public support grows as petitions circulate and firms threaten a new system. The strife draws national sympathy and ends with a call for arbitration or individual rehire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Alice McAndrews
Dawson
Telephone Company
Business New
Chamber of Commerce
John T. Sabin
Sunset Telephone Company
Mise McAndrews
Juneau
Alaska
Northern Pacific Offers Round Trip Rates to Hunter Hot Springs
The Northern Pacific invites Montanans to visit Hunter Hot Springs at Springdale 14 miles east of Livingston with special eight day round trip tickets. Rates from Butte Helena Bozeman Billings and other cities are listed with meals lodging and bathing privileges at the springs. Tickets available through N P general agents in Butte Helena or local agents with a 5 percent fee.
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Northern Pacific Railway
Montana
Hunter
Springdale
Livingston
Butte
Helena
Bozeman
Red Lodge
Billings
JiAs
FEE
St. Paul
Minn
Orton Bros. Piano and Organ Ad in Butte
Piano and organ buyers urged to visit Orton Bros. at 219 North Main Street Butte for best value. Local ad highlights competitive prices and wide selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orton Bros
N. Main Street
Butte
Shamrock Copper Mining assay returns strong metals
The Shamrock Copper Mining Co reports a latest assay of 17 percent copper along with 4 ounces of silver and 90 cents worth of gold. Shares are priced at 10 cents. Office located at 28 EF Broadway.
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Shamrock Copper Mining Co
Broadway
Unusual Demand for Quick Divorce Heard in Court
Mr and Mrs Salam John demanded a decree of divorce from Police Magistrate Sullivan after adjournment. The couple scuffled with outsized claims and the judge directed the man to a cell while the woman wandered off to find a divorcee.
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Salam John
Sullivan
Mr. John
Leyden
Oregon Railroad & Navigation steamship service promo
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company advertises Portland to San Francisco steamship service every five days. The voyage takes about 48 hours and includes meat and berth. Fare is $12. Write W Hurlburt, general passenger agent, Portland for details.
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Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Meath
Berth
W. H. Hurlburt
Emergency Line Removed for New T Rail In Street
Old street car tracks on Wyoming between Broadway and Quartz are being removed and replaced with standard high T rails. The car company will lay paving between the rails, followed by city paving. Work may finish this fall but the emergency line has never been used.
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Quartz Street
Wyoming
Broadway
Quartz
Main Street
Quertz
Main
Sunday School Picnic to Deer Lodge by Mountain View M E Church
The Mountain View M E Sunday School plans a picnic at Deer Lodge on Friday August 1. A train departs Montana Union Depot at 9 a m and returns from Deer Lodge at 7 p m. Fare is 1.00. A separate note recalls a punch incident where a man paid 5.00 for a meal ticket at Dan Tewey's Southern Hotel and dropped it on the sidewalk only to have a passerby stomp on it destroying the tickets.
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Mountain View M. F
Deer Lodge
Montana Union Depot
Dan Tewey
Southern
Two New Coons Arrive at Columbia Gardens Menagerie
A crate received for Manager Wharton from Arkansas delivered two raccoons to be housed in a gilt-edged cage at the Columbia gardens menagerie. The animals were shipped to Rom Cobban who handed them to Wharton amid a crowd of Missourians visiting the display.
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Wharton
Arkansas
Columbia Gardens
Ro M Cobban
Ridgely lodge members to attend J B Harris funeral
All members of Ridgely lodge No 12 and visiting brothers are asked to meet August 14 at 1 PM at the hall. They will proceed to the Harris family residence 53 Fast La Platte street Centerville then to Fidelity hall West Broadway for services. Signed Geo H Spencer N G John Nelson Sec.
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Ridgely Lodge No
J. B. Harris
Fast la Platte Street
Centerville
Fidelity
Sons of St George to Attend Funeral of Alfred Tippett
Members of Vic toria lodge No. 822 Sons of St George meet at Good Templars hall West Broadway at 1 p m Tuesday Aug 14 to attend the funeral of deceased brother Alfred Tippett A Newill Worthy President Gerald B Knott Worthy Secretary
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Sons of St. George
Victoria Lodge
Good Templars’ Hall
West Broadway
Alfred Tippetts
Newill
Gerald B Knott
Biggest Picnic of All at Columbia Gardens by Butte Miners Union
The Butte Miners Union invites the public to Columbia Gardens for the annual picnic featuring a rock drilling contest with a $100 first prize and 60 events overall. Prizes total nearly $1,000 with numerous races games and novelty contests, music by the B. & M. band, and frequent streetcar service from Main and Park.
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Butte Miners’ Union
Columbia Gardens
Miners’ Union
Main
John J. Quinn
Frank O'Connor
William Cunningham
John McGuirk
Mike Mooney
F. W. McKeon
John Powers
William H. Eddy
Jacob Oliver
James Calloway
Robert Boyd
Pat Peoples
John Murtha
J. B. Furey
Mike McCormack
William F. Brennan
W. A. Clark & Bro
First National Bank of Butte
State Savings Bank of Butte
Sp. m
Montana
Compan
Larry Duggan
Ymara & Kane
FE. H. Sherman
Jerry Mullins
Mill and Smeltermen’s Union
Butte Brewing Company
T. A. Heilbronner Cigar Company
Siege Clothing Company
Joea Newills
Lander Furniture and Carpet Company
Schatzlein Paint Company
Oy Symens Dry Goods Company
Newton Bros Fat Womes
Rutte Gas Light and Fuel Company
A. F. Bray
Parker & Mathews
Case
Gravelle & Ervin Company
Ly Nath & de
H Arnold
Prine
Dan Drew
J. H. Rilen
Nichols
J. W. Morris
Considerable Reduction in Tax Levy by Silver Bow Board
Silver Bow county board of equalization set a 14 mill total levy for state county and schools down from 17 mills last year due to removing 1 mill for building funds now replaced by a bond issue. City levy remains near 12 mills, keeping total city county state and school levy at about 26 mills, with free text book funding at 1 mill generating roughly 36 900 dollars.
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Board of Equalization of
Silver Row County
Court House
State General Fund
County General
RY Neck Unin
Haut
General Fund
Spec
Levy
Silver Bow County
Sealed bids sought for Silver City Mercantile assets
Trustee in bankruptcy of Silver City Mercantile invites sealed bids by August 20 1900 for whole stock of goods dry goods groceries liquors and hardware at 827 Front Street South Butte Montana Each bid must include a certified check equal to ten percent of the bid amount and bids must be in writing signed with the check. checks forfeited if bid accepted and balance unpaid within 24 hours after notice.
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Silver City Mercantile Company
Front Street
South Butte
Silver Bow County
Montana
W. FE. Carrol
Hennessy
Butte
G.H. Spencer
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Miss McAndrews
F. A. Ironside
Tredentist Gartis
Perk Street
Jeweler
N. Main St
Butte, Mont
Hunter's Hot Springs
Hamilton
Winston
Missoula
Tauwngend
Ailipnburg
Lombard
Aryavilie
Ureter
M86 Lodge
Forsythe
Miles City
Norris
GierAive
Mes
Tom Boin
Wyoming Street
Old
Browne & Flani- Ran
Frank Ambrose
Daly Bros
Daly, Donahoe & Mover
Hight & Fairfield
Symons Dry Goods Company
Youlten Grocery Company
Hennessy Meat Department
Adolph Weinstein
O'Brien
Conrey & Morley
P. J. Brophy & Co
C. Clark
A. Pincus
Centennial Brewing Company
Harrington & Ryan
Anaconda Mining Company
Montana Hardware Company
Florence
Clarence
P. G. Sullivan
Clarence Hotel
Camera Eyerone
Newbro Drug Company
John Hawks
Kennedy Furniture Company
Pritchard-Harrison Carpet Company
Montana Liquor Company
Fred Gamer Shoe Company
E. E. Gallogly & Co
Butte Tire Department
Savin Lisa Casy Grocery Company
Hutte Miners Union
Ed W. Tippett & Co
Boucher
Park Street
Henry Jonas
B. E. Calkins
H. L. Frank
Hinds & Chevyier
Miner Publishing Company
Inter Mountain Publishing Company
W. D Clark
C. G. Ferrell
Ed Mathews
Butte Miners Union
J. H McCarthy
Charles Langlois
Standard Publishing Company
Hennessy Mercantile Company
M. J. Connell Company
J. H. Leyson
J. V. Harmon
Reveille
Prinxe
Symons
Drs Goods Company
Dan Calder
M. Clark
W. Gallick
Mast Park Street
Committee On Sports
Suk
Batiste
Courtney’s Cash Grocery
East Park St. Butte
China
Japan
India
Ceylon
Unide
SCRIP
The
Collins Land Company
E. W. Griffin
East Broadway
McDermott
Front
Arizona Streets
Butte, Montana
Keeley Institute
Ekpty
Boulder
Peped
Mormon Hishops
J . Mormon Church
Bishop Kennedy Co
Martin Dreg
Anaconda
Mont
Dr. Mott
S Chemical CO
Cleveland
Finlen & Media Drug Co
Nixon
Lee Davenport
Chanite
Drs. Murray & Freund
Western Medical Dispensary
W. Park St
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