First Freight Tariff Preserved as a Curiosity
W W. H. Merriman of the Northern Pacific Railroad displays the road’s first tariff sheet from September 1871 in Butte. The document lists eight stations over 112 miles with Brainerd as HQ, charging 82 cents for first class and 66 for second, 49 to 31 for carloads, and notes an 1800s warning about liability for in transit goods.
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W W. H. Merriman
Northern Pacifle Railroad Company
Butte
C. W. Ho-bart
J. M. Hanford
St. Paul
Northern Pacific Road
Isis
Junction
Sicotte
Sandy River
Rice River
Mud River
Brain~tra
Gull River
Crow Wing Crossing
Northern Pacific
Carlton
SN. P
Siotte
Tamarack
Grayling
Kimberly
Aitken
Traxter
Motley
Minnesota
Northern Pacific Tailroad I
Company pledges safety and dispatch for rail line
A railroad discusses improving safety along a road segment, noting no storage depots exist on the line. The company asserts it will use all available means to safeguard property and ensure prompt service, balancing caution with efficiency.
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Policeman Kills Two Children and Himself in Chicago
Chicago police report patrol sergeant Harry Baird shot and killed his two children before killing himself at Woodlawn station. His wife said he had been brooding over an issue for days. The coroner's inquiry follows the tragedy with no indication of outside involvement.
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Chicago
Harry Baird
Woodlawn
Butte Concert Orchestra to Give Initial Performance
The Butte Concert Orchestra will present its initial program at the Empress theater on Sunday January 28 at 10 20 am. Highlights include Massenet overture Thed re Weber invitation to the walse Bach double violin concerto with Mannick Chappuis and Mme MacPherson at the piano Verdi Othello excerpts Pon chi el Gioconda ballet music and a public rehearsal and concert plan with admission to be charged later. The orchestra formed by local AFM No 241 aims to educate the public in high quality music and seeks community support for self sufficiency. The program lists Lilittle and other pieces with conductor J W Gillette and officers named Bowden Shone Dyer and others.
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Butte
Empress Theater
Lindsey B. Simons
C.M. Kohler
Joseph P. Wilk
Frank Holly
J. R. Braden
Athol R. Latty
Charles Wells
JW. Gillette
Orpheum Theater
Mountain View
Shearsal
Eichara Tretoar
Tom Bowden
Irene Shone
Richard Dyer
Bert Wren
George Stevens
Florence Martin
Miss Hardy
Dr. Wolfe
Edna
Ness
Brick Apartment Houses Sold in Butte for $10,000
In Butte yesterday Bennett sold to Crystal streets a group of brick apartment houses for ten thousand dollars. The sale involved the Slemons agency and covered several blocks containing three to four units. The deal is described as among the season’s largest in the area, with the new owners expected to redevelop the properties.
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Bennett
Crystal Streets
Butte
Slemons @& agency
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Eddy
Eady
Mrs. Eddy
HOR
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Jeve Umenvers
Hannah Grambeel
Justice Doran Court
J.A. Flynn
Janes Curran
J. F. Taylor
Byron Cooney
Mr. Sheehan
W. 5. Burgess
Richard RA
Crystad
Wal Acks
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