Store Alterations Ahead of Aug 24 Hennessy Mercantile Move
Carpenters are at work in the store room planning to hand the building to Hennessy Mercantile Co on Aug 24. A new basement floor is being installed this week and next week work will cut through the rear into Hennessy’s. The shop plans a deep discount sale to clear stock, offering 60 cents on the dollar or less, with prices not expected to drop below current levels. Customers are urged to buy soon to pick patterns and sizes before the move.
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Hennessy Mercantile Co
Princely and Emperor Shirts Offered at Deep Discounts
The ad markets large body shirts branded Princely and Emperor with world prices listed at $1. A portion of men’s white Manhattan shirts are offered at 50c. Derby hats in black or brown fetch $2.25, normally $5, with claims that such prices won’t recur.
Shoe pricing puzzle from old ad about 60c on the dollar
The note lists shoe prices like 3 shoes for 1.80 and 4 shoes for 2.40 with 5 shoes at 3 and 6 shoes at 3.60. It asks playfully if shoes could ever be cheaper than 60c on the dollar given those rates, while mentioning Resilias priced at 3.85 though cost is higher.
Carhartt Overalls Sale Clamps Down on Prices
A local sale slashes prices on Carhartt overalls with claims of beating rivals. The notice notes a temporary price drop undercutting other suppliers and hints at a forthcoming agency change affecting discounts.
Conclave Preparations and Compromise Talk in Rome
Rome July 27 cardinals arrive for conclave amid heat and security. Di Pietro seen as compromise candidate if Oreglia Gotti Rampolla and Vannutelli fail to win majority. Cardinal Logue arrives from Ireland and predicts quick papal choice, notes Gibbons unlikely to be elected. Welcome events, note debates, and logistics fill the day as preparations continue.
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Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Angelo di Pietro
Oreglia
Gotti
Rampolla
Vannutelli
di Pietro
Rampolla-Gotti
Michael Logue
Armagh
Ireland
Leo
Vatican
Vatican Prepares Conclave Lodgings for 500 Cardinals
Rome July 27 The Vatican resembles an ant hill as fevered preparations begin for the conclave area. Cardinars will be housed in three to four room suites across the ground and first floors around the San Damaso court and loggia Raphael. The Sistine Chapel will host cardinal meetings and a throne with wall canopies will be erected for each cardinal once a pope is elected.
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Paulin
Sala du Case
Gensdarmes
Palatine Guards
Belevedere
Senidarmes
Raphael
Mor
Sydney
Rome
Pal
Humbert
Pantheon
Victor Emmanuel
Margherita
Ecclesiastics
Italy
Celesta
Ermo
Associated Press
Cardinal Gibbons
Conclavist
Vatican
Cuirinal Palace
San Damaso
Pope
Sala du Cale
Pontifical Offices
Rampolla
Sistine Chapel
Arbitration breakdown halts Spokesman-Review strike
In Spokane on July 27 the Spokesman-Review failed to appear as printers demanded a 50 cent daily wage increase. The local and national arbitration boards could not agree after evidence from both sides, with President James M. Lynch of the ITU returning to Indianapolis and the union blamed for following his instructions.
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Spokane
Spokesman-Review
James M. Lynch
International Typographical Union
Spokesman- Review
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Board of Arbitration
National Board of Arbitration
Lynch
Driscoll
PAZO Ointment Refund Offer for Skin Diseases
Drugstore ad promises a 60 cent money back refund if PAZO Ointment fails to cure ringworm teter old ulcers and sores pimples and blackheads on the face and other skin diseases. The offer highlights eczema and related conditions as target ailments.
Will Reclaim Acreage as Havre Ditch Plan Unfolds
Havre Irrigation Ditch company prepares a six mile canal from Beaver Creek on Fort Assinniboine land. The project costs about 7000 and will flood nearly 2500 acres, most from desert claims. Michael J. Healy contests the water right. War Department has granted permission and a right of way.
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Standard
Havre
Havre Irrigation Ditch Company
Beaver Creek
Fort Assinniboine
Fort
Half Way House
Michael J. Healy
War Department
Billings Welcomes Denver Link After Exchange Purchase
Special dispatch notes Rocky Mountain Bell executives George Y. Wallace D. B. Murray and Thomas visit Billings after inspecting lines in Northern Wyoming. The S4P line now connects Bridger to Cheyenne with direct Denver communication as local exchanges in Cody Medeetse and Basin were bought from Moffet. Rumor of acquiring Moffet toll line and Red Lodge exchange circulates at a tonight meeting.
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Standard
Billings
George Y. Wallace
Murray
Thomas
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Salt Lake City
Wyoming
Bridger
Cheyenne
Denver
Moffet Company
Cody
Medeetse
Basin
Moffet Tocal Exchange
Red Lodge
Labor Unions Plan Big Helena State Celebration
Helena labor groups announce a state celebration for Labor Day September 7 with J B McKay named chair of general arrangements and each union to appoint three members. City unions aim to host the State Trades and Labor Council next year at Masoala meeting August 24. Rees Davis joins the American Labor Union executive committee.
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The
Standard
Helena
Rees Davis
American Labor Union
Kalispell Trio Apprehended in Whiskey Theft Case
Kalispell July 27 The deputy sheriff at Hayden captured two men and transferred them to Kalispell on Saturday morning on charges of stealing half a barrel of whiskey from a box car. They will be held by the sheriff until the September term of district court.
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The
Standard
Kalispell
Hayden
District Court
Killing Ducks Out of Season Charged in Kalispell
Dr. R. Houston was arrested by Officer John Knift for killing ducks out of season. He pleaded guilty and paid a $29 fine, stating he did not do the killing but would pay rather than inform.
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The
Standard
Kalispell
R. Houston
John Knift
Houston
Kalispell Laundry Strike Ends After Return to Work
Kalispell reports the laundry workers strike ending with all but two returning to work. The wage scale matches the proprietors’ offer before the strike. The union cooperative laundry resumes operation while subscriptions fund machinery. outcome of further-unfair actions remains uncertain.
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Standard
Kalispell
County Attorney files charges in district court
Harris files complaints against 8. Thompson for deadly assault on John Bain on May 4, shooting him in the back and arm. Also charges F. C. Arleigh with horse stealing.
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Standard
Billings
District Court
Harris
Thompson
John Bain
F. C. Arleigh
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Josh
Butte
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Holy See
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Leo XIII
Cavagnis
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Logue
Cardinal Oreglia
Congregation
Cardinal Satolli
Chicon Maria Sancha Y Hervas
Toledo
Spain
Alfonso
Cardinal Oregna
Sacred College
Pauline Chapel
Cardinal Gibbons’ Dell
Hostetter
Third Man
Crossett Shoes
Crossett
Colo
Union Building
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