Despondent Miner Near Mines Ends Life in Chicago Letter Reveals Motive
Bat Shea a 29 year old Pacific hotel miner committed suicide by carbolic acid at a vacant spot near the Pennsylvania and Barus mines after reading a letter from his young Chicago daughter describing loneliness and Christmas wishes. The note led authorities to his family and ties to Butte. He was found by R H Quick and identified by Dan Sullivan. Survived by wife, child, a sister and a brother.
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Chicago
Bat Shea
Pacific Hotel
Pennsylvania and
Barus
Shea
Butte
R. H. Quick
Dan Sullivan
Sherman & Reed
Jack Sullivan
Jack
Parent Teacher Assembly Called This Afternoon
Educators address aims of a Montana root efforts to organize a state parent teacher association Mrs Thomas A Meade of Seattle attends from Washington D C to speak on the welfare conference and cooperation between teachers and parents in public schools All invited to attend the 4 pm meeting at the high school auditorium
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John Thomas
Thomas A. Meade
Seattle
Washington, D. C
International Conference On the Welfare of the Child
Mothers’ Congress
Parent-Teacher Association
Meade
Washington
Lister
Frederic Schoff
Philadelphia
Portland
Ore
Montana
Schoff
Instructive Arts and Crafts Exhibit by Marian White Club
The Marian White Arts and Crafts club hosted an exhibit in the Bell telephone building showing needlework from sewing and embroidery classes under Mrs Avery supervision and an extensive china painting display led by Mrs J N Olson. The event included a bake sale, punch service, and a program with vocal and instrumental numbers by club members.
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Marian White Arts and Crafts Club
Bell Telephone
Elmer Snaveley
Punch
K. E. Gray
C. P. Brinton
D. O. Shaw
Thomas Tretheway
E. H. Irish
C. Page
A. Reichel
P. Sullivan
Winter
W. S. Wright
W. A. Wolcott
George Murphy
Rose McHugh
Metcalf
A. Hunt
Ruth Neal
Gladys Neal
Georgia Tate
Rena Olson
Mabel Olson
Marian White
Spokane backs Pacific Home Telephone consolidation
Spokane city council voted to consolidate the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company with the Home Telephone company. It asked a federal court to modify its March 26 decision requiring Bell to sell its stake, noting the court would issue a supplementary order if Spokane preferred consolidation.
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Spokane
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Home Telephone Company Systems
Bell
Portland
Bell Company
Republican club meeting in Silver Bow county
A meeting of the Republican club and all Republicans of Silver Bow county will be held at Schilling's hall 17 North Main street Friday evening May 22. Full attendance requested. Co W Ellingwood pres Silver Bow Republican Club.
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Republican Club
Silver Bow County
Schilling’s Hall
North Main Street
Co. W. Ellingwood
Silver Bow
Wife and Husband at Law Over Piano Case in District Court
Laura J. Waters sues William Waters over possession of a piano she claims as her separate property earned from boarding house work. The couple are separated, with the piano bought for her use or for their daughter Ethel, now Mrs. Thomas. Witnesses note the March 1938 Meaderville separation and ongoing disputes over ownership and contract.
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Fitzgerald
Waters
Butte Company Offered Success Mine in Coeur d'Alene District
McBarron and Wall arranged an option on the Success mine near Wallace Idaho for the Butte & Superior company. The five-claim zinc producing site yields about 1000 tons of ore monthly. Price remains secret though experts reports have impressed President MacKelvie. Superintendent Brace of Butte & Superior visited Wallace. no formal examination or action reported.
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Butte & Superior Company
Success Mining Company
Wallace
Idaho
Coeur d'Alene
Messrs. McBarron and Wall
Batte
McBarron
Bruce
Success
Ascension Thursday Observed in Butte Churches
The Catholic faithful in Butte observed Ascension Thursday as one of six yearly holy days of obligation. Holy Savior opened a 40 hours devotion with mass, to close tomorrow evening, while St. Lawrence and St. Mary’s will host a Sunday start. Father Meagher’s three week St Joseph mission ends with Sunday’s sermon, considered highly successful.
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Butte
Holy Savior Church
St. Lawrence
St. Mary's
Father Meagher
St. Joseph's
Death of Mrs Josephine Sullway in Butte
Mrs Josephine Sullway aged 26 wife of W F Sullway a Michigan native and Butte resident for two years died last evening at 121 East Second street. Survived by husband two children three sisters Elsie Olson Amanda Olson and Mrs Albert Sinnert five brothers Sofia Oscar Walter Stanley and Clarence Olson.
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Josephine Sullway
W. F. Sullway
Michigan
Butte
East Second Street
Elsie Olson
Amanda Olson
Albert Sinnert
Sofia
Oscar
Walter
Stanley
Clarence Olson
Manning Dies at 26 in Butte Residence
Thomas B. Manning a native of Illinois and resident of Butte for seven years died yesterday at his sister Mrs Marie Mc Kenna's home 1419 Marcia Avenue He is survived by his wife a brother Francis B Manning of Butte and two brothers in Illinois.
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Thomas B. Manning
Illinois
Butte
Marie McKenna
Marcia Avenue
Francis B. Manning
Watch Cleaning Deal at Mayer Jewelers
Mayer manufacturing jeweler at 29 W. Park offers mainsprings and watch cleaning at $1 each and $1.50 respectively, each item guaranteed for one year.
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Mayer
W. Park
Former Portlander Recovers Quickly From Severe Injury
Fred M. Gilmore formerly of Portland and now living in San Francisco sustained a serious accident last June injuring both ankles. He credits rapid recovery to Akoz the mineral remedy featured at the Newbro drug store Butte and recounts dramatic improvement after two weeks of use. He notes others have benefited from Akoz for rheumatism stomach trouble eczema and catarrh and recommends the product.
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Eckman
Seventh Avenue
New York
St. Francis’ Hospital
Father Stark
Mary Korhamer
Newbro Drug Company
Butte
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Fred M. Gilmore
Portland
Broderick Street
San Francisco
Gilmore
James Laidlaw
Sunday Oregonian
Newbro
Newbro Drug Store
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Ecy
Meen
Underwood
Finnan Haddies
Park St
Lutey
South Main Street
West Park Street
West Mercury Street
DR. F. A. Ironside
Dentist
Pennebaker-Hubert Co
Little Daughter
Daddy
Teachers’ Association
Arts and Crafts Club
Strument
Blue
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Success Mine
Butte Company
Butte & Superior Way
Wall
Race
Price
Friedmann
State Savings Bank
Butte Briefs
T. J. Kelly
A. F E. Higgins
Missoula
Finlen
Cc. H. Alexander
Helena
Henry Ferguson
Bozeman
M. H. Hershfield
William Keeley
Duluth
L. A. Richardson
Dennis Duffy
the Style Store
Besseff
Holt Hat CO
Beecham
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