Former Butte Resident Visiting Old Friends Here
Casper Schultz left yesterday after noon for Los Angeles where he purchased a $50,000 home. He is accompanied by four children who have been in Butte while he worked in Mexico. Eleven years ago he worked for Boston & Montana in Butte and later in Arizona and Nacozari, Sonora as general superintendent for Madzuana Copper, now a consulting engineer for the company. His children are in care of Mrs. L. F. Pohndorf in the city. The family notes Mexican workers averaging $6 daily under eight hour shifts with no daily wages in the mine. The Madzuana Copper company is part of Phelps-Dodge, with properties across 180 miles, main at Nacozari and a Douglas, Ariz. smelter about 90 miles away. Schultz came to Butte upon learning of the Speculator mine disaster. H.C. Power is mentioned as an ablaw of Schultz.
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Casper Schultz
Los Angeles
Butte
Mr. Schultz
Mexico
Boston & Montana Company
Arizona
Nacozari
Sonora
Madzuana Copper Company
Schultz
L. F. Pohndorf
Los Jes
Los Angel
Min Mexico
Madzuana
Phelps
James Mackey Dead In Whitehall At 30
James Mackey 30, formerly of Butte and Aberdeen Scotland, died yesterday morning in Whitehall. He once worked on North Main Street in the Bohemian saloon and is survived by his wife and an uncle and aunt in Butte, Mr. and Mrs. Berry. The body will be brought to Butte for burial.
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James Mackey
Butte
Whitehall
Mackey
North Main Street
Aberdeen
Scotland
United States
Berry
REDS REVEL IN GLORY AT Butte Mine Workers Meet
A meeting of the metal mine workers' branch of the TW W in Finlander hall publicized a plan for a broad coordinated strike to shut down Butte mines and halt copper shipments to munition makers. Tom Campbell urged unions to unite, appoint strike committees, and seek company concessions before work resumes.
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United States Army
Metal Mine Workers
TW. W
Finlander Hall
Tom Campbell
Dan Shevlin
Metal Mine Workers’ Union
John McCarthy
Hugh Boyle
Jen Bassett
Columbia Gardens
O'Hara
Fixing County Roads Rapidly by County Board Efforts
The county board of commissioners vows to repair roads as quickly as expert builders permit. Unusually harsh weather has left roads exceptionally bad, but officials hope general improvement before the next bad season. Inspectors report many improvements already evident.
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County Commissioners
Gaya
Justice Court Dismissals and a Fine for Carrying Concealed Weapon
In the justice court Harry Burns Wasseserda was dismissed from first degree assault charges. Mike and Cora Leonard were also dismissed from third degree assault charges. James McFadden faced a concealed weapons charge, pleaded guilty, and paid a $50 fine. Justice Buckley ruled Burns acted within his rights after hearing the evidence.
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Harry Burns Wasseserda
Buckley
Burns
Mike
Cora Leonard
James McFadden
Fredrickson Fined for Handbill Distribution
Nick Fredrickson was fined $10 in police court yesterday for distributing handbills on the streets. He allegedly passed out a number of strike bulletins.
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Fredrickson
Nick Fredrickson
Want All Freight Cars For Nation
Instructions to shippers and receivers urge economy of freight cars and facilities. Shippers should order needed cars from local road reps, load quickly, and give shipping instructions in one day. Receivers should unload promptly. A Washington car service poster notes ample army rations and clothing. Recruiters promise soldiers pay and increases, with cooks in demand and value of dollars in the army explained.
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Car Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Pay of Revolution Versus Pershing's Men Compared
A Chicago poster compares pay of Revolutionary War soldiers with the wages offered to Pershing’s men going to France. It notes Washington era pay of 80 dollars per year and that soldiers could save most of their earnings, aiming to recruit modern volunteers by drawing a contrast with the past.
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Chicago
George Washington
France
Pershing
United States
Patriotic Luncheon By Ad Club At Finlen Hotel
The Butte Ad Club hosts a patriotic luncheon today at the Finlen hotel to honor Butte’s achievements in calls, Liberty bond purchases, and Red Cross donations while welcoming Louis Dreibelbis back from a three month Orient trip. An orchestra provides music and a recruitment segment is included. Berkeley, June 26. The University of California notes a speaker about a woman’s tipsy incident. Roswell Flam will not join the summer session faculty as he heads to France with an ambulance unit.
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Finlen Hotel
Butte Ad Club
Butte
Cnlls
Liberty Bond
Red Cross
Louis Dreibelbis
Orient
Mustc. Ae
Berkeley
Cal
Wat Fas
University of California
Roswell
Ge Flam
Fe Hue
France
Summer Session Faculty Appointments and Courses
Dean Walter Morris Hart selected Miss Jane Gay Dodge of Vassar College to join the summer session faculty as an English instructor. She will lecture twice daily on the history of English literature. A new course titled Automobile Construction was announced to educate owners and drivers about the inner workings and maintenance of cars. A New Hampshire girl has become a blacksmith, with prior experience limited to shooting hens.
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Walter Morris Hart
Jane Gay Dodge
Vassar College
Miss Dodge
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