Copper market fades as Roosevelt politics weigh on prices
Observers blame Roosevelt era politics and London influence for a weak copper market. The Saturday bank statement worsened sentiment, stocks fell, and there was little buying power. Reports from Boston and New York noted weak copper metal prices and continued liquidation. funeral notices accompany the financial page, listing the late Silas F. King and Mrs. Dora Mendelsohn with service details.
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Roosevelt
Boston
New York
Paine, Webber & Co
Logan & Bryant
Amalgamated and
Silas F. King
East Mercury Street
C. Blackiston
Dora Mendelsohn
South Washington Street
Four Bank Suspensions Highlight Deposit Guarantee Debate
The New York Evening Post argues that government or interbank deposit guarantees would aid chain bankers by reducing depositor distrust. It notes four suspensions this week as evidence of the potential benefits and cites depositors as the decisive obstacle to the bankers' influence.
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New York Evening Post
New York
Butte Montana Mining to Sell 200000 Shares in Stock Offering
Butte Montana Mining closes a deal with Duluth and Superior capitalists to place two hundred thousand shares under option, aiming to list on eastern markets at about 1.25 to 41.50 per share. The company owns the Alexander Scott claim with a 1000 foot main shaft and four veins showing copper ore, plus the Little Annie mine with a 265 foot shaft and notable ore shows.
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Butte-Montana Mining Company
Butte
Duluth
Superior
Butte-Montana Company
Alexander Scott
Boston & Montana Company
Boston & Montana
Alexander Scotts
West Colusa
Liquidator
Modoc
Butte Copper District
Butte Montana
Littl Annia
Alice
Moulton
Goldsmith
Little Georgie
Little Annie
Horses Shipped From Montana Yard to Denver
Jack Collins stock inspector for this Montana section examined a car load of horses owned by Robert Craig. The animals, used on the Milwaukee grade near Butte for over a year, were shipped last night over the Short Line to Denver for further railroad work. If a mishap or mischance robs you of a tenant, consider a classified ad to repair the damage.
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Jack Collins
Montana
Robert Craig
Milwaukee
Butte
Denver
Rumor of resumption at Amalgamated butte mines
Reports from wire services claim Amalgamated mines in Butte may resume by May 1, though officials say they have no information. Experts note producers elsewhere plan to raise output, with Utah Consolidated, Nevada Cananea, and Greene-Cananea seen as the main future increases. Analysts doubt a 100 percent jump in copper production, arguing costs and surplus supply temper any rush to expand.
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Bot
Amalgamated
Butte
John Gible
Arizona
Utah Consolidated
Garfield
James S. Neill
Neill
John Gillie
Utah Copper
Nevada Can
Greene-Cananea
Utah
Nevada
Government work exams listed with varied civil service posts
A government postings notice lists exams across the country for many civil service jobs. It cites wages from 35 cents an hour to over $1,600 yearly, with age limits, qualifications, and dates from February 26 to April 16. Positions include monotype caster, railway mail clerk, executive assistant, standards aid, telephone operator, road construction supervisor, ordnance draftsman, geological survey statisticians, and forest service laboratory roles.
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Government
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Idaho
Louisiana
Montana
Nevada
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Post Office Department
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Standards
Quartermaster’s Department
San Fancisco
Mare Island Navy Yard
War Department
National Parks
Ordnance Bureau
Chief of Ordnance
Geological Survey
Forest Service
Reclamation Service
la Mesa
Huntley
Unrest in Japan as Budget Fight Threatens Diet
The Chicago Tribune reports a sharp split over PM policies and a contested budget aimed at 308 million dollars for the next fiscal year. Critics warned of high taxes and economic distress while pacification costs for Korea and Formosa loom. The government’s majority support remains uncertain amid a weak industrial mood across Europe and America.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Diet
United States
Japan
Europe
America
Korea
Formosa
Indians Favor Big Bill Taft In Buffalo Poll
Among the president's callers were Chippewa braves Meshakegeshig Tayoumie sig Omnamekakence and Wawayzeaeu mig from Minnesota. They reportedly endorsed Taft, saying they prefer a big white father over a lesser leader and would vote heavily for him, a remark Governor Hughes should note to secure Indian tribe endorsements in Northern New York.
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Baltimore News
Meshakegeshig Tayoumiesig
Omnamekakence
Wawayzeaeumig
Minnesota
Meshakegeshig
Bill Taft
Hughes
Taft
New York
Bill
Grape-Nuts Promotes Brain Work With Phosphates Food
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as the ideal brain worker food. It cites natural brain-supporting materials from wheat and barley and the albumen in the product. The copy urges serving with cream or milk for breakfast and supper and notes a promotional booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
College training counts as two years experience
The notice states that a technical training at college counts as two years of experience and that the junior engineer exam questions are designed for competent third or fourth year technical students with limited practical experience. It also requires a medical certificate and excludes applicants not physically fit for field duty under trying conditions.
Growing Fleet of the American Navy
The navy expands with new ships on both coasts as trials finish and commissions begin. The California completes trials on the west. Mississippi, New Hampshire, and Idaho prepare on the Atlantic. Michigan and South Carolina remain under construction with North Carolina and Montana slated as armored cruisers. Admiral Evans commands a strong sailing record.
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California
Atlantic
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Idaho
Michigan
South Carolina
North Carolina
Montana
Admiral Evans
Oldest national flag and odd trivia collage
A collection of disparate notes covers topics from Japan dress by weight to London cabmen earning 15 million dollars a year and a 30 mile Atlantic fog. It notes diverse items including perforated sails, a 1219 flag claim, a Spanish diet, and a Berlin divorce club with 300 members.
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Japan
Cadbmen
London
Denmark
Berlin
Monument to Wirt draws flak from Confederate era society
A Georgia chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy faces criticism for a monument to Wirt that claims he was judicially murdered and blames the U S government for Union soldiers suffering at Andersonville. The piece notes Confederate wartime privations and questions the memorial’s framing.
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Confederacy
Wirt
Georgia Daughters of the Confederacy
United States
Andersonville
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Kristie & Leys Company
Owsley Block
Owsley
Mose Linz
North Main Street
State Savings Bank
Anks
Soo
Aaa
Daly Bank and Trust CO
OF Butte
G. Morony
John D. Ryan
Marcus Daly
C. C. Swinborne
KK. A. Kunkel
C. Swinborne
R. A. Kunkel
J. W. Place
Silver Bow National Bank
Butte, Mont
John Macginniss
R. Leonard
Robert T. F. Smith
First National Bank
Buttis
Andrew J. Davis
James A. Talbott
E. B. Weirick
J. S&s Dutton
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Don
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Butte E& Bacorn
Butte-Montana
Butte & Superior
Pace
Ougmuiag Joutessaia
Sat Mon
Anaconda
Ereneee Eee
North Butte Reneensase Oaberpens
Mabs Butte Coalition
Eereees
United Copper Tegenewes
Mast Butte Protesave Ewereesere
Parrot Eee
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Snnes
Shannon
Daly
West Seoagsseas
Pittsburg
Calumet & Arizona
Calumet
Hecla
Butte Mining Stock Exchange
Barnes- King
Bullwhacker Butte & Bacorn
Varrel
Ida- Montana
North Butte
NEW Capital 18
Huette
Datath
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Ind
Hennessy’s
Bette Amalgamated Officits
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Sam
W. P. Moncure
Commission
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Oriental Limited
J. G. Nash, J. P. and
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Ingersoll- Rand
Postoffice
Wirz
Ellis Paint Co
West Granite
West Granite St
Bell Tel
Independent
Fred Dorr
New York Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Track
San Francisco Merchant Exchange
Pacific Coast
Boston Stock Exchange
W. H. McHoLs
Putte Stock Exchange
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