Colonel Buckets and betting splurge on stage star
Prominent gambler Colonel Buckets, famed racecourse betting official, lies in emergency hospital after an appendicitis operation. Friends and notable figures from turf and theater send messages, recalling past Brighton Beach days and urging recovery. Separate court notices name John Doe in a biting assault case and Douglas Maxwell in a disturbance complaint on Elm Street.
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Colonel Buckets
William Rudge
Jim Finlen
Phil Dwyer
New York
Dwyer
Lillian Fussell
Brighton Beach
Sheepshead Bay
Hinky Dink
Chicago
Mann
Exchange
Dink
John” Steinbrenner
Helena
Bucket
Phil Sophy
Buckets
Hawases
Bheepshead
Boths
Brighton
Teach
Lit'ian
Marie Weinwright
Butte
Woman's switch used as clew to robbery at Seattle home
Mrs. W. Winchell of Seattle reported a burglary in her Hamilton block room Saturday night. A jewelry trunk and a sealskin coat valued at 800 were stolen. A misplaced hair switch betrayed the theft. Dave Baxter and a woman named Bessie Burts were arrested. Fire Chief Sanger ruled a fire at William Goldsworthy's residence caused by a match igniting bed clothing. A gas stove heating water allegedly started a broom fire at Jack Dranige's home.
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A. Prowier
Hamilton
Sanger
William Goldsworthy
East
Woolman Street
Jack Dranige
Weat Park Street
Fares Hit Record High On Memorial Day Weekend
Report shows half of Tuesday population rode street cars last Saturday and December receipts set records for the company. Prepared figures indicate fares paid on Memorial Day with about 55,000 fares recorded Sunday.
Suit Filed Against Milwaukee Road for 10000 Damages
John E. Free sues the Milwaukee Road for ten thousand dollars alleging damages from a crossing incident at West Bow Canyon in this county. The suit seeks compensation for property and related losses. The case targets the railroad's liabilities in the disputed crossing.
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John E. Free
Milwaukee Road
West Bow Canyon
Reward Offered for Nomad Train Robbers
A poster from Spokane postal inspectors offers a large reward for the Great Northern train robbers who dynamited mail and express cars near Rondo Libby. The notice asks Postmaster Malcolm Gillis to alert ranchers on rural routes, officers and others to watch travelers who avoid cities and report suspicious characters. Rumors say the holdup men are traveling through the countryside taking valuables.
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Rondo
Libby
Malcolm Gillis
Fon Watch
Spokane
Themen
Great Northern
Break-in attempts target South Butte stores
Nearby Libby men tied to recent thefts are suspected as similar culprits. An attempted safe cracking at a South Butte poultry store failed. In the same period two other safes in Butte were tampered with. None of the losses were large.
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Libby
South Butte
Butte
Local boy seeks entry to United States Naval Academy
R Denny of Butte and T Beckwith of Missoula, graduates of Missoula High School, travel to Annapolis Md for physical examinations on June 11 as part of a selection process for entry to the Naval Academy. They earned appointments through Senator Thomas J Walsh after competing at Missoula on April 3. Denny is the son of Judge J G Denny and well known in Butte.
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R. Denny
Annapolis
T. R. Denny
Butte
Lawton Beckwith
Missoula
Missoula High School
Naval School
United States
Thomas J. Walsh
J. G. Denny
Merchant of Venice at Lyric Theater Today and Tomorrow
Universal feature film The Merchant of Venice is booked for a two day run at Lyric Theater on East Park Street with afternoon and evening showings. Lola Weber and Phillips alley star as Portia and Shylock in this major photoplay production from the Universal company. The article notes prior works by these performers and urges high school students to attend.
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Lyric Theater
East Park Street
Universal
Merchant of Venice
Uni Versal Company
Moving Pictures
Lola Weber
Phillips Alley
Portia
Shylock
Montana's Best News Paper Sees Weekly Carrier Rates
Subscribers of the Standard will pay a weekly rate for daily and Sunday delivery starting June 1. Mail subscriptions to North America cost 7.00 dollars per year in advance, inviting all to join Montana's leading news source at a popular price.
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Standard
North America
Montana
Butte Miners Union to elect conservatives today
The Butte Miners Union votes today with a conservative ticket unopposed except for a few roles. Polls run 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ballots will be used though expected turnout is small while other Western Federation of Miners decisions may prompt lively voting among engineers' union members tonight.
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Butte Miners’ Union
Delaten
Western Federation of Miners
Western Federation
Engineers’ Union
Little Breeches and the Snowbound Child by John Hay
Private secretary to Lincoln and later secretary of state John Hay narrated a Salem born poet tale. The poem, set in Pike County, recalls a blizzard rescue of a child named Gabe by a boy amid a cold prairie snow. The speaker values saving a life over throne loafing and reflects on faith and angels.
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Presidant Lincoln
Salem
Ind
Illinois
Pike County
Tve
God
Taggart
Timney
John Hay
Hyomel advertised as immediate germ killing remedy
An advertisement touts Hyomel as direct to the spot treatment for catarrh, colds, bronchitis and sniffles. It promises quick, lasting relief from blocked heads and irritated membranes with medicated air, offering a money back guarantee through Smith Drug Co of Anaconda and Paxson Rockefelle Co of Butte.
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Smith Drug Co
Anaconda
Paxson & Rockefelle. Co
Butte
Isa
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