Butte School Board Tackles Discipline and Staffing
The Butte school board debated student conduct with a focus on “Butte's Bad Boys” and warned of court action if rudeness to girls and teachers persists. They also addressed a parent complaint about arithmetic, updated staffing from substitutes to regular teachers, and reviewed attendance across schools.
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Butte
Ressor
Miss Hogan
Tague
Jenkins
Footé
Washington
Lincoln
Garfield
Blaine
Franklin
Grant Monroe
Jefferson
Adams
Madison
West Side
Grant School
Speers
Harry Myers
Charles Gallagher
Fergus Fay
Trials of Wife Beaters and Military Rhetoric
Peter Skelly released on his own recognizance to stand trial Friday after arrest for wife beating. William Connors remains jailed for failing to post bail. The column then interleaves a military discussion on cavalry tactics and the evolving role of mounted troops, contrasting sword and lance effectiveness.
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Peter Skelly
Morrissey Missed His Watch Watch Theft Arrest
Mike Shea was arrested by Officer Ferns on a complaint by P. Morrissey of West East Granite Street for stealing a silver watch from his person. Witness James Daugherty. Morrissey works at Homestake mine in Park Canyon. Shea says the watch was given for safekeeping overnight.
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Mike Shea
Ferns
P. Morrissey
East Granite Street
Morrissey
James Daugherty
Homestake
Park Canyon
Shea
Lance Favored as Cavalry Weapon by French Expert
French military analyst General Leroy argues in La France Militaire that the lance remains the queen of weapons for cavalry, emphasizing movement, morale, and decisive charges over shock action, while noting infantry may falter under mounted assault unless supported by artillery.
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Leroy
Anan
Mar- Mont
Milwar Wochenblatt
Army and Navy Journal
la France Militaire
Artill
Napoleon
Tarantula and Toad Duel in Rare Texas Encounter
A witness recalls a dramatic summer clash between a brown tarantula and a horned toad among ants in the northern Texas panhandle. The fight features loss of limbs, a venomous bite to the toad, and persistent ferocity as the toad drains a cactus wound for vitality while ants attack the tarantula’s exposed body.
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Panhandle
Texas
Dr. Tanner
Delmonico's
Fatal Mistake Ends Politician Umpire Career
An anecdote from The Washington Star recalls a man once seen as presidential material who risked politics by serving as a baseball umpire. He admits he knew little of many topics, sought broad approval, and was fired after a disputed game, ending his political ambitions.
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Washington Star
United States
Spor To
Ancient jawless fish fossils found in Montclair NJ
A fragment notes a New Jersey discovery of three fossils from a primitive fish group with an external cartilage covering and one interior skeleton. It mentions their status as earliest known vertebrates and highlights fossil specimens and historical geological context.
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New Jersey
Montclair
Programme Arranged for National Democratic Convention
Indianapolis readers note a national convention of democratic clubs opening tomorrow in Tomlinson hall with 500 to 1,000 visitors. Key speakers include James K. Jones, Mayor Jones of Toledo, Benton McMillin, and W J Bryan. A club parade and further speeches by ex grand master J R Sovereign, Patrick O Farrell, Sigmund E, and Bourke Cochran are planned through Thursday.
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Ind
Tomlinson Hall
Wlr. Wearst
Association
James K. Jones
Jones
Toledo
James Hamilton Lewis
Washington
Benton McMillin
Tennesse
Cook County Marching Club
Gould Stockholders Move To Restrain Gould In St Louis Southwestern Election
New York Oct 2 hearing adjourned by consent over injunction to stop Edwin Gould and others from directing the annual directors election of St Louis Southwestern Railroad. Haes of London and others claim Gould estate with 10 000 of 265 000 shares controls via proxies harming minority holders. Postponement of the meeting likely part of the agreement.
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New York
Edwin Gould
St. Louis Southwestern Railroad Company
Andrew Haes
London
Jay Gould
Gould
St. Laws
Princess Not Legally Adopted by Huntington Family
The article states there were no adoption papers on record and none were ever filed. Charles H. Tweed, Huntington’s director and friend, explains the princess was raised as a daughter in the Huntington family, with all expected privileges, though she was not legally adopted. She was the daughter of Mrs. Prentiss, sister of Huntington’s first wife.
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New York
Hatzfeldt
Collis P. Huntington
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
H. E. Huntington
The
Southern Pacific Today
Huntington
Charles H. Tweed
Mr. Huntington
Tfelong
Honest-faced angler meets mob of tale-tellers on streetcar
A Boston Globe styled anecdote follows a young man returning from fishing who endures a chorus of exaggerated boasts and lies from fellow riders. The crowd mocks his honesty until a fatal consequence seems implied, ending with a passerby discovering the remains of the tale’s unreliable narrator.
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Boston Globe
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