Murder trial details unfold in Creech case in Butte
Twelve jurors were chosen to decide the fate of Edgar Marshall, charged with murdering Mrs. Georgia Creech on April 3. Dr. P. J. Sheerin described the fatal bullet as severing the pulmonary artery, and Joseph Creech recounted the barroom confrontation and Marshall firing twice, before fleeing toward Mercury Street. The testimony covered the street shootout, the deaths, and the evolving account from Creech and witnesses as the case advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Marshall
Georgia Greevh
T. D. Perry
M. J. Murphy
W. P. Bulivan
Silas Dunnivan
Thomas Lattes
J. E. Player
N. Genereaux
John Veale
M. S. Neer
Mike Read
Joan B. Nadeau
John Resek
Clancy
P. J. Sheerin
Creech
Joseph K. Creech
Butte
Main
Mercury Streets
Button
Marshall
Kinsley
Brown
Main Street
Mercury Street
Joe
Mr. Connolly
Sloan
The Bells at Grand Opera House Opens with Clement
Clement stockwell Co reports a favorable start to summer at the Grand Opera House. The second performance of The Bells impressed audiences with Mr. Clements artistic Matthias. Thursday offers The New Dominion and a weeklong run including Saturday matinee. Summer prices listed at 25e 60e and 75e.
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Grand Opera House
Clement
Matthias
New Dominion
Assault report misdated at New Orleans hall scene
Published accounts claim City Detective Ray was assaulted at the New Orleans Dance hall but say the actual incident occurred in the negro club rooms beneath the hall. The report notes a discrepancy between the described venue and the true location.
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Ray
New Orleans
Local Briefs Show Listings From Businesses And Notices
Singer office for beat oil and needles. Orton Bros piano and organs at 219 Main. J.G. Bates tuner. Montana Music Co Tel 504. Dr. Forsyth dentist removed toy at 8 Owsley block. J. R. Reed buys a barn at 335 South Main to run bovines. Tinware roofing and eavestroughs. A. B. Jones 266 East Park. Mrs S. D. Beebe piano lessons 438 South Wyoming. Young German canaries 3.50 each at Butte Bird Store 68 West Broadway. Body of George Miller at Duggan parlors with funeral pending. Mrs Tim Shea aged 29 died at 36 Clear Grit Terrace. funeral to be announced. Overland rye whiskey $4 gallon from Montana Liquor Co. The Grotto cafe three doors east of post office.
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Singer Office
Orton Bros
Main
Hinkle & Dolman
Owsley Block
J.G. Bates
Montana
Mustc Co
Tel
Dr. Forsyth
Owsley
J. R. Reed
South Main
A. B. Jones
Eaat Park
D. Beebe
South
Wyoming
Butte Bird
Clear Grit Terrace
Montana Liquor Co
Coldest climate noted in Siberia at Werschojansk
A brief extract describes the world coldest climate in Werschojansk Siberia at latitude 67.44 north and longitude 183.57 east. It notes February as the coldest month with temperatures well below zero for seven years and July reaching as high as three degrees Fahrenheit. The text oddly mentions Hollingsworth's Cafe at 41 and a sales pitch about saving half expenses.
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Werschojansk
Siberia
Straw bricks promise cheap paving for cities
Bricks made from straw paving material claims to cost half as much as ordinary brick and require one third of the weight. An inventor asserts enough straw annually shipped west could pave streets in every continent. Also notes renting bowing machines by week or month and promotes Crystal Springs as a pleasant outing with good meals and private dance hall access four miles west of Butte.
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Tee West
Crystal Springs
NGS
Butte
Striking Montana Trains End After May Schedule Stand
Great Falls Montana July 9 1900 after a night of tense talks a committee representing train and yard staff reached an understanding with Superintendent Ward and the Montana Central railway ending a strike that had halted freight service since yesterday morning Officials reported that the May 1 schedule would stand with minor changes and all but one worker would resume duties perishable freight could again be received and traffic expected to move normally
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Archibald Gray
Great Northern
Montana
Inter Mountain
Superintenden
Great Falls
Trafic
Ward
Mont
Montana Central Railway
Monnt
F. E. Ward
Great Northern Company
Wberry
H. W. Stanley
H. S. Stanley
E. BE. Ward
pub_ I
East Park Street Markets Offer Longstanding Low Prices
A long standing East Park Street market feeds all comers with consistently low prices, drawing steady local shoppers and sustaining community access to affordable goods.
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East Park Street
Waistline of a Laughing World: A Patchwork Comic Row
A mosaic of quotations and quips from papers like the Chicago Record and Indianapolis Journal, with snippets of jokes about doctors, agents, lovers, and trousers. The blurred lines reference a lodge notice from Butte No.1 AOUW and a move for the financier position at Thompson Investment Company.
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Gagnon
McQueen
Thompson Invest'nt CO
West Broadway
Pritchard-Harrison Carpet Co. Aa
Erarananenaenecec
Booth
Jockey Club
Lowney
A. Booth
Cash Grocery
W. Park St
Mall
Mrs. Creech
Mr. Vines
Joseph Brown
Little Joe
Mar Shall
Allison
Ing
The
Vienna
the Smith Grocery Co
S. Nain St
Clement-Stockkwell Co
Post Office
Hollingsworth’s Cafe
National Undertaking Company
Eost Quarts
Aaas OF Conductors
Oriental Media
Java
Bic
Timothy Hay
Park Street
S. Ward
Puck
Remmy
Remington Cortright
Chicago
Indianapolis
Belinda
Prince of Wales
Brooklyn
Chicago Tribune
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Pittsburg
John
U. W
Butte Lodge No. 1
North Main Street
Thompson Investment Company
P. Wales
Lutey Bros
Jockey Clubs
Reneree
Underwood's
Cash Grocers
W. Park
Freight
ECLAT
Brownfield-Canty Carpet CO
West Park Street
Butte, Montana
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