Smallpox Crisis Spurs Calls for Detention Hospital
The city battles a rising smallpox spread with seventeen cases this month sent to pest houses and mounting difficulties in containment. Lodging houses, beer halls, and street shelters fuel contagion as officials debate immediate detention hospital construction, quarantine costs, and compulsory vaccination to halt the outbreak.
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O'Leary
New Orleans
Galena Street
Pest House
Granite Street
Ed McCantry
W. H. Harris
Warren Henderson
Gabel Anderson
J. Bresnahan
Anaconda
Missoula
Whitehall
Butte
Jodger
McCarthy
Arizona Street
Board of Health
Pest
Tata
Police Court Tells Of Two Drunks In Morning Session
In police court Judge Sullivan heard two drunken cases. One man paid a $5 fine and left. The other, Robert Jackey, protested he had a job and asked leniency, but the judge grew indignant and detained him, noting a forehead cut and accusing him of falsehood.
Repeated Drunkenness Leads to County Jail Warning
A jail inmate receives a warning after three offenses in a week. The authorities threaten commitment to the county jail as a common-sense measure if sobriety is not achieved. A $10 fine is imposed and the individual remains incarcerated until payment or sobriety.
Great Bargain sale in wall paper and local notices
Local itemized notices list deals at Butte Wallpaper Co. and Englah Chop House. Mentions Dr Forsyth moving to Tandy Owsley block, and various trades including tinware roofing eavestroughs. Secretary of Western Labor union named Clarence Smith. charters issued to Denver Barbers union No 145 and Renton Trades and Labor Council. City library improvements deferred. electric lights added. city council quorum reported. Grand opening California Cafe planned for Main and Broadway around September 20.
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Wall Paper
Butte Wall Paper Coo
Hamilton Street
Forsyth
Tandy Owsley
EB Jones
Englah Chop Hows
South Main
Clarence Smith
Western Labor Union
M. J. Geiger
Denver Barbers’ Union
Trades and Labor Council
Renton
Wash
Bausman
Elderkin
Evans
McConnell
Mayo
Virtue
Will the coal supply fail
A New York Commercial line argues that coal reserves may limit human progress as European demand shifts toward American mines, warning against overreliance on coal and the dangers of exhausting natural resources through continued exploitation and export.
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Europe
Vizal Raw Material
New York Commercial
All Languages Spoken At Paris Exposition
At the Paris Exposition a sign claimed all languages are spoken at one restaurant. A visitor asked for interpreters, and the manager replied none speak every language. the customers themselves accommodate in multiple tongues.
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London ‘Chronicle
Superstitions Guide Derby Bets Through The Ages
Betting men cling to signs and omens for the English Derby. A Birmingham gunmaker backed 1852 winner Daniel O Rourke after seeing his son reading a book about his voyage to the moon. A London option saw Ellington win after a clock hand masked Wellington in a restaurant doorway. A traveler chose Westminster Budget by tossing rolled bets against a wall to see which name rebounded farthest.
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Birmingham
Daniel O'Rourke
Ellington
Wellington
London
Doncaster
Westminster
Pooley in Murder Trial as Eight Witnesses Testify
Four witnesses say Pooley was the aggressor while one claims self defense as the Pooley Littlejohn shooting unfolds in Judge Clancy's court. Michael Trevathan and George Rule testified on the scene, detailing Pooley's gun drawn confrontation and Littlejohn's fatal grip. The trial proceeds with defense set to begin calling more witnesses tomorrow.
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Pooley
Clancy
Michael Trevathan
Triwedy
Littlejohn
Aimpst
George Rule
Montana Street
Ameer
Anfiver
Jodie
California
Virginia Street
Little
John
Littsjohn
Annear
Tom
Litteljohn
Ang
Local quarrel report leads to cross-examination in court
During testimony at 11:05 a.m. Pooley and Littlejohn exchanged insults and threats with Littlejohn allegedly vowing that either he or Pooley would be dead within a year. The witness described the confrontation and noted Littlejohn kicked Pooley before shots rang out. John Rogers recalled Pooley’s ties to California and his daughter’s marriage to Littlejohn. Modern curiosities follow, including notes on Octopus in Jersey and a culinary round of exotic ingredients and beverages.
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Pooley
Littlejohn
Connolly
John Rogers
California
Notice to Coal Consumers and Stockholders Meeting
Notice to coal buyers: all Rocky Fork Coal now delivered from our yard by Butte agents. ensure your scale ticket bears ROCKY FORK COAL and price is five dollars per ton. Also: notice of a stockholders meeting for Silver Bow Abstract Company at their office location.
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Rocky Fork
Butte
Rocky Fork Coal
Butte Sewer Pipe & Tile Co
Corner Granite
Hamilton Streets
Silver Bow Abstract Company
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Thompson Invest
MT CO
West Broadway
Brussels
Rarganay Main
Ste Utte i
ABC
30C LLC
A. Booth Cash Grocery
Pure Food Products
West Park Street
Jos. Leahy
W. Galena
Cook’s E. Park St
Cook's
East Park Street
Orton Bros
Planes and Organs
XNI
G. Bates
Montana
Aftiste Co
Col. Main and
Broadway
the Smith Grocery Co
Mike Trevathan
Brobeck
Heinz
Santos
Isle of
Jersey
Epicure
Siberian
Mexico
Telemarken
Norway
Ita Eee
Fice
West
Q.N. Perry, Becy
Fisher
Taylor
Rocktford
Cash Grocers
W. Park
Axminster Carpets
Hartford
Axminster
Imperial Axminsters Bigelow
Imperial Axminster Carets
Brownfield-Canty Carpet Co
Asses
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