Wage Scale For Butte Miners Sets 3.50-4.75 Daily Pay
Mining companies in the Butte district adopt a copper based wage scale effective July 25 1917 for new entrants and July 1 1917 for current workers. Underground miners start at 3.50 per eight hours when copper under 15 cents a pound with raises to 4.00 and higher as copper climbs. Weekly pay begins Sept 1 1917 with wages tied to weekly average copper price and a set pay day. Several companies including Butte Ballaklk Copper and Britannia Butte are to implement the plan.
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Butte District
Engineering and Mining
Prices stall as earnings flood stocks in market analysis
Hayden, Stone & Co. notes prices stagnate while earnings exceed distributions, offering a market shock absorber. The report argues profits may stay above normal for years despite peak levels, with railroads drawing capital as inflation remains low and Washington policy delays hinder business.
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Hayden, Stone & Co
Butte Delegates to Supreme Council Meet in Chicago
J E Shea Montana state secretary of Knights of Columbus will depart Thursday to attend the national supreme council meeting in Chicago. Accompanying him from Montana are Thomas M Kehoe Billings and W J Tighe Great Falls. War conditions moved the meeting from Old Point Comfort to Chicago for a strictly business session with no entertainment. A $2,000,000 war fund for members and others will be a key convention feature. Also listed are Montana recruits accepted at Spokane: Robert W Hosford Fred W Nelson Roy E Florance Lawrence M Helterline Merwin D Row William W Wasseland. Final two weeks of Montana recruiting have produced more than half of Fort Wright acceptances from Montana Idaho Washington.
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J. E. Shea
Montana State Council
Knights of Columbus
Chicago
Supreme Council
Mr. Sher
Thomas M Kehoe
Billings
W. J. Tighe
Great Falls
Montana
Old Point Comfort
Supreme Board of Directors
Robert W. Hosford
Patton Hill
Fred W. Nelson
Fortine
Roy E. Florance
Navy
Lawrence M. Helterline
Plains
Merwin’ D. Row
Scobey
William W. Wasseland
Spokine
Fort Wright
Idaho
Washington
Montana Men Taken at Fort Wright Spokane
The following Montana men were accepted Saturday at Fort Wright Spokane where recruits from the Treasure state are assigned. Charles A Years 33 millman Billings Tenth engineers Melvin F Sansom 24 rancher Lewistown medical department Floyd J Scott 26 blacksmith Bi Roy H Carruthers 28 clerk Dillon infantry Walter J Clark 23 Anaconda Tenth engineers Harvey J Johnson 25 brakeman Missoula medical department Carl F Ellefsen 21 for Columbia Falls Tenth engineers
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Montana
Fort Wright
Spokane
Treasure State
Charles A. Years
Millman
Billings
Melvin’ F. Sansom
Lewistown
Floyd J. Scott
Bilings
Roy H. Carruthers
Clerk
Dillon
Infantry
Walter J. Clark
Anaconda
Harvey J. Johnson
Brakeman
Missoula
Medical Department
Carl F. Ellefsen
Columbia Falls
Pigeon Roosts and Bohemian Influence Highlighted
A historical note discusses a wild pigeon roost south of Indianapolis within a wooded district known for mast, marking Indiana bird habitats and a 1903 flock sighting in Pennsylvania. It also notes Nebraska temperance sentiment driven by Bohemian women who refuse to marry drinkers, shaping local attitudes.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
To Equip a Sailor and the Munition Supply Gap
A historical note compares the labor needed to outfit a British sailor with that required to arm a soldier, stating nearly eight times as many workers are needed for the latter, highlighting military provisioning imbalances.
Expressions of loss and gain observed by a patrol driver
Patrol driver Rube Gilbert recalls watching people who lose money versus those who find money. He notes the loser mopes, checks pockets, and saddens social life, while the finder lights up, eases pride, invites friends for drinks, and exudes confidence and aggression. The contrast highlights real emotional display beyond actors.
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Rube Gilbert
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Butte
Ting
Winzes
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte & Superior Mining Company
East Butte Copper Company
North Butte Mining Company
ELM Orly Mining Company
Davis-Daly Copper Company
Tuolumne Copper Mining Company
Butte-Ballaklava Copper Company
Butte & Zenith City Mining Company
Great Butte Copper Company
Butte-Detroit Mining Company
East Side Mining Company
Mines Operating Company
Britannia Butte Mining Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wertheless
Ington
Hemi Influ
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