Story of young Hay not seriously taker
Story from Pittsburg about Howard Ray a 14 year old who claimed he was shanghaied from Norfolk to Rio de Janeiro and that the Rio consulate ignored his appeal. Consul General Anderson said no such case existed before his vacation and that deserving cases are aided, often at personal expense, with British and American offices cooperating. He explained Ray would not qualify for public relief and that a British seaman status would limit aid to private bounty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Howard Ray
San Francisco
Norfolk
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Associated Press
George E. Anderson
Springfield
Ill
Nashville
Ray
Rio
Brazil
Anderson
Governor tightens enforcement on gambling liquor and prize fights
Denver reports Gov. Henry A. Buchtel orders district attorneys and peace officers to vigorously enforce gambling and liquor laws, with Attorney General Dickson assisting. District Attorney J. W. B. Smith says he will halt a New Year’s Day prize fight planned at Petersburg, Denver suburb, under the new crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Henry A. Buchtel
Dickson
J. W. B. Smith
First Judicial District
Petersburg
Immigration registration drive tight in Transvaal
Pretoria reports the Transvaal government is enforcing the immigration restriction act. British Indian leaders and an eminent lawyer who refused registration are ordered to leave within 48 hours, with many others arrested. Chinese cases also pursued. Since the act, 5,000 British Indian residents have left. 7,000 remain unregistered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Transvaal
India
Death of F C Kendricks Formerly of Montana
F C Kendricks a mining engineer from Denver died suddenly at the Hotel Shell Greenville Pa the cause a blood clot on the brain He formerly supervised the Hattie rergu son mine at Bain Mont and with Ohio stockholders stayed with hotel owner Harry Maskery A widow and one daughter visit Kent while another daughter lives in Denver
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Greenville
F. C. Kendricks
Denver
Colo
Shell
Kendricks
Bain, Mont
Kent
Ravenna
Youngstown
Ohio
Harry Maskery
Centenarian Mrs Lisnen Dies in Pueblo at 100
Pueblo report details the death of Mollie Lisnen aged 100. A former nurse, she served in the 1867 Denmark Austria war and shared recollections of the 1848 German rebellion and the 1871 French war.
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Pueblo
Mollie Lisnen
Denmark
Austria
End of a Nevada Prisoner James Murphy Dies at 79
James Murphy, 79, longtime inmate and the oldest prisoner at Nevada state penitentiary, died December 29. He served 23 years of a life sentence for killing his wife in a drunken rage in Virginia City. Attempts to secure a pardon had failed.
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Reno
Navy
James Murphy
Nevada State Penitentiary
Murphy
Virginia City
Hard Luck Befalls New Orleans Banker and Grocer
William Adler a leading New Orleans banker and wholesale grocer suffers a cascade of misfortune. He resigns as State National bank president, the bank fails, his firm goes to a receiver, a shipwreck destroys insured cargo, and the Alps sinks on Glovers reef. Friend Moses Schwartz also suffers as his foundry enters receivership. W. E. Lawrence appointed manager to salvage Adler & Co. debts loom for Western creditors.
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New Orleans
William Adler
Adler
Belize
British Honduras
State National Bank
Mr. Adler
Moses Schwartz
Alps
Glovers Reef
Suspected Highwayman Captured at St. Regis
Charles Lights, registered at the sheriff's office, was brought in by Sheriff Campbell from St. Regis. He faces probable charges of highway robbery or attempted highway robbery after a doctor—driving a buggy—reported Lights attempted to halt him. the doctor escaped when Lights drew a weapon.
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Missoula
Deco
Sheriffs Office
Charles Lights
St. Regis
Campbell
Classified ad rates and submission rules in The Standard
Advertisers may submit ads by word insertion at standard rates. Each ad must be at least 15 words. Ads use light-faced display type on the Want Page. Ten lines per inch, six ordinary words per line. Answers may be addressed care of The Standard and require a replica card presented at the office.
Wanted Bright Boys To Sell Standards In Butte
Classifieds show multiple short notices: help wanted for selling standards and domestic work, a loan business trainee in Butte, a girl for general housework in several cities, a 10 dollar bill lost in the post office, found locket and chain in Butte, a partly furnished four room flat for sale or rent, and a monument note about The Entombment and Our Lady of Pity with uncredited sculptors. The items reference Butte Hamilton Great Falls and Spokane artificial limb house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Trade school invites men and women for eight week course
Advertises a bar trade training program offering eight weeks of teaching with free tools and a promised weekly wage of 15 to 25 dollars for graduates. Claims past year placements in the United States and lists Master System Colleges in Spokane Washington and a free catalogue. Also notes railway mail clerk exams in Rochester New York and a partly furnished four room flat for sale or rent in Butte with Box 180 address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
United States
Front Ave
Spokane
Waah
Valuable coat recovered as thief arrested in Missoula
Missoula on December 29 with Officer Larson recovering a fine beaver coat valued at about 300 dollars stolen from a local restaurant. A man named Cleve Paul was arrested with the coat in possession and will be held for further investigation after attempting to dispose of it for a nominal sum. He claimed another man gave him the coat to sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Larson
Cleve Paul
Paul
Kate
Virginia
Puck
Bells and Laughter Hint of Hereafter
Missoula reports more snow last night creating ideal sleighing conditions in the city today. Every cutter and sleigh in use by mid afternoon, with bells ringing and sleighing parties continuing into the night. Fine roads and settled weather suggest sleighing will endure for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Garden City
Peculiar Doings of the Telegraph Wire
A Philadelphia Record piece explores telegram errors from hurried writing and misreading. It cites misread words like bad versus dead, punctuation neglect, and the danger of redundancy. Examples include a Washington to New York telegram that shifted meaning and a mistaken birth notice turning to death, illustrating telegraphy quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Washington
New York
Kate
Conflicting Tales Surround Gibson Murder In Taft
Missoula dispatch reports Sheriff Campbell County Attorney Marlowe and Coroner Marsh returned from Taft where they investigated the Gibson murder. Conflicting stories persist about the killing and further details remain undisclosed. Mrs Gibson, widow of the victim, arrived in the city to testify at the inquest likely to be held tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Campbell
Marlowe
Marsh
Taft
Gibson
Standard
Post mortem finds death not by own action in McMahon case
Missoula, Dec 29. A post-mortem on David McMahon of Rankin hotel fame determined death was due to acute heart contraction, not self-inflicted. Embalmed body to be shipped to Anaconda for burial where family resides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
David McMahon
Rankin Hotel
Archbishop Daniel Murray Dies in Hobart at Decades Old Age
The Most Rev Daniel Murray archbishop of Hobart died today in Hobart Tasmania He was the oldest Catholic prelate having been consecrated Oct 11 1846.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Tasmania
Daniel Murray
Countess of Warwick to Tour America for Memoir Proceeds
The Countess of Warwick announces plans to lecture in America early next year. Proceeds from the tour and her forthcoming memoirs will fund her aim of owning and editing a newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Countess of Warwick
America
Senate Passes Budget In Special Session In Paris
Paris on December 29 reports the senate approved the budget totaling 770.8 million francs, rising by four million from the 1907 estimates in a special sitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Senate
Biron monuments bought by Morgan head to Met Museum
News says J Pierpont Morgan purchased the Biron monuments, famed French art treasures, and they now rest in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The purchase, reported from New York on December 29, marks a major acquisition for the museum and for Morgan’s art collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Biron
J. Pierpont Morgan
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Telegram Blunders and Misread Messages Across Topics
A collection of humorous telegram misinterpretations and spelling slips shows how dots dashes handwriting and context can twist messages. Examples include mistaken words from direct to came and confusions turning a trip home into fits. The anecdotes highlight the quirks of early telecommunication and the human factor in decoding messages.
Soon Parted
A Cleveland Leader humor piece describes a high minded humorist examining his thinning hair in the mirror. He quips that his hair resembles a conundrum and recalls the joke about a fool and his money before leaving, noting the line on his cuff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Delinquent Tax List Given For Anaconda Properties
Delinquent taxes listed for numerous Anaconda parcels and estates in Deer Lodge County. Names include Ascheim, Anderson, Byrne, Brazzanelli, Cottrell, Collins, Gunningham, Cooley, Eckatrom, English, Flynn, Ford, Fairweather, Graham, Guenette, Haynes, Hoofstitler, Howard, Jones, Lindstrom, Lund, Lion Mining, Marcille, Montague, Murray, McDonald, McGuire, McGlynn, McKenzie, McMillan, McManus, Nobles, O Sullivan, Parry, Polich, Rodgers, Strashberger, Silvaggi, Skelton, Staffanson, Showers, Tong, and others. Public auction set for Jan 15, 1908 at 2 PM at county treasurer office if taxes remain unpaid. Includes numerous lots, additions, and lodes with descriptions.
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Ascheim
Anaconda
Lota
Anderson & Farrar
Cabin
Fonco
Byrne
Pat
East
Brazzanelli
Francesco
Cottrell
D. A
Northern Addition
Collins
Gunningham
J. C
Biock
Lot
Cooley
Eckatrom
John EK
Fastern
Gus B
Flynn
Bridget
Meee Ford
Thomas
Cate Fairweather & Graham
Rosa Lode
Lizzie Lode
Blue Wing Lode
Fairfield Lode
Rambler Lode
Guenette
Joseph J
Haynes
W. C
Cosa Hoofstitler
F. M
Howard
Carey
Township
Jones
Frank
Lindstrom
Charles
Lund
Fred
Eastern
Lion Mining Company
Mountain Lion Lode
Michael
Fenvce
Marcille
Joseph
Es Montague
M. S
Birch Hill
Murray
P. W
McDonald
J. P
McGuire
Kate E
McGlynn
Silvaggi
Luigi
Skelton
Daniel
Staffanson
Epic
Harvey
Atlas Assurance Company
Lim- Batrusky
Leo
Brush
Benjamin Burke
George E. Davidson
P. R. Gibson
J. R
Desees Gionette
Angelo
Lewis
Elmer Johnson
August Larimore
C. M
Providence
Washington Insur- Quane
Henry J. Rathbone
T. EF. Santori
Louis Sullivan
Pat L. Ungaretti
Julio
Citizens’ Insurance Company
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society
Treasy
K. J. Nadeau
Deer Lodge
Ted 'A
Parisian Dyehouse and City Cleaning Ad
Parisian Dyehouse offers dyeing and cleaning with satisfaction guaranteed at 60 W. Galena in Butte. O Sylvain Bros now runs Parisian Dyehouse as City Cleaning and Dyeing at 115 W. Broadway with phone 1,286.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Galena
Butte
O. Sylvain Bros
Parisian Dyehouse
W. Broadway
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Young Hay
Rio Janeiro
Roy
Copper Mining CO
Mercantile Department
Hamilton, Mont
Montana
Missoula, Mont
United States Depository
G. A. Wolf
John C., Lehlou
J. H. T. Ryman
Bbere
M. L. Golden
Mont
State OF
Colorado
C. H. Phillips
Wyoming
W. W. McCrackin
A. Nathan
Great Falls
Broadway
Park St
N. Wyoming
John Ferns
U. S
N. P. Ry. Co
Wash
Main St
Morgan
Franklin Institute
Rochester
N. Y
Parsons Emp
W. Park
Cooks
F. C
Care Standard
Sherman & Reed's
Butte Furniture Exchange
Main
Ryan & Zandel
B. Park
I. M
R. Saile
Beckwith St
H. J. Faust
Ovando, Mont
Addresal, Standard
Butte Machinery Co
E. Broadway, Butte
Caireg. Call Butte Upholstering Co
Ind
Feldman
Standard Office
Albemarle
Granite
Galena
Sherman
W. W. Quartz
Silver St
W. Iron
S. Washington
W. Galena St
Hickory St
Maryland Ave
P. O. News
Walnut St
Colorado St
Platinum St
Alabama
Excelsior
Henry Ave
Slemons & Booth
W. Gagnon
Toman
Pennsylvania Block
Hall Bros
Hamilton, Butte
Montana Loan CO
McRae & Solvesen
W. Park St
Bailey Loan & Realty Co
Granite St
Simon Bank
Silver Bow Block
Andrews, Wilson & Smith
Owsley Bik
Miss Virginia
Wardell
Ivanhoe Block
East Park Street
A. Masery
Egypt
Baltimore Block
Calder Rutledge
Butte. S
Mazie
S. Montana
Sherman & Reed
Butte Stove Repair Co
K. Park
Edwy
THE
Rombauer CO
Lewis & Walker
N. Wyo
Thomas Buggy
N. Main St
M. E. Mayer
N. Montana
M’mahon
Big Blackfoot Milling Co
Bonner, Mont
Bonner Yards
Tock Avenue
Missoula Mont
Butte Upholstering and Steam Carpet Cleaning Co
Bell
Porphyry and Montana
Model Carpet Cleaning Co
Main, Butte
CH. Albright
Beaudry Block
S. Main
Aoe
BUTTH
Zona St
Neem Oecshli
W. Bdwy
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