Butte Current Notes Collected Items and Local Ads
A compact note stream lists skates at Gamer's and planes for rent from Orton Bros, plus ads for McLaughlin Coat Co and Lisa' Yegen Bros. It mentions Blatz beer, Hiawatha coal, Walker's meet, Dr. Tait dentistry, wine shops, and banking ads. Mentions M Quinn traveling to Chicago, cab company details, a birth, leather goods shop, new bungalow, real estate, Dr. Cole moving, Ehrich trip to Los Angeles, Dave Wilder’s return from Helena, Dr. Cowperthwaite, engraved calling cards, Standart office ads, J A Lloyd Erie agent, and Louis Newman taking over a news stand at the Great Northern station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamer's
Orton Bros
McLaughlin Coat Co
Ind
Hiawatha
C. F.C
All Nations
Walker's
Dr. Tait
Phoenix
Lisa’ Yegen Bros
M. Quinn
Chicago
Inquire SE
Broadway
Butte Cab and Transfer Co
Bell
Philip
Rush
East’ Park
Butte Land and Inventment Co
Dr. Cole
Great Falls
Butte
Great Northern
Examinations for Naval Academy Ordered Dec 13
Social Dispatch notes competitive examinations for the Naval Academy at Annapolis with vacancies for Senator Walsh and Representative Stout. Helena will host a December 12 exam open to all applicants. top scorers gain appointments. Delegation from Havre protests interior policy on Rocky Boy Chippewa removal.
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Standard
Washington
Walsh
Stout
Annapolis Navy Academy
Dex
Helena
Havre
C. . Morris
L. K. Devlin
McKennie
Interior
Rocky Boy
W. N. Bole
Great Painn
Evans
Senate
Pileings
C. Henry Lanius
Harlowton
Taft vetoed immigration bill reintroduced in Illinois text
Washington December 5 chairman Burnett of the house immigration committee today introduced the immigration bill which former President Taft vetoed. It embodies a literacy test and will be reported to the house Saturday.
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Washington
Burnett
House Immigration Committee
Taft
House
Earthquake Felt Across Arizona and New Mexico
An earthquake was plainly felt throughout Arizona and New Mexico this afternoon at 5 15. Call for pictures this week due to moving to a new location on December 9. Special Musicians plan meeting at headquarters Sunday December 7 at 2 o clock noon. J Elmer Young president.
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Williams
Arm
Arizona
New Mexico
Sehatalem Paint Company
Broadway
Des
J. Elmer Young
Damage suits filed after electric railway accident
A batch of five damage suits was filed seeking totals around 53 000 dollars. Fatroyte, a Montana Street motorman, was burned when an overhead wire mishap diverted current into his body near the Butte Anaconda and Pacific crossing. Dennis McCarthy and Mary McCarthy sue for 12 000 dollars claiming injuries to four children after a garden car incident.
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Hutte Electric Railway Company
Anasconda & Pacific Railway Company
Butte Electric Company
Richard Elinghouse
Ajax Livestock Company
Stephen Bute
Don Crawley
Fatroyte
Montana Street
Th Butte
Anaconda & ‘Pacific
Boyle
McCarthy
Veteran street railway man Mr Vivian marks 19 years service
M Mr Vivian, a well known figure among Montana street railway workers, has completed 19 years with the company. He arrived in Butte from Fulton Missouri in 1887 after a stint in the furniture trade and helped oversee early construction on the Montana street line. He recalls a fatal cable line accident and notes his rare safety record while recounting ore train duties hauling 1500 to 2000 tons daily to the Colorado smelter.
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Vivian
Montana Street
Gagnon
Colorado
McCarthy family in wreck sues street car line for damages
In 1913 a street car started suddenly as Mrs McCarthy tried to pass three children to safety. Four family members claim injuries and seek damages totaling over 14 000. Father lost two weeks work and 800 in medical costs. Mary Isabel and John Bernard demand several thousand each for injuries. Another suit claims $12 000 for Ellinghouse who lost a hand on a circular saw. Slan der suit against Crawley seeks 2 000 plus 800 punitive.
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McCarthy
Thomas Dennis Woodrow
Nurae
Mary Isabel
John Bernard
Richard Ellinghouse
Ellinghous
C. H. Strow
Bridge
Singer
Ajex Livestock Company
Ajax Livestock Company
Rute
Glynn Proposes Four Forms of Workmen Compensation
Albany drafts Glynn workmen's compensation bill aims to reach Monday night legislature with an emergency message. The measure, backed by Governor Glynn, labor and employers groups, sets up four forms of coverage self insurance mutual insurance casualty company insurance and a state fund. It creates a five member state industrial compensation committee and establishes a state insurance fund to insure employees against liability and guarantee full benefits for those entitled. The bill covers hazardous occupations and limits certain defenses in damage actions.
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Albany
Dee
Glynn Workmen’s
Glynn
Employers’ Association
Labor law claim reduces damages by percentage
The passage states that employees assume the risk of employment and that labor interests argue a provision wipes out obstacles to collecting damages for injuries. It notes damages typically amount to 66 percent of the average weekly wage, with permanent disability resulting in that percentage paid for life.
Expedition news from Arctic almanac Cordova report
Cordova Alaska December despatch notes Stefansson expedition crew members Pederson and Swansen reach land and state Ernest De Koven Leftingwell is safe at Flaxman Island winter camp. No news of Karluk ships since August 15. Mary Sachs wrecked near Stefansson vessels Alaska and Belvedere.
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Cordova
Alaska
Pederson
Elvira
Olaf Swansen
Stefansson
Belvedere
Arctic Ocean
Ernest de Koven
Karluk
Thecena
Plaxman Island
Swensen
Arctic
Mary Sachs
Helvedere
Mary
Officer's fine aim saves life in rough sea rescue
In Seattle the steamer Carl returned to port after storm damage off Cape Platters. Passenger C F Watts was swept into the sea when creosoted piles toppled overboard, but an officer’s life belt looped around his neck, enabling a lifeboat to rescue him. Also mentions home furnishings advertisement.
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Seattle
Carl
Los Angeles
Cape Platters
C.F. Watts
Los Angele
Watts
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Naval Academy
Veford Ill
My Ay & P
M’carthys
Dennis P.mccarthy
Mary McCarthy
City
Duluth
the Clothery
North Main Clothery System
Atterbury Clothes
Cross English
Brac
Montana
Pari and
Dakota Streets
M. M. Vivian
Snowflake Health Comforts Health Com
Lamb
Niledge
Ial Price
Philhe
Emmerich
Walkerville
Stephen Rule
Rule
Crawley
Jack
Snyde
Moose
Tie
Orton Brothers Musi
Thomas D. Murphy
Mose Linz
N. Main
Orton Brothers
Ayla
Salman
Valle ‘Guectema
Pritchard-Harrison Co
Corner Park
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