Banks Face Expanded Taxation in Butte Ruling
Butte assesses private banks and foreign corporations on total property, not just capital stock. The state board of equalization ruled banks must be taxed on real estate and other assets, including the Aetna bank of Butte and Murray bank, with court action likely.
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Brown
Helena
State Board of Equalization
Butte
W. A. Clark & Bro
Ankins
Bank
State Board
Aetna Bank of
West Virginia
Montana
Murray Bank
Masons to Honor Late Brother James Kernohan Funeral
Masons of Butterodge No. 22 A F and A M and visiting brethren are asked to meet at the old Masonic hall Friday August 22 at 2 P M to attend the funeral of our late brother James Kernohan. John C Spencer W H C Kennedy Secret ary. M.
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Butterodge
No. 22
A. F
A. M
Old Masonic Hall
James Kernohan
Last of the Dalton Gang Outlaw Raidler Released
Columbus Ohio August 21 Bill Raidler one of the famed Dalton gang outlaws released from the penitentiary today after years in prison for attempting to rob U S mails. He fought marshal officers, was wounded multiple times and saved by a rest as he fired on captors before surrendering. He had a good prison record and worked in the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olumbus
Ohio
Bill” Raidier
Dalton
Oklahoma
Raidler
Oklahoma Territory
United States
Butte Transit Fares and Catering Change
Fares listed from Butte to towns like Whitehall Lime Spur Twin Bridges Sheridan Alder Pony Bonita Deer Lodge with return options and weekend tickets. Butte Cafe leased by Fr Esscalet of Victoria BC to run with high standard catering for weddings and social functions.
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Butte
Pipestone
Whitehall
Lime Spur
Twin Bridges
Sheridan
Pony
Bonita
Deer Lodge
Fr. Esscalet
Victoria
B. C
Double murder rocks Fairmont mining town
In Ander son, between Fairmont and Clarksburg, B Johnson and a brother are dead after a drinking quarrel with William Douglass and his son, who fled as officers pursue them. The two Johnson brothers were shot in the breast and died instantly, while Douglasses are fugitives. An unrelated local ad notes a new American restaurant at 115 South Main Street and Walker's whiskey at 12 West Park.
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Fairmont
W. Va
B. Johnson
Anderson
Here
Clarksburg
William Douglass
Douglasses
Johnson Boys
Habeas Corpus to Free a Daughter in Dayton
Mrs Eliza beth Moehlman filed habeas corpus in Dayton Ohio against Dr A F Shephard superintendent of the Dayton asylum to secure the release of her daughter Mrs Lizzie Christ. The relator claims her daughter is sane and being detained for life among maniacs and was placed in the asylum on her husband’s application. The case will not be heard for several days.
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Dayton
Ohio
Elizabeth Moehlman
Note on $2 bill hints at $40,000 Rune and alleged murder
In Vandalia Illinois on August 21 a note written in red ink on the back of a $2 bill handed to a mercantile cashier claims a $40,000 sum for someone named Rune and that the writer has murdered his wife, suggesting a violent motive or crime.
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Vandalia
Rune
No such murder alleged by Toledo man Coplin
In Toledo on Aug 21 1902 officials deny any William Coplin or murder claim. Police Lt O Dwyer with 30 years service states no such crime recorded locally. The note warns “two little children” and urges caution against the supposed hand.
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William Copin
Toledo
Ohio
William Coplin
O'Dwyer
Woman drives hansom cab in New York streets
Police report a young woman aged 25 to 30, dressed in white, steering a hansom cab along Fifth Avenue and Forty-fourth Street last night. She stood in the driver’s box, wielding the whip, with two male companions inside, drawing cheers at Delmonico's as she sped through traffic toward Forty-fourth Street.
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New York
Sherry’s
Delmonico’s
Fifth Avenue
Forth-fourth Street
Prendergast
Hall
Forty-fifth
Forth-fourth Streets
Forty-fourth Street
Delmonico's
Stock Exchange to Close Saturday Before Labor Day
New York officials announce the stock exchange will suspend operations on the Saturday prior to Labor Day as a market holiday. The decision was made by the governing committee after a formal meeting today.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange Today
Mossback Poker A Quick Action Game Among Hoboes
From the New York World a Pennsylvania railroad detective describes mossback poker played by tramps along railroads. The game uses train car numbers as hands with fast betting as trains pass, the engine and caboose offering big cards while a five-figure caboose hand often wins.
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New York World
Frank Hopkins
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bigfoot
Missouri Pacific
West Philadelphia
Sixshooter Used by Constable Cosgrove in Saloon Incident
A saloon case in which Constable Cosgrove drew a six shooter during a garnishee proceeding against Nick Bodovitz. The Austrian worker failed to name his employer and Cosgrove threatened him. cash,barkeeper Harry Cummings defended the man as the constable retreated. Funeral notices for James Kernahan and Patrick McElroy follow, with details of services and survivors.
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Constable Cosgrove
Tim Shea
Frank Cash
Talbot Avenue
Braund
Yancy
Nick Rodovinz
Cosgrove
Cash
Coserove
Nick Bodovinz
Joe Radm
Willions One Idea Wade Alfred Corning Clark’s Fortune Began
The article traces Edward Clark’s rise from Hudson attorney to New York businessman. He befriended Isaac Singer, aided his patent efforts, and built a fortune as Singer’s partner and Howe suit defender. This path led to Alfred Corning Clark, notable for culture and scholarship, shaping the Clark family wealth.
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Kansas City Star
Alfred Corning Clark
Bishop Potter
New York
Elias Howe
Edward Clark
Clark
Albert Corning Clark
Poughkeepsie
Ambrose J. Jordan
Hudson River
Younge Clark
Mast Fourteenth Street
Cit
Rufus Choate
Hamilton Fish
Mr. Gunther
Croton Aqueduct
Central Park
Crystal Palace
Isaac M. Singer
Elias Howe, Jr
Singer
Oswego
N. Y
Chicago
Howe
Howe Company
Mr. Singer
Mr. Clark
Fourth Avenue
No. 14
Fifth Avenue
Mosby Misses Leesburg Reunion on Duty
Col John F Mosby sent word from his post that duty kept him away from the Leesburg Virginia reunion of his guerrilla band. The tale recalls Col Tichenor of New York’s board of general appraisers and a daring nighttime chase where Mosby escaped capture after a capture by Union forces.
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New York Post
John F. Mosby
Leesburg
Mosby
Colonel Tichenor
Board of General Appraisers
New York
Lfe
Tiehenor
Vuthors
Tichenor
Intended to Bate Civil Story in New York Times
After St Patrick’s cathedral’s completion a devotee and a lukewarm organist entered to admire the interior. Seated apart, the visitor marveled at the splendor and exclaimed that he hated the devil. Mickey replied that it was the intention.
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New York Times
John W. Mackay
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Orangeman
Mickey
They Loved the Same Man One Alone Sank to Death
In Menifee county Kentucky Madeline Powers 15 and Marbella Patrick both rivaled for Stephen Rack. Madeline died after a night of jealousy and alleged strangling while Marbella later fled with Rack to Texas. Covington relatives seek official inquiry into the mountain tragedy.
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Louisville
Menifee County
Kentucky
Covington
Beckham
Robert Powers
Madeline
Thomas Patrick
Powers
Stephen Back
Pretty Madeline
Lexington
Stephen Rack
Peak
Marbella Patrick
Texas
Mt. Sterling
Marbella
New Yorker Borrowed Wardrobe for Oyster Bay Dinner
The New Yorker arrives in Oyster Bay for a Roosevelt Cortelyou dinner with no dress suit. Respondents lend coats trousers waistcoats shirts and hats from multiple papers and officials to form a complete ensemble for the evening.
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Butte News
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Daltons
South Main Street
Walker's
West Park
Fifth
Mossbache Poker
Shea
James Kernahan
Sherman & Reed
Broadway
Arizona Streets
Masonic Temple
West Park Street
Patrick McElroy
D. A
D. L
Multie
Helen
Knet Park Street
Edward Lorraine Clark
Rome
Ambrose
Upper West Side
Torquay
England
Clarks
al ‘Od Corning Clark
Lbrary
Frederick Gilbert Bourne
Young Clark
Bourne
Europe
America
Otsego Lake
Farnleigh Hall
Fenimore Cooper
Cooper
Willions
Wade
Mrs
Alfred Corning
Madeline Powers
Georgetown
Littl
Havana
Rocbert Powers
Rivals
Love
Beaver Creek
Maroella Patrick
Marella Patrick
Steve
Neo
SEY Busing
Weley Brock
Rice & Fulton, Proprietor
the Press
the Rescuf
New York Sun
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Cortelyou
White House
Oyster Bay
New Yorker
Philadelphia North American
Scripps-McRae League
Associated Press
Secret Service
Portland Academy
Eleventh Street
Colina Campbell
Portland Academe
Portland
Oregon
Columbia
Pacific Coast
M. A. Quinlan
University Park, Oregon
Bishop Scott Academy
Arthur C. Newill
Dekoven Hall
College of Business Life
Lake Steilacoom
D.s, Pulford
South Tacoma
Wash
R.F.D
ST. Stephen’s School
Spokane
Cannon Hill
Perine
All Saints’ Cathedral
Annie Wright Seminary
Tacoma
Washington
Chicago Record-Herald
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