Butte Man Held for Libel Over Anonymous Coal Theft Charge
John F. Lang faced a preliminary hearing in Justice Nichols court after an anonymous letter accusing W. Borden of coal theft led to Lang’s arrest. Evidence showed Lang wrote the letter seeking a railroad job, admitted its falsehood, but failed to retract. Borden was cleared of any wrongdoing.
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Woodville
Parker
Ross
Lang
Borden
Toto
Parker House
J. L. Vines
Standard prints all the news all the time items
Special trains from Butte to Mt. View park Sunday at 10 a. m. and 1 30 p m account Eagles picnic. Round trip 1 00, children 50. Grand balloon ascension and parachute leap, boating, dancing and all kinds of sports. See posters for prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mt. View Park
Lincoln Yoke Gift to Illinois University Unearthed
A linen house cleaning at the University of Illinois revealed an old ox yoke presented to the board of trustees between 1870 and 1872 by a yet unknown donor. The relic, made of black walnut with crude iron fittings, was once used at the Lincoln homestead and is now in a glass case, its origin and maker still unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Ilinois
Abraham Lincoln
Drape
Lincoln
Springfield
Board of Trustees
T J. Burrill
Decatur
Lincoln Homestead
University
Soon Had Enough of It Wife Who Was Deserted After Four Weeks
A woman described as deserted after only four weeks of marriage seeks relief and claims abandonment by her spouse amid family and social pressures. Court records indicate pursuit of annulment or divorce through local authorities.
Womans Woes and Wails Divorce Suits in District Court
Olive Merrill sues Lorin W Merrill for desertion after a Oct 4 1897 Butte marriage seeking custody of a 2 year old while Margaret Kelly sues Patrick Kelly for cruelty claiming he drove her and children from home and threatened arson and murder. Kelly seeks custody alimony and attorney fee. Executors accounts in probate proceed. Court discharges estates and appoints referees for settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Merrill
Lorin W. Merrill
Butte
Margaret Kelly
Patrick Kelly
Justice Nichols
Kelly
Frank Stephens
Lindsay
R. E. Leonard
A. J. Campbell
Campbell
Leonard
Paul le Blanc
H. D. McLeod
Richard H. Thomas
John J. Call
Labor Day Programme Notice by Silver Bow Trades
Notice that the Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly will issue an official Labor Day souvenir and programme. A credentialed committee will solicit advertisers for patronage, calling upon prospective advertisers for support. By C. H. Cammans, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly
C. H. Cammans
Butte Briefs Highlight Local Travel and Health News
Butte residents and visitors are listed in a roundup of recent movements. Notables like N. J. Isdell and W. Mallaman traveled from Pony and Livingston, while J. K. Waite and Alma Ellis returned from northern counties and Cheatnut respectively. Richard Walsh shows recovery after a mine injury. A geyser party tours the National park for a month, with multiple locals joining in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Alma Ellis
Cheatnut
Charles Welk
Great Falls
Butte
Mies Inez Marsh
Home Park
Madison County
J. K. Waite
Montana Copper Company
Deer Lodge County
Harry Bush
FF. A. Jones
Bear Gulch
Richard Walsh
Sisters’ Hospital
Mare
J. J. Knowlton
Margaret
Blanche Knowlton
Bpaford
Morgan Spaford
GJ Marke
Ashcroft
Johnston W
Kyle
Currier
Knowlton
Sayles
National Park
Mrs Nora Sullivan Dies After Long Illness in Butte
Miss Nora Sullivan died yesterday at 271 Baet Granite Street after months of suffering. She came to Butte three years ago from Fall River Massachusetts. She leaves a mother Mrs Maggie Sullivan a brother Peter Sullivan and a sister Mrs Mike Harrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Pierce
Hitchcock
South Dakota
W. A. Alexander
South Gaylord Street
Tlanters Hot Springs
J. B. McCormick
Rose Hosking
Great Falls
H. EB. Dreyer
Butteflex
Jon Rowker
Centerville
Virginia City
Rowker
England
W. HW. Cochran
Boulder Hot Springs
Cochran
Beamett
Nora Sullivan
Butte
Fall River
Mass
Maggie Sullivan
Peter Sullivan
Mike Harrington
Parrot Flat Mining Owners Pay Off Men After Wages Delay
Messre Merriman and other Parrot Flat Mining owners settled outstanding wages with their workers who had protested pay. Merriman says no intent to defraud, but funds were short and arrival of money was delayed. All is satisfactory now.
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Messre
Merriman
Parrot Flat Mining Company
Funeral for Nora Sullivan Held at Shermans Parlors
Miss Nora Sullivan aged 24 died yesterday. Funeral services scheduled today at 2 p.m. from Shermans undertaking parlors.
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Nora Sullivan
Sherman
John Haslin Dies at 50 in The Blanchard Block
John Haslin aged 50 died yesterday at his residence in The Blanchard block. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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John Haslin
Cartier Held on Larceny Charge in Bonds Case
A man named Cartier is held on a larceny charge after bond was posted or denied in a preliminary hearing. The case involves alleged theft from a local business and awaits further court action.
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Cartier
Preliminary hearing ends with Cartier tied to Blue Bird mill theft
Levi Cartier faced a preliminary hearing in Judge Nichols' court on grand larceny charges for stealing a buggy from the Blue Bird mill shed last January. Witnesses including John Hocking and F. M. Grady linked the buggy to Cartier and co defendants. bonds set at $2000 as the Smiths remain at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Cartier
Nichols
Blue Bird
F. J. Rowland
Cartier
Dan Smith
Silver Bow
Lemhi County
Idaho
Smiths
Kelley
John Hocking
Fred J. Rowland
Rowland
Hocking
Mr. Rowland
Grady Carriage Works
F. M. Grady
Langlois
A. Pollinger
Twin Bridges
Laurin
Madison County
Rowland Bucey
Blue Bird Mill
Levi
Banks Ranch
Jacok Ryan
Silver Bow County
Nicholas Banks
Ruby Valles
Wil
St John
Ryan
Epidemic Diarrhoea Cited Cure By Chamberlains Remedy
A Cocoa Nut Grove Pla writer reports an epidemic of diarrhoea and credits four doses of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with cure. A Brevard N C editor endorses Chamberlains after twenty years use and urges keeping a bottle for early attack. A Newark druggist also applauds its safety for coughs colds or hoarseness.
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A. Sanders
Cocoanut Grove
Pla
Chamberlain
Ssivan Valley News
Brevard
N Cc
Charles Holnhauer
Newark
N. J
Lamson Promoted as City Passenger Agent. Larkin Takes Post
W. A. Larkin is named city passenger agent for the Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific in Butte, replacing George W. Lamson who resigns to join a real estate firm and plans to move to Caldwell Idaho. Lamson served a decade with Union Pacific and briefly with other lines. The piece also notes Montana railroad construction updates including the Montana Central cut off near Boulder and the Sidney Creat Falls project, with labor shifts and tunneling progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Lamson
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific
W. A. Larkin
Lamson
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
Anaconda
Butte
Caldwell
Idaho
Larkin
City
Montana Central
Boulder
Sidney-Creat Falls
Great Falls
Northern
Montana
Black Eagle
Rainbow Falls
Port Benton
Great Northern
Blackfeet
Distric
Europe in the Pacific Ocean As Ainsler’s Magazine Sketch
Ainslers Magazine envisions a European federation across the Pacific west of Hawaii and the Marquesas. It contrasts Britain and Germany and France with shrinking Spain and Holland, noting colonial holdings and strategic positions amid a sweeping coastal empire vision.
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Ainsler
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Marquestas
Europe
Great Britain
Spain
George
Holland
Germiany
France
Germany
Buitgerland
Transvaal
South Africa
Commonwealth
Dutch East Indies
Australia
Oregon
British Columbia
New Zealand
Fiji
Samoa
Tahiti
Philippines
New Guinea
Society Islands
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Butte News
J. F. Lang
Mr. Borden
N. Main St
Butte, Mont
Butte Briefs
N. J. Isdell
W. ©. Mallaman
Livingston
William Foersehler
W. HH. DeWitt
Helena
Yvesterday
T. H. Hensley
Bozeman
Cora Woodward
Garland
Kan
W. 8S
Cobban
Bridger
Bozeman Avant Courier
Sara Sullivan
Lev
Sipple
M. P. Sipple
Avare
Court House Yard
M. Donlan
Short Line
WA Larkin
Moted
Wests Jersey
Weil
Calder Wall Paper Co
West Park Street
Vo Pranzman
Western Medical Dispensary
E. Broadway
Butte, Montana
M Young Mei
Courtney
E. Park
Ou Courtney
Ish Grocery
The
F. A. Ironside
Cartie
Montans
W. Park St
Miner
Inter Mountain
Grand Opera House
G. C. McParland
Clay Clement and
L. R. Stockwell Co
Clay Clement
L. R. Stockwell
Joey Ladle
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