Butte Welcomes New Year With Night of Festivities
Butte observations at midnight celebrate 1914 with fireworks and long revels across Thornton Finlen hotels and clubs. Warm toasts, church services, and dances mark the transition. snow dampens some outdoor plans while crowds gather in ballrooms and lounges. A list of notable attendees at Thornton Finlen and other venues highlights a city-wide farewell to the old year and greeting of the new. A laborer, Edward Wenzel, suffered a leg fracture at Dawson and is treated at Murray hospital.
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Butte
Broadway
Thornton and
Finlen
Elks
Mountain View Methodist Episcopal
Central Serian
Zmanemel
Goa
Lotus Dancing Club
Centerville
Robert Nmvet
Buttenerie of
Eagles
Lewisohn
Abe Cohen
Sliver Bowlodge
Moale
Song
Tom Watson
Missouri
Colorado
California
Snowmelt Triggers Flood Danger in Sacramento Valley
Heavy rains over three days in the Sacramento valley and Sierra snowpack cause unprecedented melt. Rivers swell with raging torrents, power lines down, telegraph service hindered as streams converge on the Sacramento River. Authorities warn of flood risk resembling 1907 and LW events.
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Sacramento
Sacramento Valley
Sierra Mountains
Pitt
Sacramento River
Depot at Oroville Tossed by Wind
A depot at Oroville was picked up by strong winds and turned halfway around, illustrating sudden weather impact on local structures.
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Cific
Oroville
Radio Wireless officers found guilty on two counts
In New York the jury convicted James D. Smith, president, and Elmer Burtingame, subsidiary agent, of misusing the mails to promote stock. After hours of deliberation the verdicts were returned at 1 o'clock this morning. De Forest and Samuel Darby were acquitted on three counts while the jury disagreed on a fourth.
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New York
Radio Wireless Telephone Company
James D. Smith
Elmer
Butte Briefs Show Residents Traveling and Offices in Transit
A. B Taft and family arrived in Butte from Sweet Grass to spend the week. R E Harmon representative and ex Butte high coach passed through en route east from Spokane. Mr and Mrs C J Nepper hosted Scandinavian Union Bible class. W P Kroger and A J Davis started for Philadelphia on business and visiting friends. Pearl Powers to Livingston for the week with a sister. Harry Rodda and family to Los Angeles for health. J H Lovett party to Portland and then Oakland. Ruth Harting arrives from Missoula to visit. Traf fic Manager B S Keeley of Milwaukee in city by private car on eastbound trip. Frank Williams of Walkerville learns of his mother’s serious illness in Sand Point Idaho.
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R. E. Harmon
Butte
Spokane
Mir
C.J. Nepper
Lowell Avenue
Scandinavian Union Bible
W. P. Kroger
A. J. Davis $Y
Philadelphi
Pearl Powers
North Mainstreet
Livingston
Harry Rodda
Los Angeles
J. H. Lovett
Portland
Oakland
Cal
Ruth Harting
Missoula
State ‘University
Si Avenue
Trafic
B.S. Keeley
Milwaukee
Frank Williams
Walkerville
Sand Point
Idaho
Eastern Star installs officers in joint Butte banquet
More than 250 people attended the joint installation of officers for Butte lodge No. 39 and Ruth lodge No. 2 of the Order of the Eastern Star in the Masonic temple last evening. Clara Wilson and Charles S. Jackihan headed the group as worthy matrons and patrons, with numerous other officers named including Electra Lee and Hattie Wochin Sky. The event featured remarks by retiring officers and a display of silver in memory of past service.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Butte Lodge
Ruth Lodge
Butte Lodge Lodge
Clara Wilson
Charles S. Jackihan
Hilda Muntner
Electra Lee
Hattie Wochin Sky
Annie Wade
Adam
Georgie McKinno
Marjory
Bree
Ductress
Jonnie Prynne
Mary
Livingston
Montapa
Preston
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Messatt
Tive DO
Aideline
Pierre
Hind
Zoe Brown
W. B
Children’s Munsing Union
Sie
Rome
Rett
L. C. Evans
C.J. Kelly
E. J. Stephenson
D. A. Welch
Oscar Ohn
W. H. Merriman
C. V. Fulton
R.A. Kunkel
B. E. Calkins
Carter
Montana
W. 4Suciure
John R. Lucas
Philipsburg
Pearl R. ‘Medina
Helena
Fred J. Perra
Great Falls
A W. Gibson
Fred Russell
George A Belding
Boulder
Fred E. Albrecht
George Joss
T. P. Yartiner
FW. Amsden
Three Forks
A. 3. Holst
Charles Howard
Billings
Charles Schart
Thornton
Percy Frank
M.A. Meagher
A. L. Holster
Silver Star
Lewis Terwilliger
W.H. Gunnies
Great Ails
H.E. Warner
Dillon
A.B. Herrick
Bozeman
A. Ferant
A. J. Costello
J. A. Root
H.W. Rathbun
Anaconda
HH. Eppstein
Miles City
Mike ‘Waibert
Willow Creek
Thompson
William Limperich
LRG
Eiward Wenzen
Butte Ice Company
Dawson
Murray Hospital
J. J. Canning
Vnv
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Charles Nevin
McClernan
Joe Roberts
Malcolm Gillis
Bert K. Wheeler
Dr. McCarthy
Frank Riley
James Murphy
Orpheum Theater
George Banks
Wd Price
Lester
Gilbert
Empress Theater
Cummings
Bliss
Magill
No. 240
Canning
Wiks
Jatla
Tom Wilson
Radio Wireless
Butte Briefs
A. B. ‘Taft
Sweet Grass
Wilder
Great Northern
Eastern Star
S Jackman
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