Butte Business Men Plan License Reform Bill
The Butte Business Men's Association license committee met to draft a bill to regulate licenses for certain businesses. The panel includes J. W. Passmore as chairman and W. O. Speer P. J. Brophy D. M. Newbro William Horgan and T. F. Courtney. They aim to report at the next meeting Monday night. No reference was made to gambling in the current report. Some speakers may address gambling at the upcoming session.
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Business Men's Association
J. W. Passmore
W. O. Speer
P. J. Brophy
D. M. Newbro
William Horgan
T. F. Courtney
Butte
County Officials Move Against Gambling in Butte and Silver Bow
County commissioners list gambling locations to county attorney and sheriff and order closings under threat of arrest. Sheriff notified operators and visited venues including M. and M., Combination, California, several saloons and the Butte and McDermott hotels. A Centerville search found no game.
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Butte
Silver Bow
Combination
California
McDermott
Centerville
Victim of Railroad Accident Improves at Depot
Thomas Keegan, the man injured when he was run over at the Montana Union depot early yesterday, shows signs of recovery and told reporters he expects to return home soon.
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Thomas Keegan
Montana Union
Train accident leaves man amputee after fall between platforms
A man stepping back on a railway platform fell between moving cars while seeing a friend off. His left hand was mangled and amputated above the wrist. he sustained head injuries but is expected to recover, according to Dr. Alexander. He narrowly escaped a switch engine as rescuers acted.
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Alexander
Keegan
Florence Hotel Changes Hands
The Florence hotel on East Broadway, formerly Hale house, was attached for 1986 dollars by Pat Mullins for meats and groceries. Deputy Kirby served the attachment. Jerry Murphy took charge under Sheriff Regan as Phil G. Sullivan departed. the hotel will operate as usual with planned improvements.
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Florence
East Broadway
Hale House
Pat Mullins
Kirby
Phil G. Sullivan
Jerry Murphy
Regan
Capitol reports gloss overrun and bills introduced in session
The commission notes need for more funds to finish grading and furnishing a building, blaming some costs on misallocated capitol funds. Governor Robert B. Smith signs the report. A flood of bills is introduced on topics from court clerk pay to street railway vestibule cars and anti trust measures. The House adjourns to join a joint assembly and schedules sessions and committee actions for the following day.
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Robert B. Smith
Mahon
Senate
Kelly
Kennedy
Murray
Meyers
Stanton
Legislature Adjourns to Auditorium After Senate Concurrence
At 10 o clock a substitute to move meeting in the auditorium passed. Hedges and Baggs challenged authority to meet outside the regular hall. the challenge was rejected. After a recess, the sergeant-at-arms notified the senate. The senate arrived at 11 55 am. Lieutenant Governor Higgins chaired as Speaker Corbett moved to adjourn to the Auditorium, and the motion carried unanimously.
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Berkin
Kilgallen
Committee On Mines and Mining
Judiciary Committee
Quinn
Brien
Pelletier
Hedges
House
Jensen
Committee On
Lannin
Labor Committee
McIntyre
Stull
Committee On Railroads and Transportation
Faust
Gilchrist
Swindlehurst
Committee On Labor
Dixon
Railroads and Transportation Committee
Fitzpatrick
Ways and Means
Appropriations
Nain
P. m. Kilgallen
Senate
Baggs
Higgins
Corbett
Riot in Corbin Ky Leaves Dozens Dead or Injured
A riot flared after James Shotwell was shot by Rollie White over Shotwell’s daughter. An explosion at White’s brother’s grocery tore the building apart, killing and injuring several. Lucia Cox died from a stray shot. Authorities expect a higher death toll as night ends.
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Corbin
James Shotwell
Rollie White
Shotwell
White
Luean Cox
Renegade Democrats Expelled in Harrisburg
A joint caucus of the house and senate democrats adopted resolutions expelling from the party those who aided M. B. Quay in organizing the house and who voted for him in the United States senatorship. The named members Rothrock Shutte Kane Fake and Garvin were not present for the vote. The resolutions were offered by Representative Palm and unanimously adopted.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
Democrats
M. 8
Quay
United States
J. H. Cochran
Palm
Crawford
Messrs. Rothrock
Shutte
Kane
Fake
Garvin
New State Idea Brought for Northern Idaho
Boise reports Representative Henry of Shoshone county received a Washington senator’s letter proposing a five member Idaho committee to meet a Washington committee. They would discuss forming a new state from five northern Idaho counties and five eastern Washington counties with Spokane as the capital.
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Boise
Idaho
Henry
Shoshone
Washington
Spokane
Governor declines reward for Leavenworth burning case
Topeka Kan January 16 Governor Stan ley announced he would not issue a reward for the arrest of the perpetrators of yesterday's negro burning in Leavenworth. He said it would be useless to prosecute in Leavenworth county given current public sentiment. The decision came after he had considered offering the reward.
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Topeka
Kan
Stanley
Leavenworth
Kansas condemns Leavenworth lynching and urges full penalties
The Kansas legislature passed a unanimous house resolution deploring the mob burning of Fred Alexander at Leavenworth. It demands a rigid investigation of acts and circumstances and seeks punishment for the perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law, with some senate opposition noted.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Fred Alexander
Leavenworth
House
Senate
Frye Re-Elected to U S Senate in Maine
In Augusta on January 16 the Maine legislature met in joint convention and confirmed William P Frye's re-election to the United States Senate. An ox can carry 200 pounds in a day while a camel can bear 400 pounds.
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Augusta
Senate
House
Maine
Wm. P. Frye
United States Senate
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