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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1899
Page
4
Beginning Sunday July 9 the Butte Anaconda and Pacific Railway will charge 1.00 for a round trip between Butte and Anaconda and return. The Sundays only rate also applies to tickets from Butte to Mountain View Park.
A south wind fanned a massive blaze in Victor, destroying businesses worth an estimated 2.5 million dollars. The fire ripped through the heart of the town, destroying banks, the post office, hotels, ore bins, and depots while dynamite blasts for defense proved futile. Rescue teams from Cripple Creek arrived too late to save many structures, though the residential area suffered less. The conflagration ended by evening with the scale of loss, including miners, merchants, and local firms, continuing to rise in figures and names of those affected.
A San Juan dispatch reports the charity hoard sending supplies by land and water daily while petitions for food medicine and money pour in nationwide. Typhus has developed at Arroyo due to body putrefaction and coastwise captains complain of bad odors at ports during the hurricane recovery. Local authorities run short of funds to pay workers as reports list 1973 billed, 1000 missing, 6421 houses demolished and 22046 homeless.
Ports report fever from the south side of the island. authorities are making strenuous efforts to relieve the country where great distress is reported.
Aug 22 San Francisco reports the Pennsylvania regiment ready to march east with three divisions under Col. Bannan Maj. Smith and Maj. Berry leading. Nebraska regiment to be discharged Aug 28 and begin home Aug 2. Maj. Joby H. Parker, formerly of the Twenty-Fifth Ontaries, ordered to Mort Riles. Puebla steamer to sail by Aug 20 per the state of SI8tay.
A rapid travel summary notes a 47 day record set by four mining wagsteet from South Africa after leaving London for Southampton then Atlantic crossing to New York and Vancouver, with fast links via White Pass and Yukon railways and lake steamers finishing in Dawson after 17 days from London.
Chicago August report states John Bright the west’s top thoroughbred is out for the season. After arriving from St Louis two months ago he recovered but a recent workout left him seriously lame in a foreleg. His owners Tilbat brothers will blister both legs and ship him to their Kentucky farm.
A damaged OCR summary reports that a 4000 ton barge, at the mouth of the Yukon river, was towed to port after a severe storm damaged its waters and forced it to open, with Capt Herring and Com. Tanner noting the difficult tow at Port Townsend Washington on August 22.
AUB reports a major sockeye run in Puget Sound near Tacoma with fishery observers predicting a very large pack for the Paget region. If current humpback catches of silvers align with sockeye timing, salmon packing totals may exceed previous records, signaling a strong year for lower river runs.
In Saratoga New York a will lists lis est to be worth fifty thousand dollars. After nominal dequests to others the life estate passes to the widow while the residual goes to the Drow Theological Seminary in Milligan New York.
The steamer Dorie arrived early this morning from the Orient. No mail will be forwarded until the vessel has been inspected by the quay authorities.
The UK auxiliary cruiser has arrived at Portland to reinforce the Oregon Division of a naval unit and embark on an eight day cruise. The ship is slated for duty aboard a long planned operation.
An illustrated society note describes Mrs Wise wearing pearls and diamond jewelry at a weekly event. Other ladies wore little, while Mrs Wise’s modesty drew attention as she quietly sat among guests.
A milen foot base powder eases painful swollen feet corns bunions and nerve distress while Aljon posi lase claims to cure calluses and hot tired feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores with mail order for 35 cents. Address Allen Gimsted Le Roy NY.
Crystal Springs offers a premier local retreat five miles from Butte with the state’s only electric fountain display each evening. It features a top cafe and bar, first class service, modern baths, all day and night operation, boating on the lake, and a bicycle road noted as the finest in the country.
A historical notice describes a six room house and a barn located at 6h Dakota Street. The fragment notes property details and an address, offering a concise record of the building on the street scene.
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