Eight Up Ten to Twenty Years for Ed Norton
Ed Norton pleaded guilty to part in an inten hotel holdup. His companion Podge Barry escaped from St James hospital after wounds from a police fight. Norton was sentenced eight to twenty years in state prison with the minimum extended by his crippled condition, while Barry fled but was later pursued. Police recovered most of the money from the safe after a gunfight.
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Podge Barry
EA Norton
Norton
Barry
St. James’ Hospital
Dwyer
Harry
Ben
Butte To Furnish Double Spokane Quota
Under Governor Stewart authority Butte and Silver Bow county must supply 791 men for the first draft while Spokane city is limited to 308. Spokane county including Spokane has an estimated population of 125000 as of January 1 1917 and is asked to contribute 654 men along with Silver Bow county totaling 1152 for the district.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Stewart
Spokane
Putte City
Spokan
Spokane County
Deed Filed for Property in Excelsior and Lawlor Additions
A deed was filed by the Anconia Copper Mining Company transferring title to W. W. McDowell and Neywolds to lots 4, 8, 8 and 7 in block 15 West Excelsior addition and Lot 13 in block 44 in Lawlor addition.
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Anconia ‘Copper Mining “Company
W.W. McDowell
Neywolds
Tour of inspection by postal officers
W J Capan, president of the Postal Telegraph company, reports from a general inspection tour across the country that Americans are patriotic and business is good. He notes labor troubles are confined to the reader's town and predicts nationwide prosperity as workers return. Capan and A B Richards are traveling from Butte toward the coast, southern states, and back to New York.
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New York
Sam
W. J. Capan
Dent
Mr. Capan
A. B. Richards
Butte
California
I Won't Work Man Sentenced For Vagrancy
Weiss was found by Police Judge Whitty and jailed for ten days on vagrancy charges. Police Chief Murphy testified Weiss refused work at the free employment office, claiming his lungs prevented heavy tasks and he sought light work.
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En Weiss
Whitty
Murphy
Weiss
Welsh
Two Feature At Rialto Highlight Panthea And Chaplin
The Rialto hosts two feature attractions tonight starting at 8 pm Panthea starring Norma Talmadge with Allan Dwan direction and a tale of Panthea fleeing the secret police, then Chaplin in The Cure with his latest on screen gags. Both promises lively comedy and dramatic moments, complemented by hotel and spring settings as part of the show.
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Rialto Theater
Chaplin
Crown & Famous
Chapin
Comedien
Norma Talmadge
Butte Hearts
Panthea
Monckton Hoffe
America
Olga Petrova
Russia
England
Allan Dwan
Charlie Chaplin
Rialto
Circus Cook House Innovations Highlight Touring Meal Service
The Hagenbeck Wallace circus operates a two-department kitchen system with on site commissary staff to supply meats vegetables and other fare for performers and crew. Advance men anticipate meals as tents rise and hotels no longer supply all food. The Butte show plays July 28 and 29 with 2 pm and 8 pm performances.
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ck-Wallnes
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Butte
Satnday
Etft
Fromen
Onan
Irrigation optimism contrasts with western Montana drought
Reports from Northern Pacific office say irrigated farmers will reap a bumper crop, especially in western Montana, while dry farmers west of Butte face a poor outlook as hay remains good but cattle ranges weaken after cuttings. Helena marriage plans for W Harris of Spokane and Nellie Hall noted. The Franco Prussian era magazine rifle is referenced.
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Butte
Montana
Helena
W. Harris
Spokane
Dalton’ Adding Machine Company
Nellie Hall
Seattle
Honolulu Py
Quay
San Francisco
Hell
City Clerk Faces 11s Drawbacks in Draft Exemption Row
City officials including Clerk Charles Treacy and Dr. Matthews tackle mass exemption requests as mothers and wives urge draft relief for husbands and sons. A local man resists, while others fear war and insist on their duty, exposing tensions in the exemption process.
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Charles Treacy
Dr. Matthews
Maloney
Myon
Madison
Serbian miner attacked at home in Silver Bow
A mob stoned a miner named Matt Robieh at his home on Cottonwood Street, damaging windows after he continued mine work. Victor Lacy and Eli Cono Mich are charged with taking part in the attack, while Charles Bennett faces grand larceny charges for allegedly driving away four horses from the Kench ranch near Silver Bow.
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Matt Robieh
Cottonwood Street
Victor Lacy
Eli Cono Mich
Charles Bennett
Kench Ranch
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