Widow sues for 30000 damages in West Colusa mine death
Emma Thomas administratrix of William H. Thomas seeks $30000 in district court against Boston & Montana Mining Co for his July 24 1899 death in the West Colusa mine alleging lack of mandated safety cage at the 1000 foot shaft. Thomas 33 left widow and four children dependent on him. Attorney George Haldorn.
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Boston & Montana Mining Company
Emma Thomas
William H. Thomas
West Colusa
Thomas
George Haldorn
Special trains to Mt View for Eagles' picnic
Special trains depart Butte to Mt View Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 50 p.m. round trip 1.00, children 50 cents. Activities include balloon ascent parachute leap boating dancing and sports. See posters for prizes. Consult Orton Bros for piano or organ purchases.
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Butte
Mt. View
Divorced and remarried counts in Helena marriage scene
Edie Kirkwold obtained a divorce from C Kirwold on grounds of desertion after a 1890 Helena marriage they separated in 1890s. Witness Cora Silvey testified he left with four cents. Oliver Kirkwood then secured a license to wed Daley Bilvey and Anthony Garway to Annie Thomas. A separate license issued to John Jonas and Magdalena Egelken with questions on cousin marriage legality.
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Edie Kirkwold
C. ©. Kirwold
Lindsay
Helena
Butte
Oliver
Kirkwood
Daley L. Bilvey
Anthony Garway
Annie Thomas
Montana
Alley
John Jonas
Magdalena Egelken
Two Quiet Weddings Tie Local Couples in Double Ceremony
Oliver C. Kirkwold, business manager of the Silver Bow Coal company, married Daisy L. Sibley at the Idaho street parsonage by Rev. J. M. Settle. Also Friday, John P. Kalkman, railroad man, wed Pearl Reinier of Grand Rapids at Mr. McKinney’s residence near Columbia Gardens in a pleasant ceremony.
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Oliver C. Kirkwold
Silver Bow Coal Company
Daisy L. Sibley
J. M. Settle
Idaho Street
John P. Kalkman
Pearl Reinier
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mr. McKinney
Columbia Gardens
Arrest on Sidewalk Riding Case Dominates East Galena
Detective Murphy and Captain Leyden arrested KE. F. Smith for riding on the sidewalk on East Galena Street while breaking a broncho. The broncho damaged the walk and Smith was escorted to the city jail. Officers also held Joe Kelley John McCarthy and James Blake as vagrants.
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KE. F. Smith
Murphy
Captain Leyden
East Galena Street
Smith
Joe Kelley
John McCarthy
James Blake
Lion Coffee Premium Display At Gallogly Window
Lion coffee premiums are shown in E. E. Gallogly & Co. window. Free gifts come with Lion coffee wrappers and include blocks umbrellas watches rings and jewelry suitable for home use or children. Directions for obtaining premiums are in each package.
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E. E. Gallogly & Co
Lion
K. E. Gallogly & Co
Local Gardener Predicts Bountiful Hay and Crops
Daniel Griffith, a pioneer gardener from Lodge valley near Stuart, reports farmers in the valley will harvest good land and abundant hay and vegetable crops this season despite rain. He notes the valley’s optimism and the community’s reliance on weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Griffith
R Lodge Valley
Mily
Stuart
Yesay
Wight
Seasor
Montana Trailblazer Griffith Encounters Harvest Hopes
A Montana trail blazer and Democrat named Griffith signals optimism for a good harvest as crops depend on rain and widespread irrigation. Local readers hear a hopeful assessment of harvest prospects in the valley.
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Griffith
Montana
Labor Day Programme Notice by Silver Bow Trades Assembly
The public is notified that the Silver Bow Trades and Labor assembly will issue an official labor day souvenir and programme. A credentialed committee will invite prospective advertisers to solicit patronage for the event. LABOR DAY COMMITTEE, By C. H. CAMMANS, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly
C. H. Cammans
Wool Market At Great Falls Shows Narrow Activity
Wool prices at the Great Falls exchange edged up as buyers and sellers debated bids. Notable consignments included George Colby 15 000 pounds to May for Jeremiah Williams and Co and J Flint 15 000 pounds to Peters for Hallow & Donald of Boston, with several other lots offered or sold and Lee Simonson’s 50 000 pounds fetching a high price. The market indicates tentative improvement and expectation of better prices ahead.
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Great Falls
Great Falls Wool Exchange
George Colby
Jeremiah Williams & Co
J. Flint
Lie
Peters
Hallow & Donald
Boston
W. B. Sheill
Barraclough
J. Washland & &Co
N. McConkey
Putnam
Heck Bros. &O
Huntoon
McDonald Sheep Creek Company
Mschy Crcutz
P. C. Weyydert
A. Weydert
H. C. Fletcher
Standard
Wool market shows renewed optimism with held-back clips
Special Dispatch notes dealers and manufacturers brighter as sales rise across wool grades. Territory wools active with Texas growers planning to hold 4000 pounds of the current clip to pressure prices. Montana wools weaker, territory offerings vary, greasy sale figures cited for fine and medium lots.
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Standard
Boston
West
Texas
Territory
Montana
Roaton
Timmer
Municipal storm sewer plan and new West Broadway alley
City considers extending Dublin gulch storm sewer from Mercury street to fill the gulch and improve sanitation in the Dublin Gulch area. A petition by local residents and trustees asks council to approve the extension and street filling at Wednesday's meeting. A second proposal creates West Broadway alley through block 20 bounded by Granite Broadway Washington and Crystal to ease access for residents.
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Dublin Gulch
Mercury Street
Charles S. Warren
George H. Casey
F. T. McBride
G. M. Lyons
Lee Mantle
Aleck Johnston
M. RB. Brownlee
W. F. Cobban
R. A. Day
Granite Street
Broadway
Washington Street
Crystal Street
West Broadway
Lulu F. Largey
George J. Marks
Galena Street
Local Weather Notes and Regional Names Listed
Fragmentary report lists places and regions including San Francisco July 8. references to Nevada Wale Eastern Oregon Wale valley Oregon Lade and northern mountain lambs with scattered place names such as Joaquin Sethe Humboldt Mendocino Matte.
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San Francisco
Sprint
Nevada
Oregon
Valley Oregon
Kal
Northern Mountain Lambs
Mountain Lambs
Ran Joaquin Poaine
Sethe
Humboldt
Mendacino
Cattle and hog markets report mixed receipts and higher prices
Omaha markets July 2 show cattle receipts light and prices rising for native beef steers Western and Texan steers and cows and heifers topping up to 4.80. Canners bring 1.40 to 3.25 while stockers and feeders bring around 4.70. Calves around 8.50 to 9.00 with bulls and stags at 2.50 to 4.10. Hogs receipts 5d and market higher with heavy and mixed hogs near 5.12 to 5.05 and liveweight around 5.10 to 5.15 depending on grade. Sheep receipts 1400 with market strong. yearlings 4.0 to 4.0. wethers 4.0 to 4.40. lambs 4.50 to 4.60. London market reports Anaconda at £4 4s and silver steady at 2s 1d per ounce. Money rate at 4 to 5 percent.
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Omaha
Toway reports treasury balances in general fund
Washington notes Available cash balance 150169775 gold 72788230. A Philadelphia jeweler says pearls are in good health this summer noting luster improves after brine immersion. salt water is a tonic for dull pearls and restores their usual health.
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Washington
Toway
Treasury
General Fund
Philadelphia
Neighbor Seen as Clever Yet Odd by Chicago Record
The Chicago Record quips about a new neighbor suggesting she views sending strawberry shortcake by mail as possible. The remark hints at humorous skepticism about her practicality and wit.
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Joseph
Chicago
Widows on Aarlud Island Endangered by Devastating Sea Passage
Aarlud, a Norwegian island inhabited only by widows, faces tragedy after ten fishermen and eye hunters gather eggs. One man dies testing ropes, prompting a funeral transport that is overwhelmed by a gale. The entire party perishes at sea as rescuers struggle against the storm.
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Norway
Aarlud
Hougesund
Mubiv
Abua
Cured of Bohemianism in a Washington Dinner Scene
A Chicago Chronicle piece describes Miss Wildways, an artful Bohemian, visiting a Washington family. The mother greets in a kimono urging liberty, ice cream is summoned, and the father abandons his smoking jacket for comfort during dinner, illustrating unconventionality embraced at home.
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Chicago Chronicle
Washington
Francine
Frances
Miss Wildways
Mother
Miss Wild
Bohemian Dinner Changes Francine’s Relations With Family
Francine endures an awkward dinner with her mother and brother Will as cigarettes and tense behavior mark the event. The next day Francine resumes visits she had avoided, aided by her mother’s presence, signaling a clear shift in her attitudes and conduct.
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Francine
Brother Will
Mystic power guides doctor to Klondike gold dream
Dr Lydia R Clements, backed by occult professor Charles H Mackay, sails for Alaska 200 miles inland from Cape Nome to seek a gold treasure. She has invested 15000 dollars and vows to fund a philosophy school upon wealth, after consulting Mackay who promises aid from followers in Boston. Twenty five men hired for a year to help her quest.
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Charles H. Mackey
Boston
Alaska
Lydia R Clements
Colorado
Dr. Clements
New England
Klondike
Charles H. Mackay
Dawson
Professor Mackay
Nome
Clements
Police Sergeant Captures Robbers After High Speed Chase
A Harrison Street sergeant who proposed to his sweetheart moments before a gunfight tackled a runaway carriage on Michigan Avenue near Twelfth Street. He halted two armed robbers at gunpoint, saving his beloved and earning marriage six months later.
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Harrison Street
Michigan Avenue
Twelfth Street
Avenue
Jim
Training the Voice for a Sofer Speaking Tone
The article urges women to improve speech as a refined charm. It cites the Womans Home Companion on a musical voice and offers practical steps. Listen to your own voice, avoid imitation, lower pitch, and speak from the chest with patient practice. Real improvement aids calm demeanor and social impression.
Utah mining prosperity and city growth in 1898
Utah yields total annual value of 42 million dollars from mines farms flocks and herds coal iron and other minerals lumber salt and manufactories. Salt Lake City emerges as a thriving capital with new public buildings and vast future growth as mining agriculture and industry expand.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Denver
Grand Cathedral
College
Orphans
State University
Union Depot
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Butte Newss
Boston & Montana
William Thomas
Dead Man
Orton Bros
Lion Coffee
Deer Lodge Valley
Wool Market
Billings Wool Market
Boston Wool Market
King’s Addition
King
Missoula Gulch
Omaha Livestock
Koston Mintog
London
Adventure Peteersrne Allouez Mining Company
Amalgamated Copper +e
Mids Atlantic
Ges Hutte
Boston Peneed
Alumet & Heeda Sern
Franklin Eserves
Treasury Matement
Samuel Weller
Cape Nome
Seer
Arlington Heights
Salt Lake
Heber M. Wells
Ezra Thompson
Arthur L. Thomas
J. C. Jensen
R. R B. Whittemore
G. F. Putnam
L. H. Farnsworth
Walker Bros. Bank
Sam‘l C. Park
Bank of Commerce
J. A. Headland
Thomas Weir
Ajaxmine
Geo. W. Gibbs
S. W
Mont
Utah Savings and Trust Co
C. B. Stewart
Frank H. Pilling
Main
Carl J. Smith
N. Main
Samuel Binder
Farrell St
H. C. Hoffman
W. E. Hubbard
N. Main Street
General
Courtney’s Cash Grocery
E. Park, Butte
Lee
E. W. Griffin
East Broadway
McDermott Hote
Arizona Streets
Butte, Montana
Bishop Keonnedy Co
Cal
Martin Dreg CO
Aunconda
Materia S
Carder Wall Paper Co
West Park Street
Butte. C
Vv. Franzman
Western Medical Dispensary
E. Broadway
S.t
F. A. Ironside
Curtis
West Park Stree Butte
THE
W. Park St
Grand Opera House
Buite
G. O. McFarland
Clay Clement and
L. R. Stockwell Co
Miner
Inter Mountain
Clay Clement
I, RK
Stockwell
Joey Ladle
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