Butte Musicians Strike After Theater Managers Split
In Butte, about a dozen stage workers formed a union and set wage scales. Sutton signed the proposal while Maguire refused citing no need for stage carpenters or electricians. Maguire faced the grievance, union leaders pressed, and Maguire’s Opera House opened with replacements as musicians and ushers may follow the strike.
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Butte
Sutton
Maguire
la Comte
Dan McDonald
Western Labor Union
Maguire's
Opera House
Mr. Maguire
Miss Brooks Reports Sealskin Coat Theft
Miss Leona Brooks files a police complaint alleging her sealskin coat valued at five dollars was stolen from her. She suspects a former friend of the theft.
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Miss Brooks
Leona Brooks
New York Trip Ties Thompson to Theft Case
In New York Thompson is accused of theft tied to Miss Brooks. He allegedly joined a race track tour in Butte and later quarreled with Brooks, who found her cloak missing on return. Thompson reportedly confessed by letter he had pawned the coat. He faces possible grand larceny charges in Butte.
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New York
Claude Thompson
Thompson
Butte
Miss Brooks
Brooks
Western actor’s mobbed escape ends failed stage run
Booth Tarkington recounts a notorious episode where a western actor famed for poor acting faced an enraged crowd. On a small town night, reserved seats stayed empty while general admission sold. As fans surged for front rows, the actor fled Hamlet’s role, hidden next day three miles away. A separate anecdote follows a lecture on beauty ends with a witty heckle about Hyde Park.
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Booth Tarkington
Monsieur Beaucaire
Hamlet
Lacing Potatoes Fraud Case Suits and Mineral Claim Edicts
A district court action seeks $446 for a carload of potatoes sold by H A McLellan to Smith Grocery which allegedly knew of a predesigned failure to pay. The Missouri River Power Co sues for a right of way over Alta Big Timber and Flagstaff claims. Other legal moves include a receiver request for West Stuart mine and a claim against Edward A Davis estate for legal services. The Century excerpt discusses insect mimicry, especially protective resemblance in moths and other species, followed by a note that the German cruiser Falke is ordered to Central American waters.
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H. A. McLellan
J. K. Greenless
McLellan
Smith Grocery Company
Missouri River Power Company
Robert McBride
Alta
Big Timber
Flagstaff
Murphy
Tom Hinds
West Stuart
W. P. Black
Chicago
Edward A. Davis
Davis
Black
Indies
Asia
India
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Butte News
Union of Stage Hands
Dunlap Hat Agency
N. Main St
Hyde Park
Hastilly
Boucher's
Barta & Yeager Liquor Company
North
Wyoming
Central America
Berlin
Falke
Central American
Littl
Oxford
Neds
Paris
Symons
T5c
Symons Dry Goods Company
E. P. Reed & Co
Vidavara
W. Park St. Butte, Mont
Eiderdown Garments
Price ' S
Park St. Butte, Mont
Ska Yard
Mittens
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