Atwater claims million from slime dump patent suit details
M W Atwater testifies for Minerals Separation Ltd in its suit against Butte & Superior Mining Co alleging infringement of its oil flotation patent. He says he profited over $1,000,000 from slime dumps and tailings at Basin and used oil and acid to treat ore with about 90 percent recoveries and high copper and silver yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte & Superior Mining Company
Basin
Minerals Separation
Max W. Atwater
F. Augustus Heinze
M. W. Atwater
Minerals Separation, Ltd
Atwater
Butte & Superior Company
Navy Yard Hires Gunners Mother as Seamstress
President Wilson suspends civil service rules to appoint Annie Hopolucci as a seamstress at the navy yard. Her son, John Hopolucci, was the first American naval casualty in the war when the Aztec was sunk by a German submarine.
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Washington
Wilson
Annie Hopolucci
John Hopolucci
Navy Yard
America
Repeater Counts Money and Ward Boss Confronts Voter
In a tense exchange the Repeater notes only 17 dollars while claiming 18 votes. The Ward Boss responds that one vote was his own, implying coerced or invalid voting. The scene casts a wary, morally charged encounter amid a suspicious civic atmosphere.
Millions Lost In Tramway Fire Damages Rio:t
Anaconda Copper Mining Company faces losses estimated near 100 million dollars after a March 5 tramway fire at the Tramway Leonard and West Colusa mines. Experts say bulkheads sealed ore worth millions. direct cost near one million, with ongoing payroll and effort to recover ore from surrounding zones.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Leonard
West Colusa
Minnie Healy
Anaconda Company
United States
Washoe
Great Falls
Butte
Pennsylvania
Private strong room tour reveals Harry Lauder mementos
While visiting the Bank of England a guide shows a private strong room attributed to Harry Lauder. A frame holds the first shilling he earned and bags contain his later earnings, illustrating his spendthrift legend.
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Bank of England
Harry Lauder
Optimistic Cuss Believes Angel Takes Spring Break
A playful editorial voice muses that the Recording Angel closes his books for spring cleaning, letting a poor married man reach heaven when he dies. The piece blends humor with a hopeful moral tone about divine mercy.
No Joke Law Sparks Debate on Promoter Practices
A quoted exchange between Old Fogg and the Grouch praises a law preventing overstatement while arguing for a rule against capitalizing hot air. The dialogue frames a critique of promotional hype and seeks stricter regulation.
Epidemic typhoid hits Livingston and more reads
The State reports typhoid spreading to Livingston with cases in several towns. Other items note Lewistown reappoints Harry J. Kelly land office registrar, and a Non-Partisan league picnic planned for Plentywood on July 14. Hankering business, legal actions, and social notes fill Montanan towns from Harlem to Butte.
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Laurel
Livingston
Lewistown
Harry J. Kelly
Plentywood
Non-Partisan League
Havre — Jestrab Brothers
Iowa
Harlem
Sidney
Esther Caldwell
Havre—City
Helena
Jefferson County
American Smelting & Refining Company
Great Falls
Kenny
Great Northern
Margaret Moore
New York City
Red Cross
P.S. Hettenstein
W. J. Kaiser
Army
Blanchard Lake
Edwin X. Thomas
Alder Gulch
Havre—Ness Ness
Brockton
Sheridan County
Lien Brothers
Fergus County
Dawson County
Musselshell
Masby
Stewart
War Department
Montana
Montana Southern Railway Company
Divide
Silver Bow
Wisdom and Ralston
Elkhorn
Beaverhead
Butte
Butte Baseball Club
Milwaukee
Sidney—C. F. Woodward
Canadian War Department
Fred E. Woodward
France
Woodward
William S. Popst
Ed Doherty
Bozeman
Wolf Point
O. D. Carson
Main and
Park
Tom Edmunds
Northern Pacific
Logan
A. E. Westlake
T. W. Simpson
W. S. Erwin
Poor Excuse Adage Echoed Amid Ongoing Hard Times
A saying about poor excuses and persistent poverty resurfaces amid ongoing hardship. The proverb underscores chronic need and raises questions about relief efforts and societal tolerance for excuses.
Charles P Thomas pioneer of Montana dies at 74
Charles P Thomas a noted Montana frontiersman who came up the Missouri River to Fort Benton in 1862 died at his Walier home aged 74. He survived a Civil War POW escape and contributed to early Montana life at Virginia City Helena and Dupuyer including building a historic Helena log house and guiding freight to Helena.
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Charles P. Thomas
Alder
Last Chance
Virginia City
Helena
Montana
Missouri River
Fort Benton
Walier
Ohio
France
New York State
Charles
Mississippi
Thomas
Dupuyer
Van
Classified ad space offered to reach Montana readers
Advertisers may secure full information and rates from the editor. The campaign will place the ad through him in 120 of Montana’s weekly papers, reaching a total circulation of 81,000 or more, totaling over 400,000 readers weekly in the state.
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Montana
Farm Lands For Sale In Montana Land Listings
Multiple farm properties offered for sale in Montana. 1268 acre stock ranch near Norris at 18 dollars an acre with down payment and financed terms. 200 acre diversified farm near Livingston with wheat alfalfa and dairy potential priced at 8000. 20000 acres wheat land offered in tracts 320+ acres at 12 to 20 per acre with ten year terms and six percent interest. Listings include contact details for brokers O Clark Jr and J W Hefferlin and F Sab McCutchen.
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Norris
O. Clark, Jr
W. Broadway
Butte
Montana
J. W. Hefferlin
Livingston
Mont
Good Live Town
Carter County
Sevier & Robinson
St. So
Great Falls
Nelson & Emerson
Steele
Lincoln County
Enos A. Alley
Silver Bow Block
Good Town
Ano Ideal Grain Farm
G. C. Curtis
Daly Bank
ACRIS
Frank J. Lapin
Steele Block
Teton County
Liberty Stangle
Central Ave
Missouri River
Moneymaker
Penwell Companies
Helena
Otetahah Co
Ent
P. O. Box
A. L. Gesche
Fasab McCutchen- Price
Reat Falls
Bagan- McCutcheon-Price
Bonner County
Idaho
Strauf Realty Co
Bergus County
Strous Realty Co
Great Paris
Chester
IF. I. Long
Teton River
FBI
Long
Fergus County
Musselshell River
Fox Land Co
Lewistown
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Slime Dump
Old Mill
Heinze
Farwell, Ozman, Kirk & Co
Saint Paul
Minnesota
Ranchers’ Hail & Fire Insurance Co
Yellowstone Til & Mantel Co
Greant Falls, Mont
Angle Drag Co
Briscoe
Second
Utah
Briscoe Motor Co
Montana Piano Co
Edwin A. Pierse
First Avenue North
Nelson and
Brady
AUTO
West
Montana Automobile School
South Main
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Tout & McCarthy
Pauley
Fifth Street South
Walger
D. E. Fryer & Co
Ford Bldg
Elgin
Waltham
Slieois
Dunlap Jewelry Co
193Rd St
Byron Deforest
Public of Exchange
Montana Farms
Frary & Burlingame No
First National Bank
Montague
Highwood
Homestead Bureau of Montana
Dawson
Prairie Counties
Alex B. Lehman
Milwaukee Railway
Chicago
É& St. Paul Railway
Seattle
Palmer & Hough
Park Hotel
Holbert
Holbert Horse Importing
Wolbert
Culbertson
Livestock Insurance
Watson Robb
Sfontana
Accountants and Auditors
Wee Ee
John L. Clark
Ford Bidg
Douglas Wilson & Co., Inc
Ford Building
Certified Accountants
WM. B. Finlay, C. PA
First Nations Bank
Engraving and Blueprinting
Desert
E. J. Strasburger
Daly Bank Bldg
Butte, Mont
Fagan-McCutcheon-Price
Oxford-Wright
Judith Gap
Steele Bldg
Butte College Telegraphy
Farm LA Land Loans
American Bank & Trust Co
Ford
Tractor Attachment Co
2Nd Ave. S
Greatalls
Richard P. Sioenck
A. Rauh
Minneapolis
Feend Stord
Valier
Rainbow
Wyoming Oil
Oming-Monpane
Gallatin Valley
Manhattan
Strouf Realty Co
Central Avenue
Fair
Price
Montana Employment Co
City
Greap Falls
Hood Agency
Duluth
Butte Mont
J. F. Hogan
Empire Construction CO
Great Falls, Mont
Architects
Arnold & van House
GEO
H. Shanley
Great Walls
J. JA Jones CO
Great Falla
Sam’l Henry Haas
1St
Nat. Bank
Great AS Mont. Tel
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