Forest Fire Near Anaconda Comes Under Control
A forest fire discovered on Foster Creek Thursday near Warm Springs and Lost creeks was dying out last evening after threatening summer homes in the west valley. Firefighters under a ranger with 75 men at noon, later reinforced, moved supplies and bedding to the scene as evacuations and preparations continued.
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Foster Creek
West Valley
Warm Springs Creek
Lost Creek
Forest Ranger
Ten Mile Ranger Station
Street Car Men Defend Union Action in Public Note
A committee of streetcar trainmen visited the Standard office to publish a clarification. They state they went out on general principles of unionism and are not afraid to operate trains, refuting a prior report claiming fear of running services. They emphasize commitment to union principles.
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Standard Office
Street Railway
Standard
Regord
Dr. McCrackin Welcomes Son Joseph Ralston
Word from Kellogg Idaho reports the birth of a son to Dr and Mrs Alexander D McCrackin on August 3. The newborn is named Joseph Ralston McCrackin. Dr McCrackin began his medical practice in 1910 and prior to that worked as a Standard newspaper carrier in Butte.
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Alexander D. McCrackin
Kellogg
Idaho
Joseph Ralston McCrackin
McCrackin
Standard
Butte
About the City News Order of Vasa meets tonight
A long local column lists events and notices from Anaconda including meetings and social happenings. It details visits, travels, sales ads for typewriters pianos engraving cards and diamonds, funeral and religious notices, and various residents traveling to Seattle Spokane Missoula and other places.
Catholic Picnic A Soldier’s Farewell
Catholic societies plan a Silver Lake picnic to bid farewell to local young men joining the service. The event, under Knights of Columbus and other orders, includes Gaelic football between Emerald seniors and juniors, dancing, races, tug of war, and a six member orchestra for an afternoon program.
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Silver Lake
Knights of Columbus
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Order of Foresters
Emerald
Emeralds
Pat Conlon
P. Fitzgerald
J. Moriarity
H. Ward
J. Mee
J. Byrne
P. Callan
P. Mulcahy
J. Mohan
J. Walsh
T. McCarver
Ed Walsh
P. Murphy
E. McCaul
P. Casey
D. Derham
P. Marron
P. Larkin
J. McMahon
J. Fitzgerald
W. Morley
H. Keirnan
J. Keirnan
H. Boyle
James H. Murphy
Patsy Finnegan
Mike Bolkovatz
Lawrence Darcy
Mike Chamreau
D. P. McCarthy
Joseph Sladich
Thomas McCarvel Jr
John Sheemna
Mike Brennan
Thomas E. Carey
John Bosonitz
James White
Mike Connors
Ray Reardon
Loyal Order of Moose to funeral for James Driscoll
Members are asked to meet at the lodge rooms at 8 o'clock on Saturday morning to attend the funeral of their late brother James Driscoll. Co M STAFFORD secretary.
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Knights
James Driscoll
St. Peter's League
Birch
Loyal Order of Moose
James Driscoll Co
M. Stafford
Driscoll
Birch Street
St. Peter's Church
Anaconda Visit By Kemper Family and Sisters
J. W. Kemper and daughter Miss Lucy, once of Butte, now Brooklyn residents, are Anaconda visitors this week staying with Mrs. R. T. Templeton. Mrs. Carl Amdahl of Spokane and Mrs. George Schwager of Toledo, sisters of Mr. Baylor, arrived yesterday to visit the Baylor household. Mrs. Schwager, en route East, stopped in Spokane before heading to Anaconda.
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A. T. Johnson
Orville
Butte
Mrs. Erick Peterson
EB. D. Burmeyer
Cascade, Mont
City
Dr. Holstrom
Margaret Hicks
Magdalen Mann
Missoula
J. W. Kemper
Lucy
Brooklyn
N. Y
R. T. Templeton
Carl Amdahl
Spokane
George Schwager
Toledo
Ohio
Paul Baylor
Baylor
Schwager
Anaconda
Pennsylvania Yardmaster Is an Anaconda Booster
Grant Kissling, PA railroad yardmaster at Snowshoe, and conductor Ervin Lucas, uncle of Mrs. Levisey, visit Montana. Kissling, on annual vacation, praises Montana and Anaconda, plans to return next year, convinced by Western hospitality and scenery.
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Grant Kissling
Pennsylvania Railroad
Snowshoe
Dave Levisey
Ervin Lucas
Pennsylvania
Levisey
Kissling
Montana
Anaconda
Car Attracts Attention On Transcontinental Tour
Mr and Mrs H E Russel are on a cross continent trip in a small roadster that has drawn crowds at each stop. They began in Seattle last spring, followed historic routes to Los Angeles and the Atlantic coast, then moved north to New York, returning via the Great Lakes and Lincoln and Yellowstone highways. The car bears 900 to 1 000 painted city names.
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H. E. Russel
Anaconda
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Atlantic Seaboard
Georgia
New York City
Great Lakes
Chicago
Notable names listed in regional correspondence
A. N. Meyer of San Francisco, George B. Swarthout of Denver, C. W. Robnitt of Dillon, Gilbert Heyfront of Missoula, Hoyt Van Warman of Philipsburg, M. C. Frooge and A. Bordsen of Great Falls and Philipsburg figures among a row of listed individuals. Additional names include J. T. Kessinger of Acme Wyoming, J. H. Johnson of Spokane, A. E. Post of Jamestown, N. D., J. H. Pudsey of Boulder, Rosa A. Phillips of Warm Springs, G. L. Tyler of Butte, T. J. Dwyer of Seattle, W. S. Saunders of Missoula, and Tom Sontag of Drummond.
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A. N. Meyer
San Francisco
George B. Swarthout
Denver
C. W. Robnitt
Dillon
Gilbert Heyfront
Missoula
Hoyt van Warman
Philipsburg
M. C. Frooge
A. Bordsen
Great Falls
J. T. Kessinger
Acme
Wyo
J. H. Johnson
Spokane
A. E. Post
Jamestown
N. D
J. H. Pudsey
Boulder
Rosa A. Phillips
Warm Springs
G. L. Tyler
Butte
T. J. Dwyer
Seattle
W. S. Saunders
Tom Sontag
Drummond
Butte Baseball Team Disbands For Season
No ball game Sunday in Anaconda as the West Side team of Butte announces the aggregation has disbanded for the season.
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Anaconda
Butte
Train Schedule The Anaconda Run Round Trip
Train departs Anaconda at 9 30 a m returning from Southern Cross at 5 30 p m Silver Lake at 7 p m round trip fare sixty cents
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Anaconda
Southern Cross
Silver Lake
Social Tonight for Bernadette Lodge Members Leaving
Bernadette lodge No 186 VFW hosts a social tonight at the lodge hall to honor members and friends who are soon to report to Uncle Sam for training camps. All Scandinavians invited to attend and bid farewell.
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Bernadette Lodge
Uncle Sam
Italians Press On At Isonzo and Corso Fronts
War summary reports General Cadorna's army driving deeper into Austrian lines along the Isonzo and Corso fronts with Italian airmen bombing behind enemy lines. Since the offensive began, 500 Austrian officers, 20,000 men, and 60 guns have been captured. French troops recapture ground along Verdun, seizing Hill 304 and the Camarg wooden system, penetrating German lines by about one mile.
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Associated Press
Cadorna
Isonzo
Corso
Verdun
Camarg
Weaucourt
Bethincourt
Canadians seize trenches on Lens slag heap in France
Hard fighting persists around Loos and Ypres with British and German forces clashing daily. Canadians capture trenches at the green crassier near Lens after a back and forth struggle, while Haig’s troops suffer a reverse near Ypres from Crown Prince Rupprecht’s reserves. Berlin reports 21 tanks destroyed in the British offensive.
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Loos
France
Ypres
Belgium
Lens
Haig
Rupprecht
Ypres-Menin Road
Berlin
German troops reach near River Aa west of Riga
German war office says forces reached the River Aa area along the Gulf of Riga while Petrograd reports only fusillades. In Romania the Russo Romanian front holds with Austro Germans failing to advance. Since April 9, Entente forces have captured 167,780 enemy troops.
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Russia
Riga
Gulf of Riga
Petrograd
Rumania
Black Friday in the Copper District at Butte
Workers strike spreads through copper trades in Butte as Elm Orlu and Anaconda properties face disruption. Miners and laborers left the mines after yesterday’s shift, gathering in streets, bars, and other gathering spots without disorder. The situation remains uncertain as officials brace for further actions.
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Butte
Elm Orlu
Anaconda
Smelter Closure Impacts About 1000 Workers in Great Falls
The Boston & Montana smelter in Great Falls will close today with the zinc plant set to shut after four days. Construction work remains ongoing, employing about 1,000 men, while the main plant winds down. The closures will affect roughly 1,000 workers as operations pause.
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Great Falls
Boston & Montana
The Innocent Sinner at the Imperial Tonight
The Innocent Sinner produced by R A Walsh for William Fox closes its Imperial run this evening. Dr David Graham loves Mary Ellen after a fatal accident ties them to a friend's family. The story, with strong scenic effects, questions marriage after indirect death. The Immigrant comedy with Charlie Chaplin follows as the afternoon and evening show.
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R. A Walsh
William Fox
Imperial Theater
David Graham
Charles Clary
Mary Ellen
Miriam Cooper
Mr. Walsh
Charlie Chaplin
Germans Drive Back British Posts Near Ypres Menin Road
German forces swept forward with fresh troops along the Ypres Menin road and drove the British from positions captured in Wednesday’s fighting. The war office report says fierce fighting continues in the area and that the Germans have suffered heavy losses under British artillery fire.
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London
Ypres-Menin
War Office
Complete Tieup Strikes San Francisco Rail Lines
San Francisco August 24 1 700 United Railroads workers on strike faced a complete tieup from 7 pm tonight until daylight tomorrow officials said the action was ordered because police protection after dark was deemed inadequate to guard the carmen.
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San Francisco
United Railroads
Carmen
All Choked Up With Catarrh Why Continue Makeshift Treatment
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. as a remedy to drive catarrh germs from the blood and relieve nasal and breathing issues. It advises against makeshift remedies and offers medical advice from the Swift Specific Co. office in Atlanta, Georgia.
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SS. S
Swift Specific Co
Dept. L-144
Atlanta
Advt
Ferguson Impeachment Moves Texas Governor to Senate
Austin Aug 24 James E Ferguson suspended as Texas governor after nine impeachment managers presented 21 articles to the senate for trial. W P Hobby becomes acting governor, senate sets next Wednesday to begin impeachment trial. charges include concealment of loan sources, misappropriation of state funds, and veto abuse of UT maintenance appropriations. Ferguson declined to comment.
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Austin
Texas
James E., Ferguson
House of Representatives
Senate
W. P. Hobby
House
Board of Managers
Ferguson
F. O. Fuller
University of Texas
Anaconda Philipsburg Arrivals Noted Today
Local travel bulletin lists arrivals at 10:30 a m and 4:30 p m for Anaconda and Philipsburg stations. Details on origins and purposes not provided in fragmentary text.
Shipyard workers vote on general strike in Seattle
Between 10,000 and 12,000 of the 15,000 men employed in Seattle shipyards began voting today on a general strike. The outcome will be known on Monday as polls closed across local yards and unions.
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Seattle
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Wellcome & Durston Company
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R. B. Abbott Co
Chestnut
F. W. Peckover Co
Main St
About the City News
Order of Vasa
Schlappi
Silha
Vermillion’s
F. FE. Marcey
Salt Lake
Mrs. J. Y. Sneddon
Bremerton, Wash
Harpers
Fugina
New Victrolas
Victor
Copper City
F. B. Witte
St. Paul
Michael Fran
Colorado Springs
F. Wetcher
Deer Lodge
A. J. Hamilton
Livingston
Rebekah
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W. A. Storm
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Thomas F. Murphy
Joseph Beck
Race Track
E. J. Billings
Hamilton
Miss Breninga Savage
M. P. Hefferman
Elm Street
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C. E. McCallum
East Fifth Street
William Thompson
John Eliason
Washoe Park
George Bowns
James Callan
Spen
Owen Jones
North Yakima
Portland
Mrs. G. W. Sparrow
Yellowstone National Park
Hammerslough’s
Fuller Drug Co
Harry Parks
Clearfield
Norbert Huff
Mount St. Charles College
St. Paul's Church
Momnt
Carpenters Hall
Roy Dames
French Gulch
Carpenters
Joseph Manthe
Calgary
Canada
D. H. Morgan
J. M. Power
Charles Flood
Helena
James Gilbert
A. N. Strom
William A. Mead
Puget Sound
W. C. Smith
Everett Rheim
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William Moore
404
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J. C. Sager
Ole Benson
Brown
Ravalli, Mont
Thomas F. Walsh
Gov
Engineering Corps
Vancouver, Wash
D. H. Overly
Upper
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Crawley
Moose
Pennsylvania Yardmaster
Triest
Victor Victrolas
Auyw
Yaru
Vernis Martin
Mueller
Front Rank
Theatete
Metro Marvel
Ither Barrymore
Edward Sheldon
Egypt
DR. Rinckel
Smith's Drug
Clark’s Bank
Anaconda Philipsburg
Georgetown
Erest
Anaconda National Bank Capital
M. P. Mahoney
Main Street
C. A. Tuttle Co
East Park Avenue
Telephone Bell
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