Glamor of Butte Lives On Across the Hills
An aging observer recalls how Butte was once treeless near its hills and timbered in the mining era. Pines, cottonwoods, and willows vanished for fuel as the town grew, leaving today’s forest primeval retreat at Thompson Park and the Canadian poplar taking root in city streets. Butte remains famed for romance and frontier spirit, with the city name still sparking lively chatter from visitors.
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Butte
Summit Valley
Timber Butte
Dublin Gulch
Big Butte
Thompson Park
Butte City
City of
Buttes
Montana
Land of Mountains
London
Ballarat
Shanghai
New York
San Francisco
Miners Demand Court Action On Silver Purchases
The American Mining congress reiterated its demand for a court hearing on silver purchases under the Pittman act. Secretary J F Callbreath sent the letter to Acting Treasury Secretary Gilbert in Washington on July 24 in reply to Gilbert's surprise at the board of governors Western division's advocacy of court action.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Mining Congress
Gilbert
The
Treasury
Board of Governors
Western Division
Congress
Lausanne Pact Opens Peace Pack With Many Nations
Straits opened as Lausanne signs a historic treaty restoring peace in the Near East. Britain France Italy Japan Greece Romania and Turkey affix signatures led by Ismet Pasha. The accord grants Turkey Eastern Thrace joins the League of Nations and redraws borders while relocating populations and leaving Armenian questions unsettled.
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Associated Press
Lausanne
Near East
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Greece
Romania
Turkey
Lausanne University
Ismet Pasha
Scheurer
Swiss Confederation
Thrace
League of Nations
Constantinople
County Jail Sold Delinquent Taxes Contested
Livingston Montana July 24 a tax sale mix up leaves Mike Walsh owner of a county jail after buying a Whitehall township lot for delinquent taxes unaware the jail sat on the property. His attorney informed him that redemption time had passed and the jail now sits on his lot and he must decide its fate.
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Associated Press
Livingston
Mont
Mike Walsh
Whitehall Township
Walsh
Attacks on Wood Renewed in Philippine Crisis
Six Philippine legislators resigned amid the political struggle around Governor General Leonard Wood. Quezon and other leaders push recalls and a Filipino successor if independence delays. Harding is expected to respond to the recall demand as Wood surveys health conditions in Samar.
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God
Associated Press
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Philippine
Leonard Wood
Wood
Manuel Quezon
New Collectivista Party
Rama
Cebu
Philippine Islands
Harding
Philippine Cabinet
Council of State
Samar
Maxwell Author Poison Missives Declares Social Lothario
New York July 24 A portrait of George Maxwell head of the American Society of Authors Composers and Publishers as a promiscuous man who wrote poison pen letters to husbands and relatives was drawn in a brief filed by Assistant District Attorney Maloney opposing Maxwell's motion to dismiss indictments. The brief alleges Maxwell penned such letters for over 20 years and cites alleged affairs with prominent women including Mrs Ryan wife of a financier.
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New York
George Maxwell
American Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers
Dstrict
Maloney
Maxwell
Allan A. Ryan
Wall Street
McIntyre
Royal Society
Baron von Katz
Ryan
Stutz Corner
Tack
Philadelphia
Mexico
Isle of Wight
London
Paris
Lake Como
Milan
York Harbor
Man seeks to quit light service in Helena district
G E Alexander of Lima Montana operator of a small electric light plant asks the public service commission to discontinue service stating eight customers produce only 16.50 monthly if all pay and two owe nothing. He must file tariffs and make formal application before the board will act.
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Associated Press
Helena
G. E. Alexander
Lima
Mont
Public Service Commission
Alexander
Ill juror delays Walsh trial as Hughes illness grows
In Boulder on July 24 Judge Lyman H. Bennett postponed further Walsh trial proceedings due to a juror’s illness. Arthur Hughes will not be tried this term. Walsh and Hughes faced jail‑break attempts. Sheriff Mountjoy described pipe and metal strip discoveries and heightened guard measures. The case hinges on Jensen’s condition and court reopens tomorrow.
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Standard
Boulder
Martin Jensen
Grace
Lyman H. Bennett
Roy Walsh
Walsh
Arthur Hughes
Hughes
al Johnson
Bennett
Mr. Jensen
Albert Hughes
Renova
Mountjoy
Butte
Elliott
East Park Street
Canary bird vanishes after cough remedy alters voice
In Kansas City a canary named Herman, longtime pet at Country Club police station, slept by an electric fan and, after a patrolman gave him a prisoner’s cold remedy, altered his tenor to bass. The bird then escaped through a window and has not returned.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Herman
Country Club
Butte Newsboys Organized by Chimmie Fadden Campaign
The Butte newsboys begin a selling drive organized by Chimmie Fadden, king of the newsies, with a demonstration in Anaconda where he was drenched by rain coming down from the mountains. The campaign starts immediately and prizes include three gold watches donated by Symons, M. J. Connell Co., and Leys. Fadden urges boys to serve the public with proper presentation of papers, not loud clamor. He will speak at Kiwanis and later ride up Big Butte in a Dodge car provided by Goodenberger. He praises efforts to curb youth alcohol and tobacco use, stressing practical, not doctrinal, guidance.
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Butte
Anaconda
Fadden
The
Newsies
McFadden
Chimmie
Kiwanis Club
Big Noise
Big Butte
Goodenberger
Silver Bow Motor Company
Pershing Voices Support for Compulsory Service
General John J. Pershing told Ohio National Guard members at Camp Knox that military service is essential to citizenship. He urged that by age 21 every man should affirm he has trained or served. Pershing, touring Southern camps, plans to review numerous installations.
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Associated Press
Knox
John J. Pershing
Land Forces of the
United States
Ohio National Guard
Pershing
Conspiracy 49 Firms Charged in Anti-Union Action
United States Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty plans to join a presidential tour and reveal criminal actions against San Francisco building material dealers and trade associations accused of conspiring to boycott union labor by denying materials to contractors with organized workers. He will oversee the federal case as actions against named parties are prepared.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Harry M. Daugherty
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Indicted Firms In Sherman Act Case In San Francisco
In San Francisco federal court, two industrial associations and 49 firms and individuals were indicted for Sherman act violations. They allegedly tied sales of building material to contractors who met 50 percent approval by the associations. The government seeks dissolution of the associations and convictions. Earlier a Cartwright law trial ended with acquittals.
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San Francisco
Sing
German Prosecutor Die at Hands of Mob in Frankfort
Dr. Haas, a German public prosecutor, was killed during communist disturbances in Frankfort. A mob dragged him from his home and beat him with iron rods and stones after parading him through streets. Police repelled rioters at the Hotel Frankfurterhof. authorities suspect criminals he had prosecuted instigated the attack.
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Associated Press
Frankfort
Dr. Haas
Frankfurterhof
Johnson Seeks Presidency After Meeting Hylan and Luncheon
Senator Hiram Johnson of California after returning from Europe met Mayor Hylan in New York and attended an informal luncheon at the National Republican Club. Johnson refused to discuss political or European views and planned a speech at a dinner honoring him. The event followed Hylan remarks about voters drifting from Democrats and Republicans.
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Associated Press
New York
Hylan
National Republican Club
Hiram Johnson
California
Europe
United States
Johnson
Ogdensburg
N. Y
William Bease
Hearst
New York City
Toment
However
George Henry
Payne
Theodore Roosevelt
Bull Moose
Republican Club
Soviet Russia
Lady Astor Wins Fight On Liquor Prohibition
London July 24 The house of Lords passed without amendment the third reading of Lady Astor s bill prohibiting sale of intoxicating liquors to anyone under 18. The measure has already cleared the Commons and becomes law upon royal assent.
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London
House Lords
Lady Astor
Commons
Stefansson Urges British to Annex Wrangell Island
Canadian explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson calls for the British to annex Wrangell Island as he tours London. He argues northern polar lands will gain strategic value with aviation routes, citing past British claims in 1914 and 1921. Russia and the United States contest ownership, while Stefansson notes potential outcomes if Britain renounces or holds its claim.
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Associated Press
London
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Wrangell Island
North Polar
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Stefansson
Foreign Office
Stefanasson
England
Polar
America
Europe
Asia
Wrangell
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