Fourth of July Parade Set as First Event in Montana Carnival
Montana plans a five day Fourth of July celebration with a comic parade on June 30 as the opening number. Secretary Billy Sullivan says features will be revealed gradually to avoid overwhelming excitement. Bert Mayer and Charles Hauswirth lead the comic parade efforts with Mayer as general chairman. Butte’s business community backs the plan as posters promote the event across the state and roads within 200 miles will welcome visitors for the five day spectacle drawing hundreds of tourists.
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Montana
Billy Sullivan
Sullivan
Northwest
Bert Mayer
Things Comic
Charles Hauswirth
Mayer
Hauswirth
Butte
Man Wound Self Has Change to Survive
A. F. Brown who said he had done a bum job when found suffering a self inflicted bullet wound over his heart has a chance to survive at St. James hospital. Doctors said a fair chance of recovery unless pneumonia develops. Brown was found in a tent at Majors and Wyoming streets Wednesday night after neighbors heard two shots.
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A. F. Brown
St. James’ Hospital
Brown
Majors and
Wyoming Streets
Mrs Burke III Suffers Acute Appendicitis At Home
Mrs. Nora Burke mother of John J. Burke assistant cashier at the Metals bank suffered an acute appendicitis attack Wednesday at her home 302 West Porphyry street. Emergency operation performed at Murray hospital and condition reported very favorable yesterday.
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Nora Burke
John J. Burke
the Metals Bank
West Porphyry Street
Murray Hospital
Famous Physician Dwyer Dies in Los Angeles
News reached Butte yesterday of the death in Los Angeles on Tuesday of Dr. T. J. Dwyer a leading medical and surgical practitioner from Omaha. He left a large network of relatives in Butte and was noted for his long hours and devotion to medicine. He died at his sister’s home in Butte after a trip seeking treatment and will be buried in Omaha.
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Butte
Los Angeles
T. J. Dwyer
Omaha
Middle West
Dwyer
R. J. Dwyer
Keweenah County
Mich
Michigan
O'Neill
Neb
University of Nebraska
Creighton University
Count Creighton
California
Tucson
Ariz
Mary McCarthy
Yegen Block
Norma Burke
Dennis Sullivan
J. W. Dwyer
W. T. Dwyer
Spokane
Susan Flanagan Dwyer
Father Flanagan
School For Boys
Last-Minute Tax Payments Rush City and County
Tax remittances crowded treasuries as May payments closed with a heavy last day rush. Totals show over 610000 paid since May 1 to city and county treasuries, with about 500000 received countywide by day’s end. Delinquency expected to be minimal, around 4000 to 5000, and big taxpayers like Anaconda and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific contributing major sums.
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Treasuries
McCarthy
Anaconda Company
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul and
Pacific
Brett
Mr. Brett
Lagunillas Gets Electric Lights After Long Delay
Lagunillas Venezuela a town built on piles and over 400 years old has finally turned on electric lights after a prolonged delay residents say the illumination marks a milestone for the coastal community.
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Lagunillas
Venezuela
Shriners Invitees Gather for Butte Dinner Event
Chief to visit Shriners will deliver his message and all Shriners are invited to a reception. Illustrious Potentate Dart and numerous members from Butte Great Falls Anaconda Dillon Helena Bozeman and Three Forks attend the dinner with Bagdad executive committee in charge of arrangements.
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Garfield Perter
Mrs. Jones
Potentate Dart
Frank K. Mutch
Butte
W. W. Black
Bob Gordon
Great Falls
Emmanuel Downing
W. E. Dufresne
John L. Lindland
W. E. Pierce
H. L. Hart
Helena
EF. Walter Garer
C. S. Kenyon
Bozeman
John McVickers
Anaconda
G. K. Adams
Dillon
H. W Burton
G. A. Myers
Charles E. Beebe
al Gies
E. J. Schwefel
Frank W. Haskins
Sam T. Blair
Freight ship sinks in Vineyard Sound collision
A 2,751 ton steel screw freighter built in 1897 sank after a collision in Vineyard Sound. Coast Guard crews from Woods Hole responded after wireless notices of the accident. The vessel was the President Garfield, bound from Boston to New York.
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Coast Guard
Woods Hole
Garfield
Boston
New York
Friends recount slaying incident in Idaho Falls case
J E Curley Higgins of Idaho Falls told relatives of Orville Duffy about the shooting after he and Duffy were arrested in Idaho Falls. Higgins said Duffy struck a police officer with a blackjack, then a second officer shot Duffy in the back as others arrived. Mrs. Duffy plans to hire two special prosecutors for the police case.
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J. E. (Curley) Higgins
Idaho Falls
Orville Duffy
Idaho
Duffy
Higgins
Butte
William Hayward
Billy
Submarine collision at New London docks during salvage effort
The S-12 and S-18 collided while alongside the Camden at the submarine base. Admiral Brumby said the electrical motor switch blew as S-18 drew up, with damage confined underwater. One report cited motor room flooding. Both subs remained by the Camden overnight and will be moved to the marine railway tomorrow.
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Associated Press
New London
Camden
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Temple Ballroom
Jan Rich
Ourepua
Rex
Royal Milling Company
Vialt Bute Shriners
Vineyard Sound
Dollar Line
Kershaw
A. C. M. Hardware House
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