Butte Crime Roundup Sees Guilty Plea Sentences Three Years
Long Tom Williams pleads guilty to burglary and receives a three year state prison term. Other defendants face trials in Judge Clancy's district court, with Williams' co defendants McHugh Nixon Mellier and Fontana scheduled for July 5 and 6. A separate information accuses Guilan of criminal assault on Lilly Lenz, while Clifford and Brown face grand larceny and first degree assault charges respectively.
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W. Stephenson
John Woodside
Melrose
Clancy
Department of the District Court
Connolly
Thomas Williams
Williams
James McHugh
Harry Nixon
Eugene Mellier
John Fontana
Frank Guilan
Lilly Lenz
N. Clifford
George Brown
Clifford
John Burns
Brown
Drusilla Brown
Sheriff Hill
Madison County
Butte
Art
Peel
William Ennis
Supreme Court
Montana
Liquor Dealers Held for Sunday Picnic Escort
All members of the Liquor Dealers' association are called to assemble at Pioneer hall in Butte at 9 o clock Sunday. The Boston and Montana band will escort them to the picnic train at the B A P railway, per secretary Jonin Bloor.
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Liquor Dealers’ Association
Pioneer Hall
West Broadway
Butte
Boston & Montana
B., A. & P. Railway
Jonin Bloor
Theosophical Cults Dominate Chicago Belief Scene
The Chicago Chronicle notes a large Chicago following for theosophy and related orders led by the Star of the Magi and the Orders of Eden. About 390 adherents are active across three separate groups with headquarters in Adyar India Cincinnati Ohio and San Diego California of Karma and reincarnation belief.
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Chicago
Divine Wisdom
Theosophy
Chicago Chronicle
White Brotherhood
Mahatma
Order of the Mag
Order of Magi
Persia
Adyar
India
Cincinnati
Ohio
San Diego
Cal
Remodeling Forces Temporary Banking Rooms Move
During remodeling of permanent banking rooms in the Chambers block, business is being conducted in the room north of Leyson's Jewelry Store, serving customers and the general public.
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Leyson's Jewelry
Red tape in England hampers army efficiency and action
A high toned critique recounts how war office forms and rigid rules slowed officer exchanges at Durban, delayed replacements to front lines, and even mocked Kimberley siege communications. It cites absurd clerical demands, duplicate filing, and unnecessary charges, contrasting with a counterexample where common sense overrode red tape.
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War Office
India
Durban
Southampton
South Africa
Kimberley
Lord Methuen
Modder
Kekewich
Wynberg
O'Gorman
Rhodes
North Lancashire
London
Board of Works
Woolwich
Western Pacific
Downing Street
Gayly
The Envy of the Railway Ticket Agent
The Chicago Chronicle notes envy toward railway ticket agents in big cities for high commissions, though most experts say commissions on connecting lines were halted since February 1. It contrasts past abuses with current restraint, and cites high salaries for railroad executives like Chauncey M. Depew and other officials, while warning of overwork.
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Chicago Chronicle
Cor
trans-Mississippi
Mississippi River
Chauncey M. Depew
Vanderbilt Lines
Kennedy Furniture Co Offers 2 Percent Discount On All Refrigerators
Automatic refrigerator sale announces a 2 percent discount on entire line at Kennedy Furniture Co. Deals highlight savings and featured models available for a limited time. This promotion positions Kennedy as a value option for home appliances.
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Kennedy Furniture Co
Dance and sports program in Butte area outing
Music by the Boston and Montana band plus a special orchestra for dancing in the afternoon and evening. Prizes in cash and valuables. Boating and bowling events. League baseball between Anaconda and Helena. Special train service from Butte at 7:00 a.m. and 1:50 p.m. Tickets valid on regular trains. Fare from Butte round trip one dollar. Anaconda two cents.
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Boston & Montana
Anaconda
Helena
Butte
Be Patriotic Fair Stocks Theworks In City
A patriotic Fair advertises the largest and most complete stock of fireworks in the city with prices claimed as the lowest at 79 W Park.
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W. Park
Crystal Springs Pleasure and Health Resort Highlights
Crystal Springs remains the most popular resort near Butte with social functions and fine suppers. The luxurious baths tempt the city’s elite as stages run from Butte four times daily.
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Crystal Springs
Butte
Accidental Help Turns Stranger into a Sharper Tale
An English judge Sir Henry Hawkins recounts a railway station encounter with a rough man who offered to help with his luggage. The man reveals a past link to Crooked Billy and vows to repay Hawkins for saving Billy, delivering a curious if menacing gratitude tale.
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Justice Hawkins
England
Henry Hawkins
Henry
Billy
Enry
Refrigerator sale and rail fare discounts advertised
Kennedy Furniture Co offers 2 percent off refrigerators while Great Northern lists round trip fares to Duluth Sioux City Chicago and St Louis with sales on June 10 16 and 20 and a return through Sept 30. J E Dawson is general agent at 41 North Main. Welch folding beds advertised with 25 percent discount and Brownfield Canty Carpet Co promotes prices at 48 to 54 West Park Street. Ben FE Harris Co awards bicycle prize for second number.
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Duluth
St. Paul
Sioux City
Chicago
St. Louis
Great Northern City Ticket Office
North Main
J. E. Dawson
Welch
Brownfield-Canty Carpet Company
West Park Street
Col onloquy About General Banks Sparks Admission
A London Globe report notes a colonel remarks that once General Banks becomes a puppet show and he has two cents to spare he will buy a ticket to see him but not before. He was admitted.
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General Banks
London Globe
Tombstone That Tells a Lie in Germantown Graveyard
A Philadelphia North American item notes visitors to the public burying ground beside the Concord school house in Germantown may be shocked by a deceptive tombstone. Hidden in a quiet corner, a sunken grave with weathered letters bears an inscription that misleads readers, prompting curiosity about its true meaning.
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Philadelphia
Concord School
Germantown
In Memory of Adam Schisler Epitaph Prone to Flub
A humorous 19th century obituary notes Adam Schisler died aged 69 and lampoons a gravestone error. The stonecutter misdated the age, cemented over the first nine years, added another after six, and the cement wore away revealing errors.
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Adam Schisler
Adam Bhisler
Adam Shisler
Mountain View Park Fourth of July Celebration
Grand celebration at Mountain View park on July 4 1900 under the auspices of the Anaconda Catholic club. Amusements include food music games and other attractions. Round trip travel from Butte available.
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Mountain View Park
Anaconda Catholic Club
Butte
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Stephenson
Long Tom” Williams
Great White Lodge
Buddha
Solon
Greece
Ezekiel
Daniel
Jeremiah
Habakkuk
Pythagoras
Euripides
Nehemiah
Malachi
Aristotle
Demosthenes
Socrates
Plato
Jesus
Orient
Piente
Great Northern Excursion
Ben FE. Harris Company
Tombstone
Pennsylvania
The
Madras
Courtney’s Cash Grocery
East Park Street
Long Branch
Pilsbury
Ritter
N. L. Olson & CO
Bennett Bros
East Park St
Montana Electric Co
East Broadway
Telephone
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Carder
Wall Paper Co
V. Franzman
Western Medical Dispensary
KE. Broadway
Butte, Mont
Useful Novelty Company
East Park
A. Augendre
Paris
France
D. M. Newbro Prog Co
Mont
Mall
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