Jurors Secured In Big Damage Suit In Butte
A Butte jury is drawn in James Kelly versus the Butte Miner editors over alleged reputation damage from a Pipestone holdup report. Twelve jurors were seated after a day and a half of questions, with opening statements given by plaintiff's attorney. The trial proceeds with witness testimony on Kelly's reputation, and further actions include Mrs. Davis versus the city for injuries from an icy sidewalk.
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Lynch
James Kelly
Butte
Kelly
Standard
Pipestone
Gilchrist
N. J. Larke
Joseph I. Broughton
W. Dpd. Sommer
John T. Walsh
Thomas Treloar
Mons Kendall
W. J. Evans
George Heawood
James Colston
John Jenkins
William Cummings
August Urban
Pat Geagan
Dan M. Kelley
Wallace Forbes
Forbes
M. W. Conroy
G. L. Tyler
Owen McCoy
Thomas Prendergast
H. J. Lally
Charles Gallagher
Pat Leehan
William H. Davis
John T. Baldwin
James H. Baldwin
Davis
H. L. Maury
N. A. Rotering
Max Schansberger
G. D. Pue
Edwin J
View of a section of the nearly completed canal
A notice explains that mailers can send items via any post office for delivery to addresses nationwide. Rural star routes and city carrier deliveries benefit, with parcels to post offices where no carrier delivery exists. Insurance costs 10 cents per parcel, with indemnity up to 50 dollars for lost mail.
Mayer guarantees lowest prices on flawless diamonds in Butte
An advertisement urges buyers to trust Mayer for high grade diamonds, claiming regular market value for flawless white or blue white stones and offering a one year return with 10 percent off sale price. It notes he describes each stone by weight color condition and perfection and cites the American Theater Building at 29 West Park.
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Symons
Mayer
Butte
American Theater
West Park
Arthur Taylor Moves to Kansas City Firm
Arthur FE Taylor a noted representative for Peet Bros Manufacturing Company of Kansas City Kansas left Butte after ten years in Montana to assume a more lucrative post with his firm in Kansas City Mrs Taylor accompanied him He leaves behind many friends who applaud his promotion and miss him in the state
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Arthur FE. Taylor
Peet Bros. Manufacturing Company
Kansas City
Kan
Montana
Butte
Taylor
Postal Regulations To Cover Parcels Post
Washington December 12 Postmaster General Hitchcock released regulations for the new parcels post system to take effect January 1 across the postal service. Mails will be moved with dispatch and all postmasters superintendents inspectors and subordinates are ordered to study every phase of the system. Regulation covers parcels of merchandise up to 11 pounds in weight and up to six feet in length and girth combined with restrictions on description and handling as described in the notice.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Grand Jury Faces McNamara Darrow Bribery Probe
Attaches of the district attorney announced the bribery probe tied to the McNamara dynamite case will be pursued by a new grand jury convening before Jan 6, ahead of Darrow’s second trial. The old grand jury issued its final report and was discharged.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James B. McNamara
Dynamiter
Clarence
Darrow
Japanese rubber-plant oil fuels umbrella making
In Japan oil is pressed from rubber plant seeds and used for umbrella coating. Production yields about 20 bushels per acre with an annual nationwide output near 350 000 bushels. The oil is boiled cooled and applied by hand without machinery and sun dried for five hours. It also serves in lanterns leather ink lacquer and paints.
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Chicago Tribune
Japan
Theatrical vacuum cup apparatus patent by Frakes
A Chicago inventor John W Frakes receives patent 1 040 308 for a row of vacuum cups with bottom openings and controllable air flow to let a performer walk head down using foot closures on the cups.
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Chicago Tribune
John W. Frakes
Chicago
Testimony Ends Saturday in Archbald Case
Washington report states the senate ordered the closing by Saturday of testimony against Judge Robert W. Archbald of the commerce court on charges of alleged misconduct. Defense witnesses expect to finish next week after Monday’s start. Dainty testified Archbald discussed a lease of Everhardt heirs coal land with Lehigh Valley Coal Company officials.
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Washington
Senate
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Archbald
James R. Dainty
Scranton
Everhardt
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Dainty
Judge Archbald
Warringer
Coal Company
Cotter Versus Cotter Divorce Case Seeks Judgment
In Helena on December 12 a motion was filed in the district court by H C Cotter the defendant in the divorce suit Cotter against Cotter asking for a judgment on the pleadings. Mrs Cotter formerly Miss Mamie Cruse brought the action earlier and the plaintiff recently moved to dismiss without prejudice. Spokane lawyers have appeared for Mr Cotter to press the judgment request.
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Standard
Helena
District Court
H. C. Cotter
Cotter
William Davidson dies. pioneer, rancher in Montana
Special Dispatch notes William Davidson a Montana pioneer has died at his daughter's Helena home. Born in Missouri in 1851, he lived on Corn Creek near Belt and Armington for 28 years, ranching and stock raising. He earlier freighted between Corinne, Utah, and Helena with brother-in-law Thomas Hutchinson.
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Standard
Helena
William Davidson
Frank D. Bevans
Missouri
Davidson
Corn Creek
Belt
Armington
Mont
Thomas Hutchinson
Corinne
Utah
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OVE News
la Mure
Perrin
Tiff
University of Montpellier
France
Symons “Toyland
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China
Mabie
Liam
Oere
Melo
Sedbae
Panama Canal
Pedro Miguel Locks
George W. Goethals
Isthmian Canal Commission
Culebra
Arthur Taylor
Cavalier House
New York
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