Woman awarded 1000 damages for icy sidewalk fall in Butte
Mrs Mary Sedam won a 1000 damage verdict against the city of Butte in district court for injuries from a Hamilton street fall on an icy sidewalk. She remains on crutches after the incident about a year ago. Her lawyers were James E Healy and James E Murray.
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Mary Sedam
Butte
McClernan
Department of the District Court
William C. Walker
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Leonard
Train collision injures worker as cars jam
A motor on a ring chain jumped the track causing cars to jam. A worker's right hand got crushed trapped between the cars.
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Ling
Health-Seeking Miner Buckley Dies in California
Michael Buckley, 52, longtime Silver Bow miner and engineer at the club, died in Riverside California six weeks after leaving Butte for a health change. Born in Ireland, he came to Butte 18 years ago and became a well known figure. Survived by five children: Mrs. J. G. Holmes Lulu Kittie William and Leo Buckley. The body will be shipped home today and the funeral arrangements will be announced.
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Butte
California
Michael Buckley
Silver Bow Club
Riverside
Cal
Placer Street
Buckley
Ireland
J. G. Holmes
Lulu
Kittie
William
Leo Buckley
Baggs Sues Over Letters in Bitter Root Case
Stevensville notes report George T. Baggs and wife returned from Butte where he argued before the district court against the Butte administrator over letters tied to the late George Fraser. The local and Butte administrations clash. supreme court may decide. A chicken pie supper at Methodist church drew a big crowd after a Woman's Christian Temperance Union event. Attorneys Baggs and Lewis were in Hamilton handling district court matters. Sheriff George Lee served papers in a suit by eastern parties against Bass.
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Standard
Stevensville
George T. Baggs
Butte
Baggs
District Court
Bitter Root Valley
George Fraser
Bitter Root
Peter Fraser
Fraser
County
Supreme Court
Methodist Church
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Eri O Lewis
Hamilton
George Lee
Bass
Stevensville Chamber elects officers and plans rail line talks
Thousand Acre fruit firm hosts Springfield visit while Higgins announces a birth. King Cole learns of a son's birth in Virginia. Stevensville Chamber names J B Parnall president and officers for the coming year and forms a committee to negotiate a right of way with President Sloan for the new railway.
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John Higgins
W. C. (King) Cole
Virginia
Stevens- Ville
J. B. Parnall
J. Frank Borough
Albert May
Howard D. Smart
Clyde Slagle
Funeral for Leslie Graham Held at Philipsburg
Philipsburg notes report Leslie Graham's funeral held at the family residence after death Saturday morning. Jacob Franzman left for Sleeping Child springs seeking rheumatic relief. Rev Paul M Adams made a business trip to Virginia City. Local high school basketball team returned from Bozeman tournament with a solid winter record. Mrs Charles Knatz, recently ill, left for Seattle for possible operation, accompanied by Mr Knatz.
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The
Standard
Philipsburg
Leslie Graham
Jacob Franzman
Sleeping Child Springs
Hamilton
Paul M. Adams
Virginia City
Bozeman
Charles Knatz
Seattle
Knatz
Washington portrait sale sets new record price
March 18. Gilbert Stuart's Vaughn portrait of Washington sold to Thomas B. Clarke of New York for 16100 dollars. The auction marks a record price for the painting.
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Gilbert Stuart
Washington
Vaughn
Ad Y
Thomas B. Clarke
New York
Indians Capture a Supposed Ghost in Desert Encounter
Captain James Bartlett, voyage collector for the Smithsonian, says Colorado River Indians attacked him after mistaking him for a dead rifle expert named Captain Bartlett. He escaped at night after a guard relaxed and urged white allies to correct the misperception to prevent future harm.
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San Bernardino
Cal
James Bartlett
Desert
Smithsonian Institution
Captain Bartlett
Bartlett
Los Angeles
State to pay enforcement costs of new act opinion
Helena March 13. Attorney General Galen rules that expenses for enforcing the pure food and drug act under the state board of health must be paid by the state, not by cities or counties. The decision answers a Billings city attorney query and cites section 11 of the act as establishing state duty.
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Board of Health
State Board of Health
State Board of Examiners
Helena
Galen
James K. Davis
Billings
First Populist Senator From Kansas Very Ill
Topeka Kansas reports ex senator W A Peffer is critically ill in a local hospital. His right leg was amputated above the knee this morning to halt gangrene affecting his foot. Peffer was Kansas first populist senator, elected in 1891.
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Topeka
Kan
W.A. Peffer
United States
Fromansas
Peffer
Kansas
Sanders County to Issue Refunding Bonds Without Public Vote
Helena March 13. County commissioners of Sanders county may issue $20,000 refunding bonds to pay off road warrants without submitting the matter to voters. Attorney General Galen says such bonds are a change in form of an existing liability, not a new indebtedness, and not subject to a constitutional limit.
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Standard
Helena
Sanders County
L. C. Rinehart
Thompson Falls
Galen
Defense of Commerce Court Aimed by Attorney General
Attorney General Wickersham will appear to defend the commerce court as the Sims bill to abolish the court is taken up by the house committee tomorrow. The committee's sentiment is to consider the measure.
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Washington
Wickersham
Commerce Court
Sims
House Committee
Favorable report on bill to abolish court by statute
The appropriations committee will omit funds for the court in the legislative judicial and executive appropriation bill. This action is to be reinforced by Sims bill which would abolish the court by statute.
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Appropriations Committee
Mrs Anne Nett Loses On Appeal To Higher Court
Helena March 13 The supreme court granted Mrs Mary Murphy motion to dismiss Mrs Anne E Nett appeal from the will case over Edward J Murphy estate The district court jury ruled for Mrs Murphy on all points The dismissal affirms the judgment Nett may seek review on denials of a new trial Murphy can proceed under the judgment rules
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Standard
Helena
Supreme Court
Mary Murphy
Anne E. Nett
Edward J. Murphy
District Court
Mrs. Murphy
Mrs. Nett
Old Employe Steals to Buy Medicine for Son
Arch B. Terrell a 58 year old railway mail clerk, after 24 blemish free years, confessed in Louisville jail to stealing $13 from registered letters to fund Christmas gifts and medicine for his tuberculosis sick son. He was arrested yesterday at Bloomfield and admitted guilt explaining his family illnesses and lack of Christmas presents.
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Louisville
Arch B. Terrell
Secret Service
Terrell
Bloomfield
Oil Laden Steamer Jose Burns At New York Pier
A United Fruit steamer Jose laden with 10,000 oil cases caught fire at her East River pier on March 13. Fifteen men trapped in the hold escaped as the ship sank after being moved offshore. The blaze endangered shipping along the waterfront. a gasoline case broke near a lamp, worsening the fire.
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New York
Jose
United Fruit Company
East River
Kingston
Jamaica
Poor Gladys Runs A Losing Laundry Receiver For Wash House
Butte woman Lillian Hobart French once linked to Fritz Heinze faces financial hardship after a municipal court judgment of 168 dollars. She testified she has no income, lives with her sister, and had her claim against Heinze for 25,000 settled by installments that are now gone. Judge La Ferra named John Callopy as receiver to marshal any possible assets.
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Gladys
Butte
Mahatma
New York
Lillian Hobart French
Fritz Augustus Heinze
la Ferra
Heinze
Brooklyn
Bernice Golden Henderson
Lillian
Andrew J. Davis
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Philipsburg Notes
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Anne Nett
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