Two Young Detainees Choose Reform School Over Home
Annie Johnson and Celia Decker, both under 18, refuse life with their families and opt for reform school after arrest at May Barrett’s lodging house with Walter Murphy. Mothers weep as the girls insist on maintaining their close bond and companionship with each other. Murphy pleads guilty to resisting an officer. Johnson and Decker’s fathers are in Denver with unspecified work.
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Reform School
Annie Johnson
Celia Decker
Officer Lowney
May Barrett
Walter Murphy
Alias Johnson
Murphy
Lowney
Celli
Helena
The Single Tax Lecture By Dr Longstreet
Dr F F Longstreet of Boston addressed a fair audience at the Auditorium last night on the single tax theory. He warned governments to heed natural laws and criticized corruption and landlordism as age old curses influencing public office and state affairs.
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F. F. Longstreet
Boston
Hammond
Longstreet
Harrison Convicted After Robbery Trial
The state conviction of Martin Harrison for robbery was swiftly achieved after a midday trial. The jury found him guilty. the court will determine punishment. Harrison testified about spotting a watch theft at the Mountain Home saloon and a stranger’s alleged concealment of the timepiece.
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Clancy
Martin Harrison
Welock
Harrison
Ray
Parlor Match at the Grand Delivers Mixed Kicks
A Parlor Match opens a three night stand at the Grand. Edith Hoyt leads as the Innocent Kid, with Emma Marsh charming as Lucille and Etta Butler praised for her imitations. The company, not Hoyt’s, is leased for pay, with notable fun from Phillip H. Ryley and James T. Galloway, though Walter Ware disappoints as a tenor. matinee Wednesday noted.
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Hoyt
Edith Hoyt
Emma Marsh
Lucille
Harriet Sheldon
Euphonia Allonaz
Edith
Salome Kingsley
Etta Butler
Tom Brone
Mark Sullivan
Old Hoss
Hoey
Phillip H. Ryley
I. Mel Croker
James T. Galloway
Capt. Kidd
Olympia Quartette
Walter Ware
Hoey and Evans
Frenchy Regan Known Bootblack Dies in Pleasant Alley
J W Regan known as Frenchy the colored bootblack died at his home in Pleasant Alley last night from pneumonia. He was 73 and had lived in Montana over 20 years after journeys from Martinique to the United States via New Orleans Mobile and California. He worked as a cook for J K Clark briefly, later near St Peters Mission, then in Butte since about twenty years, earning community notice as a bootblack and night porter at Daly Bros saloon. He spoke English French German Spanish and four Indian dialects.
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J. W. Regan
Frenchy
Pleasant Alley
Montane
Martinique
United States
New Orleans
Mobile
California
Montana
J. K. Clark
Missoula
St. Peter’ Mission
Flathead Country
Flathead
Butte An
Daly Bros
Lynndale Stage Special Dance Night Bus
At Lynndale a stage leaves at 2 p m for Chas Langlois' stable. Big sleigh seven dollars, band wagon eight dollars, dance hall free, supper seven cents. Dancing every Sunday. Buateyy Langloitb.
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Lynndale
Chas
Langlois
Supfer
Buateyy
Mines and Mining Dividend Totals Near Ten Million
The Boston and Montana company announces a regular four dollar per share dividend plus a one dollar extra dividend payable February 20 to stockholders of record January 24. This brings total disbursements to $9,875,000 with copper prices supporting a four dollar per share payout this year. In 1898 the company paid sixteen dollars and spent heavily on improvements.
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Boston & Montana
Copper water trouble in Butte mines forces special bronze fittings
In Mining and Scientific Press, George G. Brickley details how highly acidic copper-laden mine drainage in Butte’s Anaconda St. Lawrence and High Ore mines caused rapid corrosion. Operators avoided lime neutralization to preserve copper recovery, using iron tanks to precipitate copper and developing lead lined pipes, wooden swellers, and zinc-free bronze pump parts to resist leakage and attack.
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George 8
Brickley
Butte
Anaconda
St. Lawrence
Copper water menace in mines cripples ropes and cages
In Butte and Anaconda mines the so called copper wither destroys iron and steel equipment. Ropes, cages, bonnets, and guide shoes corrode rapidly from water and acid, forcing constant repairs and tar application. At Anaconda, copper precipitation helps reduce waste and turns pumping and maintenance into profit, offering a partial remedy to the otherwise costly problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Anaconda
Lynch and Bachelor Real Estate and Loan Services
Lynch and Bachelor offer bonds collection of rents loan negotiation and insurance services for life and property at the New Bee Hive Building.
Notice of D 4 Hennessy Mercantile Co stockholders meeting
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the D. 4, Hennessy Mercantile Co. in Butte will be held Monday February 6 1999 at 10:00 AM at the company office. The meeting will elect officers for the ensuing year and handle other business as may come before the gathering. M. V. Conroy Levy
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D. 4
Hennessy Mercantile Co
Butte
M. V. Conroy, Levy
Notice of adjourned stockholders meeting Butte Gas I & Coke Co
Adjourned regular annual meeting of the stockholders to be held at the company office 48 E Broadway at 1 o clock p m on Friday January 2 uth 1599 By order A B Feurtado Secretary
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Butte Gas I & Coke Co I
E. Broadway
O'Elouse P
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Jewelers
East Centerville
Einainy
Annie Johson
America
Japan
Texas
DR. Longstreet
Mrs. Ray
William Stork
Dillon
Ues
Regan
Gans & Klein
Lak Ss
Lynch & Bachelor
Feurtado
Lutey Bros
Luter Bros
Cash Grogery
W. Park St
Butte, Montana
Brownfield-Canty Garpet CO
Direct Savings
Eevee
Wilton Rugs
Axminster
West Park Street
Butte, Mont
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