Butte Miner Recalls New York Mining Pitch
Dan Agoa, longtime Butte miner and Homestake Mining manager, visited New York to raise capital. He mingled with bankers and magnates, claimed Heinze would return to Butte after his trial, and recounted a chaotic night out in dress clothes, a missing hat, and a successful financing pitch. He denies a banquet tale about Heinze and a $100 bill, noting the trip left him with a tip habit.
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Butte
Dan Agoa
Homestake
Standard
New York
Heinze
Dan Agon
Coddon in Wreck Regarded as Only Slightly Hurt
Henry Coddon of the Butte Paper Co was in a wreck on the Pennsylvania main line near Johnstown Pa The telegram to his uncle in St Paul said he was only slightly injured and would come on to St Paul It is believed Max Coddon his brother who was taken to Baltimore for an operation is improving or Henry would not have left him behind
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Carlos Warfield
Carlos
Waldorf-Astoria
Homestake Mining Company
Butte
Henry Coddon
Butte Paper Company
Pennsylvania Railway
Johnstown
Max Coddon
Baltimore
Max
Henry
McManus Returns to Duty After Illness
Patrol driver William McManus of Butte returns to police headquarters after weeks of rheumatism kept him home. Recovery is nearly complete and he reports feeling better than in years while resuming his duties.
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William McManus
Butte
Public invited to see milking by machinery
Public invited to Crescent Creamery to watch milking by machine daily at 6.50.
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Crescent Creamery
Governor Norris Warns of Limited Cloth Supply
The Helena Record reports Governor Edwin Norris urging the assembly to note a restricted fabric stock for the state's clothing over the next two years. He warns at current consumption rates garments may need to be skimped to stretch the supply.
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Helena
Edwin Norris
Colorful votes and a gargoyle in a coroner tale
A tale recalls how colored voters backed Murphy in a city council race and how a tongue in cheek pledge to appoint a colored policeman stirred later questions. Alongside, old coroners juries quip with odd verdicts and a local gargoyle definition echoes through the Standard office.
Widow's Broadway Robbery Ends In Narrow Theft
A widow, Mrs. S. H. Bailey, 556 East Broadway, was robbed Saturday night while at the theater. A thief entered unlocked doors and took $75 to $100 in cash and a solid gold watch and chain valued at $100 from a washstand drawer. Other items including a ring, stickpin set, and a savings bank with $8 remained untouched. Bailey, a frail but hardworking woman, suspects no one but notes the thief moved only envelopes and left Christmas presents unseen. Police have no suspect yet.
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S. H. Bailey
East Broadway
Denver
Automatic home phone service advertised for ready purchase
An advertisement touts an automatic home phone service as a daily convenience and essential during rush periods. It claims 4c hour home service and urges readers to call 2,255 to obtain one.
Banquet in Dillon honors Miss York and Miss Huffman
Dillon Montana banquet at Beaverhead county high school honors Miss Minerva York and Miss Bertha Huffman who completed the commercial course. Forty four covers, banquet served by domestic science students, with Ray Melton as toastmaster.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County High School
Minerva York
Bertha Huffman
Ray Melton
G. T. Paul
Fish
Gladys Heyward Dillonites
James Hamilton
The
Agricultural College
Mission of Industrial Education
Foote
Helena
Hamilton
Presbyterian Church
Manse Society
Peter Terch
Medford
Wis
Salvation Army
Lee Carter
Sheridan
Wyo
Mr. Carter
Anna Hart
New Orleans
Ladies’ Aid Society
the Methodist Church
Rortathbone
Z. B. Yeaman
Julia Reddington
Royspencer
Big Hole Basin
Lucy Woody
Jackson
Rey
Dodds
Fred Drakle
Greencastle
Jutte
Baptist Aid
Tate ‘Taylor
Rife Street
Centennial beer defies proverb with local popularity
A witty proverb about a prophet lacking honor at home seems contradicted as Centennial beer enjoys strong local popularity. The piece notes broad approval with memorable phrasing about a million glasses daily implying wide appeal.
Helena shippers seek equal rates with Butte under new plan
Butte merchants aim to lobby for anti poolroom and race meeting limits while Helena seeks equal railroad rates. A Helena Commercial Club meeting backed by the state railroad board considered granting Helena the same through rates as Butte on Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound routes, with General Agent Averill initially hesitant but later conceding Helena's equity.
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Helena
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
E. A. Morley
B. T. Stanton
Dan Boyle
R. F. McLaren
W. Tong
Singer Margaret Webb at the Orpheum with Jack Connelly
Miss Margaret Webb, noted mezzo soprano, stars with Jack Connelly at the Orpheum theater this week. Her career includes work under Walter Damrosch in major oratorios and an appearance with Wilson Barrett in The Sign of the Cross, followed by vaudeville with Holcomb, Curtis and Webb. Suits on sale at Hub department store.
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Margaret Webb
Jack Connelly
Orpheum Theater
New York
Metropolis
Walter Damrosch
Wilson Barrett
Mr. Connelly
Holcomb, Curtis and Webb
Valley County residents oppose annexation to new county
From Missouri the Sidney Herald reports Valley county residents oppose the county division plan. They demand clear benefits before supporting annexation of part of Dawson county and vow to rally against the division unless concrete gains are shown.
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The
Sidney Herald
Valley County
Dawson County
Representative Gray Bill At Whipping Post Spurs Debate
The Columbus Tri-County News notes Representative Gray's proposal to punish wife beaters at the whipping post as commendable yet predicts beaten wives would push to repeal such a law if enacted. The piece argues the paradox highlights public sentiment and potential backlash.
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Columbus Tri-County
Gray
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