Historical context
What was happening in Ireland, in Irish America and in Butte while these sources were being printed — and which sources fall in each stretch.
Timeline
Societies as the sources name them — a tick for every source, a bar from first mention to last.
- Ireland
- Irish America
- Butte, Montana & the West
- Family & social life
- Public affairs
Bars: each source is counted once, under the subject most of its themes belong to. Diamonds are single events; hover any bar or diamond for its note, click for the full entry below. Sources dated outside 1835–1945 are on the list timeline.
Ireland
Famine, the land struggle, Home Rule and the revolution — the Ireland the family left and kept reading about.
1845–1852
period
Great Famine
Potato blight returns year after year and relief fails. About a million people die and at least a million leave. West Cork — Skibbereen, Bantry, the Beara peninsula — is among the worst-struck districts.
In the archive: 1 source from these years on related themes
1852–1879
period
Post-Famine decades
Holdings are consolidated, evictions and emigration continue, and the population keeps falling. The Irish Republican Brotherhood is founded in 1858 and its rising of 1867 fails.
In the archive: 2 sources from these years on related themes
- 1865-06-09 — Marriage Returns, Superintendent Registrar's District of Castletown — Marriage of Myles Lyne (widower) and Margaret Shea alias Sullivan (widow) of Ardgroom, 9 June 1865
- 1872-04-14 — Irish Family History Foundation — Kerry Genealogy (Roots Ireland) — Patrick Lyne baptism — b. 7 Apr 1872 Gurtavallig Kerry; parents Christopher Lyne + Mary Shea (likely JJM's AOH-sentinel friend)
1879–1882
period
Land War
The Irish National Land League, founded in October 1879 with Charles Stewart Parnell as president and Michael Davitt as organiser, sets tenants against rack-rents and eviction. It is suppressed in October 1881; the Ladies’ Land League carries on; the "Kilmainham Treaty" of May 1882 ends the first phase.
In the archive: 5 sources from these years on related themes
- 1881-12-09 — Bismarck Tribune, p.2 — Outrageous.
- 1881-12-10 — The Times, p.6
- 1881-12-24 — The Herald (Glasgow ed.), p.5 — A LADY LEAGUER SENT TO PRISON.
- 1881-12-24 — The Leeds Mercury, p.3 — CHARGE AGAINST MISS REYNOLDS.
- 1882-01-13 — The Evening Mail, p.1 — IRELAND'S HEROINE.
1880–1891
period
Parnell’s leadership
Parnell leads the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1880 and makes Home Rule the question of British politics. The party splits over the O’Shea divorce case in December 1890; he dies in October 1891.
In the archive: 8 sources from these years on related themes
- 1881-12-24 — The Herald (Glasgow ed.), p.5 — A LADY LEAGUER SENT TO PRISON.
- 1881-12-24 — The Leeds Mercury, p.3 — CHARGE AGAINST MISS REYNOLDS.
- 1882-01-13 — The Evening Mail, p.1 — IRELAND'S HEROINE.
- 1883-04-28 — The Butte Daily Miner, p.1 — DOMESTIC AFFAIRS — The Irish Convention
- 1883-06-17 — The Butte Miner, p.4 — THE PARNELL MEETING.
and 3 more
- 1885-10-22 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.6
- 1889-03-18 — The Daily Inter Mountain, p.2 — GRAND BALL by the Ancient Order of Hibernians at the Miners' Union Hall on Monday, March 18, '89.
- 1889-03-20 — The Butte Weekly Miner, p.4 — ST. PATRICK HONORED. / Observance of the Saint's Natal Day in Butte. / Procession of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Emmet Guards and Parnell Rifles Witnessed by Crowds — The Ball at Miners' Union Hall a Financial and Social Success.
1886
event
First Home Rule Bill defeated
Gladstone’s first Home Rule Bill is defeated in the House of Commons.
In the archive: no source from these years carries a related theme yet.
1886–1891
period
Plan of Campaign
A second round of the land struggle: tenants on selected estates offer a reduced rent together and, if it is refused, pay it into a common fund instead.
In the archive: 1 source from these years on related themes
- 1890-11-12 — Kerry Sentinel, p.3 — THE IMPENDING DISTRESS. CASTLETOWNBERE.
1893–1915
period
Gaelic revival
The Gaelic League, founded in Dublin in 1893 by Douglas Hyde and Eoin MacNeill, works to revive the Irish language; with the Gaelic Athletic Association (1884) it builds a cultural nationalism that crosses the Atlantic to Irish-American cities.
In the archive: 9 sources from these years on related themes
- 1907-11-04 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — GAELIC LEAGUE IS PROSPEROUS
- 1907-11-26 — Fall River Globe, p.8 — "MORTY OGE" AND JOHN PUXLEY.
- 1908-01-20 — The Butte Miner, p.5 — GAELIC LEAGUE HAS BIG TIME
- 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 — A. O. H. CONVENTION NEARS THE CLOSE
- 1910-12-15 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5 — LEARNED LECTURE BY CANON O'DALY
and 4 more
- 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10 — GAELIC LEAGUERS AT MERRY PICNIC
- 1912-01-06 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 — WELCOME SOCIAL OF THE GAELIC LEAGUE
- 1912-07-06 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4 — RETURNED MEMBERS ADD INTEREST TO THE GAELIC GATHERING
- 1912-09-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2 — JOHN HANLEY WEDS A PRETTY DANCER
1893
event
Second Home Rule Bill defeated
The second Home Rule Bill passes the Commons and is thrown out by the House of Lords.
In the archive: no source from these years carries a related theme yet.
1912–1914
period
Third Home Rule Bill
The third Home Rule Bill is introduced in April 1912 against Ulster unionist resistance, becomes law in September 1914, and is suspended at once for the duration of the war.
In the archive: 12 sources from these years on related themes
- 1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8 — UNITED IRISH SOCIETIES OF BUTTE TO PICNIC AT GREGSON SPRINGS TODAY
- 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7 — A. O. H. NAME THE COUNTY DELEGATES
- 1912-09-07 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1 — A. O. H. CHOOSES STATE OFFICERS
- 1912-10-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7 — JAMES J. MURPHY IS COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE HIBERNIANS
- 1912-10-14 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — HIBERNIANS CHOOSE OFFICERS AT MEETING / James J. Murphy Heads the Organization for the Ensuing Term.
and 7 more
- 1912-12-13 — The Butte Miner, p.8 — CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOME RULE FUND
- 1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11 — JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS
- 1913-01-26 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — EULOGIZES LINCOLN AT SOCIAL SESSION
- 1913-07-06 — The Anaconda Standard, p.32 — PROBING MYSTERY OF THE DEATH OF GENERAL MEAGHER
- 1914-03-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — IRISH TO MARCH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY
- 1914-03-17 — The Butte Miner, p.1 — ST. PATRICK'S DAY USHERED IN WITH A GREAT BANQUET
- 1914-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1 — BUTTE HONORS MEMORY OF IRELAND'S PATRON SAINT
1916
event
Easter Rising
Republicans seize central Dublin and proclaim an Irish Republic. The rising is put down within a week; the execution of its leaders in May turns opinion in Ireland and in Irish America.
In the archive: 6 sources from these years on related themes
- 1916-04-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 12 Apr 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and Welfare, 'Jeremiah J Lynch Jas J Murphy Jas J McCarthy'
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5 — ATTENTION! Irish-Americans
- 1916-05-17 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 17 May 1916 (headed 'May 10th 1916'): AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy' under Good of the Order, the meeting after the Division's Pearse commemoration
- 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7 — BUTTE GAVE $2,540 FOR IRISH RELIEF
- 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7 — FINE CONTRIBUTION FROM BUTTE, MONTANA.
and 1 more
- 1917-04-04 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 4 Apr 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Br. Jas Murphy' reads Fr. Hannan's letter about the St. Mary's band check
1919–1921
period
War of Independence
Sinn Féin, having swept the December 1918 election, convenes Dáil Éireann in January 1919; a guerrilla war against British rule follows until the truce of July 1921.
In the archive: 19 sources from these years on related themes
- 1919-02-26 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 26 Feb 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes of 26 Feb 1919, written and signed 'James J. Murphy Acting Rec. Sec.'
- 1919-03-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 12 Mar 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Jas J Murphy spoke under the head of good & willfare'
- 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1 — MEN WHO HAVE CHARGE OF BUTTE'S ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION
- 1919-05-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 21 May 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and Welfare speakers, and the Friends of Irish Freedom's call for a cablegram against Article 10
- 1919-05-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 28 May 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: bill from Jas J Murphy ('State Treas' struck out) for the division's share of a cablegram to Frank P. Walsh in Paris
and 14 more
- 1919-08-27 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 27 Aug 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes of 27 Aug 1919 signed 'Judge J. J. Lynch Act. Pres. / J. J. Murphy acting Rec. Sec.'
- 1919-10-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 22 Oct 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Brother James J. Murphy proposed Floyd Dunn for membership'
- 1919-11-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 11 Nov 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'J. Joe Kelley was proposed for membership by Bro Jas J. Murphy'
- 1920-01-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 21 Jan 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee examining the books for lapsed members 'now Bros Caplis Murphy Lavelle McCarthy & Brown'
- 1920-01-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — IRISH ORGANIZE FOR BOND DRIVE — Hundred Thousand to Be Sold in Montana of Ten Millions Offered
- 1920-01-24 — The Labor Bulletin, p.4 — LOCAL IRISHMEN ORGANIZE FOR BOND DRIVE — Securities of Irish Republic Is to Be Sold During the Period From February 12 to March 17.
- 1920-02-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 11 Feb 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'A motion was made by Bro Murphy that $750.00 be taken from the treasury of this Div and used to purchase Irish Bonds'
- 1920-03-04 — The Butte Miner, p.8 — BOND CAMPAIGN FOR THE IRISH REPUBLIC / Captains in All Parts of City Aid Movement; Satisfactory Sales.
- 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 10 Mar 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: St. Patrick's night dances, 'Floor managers ... Pallas James Murphy'
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12 — IRISH PROFESSOR TO TELL OF PRISON LIFE
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1 — GREATEST OF ALL ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS AIDS CAUSE OF INDEPENDENCE FOR IRELAND
- 1920-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 16 Jun 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee of three, 'Bros. Murphy. Gribben, Fr O'Shea', to arrange a social for the other Irish organizations
- 1920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12 — IRISH SOCIETIES TO PICNIC TODAY
- 1920-10-26 — The Butte Miner, p.1 — MURPHY FOLLOWS LORD MAYOR TO GRAVE / IRELAND AND ENGLAND ARE STIRRED FOLLOWING DEATH OF IRISH LEADER; MURPHY THIRD OF STRIKERS DEAD
1921
event
Anglo-Irish Treaty
The Treaty creates the Irish Free State as a dominion and leaves Northern Ireland free to opt out. The republican movement, in Ireland and in America, splits over it.
In the archive: 1 source from these years on related themes
- 1922-03-12 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26 — OLD-TIME CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO BE STAGED IN BUTTE / IRISH OF ANACONDA TO JOIN WITH BUTTE
1922–1923
period
Civil War
Pro- and anti-Treaty forces fight; the Free State prevails.
In the archive: no source from these years carries a related theme yet.
Irish America
Emigration and the organised Irish-American effort for Ireland, from the Land League collections to the republic.
1836
event
In the archive: no source from these years carries a related theme yet.
1845–1855
period
Famine emigration
Well over a million Irish people cross to North America in a decade, most of them poor, rural and Catholic, and many of them Irish-speaking.
In the archive: 1 source from these years on related themes
- 1855-02-20 — Irish Family History Foundation — Cork South West Roots Ireland (Church Marriage Record) — Margaret Shea's FIRST marriage — to John Sullivan, 20 Feb 1855, Eyeries
1867
event
Clan na Gael founded
The secret republican brotherhood of Irish America is founded in New York.
Background only — not matched to archive themes.
1880–1891
period
Land League of America
Parnell tours the United States in early 1880 and American branches begin sending money to the Land League — and, from 1883, to its successor through the Irish National League of America. The collections fall away after the Parnell split.
In the archive: 7 sources from these years on related themes
- 1881-12-09 — Bismarck Tribune, p.2 — Outrageous.
- 1881-12-10 — The Times, p.6
- 1881-12-24 — The Herald (Glasgow ed.), p.5 — A LADY LEAGUER SENT TO PRISON.
- 1881-12-24 — The Leeds Mercury, p.3 — CHARGE AGAINST MISS REYNOLDS.
- 1882-01-13 — The Evening Mail, p.1 — IRELAND'S HEROINE.
and 2 more
- 1883-04-28 — The Butte Daily Miner, p.1 — DOMESTIC AFFAIRS — The Irish Convention
- 1883-06-17 — The Butte Miner, p.4 — THE PARNELL MEETING.
1892
event
Ellis Island opens
The federal immigration station opens in New York harbour; the first immigrant through is Annie Moore, a girl from County Cork.
In the archive: 2 sources from these years on related themes
- 1892-04-25 — New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 — NY arrival of Ellen Murphy 30 + James Murphy 4 (= JJM), destination Miles City Montana
- 1892-09-14 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5
1910–1914
period
Home Rule fund drives
With Home Rule in sight, Irish-American societies raise money for John Redmond’s Irish Parliamentary Party.
In the archive: 2 sources from these years on related themes
- 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.12 — HIBERNIANS PAY ANNUAL TRIBUTE / ST. PATRICK AND GLORIES OF THE RACE RECALLED — SERMON AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH
- 1912-12-13 — The Butte Miner, p.8 — CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOME RULE FUND
1916
event
Friends of Irish Freedom founded
An Irish Race Convention in New York founds the Friends of Irish Freedom, weeks before the Rising.
In the archive: 2 sources from these years on related themes
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5 — ATTENTION! Irish-Americans
- 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7 — FINE CONTRIBUTION FROM BUTTE, MONTANA.
1916–1921
period
From Home Rule to the Republic
After the executions Irish-American opinion moves from Home Rule to independence: relief funds for Ireland, mass meetings for self-determination, and — once America enters the war as Britain’s ally — suspicion of Irish societies as disloyal.
In the archive: 24 sources from these years on related themes
- 1916-05-17 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 17 May 1916 (headed 'May 10th 1916'): AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy' under Good of the Order, the meeting after the Division's Pearse commemoration
- 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7 — BUTTE GAVE $2,540 FOR IRISH RELIEF
- 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7 — FINE CONTRIBUTION FROM BUTTE, MONTANA.
- 1917-02-16 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 — NAME COMMITTEE FOR ST. PATRICK'S HOLIDAY
- 1917-04-04 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 4 Apr 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Br. Jas Murphy' reads Fr. Hannan's letter about the St. Mary's band check
and 19 more
- 1919-02-26 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 26 Feb 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes of 26 Feb 1919, written and signed 'James J. Murphy Acting Rec. Sec.'
- 1919-03-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 12 Mar 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Jas J Murphy spoke under the head of good & willfare'
- 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1 — MEN WHO HAVE CHARGE OF BUTTE'S ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION
- 1919-05-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 21 May 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and Welfare speakers, and the Friends of Irish Freedom's call for a cablegram against Article 10
- 1919-05-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 28 May 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: bill from Jas J Murphy ('State Treas' struck out) for the division's share of a cablegram to Frank P. Walsh in Paris
- 1919-08-27 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 27 Aug 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes of 27 Aug 1919 signed 'Judge J. J. Lynch Act. Pres. / J. J. Murphy acting Rec. Sec.'
- 1919-10-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 22 Oct 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Brother James J. Murphy proposed Floyd Dunn for membership'
- 1919-11-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 11 Nov 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'J. Joe Kelley was proposed for membership by Bro Jas J. Murphy'
- 1920-01-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 21 Jan 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee examining the books for lapsed members 'now Bros Caplis Murphy Lavelle McCarthy & Brown'
- 1920-01-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — IRISH ORGANIZE FOR BOND DRIVE — Hundred Thousand to Be Sold in Montana of Ten Millions Offered
- 1920-01-24 — The Labor Bulletin, p.4 — LOCAL IRISHMEN ORGANIZE FOR BOND DRIVE — Securities of Irish Republic Is to Be Sold During the Period From February 12 to March 17.
- 1920-02-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 11 Feb 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'A motion was made by Bro Murphy that $750.00 be taken from the treasury of this Div and used to purchase Irish Bonds'
- 1920-03-04 — The Butte Miner, p.8 — BOND CAMPAIGN FOR THE IRISH REPUBLIC / Captains in All Parts of City Aid Movement; Satisfactory Sales.
- 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 10 Mar 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: St. Patrick's night dances, 'Floor managers ... Pallas James Murphy'
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12 — IRISH PROFESSOR TO TELL OF PRISON LIFE
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1 — GREATEST OF ALL ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS AIDS CAUSE OF INDEPENDENCE FOR IRELAND
- 1920-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 16 Jun 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee of three, 'Bros. Murphy. Gribben, Fr O'Shea', to arrange a social for the other Irish organizations
- 1920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12 — IRISH SOCIETIES TO PICNIC TODAY
- 1920-10-26 — The Butte Miner, p.1 — MURPHY FOLLOWS LORD MAYOR TO GRAVE / IRELAND AND ENGLAND ARE STIRRED FOLLOWING DEATH OF IRISH LEADER; MURPHY THIRD OF STRIKERS DEAD
1919–1920
period
De Valera in America
Éamon de Valera, president of the Dáil, tours the United States to raise a loan for the republic and press for recognition. Butte is one of his stops, in the summer of 1919.
In the archive: 6 sources from these years on related themes
- 1920-01-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — IRISH ORGANIZE FOR BOND DRIVE — Hundred Thousand to Be Sold in Montana of Ten Millions Offered
- 1920-01-24 — The Labor Bulletin, p.4 — LOCAL IRISHMEN ORGANIZE FOR BOND DRIVE — Securities of Irish Republic Is to Be Sold During the Period From February 12 to March 17.
- 1920-03-04 — The Butte Miner, p.8 — BOND CAMPAIGN FOR THE IRISH REPUBLIC / Captains in All Parts of City Aid Movement; Satisfactory Sales.
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12 — IRISH PROFESSOR TO TELL OF PRISON LIFE
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1 — GREATEST OF ALL ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS AIDS CAUSE OF INDEPENDENCE FOR IRELAND
and 1 more
- 1920-10-26 — The Butte Miner, p.1 — MURPHY FOLLOWS LORD MAYOR TO GRAVE / IRELAND AND ENGLAND ARE STIRRED FOLLOWING DEATH OF IRISH LEADER; MURPHY THIRD OF STRIKERS DEAD
1924
event
Immigration quotas
The Immigration Act of 1924 makes permanent, and tightens, the national-origins quotas first imposed in 1921, closing the era of open immigration.
In the archive: no source from these years carries a related theme yet.
Butte & Montana
The copper camp: statehood, the Copper Kings, the Company, the unions, and the wartime clampdown.
1861–1889
period
Dakota Territory
Organised in 1861. The Northern Pacific reaches the James River in 1872 and Jamestown grows at the crossing; North and South Dakota are admitted as states on 2 November 1889.
In the archive: 12 sources from these years on related themes
- 1882 — Historic photograph — St. James Catholic Church and Rectory, Jamestown — St. James Catholic Church and Rectory, Jamestown, Dakota Territory, c.1882
- 1883 — Bird's-eye-view lithograph: "Birds Eye View of Jamestown, Dak., Stutsman County, 1883" — 1883 bird's-eye-view lithograph of Jamestown, Dakota Territory
- 1883 — Stutsman County Memorial Museum (F. Jay Haynes stereoview) — Northern Pacific locomotive and crew in winter, c.1883 (F. Jay Haynes stereoview)
- 1883-03-23 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.3
- 1884-11-04 — North Dakota, U.S., Naturalizations, 1873-1952 — Stutsman County Volume 2 — Declaration of Intent — Patrick Murphy, native of Ireland, b. 1858, arr. NY March 1882; filed Jamestown ND 4 Nov 1884
and 7 more
- 1885 — Stutsman County Memorial Museum — Fifth Avenue, Jamestown, Dakota Territory, early 1880s — street procession
- 1885-04-09 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.1 — CITY COUNCIL.
- 1885-06-01 — Dakota Territory 1885 Census Index (NDSU Archives - Databases) — 1885 Dakota Territory Census Index — 5 Patrick Murphys; entry 3 (Jamestown bartender, ED 44-011-15) is user's ancestor
- 1885-06-01 — Composite — 1885 Dakota Territory State Census (Stutsman County, Jamestown) + 1884 Patrick Murphy Declaration of Intent — 1885 Dakota Territory Census (Jamestown) + 1884 Patrick Murphy Declaration of Intent (composite PDF)
- 1885-10-22 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.6
- 1885-10-29 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.6
- 1886-01-14 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.5
1864–1889
period
Montana Territory
Created in 1864 on the back of the gold rushes. Butte begins as a gold placer camp, revives on silver in the 1870s, and Montana becomes a state on 8 November 1889.
In the archive: 8 sources from these years on related themes
- 1883-03-23 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.3
- 1883-06-17 — The Butte Miner, p.4 — THE PARNELL MEETING.
- 1884-10-18 — The Butte Weekly Miner, p.1 — Complimentary Benefit.
- 1885-10-29 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.6
- 1885-11-06 — The Anaconda Recorder and New Northwest, p.3 — AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. Just a Glance at Old Scenes and New Ones.
and 3 more
- 1886-01-14 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.5
- 1886-06-19 — The Butte Weekly Miner, p.3 — GREGSON HOT SPRINGS. / An Interesting Letter from Butte's Health-Giving Resort.
- 1889-11-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.4 — THE MINE ON FIRE. / Flames Break Out in the 500-Foot Level of the St. Lawrence. / FOUR MINERS MISSING. / Brave Men Lose Their Lives While Trying to Rescue Their Comrades. / SCENES AT THE ANACONDA. / Smoke From the Fire in the St. Lawrence Finds Its Way Into the Adjoining Mine With Terrible Results — The Flames Under Control.
1878
event
Butte’s miners organise
The Butte Workingmen’s Union is founded — the Butte Miners’ Union from the 1880s. The anniversary, Miners’ Union Day, becomes the city’s great holiday.
In the archive: no source from these years carries a related theme yet.
1882–1917
period
Copper boom
Marcus Daly’s Anaconda mine strikes copper in 1882 and Butte becomes the greatest copper camp in the world as electricity creates the demand. Daly, from County Cavan, hires Irishmen; by 1900 about a quarter of greater Butte is Irish-born or the child of Irish parents — the most Irish city in America for its size.
In the archive: 145 sources from these years on related themes
- 1882 — Historic photograph — St. James Catholic Church and Rectory, Jamestown — St. James Catholic Church and Rectory, Jamestown, Dakota Territory, c.1882
- 1882-01-13 — The Evening Mail, p.1 — IRELAND'S HEROINE.
- 1883 — Butte historical photograph — Photograph of Butte, Montana, 1883
- 1883-03-23 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.3
- 1883-06-17 — The Butte Miner, p.4 — THE PARNELL MEETING.
and 140 more
- 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms — Birth and Baptismal Certificate — James Murphy (born 26 July 1883, baptized 29 July 1883)
- 1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth Register — JJM Sr's civil birth cert — born 2 Aug 1883 Ardgroom; father Patrick Murphy SHOEMAKER; mother Ellen Murphy formerly Lyne
- 1884 — R. L. Polk & Co.'s Butte City Directory, 1884 — Polk 1884 — two Patrick Murphys in Butte, both Alice-mine men in Walkerville boarding houses; neither is the father
- 1884-02-23 — Irish Family History Foundation — Cork South West Roots Ireland — Patrick 'Tailor' Sullivan + Catherine Murphy marriage — 23 Feb 1884 Eyeries (Catherine = JJM's paternal aunt + godmother)
- 1884-10-18 — The Butte Weekly Miner, p.1 — Complimentary Benefit.
- 1885 — 1885 Dakota Territory Census — Stutsman County (Jamestown) — 1885 Stutsman County (Jamestown ND) census — Murphy cluster: Patrick (26, Bartender, Ireland), James (27, Laborer, Ireland), Daniel (28, Bartender, Ireland)
- 1885-10-29 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.6
- 1885-11-06 — The Anaconda Recorder and New Northwest, p.3 — AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. Just a Glance at Old Scenes and New Ones.
- 1886-01-14 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.5
- 1886-06-19 — The Butte Weekly Miner, p.3 — GREGSON HOT SPRINGS. / An Interesting Letter from Butte's Health-Giving Resort.
- 1887-06-21 — Irish Probate Calendar 1905 (published volume), pages 276-277 — Christopher Lyne of Lauragh Kerry, d. 21 June 1887 at 232 Fulton St NY; estate to Jeremiah Lyne
- 1888-04-07 — Irish Family History Foundation — Cork South West (Roots Ireland) — Honora (Nora) Sullivan baptism — b. 30 Mar 1888 Slieve; daughter of Patrick Sullivan + Catherine Murphy
- 1889-03-18 — The Daily Inter Mountain, p.2 — GRAND BALL by the Ancient Order of Hibernians at the Miners' Union Hall on Monday, March 18, '89.
- 1889-03-20 — The Butte Weekly Miner, p.4 — ST. PATRICK HONORED. / Observance of the Saint's Natal Day in Butte. / Procession of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Emmet Guards and Parnell Rifles Witnessed by Crowds — The Ball at Miners' Union Hall a Financial and Social Success.
- 1889-11-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.4 — THE MINE ON FIRE. / Flames Break Out in the 500-Foot Level of the St. Lawrence. / FOUR MINERS MISSING. / Brave Men Lose Their Lives While Trying to Rescue Their Comrades. / SCENES AT THE ANACONDA. / Smoke From the Fire in the St. Lawrence Finds Its Way Into the Adjoining Mine With Terrible Results — The Flames Under Control.
- 1890 — R. L. Polk & Co.'s Butte City Directory, c.1890 (year per the user's file name; Ancestry "U.S., City Directories" image 16098717) — Polk c.1890 — no bartender Patrick Murphy in Butte; the only 'Patrick J' is a Lexington-mine miner boarding at the Walker House, Walkerville
- 1890-04-29 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5 — KILLED IN THE SHAFT. / Distressing Accident at the Montana Consolidated.
- 1890-07-23 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6 — FOUND IN THE SUMP. / The Bodies of Murphy and Kelleher Recovered at Last.
- 1893-07-22 — The Skibbereen Eagle, p.2 — SAD FATALITY NEAR CASTLETOWN-BERE.
- 1894-08-02 — The Daily Inter Mountain, p.8 — THE MAYOR OPPOSES IT. / He Says the City Cannot Be Compelled to Pay the 4th of July Riot Bills.
- 1896 — R. L. Polk & Co.'s Butte City Directory, 1896 — Polk 1896 — 'Murphy Patrick J, bartndr, res 313 S Washington' with 'Murphy Maggie, bds 313 S Washington': the family household identified
- 1896-06-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5 — [3-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER OF MR AND MRS PATRICK MURPHY DIES]
- 1900 — 1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census (BSBA = Butte-Silver Bow Archives) — 1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census — Murphy Pat (James 17, David 7, Teresa 3) household confirmed
- ~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900) — Frank K. Wilson (Butte Hotel founder) biographical sketch — Hennessy's-Centerville location origin
- 1900-03-22 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 — DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. / Daly Faction Has a Working Majority. / HARRIS IS TURNED DOWN. / Beaten by McArthur For Temporary Chairman—The Platform is Harmless.
- 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900 — 1900 US Census Butte Ward 2 — Murphy household (Patrick + Ellen + James 16 + Daniel 5 + Theresa 2)
- 1900-12-21 — The Daily Inter Mountain, p.21 — FATAL ACCIDENTS IN THE BUTTE MINES.
- 1901-01-16 — The Butte Miner, p.8
- 1901-03-31 — Census of Ireland 1901 — 1901 Ireland Census — Michael Murphy household (Ardgroom): JJM godfather candidate
- 1901-03-31 — Census of Ireland 1901 — 1901 Co. Kerry — Mary Lyne (widow) and son Christopher (19) household
- 1904-03-20 — The Butte Miner, p.19 — Leap Year Ride.
- 1904-05-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.8 — DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION IN SESSION
- 1904-08-26 — The Daily Missoulian, p.2 — HIBERNIANS ARE CALLED TO ORDER IN STATE CONVENTION
- 1904-09-11 — The Butte Miner, p.7 — DEMOCRATS HOLD THEIR PRIMARIES
- 1904-12-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2 — BUTTE BRIEFS — AOH Division 2 officers elected
- 1906 — Butte City Directory 1906 (R. L. Polk or similar publisher) — 1906 Butte City Directory — five Maloughneys at 421 North street, Walkerville
- 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript) — 23 Aug 1906: Proceedings of the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the AOH of Montana (typescript), p. 5: Committee on Credentials
- 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript) — 23 Aug 1906: Proceedings of the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the AOH of Montana (typescript), p. 6: delegates seated for Division No. 2, Silver Bow County
- 1906-09-26 — Naturalization Records, District Court of the Second Judicial District of Montana, Silver Bow County — Certificate of Naturalization — J. J. Murphy, native of Ireland, 26 Sept 1906, Butte
- 1907-07-25 — James J. Murphy's diary of the 1907 Yellowstone trip (original pencil manuscript, "Crown Memorandum" pocket notebook) — JJM's 1907 Yellowstone diary: four pages of the original pencil manuscript
- 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words — The Sagebrushers — JJM's diary of the July-August 1907 Yellowstone Park trip
- 1907-11-04 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — GAELIC LEAGUE IS PROSPEROUS
- 1907-11-26 — Fall River Globe, p.8 — "MORTY OGE" AND JOHN PUXLEY.
- 1908-01-07 — The Butte Daily Post, p.6 — JOHN BARLEYCORN IS VERY BUSY MAN
- 1908-01-08 — The Anaconda Standard, p.9 — TWO MENTAL UNFORTUNATES
- 1908-01-08 — The Butte Miner, p.12 — PAT MURPHY FOUND TO BE SICK AND NOT INSANE
- 1908-01-20 — The Butte Miner, p.5 — GAELIC LEAGUE HAS BIG TIME
- 1908-03-23 — The Daily Inter Mountain, p.10 — PATRICK J. MURPHY IS FOUND INSANE
- 1908-03-23 — Montana State Hospital admission records — Patient P. J. Murphy — Patrick J. Murphy asylum admission record — Warm Springs MT, 23 March 1908, age 52, bartender, 8 children only 3 living
- 1908-03-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.9 — IS SENT TO THE ASYLUM
- 1908-03-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — PATRICK J. MURPHY IS SENT TO STATE ASYLUM
- 1908-10-24 — The Butte Miner, p.14 — Wedding Bells.
- 1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26 — MURPHY-KELLY NUPTIALS.
- 1909-04-07 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5 — MARY A. SULLIVAN IS NAMED AS GUARDIAN FOR MARGARET MURPHY
- 1909-04-12 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1909-11-03 — Silver Bow County Marriage Register — Marriage of Patrick 'Tish' Maloughney + Margaret L. Scully — 3 Nov 1909 St. Mary's Butte (Chatham connection)
- 1909-11-04 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8 — MARRIED IN ST. MARY'S.
- 1909-11-06 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1909-12-18 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5 — ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS ELECT
- 1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule — 1910 US Federal Census — Butte MT Margaret Murphy household (pending vision pass)
- 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census) — 1910 US Census Butte Ward 6 — TWO Murphy households on the same page (Ellen widow-de-facto + JJM newlywed)
- 1910-06-01 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): correspondence received — 1 Jun 1910: Division No. 2's invitation to Division No. 1 to its dance at Miners Union hall, signed 'Jim Murphy Pres Div #2'
- 1910-06-09 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 — MORE THAN HUNDRED CANDIDATES
- 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 — A. O. H. CONVENTION NEARS THE CLOSE
- 1910-12-15 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5 — LEARNED LECTURE BY CANON O'DALY
- 1910-12-16 — The Butte Daily Post, p.30 — CENTERVILLE YOUNG MEN'S CLUB EMBRACES ATHLETES OF DESERVED REPUTATION
- 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.12 — HIBERNIANS PAY ANNUAL TRIBUTE / ST. PATRICK AND GLORIES OF THE RACE RECALLED — SERMON AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH
- 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5 — PROMINENT MEN ATTEND BANQUET
- 1911-06-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2 — IRISH-AMERICAN BALL A SUCCESS
- 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10 — GAELIC LEAGUERS AT MERRY PICNIC
- 1911-09-09 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2 — ST. LAWRENCE'S.
- 1912-01-06 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 — WELCOME SOCIAL OF THE GAELIC LEAGUE
- 1912-02-27 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5 — YOUNG MEN'S CLUB IS COMPLIMENTED
- 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4 — MERRY EVENING AT GREGSON SPRINGS
- 1912-03-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): dues ledger — 28 Mar 1912: AOH Division No. 1 dues ledger, p. 420: account of James J. Murphy (header), transferred from Division No. 2
- 1912-03-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2 — ERIN'S DAUGHTERS TO GIVE A BALL
- 1912-04-23 — Montana Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death — Patrick J. Murphy death certificate — d. 23 April 1912, 4:30 PM, Warm Springs MT State Hospital, age 56
- 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — PATRICK MURPHY DEAD.
- 1912-07-06 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4 — RETURNED MEMBERS ADD INTEREST TO THE GAELIC GATHERING
- 1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8 — UNITED IRISH SOCIETIES OF BUTTE TO PICNIC AT GREGSON SPRINGS TODAY
- 1912-08-15 — The Butte Miner, p.7 — ELUDES COMMISSION BY RUSTLING WORK — Insanity Complaint Against Lyne Is Dismissed When He Looks for Work — G. German Committed
- 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7 — A. O. H. NAME THE COUNTY DELEGATES
- 1912-08-30 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7 — ERIN'S DAUGHTERS TO HOLD SESSIONS
- 1912-09-07 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1 — A. O. H. CHOOSES STATE OFFICERS
- 1912-09-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2 — JOHN HANLEY WEDS A PRETTY DANCER
- 1912-10-09 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 9 Oct 1912: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and welfare speakers on 'the discord in the organization'
- 1912-10-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7 — JAMES J. MURPHY IS COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE HIBERNIANS
- 1912-10-14 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — HIBERNIANS CHOOSE OFFICERS AT MEETING / James J. Murphy Heads the Organization for the Ensuing Term.
- 1912-10-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 16 Oct 1912: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co President elect James Murphy' among the Good and welfare speakers
- 1912-10-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 23 Oct 1912: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co Pres James Murphy' under Good and welfare
- 1912-12-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 11 Dec 1912: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co Pres James Murphy in the chair'
- 1912-12-13 — The Butte Miner, p.8 — CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOME RULE FUND
- 1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11 — JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS
- 1913-01-26 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — EULOGIZES LINCOLN AT SOCIAL SESSION
- 1914-03-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — IRISH TO MARCH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY
- 1914-03-17 — The Butte Miner, p.1 — ST. PATRICK'S DAY USHERED IN WITH A GREAT BANQUET
- 1914-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1 — BUTTE HONORS MEMORY OF IRELAND'S PATRON SAINT
- 1914-06-22 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA.
- 1914-06-23 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — OLD FRIENDS TO ASSIST AT A PIONEER'S FUNERAL
- 1914-08-18 — The Daily Missoulian, p.10 — [From Butte.]
- 1914-08-19 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8
- 1914-10-15 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): correspondence — 15 Oct 1914: Division No. 1 invitation to its social of 21 Oct 1914, signed by the committee of arrangements, 'Jas J Murphy' last
- 1914-12-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — IRISH SOCIETIES REPLY TO LETTER OF MR. BRENNAN
- c1915 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): volume endpaper — undated: Pencilled list on the front endpaper of an AOH volume: 'Sick Com. North Side ... J J Murphy'
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3 — IRISH VOLUNTEERS TO PARADE IN THEIR CIVILIAN ATTIRE
- 1915-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1 — SCENES INCIDENT TO BUTTE'S GREAT CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY / Irish, German and Austrian Societies Unite in Tribute to St. Patrick's Memory
- 1915-04-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 28 Apr 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: joint meeting of the two divisions called to order by 'County Pres. Jas J Murphy'
- 1915-05-02 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — Anticipating the Summer Luggage Needs
- 1915-05-05 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 5 May 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and welfare programme, 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy' among the speakers, with 'Sung Down in Donov[?]ans' interlined
- 1915-05-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — BERRY LEAVES HENNESSY STORE
- 1915-05-26 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 26 May 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'County Pres. Jas J Murphy Made some remarks' at the Good and welfare entertainment
- 1915-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 16 Jun 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'County Pres. Jas J Murphy made some remarks' at the Good and welfare entertainment chaired by Jeremiah J. Lynch
- 1915-08-13 — The Butte Miner, p.5 — PROMOTIONS MADE AT HENNESSY'S
- 1915-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — c. 1 Dec 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: the annual election meeting, signed 'Jas. J. Murphy Acting. Rec. Sec.'
- 1915-12-15 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 15 Dec 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Irish Race Convention delegate nominated; 'County Pres Jas J Murphy' among the speakers
- c1916 — Family papers — Michael R. Mullaney verse manuscripts — Mullaney verse: 'Sixty Years' (c.1916) + 'Seventy Years' (c.1926) — bachelor-cousin meditations on mortality
- 1916-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF LATE THOS. KEALEY
- 1916-04-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 12 Apr 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and Welfare, 'Jeremiah J Lynch Jas J Murphy Jas J McCarthy'
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10 — MRS. CATHERINE MALOUGHNEY.
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5 — ATTENTION! Irish-Americans
- 1916-05-03 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 3 May 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and Welfare 'on the topic of Irish Freedom', the week after the Easter Rising
- 1916-05-17 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 17 May 1916 (headed 'May 10th 1916'): AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy' under Good of the Order, the meeting after the Division's Pearse commemoration
- 1916-05-24 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 24 May 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee for Father Batten's silver jubilee, 'J. Connelly, T D Kelly, Jas J Murphy'
- 1916-07-05 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 5 Jul 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: $1 assessment 'to defray the expences of Jas J. Murphy as delegate to the National convention'
- 1916-08-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5 — HIBERNIANS ELECT TWO ANACONDANS / M'DONNELL IS PRESIDENT OF STATE ORGANIZATION / MRS. JOHNSTON IS ELECTED
- 1916-10-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 11 Oct 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: speakers urge support for the concert 'for the relief of the destitute in Ireland'
- 1916-10-19 — The Butte Miner, p.5 — DENNIS J. MURPHY DIES AT HOME IN THIS CITY
- 1917 — Butte City Directory (R. L. Polk & Co.) — Murphy surname pages (pp. 724–725) — Butte City Directory c.1917 — Murphy Jas J, Mngr Hennessy's Centerville, r 423 N Jackson (= the user's JJM)
- 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7 — BUTTE GAVE $2,540 FOR IRISH RELIEF
- 1917-02-14 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 14 Feb 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee of five for the celebration of 17 March 1917
- 1917-02-16 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 — NAME COMMITTEE FOR ST. PATRICK'S HOLIDAY
- 1917-02-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 28 Feb 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Finance Committee 'Bro. James Murphy, Pat Lee and James Gleason'
- 1917-03-02 — The Butte Miner, p.8 — MRS. JOHANNA MURPHY IS VICTIM OF AN OPERATION
- 1917-03-07 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 7 Mar 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'J J Murphy' among the brothers who spoke on the St. Patrick's Day celebration
- 1917-03-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 21 Mar 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes signed 'Jas. J. Murphy. Acting Sec'
- 1917-03-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 28 Mar 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Bro. Murphy' calls in the outstanding tickets for the 17th of March dance
- 1917-04-04 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 4 Apr 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Br. Jas Murphy' reads Fr. Hannan's letter about the St. Mary's band check
- 1917-04-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 11 Apr 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Bro. Murphy' sings 'Mother Machree'
- 1917-05-02 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book — 2 May 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Bro. James Murphy' reads the 17th of March Committee's report and returns a check for $226.18
- 1917-06-10 — The San Francisco Examiner, p.1 — HOPE GIVEN UP FOR 193 MEN IN BURNING MINE
1888–1906
period
War of the Copper Kings
William A. Clark and Marcus Daly fight for political control of Montana — the 1894 capital contest, Clark’s bought Senate seat of 1899 — and F. Augustus Heinze then fights the Amalgamated trust through the Butte courts until he sells out in 1906.
In the archive: 5 sources from these years on related themes
- 1894-08-02 — The Daily Inter Mountain, p.8 — THE MAYOR OPPOSES IT. / He Says the City Cannot Be Compelled to Pay the 4th of July Riot Bills.
- 1900-03-22 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 — DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. / Daly Faction Has a Working Majority. / HARRIS IS TURNED DOWN. / Beaten by McArthur For Temporary Chairman—The Platform is Harmless.
- 1904-05-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.8 — DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION IN SESSION
- 1904-09-11 — The Butte Miner, p.7 — DEMOCRATS HOLD THEIR PRIMARIES
- 1904-12-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2 — BUTTE BRIEFS — AOH Division 2 officers elected
1914
period
Union hall dynamited; martial law
Rebel miners break with the Butte Miners’ Union; its hall is dynamited in June 1914. The governor sends the National Guard and puts Butte under martial law from 1 September until mid-November, and the mines go open-shop.
In the archive: 4 sources from these years on related themes
- 1914-06-23 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — OLD FRIENDS TO ASSIST AT A PIONEER'S FUNERAL
- 1914-08-19 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8 — PRIMARIES, AUGUST 25 (candidates' page) — J. J. Murphy, candidate for democratic nomination for county treasurer
- 1914-08-26 — The Butte Daily Post, p.1 — OFFICIAL COUNT MUST BE MADE TO TELL STORY — For Most Part Nominees Are Known, But Figures Are Not Complete — LOCKED UP IN BALLOT BOXES BY THE JUDGES
- 1914-08-26 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5 — OFFICIAL COUNT MUST BE MADE TO TELL STORY (Continued from Page One.) — the candidates nominated at the primary of 25 Aug 1914
1917–1921
period
Montana Council of Defense
Appointed by Governor Sam Stewart when America enters the war and given the force of law by a special legislative session in February 1918, alongside a state sedition act. Its orders ban parades without the governor’s permit, forbid the German language in schools and pulpits, and put dissent — labor, Socialist, Irish republican — under watch.
In the archive: 5 sources from these years on related themes
- 1917-04-03 — The Butte Miner, p.10 — SUCCESSFUL ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES ON DEMOCRATIC TICKET — BIG MAJORITIES ROLLED UP BY THE DEMOCRATS
- 1918-08-18 — The Butte Miner, p.24 — P. "TISH" MALONEY — Candidate for the Nomination for County Commissioner On the Democratic Ticket
- 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration) — James Joseph Murphy WW1 Draft Registration — 12 Sept 1918, Butte
- 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1 — MEN WHO HAVE CHARGE OF BUTTE'S ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1 — GREATEST OF ALL ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS AIDS CAUSE OF INDEPENDENCE FOR IRELAND
1917
event
Granite Mountain–Speculator fire
Fire in the Granite Mountain shaft kills 168 men — the worst disaster in American hard-rock mining — and sets off a summer of strikes.
In the archive: 1 source from these years on related themes
- 1917-06-10 — The San Francisco Examiner, p.1 — HOPE GIVEN UP FOR 193 MEN IN BURNING MINE
1917
event
Frank Little lynched
The IWW organiser Frank Little is taken from his Butte boarding house and hanged from a railroad trestle.
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1920
event
Anaconda Road shooting
Company guards fire on striking miners picketing the Anaconda Road; one man dies and more than a dozen are wounded.
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1921–1922
period
Copper slump: the mines close
With the post-war collapse in copper prices the Anaconda company shuts its Butte mines for most of 1921 (roughly April 1921 to January 1922). The city never regains its wartime size.
In the archive: no source from these years carries a related theme yet.
Nation & world
The wider events that reached every household in these sources.
1861–1865
period
American Civil War
Irish immigrants serve in large numbers, mostly for the Union.
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1882–1888
period
Anti-Chinese movement in the West
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is followed by expulsions across the West, among them the driving-out of Tacoma’s Chinese residents in November 1885.
In the archive: 1 source from these years on related themes
- 1885-11-06 — Bismarck Weekly Tribune, p.1 — The Chinese Driven Out. / The Chinese Exodus.
1893–1897
period
Panic of 1893
A national depression. Repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act ruins the silver camps of the West; copper carries Butte through.
In the archive: 2 sources from these years on related themes
- 1894-08-02 — The Daily Inter Mountain, p.8 — THE MAYOR OPPOSES IT. / He Says the City Cannot Be Compelled to Pay the 4th of July Riot Bills.
- 1896 — R. L. Polk & Co.'s Butte City Directory, 1896 — Polk 1896 — 'Murphy Patrick J, bartndr, res 313 S Washington' with 'Murphy Maggie, bds 313 S Washington': the family household identified
1914–1918
period
First World War
The United States stays neutral until April 1917. For Irish America the war is first Britain’s war, then a test of loyalty.
In the archive: 3 sources from these years on related themes
- 1914-12-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — IRISH SOCIETIES REPLY TO LETTER OF MR. BRENNAN
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3 — IRISH VOLUNTEERS TO PARADE IN THEIR CIVILIAN ATTIRE
- 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration) — James Joseph Murphy WW1 Draft Registration — 12 Sept 1918, Butte
1918–1920
period
Influenza pandemic
The "Spanish flu" reaches Montana in the autumn of 1918; crowded mining towns are hit hard.
In the archive: 4 sources from these years on related themes
- 1918-12-10 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — ONLY ONE SURVIVES IN PARTY OF SIX
- 1918-12-10 — The Butte Miner, p.5 — M'CARTHY'S NEPHEW IS DROWNED NEAR IRELAND
- 1918-12-14 — The Butte Independent, p.1 — Irish Fishing Village Is Shrouded in Gloom of Sad Drowning Fatality.
- 1920-08-17 — The Butte Miner, p.8
1920–1933
period
Prohibition
National prohibition under the Eighteenth Amendment. Montana had already gone dry at the end of 1918 — the end, on paper, of the saloon trade.
In the archive: no source from these years carries a related theme yet.
1929–1939
period
Great Depression
The crash of October 1929 and the decade of unemployment that followed.
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1939–1945
period
Second World War
The United States is at war from December 1941.
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