President Roosevelt to Speak at Columbia Gardens in Butte
Elaborate preparations by the gardens management for President Roosevelt's address at Columbia gardens. A $600 electric lit stand on a wheeled platform will be used, with backup indoor staging planned if weather fails. The plan includes dense crowd control, carriage access, and a new boulevard dedication as the county grades approach.
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Roosevelt
Butte
Columbia Gardens
Weather Department
Export Bohemian Beer Debuts From Centennial Brewing
Centennial Brewing announces Export Bohemian to compete with Budweiser and Pabst Blue Ribbon Select. Bottles use imported Bohemian hops and Wisconsin malt, priced 50 cents per case higher, available May 15. Order from grocers or the brewery to try and attract future patronage.
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Anheuser-Busch
Budweiser
Pabst
Centennial Brewing Company
Northern Pacific Excursion to California From Butte
The Northern Pacific offers affordable excursion tickets from Butte to San Francisco and return for events in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Fares are 50 dollars for Los Angeles and return 60 dollars overall with sale May 18 to 19 and return validity until July 15. Contact W. H. Merriman for details and reservations at Butte Montana.
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Presbyterian Church General Assembly
Los Angeles
National Association of Master Plumbers
San Francisco
Northern Pacific Railway
Butte
California
Yakima Valley
Washington
W. H. Merriman
Genl
Agt
Cor. Main and
Park Sts
Butte, Mont
Sanity Inquiry Finds Waymire Unfit. Committed to Warm Springs
Judge Parker and a medical jury concluded Alexander Waymire is of unsound mind after an investigation at Boulder. He was committed to the Warm Springs asylum. He had previous hospitalizations in recent years and was discharged as cured or recovered. The condition is linked to a head injury from a railroad handcar accident in another state.
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The
Standard
Boulder
Parker
Ward
Taylor
Alexander Waymire
Warm Springs
Salt Company Fined in Sherman Anti trust Case
United States against the Federal Salt company ended in federal court with Judge Deven sentencing the firm to a $1000 fine after a guilty plea to Sherman anti trust law violations in San Francisco May 14.
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San Francisco
The
United States
Salt Any
Unities Court
Deven
Nine arrested in city burglaries and saloon hold ups
Police rounded up nine men suspected of burglaries at Britton’s hardware store and two Broadway saloons. Detectives recovered ten dozen knives buried at a suspected cache and linked the group to earlier thefts and hold ups. Two more suspects reportedly at large toward Woodville, with telegrams sent to intercept them. Names of the arrestees listed.
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Britton
Moonlight
Murray & Dwyer
Fast Broadway
Jerry Murphy
Barney McGillie
Hamilton
Farrell
John Burns
Northern Pacific
Murphy
McGillie
Burns
Woodville
Pritton’s
Tom Rogers
Edward Keenan
Mike McShane
Frank Williams
Frank Bolger
James Gibson
James Bisson
James Redmond
John Wilson
Montana Gold Officers Elected at Annual Stockholders Meeting
Montana Gold Mining stockholders elected directors Arthur V. Corry Carl J. Smith John W. Haggerty Frank H. Pilling Charles Eckhardt and Henry C. Mayne for the coming year Carl J Smith was named president Arthur W Corry vice president John W Haggerty secretary and Frank H Pilling treasurer A $5800 52 check from the Helena government assay office arrived during the meeting for the last gold brick shipped after a 20 day run at the Huntington mill The mine has yielded 52000 to date and continues producing.
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Montana Gold Mining Company
Arthur V. Corry
Carl J. Smith
Frank H. Pilling
John D. Haines
Charles Eckhardt
Henry C. Mayne
Arthur W. Corry
John W. Haggerty
Helena
Huntington
Local Store Extends Hours to 10 PM
PD J Charles of South Butte Montana announces cigar tobacco fruit confectionery news stand and drug department will stay open until 10 o’clock at night to accommodate patrons and the public. He invites old familiar faces and welcomes new customers.
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J. Charles
South Butte
Mont
Charge of Bribery Against Senator Emerges in Boston
Boston May 14 a special senate committee heard George B Raymond accuse a senator of solicitation of money to block legislation affecting his business Raymond identified Senator Harvey Foster of Gloucester as the one he referred to but the committee did not name which Fitzgerald brother was involved and adjourned without a decision
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Boston
Senate
George B. Raymond
Raymond
Harvey Foster
Gloucester
Runaway Wagon Spurs Frantic Main Street Flight in Butte
A second runaway team driven by Ed ward Polly terrorized North Main Street near Duggan’s undertaking rooms last night at 7:46 pm. The harness remained intact, pedestrians fled into saloons and shops, the wagon struck railings and a curb, but no serious injuries occurred to Polly, his companion, the horses, or the coffin wagon. The team dashed past Connell’s store, leapt onto the sidewalk, and finally ended at Kane’s saloon before being driven to Sherman & Reed’s stables.
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Larry Duggan
Edward Polly
Main
Broadway
Main Street
Duggan
Polly
Connell’s
Mint Saloon
Gans & Klein’s
Evans
Kane
I. Krueger
Littl
Sherman & Reed
Krueger
Fire destroys zinc plant at Park City Utah
Salt Lake May 14 The zinc plant of Utah Metals at Park City the only zinc ore treatment plant in the west was almost totally destroyed by fire this morning about 125000 dollars partly insured About 40 men are thrown out of employment.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Utah Metals Company
Park City
Hollis Declines Venezuelan Claims Umpire Post
New York May 24 Frederick W Hollis declines appointment as umpire for Germany and Italy claims against Venezuela due to pressure of private affairs and business commitments.
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New York
Frederick W. Hollis
Germany
Italy
Venezuela
California Excursion by Oregon Short Line Railroad
California excursion via Oregon Short Line Railroad from San Francisco and return for 50 dollars. Travel via Ogden Utah or Portland Oregon with sale May 18 to 19 and return until July 15 1903. Stopover privileges allowed both directions. For details contact 105 North Main street Butte H O Wilson General Agent. Orton Bros piano and organ dealer at 219 North Main street Butte.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Ogden
Utah
Portland
Oregon
North Main Street
Butte
H. O. Wilson
Wisconsin man buys A. Hopkins & Sons ranch for 17000
Special Dispatch reports Frank Strouf of Green Bay Wisconsin completed a purchase of the A Hopkins & Sons ranch for seventeen thousand dollars. The property sits six miles from an unnamed location.
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Standard
Lewistown
May
Frank Strouf
Green Bay
Wis
A. Hopkins & Sons
Bohemian buyer acquires 1800 acre Cottonwood Creek ranch
A Bohemian settler purchases a large Cottonwood creek ranch near this city. The 1800 acre property includes 82 acres of fine bottom land, 26 horses, 33 cattle, and farming implements. Buyers plan to expand into dairy, with others nearby considering dairy operations and increased shipments of dairy products.
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Cottonwood Creek
Harriman Special Bypasses Evanston Stop
A Harriman special did not stop in Evanston as first reported. It was halted at the western edge of town for engine change and passed through at 20 miles an hour. Reports say papers were not served on E. H. Harriman in the Durkee suit seeking 55 million dollars.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Evanston
Wyo
Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Durkee
Pueblo editor Fred White Jr dies at 34
Fred White Jr business manager of the Pueblo Star Journal died this morning of typhoid fever at 34. He was the eldest son of F W White a veteran newspaper man of Denver.
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Pueblo
Colo
Fred White
Pueblo Star-Journal
F. W. White
Denver
Gorman to Sail for Europe on Minnehaha
New York May 14 United States Senator Gorman will sail for Europe Saturday on the steamer Minnehaha. The voyage aims to discuss international affairs with European leaders and assess postwar recovery plans.
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New York
United States
Gorman
Europe
Schoolteacher Thrown From Horse in Weber District
Miss Stella Barnett, Weber district teacher and Quaintance ranch resident, was riding with others when her horse bolted. She fainted or was thrown, struck head and shoulder, was dragged a distance, and remained unconscious for hours. Dr Leighton attended. prognosis uncertain though improving. Barnett recently moved from Bozeman to teach in Weber.
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Stella Barnett
Weber
Quaintance Ranch
Quaintance
Leighton
Miss Barnett
Bozeman
Weber School
Memorial Arch Dedicated in Oberlin
The memorial arch in Oberlin Ohio was dedicated on May 14 on the college campus. Erected to honor American Board missionaries who suffered martyrdom in China in 1900, the arch is a grand structure of buff India limestone.
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Oberlin
Ohio
American Board On Foreign Missions
China
India
Classified Ad Promotes President Picture Sale in Butte
A 3 dollar daily income pitch touts selling a colored picture of the president and a welcome button from Le Hanes Montana Button House located on West Mercury street in Butte. The notice adds Fraternal Brotherhood meets each Saturday night at the Pythian castle.
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le Hanes
Montana
West
Mercury Street
Butte
Fraternal Brotherhood
Pythian Castle
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Salt Company
Nottingham
Val
Valenciennes
Hana’k
Brussels
Madras
Che Connell Horn
Conn
Habutai Silks
DUGGA
Hollis
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Orton Bros
N. Main Street
Bays Valuable Ranch
Straut
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