Graduates Earn Mining Engineer Degrees at School of Mines
President C H Bowman conferred the mining engineer degree on 16 Montana State School of Mines graduates at last night’s exercises in the auditorium. Speakers included E P Mathewson of Washoe smelter, who urged practical use of knowledge, emphasized combining theory with hands on work, and warned against misusing blueprints and reports while stressing honesty, diligence, and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State School of Mines
C. H. Bowman
Malcolm Bowden
Elllis H. Ellis
Frank A. Foote
Samuel H. Ketcham
Percy Lomas
Thomas M. Lowry
William D. McLaughlin
A. B. Meikeljohn
Albert O’brien
Earl Patten
Israel ©. Proctor
Merton D. Proctor
Otto E Schiffner
Boston & Montana
E. P. Mathewson
Washoe
Anaconda
Bowman
Mathewson
School of Mines
Butte
Eastern Mining Schools
Be Honest and Loyal Workers Emphasized in Speech
Mr Matherson delivers guidance on plant upkeep, lighting, ventilation, and organization. He stresses cooperation between capital and labor and urges honesty and loyalty for workers to earn respect. The address ends with diploma ceremonies amid a rain-soaked auditorium.
Butte Briefs Show Guests From Nearby States
Mrs James Patten of Phillipsburg and J P Gilmer of Billings are guests or visitors in Butte at the Finlen hotel. Others include A S Lloyd and wife of Missoula, P N Reathern of Missoula, W W Stone of Junction Idaho, Arthur Vantern of Anaconda, G H Martins of Helena, L A Walker returning from Seattle, F H James of Laurin, Miss Biddy Peters and Mary E Burwell of Anaconda, Nathan Godfred of Helena, Mary Schekenbach and children sailing from New York June 4, and Rev E O Tilburn and his son Albert preparing for a voyage to Cherbourg with Paris stay planned. Mr Johnstone hurt in Royal Blue wreck not seriously injured. Rev Tilburn to New York June 13 aboard the New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Patten
Phillipsburg
Butte
John Teers
Divide
Finlen
A. S. Lloyd
Missoula
J. P. Gilmer
Billings
Thornton
P. N. Reathern
Ww. F. Stone
Junction
Idaho
Arthur Vantern
Anaconda
G. H Martins
Helena
L. A. Walker
Seattle
F. H. James
Laurin
Madison County
Biddy Peters
Mary E. Burwell
Nathan Godfred
Railway Commission
Mary Schekenbach
Hamburg
New York
Sam M. Johnstone
Johnstone
E. O. Tilburn
Shortridge Memorial Christian Church
Albert
Cherbourg
Mr. Tilburn
Paris
Rev. Tilburn
Henry Vanwerken Insane in Butte After Warm Springs Transfer
John Rogers and Rodney Herndon special deputies from Virginia City brought Henry Vanwerken to the Warm Springs asylum contractors after a violent attack in Alder Gulch. The 77 year old settler, long tied to the gold camp, turned a knife on a friend and himself before being disarmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rogers
Rodney Herndon
Virginia City
Butte
Warm Springs
Henry Vanwerken
Vanwerken
Alder Gulch
Smallpox Breaks Out Aboard Battleship Kentucky
At Bremerton navy yard the yellow flag flies from the mast of the battleship Kentucky as small pox develops aboard. One sailor is confined and several show signs. The ship will be fumigated. an epidemic could delay the Kentucky’s return to San Francisco and the Atlantic fleet next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Bremerton Navy Yard
San Francisco
Alabama Vote Counted in May Primary Delegates Instructed
Montgomery Democrats meet to count May 18 primary votes showing Bryan won and delegates instructed for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Democratic Executive Committee
Bryan
Two Women Held Up In Their Apartments
Robber calmly rifled personal effects as two young women cowered in their rooms. Miss Lizzie Shea and Miss Nellie Leary were terrorized while a gunpoint raid yielded a gold watch and bracelet before the culprit fled. Deputy Barnicote arrested William Kennedy in Centerville. Kennedy denies guilt as county officials investigate. An Italian war in Centerville ended with Lulla and the Pennycar brothers fined for a scuffle at a saloon. Maurice English later dismissed the case. The Pennyears seek refund of their $2 fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kennedy
Centerville
Barnicote
Lizzie Shea
Nellie Leary
Kennedy
Peter Lulla
Joe
Louis Pennycar
Lulla
Justice Colligan
Pennyear Brothers
Maurice English
Pennycar
Foul Play Suspected in Mysterious Death
New York May 29 An investigation began into the mysterious death of Charles H. Holmes a wealthy Boston leather merchant who died in the Hoffman House lobby after a taxi ride from a West Forty-seventh street house Police detained taxi driver Hugh Fitzsimmons Mrs Clara Moore Josephine Wells and Frederick Moore in connection with Holmes death Moorehead and Wells helped Holmes to the cab as it was called to take him to the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles H. Holmes
Boston
Holmes
Hoffman House
West Forty-seventh Street
Hugh Fitzsimmons
Clara Moore
Josephine Wells
Miles City Set to Celebrate Fourth with Enthusiasm
Miles City will celebrate the Fourth this year with committees appointed by the chamber of commerce to manage finance decoration music advertising races broncho busting at the fair grounds a dance and entertainment field sports parade and floats. The Elks will host a sideshow and circus in connection with the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Miles City
Chamber of Commerce
The
Elks
Grand Army Men Present Tablet to High School
In Helena on May 29 the local Grand Army post presented the high school with a bronze tablet engraved with Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Judge Henry N. Blake delivered the presentation, Principal Roberts responded, and the tablet will be hung in the school’s main corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Helena
Grand Army Post
Henry N. Blake
Roberts
Oldest Church Organ Discovered in Gothland Remnant Survives
In Gothland, the Baltic island near Wisby, researchers note 19 medieval churches, including the oldest, Holy Ghost, from circa 1046. In Sundre a relic organ with pedal and manual holes, bellows chamber, and 1240 paintings survives as a sacristy and vessel keeper, remarkably preserved after seven centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic Sea
Gothland
Wisby
Sundre
Belgrade approves $15,000 school bond issue
Belgrade Montana electors voted 62 to 0 to approve the bond issue of fifteen thousand dollars for a new school building in Belgrade. The action was taken at today’s election, reflecting strong community support for education infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Belgrade
Mont
Plans for New School Building Bid Call Initiated
Toward the erection of a new school building plans have been drawn and bids for the work will be called at once. The structure will be pressed brick or stone, fully equipped, and is expected to cost about 20000 dollars.
Newspaper Threatened Over Graft Fight in San Francisco
The Evening Bulletin, active in prosecuting graft cases, published a facsimile letter to editor Fremont Older threatening destruction by dynamite unless the $1,000 reward for information on Oakland dynamiters is withdrawn. The threat targets the newspaper and its editor amid graft prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Evening Bulletin
Fremont Older
Bulletin
J. L. Gallagher
Oakland
Outlaw Kills Sheriff and Escapes to 10 Hills
Laramie Wyoming May 29 Sheriff Alfred Bath was killed this afternoon 30 miles west of town by Summers from Walden Colorado. Summers is still at large with posses pursuing him after robbing his employer, taking a pistol and beating him. Summers seized Bath's horse and fled toward mountain fortresses as Colorado officers later recovered the sheriff's body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
Alfred Bath
Summers
Walden
Colo
Bath
Colorado
Dillon Notes: Decoration Day Activities and School Board Actions
Decoration day plans unfold in Dillon with a flag ceremony at the public school, a procession to the Methodist church, and an address by Dr. A. B. Martin followed by a program. Afternoon graves will be decorated by Grand Army of the Republic and other groups. The Knights Templar Masons will march to the Presbyterian church on Sunday for a service by Dr. A. B. Martin. The Retina, the high school paper, is issued for the last time this school year. The Dillon board elected the new faculty for the upcoming term with salary increases and extended the school year to ten months. New teachers include C. L. Robbins as superintendent, Mary L. Innes, Margaret Jeffrey, Pluma Tattersall, Helen Flotow, Bernice Meyers, Maud Stone, Bertha E. Malone, Margaret Ross, Mabel Catlin, Delia Dorchester, and Grace Graeter as music teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Dillon
Grand Army of the Republic
Woman's Relief Corps
Steadman Post
Methodist Church
Dillon Brass Band
Retina
The
Dillon Public Schools
Maud Stone
Helen Flotow
Grace Graeter
C. L. Robbins
the Normal College
Mary JL. Innes
Margaret Jeffrey
Pluma Tattersall
Bernice Meyers
Bertha E. Malone
Margaret Ross
Mabel Catlin
Delia Dorchester
Costs of Living Fall Yet Hard for Households to Feel Benefit
The London Economist and Bradstreet report a 7 to 15 percent drop in overall commodity prices in early 1908, with staples at a three year low. Yet households see little relief as living costs rise for bread, meat, and canned goods, while wholesale declines miss the consumer. The best hope is good crops in 1908. the worst fear is speculative price rises. It questions who gains from lower meat and cotton goods prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Economist
Bradstreet
No Street Railway in Wyoming Says State Geologist
Prof Frederick C Beeler Wyoming state geologist told Kansas City last night that the entire state has no mile of street railway and no paved streets The compact city of Cheyenne with 16000 population relies on natural gravel for road surfaces Paved streets are unnecessary due to nature providing them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kansas City Star
Frederick C. Beeler
Wyoming
Kansas City
Cheyenne
Oiling Boulevards Citywide Aims At Dust Reduction
A Kansas City inquiry notes a fine white dust over the lent roadbed and seeks oiling of boulevards to curb the nuisance. The investigation focuses on street maintenance practices and potential improvements for cleaner streets and smoother travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Butte Faces Missoula In State High School Championship
Missoula on May 2 reports the state high school baseball title hinging on the game tomorrow between Missoula and Butte. Butte arrived late and was welcomed by students at the train, while Missoula students planned a reception at Elite hall that night, postponed by the late arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Butte
Missoula High School
Origin of Moving Pictures From 19th Century Experiments
A Chicago Tribune summary traces the birth of moving pictures from Sir John Herschel’s dinner table experiment in 1826 with a spinning shilling viewed in a mirror to Babbage and Fitton’s subsequent thaumotrope. It notes the zoetrope, Muybridge’s 1877 sequence photographs, and the persistence of vision as the foundation of motion pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Sir John Herschel
Chares Babbage
Babbage
Sir John
Fitton
Muybridge
Award of trophies to our war vessels
Washington May 29 The cruiser Albany gunboat Wilmington and torpedo boat Perry were the trophy winners in their classes in the annual one mile target practice for 1908 announced by the navy department. Albany final merit 16 with St Louis 69 and Charleston 67 as star ships. Wilmington final merit 67 Perry final merit 48 Pacific fleet leads officers with final merit 60 Atlantic next with 55.
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Washington
Albany
Wilmington
Perry
Navy Department
St. Louis
Charleston
Pacific Fleet
Atlantic
Cab service in Mexico shows strict policing and tariff colors
In Mexico City Col. J. M. Strange praises the cab system. Blue taxis cost 1 dollar per hour, red taxis 75 cents. Top raised adds 25 cents. Inspectors record numbers, passengers, destinations and times at central stations to ensure good service and reduce overcharging.
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Mexico
Col. J. M. Strange
St. Louis
Sister Republic
United States
Jesus
Dog Making Owner Rich Scenting Ginseng
A Brown County man makes a fortune from a dog that can smell ginseng a mile away. The animal reportedly treed a root by barking, enabling the owner to locate and market it easily. Local ginseng magnates seek to buy the dog as the story spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy W. Emig
Leon J. Cox
Brown County
Four Drown Victims Recovered Near Denison
Bodies of J. B. Hollis, his wife, their child, and the child's grandmother were recovered from the Red River, after drowning yesterday above Denison. The child lay in its mother's arms as they were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Okla
Red River
J. B. Hollis
Denison
New Baby at Mugley House Sparks Greetings
Knots of neighbors celebrate a birth at Mugleys with affectionate quips. One guest notes the child resembles the mother while another remarks on Mugley himself, highlighting a warm, humorous scene around the family and their newest arrival.
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Gaussip
Mugley
Knox
Familes feud leads to charge of arson
Charles Mack of Poplar street was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Beihl on arson for an attempt to burn Mrs. Lora Stowe’s Poplar street residence. Flames started in a lace curtain and were extinguished before spreading. Neighbors reported a prowler and ill will between Mack and Stowe families. Mack released on recognizance until preliminary hearing.
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Standard
Missoula
Charles Mack
Poplar Street
Beihl
Mack
Lora Stowe
Stowe
Phillips
La Follette Keeps Senate Filibuster Alive Overnight
After more than 10 hours La Follette continued speaking amid rumors of further support from Democrats and a planned Arkansas arrival. Republicans aim to force quorum enforcement, while La Follette cites past rollcall precedents and vows to continue the debate into morning hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Nebraska
la Follette
Culberson
Aldrich
Culbertson
Wisconsin
Use for Old Hats From the Kansas City Times
Philip Welch, jailer at police headquarters, offers to collect old winter hats for inmates released each morning. He notes intoxicated men often lose their hats and feel degraded leaving the station bareheaded, and says he would ride a car to pick up donated hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Times
Philip Welch
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College
Suez
Montana
Polonius
Laertes
France
Butte Briefs
Kentucky
Alabama
Grand Army
NEW School For
Origin
Ginseng Hunter
Indiana
Mateh
Cen
Senate
Davis Is
Stone
Jeff Davis
Mr. Bryan
Congress
Senator Stone
Mr. la Follette
Arkansas
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