Lien Foreclosure Sought on Oregon Short Line Near Maiden Rock
James Shail sues to foreclose a lien for 211 on the Oregon Short Line railroad after subcontractors and Utah Construction Co failed to pay for grading and tracklaying near Maiden Rock. He also seeks 159 in attorney fees and 150 for a horse reportedly killed by a train. Judge Lindsay to preside. court calendar lists multiple probate and civil matters.
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Oregon Short Line
James Shail
Utah Construction Company
Maiden Rock
6Ub
David A. Sanders
Shail
Sanders
Short Line
Lindsau
Flora Pascoe
Thomas Nesbitt
Philip Walsh
Lee Freudenstein
Martin Mitchell
John T. Drummy
Mary A. Grant
John Hanlin
A. Fennivid
Hannah Morreesy
William Mitchell
John Crowl
Mary Abram
M. Dougherty
James A. Murray
Home Investment & Realty Co
Et A
Butte
Lenore Breuce
A. W. Brouse
Mabel Riley
City of
Charles
F. L. O'Donnell
Early view of Calkins Book Store for Christmas gifts
A preview notes Calkins book store offers suitable Christmas gifts. It mentions bread varieties salt rising graham and whole wheat from Woman's Exchange on Broadway.
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Calkins’ Book Store
Graham
Woman's Exchange
Tll
Broadway
Vora Cold in the Head Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
A historical notice highlights the Vora cold remedy tablets and mentions Bromo Quinine in relation to alleviating head cold symptoms. The item reflects early 20th century patent medicine labeling and consumer health claims.
SODALITY OF CHILDREN OF MARY TO BE ORGANIZED
A sodality of the Children of Mary will be organized today at St. Lawrence's Church Walkerville on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Eligible members are boys and girls who have made first communion and are under 18. Exercises start at 2 o'clock. applicants should be present.
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Sodality
The
St. Lawrence's Church
Walkerville
Great Northern Railway Holiday Travel Offer
The Great Northern Railway offers best accommodations quickest time finest dining car service and polite attention. No delays at depot. Trains depart on advertised time. For rates and information call city office 41 North Main Street Butte BK. Dawbon General Agent.
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Great Northern Railway
North Main Street
Butte
Dawbon
Marvels of Mechanism from a Cincinnati Enquirer account
A late 19th century account describes a French jeweler’s automatic conjurer with dexterous sleight of hand. It includes egg production, a singing bird, a miniature coach with moving figures, and a mechanical flute player driven by weights and air bellows. The marvels astonish guests at dinner.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Boulogne
France
John Miller
Movable fingers of automaton flute play by cogs
The article describes an automaton with movable fingers that close flute holes hermetically at rest. Wires tighten and relax via a toothed cylinder to move the fingers as the mechanism plays.
New Survey of a Great River Victoria Nyanza Mapped Over Decades
The New York Sun notes British orders to triangulate Victoria Nyanza, aiming for a detailed map within about four decades after its discovery. It traces Speke, Stanley, Sehynse, Baumann, and others, explaining incremental corrections and the push toward accurate coastlines and inland features.
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New York Sun
Victoria Nyanza
Lake Michigan
Lake Geneva
Switzerland
Great Lakes
Speke
Africa
Baringo
Nyanza
Great Lake
Stanley
Victoria
Thomson
Kavirondo
Father Sehynse
Baumann
Deen Bay
America
United States
Victoria Nyanva
Lawyer Frost at Nurse Graduation Tarnishes Civic Dignity
A Pittsburg lawyer delivering a theoretical talk to a nurse training class provoked unease with warnings on medical negligence and law. A misdirected address ended abruptly when organizers realized he spoke to a nursing cohort instead of the intended graduation group from a nearby training school.
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Pittsburg
Catset
Miank
Pittsburg Locomotives Build Record-Heavy Engines
Pittsburg locomotive works completed two engines claimed as the most powerful and heaviest yet built. Each locomotive weighs 1114 tons with tenders carrying 7500 gallons of water and 14 tons of coal.
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Pittsburg Locomotives Works
Robbery at East Park Street Saloon Ends with Free Drink Suspect
A masked robber held up bartender J. J. Fitzgerald at 345 East Park Street after midnight. He demanded cash from the register and forced Fitzgerald to the back door before letting him go with about $1.25. An innocent passerby sought a free drink, while Officer Sullivan arrested the man later. Fitzgerald identified no connection to the crime. A local paint firm advertises fine watercolors and etchings at 11 West Broadway.
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East Park Street
J. J. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Sullivan
Bank Defalcation Showcases Teller Dangers Across City
The New York Telegraph questions bank cashier risk after C. J. Alvord absconds with $700,000 from First National. Banking experts note note tellers’ access to funds and urge rotating clerks, surprise audits, and independent examiners to deter fraud.
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New York Telegraph
C. J. Alvord
First National Bank
Alvord
American Bankers’ Association
Local Produce Prices Include Dried Fruits and Fresh Picks
OCR fragment lists dried fruits and fresh seasonal produce with per pound pricing for apples apricots and pitted cherries. Appears to be a grocery advert from a historical newspaper page.
The Late Richard Power Irish Statesman and Rider
Richard Power, eminent Irish nationalist and a popular figure across Britain, was known for his sharp wit and bold riding in pursuit of hounds. At a public dinner he referenced Thackeray and claimed to have delivered eloquent house of commons speeches unmatched by Pitt Fox Bright or Gladstone.
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Richard Power
Hounds
Parnell
Ireland
Pitt
Fox
Bright
Gladstone
House of Commons
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Butte News
Nous Parlons
Christie & Leys
Butte Pharmacy
N. Main Street
Hier Wird
Deutsch Gesprochen
California
California Oil and Investment Co
Owsley Block
Park Streets
Drs. Murray & Freund Hospital
Butte, Mont
Crowe
Bridge
W. H. Wix
D. D. S. Broadway and Main
Butte Graduate University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Lode
Silver Bow
Montana
Reston & Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Co
C. S. Batterman
Lien
Burt Marsh
Clancy
William Newton
Chaney
A Sodality OF Children OF Mary
Centerville
Bor
Great Britain
Monster Engines
Dust
Boucher
Schatzlein Paint Company
West Broadway
Banak
Case,Gravelle & Ervin Co
s_sT
Butte, Montana
Courtney’s Cash Grocery
Es Acree
Ise A1
Rin Fruits
J. W. Morris & Co
Doe
West Park St
Dr. Calder
Boston Dental College
Chicago College
Dental Surgery
Haskell's
Prosthetic School of Dentistry
Grand Opera House
Dice P. Surros
New York
Manhattan Theater
Strange
Sutton
New Theater
PSR
Pere Butte
Hoyt
Mure
DR. Chung
Herb Sanitarium
Galena
Nulte
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