Cummings and Party Have Luncheon Here
Homer Cummings chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Bruce Kremer vice chairman visit Butte for three hours a week from next Saturday. They arrive at 12 30 and will dine here then depart by automobile to Helena for a banquet that night. Cummings plans to stay in the capital Sunday and travel to Billings Monday. State officials and prominent Democrats will meet the party. luncheon venue to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Bruce Kremer
Butte
James T. Finlen
Charles H. Treacy
Helena
Mr. Cummings
Billings
Cupid Makes Good Start This Month
Edwin J. O Donnell of Billings and Mae Harrington of Butte obtained a marriage license. The bride is a popular Butte girl formerly with Attorney Peter Brean man. The groom resides in Anaconda. Mrs Anna McLoughlin acted as guardian and consented. Herbert H Rundle of Butte and Beatrice Robinson of Centerville also received licenses.
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Edwin J. O'Donnell
Billings
Miss Mae
Harrington
Butte Y
Butte
Peter Breanman
Roling Hick
Anmeonda
Dillon
Anna McLoughlin
Ldy
Pork Barrell and the Name Origin in Congress History
The term Pork barrel refers to three large appropriation bills covering pensions public buildings and rivers and harbors. It notes how lawmakers often flex this power toward the session's end to secure projects for their districts.
Butte Carpenters Seek District Appropriations
Members of the Butte Carpenters Union stand on East Granite Street to look for appropriations for their home districts. They note vote trading often leads to unnecessary bills. The name auld today originated with rural members recalling farmers curing pork for storage, urging neighbors to come in for a little free pork now and then.
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Butte Carpenters’ Union
Granite Street
Ner Bente
Butchers’ Union
James McNally
The
Carpenters
Stodden
Oliver
Witk
Revelations of a Wife In My Heart and My Husband
In a tense scene Adele Garrison recalls a warded trust and a longing to confront a malevolent rival. A pupil named Alice Holcombe reveals she fears a calamity befalling Kenneth as tension mounts over a looming city trip and looming duties.
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Adele Garrison
Alice Holcombe
Mr. Stockbridge
Dereon
Kenneth
Judge Lamb Grants Woman Her Divorce
Antoinette Lynch was granted a divorce from Patrick Lynch in Judge Lamb's district court department after the defendant failed to appear. The judgment restored her maiden name. In a separate case, Mary Allison sued Dennis Healy and others for possession of lots in the Noyes Upton addition. judgment was entered against the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antoinette Lynch
Patrick Lynch
Children to be kept by Gilligan after city incident
Little George Hartman and his two year old sister were begging on South Main street Monday night and will be turned over to Humane Officer Illigan for temporary care until their mother is located. The children remain under the hospital matron's supervision with no word yet from their guardians.
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George Hartman
South Main Street
Humane
Illigan
City Emergency Hospital
Pares Mae Mel
Largest Electric Sign in the World on Broadway
The famous Broadway sign in New York features the largest electric word, Fisk Tires, measuring 28 feet wide with four letters each 38 feet high. The letter I stands about eight feet wide, showcasing an immense display near Fifty-fourth Street.
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Broad Way
New York
Theie
Fifty-fourth Street
Fisk Tires
Backyard Pork Gains 2000 Backyards In Georgia Setup
In Georgia a win of about 2,000 people collected 35,000 pounds of pork from pigs raised in backyards during 1910. The production was driven largely by big club work organized by the State College of Agriculture in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. Noted inventor William Sooy Smith, builder of the first all steel bridge in the world, is mentioned in context.
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Georgia
State College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
William Sooy Smith
Inventor of the Pneumatic Caisson and Civil Engineer
Born in Ohio on July 22, 1830, he graduated from West Point in 1858 and resigned from the army to serve in the Civil War. He became a renowned civil engineer and bridge builder, inventing the pneumatic caisson which revolutionized deep river bridge construction and pioneering the moving of large buildings and early skyscraper techniques. Retired as a brigadier general, he died January 17, 1912.
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Ohio
West Point
Army
Unfortunate Guy and Price Talk from Palmer Dinner
Washington Star excerpt notes Frederick Palmer lamenting high prices in America as profiteering blamed. He contrasts with England and France and recalls a friend’s wife presenting weekly marketing bills. Palmer quips about being a producer and questions the term consumer.
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The
Washington Star
Frederick Palmer
England
France
Solvite Cleans Home Items Quick With Gasoline
Home cleaning tip advises using gasoline in a dishpan to wash suits coats waists silks laces gloves shoes furs draperies rugs and more. Solvite soap neutralizes wrinkles and removes dirt easily, requiring only a small cost at drug stores.
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Cupid
U. S. Bureau of Markets
Swift
Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
al Holcomb
Biter
Shane
Tan
Judge Lamb
Woman
American Mercantile
California
Tolter Srells
Golden Age Macaroni
Old
Treasure State
Eda
Arnation
Puget Sound Country
Middle West
Iba Eynesiohi
Carnation Milk Products Company
Seattle
Wash
Gilligan
Scott & Bowne
Scott's
Palmer
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