Theme: municipal_politics
19 sources.
- 1884-12-18 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.3
A two-sentence local item in the Jamestown Weekly Alert reporting that Policeman Murphy was retired from the police force the previous Thursday morning by actin…
- 1885-04-09 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.1
Stub record — front-page Jamestown Weekly Alert item about a **Kelleher** described as a quarrelsome Jamestown city councilmember (Thu 9 Apr 1885). Surname Kell…
- 1885-11-06 — Bismarck Weekly Tribune, p.1The Chinese Driven Out. / The Chinese Exodus.
Two adjacent wire items reporting the violent expulsion of Chinese residents from Tacoma, Washington Territory, on 3 November 1885. The first ("The Chinese Driv…
- 1886-09-23 — Jamestown Weekly Alert, p.8
A digest of Jamestown justice-court business. Two Pat Murphy matters appear: the case of Pat Murphy against D. M. Kelleher for wages claimed to be due (continue…
- 1894-08-02 — The Daily Inter Mountain, p.8THE MAYOR OPPOSES IT. / He Says the City Cannot Be Compelled to Pay the Bill of July Riot Bills.
Routine business at the Butte city council meeting, evening of 1 August 1894 — chiefly the question of paying claims for damages arising from a riot earlier tha…
- 1900-03-22 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. / Daly Faction Has a Working Majority. / HARRIS IS TURNED DOWN. / Routes by McArthur For Temporary Chairman — The Platform is Harmless.
Long account of the Butte city Democratic Convention of 22 March 1900, in which the Daly faction prevailed over the Clark faction. Jerry Clifford chaired; the c…
- 1904-05-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.8DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION IN SESSION
"(Continued from Page One.)" Coverage of the **May 1904 Silver Bow Democratic county convention** — DISTINCT from the September 1904 primaries clipping (1904-09…
- 1904-09-11 — The Butte Miner, p.7DEMOCRATS HOLD THEIR PRIMARIES
Sub-head: "DELEGATES CHOSEN TO ATTEND COUNTY CONVENTION MONDAY — OPPOSITION TO TICKET IS ATTEMPTED." Saturday Sep 10 1904 evening Silver Bow County Democratic p…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 — BIG MAJORITIES ROLLED UP BY THE DEMOCRATS
Election-result spread celebrating the **Democratic sweep of Butte's 1917 city election**: "BIG MAJORITIES ROLLED UP BY THE DEMOCRATS." Carries portraits of fou…
- 1920-01-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.30Garfield School
School-news column titled "Garfield School" with the by-line **"By Jim Murphy"** — an 8th-grade student at Garfield School in (presumably) Butte or Anaconda is …
- 1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5WELL KNOWN BUTTE MEN BUY EXCLUSIVE PARK STREET STORE
Founding-of-business article for what becomes the Murphy-Softley store. F. A. Brown of the Brown company (formerly president and manager of the Hennessy company…
- 1920-10-18 — New York Herald, p.2EAST SIDE DEMOCRATS FLOCKING TO HARDING
Sub-head: "G.O.P. Opens More Branches to Accommodate Them." Two weeks before the November 1920 presidential election. The Democrats of New York are rushing to t…
- 1924-04-13 — The Butte Miner, p.20Judges Are Chosen for Elections of Next Month
The Silver Bow County Commissioners completed the list of election judges for two May 1924 elections — a "consolidation election" on May 12 (a special-question …
- 1924-09-13 — The Butte Miner, p.5DEMOCRATIC RALLY SCHEDULED TONIGHT
Sub-head: "Women Will Also Meet to Appoint Committees For Campaign." Joint meeting of the Silver Bow county Democratic executive committee with committeemen fro…