Leniency Shifts Case as Edwards Cleared After City Prep
In Butte Judge Boyle leniently handled Harry Edwards after Wharton streetcar manager pressed for order against public expectoration. Edwards pleaded not guilty but his father and city attorney influenced a withdrawal of prosecution, with a warning that future violators face prosecution. Others faced trials for disturbances at Connor and Monahan saloon, while John Kelley’s earlier offense kept him jailed for peace.
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Harry Edwards
Boyle
Edwards
Kear
Butte
Wharton
Martin Pinkham
John Donley
Peter Regan
Owen Metall
Auerbach
Connor & Monahan
Fast Park Street
James Jeffries
C. H. Sherwood
Sophina Ellie
South Main
Labor Leader Dan McDonald Heads West to Organize Unions
Western Labor union president Dan McDonald left for a month long tour through Montana Washington and Idaho to organize new unions aid weak ones and promote unionism He cites 43 new unions chartered and an 8200 member increase in four months despite AFL attacks He downplays Flathead lumber mill lockout reports and says he will respond if he gets official information and travels to resolve issues personally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McDonald
Western Labor Union
Montana
Washington
Idaho
Organized Labor
West
American Federation of Labor
Flathead County
McDonald
O'Prien
O’brien Lumber Company
Payment Promise for Ill Workers in Street District
A notice states sick workers receive 25 dollars per week under the Street area program at 4.2 Hennessy building. The brief item names the payment rate and the location of the office handling claims.
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Hennessy Building
Hennessy
Meaderville Lodge Installs Officers After Initiation
Meaderville lodge of I O O F Tem plars held a meeting Monday night with seven new initiates and officers elect installed. Grand Chief Tem plar C. B. Passmore and others from Butte attended. Captain W. Dutton and E. Packard assisted. New officers include James Cobb T., Thomas J. Adams T., John Pearce secretary, Propia Casey A B, John Gilbert F S, Thomas H H Richards treasurer, Edith A Williams M, Henry Wasley D M, Ettie Thomas G, Thomas Dunston sentinel, Paul Adame chaplain, Elizabeth Reynolds & J T, Joseph & Kewes L D, Beple Toy register. Captain Dutton to lecture on temperance at Union Mission on Main Street this evening. lecture free and open to men.
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Meaderville
Iood Templars
Templar C
Passmore
Butte
Capt. W. ©. Dutton
Packard
James Cobb
Thomas J. Adams
John Pearce
Propia Casey
John Gilbert
Thomas HH. Hichards
Edith A. Williams
Henry Wasley
Ettie Thomas
Thomas Dunston
Sentinel
Paul Adame
Elisabeth Reynolds
J. T
Joseph & Kewes
Beple Toy
Captain Dutton
Union Mission
Main Street
Terrific gas explosion hits Rio Grande gas works in Ogden
A noon explosion at the Rio Grande Western Pintsch gas works in Ogden injures Alonzo Reena assistant fire chief severely and fireman severely. Sean Lockhead and two railroad workers suffer minor injuries. The blast tears down telegraph lines and hurls a tank through rafters. origin of the fire remains unknown.
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Ogden
Utah
Rio Grande Western
Alonzo Reena
Severan
Sean Lockhead
Rogers
Lowe
Fire escape inspection of tall buildings underway
Building Inspector Lane and Fire Chief Sanger began inspecting three story structures yesterday focusing on fire escape facilities. Several buildings were checked and the work will resume today with the goal of ensuring owners comply with fire escape laws. The Viks plan their second annual ball Thursday at Renshaw Hall, touted as the season’s event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Sanger
Viks
Renshaw Hall
Dynamite Blast Injures Two at Stewart Mansion Site
In New York on February 3 a heavy dynamite blast at the old A. T. Stewart mansion on Thirty-fourth Street and Fifth Avenue severely wounds Morriss Arnett, a watchman, with a fractured skull, and Ferdinand Holly, a furniture designer, cut in the thigh. A building foreman overseeing the blast was arrested.
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New York
A. T. Stewart
Thirty-fourth Street
P'fth Avenue
Morriss Arnett
Ferdinand Holly
Premature Explosion Kills Superintendent at Ardwick Plant
In Prapresion Washington on Feb 4 an explosion of nitro glycerine at the Berie Manufacturing company plant near Ardwick Maryland killed Richard J. Martin the superintendent and slightly injured two workmen. The building was damaged but eight tons of explosive material near the scene remained undisturbed.
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Washington
Beriie Manufacturing Company
Ardwick
Richard J. Martin
Calendar Finds Many Mining Cases Delayed For Trial
United States court opens February term with Judge Knowles in Sheridan. Big mining cases largely passed or deferred. Some trials set for late February. juries to be drawn next week. few criminal cases expected to be tried this term. Other court actions include bankruptcies and demurrers. Local notices include school attendance concerns and a transfer of Northern Pacific agent Rowland to Fairhaven. Funeral for Theodore H Miller, five months old, held in Sheridan.
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Nited
Knowles
Owsley Block
Iomprovabe
Krowles
John MacGinniss
Bostor & Montane Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company
Alex J. Johnston
Henry L. Maury
James Aitchison
Thompson Campbell
William B. Jenkins
John N. Courtney
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
J. P
Alex Mackel
Ras Rochester
Oliver Gardner
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Vea
Oregon Short Line
F. August Heinze
John S. Harris
Snohomish and
County Superintendent of Schools
Newton Hartt
Wisconsin
Hartt
Sheridan
W. A. Rowland
Northern Pacific
Fairhaven
Wash
Twin Bridges
W. H. Jackson
Virginia City
Washington
Theodore H
Sadie Miller
Miss Withers
Episcopal Church
Ray Wright
Douglas McCullom
Roland Strathern
Willie Peterson
Sheridan School Board Addresses Truant Law and Depot Issue
Sheridan February meeting focused on bills and truants. The board instructed clerk Means to publish truancy notices and enforce the law. Principal Grace Baker provided a list of offending scholars who meet trains at the depot daily, causing delays and safety concerns. The board decided to notify parents and pursue the letter of the truancy statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Grace Baker
Montana Mineral Land Development assigns assets in Montana
A Montana company has filed a deed of assignment with the county recorder, transferring all its property to local manager George B. Drakenfield. The firm, long active in Cataract district Eva May mine, shows $40,000 in machinery and unpaid payroll, with about 85 men recently laid off. The move aims to benefit creditors, paying claims first, then stockholders, as further funds are sought to resume operations.
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Standard
Boulder
Montana Mineral Land Development Company
George B. Drakenfield
Jefferson County
Eva May
Cataract
Milwaukee
W's
Dillon Faces City Election Over Water Works Bond
Dillon Montana voters prepare for a February election to authorize a $2,400 water works bond with only 10 registered voters. Ward totals are First 56 Second 37 Third 6. Charlie Stickney, tied to a horse theft arrest, had a preliminary hearing and was bound over to district court in $350 bond.
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Standard
Dillon
Hughes
Third Ward
Charlies Stickney
Horse Prairie
Witness Testimony on Colt Brand Sparks Trap Claim
Horace McIntyre testified about a 2 year old colt bearing a fresh C brand on the right shoulder and home return on January 16. He learned Stickney claimed the colt and set a trap. Stickney fell into it and asserted ownership. John Wenger, Anaconda, arranged cattle deals but left before completing them. George Staudaher will escort purchases to Centennial. W. Slack sold 74 horses to J. Smith of Minot. A new official stenographer TT J. A. Monaghan has been appointed. Round trip Montana to Oregon Short Line fares reduced 50 percent, Dillon to Butte now four dollars and twenty five cents.
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Horace McIntyre
Stickney
John Wenger
Anaconda
Centennial Valley
George Staudaher
Wenger
Staudaher
E. W. Slack
J. (. Smith
Minot
Montana
Oregon
Dillon
Butte
Smallpox Situation in Boulder Grows Cautious
Three cases reported with two in the pest house and one at a tunnel work site. Officials set a detention hospital and quarantine watch, vaccinate pupils if needed, and aim to control exposure among roving tunnel workers. Deputy Sharrenbroch tracked James Day, a forger found at the hospital. he was fumigated and provided new clothing.
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Btandard
Hoalder
County Board of Health
State Board of Health
James Day
Helena
Boulder
Sharrenbroch
Smallpox Hosplal
Boulder's Generous Gift to McKinney Memorial Fund
Special Correspondence notes Boulder’s large per capita contribution to the McKinney memorial fund, reflecting the town’s generous community support. The report highlights civic participation and compares giving levels to the town’s size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
McKinney Memorial Fund
National Memorial appeal begs wider U.S. subscriptions
A subscription paper cites W7 names and a total amount exceeding g100. It argues that if every town in the United States contributed in proportion to population, the National Memorial association would amass more funds than needed for a Canton monument, another at Washington, and even a hospital or major educational institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Memorial Association
Canton
Washington
Fort Benton Notes Highlight Local Controversy And Divorce Plea
A Fort Benton stockman cites rising ill will over the Inspector Freeman controversy and threats of prosecution for quarantine breach. In court Mrs. Kalster seeks divorce from C. H. Kaiser. no case due to lack of testimony, postponed to obtain witnesses on cruelty claims.
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Standard
Fort Benton
Inspector Freeman
Freeman
Clatriet Court
Kalster
C. H. Kaiser
Warrick
Kaleer
Horses Move in Ruby Valley Despite Cold Weather
Sheridan February 2 regular horse buyers visit the Ruby Valley as Smith and Mahoney ship Wearloads to Sioux City Iowa Samuel B Page a leading valley horse raiser sells 192 head from the area H Ruhland ships 52 work and draft horses to Leads South Dakota and William Wilcox ships 25 unbroken horses to that point All horses were purchased locally This keeps money circulating and shows buyers know where to find good horses Prices were not published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Sheridan
Ruby Valley
Smith & Mahoney
Sioux City
Iowa
Samuel B. Page
H. Ruhland
Leads
William Wilcox
Scandal over Army Remounts Prompts Inquiry
London February 3. Amid growing scandal over army horse purchases Maj Gen William H Truman inspector general of the remount department asked for a court of inquiry. War Secretary Broderick promised the inquiry would open without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
William H. Truman
Broderick
Detective to Escort Suspect in San Francisco Murder Case
Portland February 3 Sergeant of Detectives J P Dinan of San Francisco arrived to take Harmon W martrodt alias St Louis Frank into custody. Frank was arrested here last Friday on suspicion of involvement in a San Francisco policeman's murder. Dinan leaves with the prisoner in a few days. Hartredt denies visiting San Francisco within the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
J. P. Dinan
San Francisco
Harmon W Martrodt
St. Louis
Dittman Stockholders Seek Access in Distilling Co of America Suit
Vice Chancellor Emery in Newark grants a further continuance until Feb 21 in the case of Henry L. Dittman and other stockholders against the Distilling Company of America. The delay aims to compel officers to answer interrogatories and produce specified books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emery
Newark
N. J
Henry L. Dittman
Distilling Company of America
Fragmentary claim on galvanic electricity cures
A garbled text asserts thirty one years of galvanic electricity cures for nervous men using a free electrical bell and faradic electricity claimed by a practical expert. It is unclear and contains many misspellings and broken phrases.
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Butte News
Edwardss
Sherwood
Major Campbell
Campbell
Murphy
West Park Street
Butte Lodge
Scandinavian Brotherhood
Scandia Hall
Nau
T. EF. Avery
Boonton
N. Jeaye
Spepera
First Close Druggirtes
Frank Nav
Broadway
N.Y
Dan Wdowald
Hinthead Lumber
Meaderville Lodge
United States Court
BY Jedge Ryanowles
Cardus
Chicago Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Thedford
Toledo
C. P. Biegler
Park Street
Sorosis Shoes
Sorosis
Wea
Academy Street
Westhouse
Houlders
Dr.Sanden
Dr. Sanden
Dr. Banden
A. T. Sanden
P. O. Drawer
Portland, Ore
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Newbro
Tha
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Argune
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