Willys-Overland Sees Foreign Orders Surpass Past Years
Reports from Butte indicate Willys Export, a subsidiary of Willys-Overland, has foreign orders more than triple the total foreign shipments of Willys-Overland in any prior year. The Canadian operation is reorganized with capital increases and now produces over 50 cars daily. Manchester England plant capacity is projected at 25,000 cars per year by 1920, while Toledo output exceeds 600 cars daily and may reach 800 shortly. The company expands facilities to boost future economies and production.
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Willys Export Corporation
Willys-Overland Company
Butte
Willys-Overland
Willys- Overland Company
Willys-Overland Canadian
Dunlop Agency Moves Into Larger Quarters
Dunlop Advertising changes location to the Silver Bow building on West Granite in Butte. Established rapidly since organizing a year and a half ago, the agency plans steady expansion and improved service including newspaper and publication advertising, illustrating, direct mail, and multigraphing.
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Dunlop
Silver Bow
West Granite Street
Butte
Tl Am
Fice
Chinese gambler Gee Wing Du jailed for vagrancy and trick dice
Gee Wing Du, a Chinese man, received ten days in city jail after police found trick dice on him and accused him of being a gambling shark. Judge Grimes refused a San Francisco floater, noting he would not stray far from China alley in Butte. Captain O'Donnell testified and demonstrated the dice in court. one pair without sevens could win any point.
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Gee Wing du
Grimes
San Francisco
China Alley
Butte
O'Donnell
Congregational Church Social Evening at Harrison and Majors
At the Congregational church corner Harrison avenue and Majors street a parish social will feature orchestra selections conducted by Professor C. O. Blakeslee, readings by Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Wallace, several vocal solos and a dance by Helen Rothwell, with other performances by George Tippet Roy McGrew Lorraine and Virginia Giffel and Barbara Wright.
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Congregational Church
Harrison Avenue
Majors Street
C. O. Blakeslee
Reading
Jackson
George Tippet
Dr. Edsworthy
Roy McGrew
Loraine
Virginia Giffel
Helen Rothwell
Sheldon Swanson
Miss Richards
Henry Kermode
Mrs. Wallace
Barbara Wright
Mrs. Benson
Local Birth Announcements Across City
A series of births listed with families and addresses. Mr and Mrs L P Nuhfer welcome a daughter on March 21 at 2615 Princeton avenue. Mr and Mrs Benjamin Corin greet a son at 845 Utah avenue on March 21. Mr and Mrs Edgar Toyack announce a son at 2125 Phillips avenue on March 21. Mr and Mrs Peter Boyle welcome a daughter at 2634 Yale avenue on March 20. Mr and Mrs W S Babcock report a birth on 3238 Sanders street March 18. Mr and Mrs William Hughes announce a son at 512 South Nevada street on March 17. Mr and Mrs Patrick Gibbons report twin daughters at 235 West Copper street on March 11.
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L. P. Nuhfer
Princeton Avenue
Benjamin Corin
Utah Avenue
Edgar Toyack
Phillips Avenue
Peter Boyle
Yale Avenue
W. S. Babcock
Sanders Street
William Hughes
South
Nevada Street
Patrick Gibbons
West Copper Street
Dorcas Society Hosts Evening Program at Emanuel Lutheran
Mrs George Spillum will host the Dorcas society meeting at Emanuel Lutheran church corner of Montana and Silver streets. Readings include piano solo Ethel Burkland violin duet Harry and Elizabeth Anderson recitations by Vesta Seaquist Ellen Johnson and Martha Gooch solos by Alma Carlson Judith Sjoblom Francis Tonkin EB Nygan and Carlos and Charlotte Sullivan with vocal performances and instrument duets.
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George Spillum
Dorcas Society
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Montana
Silver Streets
Ethel Burkland
Harry and
Elizabeth Anderson
Vesta Seaquist
Alma Carlson
Judith Sjoblom
Martha Gooch
Ellen Johnson
Francis Tonkin
EB. P. Nygan
Carlos
Charlotte Sullivan
Great Northern Official Arrives in Butte Amid Storm Delays
Fred Wear, superintendent of the Butte division based in Great Falls, arrived in Butte last night. He said storm conditions caused only slight train delays, except in North Dakota where a severe blizzard last week disrupted service.
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Fred Wear
Butte
Great Northern
Great Falls
Mr. Wear
North Dakota
Blizgard
Anaconda Resident Applegate Among Butte Guests
W. J. Applegate of Anaconda attended last night’s gathering in Butte. He belongs to Clifton Applegate Toole, the firm under contract to build the concrete paved road from the Silver Bow county line into Anaconda.
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W. J. Applegate
Anaconda
Butte
Mr. Applegate
Clifton, Applegate & Toole
Silver Bow County
Canadians Face Liquor Shortage Grips Canada Detroit
Reports from Detroit warn of an acute liquor shortage in Canada with price spikes at government stores and legitimate agencies. Distillers like Hiram Walker & Sons have paused production and faced empty warehouses, while legal sales age whiskey to two or five years old. Bootleg whiskey commands high prices, some adulterated, with Montreal agents demanding steep sums for questionable bottles.
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Detroit
Mich
Canada
Hiram Walker & Lone
Montreal
Walker's
Illinois would be left headless if both leaders leave state
Illinois has only two directing heads now. If Governor Lowden and Lieutenant Governor Oglesby must leave, a gap opens. Adam C. Cliffe resigned as senate president pro tem to become a circuit judge, and David E. Shanahan quit as house speaker to join the constitutional convention delegation leaving Illinois with no clear acting leaders if both top officials exit.
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Springfield
Illinois
Lowden
Oglesby
State Senate
House of Representatives
House of Reprocentatives
Adam C. Cliffe
Sycamore
Senate
Sixteenth Circuit
David E. Shanahan
House
Wives Demand Wages In Hypothetical British Spotlight
London observers report wives claiming regular wages in a satirical debate sparked by barristers. Myron Parrott quips about salaries for wives, imagining a future where marriages hinge on pay, with unions and job adverts replacing traditional vows.
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London
Myron Parrot
London Daily Express
Coiney Gotrox
Goldencourt
Mayfair
Constance
John Slimpurse
Urixton
Papa
Daily Papers
Advertiser
Tony Weller
National Federation of Wives’ Union
Burned money by mistake in Denver kitchen stove
Mrs. I. E. Mantooth tossed a $275 currency roll into a stove after hiding it in a newspaper and purse. A fire damaged the money but officials expect to redeem the charred notes from the treasury with help from local agents and affidavits.
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Denver
Secret Service
I. E. Mantooth
Treasury Department
Waterfall storm signals arrival of spring
Pat Carney, the pioneer potato king of Waterloo, arrived in Butte and said the recent valley rain indicates winter is breaking and spring is here. He renews acquaintances in the mining city as he comments on seasonal change.
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Pat Carney
Waterloo
Butte
Funeral for E S Davies Set at St. John's Church
Residents gather at 1006 West Copper at 2 p m on Thursday March 25 to attend the funeral of our late consul neighbor E S Davies with services at St. John's Episcopal Church. Robert Lambert serves as clerk.
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West Copper
E.S. Davies
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Robert Lambert
Sermon Snares Escapee Back to Prison in Missouri
Leo Williams, 26, who escaped after a prison road gang break near Columbia, returns to finish a two-year burglary sentence. He cited a sermon by Father Walter Dempsey at his St. Louis "Working men's hotel" as the turning point that inspired him to surrender and lead a straight life.
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Jefferson City
Leo Williams
Father Dempsey
St. Loui
Columbia
Williams
St. Louis
Walter Dempsey
Doyle
Tramps Return to English Roads After War
The London Times notes a postwar rise in tramps across England. They are better clad and show renewed respectability and patriotism, with many younger men joining the wandering workforce as demobilization frees men without trades or training.
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London Times
Roberts Seeks Divorce from Mabel Roberts
William E. Roberts filed a district court complaint yesterday seeking a divorce from Mabel Roberts on the grounds of desertion.
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William E. Roberts
Mabel Roberts
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