Gunpoint robbery wounds Trades and Labor collector in Butte
George Mohard, a collector for the Trades and Labor assembly, was shot in the left chest just before 7 PM while resisting a hold up on Front Street near California Street. The assailants fled with about £500. Mohard, critically wounded, is at his home as doctors remove the ball and police search for suspects, who were last seen near the depot.
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George Mohard
Trades and Labor Assembly
Heln
Modard
Dr. Schwartz
Mohard
No. 1
Missouri Avenue
Front Street
Cewlock
California Street
Tie
Jerry Murphy
Schwartz
Lavell
Leyden
McGrath
Murphy
Well Played Play Delights Butte Audience At Grand Opera House
Harry Corson Clarke and his company staged What Did Tomkins Do at the Grand in three acts. The audience filled the house as Clarke’s role in Colonel Tomkins and the ensemble drew praise for wit and lively impersonations. The show featured novelty impressions and a sparkling ensemble. the review notes strong performances by Clarke and cast members with a repeat performance planned.
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Harry Corson Clarke
Tomkins
Leuvets
Butte
Grand Opera House
J. Blackstone Tomkins
New York
Mr. Clarke
Violent Plant
Frank Mayo
Davy Crockett
John McCullough
the Gladiator
Henry Dixey
Henry Irving
Colonel Tomkins
Josiah Plant
Max Steinled
Gwendolen Gywone
Maud Truax
Nersor
Clarke
Joseph Gailbraith
J. Blackstone
Max Steinle
Clement St. Martin
Count Kremitinofski
Theoore Kehrwold
Grimes
Harriet Clavenger
Anne Hathaway
Daisy Plant
Jesse Lansings
Spokane revival boosts holiday trade and curb on vice
SpoKan mining man T B Blithe says Washington city business is reviving and holiday trade is excellent. He notes a county attorney plans to root out lawlessness in domestic relations and ministers back the effort to weed out vice, expecting broad changes citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Blithe
Spo Kan
Butte
Washington City
Spokane County
Butte Briefs Note Visitors From Across Montana
Damas Tailor arrives from Lewistown while John Maxey of Bozeman, F. C. Kress editor of the Dillon Examiner, T. C. Paul of Dillon, Paul McCormick of Billings, and E. K. Talcott of Livingston are in Butte on current business and staying at local hotels.
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Damas
Lewistown
John Maxey
Bozeman
F. C. Kress
The
Dillon Examiner
T. C. Paul
Dillon
Lutte
Paul McCormick
Fastern Montana
Butte
Billings
KE. H. Talcott
Tsr
Livingston
Origin of the Gooner Christmas Cooners
An Exchange piece explores a North Carolina coast festivity known as the Christmas Cooner whose origin is unknown. It notes children eagerly await the Cooners each Christmas Eve and describes local customs involving brightening copper cents in the author’s childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Sire
Santa Claus
Palaces Are Made by Nature in Australian Caves
A Chicago Chronicle report describes Australia's interior caves as largely limestone, with notable sites such as Jenolan Yarrangabilly and Wombeyan. Caves are often government caretaked, some on private land, with routes including 1500 foot ascents. The Key cave features a 60 to 80 foot opening and 200 foot length, with stalagmites resembling portraits and pillars that have settled from the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Chronicle
Australia
Yarrangabilly
Burragerang
Key Cave
Onslaw
Lannigan
Caves Reveal Stalactites and Amber Formations in Royal Gorge
Explorers move through a tall cavern with a sequence of features including lofty pillars, a white stalactite group, crystalline columns and a canopy. King Folomon’s temple chamber holds 40 foot columns and amber-tinted formations. A grotto shows tinted translucent stalactites and coraline tips before reaching the Pride of the Valley chamber with white stalactites and fine columns. The journey continues past side chambers to a large room with broken-rock floor and more stalactites, then descent to terraces spreading along an 80 foot sloping area.
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Folomon
Crystalline Basins Enclosed by Frilled White Rims
A description details basins ranging from eight to ten feet in length, comprised of crystalline forms and enclosed by white frilled rims, some rims rising about a foot high, creating delicate, decorative features.
The Warmth Behind John Sherman’s Stalwart Image
A West visitor delayed seeking aid from Senator Sherman due to rumors of icy demeanor. In a Washington streetcar, a courteous greeting and lively conversation with a stranger revealed Sherman’s generosity and geniality. Upon meeting, the Westerner learned the man he’d spoken with was John Sherman himself.
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John Sherman
Far West
Sherman
Washington
Capitol
Interview With the Noted Chican Ends in Warm Office Laughs
An anecdote about Mr. She man describes him as unbending yet generous in spirit as he hosted a guest. The guest, Chican, is praised as tactful and agreeable, and the meeting is recalled as a notably pleasant hour.
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Sheman
Chican
Lightning Conductor Overhaul at St Pauls Cathedral
An overhaul of St Pauls Cathedral lightning protection is nearly finished. Electrician Killingsworth Hedges reports the old belief that a single high rod shields a surrounding area is erroneous. The new system uses perpendicular and horizontal conductors with over a mile of cables and fifty copper spike groups connected to the base, protecting the structure.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Killingsworth Hedges
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California Oil and Investment Co
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Hutte
Corner Plain
Park Streets
Calder
Boston Dental College
Chicago College
Haskell
Prosthetic School of Dentistry
Butte, Montana
Cooner
John
Kris Kringle
Fairyland
Col. Tomkins
Grand
Spokane
Frank Beley
Park County
Warm Springs
Mr. Beley
Standard
Deer Lodge
Schatzlein
West Side Paper Co
West Broadway
Butte Briefs
Chevistimas
Carolinia
Newbro
Mnewbro
Thomas
San Francisco
Car
Udom
Anyo
Keespeeutyliy Aly
Kix
Devisadero St
Ireland
Case, Gravelle & Ervin CO
Courtney’s Cash
Park St. Y
Balte
U. S
Centennial Brewing Co
N. Hamilton St
BIG Blackfoot Milling Company
Bonner, Mont
Butte, Anaconda
Missoula
Davol Medicine CO
Martin Drug Company
Anaconda
Mont
Broadway
Main
Butte Graduate University of Pennsylvania
J. F. Smith
Smith Hair Growing Go
Academy St
Library
Butts
W. Park St
Dr. Clifford
N. F. Clifford, D. D. S. Ito
North Main St
A. Augendre
Paris
France
D. M. Sot Out Drug Co
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