Butte Lynching Tale and Western Front War Report
A fragmentary account recalls a lynching in Butte while a long dispatch details the Western Front warfront around Ypres and Dixmude Lizerne. It describes flooded no mans land, bridges built by British and French engineers, and stiff German counterattacks amid relentless rain and mud.
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Lizerne
No Man's Land
Yaer Canal
Ypres
Yser
Berlin
Flanders
Infamous proceeding denounced by citizens and officers
Franks H. Little, a national union official, was linked to fiery speeches and anti government rhetoric. An alleged mob lynched him at a railway trestle in Butte, sparking fear of further violence. Police investigated while officials defended action amid claims of urging rebellion. The body showed signs of strangulation and evidence pointed to a staged vigilante killing tied to labor unrest.
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Frank H. Little
Mutt
Sispleton Ates
Ming Street
Butte
Tittle
Litetle
Ave
Wyoming Street
Little
Atstopey
Lane
Steele
Hi Mayewood
High
Perkins
Oklo
Hrother
Witham
Perkinson
Henry
Seattle
Henry Blttie
Tom Campbell
Joe Shanehan
Evan Co
Do People Want Peace Discussed in Leipic
Amsterdam reports the Volks Zeitung of Leipsic announces two large mass meetings in Leipic for tomorrow to discuss do the people want peace. The note signals a public debate on wartime aims and civic sentiment.
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Leipsic
Amsterdam
Volks Zeitung
Butte Lynching and State News Highlight Today
Butte reports Frank Little lynching condemnation and war updates. Anaconda notes, state items, and senate moves on prohibition. Mining, finance, council meetings, and district notices appear with Miss Rankin active and Kaiser praise for his people amid East St Louis aftermath.
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Frank Little
Butte
Little
S—Senate
J. W
Miss Rankin
Kaiser
East St. Louis
Vigilantes and cryptic initials spark Butte lynching mystery
In Butte a lynching tale unfolds around a sign on Frank IL Little’s body. Initials on a card are tied to union members and a Slav named John Tomich, with mystic numbers 37 and other marks hinting at vigilante warnings and planned acts, while attorney W G Sullivan reports threats.
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Little
Met Mine Workers’ Union
R. L. Dunn
The
Electrical Workers
Tom Campbell
Joe Shannon
Dan Shovlin
Williams
Butte
John Tomich
W. G. Sullivan
Frank IL Little
LW. W
Attorney General Ford investigates Lynching in Montana
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Ford
Mayor to Offer $1000 Reward for Little Lynchers
Mayor Maloney and the city council of Butte acted after the Little hanging incident. The mayor urged swift action and requested authorization to offer a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the murderers, an appeal supported by Aldermen Freudenstein and Hagelman.
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