The Horse in My Memory Across Many Years
In Montana and Europe I recall horses from cavalry to fox hunts and racing. A man’s trot ter draws attention on West Park street as the old love for horses returns in memory. The writer cherishes live, natural steeds over modern automobiles and recalls grand images from days in Britain and France.
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John Gillie
Butte
Main Street
West Park Street
London
Europe
America
Frenchman Faces Death To Win Bet
F. Gerbault, a French seaman, sailed alone in a battered 45-foot sloop about 200 miles off Nantucket. After being offered a tow by the Greek liner Byron, he refused, saying he was crossing the ocean on a bet. He remained on deck in underwear despite cold seas, shouting in French and planning to continue to New York. Two other schooners that left Gibraltar with him had disappeared.
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Associated Press
New York
Gibraltar
Nantucket
F. Gerbault
Byron
Vladkis
Gerbault
Heavy fire destroys two front street warehouses
Montana Flour Mills at 712 East Front Street suffered about 10000 dollars in damage while Sam Schlatz owner of the Butte Junk company at 708 East Front lost around 3000 dollars. The blaze started in the junk warehouse basement around 815 pm and quickly spread to the grain house. Cause not determined. Continued on Page 2.
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Montana Flour Mills Company
East Front Street
Sam Schlatz
Butte Junk Company
East Front
Junk Company
W. PD. Carroll
Butte
Western Railroad Grants Wage Raise
The Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad reported voluntary wage increases to about 3200 maintenance of way and railway mechanical department employees. The total annualized cost to the carrier is about $135,000, with raises from one cent to three cents per hour and engineers from $3.04 to $4.08 per month. Increases are effective August 1 and 15, 1923, covering United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and railway shop laborers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States’ Labor Board
Denver & Riorando Western Railroad
J. R. King
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Silver Producers of World Form Export Association
Groundwork laid for a silver export association as two thirds of world producers attend in Reno Nevada. Committees form to organize a producers convention beginning tomorrow to address an export body. Senator Oddie opens senate gold and silver inquiry with data from commerce department and investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Producers OF World
Export Association
Associated Press
Reno
Nater K Pittman
Nevada
Mont Ferry
Silver King’ Coalition Mines
Park City
Utah
Conference of Producers
Henry M. Rives
Nevada Mine Operators Association
Tasker L. Oddie
Senate Commission of Gold and Silver
Conference of Silver Men
Oddie
Commission
Department of Commerce
Senate Commission of Inquiry
Tureday
Greece and Italy clash at Geneva over terms for indemnity
Greece appears before a special League of Nations session at Geneva to present new settlement terms with Italy. The Greek plan calls for neutral judicial supervision in Janina inquiries, a three‑judge commission from Greek Italian and neutral judges to fix indemnities, and a fifty million lire bank deposit in Switzerland as a guaranteed payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Geneva
Greece
Council of the League of Nations
Italy
Janina
Council of Ambassadors
Albania
Swiss Federal Tribunal
Permanent Court of International Justice
Switzerland
Signor Salandra
M. Politis
Robert Cecil
League
Britain will not remit debt claims, says Birkenhead
Montreal September 4. Earl of Birkenhead Lloyd George cabinet lord high chancellor declares Britain will not abandon reparations or debts owed to her. He calls it monstrous for a victorious nation to be the only one paying indemnity.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Quebec
Great Britain
Earl of
Seven teachers appointed to Butte school staff by Douglass
At a board meeting Superintendent A H Douglass announced seven appointments filling vacancies in Butte public schools. Hilda Benson and Inga Hoem join the high school staff in mathematics and English, while five elementary teachers Kithel Campbell Elsie Greenough Anna Buseh Charlotte Knowleton and Catherine McNichols receive positions. Salaries are 180 dollars for the high school appointees and 140 dollars a month for elementary instructors.
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A. H. Douglass
Butte High School
Hilda Benson
Inga Hoem
Kithel Campbell
Elsie Greenough
Anna Buseh
Charlotte Knowleton
Catherine McNichols
Butte
Miss Benson
Corbett
Miss Heem
Miss Egan
Sheriff Charged in Mileage Suit Against Henderson
Suit filed by County Attorney Bourquin and H A Tyrand alleges former Silver Bow sheriff Charles S Henderson unlawfully received 2586 20 in mileage for 1915 16. Grounds mirror earlier disallowance of Duggan bills by county auditor for returning men charged with crime.
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Charless. Henderson
Silver Bow
Henderson
Bourquin
H. A. Tyrand
Duggan
Italians defeat tribes near Siiten in Libya clash
A column of Italian troops under Colonel Marghinotti routed 200 rebel tribesmen near Siiten, with 50 tribesmen killed. In Kassabat another engagement left 50 rebels dead or wounded. Rome reports 100 rebels killed and the remaining forces routed in Kussabat.
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Associated Press
Tripoli
Marghinotti
Siiten
Kassabat
Rome
Kussabat
Butte mining deal seals large Metals Consolidated stake
James H. Rowe and Al Frank announce East Butte option on 40 000 Metals Consolidated shares at 4 each. East Butte gains control of Butte Duluth and Bullwhacker grounds at Butte Montana. Crosscut from Pittsmont mine into Bullwhacker to begin. two idle properties set for active development.
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James H. Rowe
al Frank
Metals Consolidated Co
Associated Press
Boston
East Butte Company
Metals Consolidated Company of Montana
Butte-Duluth Company
Bullwhacker Company
Butte
Mont
Butte-Duluth
Metals Consolidated Company
Standard
Boston Dispatch
Pittsmont
Columbia Gardens
Mr. Rowe
Heinze
Keystone
Ohio Copper Companies
Utah
Mr. Frank
Pony Rider Far Ahead of Schedule in Utah Stop
Vernal Utah Sept 4 The pony express was due to resume its westward course at midnight Ralph Salisbury reached the Utah Colorado line at 3 22 this afternoon ahead of schedule. He covered the 104 miles between Craig Colorado and Vernal in six hours 34 minutes. The total mileage from St Joseph to date is 1060 with a running time of 84 hours.
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Vernal
Utah
Pony Express
Ralph Salisbury
Utah- Colorado Line
Craig
Colorado
Here
Salisbury
St. Joseph
Devastating Japan Earthquake Leaves Mass Casualties
A massive earthquake devastates a vast area of Japan on September 4, with estimates of deaths ranging from 200,000 to 320,000. Tokyo and Yokohama are nearly ruined, fires rage for days, and many victims perish in escape or from exhaustion as the extent of the disaster grows.
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Associated Press
Japan
Tokio
Yokohama
Pinchot to Resume Coal Parley Today
Harrisburg Pa September 4 Governor Pinchot will renew his effort to resolve the labor dispute in the anthracite region and win miners back to work. Employers and miners union representatives will confer at 2 p m to review the four points of a peace proposal. SHAMOKIN Pa September 4 union head C J Golden said robins will be home before arbitration and miners favor Pinchot's 10 per cent raise but oppose a long term contract with annual wage revision.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
Shamokin
Robins
C. J. Golden
United Mine Workers
City ordinance prompts massive auto and driver registrations
City officials under Police Chief Murphy will start registering between six and seven thousand vehicles and examining up to twenty thousand drivers this Saturday. Licenses will be denied for inexperience and violations carry heavy penalties. Registration enables police to track cars and aid recovery of stolen vehicles through state records.
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Murphy
Butte
Secretary of State
Aulam
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Doaster
Imperial City
Reynard
Montana
George
League of Nations
Corfu
Front Street
Montana Flour Mills
Butte Junk Co
Western Railroad
Athens
Britain
Jefferson School
Pioneer Fuel Co
Eacheriff
C.S. Henderson
East Butte
BIG Deal
Butte- Duluth
Chief of Police
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