Shrine Circus Opens with Mixed Delights for All Ages
The Shrine Circus features wild animal shows, a merry-go-round, hot dogs, dances, vaudeville acts, and baby and infant contests. It raises funds to send the Shriners band and patrol to the San Francisco convention next June while highlighting free hospitals for crippled children. Over 650 Shriners in red fezzes paraded, led by R. R. Rathbone and W. W. Wisner, with performances nightly 7 to 12 until May 13 except Sundays.
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Shriners
San Francisco
North America
R. R. Rathbone
Bagdad Temple
Dillon
W. W. Wisner
Bill Blocked
Sealy Welcomes Son in Northwest Toys Family
Kelly, head of Northwest Toys, celebrated yesterday as he became a father to a son weighing eight pounds. Mother and baby are reported thriving. The note closes with a proverb about keeping wolves from the door and a European reference, ending in Nashville Tennessee.
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W. ©. Kelly
Pasisner
The
Northwest Toys
Wolf
America
Nashville
Scouts Honor Court Held Amid War News At Butte
A crowded court of honor and badge investitures were held as Scouts from multiple troops gathered for the annual ceremony. Awards included Eagle and Life degrees and public service merit certificates, with Judge Donovon and Justice Turner presiding.
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Butte
Tagle
John Metroop
R. J. Bowen
Eugene Leamer
Donald Lyle
Court of Honor
Earle N. Gensberger
M. M. Donoghue
P. le Wille
Life
Joseph R. Jack
D. J. Charen
Malcolm Gillis
Harry Hanson
Railroads Seek Stronger Powers Over Labor Board
In Chicago May 4 men from the Missouri Kansas Texas shop craft division urged broader authority for the labor board to curb contractor work. They argued railroads push contract labor to dodge rulings and demand harsher enforcement and expanded powers for the board. Also reported: Justice ONeill married Frank Sprague and Beulah Hager in Philipsburg, witnesses Dan Sullivan and Alex Rodger. Mayor Olea of Youngstown may run for Ohio governor per Pittsburg Gazette Times. Bolsheviks accuse capitalists of planning to sack Russia, suggesting Bahara as alternative profits.
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Chicago
United Sates Railroad Labor Board
C. J S
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Meewan
Mabor ‘Board
Sore Peta Peee
Justice O'Neill
Frank Sprague
Beulah Hager
Philipsburg
Dan L. Sullivan
Alex C. Rodger
Tornado kills two in Texas and injures many at Penfield
Reports say two people, J Mussett Jr and Mrs W F Woodman, were fatally hurt and others injured as flying debris struck Penfield. About 40 were treated locally with 15 hospital cases. two students at nearby St Edward's College also injured as dormitory portions fell. Nearby Louisiana floodwaters spread from the Mississippi levee break near Peridas with 450 refugees sought by boats.
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J Mussett, Jr
W. F. Woodman
Penfield
Bt. Edward's College
Pennfield
Louisiana
New Orleans
Mississippi
Peridas
Pointe-a-la-Hache
Rellet
Sze Sees Chinese Struggle Inevitable During Readjustment
Washington May 4 Chinese Minister Sze said the fighting in China is an inevitable incident in the shift from monarchy to republic The minister expressed belief the conflict is tied to the democratic transition and that foreigners and their property should not face interference as China contends with internal upheaval
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Washington
China
Sze
Talen i
Blanchard Returns as Fireman's Fund Representative in Montana
Pete Blanchard, once an insurance agent in the Northwest, arrives in Montana as I P Blanchard secretary of Fireman's Fund. Charles D French state agent meets him in Butte from San Francisco and tours the state with him. Blanchard has strong interests in Montana and is a stockholder.
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Pete Blanchard
Northwest
Montana
I. P. Blanchard
Fireman's Fund
United States
Butte
Charles D. French
Mr. Blanchard
San Francisco
Charlie
Virginia City
Blanchard
Mr. Reach
Blanchard Talks Montana Ties and Oil Field Roots
H P Pete Blanchard, Montana Power holder, jokes about roots from Helena to Butte while touring billings. Fireman’s Fund group hosts him, as he travels nationwide as an executive director. Friends recount his resemblance to Woodrow Wilson and his easy manner. Blanchard quips he’d rather be Fireman’s Fund secretary than U S president.
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Montana Power
Helena
Billings
Butte
Hom
Fireman's Fund
Montana Fire Insurance Company
James H. Rowe
Lawlor & Rowe
Firen Fund
Blanchard
Monta
Tam
California
National
Woodrow Wilson
French
Incoe
United States
French uncover red spy scheme in center of France
Police claim a vast spy ring linked to Bolshevist propaganda operated across major French centers. Documents rallied for Moscow and a key arrest was made near Paris at Sur-Seine outside one of France’s largest arsenals. Merce Cachin blamed capitalist pressure in Genoa as the discovery emerged.
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France
Francs
B. UN
Moscow
Sur-Seine
Paris
Merce Cachin
Communist Party In
Genoa
Music Festival planned in Butte for coming summer
Butte music lovers welcome a new undertaking by the Music Festival association formed at a recent meeting to draft local talent for a three day festival this summer. Sam Treloar leads pro tem efforts with pledges of broad support from bands choirs and teachers. Planning includes training sessions and meetings to finalize details for what could be the Northwest s greatest chorus.
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Butte
Music Festival Association
Anaconda
Sam Treloar
Northwest
Treloar
Butte Man Killed in Champion Mine Rockfall
John Bronnerberg of Butte died when ground and rock collapsed at the Champion mine at about 500 feet depth. Fellow worker John Bergstrom Wax was injured but expected to recover. Coroner W. D. Kendricks planned an inquest. roads near the mine were said to be poor. Bronnerberg, 43, resided at 436 South Dakota street with no listed relatives. Bergstrom lived at 1125 West Granite street.
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John Bronnerberg
Butte
Champion
W. D. Kendrick
Anaconda
John Bergstrom
Bronnerberg
Bergstrom
South Dakota Street
Tt In
West
Granite Street
Three Killed Four Wounded In Canton Gun Battle
In Canton Ohio on May 4 a gun battle near the city lasted over an hour between a posse and four men. Three were killed and four wounded, likely fatally. The clash followed the kidnapping of Motorcycle Policeman John Wise after he attempted to arrest the speeding car near the city limits. Police and gunmen exchanged hundreds of shots during the confrontation.
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Canton
Ohio
Posse
Here
John Wise
Wise
Irregulars Clash with Free State Forces in Ireland
Heavy fighting reported along the Londonderry border near Buncrana and Birt. Five civilians, including a six year old girl, wounded during a Bollant bank raid in Bunerans County Donegal as Free troops arrived. raiders fled with booty. Ulster special constables near Londonderry attacked by mutineers with machine guns. casualties not yet confirmed.
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Londonderry-Doncgal
Birt
Free State
Buncrana
Selpast
Bunerans
County Donegal
Associat Londonderry
Ulster Special
Here
Gronna Dies At Home In Lakota
Politician Gronna, longtime North Dakota congressman and farm bloc ally, dies at his Lakota home after a career shaping agricultural policy. He served in Congress from 1903 to 1911 and chaired the Senate Agricultural Committee. Survived by his wife and children.
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Buxton
Trail County
Jonnie Ospby
Lakota
Fn General
Martin N. Johnson
Andrew. Miller
United States
North Dakota
John Worst
John Worst, Then President of the State Agricultural Cell
E. F. Ladd
Gronna
Congress
Judge rules Mount Evans seizure over liquor aboard ship
Federal Judge J. C. Hutcheson declared American ships as territory where liquor cannot be sold. He confiscated 254 bottles of intoxicating liquor seized on the steamship Mount Evans, a United States Shipping Board vessel, at Galveston.
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J. C. Hutcheson
Mount Evans
United States Shiping Board
Galvesto
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