Butte politics

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• 1904-05-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.8DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION IN SESSION

  "(Continued from Page One.)" Coverage of the **14 May 1904 Silver Bow Democratic county convention** — DISTINCT from the September 1904 primaries clipping (1904…

• 1904-12-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2BUTTE BRIEFS — AOH Division 2 officers elected

  Notice embedded in a Butte Briefs column: "At the last meeting of division No. 2, A. O. H., the following officers were elected: **John Ferns, president; Charle…

• 1914-08-19 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8PRIMARIES, AUGUST 25 (candidates' page) — J. J. Murphy, candidate for democratic nomination for county treasurer

  A page of paid candidate notices before the Montana direct primary of Tuesday 25 Aug 1914. "J. J. Murphy" announces himself as a candidate for the Democratic no…

• 1914-08-26 — The Butte Daily Post, p.1OFFICIAL 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

  The evening after Montana's first direct primary (Tuesday 25 Aug 1914), the Post reports that the names of several county and legislative nominees cannot be set…

• 1914-08-26 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5OFFICIAL COUNT MUST BE MADE TO TELL STORY (Continued from Page One.) — the candidates nominated at the primary of 25 Aug 1914

  Continuation of the front-page report on the first direct primary. The canvass must begin within 72 hours of the last returns; Clerk and Recorder Kehoe is expec…

• 1917-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.9In the Second Ward — P. (Tish) Maloney — For Alderman

  Tish Maloney's own boxed campaign advertisement on the eve of the Butte Democratic primary: "**In the Second Ward / P. (Tish) Maloney / Presents his name for th…

• 1917-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.4An Enthusiastic Campaign — the Democratic Municipal Ticket

  Endorsement editorial running the full Democratic municipal slate for the upcoming Butte city election: - **Mayor**: W. H. Maloney (51 West Silver street) - **…

• 1917-03-29 — The Butte Miner, p.4DEMOCRATIC MUNICIPAL TICKET

  Boxed Democratic-ticket campaign ad in the Butte Miner the week before the city election, restating the full slate: - For Mayor: **W. H. Maloney**, 51 West Sil…

• 1917-04-03 — The Butte Miner, p.10SUCCESSFUL ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES ON DEMOCRATIC TICKET — BIG MAJORITIES ROLLED UP BY THE DEMOCRATS

  Election-result spread celebrating the **Democratic victory in Butte's 1917 city election**: "BIG MAJORITIES ROLLED UP BY THE DEMOCRATS." Carries portraits of t…

• 1918-08-18 — The Butte Miner, p.24P. "TISH" MALONEY — Candidate for the Nomination for County Commissioner On the Democratic Ticket

  Paid political advertisement placed by Tish Maloney in the Butte Miner of Sun 18 Aug 1918, page 24, headed P. "TISH" MALONEY, Candidate for the Nomination for C…

• 1923-04-28 — The Butte Miner, p.6HIBERNIANS WILL GIVE DANCE FRIDAY EVENING

  Announcement that the Ancient Order of Hibernians will hold a **May Day ball on Friday evening, May 4 [1923], at the Winter Garden hall on South Montana street*…

• 1964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1Charles Gallagher, Who Pioneered Grocery Idea, Dies

  Front-page obituary of **Charles H. Gallagher**, 89, of Butte, a Ballina-(Co. Mayo)-Ireland-born grocer and civic leader who introduced self-service grocery sto…

• 1964-08-31 — The Montana Standard-Post, p.4Charles Gallagher: His Imprint Is Lasting

  Editorial tribute / appreciation published in the Montana Standard-Post on the morning of Gallagher's funeral (Mon 31 Aug 1964). Frames his career as Butte civi…