Butte High School graduates to cap first semester
About 200 pupils from Butte high and grade schools will finish the first semester of the 1917 18 year. Twenty six seniors graduate from Butte high Friday afternoon. The Washington Junior high will see about 70 graduates and roughly 250 total graduates from all schools.
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Butte High School
Washington Junior High School
Hurteigh School
Mamie Dee
Richard Farrell
Adolph Liljenwark
Phil McDonald
Gertrude White
Elks Pestival Skating Carnival Opens in Butte
The Elks Pestival at the Holland rink begins tonight with fancy skating novelty stunts races and band music through Saturday culminating in a fiesta parade in the business district. Proceeds fund a new Bike home and more than 100 prizes will be awarded. Also reported Miss Mary Murphy 45 longtime Butte resident died yesterday at 324 Woolman street. Funeral tomorrow at 9 at home and 9:30 mass at St Mary's Church with Catholic cemetery interment.
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Elks of
Butte
Holland Rink
Mary Murphy
Woolman Street
Wisconsin
Mage
Donovan
Flurry
Jerry Sullivan
Steve
Pat
Magsie McCarthy
John Sullivan
Stevensville
Lynch
Townsend
St Mary's Church
Schedule duties and obituaries in Butte items
Schedules to be filled by food dealers under the war emergency food survey. Butte or Montana merchants must report stock quantities to the government. James Kearney, aged 6, died at his aunt’s home, funeral arrangements pending. William Willoughby, 70, native of Cornwall, died in Butte. survived by wife, daughter, four sons, and several relatives in England. Police commissioner Bugher asked to resign after 23 days. Exchequer Chancellor Law reports seven weeks’ national expenditure average at £7,618,000. Woman from Tennessee applies to War Department for guard job in Washington.
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Fed
Butte
Montana
Jes Kearney
James Kearney
Mire Jown Stobey
East Broadway
John Doyle
Maretin Woods
Thomas
Michael
John Murphy
Wololgiy
William Willoughby
Cornwall
East Front Street
Juanita
Warren
Cheford
Leonard
Jack
Richard
Frank
Dillon
Thomas Willoughby
England
Bexsie Youlton
Hugher
Qurr
New York
Unter
Hyland
Frederick Hi. Bugher
London
Andrew Bonne Law
Ane
House of Commons
War Department
Washington
Pastrione
Tennessee
Get Rich Honest Way Say Dr Conwell at High School
Dr Russell Conwell spurred a roomful audience with Acres of Diamonds ideas urging youth to seek wealth honestly. He cited that many millionaires started with nothing and argued money serves church and community, but warned against price fixing and stressed charity as essential to business success. He noted Ford’s wealth stemmed from Christian principles and admitted most rich Americans are honest, while a reporter’s question about Pelciers left no direct answer.
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Russell Ht. Conwell
America
Henry Ford
Philadelphia
Conwell
Dr. Conwell
Butte
War Savings Stamps Nearing Exhaustion in Butte
War savings stamps and certificates in Butte are nearly exhausted as demand surges. Postmaster Phil Goodwin wired Helena for more supply while Washington was also contacted. Thirty-two new agencies opened, with a goal of 250 selling agencies statewide, and 100 already in operation. The school campaign continues to expand with strong local push and optimism from officials. Marty W. Turner reported progress in other Montana counties.
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Hutte
Phil Goodwin
Helena
Washington
War Savings
Butte
Goodwin
States
Montana
Marty W.terner
Wate
Hutte Monta
Germans watch agitation in Austria spurs German alarm
London dispatch notes renewed peace agitation in Austria Hungary drawing strong German reaction. Vorwarts urges German government to back Czernin’s peaceful terms. other papers fear conditional peace and warn of isolation if Germany diverges. Reports also mention Czernin and Hertling speeches anticipated, with demonstrations and political tensions across Germany and Vienna.
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London
Austria-Hungary
Geremany
Vorwarts of
Berlin
Germany
Czernin
Russia
Austria
Tagliche Rundschau Oferlin
Trouhy
Zeit
Ausria
Count Nin
Tage
Count Czernin
Amsterdam
Cologne
von Hertling
Reichstag
Vienna
Hutte ChinamEn Arrested In Butte Gambling Bust
Sixteen Chinamen were arrested in a basement room on South Brain street alley in Butte for gambling. Detectives Kimball Hready and James Casey led the raid as the orientals played fan-tan. All were released on 30 dollar bonds each.
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South Brain Street
Butte
Kimball
Hready
James Casey
Orient
Sis
Profiteering Question Raised in Senate Coal Inquiry
Washington officials report coal companies faked salaries to justify higher costs under government price controls. David L. Wing, coal expert, testified that one firm paid its subsidiary president $5,000 annually in 1916 then $10,000 a month in 1917 to inflate expenses.
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Washington
Federal Lion
Senate Coal Committee
David L. Wing
Wing
Whic
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