Butte to Build Modern Opera House on Granite Street
The Standard reports a major Butte project to erect a modern opera house on Granite street linked to the Thornton hotel. Backed by the Thornton estate, the 1500 seat venue will include a large balcony a separate gallery and a convertible hall for charity balls. Ground plans include a possible Broadway entrance and space for a J R Rickards store conversion. Work begins next spring with completion aimed for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Butte
Granite Street
Thornton
Broadway
J. R. Rickards Com
Pany
New York
Jokes of the minstrel set amid social satire and old humor
The article recounts Dockstader and Primrose performing minstrel bits with dated jokes about women, men, church choir songs, and race humor. It notes audience reactions, political asides about William Jennings Bryan, and light quips from Interlocutor Kent and others. It ends with holiday gift notes and a bread promotion at Woman's Exchange.
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Dockstader
Sal
Noah
The
Ark
Kent
Doeckstader
William Jennings Brian
Great Northern Railway Offers Best Travel Accommodations
The Great Northern Railway advertises best accommodations quickest time finest dining car service and polite attention with no delays at depots. Trains depart on advertised time and information and rates are available from city office 41 North Main Street Butte General Agent J E Dawson.
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Great Northern Railway
North Main Street
Butte
J. EK. Dawson
Fresh egg shortage hits Indiana markets
In Indianapolis, December 8, fresh eggs grow scarcer as Chicago packers Armour and Swift buy sellers out of sight. Over 1,000 cases of storage eggs were shipped to Chicago yesterday at about WW cents a dozen, yielding a substantial profit as the Chicago market stood around 8% to 9.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Armour, Swift
Chicago
Stockpiling as Merchants Brace for Big Price Advance
Country merchants race to store up stock in hopes of an imminent price surge. They amass available goods to unload when the anticipated market upswing arrives.
Spirit communication claimed after Meckeinberg death
In La Crosse Wisconsin on December 8 a widow recounts continued ghostly visitations from her husband A C Meckeinberg who died November 29 from consumption. A medium and a trance revealed the dead man desires contact with their daughter and the spectral visits persist while relatives seek a way to fulfill the wish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Christie
Debs Issues Review Of Campaign And Vote
Terre Haute Ind December Eugene V Debs candidate for president on the social democratic ticket has prepared a campaign review for followers. He estimates total official vote between 100000 and 150000 but says private advice suggests many votes were counted against them or voided on technical grounds. He notes absence on election boards and possible miscount in southern states. He urges Chicago January convention to reform the party and start a victorious campaign. The national committee reports campaign fund recounts of 8697 with 834 for seafless and 389 for Debs traveling expenses.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Eugene V. Debs
Social Democratic
Social Democratic Party
the Social Democracy
Chicago
National Committee
Debs
Setback for Husbands Joint Earnings Rule in Missouri
The Missouri Court of Appeals rules that earnings from joint labor belong to both spouses, not solely to the husband. The decision shields wives from her husband's debts, protecting joint obligations. it arose from a garnishment in a California case against vaudeville actor Sidney Drew while he performed with his wife at the Columbia Theater.
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St. Louis
Dec
J. J. Macks
Columbia Theater Company
Sidney Drew
California
Drew
Columbia
Dual Crime Tale Surfaces in Cheyenne Investigative Notes
Ray Kelley arrives in Rawlins seeking his missing parents as details emerge of a suspected dual crime. The Kelley family traveled from Georgetown Colorado toward Oregon when illness struck two sons near Rawlins. Mrs Kelley reported sickness and money sent to Green River and Rawlins, but funds returned.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Carbon County
Ray Kelley
Rawlins
Baker City
Ore
Tragic Family Vanishing Shrouds Oregon Trip
Kelley failed to locate the family after they left Rawlins guiding a route to Oregon and even traveled to Baker City on a wheel. Authorities in Carbon county assist as the son vows to continue the search, fearing a wholesale crime or fatal accident that claimed all four members.
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Kelley
Oregon
Baker City
Rawlins
Carbon County
Land That Spurns Greenery In Steuben County
Shunned by vegetation Auburn Indiana December. Steuben county is the only Indiana county with a land spot where vegetation will not grow though surrounding soil is productive. A circle about 15 feet across near Clear Lake is said to be the old Bawbeese torture ground where stakes and ashes of murdered natives allegedly cursed the grove.
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Auburn
Ind
Steuben County
Michigan Line
Clear Lake
Amendment killed by failure to spread on journals
Burlington Hawkeye notes that the Iowa Legislature amendment for biennial elections, introduced by Senator G. M. Titus, is void for not being entered on the journals of both houses as required by law. The omission is deemed mandatory and fatal to the amendment, with legal authorities cited in support.
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Burlington
Supreme Court
New Degree Created at Columbia University Teachers College
At a trustees meeting President Low announced that four new degrees, bachelor of science or education, will be conferred on all teachers college students who complete the four year course. The U S government may offer tuition to five Filipinos in any school except medicine.
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New York, Dev
Columbia University
Low
Teachers’ College
United States
Dillon Notes Highlight Local Social and Civic Events
Dillon notes from December report a busy social scene with a reception at the normal, a Merry Twelve Euchre session, and a wedding for Grace Johnson and Clifford Knapp. It also lists deeds, leasing, and quartz locations, plus council bills and library trustee resignation. District notables, travelers, and health updates appear throughout.
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Dillon
George Jewel
R. R. Rath
Edwin Norris
Do. M. McIntosh
Red Pesk
Hubub
R. J. Moore
St. James’ Guild
George W. French
Washington Street
W. G. Blair
Horse Prairie
G. T. Paul
Salt Lake
Earnest Martin
PD. B. Barton
Ladies’ Aid Society
William Montgomery
Wisdom
Astern Star
Mra
John F. Bishop
Daniel Grant
Lima
Charles H
Frank Landon
California
James Davidson
Denver
Davidson
Clifford Knapp
T. UL. Selway
Jeesie
William Smith Et al
Venora Metlen
Henry Dengler
L. B. Reybold
Elkhorn
F. B. Sprinkle
C. N. Jacobson
Peter M Collins
T. M. Selway
Blacktail
George J. Rameny
G. W. Perkins
Monahan
A. F Graeter
Bannack
A. F. Graeter
Argenta
F. W. Whitman
May Creek
Big Hole Basin
George W. Emerich
J. L. Weiser
James I. Weiser
EF. Provost
Montana
Glendale
George Folinerr
A. BR. McNineh
George Rf. Metlen
Henry Dingley
Elizahbeth Hawley
Henry Cushine
Butte
William Smith
Grace Johnson
RP. Smith
Methodist Church
Miss Johnson
Knapp
C. W. Orr
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Butte News
Tee
Christie & Leys
Butte Pharmacy
N. Main Street
Hier Wird
Deutsch Gesprochen
California Oil and Investment Co
Owsley Block
Corser
Drs. Murray & Freund Hospital
Butte, Mont
Main
Butte Graduate University of Pennsylvania
Silver Bow County
Boston & Montana
Copper and Silver Mining Co
C. S. Batterman
Charley Ott
Philadelphia
Ead
O'Brien
Primrose
Calkins’ Book Store
Graham
Woman's Exchange
Colorado
Iowa
Kennedy Furniture Co
West Broadway
Che Sfoche
Cpa
Dieshe
Mye E
Grandotte
Opera House
Wm. A. Brady
Joseph Grismer
New York Manhattan Theater
Courtney’s Cash Grocery
Svend Carlson
Tom Moore
S. Main, Butte
J. W. Morris & Co
West Park St
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