Volunteer traveler is given royal sendoff by Montana friends
William Hayes a Butte Wholesale Grocery traveling man and first Montana marines recruit is feted at a banquet led by James Finlen. Born in St Paul and based in Butte, Hayes prepared to ship on a southbound train to Salt Lake City after Mare Island instruction.
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William
Bili) Hayes
Butte Wholesale Grocery Company
Knights of the Grip
Sea Service
James Finlen
Hayes
Salt Lake
Montana
St Paul
Butte
Marines
Mare Island
Cal
Mugs ‘Thomas
George Stamm
Edward Alkire
Charles Morgan
Harold Crary
Homer Wade
Mike Walsh
Ed Johnson
Dan Kelly
Phil Gillis
William Rae
J. C. McCarthy
Harry Hayes
John’ Berkin
Dan Donahue
Cliff Mead
Jack O'Neill
Fred Thurtle
Vince ‘O'Donnell
Tom ' Chope
Herb Riley
William Gemmell
William Dee
J. P. McDonald
B.C. Nutter
William Baxter
Lou Frank
G.E. Lanstrum
Frank Hazelbaker
Dillon
C. P. Nevin
Nathan Hale Remembered as Patriot and Martyr
The piece honors Nathan Hale born Coventry Connecticut June 6 1755 at 21 executed by the British after serving as a spy for Washington. It lauds his sacrifice and links his death to democracy and the broader fight for liberty, urging future generations to honor his memory through democratic resolve. It cites his capture in New York and famously quotes his final words. It frames his deeds within a larger war context and moralizing call for national unity.
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Nathan Hale
Coventry
Conn
Richard Hale
Nathan
Elizabeth
Adams
Uome
Hale
Asia
Washington
Howe
Knowlton
New York City
New York
General Howe
James Beekman
George
Mishal
William Cunningham
Europe
Still Raising Funds for Y M C A Camps in Butte
Butte seeks 1600 to fund Y M C A camps for soldiers at home and abroad. A committee had gathered 600 without solicitation. the drive to raise the remaining balance continues, backed by letters praising the camps as homelike war-time huts. Secretary Colton cited liberal national response and a visiting international secretary noting readiness to fund.
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Erope
Butte
Malcolm Gillis Ad JR. Wharton
Colton
Horoscope for June 6 1917 Predicts War Era Inventions
The horoscope notes Uranus as benefic and Venus shifting to kindly sway. It forecasts Americans creating wonders in war engines and defense devices, with poets and sages gaining inspiration. Women face fickle influence and urged service at home, while Venus signals dull trade then normalizing. Libel suits and courts martial foreshadowed.
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Uranus
Venus
United State
Horoscope Dangers and Prospects for Youthful Births
A 1917 McClure article warns that rising prices will draw attention to personal births and urges care to avoid accidents. It notes children born on this day may be artistic and impulsive, risking misfortune in business and accidents, reflecting era beliefs.
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McClure
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Granite Street
Richard P. Hoenck
North Main
Zubick Art Studio
Price Fisher’s
Corner Park
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Sheehan
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Montana Transfer Co
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