Butte City Awards Fire Hose Contract On Higher Bid
Fire and water committee and Mayor Stodden meet to open discussion on a 3,000 foot fire hose contract. United States Rubber wins at $1.40 per foot over Anaconda Copper Mining at $1.25. AC Meat?
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Fire and Water Committee
Stodden
United States Rubber Company
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Rubber Company
Hess
S H Greenwood
A. C. M. Hardware Department
Greenwood
Butte
National Insurance
Council
Rail labor chiefs set July 19 meeting to weigh wage award
In Chicago on July 19, general chairmen of 16 railroad labor groups will meet to consider the railway labor board wage award. The decision is due around July 20 and, if accepted by the convention, will be sent to a referendum among the unions.
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Washington
Chicago
Railway Labor Board
Labor Board
Wool market stalls 3500000 pound clip amid price drop
In Dillon in early July over 900 pounds of wool were consigned at 25 cents with a recent dip to 20 cents. Buyers seek deals while growers hold for higher prices. The local clip totals about 3,500,000 pounds and is praised for weight and fineness. Sugar shipments go to American importers. Rockefeller marks eighty first birthday privately at Pocantico Hills with friends and messages.
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Dillon
Rockefeller
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Sugar shipment from Japan arrives in New York
A shipment of 2400 tons of refined granulated sugar, shipped from Japan via the Suez canal and transshipped at Gibraltar, arrived in New York today. The text adds a non sequitur noting a watch mainspring being two feet long.
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New York
Japan
Suez Canal
Gibraltar
Bryan Keeps Silent on Support for Democratic Ticket
Portland July 8 William J Bryan arrived here and refused to state whether he would actively back the Democratic ticket. He criticized administration leaders for causing the wets to gain control of the San Francisco convention, while noting he will take time to decide on any public statement. He planned to begin a Chautauqua engagement that day.
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Portland
Ore
William J. Bryan
Bryan
San Francisco
Mr. Bryan
Beaverhead County Sees Record Wheat Prospects
Beaverhead county in Dillon faces its largest wheat crop if no hail harms heading grain. A week of rain has boosted confidence among growers and merchants, with an expected average yield near 25 bushels per acre. Despite lighter 1920 acreage due to seed costs, business and farmers anticipate breaking production records after harvest.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Slayton and Billings Lead GOP in District Races
Fragmentary notes from ILENA July 8 mention Slayton as GOP governor candidate, Billings as Republican, with Harris and Ysham listed as district judge and Democrat respectively. The readable text signals party lines and district contest setup, but details are limited.
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Ilena
Ae Slayton
Spe
Publican
Inment’ Billings
Ll. Harris
Ysham
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