Pioneers Gather for Montana Society Meeting in Helena
President J W Blair of Helmville leads Montana Pioneers as manuscripts for the second volume of their registers near completion. The thirty third annual meeting runs Sept 22 27 at Helena with reunions Sept 23 at Placer hotel and business sessions at the Auditorium during the state fair.
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Society Register
The
Society of Montana Pioneers
the Pioneers
Helena
Pioneer Society
John W. Blair
Helmville
Butte
Montana
Placer Hotel
Society
Blair
Information Bureau
L. M. Rheem
Judge Bourquin Leaves For Great Falls Federal Court
Judge George M. Bourquin left yesterday for Great Falls where he will today begin the session of the Federal court. Several significant cases are to be tried there including a test railroad suit.
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George M. Bourquin
Great Falls
Federal Cour
Expect Delays Monday Strike Limit Three Days
Railroad ticket agents in Butte warned yesterday that if the employer strike continues the railroads will not be responsible for delays in passenger service after 7 o'clock Monday morning. A sharp rise in ticket sales was noted across all Butte offices.
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Butte
Demurrers Filed in State Savings Bank Director Case
Demurrers were filed yesterday to the complaints in all suits brought by depositors of the State Savings Bank against the directors in charge when it closed. The demurrers challenge the actions as insufficient to state a cause of action. The depositors allege the directors knew the bank was in bad shape and induced deposits with false statements.
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State Savings Bank
Winter Quarters Made by the Montana Regiment
Montana militiamen dig in for winter at Douglas Aziz with permanent quarters. Dining rooms screened and sleeping houses under construction. Last three men released Harmke Richardson Sloan. Five recruits sent to Douglas from Butte last week. Recruiting officers paused until railroad strike settled. campaign to resume afterward to reach war strength.
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Montana
Douglas
Aziz
Butte
Harmke
Kalispell
Richardson
Glasgow
Sloan
McDonald Probate Case Notes Large Estate Valuation Pending
In Emma Buol McDonald’s district court probate filing for Abraham Buol’s will, no property value estimate was provided though the estate likely runs into six figures. The mobility includes mining stocks notes and cash, with real estate in Butte and Silver Bow county plus interests in Ontario areas.
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Emma Buol McDonald
Abraham Buol
Buol
Barnes King
Bear Creek Coal
Butte
Silver Bow County
Anaconda
Seattle
Hamilton
Nevada
Nebraska
War veteran Reed denies accomplices in grand larceny case
In a district court statement, Reed, an elderly war veteran charged with grand larceny against the Hennessy company, said he had no partners. He claimed self financing via pension and investments, and denied involvement by any other party. The court inquiry by H F Gerry and the typewritten statement may be used at trial.
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R Reed
Hennessy Company
H. F. Gerry
Reed
Butte Women Fined For Knife Bluff Incident
Mrs Ike Hayes and Mrs L Freeman faced police court fines of five dollars each after a dispute at 209 South Montana Street. Hayes reportedly brandished a butcher knife during the quarrel with Freeman as landlady Mrs Newman listened. Also Will Whit, in town for a mother’s funeral, was arrested on robbery charges and held for further investigation.
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Ike Hayes
Mrs. Freeman
Butte
Will. Whit
South Dakota
First Seattle Bride Dead
Mrs. Louisiana Boren Denny, widow of David T. Denny and last adult survivor of Seattle 1851 expedition, dies at 58. Sister of Carson D. Boren who built Seattle’s first house. bride of the city’s first wedding. Arthur A. Denny led the expedition.
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Seattle
Louisiana Boren Denny
Carson D. Boren
David. T. Denny
Arthur A. Denny
Woman's Party presses Congress on suffrage move
Clara Louise Rowe national organizer of the Woman's Party reports the group stays focused on the present Congress and the Susan B Anthony amendment. She praises President Wilson for backing suffrage and notes party leaders foresee support as many congressmen read the handwriting on the wall. Rowe recounts the Colorado Springs conference and emblem placement atop Pike's Peak. She and Mrs. Ascough plan Western outreach, with Montana chapters already organized and Edith Barridger arriving to aid Eastern Montana efforts.
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Woman's Party
Congressional Union
Congress
Clara Louise Rowe
Woman's ‘Party
Ednesday
J.C. l
West
Platinum Street
Susan Bo Ansthony
Yoman
Miss Rowe
Wilson
The
Colorado Springs
W.D. Ascough
Hartford
Conn
Cou
Montana
Edith Barridger
St. Louis
Some Family Jars in District Court
Angelina Minelli filed for divorce from James Minelli on cruelty grounds and seeks to resume her maiden name Pignoceo after a Christmas Eve 1908 marriage in Butte. The complaint alleges constant quarrels and vile names harming her peace of mind. Judge Donlan granted Mary Devine a divorce from Joseph E. Devine after more than a dozen years of marriage, citing his failure to provide due to idleness and dissipation and gambling of earnings.
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Angelina Minelli
Olt
James Minelli
Pignoceo
Butte
District Court
Skookum Jim Mason Dies in Yukon
Skookum Jim Mason, the Indian who with George Armack of Seattle discovered the Klondike gold field, died recently in Carcross Yukon territory. He once possessed about $100 000 in gold, much of which he squandered, and during a Seattle visit he tossed money from a hotel window to draw crowds in the street below.
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Skookum Jim
Seattle
Skookum Jim Mason
George ‘Armack
Klondike
Carcross
Yukon Territory
Railroad Strike Rumors Dismissed by Circus Crew and Managers
Circus workers and Barnum & Bailey managers deny any railroad strike plans next week. They insist the operation remains booked and financially vital, with crew affirming no strike possibility despite anxious questions. In other news, a German naval action involving the Marie ended in damage but the vessel reached neutral harbor.
Liquor Bottles Intercepted in Parcel Post Traces
A stamp cancellation in the parcel post division caused a bottle of whisky to break during delivery to a man in Washington. The incident follows several recent post office discoveries of liquor sent through the mail. One package labeled barsbers' supplies held brandy bound for a Boise resident.
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Parcel Post Division
Posts Office
Washington
Postofice Department
Bers
Boise
Idaho
Voyage of the German Ship Marie Reaches Batavia Harbor
Berlin reports a brief account of the Marie, the German steam ship that reached Batavia in May after eluding British fleets and not seeking refuge in Africa. The voyage was described as part of the Expedition Aman marip narrative.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Marie
Batavia
Thirty five dead in Memphis wreck
Navy reports one armored cruiser wreck near Memphis after a storm. Thirty five missing and presumed drowned, two officers and six men seriously injured, 67 others hurt. Two known dead include J H Townsend and George W Rud. Admiral Pond said sea was smooth but Memphis ashore eight feet, crew securing records and stores, hospital facilities ample.
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Washington
Aug
Navy Department
Mhe City
Harbor
J. H. Townsend
George W. Rud
North Minnepolis
H. A. Anderson
A. H. Porter
J. E. Quinn
J. P. Blackwell
M. F. McVeigh
W. H. Planck
T. J. Leary
HA. Bryan
J. Kee
Admiral Pond
Memphis
Navy
San Domingo
Mail Held Up in Shanghai Angers Business Men
Shanghai business leaders protest after British censorship delays 147 bags of American mail from Vancouver dated August 27 aboard the Empress of Russia. Even official convoys from the American consulate were censored, provoking irritation among 91 businessmen.
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Shanghai
Vancouver
Russia
Question on U S birthright voting after Canadian marriage
A woman born in the United States who has resided in the country since birth marries a Canadian citizen. The text asks whether she loses her right to vote, answering that she does.
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United States
Canada
Open Montana duck season begins with plentiful waterfowl
Sunrise today marks the opening of Montana's duck season across Western Montana. Reports say marshes and lakes are full after a wet season, attracting gunners from Butte and the East to hunt in record numbers. Licenses include resident 1 and nonresident 10, with a 20 duck limit per hunter and no goose limit.
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Montana
Butte
Red Rock Lake
Great Northern
Gam
Dancing Masters Say Modern Dance Freed From Vulgarity
Chicago August 31 members of the American Association of Dancing Masters announce the convention ended with the claim that standard steps will remove vulgarity from modern dancing. The next session will be held in New York in August 1917.
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Chicago
American Association of Dancing Masters
New York
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