Tales of Confederate veterans and mining talks in Butte
In Butte a veteran burlesque of local lore features Frank Browne of Philipsburg praised as Confederate Veterans Society of Montana president and historian. Also Jack Leggat promotes a Vipond district ore shipment next week with a dance, plus notes on Piedmont and Jefferson Valley rail prospects and visits by James M Page and wife en route to the state fair.
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Charles S. Warren
Thornton Hotel
Standard
Frank Dr. Browne
Philipsburg
Confederate Veterans’ Society of
Montana
Frank
Society of Montana Pioneers
Sons of the Revolution
Northwest
United Confederate Veterans
Ravalli County Association of Old Soldiers
Browne
Jack Leggat
Vipond
BK Beaverhead
Leggat
Divide
Dillon
Jack
Butte
James M. Page
Putte
Helena
Mr. Page
Libby
The
Finlen
Special meeting on W F of M assessments
A special meeting is scheduled for Sunday October fourth at 2 p m to discuss W F of M assessments. James Shia serves as President and Dan Holland as Recording Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F
M. Assessments
James Shia
Dan‘hoolland
Coat theft at Clarendon lodging house blamed on McCaffery’s cook crew
Pete McCaffery accuses several miners and coworkers of stealing his new $34 overcoat from a room at the Clarendon lodging house on North Martin Street. He says the group, after quitting copper city mining work in Butte, left town with his savings while he paid their way. Police investigate as the men fled on an earlier train.
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Pete MccCaffery
Clarendon
YY North Matin Street
McCaffery
al Turner
Butte
Anaconda
Copper City
Eight Hour Day Experiment Begins for Post Office Clerks
The eight hour work day started yesterday for post office clerks as an experimental change and will continue if satisfactory. Carriers already work eight hours. Clerks are not limited to this schedule.
Local post office to use shared shifts for eight hour workdays
Officials state that workers will divide the workload to keep hours to eight per day. By helping each other and doubling up when needed, the team can finish all duties without any employee exceeding eight hours.
Three agents of school fined for littering city streets
Three agents from a correspondence school were arrested in Butte for littering streets with advertising. Each was fined 25 dollars. The appeals were dropped and the fines paid. T. C. Bracking then paid the total 75 dollars to end the case.
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Butte
T. C. Bracking
McGowan
Democratic club meets to ratify local ticket and elect precinct committeemen
A special Silver Bow Democratic club session convenes at headquarters tonight to ratify the local ticket and choose precinct committeemen. The meeting aims to energize campaign work nationwide until election day. Senator Beveridge labor talk planned. Miles Romney tours state as Democratic nominee for secretary of state. Alex Macaulay denies seeking legislative control, explains he did not want the nomination and was absent due to his daughter's illness.
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Silver Bew Democratic Club
Alex Macaulay
Helena
Mr. Macaulay
Officers of the Lodge Halt Panic At Social Gathering
In the Carpenters' Union hall Woodmen of the World hosts a pleasant social with dancing. An alarm of fire behind the hall sparked a brief panic but lodge officers acted quickly to quell the disturbance as the program continued with music recitations and dancing. Funeral for Mrs Lee W Lewis set for Friday at Richards' funeral chapel.
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Catp
Woodmen of
James Wilks
Lee W. Lewis
Richards’ Funeral Chapel
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NASA
New York
Symons
California
He's
Piedmont
C. L. Whiting
Finten
Jefferson Valley
St. Paul
Rockies
Pacifice
Whitehall
St. Paul Road
Yellowstone Park
Mr. Whiting
Old-Timersa
Kells
Constantinople
Tabriz
Persia
Lodge Saloon
West Park
John Milch
Joseph M. Dixon
Republican National Campaign Committee
Beveridge
Miles Romney
Ravalli County
Romney
Carpenters’ Union Hall
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