Blaze Originates in Olsen Home Rescue by Mrs Avery
A fire at 1218 East Galena Street spread to 1208 East Galena and 1210 East Galena overnight. Mrs. Avery, waking to the blaze, rescued her three sleeping children in only night clothes. Neighbors helped shelter the ten survivors as a sick infant and other youngsters were saved from the homes. The Hodge baby remains seriously ill but the father expects no major harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Olsen
East
Galena Street
Joe Hodge
Mrs. Avery
Avery
Dr. Gleason
Lttle
Hodge
Farm Boss Testifies on Self-Defense Killing During Peonage Probe
A farm boss in a Williams Farm case testifies that the slaying was a act to save his own life as federal investigators examine alleged peonage conditions. The testimony ties the killing to a broader investigation into labor practices on the farm historically linked to the Williams operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Farm
City Council Meeting Erupts Over Bond Refunding Suspicion
Fireworks erupt as Alderman Hess accuses a fellow council member of hints of a promised payoff in the refunding bond issue. Cal lown denies, citing suspicions and irregularities while Butterfield recalls his votes and positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hess
Alderman Callow
Murderer of J B Elwell Wealthy Clubman Taken
Roy Harris was arrested in Buffalo on forgery charges and confessed that he and William Dunkin killed Joseph B. Elwell in New York last June after being recruited by a woman posing as Mrs Fairchild who offered $5,000. Harris says Dunkin fired the fatal shot at Elwell’s West Seventieth Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Buffalo
N.Y
Roy Harris
Joseph B. Elwell
New York
Harris
William Dunkin
Fairchild
Elwell
West Seventieth Street
Dunkin
Restoration of Light Liquors 15 League's Aim
In New Orleans on April 6 the Anti Blue Law League of America Inc. received a Delaware charter. President Crawford H. Ellis said the league aims to remove prohibition on beer and light wines and to abolish blue laws restricting liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Orleans
County Debt to Exceed One Million Under Current Spending
Silver Bow county faces a potential registered warrant indebtedness surpassing 1 million dollars if current operating costs persist through year end. Treasurer Howard McIntyre reported a total registered debt of 439,654.43 spread across general, contingent, poor, road and bridge funds, with further warrants anticipated as revenues fall short by about 500,000 dollars versus last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow
Howard McIntyre
Board of Commissioners
Silver Bow County
Freudenstein
Daring Robbery Guards a Movie Scene in Dearborn Street Heist
Four armed bandits held up a Dearborn Street mail loading at Chicago and sped off in a black auto as bystanders mistook the scene for a film. Over 50 railway and postal workers froze in place, one bandit fired at a pursuing officer, and the value of the main pouches is believed to be small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Dearborn Street
Hoosier Limited
Tug Boat Employes Accept Lower Wage
Washington April 6 Sea going tugboat employes agreed at a conference with the employers and secretary to accept wage reductions to the employes of the transatlantic ships upon expiration of the seamen and shipowners agreement on May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Mission Stops in Butte as Forbes Tours Philippines Probe
W Cameron Forbes ex governor general of the islands travels to the Philippines on a special investigating trip for President Harding. He is accompanied by Lt Col Johnston Colonel McCoy and Major Boswich of Gen Leonard Wood s staff. They pass through Butte en route to Seattle and then San Francisco and finally the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Harding
W Cameron Forbes
The
Islands
Johnston
McCoy
Boswich
Leonard Wood
Butte
Seattle
General Wood
Orient
San Francisco
Forbes
Milwaukee
Plan for Great Mining Area Employment Proposed in Helena
George W. Lanstrum, executive chairman of the state highway commission, outlined a large project in Helena on April 6 aimed at employing many miners affected by the closing of the Butte mines. He discussed seeking federal road aid for the Pipestone pass project near Butte with Fabian, Silver Bow county commissioner chairman, noting the plan has been under consideration and federal assistance is expected to be obtainable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Helena
George W. Lanstrum
State Highway Commission
Butte
Lanstrum
Fabian
Silver Bow County
Pipestone Pass
Montana Board Approves 2.26 Million for University Projects
Expenditures totaling 2,260,000 are proposed by the board of education for improvements across four University of Montana branches. Funds come from a 6,000,000 initiative bond issue. Next meeting April 25 will formalize the resolution with detailed allocations: Missoula 1,000,000 for library and facilities, Bozeman 1,000,000 for several buildings, Butte 235,009 for stadium and metallurgical work, Dillon 25,000 for Dillon needs. normal school to receive dining room and kitchen extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Helena
Board of Education
University of Montana
Missoula
Bozeman
Butte
Dillon
School of Mines
State Normal School
Fire devastates 1700 homes in Tokio blaze
AP reports a morning fire in Asakusa Tokio spreading by afternoon destroying 1700 houses including eight temples a school and a police station. Fifty people were injured as the blaze continued to spread from 8:30 AM to 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokio
Asakusa
Hughes Protest Notes Deny Yap Mandate Change
The United States declares it has not surrendered rights in former German possessions and protests Japan’s Yap mandate. Secretary Hughes states Washington expects reconsideration of the May 7 1919 Paris decision while noting additional paragraphs in the Tokio correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
France
Hughes
State Department
Supreme Council
Paris
Yap
Pacific Ocean
United States
Man Slaughter Charges After Chicago Blast
Chicago April 6 Inquiries into last week’s govererne explosion that killed six and shook the west side tenement district led to the arrest of Jacob Schaffer an employee of Singer Schaffer company on a manslaughter charge. Authorities say evidence will be presented to the grand jury soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Govererne
West Side
Jacob Schaffer
Singer-Schaffer Company
Grand
Convicted Farm Boss Trial Reveals Peonage Killings
In Covington Ga on April 6 Clyde Manning testified he helped kill 11 Black farm workers on John S Williams's Jasper county plantation to prevent testimony about peonage. Manning described chaining six victims to rocks and throwing them into rivers and five others shot or buried on the farm. He said Williams pressured him, and Manning admitted fear rather than complicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Covington
Clyde Manning
Jasper County
John S. Williams
Williams
Newton County
Manning
Charles Chrisholm
Wreck of Royal Palm Limited Kills Six
Six killed and 30 injured in a Royal Palm Limited wreck on the Southern railway northbound at New River Tennessee. A special train bearing the dead and injured arrived in Somerset at 8:30 pm. Identified dead include Joe Kramer of Chicago and William Parks, 87, of Soldiers' Home Grand Rapids Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Somerset
Royal Palm Limited
Southern Railway
New River
Tenn
Joe Kramer
Chicago
William Parks
Grand Rapids
Mich
Guggenheim to Control American Smelting Co
The Guggenheim interests were elected at the annual meeting to directorships of the American Smelting and Refining Company in Jersey City. The stock vote totaled 682,233 for directors with 202,479 shares present but not voting, as Karl Eilers’s interests abstained. S. Kr. Guggenheim defended the Guggenheim leadership against claims of domination and criticized exaggerated salary attacks while asserting the board’s independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jersey City
N. J
Guggenheim
American Smelting and Hetining
Karl Eilers
S. KR. Guggenheim
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aldermen
Hess and
Butterfield
CIA
East Galena Street
Blaze
Olsen
Cardinal Gibbons
Callow
J.B. Elwell
W. C. Forbes
Talks of Philippines
Pacific Islands
Italy
London Foreign Office
Ececie
American Smelting CO
Eilers
Guggenheim Bros
Messrs. Guggenheim
Messrs Guggenheim
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!