Butte Current Notes and Local Notices Snapshot
Butte notes mention McClure Bros assayers Rent pianos from Orton Bros 219 N Main Harvard cigarette At Strand Wide World Argosy weeklys at P O News Stand Great Northern through sleeping car to Minneapolis Dr Hanson surgeon X ray exams available in Silver Bow block Theosophy class Saturdays 2 50 PM at 107 West Quartz street plus estate inquiry by Miss Bissonet Jail row over Miss Palmer and Jessie Covent incident with Pleasant alley dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure Bros
Orton Bros
Fred Orton
N. Main
J. G. Bates
Montana Music Co
Bertha Mackel
EF. &. Becker of
Forsyth
Fin
John Twohy
Helena
Harvard
George FE. Dall
Pleasant Valley
Thornton
J. H. Sherman’s
Parkstrom
Hanson
A. D. T. Messenger
Allen
New Strand
Wide World
Argosy
Pearson's
All Illustrated
P. O
Butte
Anaconda
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Havana
Antilles
Josie Palmer
Pleasant Alley
Jessie Covent
Palmer
Pilgrim Memorial Plan Moves Forward at Brewster Meeting
At a July 15 public Pilgrim club meeting in Brewster Massachusetts J Henry Seats and Roland Nickerson invited Cape residents to finalize plans for a Provincetown memorial marking the Pilgrims Mayflower voyage landing November 11 1620 and the signing of the Mayflower compact A fund approaching 1200 is in the treasury with work to begin soon on a high monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston Journal
Pilgrim Club
Brewster
Mass
Provincetown
J. Henry Seats
Roland Nickerson
Plymouth
Emancipation Day Observed by Butte Colored Community
The Butte colored community marked Emancipation Day with a Bethel Baptist church gathering led by W. W. J. Leach. Speakers recalled slavery days, urged freedom from sin, and urged action toward fuller equality and personal reform amid an attentive audience. A ticket number 802.726 appears in a later listing.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Butte
Bethel Baptist Church
W. W. J. Leach
Leach
Mr. Leach
South
Rantist Church
Funeral notice for Mrs. Mc Millan in Walkerville
All ladies of Walkerville hive Putte and Silver City hives and L M are earnestly requested to attend the funeral of our late sister Mrs Mc Millan at 1 o clock sharp Tuesday at Odd Fellows hall Walkerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkerville Hive
Putte and
Silver City Hives
Last Rites for Mrs Kent at Centerville Home
The funeral of Mrs John Kent from 125 Pacific Street Centerville was attended by many friends. Rev Groeneveld of the Presbyterian church officiated and spoke of the deceased character. Interment followed at Mount Moriah cemetery.
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John Kent
Pacific Street
Centerville
Groeneveld
Presbyterian Church
railway tickets on sale to Anaconda and stations
Butte Anaconda and Pacific railway tickets are now on sale to Anaconda and all stations between at the Great Northern ticket office 41 North Main stvd. Information on time card and freight rates cheerfully furnished.
McKinley Memorial Services Held at Shaffer Chapel
McKinley memorial services were held at Shaffer chapel at the corner of Idaho and Platinum streets last evening. Speakers paid tribute to the martyred president and denounced anarchy. Favorite hymns of McKinley were sung by the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Shaffer
Idaho and
Platinum Streets
Clement Laid At Rest Amid Lifelong Companions
John B. Clement barber died by his own hand. His funeral at Richards' undertakers drew many lifelong friends who recalled his kindness and troubles. He had worried about money and believed his wife supported him. He told Mrs. Clement farewell and planned to seek work in Anaconda.
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John B. Clement
Richards
Clement
Anaconda
Note expresses lasting love and soft farewell
A brief note from him asks her not to think harshly of him and states that he always loved her, conveying a gentle, enduring affection despite impending separation.
Sporting Life at the Grand Promises Dramatic Realism
A London style melodrama titled Sporting Life opens at the Grand featuring moneylenders nobility racecourse fans and villains. The plot follows a heroic triangle amid forgery a young man’s disgrace a death and a Derby finale with performances by Lorimer Johnstone Henderson Dwyer Desmond Grace Whitworth and Lillian Lamson. The show runs tonight and tomorrow night. Memory and public health note follow with reflections on memory’s value and Boston health regulations banning public spitting with a $100 penalty.
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England
East
Portieres
Epsom Downs
Lorimer Johnstone
H. G. Henderson
John T. Dwyer
William Desmond Grace Whitworth
Lillian Lamson
Hares Imported from Coast Win at West Side Coursing Park
More than 1 000 spectators braved chilly weather as a 24 dog open stake showcased fast Pacific coast hares. King Cashier owned first prize with Revelstoke taking second after a series of rounds ending in a final King Cashier victory.
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West Side Coursing Park
J.°. Wosking
King Cashier
G. H.macdougall
Revelstoke
Pacific Coast
Jersey Lily
Remus
Silver Bow, Jr
Ball Bearings
Baraway
Job Fitz
Daisy
Butcher
Mischief Boy
Automobile
Queen of the West
Defender
Mischief Maid
Castaway
Dark Night
Montane Chief
Sunflower
Dusty Miller
Snowball, Jr
Black Lips
Cooma
Feud Resurfaces Between McGuire and Curtis in Hopkins Alley
Mrs Curtis, once escaped from an asylum guard, is jailed on a disturbance charge after a violent night at Hopkins alley. Mike McGuire, police figure, suffered head and back injuries from the confrontation and is held for disturbance of the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Insane Asylum
Mrs. Curtis
Hopkins Alley
Curtis Castle
McGuire
Paris drains French rural youth into urban decline
In the Popular Science Monthly piece the author warns that Paris draws young people from farms, undermining rural life. It argues great cities destroy population, culture, and future stock as provincials seek city careers and many end life in despair or the morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
France
Paris
Seine
Electric lighting in Tien Tsin and its crime deterrence
The Shanghai Mercury notes Mandl & Co has received sanction to build roads and install electric lighting in Tianjin. The piece compares potential gains in night crime reduction to gas street lighting in London and rues delays. It mentions the Boxers and legations during the siege as context for the timing of electric lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai Mercury
London
England
Universal Gazette
Mandl & Co
Tien Tsin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Butte News
Standard
East Broadway
Telephone
Jewelers
Montana
J. 5S. Hopper
Exchange House
J.T. Carroll Lumber Company
Arizona
Montana Liquor Co
Theosophical
West Side
Sherman House
West Quartz Street
Order of Hibernians
Lodge
Miss Bissonet
Charles Bissonet
Mr. Bissonet
East Park Street
Pilgrim
Symons
Lo. M
Mrs. Kent
M'Kinley
Shaffer Chapel
London Mercury
Boston Board of Health
van Dyke
Dr van Byker Fooclc
Sittid
King Cashier's
Hosking’s Hound
M'Guire-Curtis
Park Street
California
Brussels
Brownfield-Canty Carpet Co
West Park Street
Istern
Nap
Washburn
Crosby
Booth’s
Maracaibo
Java
Ike
Bie
Japan
Sceptre
Provinces
Pekin
Tonkin
East Park St
Moniay
Fairbanks
Magic Yeast
Montana Cash Grocery
Company Cor
Park and Montana
Sts. Batte
Peabody
Montana Book Co
N. Main St
Et Correo Genesee
Dre
Mail Newbee Moai
Bure
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