Joshers Put In Day Down In Beaverhead
A Beaverhead event recounts a day of pranks by the Butte Joshers club led by Gemmell. George Edinger hosted a banquet after promising a yearling colt and presenting a tainted timepiece to Gemmell, who was outwitted at the ranch and by a staged colt before a return to Butte for a Sugar Loaf luncheon.
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Joshers
Beaverhead
Butte Joshers
Dillon
George Edinger
James Finlen
Jack O'Neill
St. Lawrence
Billy’ Gemmell
Bill
Gemmell
Finlen Hotel
Billy
Charles P. Nevin
Nevin
Edinger
Corral
Butte
Poindexter
Gemmel
Letitia
Rogan
Joshers’ Club
Sugar Loaf
Charles Nevin
Big Crops in Canada But Times Are Hard
A. G. C. McNeil and his wife and daughter traveled from Butte to Calgary in five days outbound seven days home. He noted excellent grain crops and modern cities with many vacant residences, but said business suffers due to the war. He observed good Montana roads in patches and described Canadian roads as racetrack smooth.
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A. GC. McNeil
West Quartz Street
Calgary
Alberta
Lethbridge
Camp Sarcee
Prohibition Impacts Ducal Drilling Camp and Local Farm Notes
Ten thousand soldiers drill under the Duke of Connaught. The report mentions former Butte men including Jack Martin, Jack Williams, and Robert Ellis. Ellis raised 22 000 bushels of grain last year and expects 30 000 this year on 275 acres. Prohibition limits local drink sales, with a so called 2 per cent beverage.
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Duke of Connaught
Butte
Jack Martin
Jack Williams
Robert Ellis
Ellis
Old Butte Miner Al Starner Dies in Tucson
News from Butte reports the death of Al Starner on July 23 in Tucson Arizona. Starner had worked in the Butte mines for 12 years and later moved to copper mines in the Southwest. The funeral was held in Tucson and he left Butte several years ago.
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al Starner
Tucson
Butte
Ariz
Starner
Southwest
Lutherans Picnic At Elk Park Tomorrow
Emmanuel Lutheran church and Sunday school will host their annual picnic at Elk Park tomorrow. The train departs Great Northern station at o oclock a m and returns at 9 20 p m. A wholesome dinner refreshments and games for children promise a good day. Friends are invited to join.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Elk Park
Great Northern
Chinese student visits Butte en route to China mining work
Z. C. Chen of Shanghai a mining college graduate from the University of London is in Butte on a layover four months after leaving London. He plans to return to China to join government mining development work.
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Z. C. Chen
Shanghai
University of London
Butte
Mr. Chen
London
China
Democratic Women’s Club Postpones Hall Meeting
The Democratic Women’s club event at Pallas hall scheduled for August 16 is postponed to August 23. Public is invited.
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Democratic Women's Club
Pallas Hall
How Neutral Mails Are Held in England
An explanatory statement to Secretary Lansing describes Great Britain's mail examination process. It notes average delays of one to three days for intercepted mail and two to seven days for U S mail, with longer waits for Danish mail. The document cites unforeseen quirks that delayed efficient screening and outlines steps to speed handling.
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Washington
Great Britain
Lansing
London
Paris
United States
Germany
Debate over shipping bill delays until revenue report
Washington August 14 debate on the shipping bill became a time killing session as Republicans said they would vote once the revenue bill reaches the Senate. Few senators were present as opposition argued the bill risks socialism and government ownership while others warned it harms the American shipping industry.
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Washington
Finance Committee
Senate
Weeks
Gallinger
Sterling
Sherman
Concrete Gains Ground for Gate Structures in Irrigation
Concrete as a material for gate structures in American irrigation is beginning to displace wood. Its durability is overcoming the disadvantage of higher cost.
Gompers Labeled Public Nuisance by Senator Sherman
Washington August 14 Senator Sherman of Illinois denounced Samuel Gompers head of the American Federation of Labor as a public nuisance during a digression in a senate speech on the shipping bill. He condemned labor leaders for profiting from workers and accused Gompers of dodging indictment.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Sherman
Illinois
Senate
Gompers
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
John P. St. John III Diagnosed as Critically Ill
In Olathe Kansas on August 14 former Kansas governor and prohibition party presidential candidate John P St John is reported critically ill at his home He is 62 years old and in frail condition as his family seeks medical care and support from local physicians
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Olathe
Kan
John P. St. John
Kansas
Milk wagon drivers' union rejects conference plan
In St. Louis on August 14 leaders of the milk wagon drivers' union rejected a plan from nine dairies to appoint a 26 man conference. The dairy owners refused officers of the union as conferees, prompting the rejection of the proposal.
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St. Louis
Squire Benson Reaches Ninety Third Birthday in Heath Mass
Heath resident Squire Benson turns ninety three in excellent health and marks 65 years of marriage. He is one of 17 siblings who all survived to adulthood and remains the sole man from his wedding community still living in Heath.
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Squire Benson
Heath
Mass
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England
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John P. ST. John III
Baltimore
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