He Held The Sack Sketch Artist Wife Seeks Divorce
Lena Elia Hering files for divorce from Phillip Hering alleging long joint theatrical work, shared property including Tacoma Helena and Fridley holdings, and cruelty. She claims community funds bought homes, a homestead, and farm stock now in his name, with rents unpaid to her share, plus repeated acts of violence from 1891 to 1897 and a permanent separation.
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Lena Elia Hering
Phillip Hering
Phillip Herne
Tacoma
Fairhaven
Portland
Helena
Fridley
Clover Leaf
Broadwater
Grand Avenue Addition
Defendant
Livingston
Mathe
Oectober
Wash
Porthind
Woman seeks divorce and child custody amid kidnapping claim
Mrs Hering files a district court complaint for a decree of divorce, child custody, name restoration, half the property, restraining order, $500 attorney fee and $50 monthly alimony. An affidavit claims she has kept the child since birth and alleges husband threatened kidnapping. She reports the husband took the child at 600 Utah Avenue, prompting sheriff and deputy searches and a warrant discussed by County Attorney Connolly. One officer says the arrest warrant exists to serve papers in the divorce case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mattison
Utah Avenue
Hering
Loughrin
Porphyry Street
Avare
Connolly
Becuse
Shim
Montana Copper Supremacy Stirs Quiet Pride
Montana’s copper output for 1898 surpassed Colorado’s gold production and outvalued all Colorado minerals, yet Montanans show restraint while Colorado papers hyped the achievement. The piece notes copper mining’s broad economic value from ore to manufactured goods and its employment impact, contrasting Montana’s conservatism with Colorado’s excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Colorado
Colorado Papers
Butte
Police Court Notes From This Morning
Jack McDonald pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was fined 10 dollars. Fred Demar paid 10 dollars for disturbing the peace. Mat Wilkins J. W. Taylor and Tom Sullivan pleaded guilty to health ordinance violations and were fined 10 dollars each. John Snider pleaded not guilty to disturbing the peace and his trial was set for next Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack McDonald
Fred Demar
Mat Wilkins
J. W. Taylor
Tom Sullivan
John Snider
Notice to Stockholders Silver Bow National Bank meeting
Notice to stockholders of Silver Bow National Bank of Butte rfly Montana. The annual meeting is set for Tuesday January 10 1898 at 4 p m at the bank to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and handle other business. Fayette Harrington cashier. Butte Montana December 5 1898.
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Silver Bow National Bank of Butterfly
Fayette Harrington
Butte
Montana
Dee. Sth
Vienna Servants and a Housekeeper's Purgatory
Margaret describes Vienna servants as pleasant yet demanding with strict duties and surveillance. She recalls police involvement over a bad cook, a strict requirement for testimonials, and meticulous control of storerooms keys, schedules, and household accounts. The system combines polite service with pervasive oversight and occasional disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Vienna
Pauline
Vienna Household Life and Servants in a Distant Court
A vivid portrait of domestic service in Vienna with cooks, maids, and their patrons. It portrays family dynamics, dowries, kitchen conflicts, petty bribes, ser vice pay, and social norms surrounding servants, weddings, and dancing as observed in a grand residence.
Bonds and new management at Rialto Meat Market
A short notice notes bonds for clerks and officials are offered by Lynch and Bachelor, with Rialto Meat Market at 23 South Main Street under new management selling fresh stock at cash prices. The ad urges customers to visit 22 South Main Street for quality and quantity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynch & Bachelor
New Bee Hive
Rialto
South Main Street
Deceptive Photographs The Sultan in Modern Portraits
The London Globe notes photographs of Abdul Hamid misrepresent his current appearance ahead of the Kaiser’s visit to the Holy Land. Born in 1842, he is about 56 and now bears a gray beard, contrary to images from his throne years.
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Holy Land
London Globe
Abdul Hamid
Illustrated Papers
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