Mort Donoghue and Delehanty Saga In Butte Baseball
In 1896 Mort Donoghue, Butte sports fan and Hibernian, idolized Ed Delehanty of Philadelphia. He urged Butte to sign the star after a Chicago game where Delehanty hit four home runs and a single. Delehanty later earned a high Phillies salary, while Donoghue’s petition campaigns became local lore in mining city baseball history.
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Billings
Helena
Butte
Mort Donoghue
Mort
Order of Hibernians
Detroit
Chicago
Illinois
Phillies
Cubs
Old West Side Park
Ed Delehanty
Philadelphia
Del
Delehanty
Mr. Donoghue
Donoghue
Park Street
Erica
Hibernian
Troit
Star
Rockies
Butte Club
Butte Merchants
John Hancock
Bobby Lowe
Boston
Lou Gehrig
Yankee
One Hit Knocks Out Star Pitcher in Barnstorming Drama
In a 1911 barnstorming tour a Butte player Nig Perrine hit a straight line single off Zabel of Cheyenne, ending Zabel’s control and leaving him with a broken finger. Perrine later joined the Pirates, earning four NL seasons.
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Kayoes
Union Association
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Nig” Perrine
Spike” Shannon
Bitroff
Hildebrand
Remneas
Stripp
Marshall
Huelsman
Irby
Cheyenne
Herb Hester
Sheridan
Abel
Zabel
Barnstormers
Perrine
Pittsburg
Pirates
Dempsey Advertised Sparring Partners in 1923 Camp
The article recalls Jack Dempsey training for a 1923 bout with Tommy Gibbons in Shelby Montana. Dempsey publicized sparring partners from Great Falls and Shelby, bringing Bill Tait as a top sparring option. Bearns managed and Dempsey sought ready replacements, portraying boxing as sharp business.
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Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Shelby
Great Falls
White Gibbons
Bill Tait
Jack
Bearns
Resus
Montana
Dempsey Chooses Surprise Sparring Partner
A business man named Handsome Jack O Shaughnessy calls De Camp at Great Falls seeking a boxing role with Dempsey. After a brief exchange about weight and pay, Dempsey hires him, then wife intervenes and drags him home. The update notes fifteen states keep 1935 license plate colors in 1936 by reversing background and numerals.
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Dempsey
Great Falls
Champ
Handsome Jack
Jack
Jack O'Shaughnessy
State Blue Sky Law Is Praised
Bruce Aitchison of the Federal Security and Exchange Commission praised Montana for its blue sky law and enforcement. He cited a large Idaho stock sale with most funds not going to development and warned against fly-by-night promoters fleecing Montana citizens. He urged government action against crooks while supporting honest investment promotion.
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Montana
United States
Bruce Aitchison
Federal Security and Exchange Commission
Butte
Aitchison
Northwest
Idaho
Mr. Aitchison
Uncle Sam
Fort Peck Tunnels Completed After Three-Year Construction
Army engineers tally massive output from the Fort Peck diversion tunnels with 657000 cubic yards of concrete poured and 137000000 pounds of steel used. Nearly 12400000 man-hours worked. peak labor reached 4713 men in June 1936 as river diversion nears completion.
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Fort Peck
Bartlett Hayward Co
Army
Bainville Bank Closes. Insured Deposits Reported
W A Brown Montana state superintendent of banks announced Farmers State bank Bainville closed with 512 262 deposits fully insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation. The bank’s last call listed 50000 capital and 3000 surplus and undivided profits. The attorney disclosed broad government action against unlawful stock promotions and injunctions to back enforcement.
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W. A. Brown
Farmers State Bank
Bainville
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bainville Bank
Montana
Busy Beavers Bother Bathers in Livingston Park
Beavers have moved into Livingston 1’s municipal water park and, without formal notice, occupy the pool area. City board members drained the pool to encourage the beavers to depart, promising removal of glass and debris as the animals allegedly begin building a home near the Yellowstone Street bridge.
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Livingston 1
Wea Park
Yellowstone Street Bridge
Spotted Fever Losing Its Grip In Montana
Dr. B K Kilbourne finds Rocky Mountain spotted fever is abating with only two deaths this year in Montana, down from 17 in 1936. He notes the peak tick bite danger has passed though not ended, as 22 cases are reported so far, including three in Beaverhead County.
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B. K. Kilbourne
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Treasure State
Beaverhead County
Orphans' Home Cares for 30 Cents. Waiting List Grows
The state orphans' home at Twin Bridges with a 195 capacity now houses 30 cents with 35 to 40 on the waiting list. President George H. Davey reports most residents are neglected or dependent rather than true orphans, and several children have both parents living.
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Twin Bridges
State Board of Education
George H. Davey
Coyote Bounties Paid May and June Total $11,046
State Auditor John J. Holmes reports May and June coyote bounties total $11,046. Bounty is $2 per animal and payments draw from the livestock commission bounty fund.
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John J. Holmes
Livestock Commission
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Joe L. Markham
Montana State Athletic Commission
Schenley
Quaker
Oxford University
SEC
Pee the Cam Peas
Schenley’s
Echenley
Ety
Alilx Supreme
Reeset
Peck
Livingston
Rma
Ase
Bluegrass
Kentucky
Schenley Distributors, Inc
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