Trying to fix the responsibility in streetcar wreck inquiry
A coroner's jury opened an inquiry into the fatal collision between a B and A.P. freight train and a gardens car in Butte, listing witnesses and conflicting testimony. Key figures include conductor Hoagland, motorman Logan, and 14 year old James Bucher, with lawyers from B&A P and Silver Bow county attorney pressing a full criminal inquiry if warranted.
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Iron Street
Utah Avenue
Maggie Harrington
Alfred Jackson
Mike Landrigan
Dan Drew
Richard Dwyer
William Mullins
Dennis Dowl
Thomas Douglas
West Broadway
Thut
Street Railway Company
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railroad Company
W. M. Bickford
Gilchrist, Kelley
Binnard & Rodgers
J. J. Lynch
M. F. Canning
J. M. Hinkle
H. A. Frank
R. M. Place
Messrs. Lamb
Walker
Denny
Schlitz Atlas Beer Tops Butte Market
Schlitz Atlas has become a hit in Butte as the finest beer sold, with customers recognizing first-class quality. The Corner at Main and Broadway promotes the product with the claim we sell it and no other.
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Schlitz Atlas
Butte
Main
Broadway
Traveling Passenger Agents Plan Three City Tour in One Day
Members of the American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents will visit Butte Helena and Great Falls in one day as they travel from Chicago to Portland for their annual convention. A special train carrying hundreds leaves Chicago September 8 and proceeds via St Paul to Butte, stopping at Great Falls and Helena before reaching Butte for events including steamer rides and an exposition visit. The itinerary aims to showcase the Northwest within 16 days with educational features and expansions to address urban crowding.
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American Association of Traveling
Butte
Helena
Great Falls
Chicago
Portland
Fair City
St. Paul
Great Northern
P. H. Scanlan
Milwaukee
Butte Business Men's Association
Spokane
Northern Pacific
Columbia River
Tacoma
Seattle
Victoria
Vancouver
Great Northwest
Former Colorado Governor Alva Adams Visits Butte
Ex governor Alva Adams and his wife and son visited Butte for about 18 hours then headed west toward Pasadena via the Northern Pacific. He praised Montana’s Butte as the metropolis, spoke of Yellowstone trips, garden beauty, and planned a Portland stop to see the exposition before continuing to California. He commented that future contests would be handled by the people and noted no travel by water for the journey.
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Ed Mastin
St. Lawrence
Braund
Lamb
Alva Adams
Colorado
Butte
West
Pasadena
Cal
Adams
Alva B. Adams
Columbia Gardens
Mr. Adams
the Standard
The
Thornton
Montana
Helena
California
Portland
Cicero
James H. Peabody
Peabody
Great Falls Forging Ahead as a Leading Montana Hub
Rev. C D Crouch visiting Great Falls predicts rapid growth and strong Civic progress. He praises the city’s go ahead spirit, contrasts it with Butte, and says Great Falls will soon be a powerful factor in Montana. He enjoyed two prior years in Butte and looks forward to returning.
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Great Falls
C. D. Crouch
Montana
NP Route Offers Denver Round Trip For Encampment Fans
Northern Pacific Burlington Route announces Sept 1 and 2 sales from Butte to Denver and return for 32 dollars tied to the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Denver Sept 4 through 7. Final return by Sept 15. Stopovers allowed both ways for sleeping car reservations contact W. H. Merriman D F P A.
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Northern Pacific
Butte
Denver
Grand Army of the Republic
W. H. Merriman
Lynch-Rochester Commission Co to Close Aug 31
Lynch-Rochester Commission Co announces its business will close on August 31. All trades on their books are requested to call and close the same before that date.
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Lynch-Rochester Commission Company
Lynch - Rochester Commission Co
Broadway Theater Dramatic Triumph of the Season
A Broadway theater presents a dramatic season highlight as a production stages three hundred performers on the grand set. The show draws standout crowd energy and critical applause for its ambitious scale and crowd engagement.
Doctors Debate Role in Poison Cries for Help
A local physician defends refusing to attend a woman who swallowed poison, arguing that saving a life may invite future attempts. He says many survivors return to self harm, pay is rare, and relatives often lack support. He insists there are two sides to every story.
Fire in Linen Closet Causes Small Damage
Fire discovered in a clothes barrel in the linen closet on the second floor of the Montana on West Broadway yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Mary M. Barstow contained the blaze before the fire department arrived. Loss estimated at 25 dollars covered by insurance. Cause not known but suspected matches thrown in a waste basket with soiled linen and then dumped into the barrel.
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Montana
West Broadway
Mary M. Barstow
$30 Columbia River Route to the Fair
The Oregon Short Line offers excursion tickets to Portland and return for $30 with an 80 day limit, not later than Nov 30, and stopover privileges both directions. The route passes Idaho agricultural districts via Twin Falls, Boise, and Payette valleys, past the Columbia River with views of Mt Hood and Adams. Through Pullman berths available from Butte to Portland. Send for Columbia River folder. H O Wilson D F P A.
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Oregon
Portland
Idaho
Twin Falls
Boise
Payette
Columbia River
Hudson
Hot Lake
Grande Ronde
Hood River
Bridal Veil Falls
Mts. Hood and
Adams
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Luteys
W. Park
Delicatessen
Welch
Lutey
Saratoga
Alabama
Lutey Bros
Flathead Reservation Information Agency
J. T. O’brien
East Broadway
Anaconda
James M. Self
Main Street
William Packder
Lockey & Lesser
Missoula
H. M. Small
East Main Street
Flathead Reservation
Missoula, Mont
DR. Dodd
West Park Street
Will
John J. Logan
Logan
Mr. Lamb
Hoagland's Story
C. W. Hoagland
Armour Building
Armour Track
Hennessy
W. P. Dalton
Hoagland
J. J. Cruise
Fred Stanfield
Mr. Stanfield
L. J. Northey
Mr. Northey
Silver Bow Electric Company
Mike J. Butler
James Fitzsimmons
Park Street
Silver Bow Park
Fred Hinkle
Gardens
Hinkle
Fay Herron
Florence
Cora
Mastin
Egan
Pritchard-Harrison Carpet Co
Corner Park and
Main, Butte
Youlden
American Associa
Yellowstone Park
Ern Pacific
Burlington
Wilton Lackaye
William A. Brady
Frank Norris
Channing Pollock
Alan Dale
World
Herald
Schilling
West Park
Ib. de
Owe
Hartley
Booth’s, Butte
BANKS
Eon Gas
P St
N. W
Washington D. C
Harbour Block
Butte, Mont
Siva Bow National Bank
R. Leonard
T. R. Hinde
Fayette Harrington
Glenn B. Harrington
Onard
T. R. Hinda
Sea
John MacGinnies
Fayette Ee On
First National Bank of
Butte Capital
J. Ave
E. B. Weirick
J. 8. Dutton
Daly Bank and Trust Company of
General Banking
Busine
John C. Lalor
Charles F. Booth
C. c. Swinbor E
Kunkel
Cook Medical CO
Curtis
Colo
Huie Pock
South Main Street
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