Montana man manages Namtu mine in India for Burma Mines
Butte engineer Thomas E. Mitchell has led one of the world’s oldest mines at Namtu, India, for five years, returning to Montana before heading to London. The Burma Mines, Limited, employs about 14,000 Chinese laborers with 150 English and American workers, and produces roughly 2,000 tons of lead and 200,000 ounces of silver monthly, with a 2.25 mile tunnel and vast reserves. American engineers hold key roles, including the mine, smelter, forest, and electrical heads, among them former Butte man Thomas Foote.
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Butte
Thomas E. Mitchell
Namtu
India
Christ
Mitchell
Montana
London
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover
Belgium
Burma Mines, Limited
Burma
Austria
Thomas Foote
Mandalay
Peking
Burma Company
Europe
Pacific
Orient
Great Britain
Miles City Secretary H. M. Robinson Dies
H M Robinson longtime Miles City secretary of the chamber of commerce and war activities director dies of pneumonia after influenza. He moved from Roundup to Miles City four years ago from Centralia Washington and was known for welfare work across Montana. He came to Montana from England in the war era and leaves a community legacy.
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H. M. Robinson
Miles City
Looking Up Enemy Property in Montana
Government appeals for information on property held by enemy aliens in Montana. Special agent L H Boggs of the alien property custodian asks residents to report knowledge of property owned by Germans or other enemy nationals, clarifying that ownership by a resident of an enemy country counts as enemy property. Reports may lead to transfer to a department depositary.
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Montana
L. H. Boggs
Boggs
San Francisco
Mr. Boggs
Germany
Ferro Manganese Demand Subides In Western Montana
Eastern steel interests suspend Montana manganese shipments, hitting Philipsburg hard as Anaconda shifts focus to ferro manganese at Great Falls. Ore prices gap widens with South American and Cuban imports undercutting Montana ore. The Emma mine continues operating, while Philipsburg miners migrate toward Butte as 10,000 tons monthly output vanishes.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Great Falls
Ferro
Anaconda
Emma
Clark
Philipsburg
Eastern Steel Interests
Montana
Butte
Chauncey Depew Recounts Public Life Ties
Chauncey Depew states in his sixty two years in public life he has known every person who mattered. He remarks that missing Chauncey means you know your standing and importance.
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Chauncey Depew
Chauncey
Candidate Says He Did Not Lose Runoff for Office
Chris de Grafenried of Custer County, a Democratic state house candidate, asserts he did not lose the runoff and calls the election affordable. He sent a note to County Clerk J. H. Bohling Jr stating he wanted nothing, spent nothing, and got nothing.
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Chris de Grafenried
Custer County
State House of Representatives
J. H. Bohling, Jr
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Japan
Louise Miles
Livingston
A. W. Miles
Nelson A. Miles
Mr. Mitchell
Malay Straits
Hong Kong
Honolulu
England
California
Edmonson Dentistry
Edmonson
E.E. Edmonson
Lapeyre
Amila
Northwestern Hide & Fur Caast
Epmens
Bieth Seeir Pak and
Shipping Tees A
Renee S
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