Butte School Children To Sing At County Fair
Singing by more than 50 fourth, fifth and sixth graders will headline the Silver Bow county fair program in the chamber of commerce rooms with Miss Mina M. Bennett and Miss Julia Springer in charge. Exhibits include floral, vegetable and culinary displays with numbers instead of names for judging. About 125 adults and 100 children entered, with prizes totaling about 750 dollars and a trip to the state fair for one boy and girl.
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Butte
Silver Bow
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Hall
Mina M. Bennett
Julia Springer
Fairy Land
Caheo
Peter Potter
J.L. Dorsh
Dr. Potter
Mr. Dorsh
Butte Gardens
Thomas Anderson
Raymond Bennett
Robert Beautre
Dorothy Berube
Dorothy Burraugh
Rotarians to Hear Adam Counting History Lecture
Butte Rotarians will hear an illustrated talk tracing math from Adam's finger counting to adding machines at tomorrow's noon luncheon in the Silver Bow club. A. L. Swan will lecture on the adding machine, with Paul A. Gow as chairman and Tom Davis leading community singing.
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Butte Rotarians
Silver Bow Club
A. L. Swan
Paul A. Gow
Tom Davis
Man Accuses Another of Stealing $20 at Gregson Springs Hotel
John Jacobson filed a complaint in Justice Buckley’s court accusing Gust Kungas of taking $20 from a display pile on the hotel counter. The alleged theft occurred Monday after Jacobson exited the plunge and prepared to pocket his money.
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Gregson Springs
Gust Kungas
John Jacobson
Seven Traffic Violation Complaints Filed Against Butte Motorists
A traffic officer stationed at Park and Main filed seven complaints yesterday charging violations of traffic ordinances. Named defendants include G. Pr. Conway Emil Elo Jake Pincus Anglich Co T J Williams Butte Dairy and Sam Kinville.
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Butte
Park and Main Streets
G. Pr. Conway
Emil Elo
Jake Pincus
Anglich & Co
T. J. Williams
Butte Dairy
Sam Kinville
Nottingham Firm Takes Waste From Coal Mines to Power and By-Products
A new company formed in Nottingham England will utilize coal mine waste for power production briquet and concrete making and distillation of by-products. The venture aims to convert waste into usable energy and materials, supporting industry and reducing spoil.
Life Insurance Distributions Reach Record 1919 total
New York sept 7 life insurance distributions in 1919 by U S and Canadian organizations totaled 1 848 500 009 figures released by Insurance Press show 87 118 000 from war risk bureau awards Other groups paid 964 382 000 including 672 686 000 for death endowments annuities and 291 606 000 for premium savings and for lapsed surrendered policies The largest single life payout was 400 000 for Henry C Frick of New York and Pittsburg followed by 334 000 for John Lennox of Hamilton Ont.
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New York
United States
Canada
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Henry C. Frick
Pittsburg
John Lennox
Hamilton
Ont
How Shellac Is Produced From Insects
The shellac insect, after emerging, seeks a tree to begin feeding. It inserts its beak into the trunk to draw sap, which coats its body. The insects are scraped off, cleaned, and processed to yield commercial shellac.
Violin Judgments by Harold Stern at New York Hotel
Harold Stern, leader of the orchestra at a New York hotel, was asked by Miss Blanche Berger of Lancaster, Pennsylvania to judge a violin offered to her by a New York man for 2325 dollars. He drawn the bow, excitedly exclaimed that it was a fine instrument.
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Harold Stern
New York
Blanche Berger
Lancaster
Violin Secretly Repaired Shows Its Genuine Carl Wolf Origin
Stern reports a stolen violin recovered after two years, hidden under the chin rest. A hole revealed the break and repair, confirming it is a genuine Carl Wolf violin brought to this country and given to Stern 19 years ago, valued at 2500 dollars.
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Wolf
Carl Wolf
Stern
Makes grass cutting an easy operation
A Wabash Indiana father built a miniature fire wagon on his lawn mower with a hose reel and bell connected to the handle. His 9 year old son and neighbors’ kids compete to ride the contraption, but the plan leaves parts of the lawn shaved clear by eager junior firemen.
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International News Service
Wabash, Ind
Mid Western Gunners Compete Over Traps
The second registered tournament of the 1920 season, staged by the Automobile Gun Club of Kansas City, brings amateur shooters from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Illinois to compete. Preliminaries are today, finals tomorrow, on club grounds.
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International News Service
Kansas City
Automobile Gun Club
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Illinois
Nottingham firm forms to use coal mine waste
A company is formed in Nottingham England to utilize waste from coal mines for power production briquet and concrete making and the distillation of by products.
Dempsey Stops Miske In Third Round Victory
Dempsey knocked out Billy Miske in 1 minute 13 seconds of the third round after two earlier knockdowns. The bout drew about 20,000 in attendance with roughly $200,000 gross receipts. Dempsey earned about $50,000 plus 50 percent of gross gate. Miske's share was around $15,000. Preliminaries included Bill Tate over Sam Langford and Harry Greb over Chuck Wiggins. Referees were Jim Dougherty and W. Dickerson. Betting favored Dempsey to win and Miske not lasting eight rounds had no takers. The Michigan state boxing commission profited about $26,000 from the show. Floyd Fitzsimmons promoted the event, with promoter earnings estimated between $25,000 and $50,000.
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Jack Dempsey
Billy Miske
Dempsey
Miske
Jim Dougherty
Philadelphia
Bill Tate
Sam Langford
Harry Greb
Pittsburg
Chuck Wiggins
Km. W. Dickerson
Grand Rapids
State Boxing Commission of
Michigan
Floyd Fitzsimmons
French Announce Payment Part of Anglo French Loan
Paris reports progress on the Anglo-French loan floated in the United States. France covers 150 million dollars via gold transfers and exchange, plus 100 million from a U S loan. First gold shipment left on September 4 aboard the steamer La Lorraine.
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Paris
Mer
United States
France
la Lorraine
Ansaldo San Giorgio 1 Maiden Voyage Arrival
The Italian motor ship Ansaldo San Giorgio 1 has arrived in New York on its maiden voyage from Palermo. At 393 feet, with twin screws powered by two motors, she reportedly travels at 11 knots and carries 8,100 tons dead weight. Two oil-fired boilers supply steam for pumps and winches as the first of five sister ships ordered.
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International News Service
New York
Ansaldo San Giorgio 1
Palermo
Italy
Mascot Cats Stowed Aboard Plane In Frontier Flight
The Twelfth aero squadron left Ek Paso for Nogale with two mascot cats aboard one aircraft. The squadron’s planes flew at speeds between 1060 and 125 mph at about 6,000 feet altitude and arrived at Nogales with six cats aboard. The note adds a side remark that seawater salinity increases nearer the equator.
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Twelfth Aero Squadron
Ek Paso
Nogale
Nogales
Gumps and Andy Debate Poking at Life Choices
A fragmented dialogue features characters debating luck and gambling in a rough scene. The speaker accuses another of playing checkers and dominoes while watching pennies, then notes rude individuals nearby and ribbing about betting on anything. The exchange ends with a reflection on whether the other person should have appeared.
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