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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1899
Page
7
A Havana dispatch and a Westchester bank heist tale unfold. The Unian army quiets, brigand rumors persist as a New York cashier masterminds a bank scam. Little Johnny and his crew fail, cashier escapes blame, Johnny ends up in Sing Sing.
A Washington special says General Guy V. Henry’s successor as Porto Rico governor general has not been chosen yet. The appointment of Brigadier General Tred 10 Grant to the Philippines is delayed as friends urge his promotion. Orders direct Henry to send the Seventeenth Infantry and two Seventh artillery batteries home, leaving only the Nineteenth Infantry Fifth Cavalry three Fifth artillery batteries and a Fourth volunteer signal company as garrison.
A Washington Star report recounts a New York detective recalling 1870s banker burglar Little Johnny Hope, who mingled with officials and criminals as he walked Sixth Avenue. The tale, tied to Boss Tweed era policing, includes a tale of a bank cashier who aided a fugitive and the detective’s surprising recognition after thirty years.
Observers note hawks trailing a railway train to swoop on startled small birds. Paris actresses display delicate paper lace inspired wear by night, shimmering like real lace yet costing little.
City plants suffer from urban smoke as fumes injure leaf pores and disrupt gas exchange. The record notes how airborne pollution harms foliage, harming growth and vitality in urban plant life.
Treasury Department invites sealed proposals for a centrally located site for a federal public building in Butte Montana. Corner lot about 150 by 150 feet preferred, or 150 by 190 feet with 190 frontage. Proposals due May 1 1899 at 10 am. If accepted, existing buildings and improvements must be retained or removed as required.
Public sale notice invites sealed proposals with diagram and title proof for a Butte site near a public building, vendor pays title costs, bids due after written notice. Also estate administrator in Butte, Montana, calls creditors to file claims within four months, with attorney signatures and notary acknowledgment of partnership members Patrick McCarthy and Henry D Connell in Silver Bow County.
The undersigned in Silver Bow county Montana declare the members of the partnership Mc Carthy Connell who conduct wholesale and retail dealing in beef pork mutton veal poultry fish and game seasonally. Principal place of business is No 407 North Main Street Butte city.
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