One Day at Butte Track Ends in Outrage and Excitement
A vivid Butte race day scene depicts a diverse grand stand from Scotch women to mine workers wives. Bets ripple as crowds chase wins and losses with Lauder drawing ire after a disputed start.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1913
Page
6
A vivid Butte race day scene depicts a diverse grand stand from Scotch women to mine workers wives. Bets ripple as crowds chase wins and losses with Lauder drawing ire after a disputed start.
Herbert Miller pleaded guilty to entering a lodging house room with burglary intent and faced a potential year in Deer Lodge. Judge Donlan refused prison due to Miller’s youth, ordering commitment to the state industrial school despite his stated penance and reform promises.
Butte automobile men attended a Kalispell convention hoping to secure the next interstate gathering in Butte. Bylaws set the annual meeting for June, but bad roads and heat would hinder visitors. Local hosts planned a July event in a big city, and as dates clashed, Butte locals ceased efforts. Swan Lake picnic drew about 200 cars and around 1,200 attendees.
Hongkong on July 19 reports the governor general of Kwangtung proclaims the severance of Kwangtunge from central government at Peking. Canton remains capital. The governor general says the provincial council appointed him governor general and commander in chief to lead southern troops against Provisional President Yuan Shi Kai.
France imported coal from the United States valued at 126 755 dollars last year. The purchase reflects ongoing energy trade between France and American suppliers amid evolving fuel markets.
Truman Chapman, 22, of Hamilton Ontario, was saved from the brink of the American falls when four men leaped the railing at Prospect Point. A rescuer reached Chapman as the current swept him toward the chasm, and the chain secured both from the water.
Volunteers of America holds all day services at 52 East Park Street with Sunday school at 1 30. Open air meetings at 3 and 7 15 下午. evening hall service at 8. Speakers include William Vigurs and Claudia Vigurs of Spokane assisting local officers Layman. Strangers welcomed.
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