Butte Drug Smugglers Plead Guilty in Federal Court
David Baxter and his wife Bessie Baxter of Butte Montana pleaded guilty in federal court to illegal morphine sales ending a major northwest drug smuggling ring. They admitted 13 years of Canada to western states smuggling with a $3000 transaction and agents found 300 plus hypodermic needles hidden in clothes and the Baxters were arrested at Casper three weeks earlier.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Northwest
David Baxter
Bessie Baxter
Butte
Mont
Leavenworth
Kaw
Baxters
Canada
Baxter
Casper
Dismissal of Dan the retired Butte draught horse
The city of Butte faces a plan to retire or sell Dan a long serving draught horse. Public Works and streets officials discuss options citing humane concerns and fiscal prudence. A mayoral committee of Aldermen Wood Austin and Seth will study the best method to pension or dispose of the animal.
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Dan
Butte
Public Works
Jim Woods
Jacob “Oliver
Wood Austin
Seth
Omraieasoner
Butte Notes and Visitors at the Finlen Hotel
Report from Butte notes arrivals at the Finlen Hotel including Mr De Hardman of Simms Mrs Thomas Warthouse and Mr and Mrs from Boulder Lars Hansen and Laura Hanken of Poleon W. Whaley from Helena and J R Vanderputte of Great Falls visiting or staying a few days. A description recounts a hospital room scene with a visitor named Lafayette bringing cheer to a patient.
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DE. Hardman
Simms
Finten
Thomas Warthouse
Boulder
Lars Hansen
Laura Hanken
Poleon
Whaley
Helena
J. R. Vanderputte
Great Falls
Cig
Finlen
Scrubbing Ambition Meets Grave of Booker Washington
A man declares his goal to visit Booker Washington's grave while admitting his focus on scrubbing as a practical ambition. He jokes about doctors, medicine, and cheerfulness as the healing force, then moves toward the bed seeking quiet with the doctors.
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Booker Washington
A Picture of Health for Jean with Tanlac
Jim Snell of Raleigh Montana praises Tanlac for his daughter Jean aged fifteen who improved from a sickly nervous condition to a robust appetite and sleep. He notes she previously lived on toast and vegetables, but after two bottles she eats sincerely, sleeps well, and shows improved skin and color. Tanlac sold in Anaconda and Butte.
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Jean
Ron
Jim Snell
Raleigh
Taniac
Ross
Anaconda
Fuller Drug Company
Butte
Newbro Drug Company
Catarrha Home Remedy Promises Deafness Relief
A dated advertisement claims catarrh causes deafness and head noises and offers a home remedy using a sour druggist extract to alleviate symptoms. It describes relief from headaches dizziness and sense of foggy thinking as the treatment progresses and notes improvement in loss of smell taste and mucus in the throat.
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Ucaument
Spokane Links Light on Nine Holes at Cow Pasture Pool
A Spokane Country Club course for the Pacific Northwest Golf Association championship week of June 16 to 21 is described as a tough, varied layout with a top nine amid pines and a lower nine along streams and gulleys. The piece highlights hole threats, terrain features, water hazards and notable named players associated with the event.
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Spokane Country Club Links
Pacific Northwest Golf Association
Lonesome Pine
Spokane Country Club
Bara Kendall
Northwest
Chicago youth recalls Chateau Thierry ordeal in cartoon magazine
A Chicago boy, returned in good shape from military service at Chateau Thierry, recounts his experiences to friends. He describes the fighting and reflects on the dangers faced by men his age, as French comrades and peers react to his stories.
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Magazue
Chicago
Chateau Thierry
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Heine
Boe
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Bolever & Brown
West Park
Studio Grand
West Broadway
W. Park Street
Ansonia
Tom Moore
Ansonia Orchestra
Chester Gillett
Insonia
U. S
Europe
Bae
U.S. S
Westward Ho
Kiel Canal Lock
Polish National Committee
Poland
Warsaw
SORK
Dietilla
Lafayette
Tanlac
Spokane
Urse
Frank Sweeny
Clyde Graves
Walter Merreweather
Frank Graves
Frank McCollough
Trence
Gladys
Pathe News
the House of Good Music
Patizens
Charles S. Warren
Chamber of Commerce
Clara O'Connor Daly
Chamber Or Commerce
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