Butte Poised for New Ocean Vaudeville Circuit
Rumors say William Morris and John Cort plan an ocean to ocean vaudeville circuit opening late August with Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and northern western cities served. In Butte executives anticipate Cort’s arrival to arrange a local theater as part of the network. The venture promises top acts and curation by major impresarios.
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Butte
Ite Ize
Northwest
Butte Yeeer
San Francisco
William Morris
New York
Vaudeville
John Cort
Eattern
Morris and Cort
Los Angeles
San Francos
Seattle
Morris
Cort
Hutte
Eagles to Billings for State Fraternal Order meet
The Butte delegation will travel Tuesday on a Burlington train to Billings for the Fraternal Order of Eagles state convention. Sixty two delegates from Butte attend along with the drill team. The Helena and Butte drill teams face off in the event of the season with Helena traditionally ahead. The four day convention offers special-rate tickets through Saturday.
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Burlington
Butte
Billings
Order of Eagles
Butte Erie
Helena
Tutte
Court actions and home sale noted in irregular dispatch
In Florence and Wotan Idaho a district court case unfolds as Erma Millikin seeks relief amid a troubled marriage with Jonn Jaumin and Rimaell. a demurrer is filed by the wife as matters are heard in Songe McCternan's department. Separately, M. C. Millan sells a three room house at 1911 Massachusetts avenue in Butte to George M. Verling for 1000 dollars via the Schott agency.
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Jonn Jaumin
Wnome
Florence
Erma
Millikin
Wage Lyneham
District Court
Rimaell
Wotan
Idaho
Tomer
Merselt
Spokane
Abe
Ite
Aton
Berhalf
Songe McCternan
Winter Wheat Heads as Frost Hurts Alfalfa and Crops
Weather week favored winter and spring grains, oats, flax, rye, barley, pastures, alfalfa and meadows with rapid growth reported. Winter wheat heads well, but yields likely small in some areas due to frost and hail damage. Alfalfa cutting began widely though immature in parts, sugar beets slow in northern districts, potatoes and corn backward, pastures excellent and stock thriving. Some frost hail storms caused localized damage and small fruit crops, including strawberries in lower valleys.
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Weather Bureau
Revival of German submarine activity reported
London reports a revival of German submarine activity with three British fishing boats sunk in the North Sea. All crews were released except one skipper killed and two crewmen wounded by gunfire. A British minesweeper was struck and damaged by a torpedo. Christiania notes a German submarine attacked the Norwegian steamer Petronelle off Farsund, firing three shots but causing no damage.
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London
North Sea
Doate
Christiania
Petronelle
Farsund
Germans Account For Two More Enemy Ships
Berlin reports Admiralty statement noting a submarine sank an enemy destroyer in the North Sea on Tuesday. U-85, returning from Cartagena after delivering a signed Emperor William autograph, also sank the armed French steamship Herault and captured its gun.
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Berlin
London
Admiralty
North Sea
Cartagena
Spain
William
Herault
Beers for November Vote Campaign Gathers Signatures
Olympia July 7 William Virges of Tacoma filed petitions with 70000 signatures in the secretary of state's office in favor of an initiative to permit beer manufacture and sale The petitions show three brewing firms in Seattle Tacoma and Olympia each contributed 1000 for printing and filing costs with 48000 signatures already checked for the initiative.
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Olympia
Wash
William Virges
Tacoma
Secretary of State
Seattle
Russians Fall Back Eighty Miles In Baghdad
A Petrograd dispatch to the Daily Telegraph reports Russian retreat of about 80 miles in the Baghdad region due to Turkish pressure heat in Mesopotamia and a large Turkish force deterring further advance. Russians plan to stay in cooler hills until climate allows resumption.
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London
Petrograd
Daily Telegraph
Bagdad
Egypt
Bulgaria
Mesopotamia
Children urged to fund Red Cross postal aid for soldiers
Miss Mabel T. Boardman of the American Red Cross executive committee appeals to children to contribute to a fund for buying postcards and writing material for American soldiers on the Mexican border. The fund will be called the Children's Red Cross Postal Fund.
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Children's Postal Fund
Mabel T. Boardman
The
American Red Cross
Children's Red Cross Postal Fund
H Day Adventists Annual North America Statistics 1915
The 1915 annual report of the international statistical secretary shows a 7.49 percent increase for North America. Total receipts amount to $1,817,810 with distributions including $07,848 to a specified fund.
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Washington
Suryea
North America
Fional
Trbes
Delegates Named for Good Roads Meeting in Anaconda
The city of Butte will be represented at the seventh annual Good Roads convention in Anaconda July 13 to 15. Mayor Charles Lane named delegates Charles J. Kelly James H. Rowe Charles Henderson Malcolm Guus and Thomas J. Bennetts to attend along with county commissioners street superintendent city engineers and assistants. Silver Bow County Good Roads association will also send a large delegation.
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Butte
Good Roads Associaten
Anaconda
Charles Lane
Cit
Charles J. Kelly
James H. Rowe
Charles & Henderson
Malcolm Guus
Thomas J. Bennetts
Silver Bow County Good Roads Association
Cheers for Gringoes by Women of San Luis Potosi
Report from Field Headquarters in Mexico states starving women stormed the governor's palace at San Luis Potosi and shouted Viva gringoes. Riots are said to be spreading to major Mexican cities as ground corn supplies run out and payment to natives increases discontent.
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Mexico
Columbus
San Luis Potosi
J. J. Pershing
General Pershing
Hughes Cannot Combine Publican and Progressive Votes
Salem July 7 Attorney General George M Brown ruled that publican and progressive ballots for Charles B Hughes cannot be counted together and one party must hold a majority over the democratic vote to elect presidential electors. Three Republicans and one progressive have accepted nomination for progressive electors. It is expected four will be on the Republican ticket with a fifth name added to form a single slate.
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Salem
Ore
George M. Brown
Charles B. Hughes
Eitherone
Thether
The Dot Preparedness Mystery Farm Tale
An old farmer visits a camp daily supplying eggs and butter. The boys tease him about preparedness and he explains his plan to avoid destruction. He directs men to never destroy, to mark dots with numbers, then paste each day’s picture into a scrapbook. After the final dot is printed, the full title becomes permanent in a book.
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Jack
Signatures Fall Short For Boxing Question In Helena
Helena reports show the required 6 383 signatures to place the state boxing law on the November ballot not met. Butte and Anaconda petitions were rushed to Helena. Butte alone contributed over 3 600 names, and officials said totals would rise to well above the needed threshold.
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Helena
Standard
Butte
Anaconda
Naval cruise list open for two days
Recruiters in the Rocky Mountain states will visit Butte next Monday to collect names for a month long naval cruise departing Seattle August 15 and returning September 15. Cost is 67 dollars per man including rail fare. City employees may take leave to join if workloads permit. several engineers and some fire and police volunteers may go. Also mention of experimental silk water proofing in England.
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Guthrie
Rocky Mountain States
Butte
Eugene Carroll
Mark
Ezekiels
Seattle
Lane
Fire and Police Department
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Eagles
Business and Professional Directory of
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Roy Rulf
G. W. Benedict
Automobile Specialists
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Kosher
Montana
A. Helmo
South Dakota
Hample Junk Company
G. Hample
Tast Front
Mont
Butte Junk CO
Front St. Butte
Sam Schatz
Terencf
Baxter
Fast Broadway
Nevada Ave
Corner Park
T Iakes
East Broadway
Ing House
City
Case & Company
West Broadway
A. H. Cole
Thomas Block
West Park Street
C. A. Pankey
Lizzie Block
Main and Park
Jones Storage & Trans
FER CO
Charles T. Philipson
Park
Richardson’s Decorators
West Quartz St
Elks’ Convention
Osprrans
Murray Hospital
Z. J. Murray
T. ©. Witherspoon
HD. Kistler
D. Campbell
C. B. Rodes
H. Schwartz
HA. Tash
C. McGill
Brandegee-Kincaid Company
West Park
Iners’ Grimes
Frost and Hall
Jay
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Carrie Chapman
Catt
Nation Woman Suffrage Association
Charles E. Hughes
Wanamaker
National Committee
Good Roads
Hughes
England
Sliver Bow
Trishmeinty
Jim
Larkin
AML
ABC
Dr. Morse
Western Montana National Bank
Missoula, Mont
United
Satus Depository
Loiti Pea Ryman
Oechsli—Oxtey
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