Fairy Tale of Fortune Utah Millionaire Aims For Senate
The piece chronicles A W McCune a Utah millionaire who built wealth from a Montana wood camp and coal ventures. It notes his early success supplying fuel to Butte and Anaconda, a 500000 cord contract with the Anaconda company, later mining investments, and his dream of a U S Senate seat with a life story from Bombay to America.
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McCune
Wood Camp
Montana
Woolley
Wilder's Landing
MocCune
Butte
Anaconda
A. W. McCune
United States
Utah
Utah Northern
Allee Company
Walkerville
Allee
Wood
Gregson Springs
John Caprice
Gregson
Poorman
The
Tiger
Patsy Clark
Payne Group of Mines
British Columbia
Mr. McCune
Bombay
India
America
United States Senate
iCAPT THOMAS COUCH IN TOWN YESTERDAY
Captain Thomas Couch formerly general manager of the Boston and Montana Mining Company arrived in the city Saturday night en route from Great Falls to California to oversee his placer mining property on the Feather river. He had returned from Europe in November after months with relatives and old friends and visited Edinburgh Scotland, the home of his 83 year old mother.
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Thomas Couch
Boston & Montana Mining Company
Great Falls
California
Feather River
Couch
Europe
Edinborough
Beotland
Thirly Fair
Aeg
Montana figures in sickness and politics
The speaker recalls a ranch trip near Great Falls cut short by rheumatism, now nearly recovered. He notes amusement at Butte regarding witnesses for the prosecution in Senator Clark’s race, who claimed motives were to purify Montana politics. The captain departed for California yesterday afternoon.
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Great Falls
Washington
Butte
Couch
Clark
Montana
California
Apportionment of School Funds Across Montana Counties
The Montana state school fund distribution totals 380 428 50, per Superintendent Carleton, to assist districts strained by court divisions reallocating funds for expenses. Each census child yields about one dollar. Lewis and Clark receive 37 749, Silver Bow 14 593, Valley 750, with county-by-county figures listed including Beaverhead 2 032 50 and Cascade 1 50 50? The text also oddly includes stray references to Philadelphia and scrapple.
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State Supreme Court
Atate
Carleton
Montana
Lewis
Silver Bow
Valley
Beaverhead
Broadwater
Cascade
Deer Lodge
Jefferson
Philadelphia
Photograph of empty train from 1894 railroad strike
William G Young head stenographer for Montana Ore Purchasing Company left Helena after duties ended. He possesses a photograph from the July 1894 railroad strike showing six people with a full passenger train en route from Denver to Salt Lake. The image includes Senator T. H. Carter and R. E. Fisk, Mrs Charles Jackson of Salt Lake, and others. six rode a whole train amid delays and fear of danger, a rare record of a solitary party with a full consist en route home after a Denver Denver republican league convention trip.
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William G. Young
Montana
United States
Butte
Helena
Young
Mr. Young
Salt Lake
Denver
Charles C. Jackson
T. H. Carter
R. E. Pisk
Charles Jackson
William Maury
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Notable Guests at Hotels Listed Across Cities
A string of names and affiliations appears under a hotels section, naming numerous individuals and couples from cities including San Francisco Seattle Salt Lake Chicago Denver Denver Helena Spokane Boulder Wisdom and more. The list includes attorneys merchants and professionals such as Scott Clinton Raiff Mandell Warner Kelly Embree Becker Bradley Miner Gray Halford Lowe Willard Warde May Warde Brune Wallace Magrath Mignerey Struck Cunningham Kline Lindsay Strother and others associated with various firms and locales.
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Butte
Louis Bearwold
San Francisco
Attorney Scott
Clinton
F. M. Raiff
Seattle
W. C. Mandell
Salt Lake
M. J. Warner
Denver
W. G. Walters
Chicago
F. L. Kelly
Gold Creek
Wallace Embree
W. H. Becker
Spokane
George O. Bradley
C.H. Miner
Cleveland
H. G. O'Connell
Rossland
A. Zuckerman
C. C. Newman
Helena
A. N. Gray
Beattie
Dod Halford
Boulder
J. P. Lowe
Wisdom
the McDermott
J. A. Freeborn
St. Paul
Charles H. Willard
Frederick Warde
May Warde
Republican Club Meeting in Silver Bow County
A Silver Bow County Republican club meeting is set for next Friday evening February 9 at 7 pm at Sherman Cafe. RON H. COOK serves as president, with CLINTON MOON as secretary. Re opening of the Sherman Cafe noted. Sewing machines for rent by week at National Undertaking Company, at Ha at Quarts.
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Silver Bow County
Republican Club
Autlioes
National Undertaking Company
Haat Quarts
MRE Charged With Serious Case to Plead Saturday
Matt Madson also known as Mattison and Matt Martin, along with Matt Martila, John Koski, and Gus Erickson Tobane, face first degree murder charges for the January 4 knifing of John Ryan. Koski granted a separate trial. five doctors and seven police witnesses expected.
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Matt Madson
Matt Martila
John Koski
Gus Erick
Son Tobane
John Ryan
Ryaan
Clancy
Madison
Mattison
Matt Martin
Tobane
Erickson
Gus Erickson
L. P. Forrestell
Koski
P. J. Sheeran
HE. Edwarts
A. P. O'Leary
J.N. Alexander
Thomas Walsh
James_B. Curley
P. Fogarty
Frank C. McDonald
Jerry D. Murphy
Charles Ray
Thomas Boyle
Dayton Conniff
Herbert A. Lloyd
Charles A.bloom
Thomas McDermott
Republican Club Meeting Next Friday Evening
A Republican club meeting will be held in the Auditorium of the library building next Friday evening. The principal business is signing the membership rolls while other matters of importance will be considered.
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Republican Club
Ike
Important Scientific Discovery Promises Hair Cure In Test
A year of lab work yields Newbro's Herpicide claimed to cure baldness, prevent hair loss, and eradicate dandruff by destroying the germ that causes scalp infestation. The advertisement asserts dandruff and thinning hair stem from a parasite and promises permanent results.
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Newbro
Crystal Springs Vapor Baths Lead Northwest Dance Nights
Crystal Springs promotes itself as the leading hot springs in the northwest with improved vapor baths now in operation. Bathers enjoy plunges and cold showers followed by entertaining dancing parties four times daily, with a time schedule listed at Langlols and a phone contact 653.
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Langlols
Coal advertisement from J Monrow & Co. at Broadway
Kemmerer coal promises highest quality with no clinkers minimal ashes and soot and a long lasting hot fire all night. Priced competitively against inferior grades. Contact J Monrow & Co at 47 East Broadway by phone 538 for purchase and delivery details.
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J. Monrow & Co
E. Broadway
For Sale Fifty Thousand Shares of Copper and Gold Stock
Advertisement offers fifty thousand shares of the Treasury Stock of the Old Indian Copper and Gold Mining company of Tintic Utah in blocks of fifty at ten cents per share. Expected to rise to thirty cents by May 20. Prospectus from W H Nichol Official Broker No 1 West Broadway Butte Montana.
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Treasury
Old Indian Copper and Gold Mining Company
Tintic
Utah
W. H. Nichol
West Broadway
Butte
Mont
Reward Offered For Information On Mine Trespass
The undersigned will pay 2500 dollars to any person furnishing information leading to the detection and conviction of anyone trespassing to remove ores or minerals from underground workings under Michael Devitt claim portions. State authorities issue June Hons by C B Batterman assistant superintendent.
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Michael Devitt
Batterman
Ladies Prefer French Tanny Tablets For Menstrual Relief
An advertisement touts French Tanny Tablets from Augendre Paris for relief of painful and irregular menses. Sold by Newbro Drug Co. in Butte Montana at $2 per box by mail, with sealed reliability. Also notes surveyors and engineers moving to West Quarry Street and advertises local services including Butte Brewery and a tailor shop on South Main Street.
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Augendre
Paris
France
Newbro Drug Co
Butte, Mont
Sail to Cape Nome on early Seattle boats
Agents advertise first class Seattle linen vessels with limited berths. Secure medations now by contacting Northern Pacific City Ticket Office at Park and Main or writing W. H. Merriman general agent Butte Mont for full particulars.
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Seattle
Northern Pacific
City
Corner Park
Main Streets
W. H Merriman
Butte
Mont
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Calkins’ Book Store
Main St
Butte Mont
Aes L.A. Tay
Tock
Nderwood Agency
Owsley Block
Kalseminington
Pioneer
Oscar Stenberg
West Park Street
Stenberg
Poe
Arama Boe
Hong Kong
Ric
W. Park St
Hum Fay
Mgr
Sontana
Chung
Galena Street
F. Gattan
M. D
Curtis Block
W. Park
Masonic Temple
Dan Yansey
J. D. McGregor
Marien's
Gaery Booth
McUne
Montana Music CO
Tig
Ron H. Cook
Clinton Moon
Sey
Sherman Cafe
MRE
Ryan
Will
Republican Club Meeting
Crystal Springs
Harper & MacDonald
West Quarry Street
Telephone
Henry Muntzer
Itaelf
Callup Butte Brewery
South Main
Fisher's
Prins
Cape Nome
Lellihn
Belliveau's
East Park Street
Siegel
DR. Rinehart
West Park St
J. N. Nevills,& CO
East Park
Ithgetat Sete
Standard Carriage Works
S. Main, Butte, Mont
Montana Hardware Company
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