Butte Guest Lists and Local Notices Highlight Visitors
Urban notes show multiple guests staying at the Finlen Leggat Thornton and Arizona hotels in Butte. Names include Florence McIntosh Dillon E Lindstrom Billings Stella Nelson Ennis J Koerman Great Falls and more. Also mentions Mrs Mae McCarthy Hickey candidate for public administrator and local kin connections to County Cork Ireland.
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Florence McIntosh
Dillon
Finlen
Butte
T. H. Corbett
Deer Lodge
Thornton
E. Lindstrom
Billings
Leggat
H. E. Schwan
Missoula
Dr. J. Koerman
Acoma
Great Falls
Stella Nelson
Ennis
A. J. Dailey
Wickes
Helena
C. V. Berglund
Livingston
P. O
Adv
Mae McCarthy Hickey
Kate Harrington
County Cork
Ireland
Shea
Kate Shea
Tacoma
Mr. Hudtloff
S. G. Doak
Arizona
James F. Hill
C. B. Witter
City
Olga Ferg
Lebo
Michael Foley
Pipestone
W. W. Grannis
NP tracks oiling method aims to reduce dust evidence
Northern Pacific railroad sprays roadbed with asphaltic base oil to cut dust on fast trains. A special machine already operates near Paradise and will reach the Rocky Mountain division, including Butte soon, to render observation platforms and open car gondolas virtually dustless.
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Mountain Division
Northern Pacific Railroad
Paradise
Rocky Mountain Division
Butte
Two Cars Stolen Early Saturday Evening in Butte
Two automobiles were reported stolen in Butte on Saturday night. Carl Miskulin’s car, taken while he stopped at the Public market, disappeared with a black and white spotted terrier inside. Wesley Ford reported his car stolen from the Silver and Dakota streets corner after the parade. No further reports had been received by early morning.
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Butte
Carl Miskulin
East
Mercury Street
Wesley Ford
South
Washington Street
Silver
Dakota Streets
Misoulan Narrow Escape From 220 Volt Wire
In Missoula Montana on June 30 Ted Rohige a construction worker at the new beet sugar factory was knocked from a steel structure by a 220 volt electric shock. He regained consciousness before a patrol motor arrived and was treated at the scene.
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Associated Press
Missoula
Mont
Ted Rohige
Here
Montana farmer seeks election to congress
Mark D. Fitzgarrald of Stevensville, a renowned dairy farmer and Guernsey farm owner, campaigns for Congress. He urges Montana focus, believes government aid should align with other industries, and stresses proactive, businesslike lobbying to secure irrigation, reclamation, highways, and Washington attention. He travels 250 miles between campaigning and managing the Bit ter Root Guernsey farm to maintain high milk output.
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Montana
Mark D. Fitzgarrald
Stevensville
Butte
Congress
Fitzgarrald
Guernsey
Northwest
Washington
TANL SIGNS SUFFER WHILE CAMPAIGN ON
Parle Cooley of Minneapolis, representing the Yellowstone Trail association, visits Butte to replace obliterated highway markers damaged by campaign posters. Tourists complain trail markers are hidden by political advertising. Cooley asks the chamber of commerce to act to prevent defacing the signs.
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Parle Cooley
Minneapolis
Butte
Yellowston Trail Association
Cooley
Chamber of Commerce
Negro Arrested on Bad Check Charge In Butte Jail
H. N. Carr alias Daniel Parker, a Black man, is held in the Butte jail awaiting disposition by Anaconda police on a bad check charge. He was arrested last night in Butte on information from the rooming house landlady. no bail was set.
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H. N. Carr
Daniel Parker
Butte
Anaconda
Carr
Three Miles of New Highway Planned in Butte Area
Petitions signed by more than 500 residents ask county surveyor Michael Loughran to build a road from Little Basin creek near the Girl Scouts camp to Basin creek reservoir road just south of Milwaukee tracks. County engineer and commissioners will survey the territory Monday to judge practicality and cost of the three mile route. The old trail has been uneven, and the new road would extend over more than three miles. The demand for the road is described as strong by the surveyor who also oversees road construction.
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Butte
Michael Loughran
Little Basin Creek
Girl Scouts
Basin Creek
Milwaukee Tracks
Rehearing Denied In Glacier Narcotics Trial
Ada Vallie, sentenced to five to ten years in the state penitentiary and a $1000 fine by Glacier County District Court for selling narcotics, had a rehearing denied today by the Montana Supreme Court in Helena.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
Ada Vallie
State
District Court of
Glacier County
State Supreme Court
Helena Team to Play Butte Golfers Today
A 25 golfer Last Chance club team from Helena will meet Bellevue club players at the municipal course in Butte for a team event. Last year both cities split honors and this match includes a dinner for Helena guests.
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Last Chance Club
Helena
Bellevue Club
Butte
Butte Banks Show Gain in Clearings
June 1928 total $5,937,502.73 versus June 1927 $5,323,233.58, gain $614,270.15. May 1928 $6,281,814.86 vs May 1927 $5,078,461.13, gain $1,203,353.73. April 1928 $6,328,466.93 vs April 1927 $5,311,048.84, gain $1,017,418.09. March 1928 $5,918,761.69 vs March 1927 $4,924,737.23, gain $994,024.46. February 1928 $6,323,879 vs $4,473,201.42, gain $1,759,677.58. January 1928 $6,036,881.35 vs January 1927 $4,853,725.80, gain $1,183,155.55. Total gain for first six months of 1928 over 1927: $6,771,899.56.
Former Butte Boy En Route To China
Father Thomas Phillips, s. J., arrived in Butte from St. Michael's college Spokane to visit his mother Mrs. Mary Phillips. He sails Aug. 31 for China to join the teaching staff of St. Ignatius college in Shanghai. He is a graduate of St. Joseph's parochial school and Butte Central high school.
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Thomas Phillips
S. J
Butte
St. Michael's College
Spokane
Mary Phillips
East Second Street
Father Phillips
China
Ignatus College
Shanghai
Toole Visits Butte on Montana Campaign Trail
Judge Warren Toole of Great Falls, Democratic lieutenant governor candidate, and Mrs. Toole visited Butte this past week before heading to Deer Lodge and Eastern Montana. A Montana native, Toole praised friendship and goodwill as drivers of political progress and said he would return before the July primaries.
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Warren Toole
Great Falls
Toole
Butte
Deer Lodge
Montana
Judge Toole
Joseph K. Toole
Yale
Stanford
Barker
D. J. Hennessy
June Brides Tie the Knot at City Clerk Office
Cupid opened a new marriage license book at the Silver Bow district court clerk’s office to handle a rush of June couples. June led the year with 84 licenses, far ahead of other months. 46 in May, 44 in April, 39 in March, 33 in February, and 39 in January. Ages ranged from 16 to 66. Civil ceremonies lagged behind religious services, with Preachers and priests performing most marriages and civil judges used sparingly. The June surge began with three licenses on the first day and nine on the second, averaging over three daily.
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Cupid
Silver Bow
Justice Courts
Princeton Party Visi to Butte in Summer Geology Field Trip
A 25 member Princeton summer geology group including Dr. R M Field and Dr E L Perry toured Butte and Anaconda, guided by F A Linforth of Anaconda company. The delegation, traveling on the Princeton special car, then visited Yellowstone for a three day stay, planning to finish July 28. The party features foreign geologists from Manchester, Toronto, and Canada’s geological survey, with Princeton students predominating. The trip reflects ongoing emphasis on field study under Prof W B Scott, with Perry noting open air study benefits. The visit coincides with Butte carnival period and includes a rattlesnake skin anecdote from Forsyth.
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R M. Field
Princeton University
E. L. Perry
Williams College
M. Black
Oxford
P. W. Threipland
Cambridge
England
Princeton Summer School of Geology
Butte
Anaconda
Leonard Mine
F. A. Linforth
Anaconda Company Geological Department
Italian Dictator Focuses on Nobile Party Rescue
Rome June 20 Premier Mussolini returned from a tour of military stations and held talks with air ministry officials about rescue efforts for the Italia crew remaining crew and the Roald Amundsen party.
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Rome
Mussolini
Air Ministry
Italia
Roald Amundsen
Fourth of July Rates From Butte to Anaconda
The B A P railway offers a $1 round trip fare from Butte to Anaconda with tickets on sale June 30 through July 4 inclusive. Return travel valid until July 5.
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Butte
Anaconda
Ady
Oldsmobiles Help Alaska Reach A Northern Gold Rush
The Alaska trade boom extends to autos as Oldsmobiles arrive for Fairbanks dealers. Modern machines spark a new travel boom, replacing dog teams and polishing Alaska as a summer paradise with roads and industries expanding across grains, lumber, copper, metals, and fish.
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Alaska
United States
U. S. Alaska
Seattle
Fairbanks
Chilkoot Pass
Oldsmobile
World situation looks brighter expert declares
Undersecretary of State Robert E. Olds told newspaper correspondents in Washington that since taking his post there has not been a time when international relations seemed more hopeful, with special optimism about Mexico. He said this as his resignation takes effect tomorrow and noted he will join an international law firm in New York and Paris.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert E. Olds
Mexico
Olds
New York
Paris
Kellogg
Youth Drowns in Reservoir Near Royal Gorge
Canon City Colo June 30 Frank Anway 27 a Denver and Rio Grande railroad employee drowned at noon while swimming in an intake reservoir at Grape Creek near the Royal Gorge. He was seized by cramps and sank before companions could reach him. Survived by a widow and a 3 year old son.
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Canon City
Col
Frank Anway
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Grape Creek
Royal Gorge
Anway
Olympic Fund Nears Target for Amsterdam Team
John J. Raskob, treasurer of the American Olympic committee, told the mayor's committee that $325,000 has been raised nationwide to cover expenses for the American contingent to the ninth Olympiad in Amsterdam. An additional $25,000 is still needed for total expenses, with the team set to sail July 11 aboard the Roosevelt. Jack Dempsey is noted as a former lightweight world champion who retired after a brief reign.
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Associated Press
New York
John J. Raskob
American Olympic Committee
Mayor's Committee
Amsterdam
Holland
Man Accuses Trio Of Stealing $200 At St. James Hotel
William Morrisey accuses Agnes Ashton May Green and George E. Graham of stealing $200 including a check and cash. Ashton is jailed in Butte. Green and Graham posted bonds of $100 and $60. Arrest occurred after Morrisey reported loss. police found no money or check on the trio.
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William Morrisey
Agnes Ashton
Butte
May Green
George E. Graham
Liberty
St. James
Morrisey
Powell
White
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Butte Notes
Orton Bros
C. F. Nelson of
W. T. “Judge” Ballard
Travonia St
Democratic
NPON
Missoulan
Montana Farmer
Mark Fitzgarrald
Tanl
Connell
York Rite
O. Frank Hart
Columbia, S. C
Frank Hart
Columbia
S. C
General Grand Council
York Rite Masons
Knights Templars
Hart
Melita Island
Flathead Lake
Knights Templar
Wyoming
Detroit
M. S. Parsons
Order
State Council
Mr. Parsons
Frank Haskins
Mr. Hart
Garer
Silver Bow County
Princeton Party
Vioito
Olusmobiles
Tim Downey
E. T. Straw
Downey
Downey-for-Judge Club
Tom Kelly
Kelly
Silestor
Raskob
Jack Dempsey
Man
Trio
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