Catholic Church & politics

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• 1883-06-17 — The Butte Miner, p.4THE PARNELL MEETING.

  Report of the public meeting at the Renshaw Opera House in Butte on 16 June 1883 at which a branch of the Irish National League of America was formed. Resolutio…

• 1904-08-26 — The Daily Missoulian, p.2HIBERNIANS ARE CALLED TO ORDER IN STATE CONVENTION

  Lead column of page 2 — opening of the ELEVENTH BIENNIAL session of the Montana state convention ("grand lodge") of the Ancient Order of Hibernians at Missoula …

• 1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26MURPHY-KELLY NUPTIALS.

  Wedding notice. "A very pretty wedding was solemnized on Monday morning [Oct 19 1908] at St. Lawrence church by the Rev. F. X. Batens when **Miss Agnes Kelly be…

• 1909-12-18 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS ELECT

  Officer election for **Division No. 2** of the Butte AOH, held the previous evening (Friday Dec 17 1909). **Officers elected:** - President — James Murphy - Vi…

• 1910-06-09 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3MORE THAN HUNDRED CANDIDATES

  Sub-heads: "DEGREES CONFERRED UPON A BIG CLASS BY CENTERVILLE HIBERNIANS / ENJOY INTERESTING PROGRAM / T. J. M'Carthy Presides — Social Session Follows." A very…

• 1910-12-15 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5LEARNED LECTURE BY CANON O'DALY

  Sub-head: "THE INDUSTRIAL AND LANGUAGE REVIVAL IN IRELAND HIS SUBJECT AT HIBERNIA HALL." Preview of a lecture by **Rev Canon O'Daly of Ballaghadereen college, I…

• 1910-12-16 — The Butte Daily Post, p.30CENTERVILLE YOUNG MEN'S CLUB EMBRACES ATHLETES OF DESERVED REPUTATION

  Full historical / founding-story feature on the Centerville Young Men's Club. Photograph: "GROUP OF MEMBERS OF C. Y. M. C. OUTSIDE THEIR GYMNASIUM" — about 20 y…

• 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.12HIBERNIANS PAY ANNUAL TRIBUTE / ST. PATRICK AND GLORIES OF THE RACE RECALLED — SERMON AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH

  Coverage of Butte's 1911 St. Patrick's Day observance — continuation from page 1. The Butte Hibernians (AOH) marked the day with a Mass and sermon at St. Patric…

• 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5PROMINENT MEN ATTEND BANQUET

  Sub-head: "IRISH IN ANNUAL BANQUET AT THE SILVER BOW CLUB IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK." Banquet at the Silver Bow club (the elite businessmen's club of Butte) on th…

• 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10GAELIC LEAGUERS AT MERRY PICNIC

  Sub-head: "Football and Other Sports at Reservoir — Priests Join in Amusements." Coverage of the Butte branch of the Gaelic League's second annual picnic, held …

• 1912-02-27 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5YOUNG MEN'S CLUB IS COMPLIMENTED

  Sub-head: "Fourth Annual Installation of Officers Attended by a Great Number." Centerville Young Men's club fourth annual public installation of officers, Monda…

• 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4MERRY EVENING AT GREGSON SPRINGS

  Sub-head: "James J. Regan Is Guest of Honor at a Formal Affair." Formal banquet at Gregson Springs the previous evening (Monday Mar 4 1912) honoring **National …

• 1912-09-07 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1A. O. H. CHOOSES STATE OFFICERS

  Sub-heads: "WASHOE SMELTER IS VISITED BY DELEGATES TO HIBERNIAN CONVENTION / BALL IS A FEATURE / New officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and ladies' aux…

• 1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS

  Joint installation of officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Ladies' Auxiliaries the previous night (Wed 8 January 1913) at Hibernia hall, Centervi…

• 1914-03-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7IRISH TO MARCH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY

  Long planning-stage article (early March 1914) for the 1914 Butte St. Patrick's Day parade. Sub-heads: "ALL-DAY OBSERVANCE OF IRELAND'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY / BUTTE…

• 1914-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1BUTTE HONORS MEMORY OF IRELAND'S PATRON SAINT

  Sub-head: "Parade the Greatest of Its Kind in History of City — Eight Hundred Attend High Mass at St. Joseph's Church — Crowd Fills Auditorium at Afternoon Exer…

• 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3IRISH VOLUNTEERS TO PARADE IN THEIR CIVILIAN ATTIRE

  "(Continued From Page One.)" St. Patrick's Day 1915 controversy: Mayor Smith of Butte instructed Chief of Police Jerry J. Murphy to ban the carrying of firearms…

• 1915-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1SCENES INCIDENT TO BUTTE'S GREAT CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY / Irish, German and Austrian Societies Unite in Tribute to St. Patrick's Memory

  Banner front-page coverage of Butte's 1915 St. Patrick's Day parade and observance — the previous day, Wednesday March 17. Two large parade photographs: top pho…

• 1916-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF LATE THOS. KEALEY

  Sub-head: "Prominent Member of A. O. H. Is Laid at Rest With Impressive Ceremonies." Funeral the previous morning (Friday Mar 24 1916) at St. Patrick's church B…

• 1916-08-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5HIBERNIANS ELECT TWO ANACONDANS / M'DONNELL IS PRESIDENT OF STATE ORGANIZATION / MRS. JOHNSTON IS ELECTED

  Closing session of the 17th biennial Montana State AOH convention at Great Falls, ending Aug 23 1916. Convention ended with a grand ball at the Elks' Temple; de…

• 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1GREATEST OF ALL ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS AIDS CAUSE OF INDEPENDENCE FOR IRELAND

  Banner front-page coverage with large photograph captioned "Great Throng at Courthouse Approving Resolutions on Independence of Ireland." Sub-deck: "Gigantic Pa…

• 1922-02-24 — The Butte Miner, p.5ST. PATRICK'S DAY WILL BE OBSERVED — Silver Jubilee of St. Lawrence Church Falls on That Day. Bishop Carroll Here.

  Three weeks before St. Patrick's Day 1922 — announcement of the combined St. Patrick's Day and silver jubilee of St. Lawrence Church (Butte's principal Centervi…

• 1922-03-12 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26OLD-TIME CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO BE STAGED IN BUTTE / IRISH OF ANACONDA TO JOIN WITH BUTTE

  Major page-wide (seven-column) Sunday feature, one week before St. Patrick's Day 1922 — the first observance after the establishment of the Irish Free State (Ja…

• 1922-03-17 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7IRISH OBSERVE BIRTH OF SAINT — Anniversary Exercises at A. O. H. Hall Attended by Large Audience

  Anaconda's St. Patrick's Day 1922 celebration at the **Anaconda AOH hall** — "in song, story and speech the Anaconda branch of the Ancient Order of Hibernians a…

• 1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.9ATTENTION, L. C. B. A. + MURPHY funeral notice

  Two short paid notices in a column of similar items: **(1) ATTENTION, L. C. B. A.** — All members are requested to meet at the Colonial room of Duggans Merrill…

• 1935-08-27 — The Montana Standard, p.7Mrs. Ellen Murphy

  Funeral report for Mrs. Ellen Murphy, "who died Friday" (23 Aug 1935), under the head "Mrs. Ellen Murphy". Services "were held this morning" (Monday 26 Aug): th…

• 1935-08-27 — The Montana Standard, p.5MURPHY RITES HELD.

  Funeral report for Mrs. Ellen Murphy, buried yesterday (26 Aug 1935) in Holy Cross cemetery. Requiem high mass at St. Patrick's church; body taken from the Colo…