Butte Street Fair Opens With Grand Parade and Exhibits
The opening day of Butte's street fair carnival promises a grand parade and busy midway along Granite and Wyoming streets. Organizers announce a 2 PM opening with a Governors Day procession, electric warnings for booth rooftops, and a revised admission plan totaling 60 cents for full access, 10 cents for grounds only.
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Butte
Grand
Wyoming
Theattire
Ciren
Hutte
Signer Jarbour
Granite
Wyoming Streets
Fair Grounds
Grand Arch
Wind Defers Saucer Track Races Last Night
Wet cool evening and strong wind forced Saucer track management to cancel last night’s program. Races were postponed and the planned four events will proceed tonight: amateur half mile, professional handicap half mile, amateur two thirds mile, and professional one mile handicap.
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Rcere
Mose Lafontise Defeats Barry In 20-Round Bout At Grand Opera House
In Butte last evening Mose Lafontise won a 20 round decision over Canada lightweight champion Dave Barry at the Grand Opera House. Barry was aggressive early and often bled from the nose as Lafontise controlled much of the fight with lefts to the face. Referee Monahan ruled Lafontise the winner after a hard fought, bloodied bout watched by about 1,000 fans.
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Grand Opera House
Butte
Anaconda
Mose Lafontise
Dave Barry
Canada
Monahan
Lafontise
Barry
Mose
Bartlett
Kid Foley
Young Thomas
San Franciscos
Fred Logan
Foley
Thomas
Jimmie Daly
St. Louis
Jack Wade
Wade
Daly
Lewis
Fred Bogan
Harry Monahan
Marquis of Queensberry
Jack Lavelle
Jack Lafontise
Herb King
Jack Murphy
Buck Hefferon
Marry
Harry
Retail Cigar Dealers Organize for Mutual Protection
The Retail Cigar Dealers association formed yesterday to protect local retailers from wholesalers. President FP Gillis leads, with VP FE Mullins, Secretary B Hoskins, Treasurer FM Ferrell, and an executive committee including D M Newbro, Robert T. Taylor, TD J Giard, James Keith, and Gus Heyne.
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Gillis
Matched Race Between Two Pony Teams Planned
A matched race was arranged last night between Charles Reuters Shetland ponies and a team owned by Adolph Wetzstein. The event will occur at the track Saturday after the regular programme. The Boston Montana band will play as the ponies trot. Mr. Seu ter's daughter will drive his team tandem and Mr. Weigzstein will drive his double. It is billed as the day’s most exciting event with a predicted one hour lap.
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Charles Reuters Shetland Ponies
Adolph Wetzstein
Boston & Montana
Avid
Seuter
Weigzstein
Fierce Race War Reported Near Liberty New Mexico
Word reached Hereford New Mexico of a pitched battle between Mexicans and Negro workers on the Rock Island extension ten miles west of Hereford. Fifteen negroes killed and several wounded in clashes at Spencer’s railroad camp near Liberty New Mexico where authorities halted arrests and peace officers are scarce.
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Hereford
Vex
New Rock Island
New Mexico
Here
Spencer's
Liberty
N. M
No Developments in Rossland Strike Situation
Rossland B C July 15 There has been nothing sensational in the strike situation for the last 24 hours Pay day in camp at all the mines today about a quarter of a million dollars will be distributed The West Kootenay Power company has suspended work on a half million dollar addition to the Bennington Falls power plant More than 100 men are out of work there Everything is quiet and orderly.
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Rossland
B. C
Weat Kootenay
Postmaster Assistant Nabbed for Embezzlement in Porto Rico
A cablegram from the post office department reports the arrest on July 18 of Ricardo Navarez Rivers, assistant postmaster at Mammeres, Porto Rico, for embezzling letters containing valuable enclosures.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Ricardo Navarez Rivers
Mammeres
Porto Rico
Timber sale of 14005 acres in Idaho Shoshone county
Bremen burg, chief clerk of the Idaho state land board, today sold timber on about 14 005 acres of state white pine lands in the southern end of Shoshone county. Henry Turrish of West Superior Wisconsin bought it at the appraised price of 14 254 dollars.
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Wallace
Idaho
Bremenburg
Idaho State Land Board
Shoshone County
Henry Turrish
West Superior
Wis
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