Butte Liederkranz May Festival Honors Lechner
The German American club Butte Liederkranz held its May festival at the Carpenters Union hall despite bad weather. The event celebrated director Father Lechner who will soon visit Bavaria, with the male chorus performing two special numbers and guest violinist Miss Frankie Dillon.
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Carpenters’ Union Hall
Butte
Butte Liederkranz
Xe Lechner
Sacred Heart Church
Bavaria
Father Lechner
Old Country
August Pfister
John L. Strobel
Shoemaker Christopher McRae Found Dead at Home
Christopher McRae, a long-time Helena shoemaker, was found dead in his bedroom shortly after noon. The 52-year-old Scotland-born man had returned from a trip and had recently worked underground. An inquest was deemed unnecessary. his remains were moved to White & Krebs' undertaking rooms. He leaves a wife, six children, and two brothers Finley and Duncan McRae.
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South
Colorado Street
Christopher McRae
McRae
Helena
Butte
North Main Street
White & Krebs
Finley
Duncan McRae
Scotland
Butte Briefs Show Visitors From Several States
J. V. Owens of Hamilton and J. C. Ball of Missoula are in Butte. J. Kilkein of Helena is a Butte visitor. F. H. Berry of Boulder is on business. John Macine of Spokane and J. P. McCall of Livingston arrived. Lovelace of Livingston visited on business. Headsten from Helena registered at the Finlen. Meywood of Philipsburg visits, John JR. Cook of Kendall dropped in, Dan P. Mahoney of Wallace Idaho in town. F. W. Bull and daughter Edna of Bozeman registered at the Finlen. Ebert T. Allen from Livingston stopping at the Finlen. Whiting of Three Forks, St Paul railway superintendent, spent yesterday in Butte.
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John Macine
Spokane
Thornton
J. P. McCall
Livingston
Butte
J. ‘Lovelace
Finlen
Helena
George A. Meywood
Philipsburg
John JR. Cook
Kendall
Dan P. Mahoney
Wallace
Idaho
F. W. Bull
Edna
Bozeman
Ebert T. Allen
C. Ll. Whiting
St. Paul
Three Forks
Ada Ray Detective Capers End In Stage Money Reversal
Ada Ray arrives from Lewistown on a private detective mission to recover a debt. Dressed as a man she confronts a suspect in Butte and is mistaken for a man. The quarry returns the money but reveals it is play money. She reports to police, who take over the case.
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Rutte
Quinn
Wynne
Jack Quinn
Miss Ada Ray
Butte
Lewistown
Miss Ray
Frenchmen to Celebrate Holiday at Frenchtown
Central committee of the Order of St. John the Baptist in the state plans a June 24 feast day celebration at Frenchtown. A special train will carry members from Butte and Anaconda for the day, followed by a banquet at Frank Boucher’s residence.
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the Order of St. John the Baptist
Butte
St. John the Baptist
Frenchtown
Anaconda
Missoula
Frank Boucher
Order
Russian Miner in Butte District Dies After Illness
Joseph Stein a 50 year old Russian miner who lived at 428 East Park alley died yesterday after a brief illness. He came from Shenandoah Pennsylvania and had worked in Butte for 18 years. He leaves two daughters Margaret and Marion and a son Clayton in high school. Funeral services will be held Wednesday from Walsh's undertaking parlors to Sacred Heart church for a requiem high mass.
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Joseph Stein
Butte
East Park Alley
Russia
Shenandoah
Margaret
Marion
Clayton
Walsh
Sacred Heart Church
Clark Held for Crime Committed in Missoula
T. M. Clark, arrested in the recent Butte roundup, was identified as the man wanted by Sheriff Graham in Missoula for burglary. Clark denies involvement in any crime in the Garden City, but admits he was there until a few days ago. He matches the description sent by the sheriff, including the missing right hand.
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T. M. Clark
Butte Way
Graham
Missoula
Clark
Garden City
Burglary Hits Whitehall Hardware Store
Butte police were notified of a burglary at Andrew Less' hardware store in Whitehall during Saturday’s early hours. Seventy two items were stolen including 62 pocket knives and 22 razors. Authorities suspect the same men hit the Boulder post office a few nights earlier.
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Butte
Andrew Less
Whitehall
Boulder
D ruggist suffers broken leg in Montana street fall
Well known druggist B Toare of Paxson and Rockefeller is in Murray's hospital with a fractured right leg after a slip on a Mont ana street sidewalk yesterday morning.
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B. Toare
Paxson & Rockefeller'’s
Murray's Hospital
Montana Street
Socialist Demonstration in Paris Ends in Violent Clashes
Paris on May 23 saw socialists clash with police during the annual demonstration before the Pere Lachaise monument to the communists. Many participants and officers were injured and about 20 protesters were arrested amid the scuffles.
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Paris
Pere Lachaise
Farmers organize against rustlers in Silver Bow meeting
A large Silver Bow county gathering at Feeley's schoolhouse resolved to combat cattle rustling and horse theft across Deer Lodge to Melrose. Dr F A Peck presided and Forest Ranger Hungate served as secretary. Committees were formed and a permanent county group aligned with the State Livestock Association based in Helena. The next session is the first Sunday in June.
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Feeley's
Silver Bow County
Deer Lodge
Melrose
F. A. Peck
Silver Bow
Hungate
State Livestock Association
Helena
Sixty-Six Thousand Hearn for Train Robbery Suspects
One of the largest rewards offered for criminals is announced by the Great Northern Railway, posting 60000 dollars for the arrest and conviction of the five or six who robbed train No 8 at Morse siding near Hillyard Washington on May 15. Postal authorities add 1000 dollars for each of the six involved as the mail car was looted. Descriptions cover two robbers only: a tall, slender man 35 to 40, and a shorter man 5 feet 8 inches, with slouch hat and dark clothing.
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Butte
Great Northern Railway Company
Morse Siding
Hillyard
Wash
M J B and Hennessy Teams Clash in Morning 2-0 Win
Showers moved afternoon games in Butte to the morning. The M J B team beat Hennessy 2 to 0 over nine innings. Winning battery Hocking Krueger McCafferty and Mc Taggart. losing battery Bills Henderson.
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Butte
Hennessy
Hocking
Krueger
McCafferty
McTaggart
Bills
Henderson
Death by poison shocks Crow reservation case
Hairy Wolf’s death was attributed to strychnine poisoning after an examination showed he had ingested a lethal amount. Agent Reynolds and Major Reynolds elicited confessions from Thomas and a tribal squaw, who were jailed in Helena pending grand jury action. It is the first such case among Crow Indians.
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S. G. Reynolds
Thomas
Major Reynolds
Harry Wolf
Hairy Wolf
Helena
Crow Reservation
Actor on slab proves too much for Sheridan
Twin Bridges opened the season with an 8 to 2 win over Sheridan in 11 innings. Thatcher, a traveling opera company pitcher, held the visitors to three singles while Luke of Sheridan collected several safe hits.
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Twin Bridges
Sheridan
Thatcher
Luke
Sheridan Nad Ewekebien
Emma Goldman Blocked by Police in Harlem Meeting
In New York on May 23 Emma Goldman faced police resistance as hundreds gathered in Harlem to hear her. Officers dispersed attendees with force, and two people were injured as the crowd resisted detention.
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Emma Goldman
New York
Harlem
Attorney Fires At Widow In Lima Then Flees
In Lima on May 23 Maud Diltz a young widow was shot by John Beam a prominent lawyer He knocked then opened fire upon her as she answered the door Police exchanged shots with him as they chased him through the night continuing past midnight challenging his escape
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Lima
Ohio
Maud Diltz
John Beam
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Kirk
Montana
Dakota
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N.main Street
Mont
Lechner
Frankie Dillon
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Signor
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Mueller
L. A Schneider
Leopold Herm
Theodore Leibold
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L. A. Schneider
Max Kenck
August Richter
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William Haverback
Alcazar Theater
West Park
J. V. Owens
Hamilton
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F. H. Berry
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Feeley’s Station
Heward
M. J. Bos Wallop Hennessys
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Main, Butte
Riddell Paint and Art Co
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Vein
East Park
Broadway
Messina
Yor
Listermann
Bainbridge
Kiburz
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Main
S Allen
South Main
East Granite
Buite, Mont
East Park Street
Trevor & McNamara
Butte, Mont
Warner
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