Becher Charged in Forgery Case Over $200 Check
Butte police report Austrian saloon keeper Boza Becher admits issuing a $200 check drawn on Marco Medin as a joke. Bukovac claims Becher forged or misused a certificate of deposit and sought to cash it with bank help. Police note Becher has a history of shady dealings and faces another charged case while seeking release on the current matter.
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Butte
Boza Becher
East Park Street
Marco Medin
Board of Trade
Becher
Bates
Mike Bukovac
State Savings Bank
Bukovac
Jefferson County
Ukovac
St. Paul
Highland Nugget Not Largest Found There
Twin Bridges Feb 12 Christopher Stocker a Swiss miner of Rochester denies that John Kearn has the $1 186 95 nugget the largest ever discovered in the Highland district near Butte as reported.
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Christopher Stocker
Rochester
John Kearn
Highland District
Butte
Stocker Pieces Unearthed Nuggets in Highland District
In the Highland district Mr. Stocker recalled discovering a nugget around 1871 worth about 1400 dollars. He found several coarse nuggets, but two are believed to be the largest ever found in the area.
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Lished
Stocker
Highland District
Salvation Army secures coal for needy in Butte county
Adjutant Kuhn spoke before the board and won authorization for 10 tons of coal to aid suffering families. The free soup kitchen now feeds about 250 people daily, with many families taking soup home. The army runs nightly meetings and plans a Passion play film, a medal contest, and further outreach to rescue souls in the community.
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Adjutant Kuhn
Salvation Army
Board of County Commissioners
Aga
Buttean
Warrants Issued for Several Milkmen in Butte Crackdown
City health officer Cr. T. Pigot issued warrants for ten milkmen after tests showed many wagons supplied milk below butter fat standards. The list includes E. J. C. Nichols Delmo & Maginni A Mangan Jim Connolly and others while several dealers met the legal butter fat levels.
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Cr. T. Pigot
Butte
E. J. C. Nichols
Delmo
Montana Dairy
Pete Arrigona
Sam Rodon
Joe Harris
C. H. Plannigan
Balmon- Crossey
Courtney Brothers
Nat Simon
Mason Brothers
Robert Haynes
W. J. Short
Home Dairy
Grant Ballou
P. Boelletti
Pat Normando
P. Jenson
A. Martini
James Harper
Campana-Pedretti
N. Duhame
Tatti
Jeff Sirios
John Paretti
Piazzola Brothers
Percivela
Con Melton
Scalp treated at home parlors ad
An archival notice lists Madame McCarrolli offering scalp treatments at home parlors with a 50 cent rate and address 1083 West Park.
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W. Park
Mme. MceCarroli
Mrs. Wilhelmina Tervo Dies at Home
Mrs. Wilhelmina Tervo wife of Henry Tervo died at the family residence on Caledonia street from dropsy. She leaves her husband and one child. Funeral services will be at the Finnish Lutheran church at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
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Wilhelmina Tervo
Henry Tervo
Caledonia Street
Cornell Drops Wilgoose from Track Team
Ithaca N Y Feb 12 Arthur L Wilgoose Cornell distance runner has been dropped by the university for academic deficiency He missed much of last year s session and could not make up the work The decision adds a fifth loss for the Cornell track squad in three weeks with Waite Lemahn appointed instructors and Townsend Colpitts dropped
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Ithaca, N. Y
Arthur L. Wilgoose
Cornell
Waite
Lemahn
University
Townsend and Colpitts
Uncle Arthur Sullivan Dies in Beaverhead County Pioneer of Dillon
Special to the Standard Dillon February 12. Uncle Arthur Sullivan died at 4 p.m. yesterday at his daughter Anna Hart’s home after nearly two months illness. He was 86, the oldest resident in this section, and a Beaverhead County pioneer. Born June 3, 1822 in Guilford County North Carolina, he lived in Indiana Iowa California Kansas City and Bannack before settling near Dillon in 1868. He helped establish Beaverhead Fair grounds by donating 80 acres. He moved to Dillon in 1880 and remained there. his wife died about five years ago. Five children survived: Harvey Sullivan and Anna Hart of Dillon, Sarah Blivens of Missoula, Mary Tilton of Butte, Wade (died 1882).
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Dillon
Arthur" Sullivan
Beaverhead County
Anna Hart
Dillion
Arthur Sullivan
Guilford County
N. C
Wayne County
Ind
Ruth Bond
Burlington
Iowa
Plains
California
Kansas City
Harvey Sullivan
Bannack
Aldergulch
Beck
Sullivan
Dillon Lodge
R. A
Wade
Sarah Blivens
Missoula
Mary I. Tilton
Butte
Miss Marie Wagner Wins Indoor Tennis Championship
New York Feb 12 Miss Marie Wagner of Hamilton Grange Lawn Tennis club won the national indoor women's championship by defeating Mrs. Frederick Schmitz of London in straight sets 6-3 6-2. W H Peugh and E H Moore won doubles over McCarthy and Johnson 18-11 6-3. Clare Cassel of England won the consolations.
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New York
Marie Wagner
Hamilton Grange
M. Johnson
Clare Cassel
England
Miss Moore
New York to Paris Race Opens From Times Square
The six cars began the New York to Paris contest at 11:15 from Times Square with several thousand spectators. More than 200 support vehicles accompanied them as they headed up Broadway toward Albany then on to Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo, Chicago, Omaha, Cheyenne, Ogden, Reno, and San Francisco. Mayor McClellan was delayed. Colgate Hoyt started the event for the Automobile Club of America.
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New York
Times Square
Broadway
Riverside Drive
Albany
San Francisco
New York State
Buffalo
Cleveland
Toledo
Chicago
Omaha
Cheyenne
Ogden
Reno
Goldfield
San Luis Obispo
McClellan
Colgate Hoyt
The
Automobile Club of America
Dixon Homestead Bill Favored Report Advances in Senate
Dixon's homestead bill, reported favorably by nearly unanimous vote of the public lands committee, would allow entrymen to claim 480 acres of surveyed unappropriated land in compact tracts of up to 1.5 miles long and 40 irrigable acres, with rights to add more within five miles. Continuous cultivation of one-fourth required at final proof.
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Washington
Dixon
Senate
Public Lands Committee
Montana
Oregon
Hoppe and Cutler Split 500-Point Billiards Matches
In Ann Arbor Willie Hoppe and Albert Cutler played two balk line 14.2 billiards contests. Cutler won the afternoon match 500 to 300 with a 38.5 average, while Hoppe won the evening 500 to 129 with a strong cue showing.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Willie Hoppe
Albert Cutler
Cutler
Hoppe
Democrats Clash Over William J. Bryan in House Debate
In Washington on February 12 the House debated the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill. Democrats Hamill and Leake argued over William J. Bryan, with Hamill claiming Bryan misrepresented Hudson County and the nation, while Leake countered that Bryan did not reflect Democratic principles.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Messrs. Hamill
Leake
New Jersey
W. J. Bryan
Hamill
Hudson County
Bryan
Democrats Endorse Judge Gray for President in Scranton
The Democratic county committee unanimously waived a resolution to favor nominating Judge George Gray for president ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
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Scranton
Democratic County Committee
George Gray
State convention set for May 12 in Grand Rapids
The Republican state central committee fixed May 12 as the date and Grand Rapids as the site for the state convention to elect delegates-at-large to the national Republican convention.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Republican State Central Committee
Grand Rapids
Bowling Congress Adopts By law Revisions at Session
The American Bowling Congress executive committee approved revisions to three rules and other provisions. Changes include rules on convention location guarantees, official score transmission within 60 days, and score finalization procedures. Also adopted were union label usage and uniform shirts for bowlers. High scores and results from shifts and two man events across multiple entrants are listed.
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Cincinnati
American Bowling Congress
Committee
Congress
Co. A. Crusoe
Indianapolis
J. Prochett
L. Stein
Newark
N. J
E. R. Decker
A. V. Dunbar
T. B. Brown
F. Wolfe
Denver
W. K. Cooper
F. E. Talbert
J. Smith
H. Watt
J. C.aoene F. Langenberg
St. Louis
H. Meyer
Lee Graff
L. W. Cooper
A. Crusoe
Fred Gerstang
Henry Dollman
Leroy Hurd
Charles Gadner
Dayton
A. F. Dunbar
J. Heiler
Ll. Stein
Butte Class B Bowlers Reach Sensational Tie Finish
Frost and Jovich tied at 816 pins after five games in the class B bowling tour at Thornton alleys. A three game tie break settled the sapphire medal with Frost winning 512 to Jovich 480. other competitors included Devine 779 Bennett 771 Richardson 663.
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Thornton
Frost
John Jovich
Frost and Jovich
Jovich
Devine
Bennett
Richardson
Murray the New Jailer
Sheriff Henderson yesterday appointed William Murray a well known Butte miner third jailer to take the paren shift under the courthouse clock.
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Henderson
William Murray
Butte
Poison candy kills four year old Ruth Miller in Kansas City
Ruth Miller aged 4 died after eating candy mailed to her sister Ella Miller. The box carried the inscription Sweets to Ella Miller From girls of the S and 8. Four other children were affected but recovered. Ella, 14, formerly with Schwarzschild Sulzberger Packing, doubts enemies or motive.
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Kansas City
Ruth Miller
Charles Miller
Kan
Ella Miller
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Packing Company
Textile Combine Formed by Major Lodz Spinneries
Four of the largest cotton spinning houses Scheibler Poznanski Grochman and Heinzeil Kumitzer unite in Lodz forming a combine with a capital of 15 million dollars.
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Lodz
Scheibler, Poznanski, Grochman
Heinzeil-Kumitzer
Death of Dr. Wing Chief Surgeon of Santa Fe
Los Angeles reports the death of Dr. H. B. Wing longtime assistant chief surgeon of the Santa Fe railroad after a several weeks illness. He served the railroad medical staff for many years and died in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
H. B. Wing
Santa Fe Railroad
Dandruff Germ Destroyer Found as Newbro’s Herpicide
Scientists announce a dandruff germ is the cause of scalp damage and hair loss. After a year in a lab a remedy named Newbro's Herpicide is claimed to destroy the germ and prevent baldness. Sold by druggists with samples available for 10 cents.
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Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Standard Drug Company
Anaconda
Newbro Drug Company
Butte
Explosion at Rhode Island factory kills five
Five workers are dead and three injured after a mixer explosion at C. S. Tanner starch factory in Providence. The blast wrecked the building and fire followed, with A. L. G. Chase missing and feared buried in the ruins. Property loss put at about $10,000.
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Providence
R. I
C. S. Tanner
A. L. G. Chase
George Meredith Receives King Edward Birthday Greeting
London telegrams report novelist George Meredith turning eighty with a warm royal message from King Edward. The sender joins other congratulators at Box Hill as the famed author marks the milestone.
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London
Box Hill
George Meredith
Edward
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MR. Becher
GODS
Given Ag Security
Stiee
Siegel
Wey
Nishing
Mrs. Tervo
Arthur” Sullivan
Arthur”’ Sullivan
Paris
William J. Bryan
Judge Gray
Convention City
Paulson
Watt
Wilmot
Wolff
Hayne
Jenkins
Corinthian
Sunkenberg
Hillis
Stein
Schaefer
Kahlsdorf and
Hines
Murray
Candy
DR. Wing
S. S
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Great Northern Railway
Oriental United
J. G. Nash, C. P. and
T. A
A. C. M. Hardware House
Ingersoll- Rand
Helena, Mont
King
Cook Remedy CO
State Street
Warner
Warner's
Safe Cure Co
Frial
Kansas City, Mo
Mrs. Winston
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