Butte Current Notes Residents and Visitors Report
Rent pianos from Orton Bros and Bretn-Bloch clothes. Kathryn Green of Whitehall hosted friends. A. S. Beckwith of St. Ignatius visiting Butte. Dr. C. E. McCoy of Bozeman arrived. C. F. Naegie of Helena on business. D. McMasters of Melrose seeking opportunities. William A. Blackburn of Billings visiting. Births include a son for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Christie and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Linch. Virginia City residents D. A. Noble and party in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orton Bros
Bretn-Bloch Clothes
Tonkin'a Missoula
Palace Hotel
Kathryn Green
Whitehall
Cable
Butte
Owen M. Stevens
West Quartz Street
Paul Lovelace
Phil Grenan
M. L. Rickman
Helena
Virginia City
D. A. Noble
Diamond collection grows with larger, high quality gems
The ad touts a selection of diamonds sold for $50.00 each, claiming top quality and larger sizes. It asserts the gems fetch higher prices elsewhere and suggests rapid growth in inventory while emphasizing value and exclusivity.
Butte Visitors and Local Notices Mixed in Daily Column
The column lists guests at Finien, Thornton, Acoma and Leggat hotels in Butte including Albright Dick Noble Ferris and Thomas, with Dillon visitors and Great Falls travelers. It notes marriage license issued to Burns and Durkish, mentions Honeychurch clarification, and previews books, gifts, and a Christmas photo studio promotion. Also mentions Boulder Hot Springs excursion rate and A G Corbett travel plans to Long Beach and Puget Sound returning Feb 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albright
Dick Noble
R. Ferris
W.H. Thomas
Finien
A. W. Stewart
Great Falls
Butte
Harry Schuler
Gillecott
Albert Anderson
Dillon
N. B. Smith
Mary Seeger
White Sulphur Springs
Acoma
Harley Leach
George BE. Lowell
Thomas Scott
Leggat Hotel
Saturday Evening Post
P.O
Studio Grand
West Broadway
Terk
Otis Lee
Donald C. Burns
Ennis
Alzen N. Durkish
Laurin
Frederick Honeychurch
Fir Street
Honeychurch
P. O. News
Butte Women's Christian Temperance Union
Presbyterian Sunday School
H. F. Carman
P. O
Boulder Hot Springs
Montana
J. M. Reynold
A. G. Corbett
Long Beach
Cal
Seattl
Puget Sound
Russia in turmoil with Bolsheviks gaining ground says correspondent
A World War era dispatch reports Bolsheviks expanding influence in Russia despite Western outrage. It notes 7000 naked corpses pulled from rivers near Petrograd, claims of dire conditions, and Siberian forces led by General Pleskoff seeking monarchy. The piece cites Cossacks as stabilizing and predicts a future Russian front against Germany.
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Russia
Suez
Petrograd
Siberia
Pleskoff
Bolsheviks push to control assembly and exclude Democrats
Reports from Petrograd say the Bolsheviks plan to force the constituent assembly to serve their aims and exclude the constitutional democrats, labeling them counterrevolutionary. A Times correspondent notes Pravda declares only a bread peace and land assembly will be recognized. In Chicago, four of eight women letter carriers resign from a Tuesday experiment and seek mailroom jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Constitutional Democratic Party
London
The
Times
Pravda
Chicago
Survivor Gilson Found Among the Navy Yard
Vice Admiral Sims announced Lester Joseph Gilson a seaman previously listed as missing from the destroyer Jacob Jones has been found among the fleet. Gilson’s mother, Mrs. Alvina Gilson of Green Bay Wisconsin, is noted in the dispatch. The report also includes terse notes from Amsterdam about German actions and peace conditions amid ongoing hostilities.
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Washington
Aambral Sims
Navy Department
Lester Joseph Gilson
Jacob Ones
Gilson
Alvina Gilson
Green Bay
Wis
Senators Seek Facts on War Materials Delays in 1918
Senators pressed General Crozier for details on delayed deliveries of ordnance in 1918 arguing that Congress provided funds but materials were not in time. The discussion touched on use of British or French designs and the seven year design cycle, with Crozier noting emergency could justify earlier action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeks
Crozier
Hitchcock
Germany
Sock
Croater
Congress
Delays in Ammunition and Gun Choices Questioned
Senator Chamberlain pressed whether rifle use caused delay in war readiness. General Crozier said no delay for American troops reaching the theater and noted the intent to avoid Lewis guns in favor of Browings. He stated French guns would be ample through April and that a surplus of allied weapons exists for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Ammun
Wadsworth
Crozier
Hitchcock
Liberal Construction 10 Put On Excess Profits
Washington officials outlined wartime tax rules with liberal construction for the excess profits law. Internal Revenue Commissioner Ro per described deductions for reasonable salaries before tax, treat professional equipment as a noncapital adjunct, and allow inventories at cost or market value for merchants including brokers as securities traders.
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Washington
Associated Business Newspapers
Internal Revenue
Roper
Zeppelin Lands On Dutch Village Roofs In Morning Report
An airship flying the French flag, believed to be a Zeppelin, descended on housetops in Eemnes Duten village this morning as the crew had already abandoned the airship. In New York sugar shortages persist into year end with federal administrator George M. Rolph noting no relief imminent and East prices not higher than West.
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Hous Amsterdam
Duten
Eemnes
Telegraaf
New York
George M. Rolph
Brief Strike in Twin Cities Prompts Federal Inquiry
The article reports a brief strike in Minneapolis and St Paul amid calls for state and federal action. Secretary Baker and the president’s labor commission consider an informal visit to the Twin Cities to observe the dispute and coordinate with local officials and labor representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnquist
Secretary of War
Washington
George M. Lawson
Minnesota
Commission
Twin Cities
Pubic Safety Commission
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Leys Jeweler
North Main Street
Economy Shoe Company
G. Lewis
West Park Street
Iag
Amsterdam
Dalorsioe
Seooraiae Felantassuaaiggeser
Telras Ieee Ren Senign
Ieee
Sterling
Siesse
Alamon
Nets
Peat
Tiffany
Princess
Mose Linz
Broadway
Victor Company
He Victrol
Liberal Construction
McCarthy, Bryant &Co
East Park
Lyon's
Swift’s Pride
Eas
John J.mccarthy
Prop
McCarthy
East Broadway
Swift
Russell-Miller. Milling Co
North Dakota
Idaho
ED Rose the Jeweler
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