Young Men's Meeting Highlights Inventions And Electricity
Speakers J Wharton and Rev T C Brockway led a Sunday afternoon Young Men’s association session on progress in electricity and inventions. Wharton traced telephone evolution and electrical use across industries while Brockway discussed ancient and modern inventions and inventor struggles.
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J. R. Wharton
T. Clinto Brockway
Unitarian Church
Young Men's Association
Wharton
Benjamin Franklin
Butte
Brockway
Questions and Answers in the Enquirer Style
A fragmented Q and A piece asks about first yacht defender contracts for the America Cup with a Herreshoff answer, followed by questions on legality of cousin marriages across multiple states. It includes aliases Luke McLuke and Jerry Rounder, and notes Peter Jackson’s death and a walleye color guess.
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Herreshoft
Montana
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Tilnois
Indiana
Kansas
Missouri
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Washington
Wyoming
Luke McLuke
Jerry Rounder
Cincinnati Enquirer
Standard
Peter Jackson
Season for Big Game Ends This Year
The article notes that midnight Sunday November 30 closes the season for big game. Hunting is illegal between October 1 and December 1, with state officials confirming no shooting from December 1 onward. Weather has reduced elk and deer kills, and hunters faced storms while game moved to lower elevations, leading to a smaller year’s harvest overall.
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de Hart
Banking Corporation to Open Butte Office
The Banking Corporation of Montana, a half million dollar farm mortgage bank, headquartered in St Helena, plans a Butte branch in the Acoma block on Broadway. The Butte office aims to serve Beaverhead, Madison, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Jefferson, and Powell counties, with openings expected before year’s end.
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Banking Corporation of
Montana
St Helena
Butte
Acoma
Broadway
Beaverhead
Madison
Deer Lodge
Dart
Gallatin
Jefferson
Pow
Tek
Fire destroys Portland paint store and lodging house
A blaze in Portland Oregon destroyed a paint store on First street and burned a lodging house above it. Ye Sung Fook a Chinese man was burned to death and furniture adjoining shop suffered heavy damage. The total loss was valued at about 75000 dollars.
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Portland
Ore
Ye Sung Fook
First Street
State board struggles to fund Warm Springs inebriate plan
The state board in charge of Warm Springs asylum warns that the 1911 law creating a unit for inebriates and drug users lacks funding. Officials say crowded Insane asylum facilities need room and new buildings, with 1913 appropriations only partial. Additional money will be required for construction and ongoing care before any operation can start.
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Warm Springs
State Board
Madonna of the Slums at the American Theater
The Madonna of the Slums a two reel drama written by Grace Cunard stars her in the lead at the American theater with Frances Ford directing and acting. Florence Roberts leads a six reel cinemagraphic adaptation shown for two days starting tomorrow alongside a pianologue by Jean and Peggy Wilson and a musical program drawing local theatergoers.
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Paris
American Theater
Grace Cunard
Francis Ford
Jean
Peggy Wilson
Florence Roberts
Miss Roberts
McWilliams Trio Delights At The Butte Orpheum
The McWilliams trio Stendal and Baldwin sang well despite colds, delivering one of the best performances seen at the Butte Orpheum. Manager Woolfall said they’ll stay at least another week. The bill featured The Express Car Mystery and His Last Fight, with other acts and a candy ad from Pallas Candy Company.
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McWilliams
Stendal
Baldwin
The
Orpheum
Stenal
Butte
Moving Picture Show
Woolfall
Alease
Wasp
Christmas shopping starts early in Butte as merchants prep
Shoppers see the season approach with Dec 1 reminders and a nationwide push for early buying. Butte merchants report record preparations, larger stock, and potential toy shortages from European makers, while forecasting strong sales and a higher holiday outlay.
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Butte
Christina
Sonneber
Germany
Nuremburg
Wurtemberg
Mainz
Santa Claus
Fritz
Blinken
Santa
Claus
Butta
Sacred concert at Grace Methodist Church
Last evening Grace Methodist Episcopal Church added a sacred concert led by Edward C. Hall. The choir performed thanksgiving music and many visitors attended alongside regular churchgoers. Rev. John A. Meeke preached the sermon.
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Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Edward C. Hall
John A. Meeke
Dying wish sent body to Hong Kong via Seattle voyage
The article notes a dying wish for a body to be sent to Hong Kong. In, a well known Chinatown figure and launchman on East Quartz Street, was sent to Seattle to board a Japanese mail ship Tuesday night. The body is to be buried in Hong Kong with relatives, with Comperthwaite at 7 and 8 Lizare block N Park and Maine listed as a contact.
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Chinatown
Quartz Street
Seattle
China
Hong Kong
de. Comperthwaite
Lizare Block
N. Park
Maine Ind
Wees
Nisk
Gold vein found in Belt mountains near Utica sparks mining fever
Reports in the Moccasin Dispatch recount a belt mountains gold strike near Utica. Gust Haw, noted for the Florence mine discovery at Niehart, probes an eight foot quartz vein in Saw Mill gulch with copper and silver. conservative yield estimated at four to eighty dollars per ton. Haw plans winter development with H W Brownlee, while John Lupcevich suffers a back injury at High Ore mine and is hospitalized.
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Belt Mountains
Utica
Moccasin Dispatch
Butte
Gust Haw
Guiches
Utic
Haw
Florence
Niehart
Saw Mill Gulch
American Sapphire
Brownlee Brothers
Seized Counterfeiting Plant Brought Down in Seattle
United States secret service agents and Seattle police raided a rooming house four blocks from downtown and seized a fully equipped counterfeiting operation. The plant produced silver coins using acids, molds, and other equipment, with a large quantity of metal and devices for coin forging.
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Seattle
United States Secret Service
Dstrict
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Maire
Busch
Stellax
Opticians
North Main Street
Maxine Elliott
CB. Hoskins & CO
State Savings Bank of Butte
Hickey
C. R. Leonard
W. R. Allen
MacDonald
Arthur Perham
E. Kumpe
Larzeyhur Perham
P. Bowle
Dewings
Daly Bank and Trust Company of
Paneral Banking Business
Brant Sik Hon
Kunkel’ W
Place
Viet
List National Bank of
United States
Ars
Clark J. Ross Clark
A. Clark & Brother
Johnston
Hee Ashtané Cls & General Bankin
J. Wharton
T. C Brockway
Ates
M’williams
Pallas Candy Company
Grace Methodist Church
Hudson Bay Exporting CO
West Park Street
Aan
Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Company
Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Co
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Arch
Resent
H.W. Brownlee
Provicops
Creanew Lea
Hart
John Lupcevich
St Names' Hospital
the Fair Drug and Assay Supply Co
Silver Bow National Bank
Silver Bow National Bank of
Butte City
United States Depository
Great Britain
Lamb
Cocheas Gak Sme
West
Galena St. Butte, Mont
Feta Four
Greveland
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