College visiting agents seek local graduates in Bozeman program
Bozeman agricultural college officials R N Wilson registrar and J A Thaler head of electrical engineering visited Butte to recruit high school graduates for college programs. They offer wireless telegraphy training with planned Pacific coast wireless links and will tour other Montana cities to promote higher education opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte High School
Missoula
Bozeman
Rn. O. Wilson
J. A. Thaler
Butte
Agricultural College
Thornton
Thaler
Pacific
Messrs. Wilson
City Board of Equalization selects three for Butte
Mayor Duncan prepares a communication to council naming Clarence A. Smith of the Socialist party Do W Ellingwood of the Republican party and Michael Andrews of the Democratic party as the three county board of equalization members for Butte They will serve one month and begin duties with the county commissioners once the rolls are ready.
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Duncan
County Board of Equalization
Butte
Socialist Party
Clarence A. Smith
Do. W. Ellingwood
Michael Andrews
Notice to Hibernians for July 16 meeting
All members of Division 1 A O H are requested to attend the next regular meeting on Wednesday evening July 16 1918. Business of importance. Jerry Egan financial secretary Adv.
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Division 1
Jerry Egan
Beggars and Touts Face Tough Court in Butte
Three young men accused of enticing young girls appeal on union ties as beggars and followers of the race track are arrested in large numbers. Judge Booker declares race track touts unwelcome and imposes 60 day sentences suspended for hours to leave town. Other suspects cited for vagrancy and speed with fines and appeals pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker
Frank Zerbel
Dillon
Butte
South Montana Street
Zerbel
Joe Finnegan
Fred Morton
Jack Wynne
J. B. Flynn
S. Shipton
Gus Taft
Lynch
Baldisero
Hosler
Mercury
Dakota Streets
Great Falls
Summer Footwear For Hot Weather Comfort
Lightweight oxfords ties and pumps in soft tan leather canvas or Nubuck offercool wear. Splendid barefoot sandals available in all sizes for hot weather comfort.
Some Observations by the Wanderer
The piece critiques temperance rhetoric and hypocrisy as educated men attend bars and buy liquor while convention delegates push education to suppress the liquor trade. It notes saloonkeepers serving illiterate patrons and links liquor to societal harm, urging rational education over prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Education
Optimism and Pessimism in Hard Times
An observer notes how optimism falters when rent rises and prices grow, as landlords and grocers warn of higher costs. The piece contrasts mood with economic strain, describing how persisting worries intrude on hopeful feeling and slow the “ghost” of cheer.
Meaning Behind Hic et ubique and Sandwich Origin
A compact Q and A page explains Latin phrase meaning here and everywhere, the sandwich name tied to Earl of Sandwich who gambled and ordered meat between bread, and notes on the America's Cup openness and New York betting laws during Governor Hughes era with the Percy-Gray and Hart-Agnew statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemmy Twitcher
Sandwich
England
New York
Hughes
Summer at the Fre Library Draws Similar Reader Volume
The Fre Library reports about 400 issues per day in the last week, only slightly less than winter averages. The big reading room sees fewer daytime visitors in warm weather, but evenings remain well crowded through closing time. In Butte readers keep summer habits similar to winter.
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Butte
Street musicians and beggars crowd Butte crowds
Several small bands of blind musicians and singers entertain on the streets while crip beggars gather in large numbers. New organ grinders arrive, including an old man with his wife and daughter once seen in Butte during race meets. He now farms in Illinois as a large county taxpayer.
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Butte
Illinois
Butte Too Small for 30 Day Race Meet Says Dignitaries
An Eastern Montana weekly notes Butte cannot host a 30 day race meet due to limited hotel rooms and scarce streetcars for summer crowds. An old-timer replies, Dont josh Butte, josh Billings, defending the city in colorful Local Opinion.
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Montana
Butte
Josh Butte
Josh Billings
Shenandoah Re enacted at the Ansonia Theater
Three reel Kalem drama Shenandoah opens at the Ansonia theater in Butte for four days. The feature retells Civil War events including Cedar Creek and Sheridan. Also on bill are Fitzgerald in a one man playlet, Grant and Cordero sketch The S Beauty Doctor, and Elson comedy An Old Appointment.
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Shenandoah
Cedar Creek
Phil Sheridan
Butte
Ansonia Theater
Fitzgerald
Grant
Cordero
Elson
Fierce Bulgarians and High Flyers At The Races
A colorful account of race day crowds and betting lore in the city. Notes include Bulgarian neckties on parade, Maroney as a standout, touts and bookies losses, heat complaints, and ideas for a new track across Woodville in Jefferson county.Observers observe fashion shifts and spending habits among women and men at the track.
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Maroney
Woodville
Jefferson County
Butte
Silver Row
Deer Lodge
Powell
Jefferson
Window Envelopes And The Kind To Use
Post office rules govern window envelopes with transparent windows showing addresses. Envelopes may not place the address too high or low, must be printed with sender name, and letters must be folded so only the address shows. Improper folding can cause return or dead letter handling.
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Postal Department
Post Office Department
Limita
Washington
Colored denizens on robbery charge in restricted district
John Anderson of Salt Lake reported to Officer Gerry that a colored woman robbed him of a $500 draft from his pocketbook in the restricted district. The draft was recovered near Bob Shepard, who led police to the wallet. Shepard was jailed and reimprisoned for 30 more days, while nine other colored women were detained but released.
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Gerry
John Anderson
Salt Lake
Bob Shepard
Shepard
Yorath
Booker
Bayard Viellers New Play The Fight to Be Produced
Bayard Viellers author of Within the Law has written a new play titled The Fight which will be produced by Mrs Henry B Harris and William Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard Viellers
Henry B. Harris
William Harris
Murder of Alice Crispell Moves Police in Pa Valley
Authorities search for the assailant after the body of eighteen year old Alice Crispell is found in Harvey's Take near Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania. Her sweetheart Herbert Johns is detained but proclaims his innocence.
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Alice Crispell
Harvey
Wikesbarre
Herbert Johns
Revival of Rob Roy Announced With Abott and De Angelis
The fall revival of Rob Roy is announced with Bessie Abbott and Jefferson De Angelis set to star. An advertisement for Everybody's Shoe Store at 150 Wes Park Street in Butte promotes boys' shoes as leaders in the field.
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Rob Roy
Bessie Abbott
Jefferson de Angelis
Wes Park Street
Butte
Adv
Many Pioneers Attend Funeral of Mrs Roach
The funeral for Mrs. Alice Roach, who died Sunday, was held yesterday afternoon at the North Wyoming home. The Rev S C Blackiston of St Johns Episcopal church conducted the services. Many pioneer friends attended and pallbearers included former Senator Lee Mantle, Co T French, D W Raymond, John Wulf, Bert Farlin and T F Pilger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Roach
Wyoming
Butte Adopts Expanded Ornamental Lighting District Plan
A city council proposal to extend the ornamental lighting system in the business district proceeds after a petition signed by about 75 percent of property owners. The new district spans Park Idaho Broadway Clarence hotel area Granite to Wyoming and other streets with cost shares set at 75 percent owner, 12.15 percent street railway, 12.85 percent city. Estimated installation $32,525 and annual maintenance $18,962.80.
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Butta Electric and Fower Company
Hobgen
Gow
Park Street
Idaho Street
Silver Bow
Ohio Street
Clarence Hotel
Idaho
First Presbyterian
St. John’s Episcopal
Mountain States Telephone
Arizona Street
Washington
Granite Street
Leonard Hotel
Montana Street
Wyoming Street
Quart Street
Main
Quartz Street
Mountain View Methodist Church
Galena Street
Dakota Street
Public Library
Broadway
Laska Street
Granite
Silver Bow Club
Hamilton Street
Main Street
Copper Street
Post Office
Street Railway Company
Butte
Half a Million Added to Gallatin Valuation
Bozeman reports that Gallatin county’s assessed value rises by about 475000 due to a state attorney general ruling that reserved mineral rights in Northern Pacific railroad land are taxable. About four fifths of local deeds retain mineral rights, totaling roughly 237834 acres. value set at 2 dollars per acre. Additional railroad reservations like rights of way remain unassessed.
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Bozeman
Gallatin County
Northern Pacific Railroad
Northern Pacific Company
Harwood
Northern Pacific
Cold Wave and Frost Hit Beaverhead Farms
Dillon reports a Sunday night cold wave with frost in several valley sections though grain crops were spared. June rainfall reached 6.02 inches, the highest for June in 138 years or since Prof. J E Monroe began weather observations for the government.
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The
Standard
Dillon
J. E. Monroe
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