10 Jun 1876
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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1876
Page
1
A concise summary of correspondence relating to Talnes and Montara, outlining development plans, proposed reductions, and methods intended to promote general welfare and regional improvements.
An editorial urges caution on marrying drinkers, arguing women cannot reform a drunkard. It warns of the overwhelming difficulty and danger of attempting to restore a husband to sobriety, noting many widows and orphans result from failed efforts and advising young women to avoid such unions.
Mr Evolis directs a careful restoration revealing thick paint layers removed from walls and stairs while unveiling the old bell and panels recounting Revolutionary deeds in Philadelphia. The Continentail Congress portraits, chairs, and table are shown, with a second room hosting a museum of George II items, William and Mary figures, Sir Peter Lely portraits, and notable 18th century porcelain and glass.
The Central Register notes Colorado districts yield extraordinary gold compared with all past records. It cites Black Hills and Big Horn regions showing high assays, while foreseeing Colorado as a Golconda rival to Alaska as gas-bearing ranges are explored.
Two masked men staged a night robbery about eight near Chicken Creek one mile north of Tidwell’s. They fled with twenty five dollars from M. L. Lowles and returned one dollar after learning it was all he had. They smashed a Wells Fargo box and cut a mail sack but netted only twenty four dollars from Sowles, seeming inexperienced.
A Chinaman learns about an electric machine in a street encounter that escalates as the worker blasts electricity with dramatic effects. Onlookers grow numerous and enthusiastic while the crowd cheers a chaotic scene of magnetism and destruction.
Details of two ticket types for the United States International Exhibition Philadelphia 1876. Complimentary passes for public officers, exhibitors, press, and staff with official seals and design elements, including a photo requirement by June and nontransferable terms. Admission process includes staged entrance checks and daily pass issuance.
A Des Moines man known as Calamity Jones has mysteriously disappeared. He earned his nickname from his Civil War battle wounds, bearing eighteen rebel bullets including one through the head destroying an eye. He recovered, walking with a cane despite multiple injuries.
Mount Hamilton hosts the Lick observatory site funded by James Lick with a $730 000 donation. The 4350 foot summit lies about 26 miles by road from San Jose and offers grand views, a new macadamized road, and planned public access highlighting the science highway to the hill.
A stock company is being organized to market a rapid firing military gun. The weapon has six revolving barrels, can fire over a thousand shots per minute, and sweeps a field without moving the gun. Inventor T. L. Battey holds Washington patents and seeks European protection.
A travel tale recalls General Schenck and visitors spotting a cottage said to belong to a plain country gentleman named Tennyson. The piece also describes John Ende’s ancient two edged sword from 1368 and its Saxon provenance, now to be presented to the Historical Society. The note from the Telegram covers Stanley’s uncertain fate in Africa and a new Australian gold find with projected yields in New South Wales and Bank activity.
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