Butte Cheers as County Wins Raises Over City Bills
County officers gained pay raises increasing county running costs by about 15110 dollars while city pay bills failed. Butte lauds Silver Bow delegation for few successes such as horse race and pool room bills, and ward expansion, amid widespread holiday note and stalled plans for a miners home hospital and industrial institute.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Montana
Silver Bow
Helena
School of Mines
House
Senate
Road houses proliferate as city growth accelerates
In a bustling city scene officials note plans for more roadhouses on the flat to serve rising traffic from expanding suburbs. Meantime streetcar lines to Meaderville and beyond run full, while a lively incident on West Park Street with crutches, a sling, and a dancing organ draws a curious crowd. Corinne in memory and an ice crop forecast add local color as a lunch box love letter tale unfolds.
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Owsley & Wathiton
South Butte
West Park Street
Park and
Montana
Butte
Angel
Four Bodies Borne to the Silent City in Butte
A somber 3 pm procession in Butte carried four hearses with Iver Wolden Edward Spillum Louis Moe and Ole Espos to the cemetery after blasting deaths at the Diamond mine. Floral tributes and large public attendance marked the solemn services at Scandia hall led by Rev. Pedersen and Rev. Groeneveld.
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Main Street
Park
Out Park
Montana
Iver Wolden
Edward Spillum
Louis Moe
Ole Espos
Woodmen of America
Scandinavian Brotherhood
Cearges
Scandia Hall
Peter Pedersen
Groeneveld
Butte
Park Street
Taft Keeps Sunday Quiet at White House Visit
President Taft and his brother Charles P. Taft attended morning services at a Unitarian church marking a simple first Sunday in the White House. A crowd gathered, showing interest in the new president with no formal demonstrations. After lunch he rode 12 miles on horseback with General.
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White House
Taft
Charles P. Taft
Unitarian Church
Taft begins presidency with Sunday rest focus
President Taft observed a quiet Sunday with no callers, starting his administration under the rule that Sunday be a day of rest. Edwards, his military aide Capt Archibald Bull, and President Roosevelt's orderly McDermott were noted along the route over the Potomac speedway.
Helena Boy Has Foot Crushed Under Car
Dispatch from Helena says 10 year old Ernest Jennings tried to hop onto a moving street car his foot slipped to the track and was crushed by the wheel doctors fear amputation may be needed incident occurred March 7 in Helena officials report
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the Standard
Helena
Ernest Jennings
Oil, Gas Found Near Silesia in Carbon County
Special dispatch reports Billings stockholders in the Carronwood Billings Oil company find a strong flow of gas and oil at about 600 feet in the field near Silesia Carbon county. Interests plan continued drilling expecting commercial oil soon.
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Standard Billings
Flatulency and Gas Relief Promises By Stuart Tablets
A historic health ad explains how flatulency harms digestion and can press on lungs and heart. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a quick gas remedy, claiming they digest gas producing foods, improve gastric fluids, and prevent decay. The ad cites wide use, price, and a free trial offer from F. A. Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
America
Canada
F. A. Stuart Company
Stuart Building
Marshall, Mich
Swindling Crooks Now Under Arrest
A Tacoma dispatch to the Seattle Times reports the arrest of a band of swindlers linked to a fake prize fight scheme. Frank H. Pilling, once tied to an $18,000 embezzlement and now imprisoned, expresses relief that justice may reach the guilty. His wife remains steadfast beside the county jail as appeals proceed.
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Bunco
Omaha
Neb
Frank H. Pilling
Butte
Mont
Butte Adjustment Company
Carley
Pilling
Helena
Seattle
Rainer-Grand Hotel
Duwamish
Pierce County
James Thompson
Empire Crowds Good Show All the Time at Butte Playhouse
The Empire playhouse in Butte draws full houses with a 15 cent admission as the bill features Driscoll and company replacing Drake's dogs due to illness. The lineup includes Lasalle and Lind juggling eight clubs, William M. McBride’s Irish comedy My Uncle Jerry, Melba Herman, Daisie Thorne, and an electrified emptroscope with illustrated songs, delivering high class entertainment amid competition.
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Butte
Driscoll and Company
Drake
Daily Bill
Lasalle and Lind
America
William M. McBride
Uncle Jerry
Melba Herman
Daisie Thorne
Girl Question at Broadway Delights Audiences This Season
A strong Broadway musical earns near full house applause. Nina Collins as Mrs. Jessie Sears and Marguerite Devon as Elsie Davis shine in solos. Carl George as the baron and Paul Nicholson deliver sharp comedy. A cafe scene centers the plot with Miss Devon as the cashier. The chorus and soloists receive high praise and the show repeats tonight.
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Jessie Sears
Marguerite Devon
Elsie Davis
Paul Nicholson
Carl George
Miss Devon
Irrigation Dam Work Halted By Railroad Injunction
Great Falls March 7 Construction on the Dodson dam in Vahey county intended to irrigate Milk River lands has been stopped by an injunction won by the Great Northern Railway Company. The halt cites back water threatening railroad tracks. The rest of the text appears garbled and unrelated.
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Helena
Butte
Silver Bow
Silver Bow County
Great Falls
Dodson
Vahey County
Great Northern Railway Company
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