Butte Men Lose at Tia Juana Track
Reports reach Butte of a costly loss at the Tia Juana racecourse in Mexico. Charles W. Clark, son of a former senator, is named among silent investors amid plans to wind down the gambling venture as old-time Butte figures and bookmakers scramble over the unsettled stakes and estate settlements. The track, grand and bustling with hotels and cabarets, is described as a Monte Carlo style site built on elevated ground near the town.
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Tia Juana
Mexico
Teaster
Butte Fen
Charles W. Clark
W. A. Clark
Biz
Billy” Gemmell
Old Town
Hilda Conley
Tun
Say
Letitia
Decency
Swarts Hill
Bob Farley
Lew Hill
Gemmell
Florida
Hmelaw
Butte
Bill Dunn
Fe “Belle
Peter Romie
Brockle Pete
Brennan
An Fonda
Harry Morrisey
Montana
Rose Brothers
Engetrom
Johnny Lewis
Oklshoma
Tht
Acto
Pan
Mi Circle
Leveli Ag
Monte Carlo
New Securities Added to New York Exchange List
The New York Stock Exchange review shows 1915 additions of 1,179,247,000 in new securities, with 591,749,100 in stocks and 67,487,000 in bonds. Industrial shares led gains, railroad and utility listings fluctuated, and notable new stocks included Chile Copper and Green-Cananea among others. Montana Power added 6,900,000 in bonds.
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New York Exchange
New York Financial Authority
New York Stock Exchange
Eina
Sen
Aguines
Rome
Cty
State of
New York
Chile Copper
Grene-Cananea
Montana Power
Ecuador grants concession for Guayaquil to Philadelphia steamship line
The congress of Ecuador grants a concession for a steamship line between Guayaquil and Philadelphia. Vessels will sail under the Ecuadoran flag with at least half the crew natives, and service must start within a year and a half of signing. Philippine scientists study an oil bearing nut once used as lamp fuel before kerosene.
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Congress of Ecuador
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Philadelphia
Philippines
Little Odd Stories Of Little Old Butte
A collage of local humor and recollections from Butte’s past, recounting odd courtroom quips, a ministerian joke, and recollections of Reconstruction era events. Anecdotes include county officials debates on public funds, a German placard joke from trench warfare, and a tale of odd courtroom banter.
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Little Old Butte
Huge Increase in Taxation Prohibition Record in South
From The Banking World, a detailed look at prohibition's financial and social fallout in Southern states. Alabama faces a $3 million deficit as Birmingham slashes services and salaries. illicit distilleries rise from 179 in 1906 to 308 in 1914. Georgia and Tennessee see halted school funding, rising taxes, and municipal bond bonds to cover gaps. Nashville and other cities report revenue losses, vacant storefronts, and broader tax hikes, while West Virginia cites record taxation after statewide prohibition begins in 1915. Liquor remains widespread despite laws, with courts strained and enforcement costly.
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Banking World
United States
South
Alabama
Birmingham
Georgia
Tennessee
Tennessee State Manufacturers’ Association
Nashville
West Virginia
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Tommy
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Clinton H. Moore
Come Back
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