General MacArthur returns from Hawaii with praise and plans
General Douglas MacArthur arrived by steamer Siberia from Hawaii and said the visit was highly valuable. He reported on a thorough inspection of Oahu, proposed fortifications and posts, and expressed astonishment at the islands wealth and large sugar plantations. He refused to discuss war rhetoric and noted he would not comment on transport movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
MacArthur
Panama
Jones
General MacArthur
Germany
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Oahua
Washington
Steamboat Grapevine Sinks At Cincinnati
Cincinnati December 27 The packet steam boat W H Grapevine sank at the public landing today due to an ice gorge. The loss, including cargo, exceeds 10000 dollars while massive river ice caused over 100000 dollars of damage to Cincinnati harbor. Twenty coal barges broke from moorings and seven barges at the new city water works were swept away but later recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
W. H. Grapevine
Cincinnati Gas Company
New City
Monte Carlo Is Prospering
Monte Carlo records indicate record profits for the year with projections near seven million dollars aided by Ostend Spa closure and a wet season driving visitors. A new sporting club annex to the Casino will add baccarat, bridge, poker and more, with a buffet. Debates over admitting ladies to the club persist as professional gamblers aid in luring young patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Carlo
Ostend
Sporting Club
Monaco Casino Expands Hours and Roulette Holes
Under a new Monaco accord the Casino authorities will fund vast improvements, including a new port to enhance yacht harbor status. They also lift opening time to 10 a.m. and increase roulette pockets from 10 to 14, allowing three coups in the time former two were played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daries
Prince of Monaco
Monaco
Riviera
Miss Bertha Cave Puns Her Way Into Law Trial
London readers report Miss Bertha Cave's bid to join Gray's Inn faced a Lords of England committee. The scene was filled with puns on her name as judges teased hollow claims and warned she would not cave in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bertha Cave
England
Drury Lane
Empire
Alhambra
Miss Cave
House of Lords
Gray's Inn
Kennedy
Cave
Monarchs as Patients From a Royal Doctor
Berlin dispatch notes a Serbian physician with royal experience offers impressions of crowned heads when ill. Emperor William is docile and enjoys discussing medical matters with doctors. King Edward VII is gentle and obliging. The queen of Holland resists being touched. The czar is impressionable and fears harmless remedies. The sultan mistrusts doctors and demands chemist analysis of every medicine.
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Berlin
William
Edward VII
Holland
Czar
Sultan
Ranches for sale and assorted real estate listings
Standard Wants offers 80 ranches for sale at prices from 500 to 15000 and requests prospective buyers write their needs. Listings include Missoula real estate in improved and unimproved forms and cash or easy terms. Multiple agents advertise farms, hay, grain, fruit or stock ranches and a top drug store opportunity in a good town with favorable terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Brooks
Missoula
Mont
H. T. Wilkinson
Dixon Elk
Morft
G. W. Dickinson
Stevensville
Standard
Anaconda
Montana Transfer Co Freight Move and Storage Ad
Montana Transfer Co offers cargo handling and moving services for household goods. Furniture van for local moving, coal and wood dealer. Office 15 W Broadway Butte. W J Christie manager. Tel. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Transfer CO
W. Broadway
Butte
W. J. Christie
Mgr
Frences and Storm placers seek patent in Deer Lodge MT
Mining patent notices filed by Washoe and Copper companies claim 336.47 and 363.15 acres respectively in Silver Lake district, Deer Lodge County. Identified surveys include Frances placer 6 864 and Ella Eva Twin placer 6 867 6 868 6 869 with surrounding lodes Silver Moss Cronje Hidden Treasure Ella and Stern. No conflicting claims found. locations recorded in Deer Lodge county Placer Records. First publication December 27, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Helena
Mont
Washoe Ooyer Company
Frank Jones
Anaconda
Frances
Margaret
Silver Lake
Deer Lodge County
Cor. No
Cor
Silver Reef
Silver Moss
Cronje
Placer Records
Frank D
Miracle
Register
Washoe Copper Company
Frank A. Jones
Recorder’s Office
State of
Montana
Frank D. Miracle
Postal Box Stock Conspiracy Discussed in Debated Bill
In a conversation about a postal box bill a figure claimed receiving 7,000 shares of stock in the company expected to manufacture the boxes. The counterclaim argued the measure failed and the stock held no value, while a magistrate noted the incident as a potential conflict.
Christmas Spirit on Fulton Street Eyewear in Brooklyn Stores
An observer notes shoppers in Fulton Street stores display dour expressions despite Christmas cheer peddled by merchants. A Brooklyn elder laments lack of affable shopping manners and urges a calmer, more prepared approach to gift buying, sharing her own method of year round planning and November purchases to avoid rush and maintain serenity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
John
Senator's brush with bribery hinted during vote
A Chicago Record-Herald piece recounts a girl provoking a senator with a blunt question about the nearest bribery attempt he faced. He replies by recalling the moment around the time he cast a pivotal vote, suggesting a memory of attempted influence during his political career.
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The
Chicago Record-Herald
Medical advances lengthen life but raise questions
The piece argues that vaccines antisepsis anesthesia and cleanliness have extended life but notes that mortality declines vary by age and cause. It cites life tables insurers use and observes that while life expectancy at birth rose about four years in the last century the overall race longevity may not rise due to more weak individuals reaching old age and higher midlife deaths from certain diseases.
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New York
Local Twin City Express Schedule For St Paul And East
No 14 runs daily except Sunday from Butte at 12 45 pm to Twin Bridges Sheridan and Alder with car changes at Whitehall. Return from Alder at 8 am connecting with No 6 at Whitehall to Butte by 2 pm. Pony Norris service leaves Butte at 12 40 pm daily except Sunday, changes at Sappington. Returns Norris 6 30 am Pony 7 50 am, connects at Sappington with No 13 arriving Butte 11 30 am.
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North Coast Limited
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Duluth
Burlington Express
Kansas City
N. P
Billings
Seattle
Tacoma
Twin City Express
Twin Bridges
Sheridan
Alder
Butte
Whitehall
No. 6
Pony
Norris
Sappington
No. 13
Minneapolis and Paul
Great Uo
Great Falls
North Main Street
J. Nash Co. P
Leave Butte Trains Schedule Fragments
The readable parts show travel times between Butte and Great Falls with several departure and arrival stamps. Trains listed include morning, afternoon, and evening slots with times such as 10:15 a.m. and 11:40 p.m. The text mentions Main Street in Great Falls as a station cue.
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Hawaii
San Francisco
Siberia
Lands
Butte Stock and Grain Exchange
C. W. Cockrell
Butte Hotel
Western Union
Coe
Serger
R.d.welch
A. J. Darch
Rainier -Grand Hotel
Settle, Wash
Army
Navy
Fientans
H. B. Dunbar
Ravalli Abstract Co
Hamilton
Red Lodge
Red Lodge, Mont
Symons
Main St
Kalispell
Flathead County
Griffin, Stannard & Calbick
J. H. McDonald
Glencoe Roadhouse
N. Main
Utah
Granite
W. Third St
Baltimore Bik
Park
U. K
B. G., Standard, Butte
Wyoming
Underwood Typewriter
Teresa Holland
Butte Exchange Furniture CO
I. Simon
S. Main
Siegel's
E. Park
Sherman's
E. Park St
Front St
Silver, Butte
Siegel’s
Colorado St
Calder Rutledge
Midiun
Colorado
Cara Pasa Door
Butte Chattel Mortgage Co
W. Park
Western Furniture Co
Third St
Jackman & Armitage CO
Hirbour Bik
N. E
Main
Broadway
Jackman & Armitrage CO
Main and Broadway
Morley & Thomas Co
E. Broadway
Bath
W. Park St
W. Galena St
Davenport Co
Hamilton St
Bailey & Mink
Butte, Mont
A. E. Whipps
W. Galena
M. E. Mayer
N. Montana
George H. Lee
Carney & Hand
Inquire
Commercial Ave
Fifth St
Fitzpatrick & Lewis
Assayers
Wyoming St
Wee
F. E. McNamara
Northwest Corner Park and
Montana Sts
George Bretherton
Standard Office
Utah Ave
T. A. Grigg
Reynolds & McDowell Bik
Silver and
Colorado Sts
Dora Bik
A. Birthright
W. Bolawy
W. C. Staten
Parisian
M. Paumie
Minneapolis
Chicago
Hk. A. Gray
Agen
Ment
T. W. Teasdale
Mina
HH. G. B
H. M
K. L. LB
Moler Barber College
Northwest
Second Ave. S
Minn
MacGregor & Anderson, Props
Boulder, Mont
Florence Hotel
G. A. Baker
Burlington Expres
Wks City Express
Evcesseese
W. H. Merriman
Park Streets
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific B’y Co
Overland
Anacom
Northern Pacific Railway
Wes Durant
Oregon Short Line Railway
Great Northern Railway
City
Anacon
da. m. m
Krive Butte
Bow, Lea
St. Paul Via
Main Street
Pullman
Salt Lake
Denver
Omaha
St. Louis
Arizona
Mexico
Los Angeles
Portland
North
H. O. Wilson
Geneva
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