Red Cross Work Grows In Butte Chapter Enthusiasm Expands
Interest runs high as the Butte Red Cross reorganizes with many new enrollees at the first meeting. Aiming for thousands of members, the chapter plans future drives and a Helena state meeting, with a Silver Bow club gathering set for next Monday evening. The piece surveys the Red Cross history from Geneva origins through Clara Barton to modern American relief efforts and lists major wartime and disaster expenditures.
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Butte
Red Cross Tocty
Helena Dune
Silver Bow Club
Red Cross Society
America
Noble
International Association
Red Cross
Geneva
American Ted Cross Society
Clara Barton
War Department
Wilson
Red Cross Budget and War Relief Through 1916
The record lists funds and obligations for Red Cross activities from 1914 to 1916 including flood relief in Ohio and interior regions amounting to 2,472,287.61 dollars, Balkan War aid for Bulgaria at 18,000 dollars, Chinese river conservancy work 75,000 dollars, and European war relief expenses 1,400 dollars. It stresses respect for soldiers and mentions prevention measures against blemish abuses first raised at the 1912 Washington conference, with Geneva meetings guiding revisions.
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Bulgaria
Ohio
Interior
Red Cross
Washington
Death of a Former Resident of Butte
Mrs. David M. Wing died at her Coeur d Alene Idaho home May 21. She lived in Butte for years with her husband and family. Nine years ago the family moved to Coeur d Alene where they have since resided. A stroke weakened her after a second stroke on May 11. She is survived by her husband a son and a daughter.
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David M. Wing
Coeur d'Alene City
Idaho
Butte
Wing
Lenore Cawker’s Milwaukee stray care system praised
Miss Lenore Cawker, a prominent dog catcher, runs a humane and efficient Milwaukee stray animal program. Her establishment handled about 3,000 dogs last year, funding the operation with a salary she provides herself, covering the department’s $3,000 cost.
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Milwaukee
Lenore Cawker
Miss Cawker
Miss Gawker
Market for electric light plants in South China
A market may open in South China for electric light plants if American products can match British plants in price and performance. The British installations have been praised for satisfactory operation, suggesting a competitive opportunity for U.S. makers.
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South China
Soldiers guard downtown as meetings stay orderly
Military and police cooperation keeps peace in Butte as Company B, Second Montana infantry, remains at headquarters. Reports describe past disruptions, arrests, and a crowd dispersed after a mayoral order gave 10 minutes for mob to disperse, with bayonet use and detentions noted.
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Second
Montana Infantry
Butte
Allen
Arly
Main Street
Musselshell
Notice of first meeting of creditors in Hertz bankruptcy
In the district court of Montana Charles E Hertz bankrupt No 979 creditors are notified a first meeting will be held June 26 1917 at 1 30 pm at the offices of referee Frank W Haskins 16 West Broadway Butte Montana creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trust examine the bankrupt and conduct other business Dated Butte June 7 1917.
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District Court of the United
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