Butte Current Notes Advancing into Daily Life Snippets
Butte notes show movers and visitors from Dillon Spokane Boreman Fruita and more with departures to New York Los Angeles and Baltimore. Local business ads invite shoppers to Lisa's for wines and table delicacies while several residents travel or visit relatives. Births marriages and hospital updates accompany community chatter and upcoming events.
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Walker's
McLaughlin Coal Co
Orton Bros
Bolam
Owsley
Penn
Leese
Innes
Dillon G. H. Peterson
Spokane
Chester Pullan
Boreman
J. Marley
Fruita
H. Clyde Nelson
A. Ellsworth
Helmville
R. Terry
Los Angeles
Sol Steinberg
Poplar Bluff
van Gould
Twin Bridges
Caroline McGil
Baltimore
L. Bone
Salt Lake
John
Edward Hanberg
Malcolm Gillis
St. Paul
Fred Rockow
Tillings
E.G. Hammer
Town Avenue
Boohers Court Sees Rush of Cases in Butte Patrol
The police court faced a crowded docket as cases spilled into the afternoon session. A notable incident involved miner William Powers who attempted to seize a digging pick from a worker to prove handling of the tool, but was arrested by Officer Joe Otto and later released after testimony. Other rulings included John Hill fined for an East Park Street store window damage and Bill Shultz, Jen Cullen jailed for brass castings theft. Jim Harrington, Jim Conley, and Jack Conley jailed for vagrancy.
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H Main Street
Booker
William Powers
Butte
Powers
Broadway
Main Street
New Street
Joe Otto
Otto
John Hill
East Park Street
George Clinton
William Shultz
Jen Cullen
Jim Harrington
Jim Conley
Jack Conley
Too Young to Wed Even by Consent
A 15 year old cannot legally marry even with parental consent. Chief Deputy County Attorney Dwyer advised that under 16 a girl cannot consent to marriage and no one can consent for her. Mirabelli, 23, sought a license with the girl plus her mother and boardinghouse keeper present. the license was denied and the couple departed with mother.
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Dwyer
O'Brien
U. Mirabelli
Collannt
Marabelli
Clerks Present Gifts to Oliver Choiniere of Butte
The Butte Clerks Union honors its retiring president Oliver Choiniere with a 23 jeweled gold watch fob and a Knights of Columbus charm engraved with his name. HA Gunther delivered the presentation, praising nearly three years of service. Choiniere, a 20 year member, received the gifts amid a union of around 800 members.
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Clerks’ Union of
Butte
Oliver Choiniere
Knights of Columbus
Choiniere
HA. Gunther
Clerks’ Union
Clerks of
Mutte
Oliver
Butte Clerks’ Union
Butte How
Ansonia Opens With Stirring War Drama and Variety
The Ansonia present a stirring war drama about the Mexican War era featuring Tory Loring as a conflicted lover aided by Mary Lee who saves him. The romance drives a tale of enlistment, battle wounds, and nursing by Mary Lee with Red Cross aid, plus comic turns by Guthrie Ingham and musical interludes. Max Linder appears in a humorous film “Max Jane the Glante” with European artists delivering banjo and song.
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Ansonia
Tan
Mary Lee
Red Croat Army and Eky
Strangth
Guthrie
Ingham
McGrath
Max Linder
Max Jane the Glante
Adv
Watch Advertisement Urges Genuine Ansonia Purchases
A vintage ad warns buyers to avoid fake or inferior "guft" watches and insists on genuine Ansonia timepieces. It touts Mayer's guarantee of a square case and authentic article for 55 cents, with a warning to purchase only at 29 West Park-Adv to avoid being humbugged.
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Ansonia
Mayer
West Park
Adv
Suits on display for eleven ninety nine at window
An ad notes $11.99 suits priced at $25 value, urging shoppers to view the window display. It mentions Roucher's at 37-39 West Park Street and references the House of kup penheimer Hirsh Wickwire Co and the Washington Co-Adv as sources or sellers.
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Roucher
West Park Street
House of Kuppenheimer, Hirsh, Wickwire Co
Washington Co
Adv
Firemen Halt Major Blaze At 701 West Park Street
Gas heater set clothing on a line in a downstairs room of a house owned by John Milles. The fire spread to furniture and burned near the gas meter before the fire department arrived last night. Damage estimated at $20.
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West Park Street
John Milles
Observations by the Wanderer on city life scraps and scenes
A wandering observer in a city notes daily trash disposal, rising paper costs, and the curious mix of winter weather, train lines, and local humor. He observes skirting topics from street manners, gender roles, and young men in the town, to a notable mine spectacle and a social party set in a bachelor’s apartment. The piece blends anecdotes and social satire with references to local figures and ongoing city life.
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Jone
Pocket glass burst wounds McGrew in car door incident
A bottle burst in a pocket on a car door, cutting McGrew's hand as glass severed a sinew. He will be unable to use the thumb for several weeks while recovering at the emergency hospital.
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Krocery
Wwe Fellows
McGrew
Lima Faces Bread Shortage Amid General Strike
In Lima the Peruvian capital, bread ran scarce as bakers along with factory workers and other laborers joined a broad general strike. The walkout, part of ongoing labor actions that began in January, disrupted daily life and heightened shortages across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Veru
Gan
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York
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Unique Tailoring Co
West Anite
M. J. Falkenberg
Seattle
B. K. Wheeler
George Randolph Chester
Saturday Evening Post
Ady
Valentines
Vallentines
Valentines and
Valentine
P. O
Ady H.W. Daves
Helena
Jogo McClernan
Ernest Cicolini
Lena Pene
Fila Crowley
Melrose
E. &. Opie
Oregon Short Line
New Orleans
Haseen
H. Banks
George Dolan
Dolan & Banks
Lizzie Blake
Symons Dry Goods Company
St. James' Hospital
Booher's Court
Hipae
Purmance
Ming
the Clothery
Specia Department
Drs
BcKonkey
Hannifin
Butte Optical Co
Corner Park and
Dakota Sts
THE
Brownfield-Canty Carpet Co
West
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West Eke TM Fiddler
Montana
Waukee
Bullwhacker Mine
Columbia
Wolvin
Bullwhacker Way
Pete
Phil
Jerry
Ross McGrew
Diamond
Mose Linz
North Main Street
B. E. Calkins Main
Alhambra
Hot Springs
J. Sullivan
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