Butte News: Husbands Convicts in Paustian Case Divorces
Mrs. Willie Indiana Aiken won a divorce from Oscar Aiken who is in the state penitentiary for forgery. Alice Pickrel also secured a divorce from John Pickrel, who pleaded guilty to grand larceny and is in prison. Mrs. Paustian was granted a decree after testimony of cruelty. The day ended with a comic misadventure of a doctor and a fake patient seeking a night fee.
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Willie Indiana Aiken
Clancy
Aiken
Oscar Aiken
South Dakota
Alice Pickrel
John Pickrel
Butte
Pickrel
Paustian
Pingree Composite Shoes Still Favored by Women
For thirty years the Composite shoe remains a favorite for women. Hand sewn and turned soles offer quality at a price of four dollars per pair. Hennessy’s price this week is two dollars sixty five cents. New styles and all sizes.
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Pingree
Hennessy
Tide of Japanese surplus population to Formosa and Korea
A Victoria dispatch notes Japan seeks to move its surplus population to Formosa or northern islands amid rising anti Japanese sentiment in America. The Sikh reported naval maneuvers with 50 ships and the emperor relocating from Tokyo to Yasuka to avoid Osaka plague as he reviewed the fleet.
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Chicago
Victoria
Oriental
America
Formosa
Korea
Japan
Tokio
Yasuka
Osaka
Double Murder Attempt Ends in Patten's Death
Joplin resident J. H Patten was instantly killed on Wall Street at midnight when confronted by two unknown highwaymen. IT. N. Glade, Patten’s brother in law, was wounded slightly as the assailants demanded surrender. Glade complied but Patten opened fire triggering the exchange and the robbers fled.
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Kansas City
Joplin
J. H Patten
Wall Street
N. Glade
Patten
Don
Glade
Mining man J Howard Conrad to prospect Nome for year or more
Helena May 12 Special Dispatch to the Standard reports mining man J Howard Conrad, fresh from New York, plans to leave Montana Monday for Seattle and Cape Nome to engage in mining. He expects to be away a year or more.
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Nome
The
Standard
Helena
J. Howard Conrad
New York
Montana
Seattle
Cape Nome
American Troops Occupy Hilengos Maasin and Leyte
Manila dispatch reports the 4th regiment landing meeting strong enemy resistance with heavy losses. Three American casualties are listed as the operation took hold in Hilengos Maasin and Leyte.
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Manila
Hilengos
Maasin
Leyte
Beating the Livery Stable Man Tale
Two medical students travel from upstate to the city and home to lonely districts considering country practice. A grim tale about a doctor who seeks glory in small towns but faces isolation on a dark rainy night as a doorbell rings.
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Shay
Lonesomehurst
New York Herald
College of Medicine and Surgery
Lonelyville
Origin of Familiar Customs Explained
A Philadelphia Inquirer piece surveys common habits. It pairs each practice with an ancient rationale from Roman mourning caps to hat bows and wedding shoe tossing, tracing how barbaric origins linger in today’s customs across rituals, ships, and greetings.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
England
Pioneer botanists debate ancient seed vitality from pilea fossil sprouting
Col Thompson reports a strand of evidence from pilea microphylla appearing in jadoo moss pots, suggesting tropical seeds awakened in Britain from a bygone warm epoch. The finding, tying Yorkshires moss to tropical origins, could spark a major scientific debate on seed longevity and historical climate.
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Colonel Thompson
London
West Indies
America
Yorkshire
England
Britain
Tropics
Bournemouth
Statue proposed for Trafalgar Square pedestal
A proposal suggests erecting a statue on a vacant northwest pedestal in Trafalgar Square to honor Lord Roberts and his services to the empire.
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Lord Roberts
Trafalgar Square
Bear Attack Survivor Swaps Bearback Ride for Escape
A hunter recounts riding a bear to escape a charging animal. Amid ant bites and brush, he clambered into a tree then leapt onto the bear’s back and rode it through a chaotic canyon. Green flashes, rattles, and quarry shadows surround the wild chase in California mountains.
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Manzanitas
California
Los Angeles
Do Dogs Sense Time Sunday Or Holiday Without Bells
The London Mail pondered whether dogs have an almanac like sense of time. Observers note dogs show Sunday dread and restlessness on holy days, regardless of bells, bonnets, or family saints days. An anecdote at a French villa suggests dogs respond to church hours even without usual cues.
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London Mail
Cocksure
Maggie Tulliver
Winchester approves mosquito control law
Winchester Virginia passes a law requiring property owners to pour kerosene on every pool sink or drain periodically. The police force is empowered to enforce the ordinance to curb the mosquito pest.
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Winchester
Butte Business Directory Listings and Services
Comprehensive Butte directory items list architects assayers dentists hairdressers tailors and more. Each entry includes business names addresses and short service notes such as painting, assay work, stone supply, and dressmaking with contact details and office locations.
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Butte News
Dr. Wix
Parmosa
Norcross
Owsley Brook
Butte, Moat
Leeca! Appliance Co
Charlies Elk
Denver
Ceierade
Bill Ellis
Clubfoot
Sharp
Clibfoot
Bear
Elhab
Griszly
Concord Harness
J. R. Hill & Sons
Concord
N. H
Hendrix & Macaulay
South Main St
Butte, Mont
B. F. Tolson
Hares
State-Electro Medical Institute
Progressive Medical Association of Philadelphia
State Electro-Medical Institute
Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wayne
Anagonda Copper Mining CO
Lumber Department
Nished
Hamilton, Mont
Arizona
Birch
Front
Anaconda
Gane Oery
Rice, Fulton & Gold
Swend Carlson
South Main
Dr. Dodd
West Park St
Prowofield-Cauty Carpet Co
Pennsylvania Lode
Silver Bow County
Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Co
C. 5S
Battermian
Butte Business Directory
Wiiteway & CO
B. Broadway
Platinum St
J. F Smith
A. B. Rombauer
Carney & Trand
Broadway
McDermott Hotel
Mont
P. O
Sticht & CO
N. Main St
M. FE. Mayer
A*sayer
W. Park St
Thos
Puggy
Aseayver and Chermist
North Main Street
James Welch
East Broadway
Buite, Mont
F. H. Bimrose
Hennessy Bldg
People's Employment Bureau
Owsley
Battle Employment Office
IR. M. Tiele
Owsley Block
James
B. Hollinshead
Putte, Mont
Baker & Potter
Civil Engineers
Portland Cements
Portland Cement CO. OF
Utah
M. Ll. Todd
Weet Broadway
Unique Tailoring Co
Granite St
Geo. H. Wells WU
O'Neil
Harmon
W. Broadway
Shale Furniture Co
McRae & Solveson
W. Park
Park
National Undertaking CO
Quartz ST
W. A. Akers
Reed
S. Mainst
Evans’ Book Store
Raenetie
Charles H. Lane
West
Granite Street
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