Showing posts with label Butte. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Butte. Show all posts

Friday, May 06, 2011

Martin Scahill - Vice President - Historical Newspapers - The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana

This is an extract from Ancestry.com

September 4, 1889, on the eve of Montana statehood, Marcus Daly gave birth to Montana’s best financed and most prestigious newspaper, the Anaconda Standard. Just five years earlier, Daly had platted the town site of Anaconda, named for his extraordinarily rich copper mine located in Butte. The new town would house smelting operations for one of the world’s most successful metals corporations. To run the Anaconda Standard, Daly sought out John H. Durston, a former professor of philology from New York University and an editor of the Syracuse Standard [LCCN: sn91066098]. In 1888 Durston had brought his family west to operate a failing gold mine east of Butte, but he soon signed on with Daly to bring the newspaper to life. Daly’s initial investment of $30,000 provided for a state-of-the-art printing press, luxurious editorial offices, and the money to hire experienced editors, reporters, and graphic designers. The Anaconda Standard was to be the rival of newspapers in Minneapolis and the Pacific Northwest...

Name: Martin Scahill, Vice President of the union

Newspaper: The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana

Event: Rough Element In Miners Hall

Venue: Butte Miners Union Hall

Date: 13 May 1914

Allan Scahill

Monday, May 02, 2011

Martin Scahill - Attends Butte Miners Union Banquet - Historical Newspapers - The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana

This is an extract from Ancestry.com

September 4, 1889, on the eve of Montana statehood, Marcus Daly gave birth to Montana’s best financed and most prestigious newspaper, the Anaconda Standard. Just five years earlier, Daly had platted the town site of Anaconda, named for his extraordinarily rich copper mine located in Butte. The new town would house smelting operations for one of the world’s most successful metals corporations. To run the Anaconda Standard, Daly sought out John H. Durston, a former professor of philology from New York University and an editor of the Syracuse Standard [LCCN: sn91066098]. In 1888 Durston had brought his family west to operate a failing gold mine east of Butte, but he soon signed on with Daly to bring the newspaper to life. Daly’s initial investment of $30,000 provided for a state-of-the-art printing press, luxurious editorial offices, and the money to hire experienced editors, reporters, and graphic designers. The Anaconda Standard was to be the rival of newspapers in Minneapolis and the Pacific Northwest...

Name: Martin Scahill

Newspaper: The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana

Event: At Gregon Springs

Venue: Gregon Springs

Date: 22 June 1913

Allan Scahill

Friday, April 29, 2011

Jim Scahill - Handball Winner - Historical Newspapers - The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana

This is an extract from Ancestry.com

September 4, 1889, on the eve of Montana statehood, Marcus Daly gave birth to Montana’s best financed and most prestigious newspaper, the Anaconda Standard. Just five years earlier, Daly had platted the town site of Anaconda, named for his extraordinarily rich copper mine located in Butte. The new town would house smelting operations for one of the world’s most successful metals corporations. To run the Anaconda Standard, Daly sought out John H. Durston, a former professor of philology from New York University and an editor of the Syracuse Standard [LCCN: sn91066098]. In 1888 Durston had brought his family west to operate a failing gold mine east of Butte, but he soon signed on with Daly to bring the newspaper to life. Daly’s initial investment of $30,000 provided for a state-of-the-art printing press, luxurious editorial offices, and the money to hire experienced editors, reporters, and graphic designers. The Anaconda Standard was to be the rival of newspapers in Minneapolis and the Pacific Northwest...

Name: Jim Scahill and partner win 21-20 and 21-19

Newspaper: The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana

Event: Jack Lane An Easy Winner...

Venue: Butte, Montana, hand ball courts

Date: 17 February 1902

Allan Scahill

Friday, April 22, 2011

Reverend John Scahilll - Officiates - Historical Newspapers - Montana Standard, Butte, Montana

This is an extract from Ancestry.com

...Montana Standard, newspaper was located in Butte, Montana. This database is a fully searchable text version of the newspaper for the following years: 1928-77. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computer-generated index. The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. The images for this newspaper can be browsed sequentially, or via links to specific images, which may be obtained through the search results. Over time, the name of a newspaper may have changed and the time span it covered may not always be consistent. The date range represented in this database is not necessarily the complete published set available. Check the local library or historical society in the area in which your ancestors lived for more information about other available newspapers....

Name: Reverend John Scahill

Newspaper: Montana Standard, Butte, Montana

Event: Vows Exchanged in Coast Rites

Venue: Saint Joseph Catholic Church

Date: 26 April 1942

Allan Scahill

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Mrs John (Susan ) Scahill - Guest - Historical Newspapers - Montana Standard, Butte, Montana

This is an extract from Ancestry.com

...Montana Standard, newspaper was located in Butte, Montana. This database is a fully searchable text version of the newspaper for the following years: 1928-77. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computer-generated index. The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. The images for this newspaper can be browsed sequentially, or via links to specific images, which may be obtained through the search results. Over time, the name of a newspaper may have changed and the time span it covered may not always be consistent. The date range represented in this database is not necessarily the complete published set available. Check the local library or historical society in the area in which your ancestors lived for more information about other available newspapers....

Name: Mrs John (Susan) Scahill of Long Beach, California

Newspaper: Montana Standard, Butte, Montana

Event: Miss Ketterer Hostess

Venue: Laura Ketterer home

Date: 18 August 1929

Allan Scahill

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Mrs John (Susan) Scahill - Entertained - Historical Newspapers - Montana Standard, Butte, Montana

This is an extract from Ancestry.com

...Montana Standard, newspaper was located in Butte, Montana. This database is a fully searchable text version of the newspaper for the following years: 1928-77. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computer-generated index. The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. The images for this newspaper can be browsed sequentially, or via links to specific images, which may be obtained through the search results. Over time, the name of a newspaper may have changed and the time span it covered may not always be consistent. The date range represented in this database is not necessarily the complete published set available. Check the local library or historical society in the area in which your ancestors lived for more information about other available newspapers....

Name: Mrs John Scahill - Formerly Susan McCampbell of Long Beach, California

Newspaper: Montana Standard, Butte, Montana

Event: Friends Entertained

Venue: Cowan home

Date: 11 August 1929

Allan Scahill

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

John R.Scahill - Visits From Los Angeles - Historical Newspapers - Montana Standard, Butte, Montana

This is an extract from Ancestry.com

...Montana Standard, newspaper was located in Butte, Montana. This database is a fully searchable text version of the newspaper for the following years: 1928-77. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computer-generated index. The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. The images for this newspaper can be browsed sequentially, or via links to specific images, which may be obtained through the search results. Over time, the name of a newspaper may have changed and the time span it covered may not always be consistent. The date range represented in this database is not necessarily the complete published set available. Check the local library or historical society in the area in which your ancestors lived for more information about other available newspapers....

Name: John R. Scahill

Newspaper: Montana Standard, Butte, Montana

Event: Former Residents Visit from Los Angeles

Venue: Butte, Montana

Date: 7 July 1929

Allan Scahill

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Martin Scahill - SS Etruria - Passenger - Arriving At - Port Of New York












This is an extract from the Ellis Island website.

From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through the portal of Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is located in the upper bay just off the New Jersey coast, within the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. Through the years, this gateway to the new world was enlarged from its original 3.3 acres to 27.5 acres mostly by landfill obtained from ship ballast and possibly excess earth from the construction of the New York City subway system...

Name: Martin Scahill

Sex: Male

Age: 23

Occupation: Labourer

Marital Status: Single

Nationality: Westport, County Mayo, Ireland

Ship: SS Etruria

Date of Arrival: 25 March 1907

Port of Arrival: Port Of New York

Port of Departure: Queenstown, Ireland

Going To Join/Destination: Cousin, Pat Duffy, 336 West Virgina Street, Butte, Montana,

Allan Scahill