Colorful life tale of Butte’s world travelers andRoosevelt aide
A veteran hunter of adventures recalls a string of astonishing characters in Butte. From a Shanghai China Press writer to a Russian born paper seller who became a Harvard grad and crime reporter, to a Windjammer crew member wrecked in India, and a Rampou’s cafe informer who knew Roosevelt’s private life and diet. The mix shows Butte’s rare mix of sui generis figures and vivid life stories across continents.
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France
Legion
China Press
Shanghai
Wrangel
Central
China
Burmese
India
American Air Service
University of Montana
Harvard
Oxford University
University of Paris
Dumas
Rampou
Louis Kornfield
Romanoffs
America
Ellis Island
New York City
New York
New York Crimes
Russia
Ekaterinoslav
Czar
Peace Prevails in Irish Election Campaign
Dublin Aug 21 The election campaign in the Free State proceeds vigorously and peacefully with minor disturbances at meetings. Justice Dodd granted leave to serve a writ of habeas corpus for the delivery within a fortnight of the anti treaty Donnelly, arrested in a raid on the party offices last Saturday.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Free State
Justice Dodd
Plan to greet editors at Montana convention in Butte
Montana editors and their wives arrive for the annual Montana Editorial association session. A Market week committee will greet them at the chamber of commerce at 9 30 am with a three day program including trips to Anaconda mines and smelter and a Gregson Springs banquet.
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Montana
Butte
Montana Editorial Association
Chamber of Commerce
Copper City
Pete Wills
R. M. Hobbs
Jack S&s. Cohen
Dan Coleman
J. L. Hannifin
F. W. Hubert
W. R. Montgomery
James J. Murphy
B. A. Myer
Sig Schilling
B.S. Shoninger
Sam Shiner
W. J. Sullivan
John T. Sullivan
Fred Warde
Anaconda
Gregson Springs
Wills
George Forsythe
Lassen Peak Erupts as Darkness Falls Near Redding
Lassen peak near Redding California erupted tonight with steam rising from the crater around seven o clock and continuing until dark. The full scale of the eruption could not be measured until daylight tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Redding
Cal
Lassen Peak
Poles Collapse on Harvard Avenue Street Car
After Monday’s flood three telephone poles crashed into a passing street car on Harvard avenue. Passengers panicked as windows broke and service halted for over an hour. Linemen repaired undermined foundations while auto tire repairs clogged the track. Motorman James Perrie urged patience amid the delay.
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Harvard Avenue
Harrison Avenue
James Perrie
Night mail planes start 30 hour transcontinental test
Guided by beacon lights two government mail planes began a night flight between Chicago and Cheyenne, part of a planned 30 hour transcontinental air mail service. The row of pilots and staged legs aimed to deliver mail from Golden Gate to New York and San Francisco, with changes in planes and crews as needed.
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New York
Omaha
Associated Press
Chicago
Middle West
Nebraska
Golden Gate
Earth
San Francisco
Cheyenne
Dean Smith
Two Firemen Die in Brooklyn Hall Collapse
A 50 year old Brooklyn New Plaza hall fire at midnight left two firemen dead and 47 injured as a wall collapse sent bricks raining onto firefighters and spectators. Raymond Farrell and James Sullivan were killed. the fire was under investigation by fire marshal and district attorney with building department crews stabilizing the remaining wall.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
New Plaza Hall
Raymond Farrell
James Sullivan
Building Department
Posse Pursues Five Bank Bandits Across Southern California
Five bandits robbed Belvedere State Bank at Belvedere Gardens near Los Angeles, fleeing in a car with 4250 dollars in cash and 60000 dollars in negotiable securities. Sheriff shotgun squads scour the region for the quintet after a witness fired on them as they left the bank and loaded into their vehicle.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Sheriff's Office
California
Belvedere State Bank
Belvedere Gardens
Here
Kiwanis Head Arras to Address Butte Club Luncheon
Edmund F Arras international Kiwanis president from Columbus Ohio will address the Butte Kiwanis club at a Silver Bow luncheon. He arrives from Missoula to speak at the weekly meeting after a railroad station welcome by local Kiwanians. Mrs Arras will accompany him and entertainment plans include a Harding drive tour and a Mines visit.
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Kiwanis
Columbus
Ohio
Butte Club
Silver Bow Club
Edmund F. Arras
Arras
Lewistown
Glacier National Park
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Missoula
Butte Kiwanians
W. E. Pierce
Earle N. Genzberger
Pierce
Harding Drive
French Troops to Stay in Ruhr, Paris Says
Paris says France will not withdraw from the Ruhr until Germany pays reparations. It rejects an international re estimate of Germany's capacity to pay and declares Ruhr operations legal. France will consider easiest payment methods once resistance ends and continues talks with Britain. London confirms Poincare’s reply was delivered and distributed to ministers on vacation.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Ruhr
Germany
Foreign Office
Great Britain
London
Poincare
Baldwin
Marquis Cruzon
Ragnolles
Japanese Submarine Sinks at Kobe Docks
The new Japanese submarine sank at Kobe's Kawasaki docks during a brief trial. Eighty five crew members were feared dead while the captain, chief officer, five dockyard engineers and four naval officers were saved. Submarine engineer Yanagawa reported the craft surfaced and then listed and sank after bulkhead doors were closed.
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Tokio
Kawasaki
Kobe
Yanagawa
Wage Demands Split Miner Dispute Threatens Strike
Washington Aug 21 the White House announced that the failure of the anthracite operators and miners to agree at Atlantic City will not cause a fuel shortage for consumers. President Coolidge wants normal fuel requirements met and the coal commission plans to fix responsibility for the breakdown while preparing an emergency report.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic City
White House
Coolidge
Hammond
The
Coal Commission
Omaha Water Famine Forces City Closures
Omaha Neb August 21 the entire city water supply became muddy after a Missouri river bank cave in above the Florence pumping station. Water officials warned relief could take a week or more prompting closures of laundries bakeries barber shops and many industries while Council Bluffs PWs supply water by tank wagons. Hospitals feared water shortage as nurses reported medical aid nearly impossible without water.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Florence
City Water Plant
Water Board
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
South Omaha
US Gunboat Sunk in Gulf of St Lawrence No Lives Lost
The Virginia ship Gopher, a gunboat on a cruise with Ohio naval reservists, sank during a gale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A navy department message from Quebec said the vessel went down in 36 fathoms of water and that all crew were saved.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ohio
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Navy Department
Quebec
Signal Service
No Increase in City Tax Levy This Year
City officials report no rise in the 23% mill tax levy for the current year. The Ways and Means Committee will present the proposal to the council, expecting a final figure at the August 29 aldermen meeting. Tax notices will be mailed to taxpayers in November after compilation from county rolls. A Judiciary Committee meeting is set for Friday to discuss minor matters.
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Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Judiciary Committee
Six Men Entombed After Mine Cave-In Near Silver City
A cave-in at the Co operative Mining company near Silver City New Mexico trapped six men working in a drift at the bottom of a 130 foot shaft. One body identified as Peter Jones of Central New Mexico had been recovered. The remaining five were not reached and authorities fear they may have suffocated.
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Associated Press
Silver City
N. M
Cooperative Mining Company
Here
Peter Jones
Central
Jones
Pioneers Gather in Deer Lodge for Montana Convention
Special Dispatch to the Standard describes the start of the fortieth annual Montana Pioneer convention in Deer Lodge. Attendees include trail blazers and descendants who arrived amid bunting and a Welcome Pioneers sign. Events span registration at Hotel Deer Lodge, a joint Pioneer and sons and daughters meeting at the Rialto theater, and a mayoral invocation by Frank Conley.
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Standard
Deer Lodge
History Makers
Montana
Pioneers
Pioneer Association
Sons and Daughters
Pioneers’ Society
Rialto Theater
W. J. Attwood
Frank Conley
Gasoline Sells at Six Cents on Coast
Los Angeles, Aug 21. Gasoline dropped to 6 cents a gallon at one service station as Roy Gehr offers the price to aid a small refinery testing a new process. He said he can make a small profit at that price. Previously the low was 9 cents, while other stations around the city show prices up to 17 cents.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Ore
Roy Gehr
Aged Butte Man Missing From California Hotel
Mystery of a San Diego Fourth of July disappearance surrounds H A Karsted 74 long time Butte resident and father of Dr Affed Karsted with possible robbery or foul play. His wife Mrs Anna Karsted in California and relatives in Butte coordinate a nationwide search after discovering his effects at the Imperial hotel and noting a July 4 departure from a laundry toward Coronado Beach. He drew 86 from a San Diego bank. theories include foul play or sudden illness as efforts intensify to locate him.
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San Diego
H. A. Karsted
Butte
Affed Karsted
California
Anna Karsted
Karsted
Mr. Karsted
Imperial Hotel
Coronado Beach
Waylard
Buttecarrt Works
Calornia
Oe Xareed
Patteemon
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the Times
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
H. A. McMasters
South Dakota
MIAIL
Laramie
U. S
C. Bascom Stemp
Virginia
Christian
Republican National
President Harding
Taal Blazers
Pres. Coleman
Alfred Karsted
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