Dutchman Walks Chicago to Frisco in Same Wooden Shoes
Henry Vogt a 30 year old Hollander left Chicago with two 14 inch wooden shoes as a bet to walk 1600 miles to San Francisco in the same pair He wears oversized shoes padded for comfort and travels mostly by roads begging at ranches Vogt hopes to reach Frisco by September 1 and win 600 dollars He is a naturalized citizen and checked into a police station lodging last night with the shoes left in a jailer's care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Vogt
Chicago
Butte
San Francisco
Vogt
Tom Wilson
Illinois
Frisco
Big Hole valley to gain railroad linking rich Montana district
The Big Hole country in Montana eyes a railroad to unlock vast ore, hay, cattle, and timber potential. Officials project 370,500 dollars annual income from freight, passengers, and mail with outputs including 259,000 tons of hay, 30,000 cattle, 35,000 tons of hay, and 50,000 tons of ore valued at multiple dollars per unit. The region is famed for cattle feeding and large acreages ideal for winter wheat and grasses.
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Montana
Elkhorn
Swansea
Wales
Corinne
Utah
Big Hole Valley
Big Hole “Basin
Great Inland Empire
Texas
Left Federal Marshal In Lurch In Butte Bootlegging Arrest
C A West, 30, a cook at 19 West Broadway, Wa lier Mont, was arrested for bootlegging in Teton county and held under 1500 dollars bond. He escaped to Butte, where detectives Baldisero and Lynch arrested him at his work. West had been free three weeks and claimed he was assured prosecution would drop. He will be returned to Teton county for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. West
West Broadway
Walier
Mont
Teton County
West
Butte
Baldisero
Lynch
Butte Notes: Barker Family to Visit East on Trip
E. J. Barker assistant cashier at Clark bank left for Chicago yesterday with Mrs Barker for about a month in the East. William Scallon of Walsh Scallon Nolan firm was in Butte yesterday and leaves today for Virginia City on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Barker
The
Clark Bank
Chicago
William Scallon
Walsh, Scallon & Nolan
Butte
Virginia City
Aged student Higgins seeks Hamline PhD admission
The Rev. David J. Higgins, aged nine, has petitioned Hamline University Minn to pursue a doctoral philosophy degree. In a letter to President Kerfoot he cites his continued interest in philosophical matters despite his advanced age and requests admission consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Higgins
Hamline University
Minn
Kerfoot
Hamline
Higgins
Scholar Seeks Further Research in Philosophy of Religions
The individual has earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees and holds an honorary doctor of divinity. He expresses a desire to continue his scholarly investigations, focusing especially on religious philosophy.
Fifteenth Montana Funeral Directors Meet in Butte
The Montana Funeral Directors Association holds its fifteenth annual meeting in Butte on August 14 and 15 with local undertakers hosting. About 50 undertakers are expected to attend and Charles H. Marsh of Missoula serves as secretary treasurer directing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Funeral Directors’ Association
Butte
Charles H. Marsh
Missoula
Powder Man Frank Forni Dies After Crossing Collision
Frank Forni aged 60 a driver for Butte Powder company was fatally injured when the paper train of the Butte Anaconda and Pacific railway struck his wagon one mile west of Silver Bow Junction. He died two hours later at Murray hospital from a fractured skull.
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Frank Forni
Butte Powder Company
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway
Silver Bow Junction
Forni
Murray Hospital
Powder Company
Drew
Brown's Gulch
Desperate Woman Kills Husband in California Ranch
Mary Devalle confessed to shooting her husband at a ranch near Irvington after he drove her from the house and left her sleeping in a haystack for two nights. She told District Attorney Hynes she armed herself in fear, found him intoxicated, and shot him through the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Mary Devalle
Irvington
W. H. L. Hynes
Funeral for Daniel J Donohoe at Sacred Heart Church
All brothers are invited to attend the funeral of Daniel J Donohoe from Sacred Heart Church at 9:30 this morning. J B Mulcahy, Secretary Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Donohoe
Sacred Heart Church
J. B. Mulcahy
Adv
Mellen Resigns From New Haven Road Amid Turmoil
President Mellen resigns from the New Haven system where consolidation plans under his leadership spurred criticism. He had been installed in 1893, reshaping rail and trolley lines, with assets near 500 million and liabilities about 394 million. Indictments for anti trust violations and manslaughter loom, and water lines and trolley roads may be sold.
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Elliott
Northern Pacific Railroad
Mellen
New Haven Road
Northern Pacific
J. P. Morgan
Mr. Mellen
New England
Boston & Maine
Maine Central
New York
Boston
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Haven
West Point
Conn
Boston & Maine Road
New Haven System
Bed Fire Destroys Home on Harrison Avenue
J A Stover of 1800 Harrison avenue woke to flames at 3 am after believing the house fire was out. He escaped in night clothing as the two story residence and furniture burned, with losses estimated at 1200 dollars. His wife and children were away in Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Stover
Harrison Avenue
Stover
Idaho
Hotel Arrivals Listings Include Wide Range of Guests
A crowded hotel arrival list shows guests from Portland to Spokane. Attendees include Thornton Moore, James McDonald and wife, and many others from Helena to Missoula, Berkeley to New York, with cities such as Ogden, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Portland represented among the names and origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
M. J. Carberry
Chicago
A. Mendenhall
Pony
Mrs. C. Hayes
Los Angeles
D. M. Casey
Rochester
N. Y
Preston J. Cannon
Salt Lake
H. I. Thompson
James K. Dye
Canon City
Col
James Mutch
Portland
Ore
J. D. Davis
Toronto
Ontario
San Francisco
A. R. Dearborn
Granite
Butte
J. T. Schusher
St. Paul
J. H. Duffy
Anaconda
al Dirkes
City
W. B. Morrow
New York City
Walter C. Hill
Atlanta
W. D. Higgins
Deer Lodge
H. O. Foster
Avery
Joseph J. Smith
Monida
D. F. Williams
Helena
Santa Fe
W. W. Grimes
Bozeman
J.A. Walsh
R. J. Johannes
M. H. Keefe
New York
C. J. Noble
Terre Haute
Ind
Www. Co
Missoula
O. H. Mullay
U. S. Army
D. C. Maloy
Omaha
George B. Nellis
H., M. Bennett
A. R. Ford
Great Falls
J. D. Peppen
Minneapolis
J. A. Johnston
Pocatello
Idaho
Charles Howard
Billings
George Whitcomb
C. BE
van Gorden
A. E. Sebelien
Spokane
William Murphy
Bulgarian King Denies Bulgarian Atrocities Rumors
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria openly rejects reported Bulgarian war crimes during the retreat before Greek forces in Macedonia. He sent a message via the royal secretariat to the Associated Press calling the rumors infamous Greek calumnies and promising that truth will emerge in time.
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New York
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Associated Press
Egyptian Cigarette Exports Soar Reported At Over Ten Million
Taxpayers face costs over 10 million as trade data shows Egyptian cigarettes exported last year totaling 1,165,000 pounds valued at 2,115,000 dollars.
Joy Ride Suspects Charged With Grand Larceny
Deputy County Attorney Percy Nap ton filed a complaint charging Herbert Banks and Edward Hample of 211 South Jackson Street with grand larceny for taking Dr J A Donovan's automobile from the Phoenix block two weeks ago. They allegedly joy ridden until morning and abandoned the car in front of the courthouse. Banks and Hample will be arraigned this week in a justice court with Chief Murphy named as a witness.
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Percy Napton
Herbert Banks
Edward Hample
South
Jackson Street
J. A. Donovan
Phoenix Block
Donovan
Banks
Hample
Murphy
White slavery charge against F. J. Yeager ages 25 and 30 alleged victim
F. J. Yeager, 25, was arrested in a West Broadway rooming house on a white slavery charge. Stella Nichols, 30, told police a damaging story yet said she would stand by Yeager and marry him after his release. Yeager is accused of inducing her to leave Ogden and enter a life of shame. Federal authorities will prosecute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Yeager
West Broadway
Stella Nichols
Yeager
Ogden
Builders' Hardware Mechanics' Tools Value Guarantee
The ad assures buyers they will find reliable hardware here with a strong ironclad guarantee. It emphasizes that misbuying tools leads to lasting trouble and that the store offers good tools at very low prices, encouraging shoppers to stay and save.
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Libbey
Libbey Company
C. B. Hoskins & CO
North Main Street
ED Rose
the Jeweler
the Fair Drug & Assay Supply Co
DR. Lamb
Galena St
Butte, Ment
Newbro Drug Co
North Main
Rase Bros
East Park Street
Hollander
Bil Hole
Lurch
State Undertakers
Fairmont
Goldberg
Europe
America
R. L. Goldberg
Vya
Italy
John Vitt T Ycoco
Seattle
Vancouver
B.C
Ferdinand
A. C. M. Hardware
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