Airplane mail for Butte discussed by local clubs
Advertising and Rotary clubs in Butte debated plans to secure airplane mail service. A War Department letter requested information on a suitable landing field and a 1000 foot, level, tree free strip. Speakers urged city advertising and civic action to improve infrastructure and counter hostile propaganda.
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Butte
Advertising Club
Washington
Jetter
Wiliam H. Davey
Tom Davis
Rotary Club
Albert Clark
Clark
Willan He Davey
Queed
Big Butte
Tie
New
Draveindae
Advertiaire
Rotary
Alexander returns for three in Broadway show in Butte
The article praises Alexander as a mastery of illusion and psychic entertainment. It highlights his stage tricks such as catching goldfish and pigeons, a vanished duck in a casket, and reappearing in a tub. It notes his rapid questions and answers, oriental backdrop, and audience involvement. Alexander performs at Broadway tonight and Friday with a ladies matinee Friday.
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Alexander
Far East
Lillian Marion
Nartell
Broadway
Friz
Haig Named Viceroy of India by British Crown
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig of Great Britain was named Viceroy of India and has reportedly accepted the post. Lady Douglas Haig would become first lady of the viceroyalty as part of the arrangement.
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Haig
India
Sir Douglas Haig
Great Britain
Douglas Haig
Wil
Marine Corps standards questioned as age rules loosened
Local recruiting office debates new Marine Corps enlistment rules with reports of underage applicants and officers challenging high standards. A Washington letter from Marine headquarters argues the service needs men now, praising training rigor and urging recruiters to accept youths who show potential, with parental consent allowed in some cases.
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Washington
Marine Campe
Marine Headquarters
Marine ‘Corps
Marine Corps
Tam
Marine. Corps Recruiting Service
Aes
Maloney Seeks Payment for Legal Services Rendered
Former Mayor W I Maloney sues Madge J Dugan as Harris estate administrator to recover 500 dollars for legal services he says he provided in the last years of Huston S Harris life. The suit was filed yesterday seeking compensation for the claimed work.
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W. I.” Maloney
Madge J. Dugan
Huston S. Harris
Harris
Woman loses banknotes in square gusts
A woman walking through a square was struck by a gust of wind that blew open her bag. About 35 one dollar bills escaped, scattering as high as 20 feet, and she failed to recover any of them.
Barber seeks damages after alleged wrongful arrest
John Long, a Roundup barber, sues A. J. Org., Joseph Powell, and Walter Morrison for 25000 dollars claiming wrongful arrest and detention and defamation of character. He alleges police held him for two days during an October 1917 shaving session, bail was refused, and the case led to loss of work and friends. Attorneys James B. O’Flynn and others are named. The notice references a separate Venezuela smoking claim.
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John Long
King
A. J. Org
Roundup
Joseph Powell
Walter Morrison
Long
Ian Not
Solberg
James B. O'Flynn
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