Butte Current Notes Sparks and Sales Across town
Notices of summer ads and promotions fill a Butte page with shoe and clothing bargains, liquor house ads, and department store sales. Personal items note Leonard Waters in Missoula and Joseph Wolfe visiting Rowan relatives, plus Myron Ryan boarding a train to Waterloo Town. Local travel and banking promos appear alongside souvenir shops and a note on post C O D fee changes.
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Gamer
J. Ledgar
Orton Bros
Leonard Waters
Missoula
Joseph Wolfe
Rowan
W. Park
Butte
Lisa's
Sherman & Reed
The
Crothery
Yegen Bros. Bankers
Mazda
Silver Bow Electric Co
Thomas Cashell
North
Franklin Street
Tan
Indy
Wein
East Park
John Conlsey
George Works
Seattle
Consey
Harry C. Browne
Frances ‘Starr
Westand
North Main
Department
Washington
Gillis
Northern Pacific
Myron Ryan
East Broadway
Waterloo
Myron
Indians oppose orders to stop Sun Dance on Fourth
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Pocatello Idaho reports Fort Hall reservation tribesmen angered by Washington orders banning their Sun Dance. A four day observance near an Indian farm was planned culminating in a Fourth of July event but the ban dampened patriotism and risked unrest. Tribal leaders used tact to avert clashes after the Washington decree.
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Standard
Pocatello
Idaho
Washington
Fort Hall
Unequal to the Emergency in a Town Dining Scene
A fragmented tale describes Cummins of Town visiting an Ingt on restaurant as both patrons forget essentials. A senator and a waiter interact over reading a menu and a request to dine, revealing a humorous miscommunication amid a social setting.
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Penavor
Ana Ars. Cummins
Ington
Mer
Neil
Internal Revenue News From Butte District Shows Beer and Cigar Boom
The Butte district reports an uptick in beer sales during colder weather, with rough estimates indicating a strong first half of the year. Cigars and whiskey also show big sales, while local cigar factories reveal rising production under union wages and skilled labor. Revenue officials will finalize figures in Washington for nationwide publication.
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Butte
Collector of Internal Revenue
C. H. Moore
Washington
Salt Lake
Department
Silverssow
Anaconda
Lawn seating approved at Columbia gardens for band days
Manager J T Wharton announces moved seating within the lawn inclosure near the pavilion to allow patrons to enjoy the band while protecting the flower beds. He notes recent vandalism worries and trusts patrons will cooperate, with a weekly children’s day and prizes for youngsters after July.
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Columbia, Gardens
J. T. Wharton
Pateone
Mewerton
Wicon
Appe
Wharton
Butte
Cogardens
Columbia Yardwill
Hoch
Adv
A Beautiful Dream Is Costly in British Suit Settlement
London records reveal Marquis of Northampton to pay 250000 dollars plus all costs to settle breach of promise claims by actress Miss Daisy Markham born Violet Moss. Details include letters from the marquis and the court scene with Sir Edward Carson.
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London
Marquis of Northampton
Daisy, Markham
Violet Moss
Earl Compton
America
British Isles
High Court of Justice
Sir Edward Carson
Miss Markham
Markham
Bim
Secret Fight Over President Mellen Reported
East sources say Mellen may resign as head of the New Haven Hartford system while Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific is linked to replacing him. Merriman of the Northern Pacific said the report of Elliott moving to New York has been emphatically denied.
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Mellen
New York, New Maven & Hertford
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific
Montana
New York
William H. Merriman
Northern Pacific Road
Butts
Elliott
Northern Pacife
Mr. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Rumors swirl over Mellen and railroad reforms
The report mentions persistent rumors about Mr. Mellen and the railroad he is connected with. Merriman notes friction with a traditional faction since his appointment, accusing him of pushing modern ideas that clash with old-fashioned operation as the road expanded westward over the past three years.
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St. Paul
Merriman
Mellen
CME
Melee Tele
Cnet
Industrial Rail Expansion and Modernization in New York
The article notes electric lines surrounding and parallel to the New York, New Haven & Hartford, prompting extensions into newly reached territory. It describes slow old style trains stopping at every station due to numerous grade crossings, the launch of an express service into the city, the addition of underground and overhead crossings, and the upgrading of equipment at substantial cost, contrasting investors content with steady eight percent dividends.
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York
New Haven & Hartie
St Tte
New York
Rail executive tensions spark fight over funds and blame
The passage discusses factional infighting among rail board members over funding for stock and bonds to cover expenses. It cites a lawsuit over parallel lines, a Stamford accident blamed on newspaper narratives, and rail leadership figures like Melton and Elliott, noting industry rivals and the Morgan interests behind leadership moves in the Northern Pacific era.
Pioneer friends abroad sketch a world tour
J H Harper and M Moore Governor revenue office report a letter from pioneer friend J H Harner and his wife who are in Hongkong on a world tour. Harner writes about the new republic and believes the people will gradually value the path they have chosen toward progress.
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M. Moore
Tnvernor Revenue Office
J. H. Harner
Hongkong
Harpar
New Republic
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Butte News
Independent Telephone
Mont
Internal Revenue
Silver Bow County
the Clothery
North Main Street
Special Department For Motor Clothes
Gen
Scientife American
Guderman
Gudeman
President Mellen
Northern Pacific Railway
Charles
Mose Linz
North Main St
Newbro Drug CO
Saylor
Spokane
Wash
Sayiol School
China
Aca
W. HW. Merrima
Stamford
Melton
Harriman
Morgan
Sullivan & Considine
W. J. Swarts
Empress Theater
Talking Parrot
Laughing Oat
Teddy Bear
Buster Browns
J. H. Harper
Dias
ICRI
Parisian Art Company
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