Property Holders Claim City Street in Butte
Five individuals sue the city of Butte for quiet title to parts of Main and Kaw streets north of Front Street. Plaintiffs J. C. Stettheimer Joseph Baer Charles Boyles Walter G Gray and Gertrude Blaisdell contend the ground belongs to the Frankle lode Claim and was never transferred to the city. The city defense argues street ground vested in municipality after 30 years of use. A portion touching South Montana Street was withdrawn.
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District Court
Butte
Main
Front
Kaw
J. C. Stettheimer
Joseph Baer
Charles Boyles
Walter G.gray
Gertrude Blaisdell
Montana Street
City Deed Title Battle Over Montana Street Land
The court details a long standing city street area claimed as public ground for about 80 years covering just over an acre. The city paid lode claim owners in 1896 for the deed touching Montana street while arguing usage laws bar recovery. Most of the day centered on jury eligibility and admitting record evidence.
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Montana
Dangers of short circuit on Montana street crossing
The South Side Improvement Association discussed hazards where Milwaukee road 20 000 volt wires and Montana street trolley tracks meet. They cited four near misses, a burned no man and a call for city attorney consultation to seek remedies. The group revived plans to move streetcar tracks to improve safety.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Montana Street
South Side Improvement Association
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
Notorman
Fall of Bucharest Sparks Rumors of Romanian Collapse
Berlin reports the Bucharest fall was celebrated like last year’s great offensives against Russia. Extra editions circulated freely as crowds cheered and women wept. Newspapers deem Romania largely eliminated as a factor in the war and question if its state will exist again. An embargo on all food exports is urged by Seattle labor leaders and sent to Washington. The note on animal speed poses a curious comparison between a kangaroo and an ostrich.
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Berlin
London
Rumania
Seattle
Seattle Central Labor Council
Congress
Washington
Various Forms Of Headache Remedies And Advice
A fragmented note discusses headache types and the need to understand causes to treat properly. It mentions counteracting the cause, providing relief, and the role of tablets, with references to regimens and keeping bowel regular. The text appears as a murky medical primer with editorial flaws.
Anti suffragists plan to defeat amendment
Delegates from many regions opened the first national suffrage convention with speeches by women and men opposing political equality for women. Mrs Arthur M Dodge and Elihu Root protested a federal suffrage amendment while Cardinal Gibbons sent a deprecatory message. A banquet followed and plans to defeat the amendment will be discussed before adjournment tomorrow.
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Washington
Dec
Arthur M. Dodge
New York
National Association
Elihu Root
Alice Hill Chittenden
Oth
Cardinal Gibbons
Eight Hour Day Trial Boosts Switchmen Efficiency
In Cleveland yard of Nickel Plate, eight hour day experiments raised individual switchman efficiency by over ten percent. James D. Monthan, general yardmaster, testified amid a dispute between the Switchmen's Union and 18 railroads. He blamed the pace on eagerness for a permanent eight hour day and said the program ended after a direct order with no reason given.
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New York
Cleveland
Nickel Plate Railroad
James D. Monthan
Monihan
Senate passes Smith bill authorizing presidential appointment
Washington December 7 the senate approved by 38 to 25 a bill from Senator Hoke Smith authorizing the president to appoint a challenge to the judiciary or a similar high court position. The measure aims to aid aged jurists by streamlining appointment authority amid political debate.
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Washington
Senate Today
Hoke Smith
Fragmented text on federal judge eligibility and party dispute
The readable portion discusses a federal circuit judge in a district where the incumbent reached age ten and has served eighteen years, claiming mental or physical disability as permanent. It mentions Republican contention over constitutional aspects and attributes unclear motives to opponents.
Grand Champion Steer Fetches Record Beef Price
California Favorite won the grand steer championship at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago and sold to a Detroit packing firm for 1960 dollars. The price per pound reached 1.76, the highest ever paid for beef, with proceeds going to the University of California agricultural department. President Coming West report notes President Ison seriously weighing a western trip next spring.
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Chicago
California
Detroit
University of California
Agricultural Department
Washington
Dec
Ison
A Fine Treatment For Catarrh
A newspaper advertisement promotes a constitutional approach to catarrh. It dismisses sprays and inhalers as ineffective, advising a Pare-mints based remedy with hot water and sugared syrup. Sold by Hoskins & Co in Butte and Puller Drug in Anaconda.
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Bensdit
Speaker Clark to Address Missouri University Journalism School
Speaker Clark plans to speak before the School of Journalism at Missouri University in May. The president said he would like to visit the West after Congress adjourns in March and would accept the invitation if possible.
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Clark
School of Journalism of
Missouri University
Fifty Thousand Farmers Seek Farm Loan Money
Washington announces that over 50,000 farmers have applied for mortgage loans totaling about 150 million dollars, far exceeding the initial 12 farm loan banks' available funds. Applications pour in from the South and West as banks plan to issue bonds to fund nearly all capital stock after organization. Interest on bonds may run up to 5 percent, possibly 4.5 percent.
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Washington
Farm Loan Board
Regret in Paris over Bucharest fall and allied resolve
Paris reports sorrow over Bucharest’s fall seen as inevitable after the Argecia defeat. Dispatches urge faster allied action and coordinated effort. Swiss sources note German victories did not prevent a 100 mark bill dropping to 80 on the Zurich bourse. A separate vote shows deputies backing the government 344 to 160.
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Paris
Bucharest
Argecia
Romania
France
Zurich
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