Tourism Park Project Planned for Butte Camping Area
The Butte chamber of commerce plans spending 1500 to convert the south end of Clark Park into a premier camping site for automobile tourists. Ovens water mains and taps will be installed along with an entrance and road signs. The project aims to stop tourist traffic from Missoula and Helena and begin this week to aid travelers already on the road.
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Chamber of Commerce
Clark Playground
Butte
Northwest
Charles R. Hughes
Charles Blackburn
Montana
Missoula
Helena
Harrington Held After Second Holdup Charge
Within an hour of a first robbery a man named Harrington, just released from Deer Lodge, was jailed on the second holdup. Positive ID by Under Sheriff Whalen followed his arrest at the Tank on North Wyoming. He fought Deputies Leary and Sullivan as they closed in, then surrendered. He carried $19. the Anaconda road robbery yielded $40 from a cash register while Leggat’s saloon produced no loot and Leggat suffered a swollen arm and shoulder.
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Tige" Harrington
Deer Lodge
Harrington
Jack Whalen
Wyoming
Leary
Sullivan
Leggat
Leahy
O'Rourke
Uader
Whalen
Anaconda Road
Corktown
Wyoming Street
Two Civil War Veterans Get Long‑Overdue State Bounties
Two veterans over eighty receive state aid for unpaid bounty plus interest dating back more than 50 years. They were the oldest among ten individuals granted the back pay by the board of State Auditors at the recent session.
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Lansing
Board of State Auditors
National banks called on June 30 by comptroller
Washington July 6 The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business June 30.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Policeman Held on Gambling Charge in Butte Court
Patrolman Nicholas Golubin appeared before Judge Grimes on a vagrancy by gambling charge after a raid by Lieutenant Dwyer at a South Main Street soft drink parlor. Seven men, including Golubin, were cited for gambling. all posted $50 bonds and were released.
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Nicholas Golubin
Grimes
Butte
Dwyer
Colubin
South Main
Platinum Street
Wason
Golubin
John Emerson
Nick Burrem
Frank Risey
J. Bass
Edward Carroll
Mr. Johnson
Murphy
Stodden
Police Department
Explosion in Garage Kills Woman in Forest Hill Farm
Mrs. George Hinkle died when dynamite and gasoline exploded in a farm garage near Forest Hill Missouri. Her husband, who had just driven the car inside, survived with minor injuries and cannot explain the blast.
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Forest Hill
Here
George Hinkle
Hinkle
Butte Dispute Over Illegal City Districts and Lighting Plans
Mrs. Bothwell leads a suit challenging city actions from 1907 to 1920 over extending city limits and creating lighting districts. The complaint alleges improper passage and notices for resolution 702, a disputed 1920 two district layout, uneven light post distribution, and tax exemptions for adjacent lands. It seeks injunctions and costs in the action on behalf of affected property owners.
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Olympia
Grand Avenues
Utah Avenue
Harrison Avenue
Butte Daily Post
Butterfield
Silver
Stodden
George W. Paulson
Wall Street
Florence
Texas Avenues
George Street
Warren Avenue
Irvin Streets
Black Rocks dominate Timber Butte in Mines league win
The Black Rocks routed Timber Butte in a Mines league game at Timber Butte grounds scoring 14 runs in six innings while Timber Butte could manage 3. Foley had to leave after two innings due to arm trouble, with Dick Boyer mocked by Black Rock hitters in the final four frames.
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Black Rocks
Timber Butte
Timber Butte Grounds
Foley
Dick Boyer
Black Rock
Butte Detective Nets Major Capture in Cascade Heists
Sunday arrest of H. Neinhart by Detective Larkin clears eight holdups and many auto thefts in Great Falls. Deputy Sheriff Splann calls the capture one of the most important in months. In Butte, Splann aided by local officers recovers a stolen car at Whitehall and learns of three other cars’ locations. Reinhart is accused of road house robberies near Great Falls.
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H. ©. Neinhart
Larkin
Great Falls
Splann
Cascade County
Butte
Whitehall
Reinhart
Great Lalls
Quotation from Baltimore American about domestic temper
A Baltimore American quotation notes a man recounting how his brother’s new wife used violence. He asks how she struck him and the reply indicates she struck with whatever was handy. The exchange conveys a rough domestic scene without graphic detail.
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Baltimore American
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Symons
Kuppenheimers
We Symons
WRS
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Thomas Henry Quinn
Patrick H. Quinn
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Scott & Bowne
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Cox
Ohio
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