Japan seen as ally as missionaries prepare for world convention
Bliss Lavinia Mead, a Baptist missionary in Japan for 26 years, will speak at the First Baptist church in Butte on “Two Eras.” She notes Japan’s shift from isolation to a rising power and hints at religious reform aided by Christian outreach as Japan offered to back the world Sunday school convention with $50,000. Miss Mead and fellow missionaries head West then sail from San Francisco on Sept. 8 aboard the Nippon Maru.
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Okuma
Tokio
Butte
Orient
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Logal Railroaders Await Strike Instructions
Montana railway workers discuss a possible walkout with no stock secured or guards placed. Brotherhood leaders in Cleveland and St Paul coordinate Montana locals, with meetings planned if conditions hold. Engineers face conference fees and age-related shifts complicate potential reassignments.
National officer visits fastern stars of Montana
Mrs Emma Ocobock of Hartford Michigan arrives in Butte on the North Coast limited for an official visit to Montana’s twenty seventh grand chapter of the Eastern Stars. She is joined by Mrs Ruth Bangham of Albion Michigan and Montana grand matron Mrs Helen G Roberts who arrived in Butte to prep the chapter’s business for the week’s events.
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Michigan
Helen G. Roberts
Reynolds Returns From Alaska Mining Visit
W B Reynolds of Reynolds and McDowell returns to Butte after a month in Alaska. Mr McDowell notes progress toward near completion of the government railroad to the Matanuska coal fields in the rich anthracite region. Seward is set to become Alaska's acting city due to its harbor and railroad terminal facilities.
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Reynolds & McDowell
Butte
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Opening of American Bar Association session draws Taft and Root
About a thousand ABA members attend the opening session headed by Elihu Root who urges public service and power conservation in anticipation of postwar world competition. Root proposes a gentlemen’s agreement between bench and bar to curb over technicality in trials. Speakers include John W. Davis Taft and Marion Pitney from the Supreme Court.
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Elihu Root
Judiciary Section
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Predictive math claim links 1916 to Austrian Kaiser
A Boston Globe note reports a European claim that a mathematical predictor foresees a perilous 1916 for the Austrian emperor and the Kaiser. It notes the method uses birth year plus current age and throne accession plus reign years, noting the result can be driven to infinity and lacks uniqueness.
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Boston Globe
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Peet
Clothery Opens Custom Tailoring Department Tomorrow
Starting tomorrow the Clothery will open a large scale custom tailoring department. It offers 900 suit patterns from top eastern designs, with suits made to order at a special price of 27.50, promising perfect fit and a wide selection of fine woolens. Early buyers gain the largest assortment. The Clothery, best clothes in Butte.
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Tal” Loring
Man
Hutte
Rutte
Butte
Butea
Barnum and Bailey In Butte For Today
Barnum and Bailey arrive from Helena and set up in Butte with a massive show featuring forty elephants, 750 horses, 3 camels, 2,000 workers, and 1,275 performers. The parade runs from the grounds at 10 AM with performances at 2 and 6 PM, a gold adorned spectacle titled Persia opens the program, and the event includes a grand three act presentation across multiple stages. The train delivered 108 cages of wild animals, ponies, and essentials for the big tent city.
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Barnum & Bailey
Persia
Teoparis
The Dot Fairyland Story Marvels in a Crow’s Quest
A tale shows Tom and Alice riding a crow at dawn over valleys and plains. Alice asks the crow about a mysterious bird, learning from the Snow Queen’s lore as the pair gather clues by connecting dots to reveal a hidden story for a scrapbook finale.
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Alice
Parisland
The Ramble and The Road A Tattered Dream of Ease
A wandering speaker recalls life on the road with a blanket, noting scarce luxuries and meals from strangers. He contrasts rich mansions with his own hunger, dreams of being broke again, and finds glamour in the highways, while adrift waifs and odd encounters color the journey.
Market factors drive shifting stock outlook amid war profits talk
Hayden Stone & Co notes market mood swings tied to a 10 point move. War profit expectations rise as British government orders loom, rail labor tensions threaten costs, crops look below average, and politics influence sentiment. Bank lending drops and Republican politics shape outlook. discrimination and careful selection urged. C W Ellingwood chairs county committee meeting set for Sept 2 at 8 pm in Schil hall.
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Hayden, Stone & Co
Sun
Tabor
Milwaukee firm pledges strive to avert transit strike
Word from Milwaukee headquarters says the company will do all in its power to maintain transportation during a strike and will increase facilities as quickly as possible after the first announcement. Tickets to eastern and western points sold for later than Sept 2 are honored. Night police in Seville still carry spears as before.
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