Murphy Missing Message Confuses Butte Family
Mrs. Bessie Murphy, wife of M. J. Murphy, former state manager of the Women of the World, received an official war department notice that her son, Private Joseph H. Murphy of the Solst Infantry, had been missing in action since Sept. 29. The family doubted the report after noting a Nov. 2 letter and an Oct. 2 document to a Butte recipient. Private Murphy, a well known local figure, left Butte April 29 for service overseas. The parents await further advices.
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Bessie
M. J. Murph
The
Woomen of the World
War Department
Joseph HW. Murphy
Solst Infantry
Murphy
South Dah Street
Butte
Knights of Columbus
Butte Health Officials Describe City Pandemic Controls
County Physician Dr. Donohue reports main streets quiet as health orders close saloons and shops. About 100 arrests for violations show enforcement, while shoemakers and other trades keep closed. Doctors report 60 new influenza cases and 8 deaths, with nurses noting stationary or subsiding epidemic conditions. Scarlet fever linked to an inmate in the jail, spreading despite no obvious contact.
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Butte
D. J. Donohue
Silver Bow County
State Board of Health
Mma
Oped
Yesterda
Donohue
Police Court Reports Light Session After Saloons Close
In a muted police court session the epidemic saloons closure led to fewer arrests with only four in line. One guilty defendant got a $5 fine, two were dismissed, Floyd from Harlowton received a five day jail stay for street begging, and Marmaras faced a $5 fine for a disturbance tied to a dispute with Sam Demetroft.
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Whitty
Floyd
Harlowton
Marmaras
Mny
Sam Demetroft
Young robbers sent to industrial school
In the Leggat hotel trunk robbery case, two youths aged 17 and 16, Clyde Goodlake and Milburn Lewis, were committed to the Cleveland industrial school at Butte after investigation by County Attorney J K Jackson. A third suspect, Jack Weston, 25, remains in county jail awaiting prosecution.
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Leggat
J. K. Jackson
Clyde Goodlake
Milburn’ Lewis
Cleveland
Butte
Jack Weston
Badly Treated Four Ask for a Divorce
Elsie Rohan files for divorce from Joseph Rohan after six years of marriage begun in Helena in September 1912. She cites jealousy, temper, daily scolding and accusations of infidelity, with past violence and denial of money during separations. She seeks alimony and counsel fees.
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Elsie Rohan
Joseph Rohan
Helena
Reasonaber Quest At Pittsburg Chronicle Trials Camp Tale
A fragment from the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph describes Patrick McGuire surveying a military camp. He seeks shelter in a tent to join someone but is halted by a sergeant who forbids entry, prompting Pat to ask why a colonel’s tent is off limits.
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Pittsburg
Charges Filed In Two Courtroom Cases
In Justice Buckley’s court yesterday County Attorney Jackson filed a complaint of third degree assault against W. J. Boudrie at the request of Matilda Rappa of the Florence hotel. In Justice Ornsby’s court William Lowe was charged with stealing coal from the Great Northern Railway company.
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Buckley
Jackson
W. J. Boudrie
Matilda’ Rappa
Florence Hotel
Ornsby
William ‘Lowe
Great Northern Railway Company
Romanian King and Queen May Visit Paris
Paris report from December 8 states King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania may visit Paris soon per Echo de Paris. The potential visit would mark a notable royal engagement between Romania and France.
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Ferdinand
Marie
Romania
Echo de Paris
Romance in Judge Lynch Court Over Damages Suit
In Judge Lynch s court a damage case involving Spier and Rafish drew out romance claims. Rafish admitted a single shove. Spier alleged provocation and an ironing board incident. Rafish s daughter, the key figure, contradicted Spier s account. jury sided with Rafish. Attorney W Sore represented Spier in a separate gambling loss suit, but that claim was defective and returned for the day.
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Malin Street
Fish
Spier
Rafish
Spler
I. W. Soar
Wil
War stamps use and mail amid federal orders
The federal government requests continuing use of proceeds from war savings stamps and urges legible sender addresses on letters. An order in the portal bulletin also notes the discontinuation of the additional passage charge for travel in sleeping and parlor cars effective December 1.
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America
Portal
Judge Lamb Discharges High School Panel Of Jurors
Judge Lamb discharged the jury panel amid a flurry of sneezing and coughing. With most cases already closed and few left, he ordered the jurors released to avoid illness during ongoing trials.
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Judge Lamb
Lamb
Aship
Says He Is Cruel She Asks Divorce
Nellie Monahan filed for divorce from John T. Monahan alleging years of cruelty and abandonment beginning after their July 1906 marriage. She seeks custody of a 10 year old son, alimony, and support, claiming he contributed only $20 during separations and resumed cruelty upon reunion.
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Nellie Monahan
John T. Monahan
Ig Bozeman
T A
Joseph Ruble
May Morgan
James Morgan
Disturbance and Vagrancy Case Dismissed in Court
Plotocheer faced two disturbance charges and a vagrancy count in Devson court. All charges were dropped as witnesses failed to appear. One disturbance charge involved admitting to striking a man over the head during a telephone conversation in the station. The judge seemed to side with Levy after vile threats were repeated in court.
Fire losses in Montana prompt praise for Butte department
A. B. Ecklund announced yesterday that fire losses fell by about half as the Butte fire department received praise for efficiency amid wartime cautions. He noted Montana's rugged hills and wooden structures, urging continued conservation and safer building practices to support national needs.
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A.B. Ecklund
Butte
Thundax
Mtr Eklund
Stont
Epidemic Postpones Masonic Ceremonies In But Dee
Local representatives said the Scottish Rite reunion and several Masonic and Daughters of the Nile ceremonies scheduled for But Dee from the 1st to the 14th have been indefinitely postponed due to the influenza epidemic. If health rules ease, officers for Bagdad Dee may be elected later. The text also notes impatience over soldiers returning from World War I and emphasizes safety before peace declarations and troop demobilization.
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Hadad
Tirzah
Daughters of the Nile
But Dee
Bagdad Dee
Fragmented Vision of Postwar Europe and Peace Prospects
The passage speculates on postwar Europe, stressing patience as peace negotiations proceed, noting a four-year war history and the need to maintain civilized world order. It discusses potential troop moves and travel routes across Alsace to Central Europe, with references to railways and frontier tensions amid a peacetime scramble.
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Europe
Mar
Alsace-L
Diedenhoven
Thionville
Michingen
Lee
Pia i
Markeg
Lemberg
Nd Lvov
Agra
Zagreb
Adriatic
Cublana
Ljublana
Kalebach
Pepin
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