Peculiar Missoula murder trial tests Ira Pressley case
Ira Pressley stands trial in Missoula for the alleged murder of his wife after a poisoning scare and a disputed neck wound. Testimony centers on possible narcotics in pills, possible self harm, and expert views on unconsciousness and brain injury amid conflicting witness recollections.
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B. Campau
Pressley
Missoula
Ira Pressley
Joseph K. Wood
Ann
Iront Mountain
Campau
Murray
Murrey
TY. Campau
von Pressley
County Commission Adjourns After Long Session in Missoula
The board of county commissioners adjourned after a lengthy session in Missoula. No regular meeting will be held until next January. Several significant items were completed and several irregular matters settled. Also note Curran & Eyclesheimer offer deals on the steel range.
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Missoula
Board of County Commissioners
Williams Conoly Convicted in Missoula Petit Larceny Trial
Williams Conoly was tried in Missoula before Judge Hayes for petit larceny and found guilty this afternoon. Sentencing will be on Friday. Mail orders to the Golden Rule in Missoula.
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Missoula
Willams Conoly
Hayes
Water System Upgraded in Missoula
Missoula reports the water company completed its new system today. All plant workings are satisfactory and water will likely be turned into the city mains on Friday.
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Missoula
Missoula Land Office Officials Begin Bitterroot Decisions
The register and receiver at the Missoula land office have started to render decisions on applications for Bitterroot lands. Decisions will be sent to the respective applicants as they are completed.
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Missoula
Lands Patents Questioned. Appeals Likely Proceeding
Pre settled root land faces challenge as patents are claimed issued. Local office states no jurisdiction over patented lands while homestead entrants believe patents are void and that the lands remain subject to entry. Applicants plan to appeal within thirty days.
Attorney Prince Committed to State Insane Asylum
Wealthy Missoula attorney P. Z. Prince was ordered committed after a hearing before Judge Webster. Witnesses Dr. J. T. Brown Dr. W. H. Parsons and S. Gauthier testified. Prince shows memory loss and a delusion of wealth, and friends hope for his recovery.
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Missoula
P. Z. Prince
State Insane Asylum
Prescott
Prince
Webster
J. T. Brown
W. H. Parsons
Gauthier
State University still cherishes college spirit after football
Despite the season ending, students and fans at the State University maintain energetic school pride. Music, pep rallies, and campus events keep the college spirit alive through winter and spring.
University Sees Football End Basketball Start at Missoula
Dec 11 Missoula reports a busy university week as football ends and girls and boys basketball begin. Dr Craig urges student support for oratory and athletics and warns against a detached view of university life. A separate Scranton hearing covers coal prices and operator testimony amid the anthracite strike proceedings.
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Missoula
Toe Gria
Hargraves
Chape 1
Helena High School
Union Opera House
Craig
United States
Missoula Notes Show Local and Visiting Residents
MISSOULA NOTES items list visitors and residents such as Kemp of Butte, Ivan Lloyd of Chicago, H A Bradt from Helena, K Hewitt from Anaconda, W D Grafton of Bonner, Louis M Remachte from New York, Laura Barlow from Hamilton, George D Lounshbery from Chicago, P M Reilly on business to Butte and Helena, BR Bell of Stevensville, M P Gleason from San Francisco, James A Snyder from Louisville Ky, Drs W P Mills and Joseph Overinger returning from Lolo canyon hunting, FE Hostetler from Stevensville, William Crawford from Clinton, Mias Effie Baker and others from Stevensville, James Lyons relocating his store to 225 Railroad street, and Robert A O Hara from Hamilton heading to Helena for a civil action. Mention of Dr Ingalls and sales at McBride’s and Reilly’s.
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H. A. Bradt
Helena
Hewitt
Anaconda
W. D. Grafton
Bonner
Louis M. Remachte
Florence
New York
Laura Barlow
Hamilton
George D. Lounshbery
Chicago
P. M. Reilly
Butte
BR. BR. Bell
Stevensville
M. P. Gleason
San Francisco
James A. Snyder
Louisville
Mias
Effie Baker
Alice Stuart
A. F. Dougherty
W. Borough
James Lyons
Standard
Railroad Street
Robert A. O'Hara
W. Ward
United States Court
Montana Corundum Company Chooses Bozeman as Shipping Point
Directors meet at Bozeman decide to make it the shipping and selling point if the Northern Pacific Railway provides a suitable land tract for a 10,000 gallon gasoline tank arriving soon. The mill and mine engines run on gasoline and ore haulers will return with gasoline. Belgrade would be the fallback shipping point if Bozeman land cannot be secured.
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Bozeman
Montana Corundum Company
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Belgrade
Apportionment of School Funds in County Districts
The apportionment of county school funds totaling 15006.32 was announced by County Superintendent Mrs. Margaret M. Strang. Distributions include Billings 9112.25 Junction 546.71 Newman 497.84 Canyon Creek 240.08 Park City 40.9 Columbus 924.56 Laurel 551.18 Elder Grove 891.16 Mussel shell 311.15 Tilden 53.34 Roundup 142.24 Trewin 248.92 Rapids 53.34 Allendale 488.95 Elysian 408.94 Shi Hoh 195.58 Sullivan 400.65.
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Billings
Margaret M. Strang
Junction
Newman
Canyon Creek
Park City
Columbus
Laurel
Flder Grove
Musselshell
Tilden
Roundup
Trewin
Rapids
Allendale
Elysian
Shi- Hoh
Sullivan
Crop for 102 Excellent in West Gallatin Canal Irrigation
Bozeman dispatch reports tract 102 under West Gallatin Canal irrigation managed by McKennan for Union Bank and Trust Helena. Under irrigation, about 000 acres yielded 4 717 bushels barley 72 009 oats 64 423 wheat and 645 faux, illustrating Gallatin county fields' potential yields.
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Bozeman
McKennan
West
Gallatin County
Tragedy on Cannon Ball train in Nampa
Kelly McManis a 2 brakeman on the Cannon Ball was killed today in Nampa when he crawled between two freight cars to make a count. Two cars passed over him mutilating his body. He was married and lived in Boise.
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Boise
Idaho
Kelly McManis
Nampa
McManis
Hard Times in Germany Correspondence
London Daily Chronicle correspondent reports piercing cold deepening hardship for German workers. Westphalia and Silesia iron and coal sectors struggle. layoffs appear aimed at sustaining high prices. Coal and iron owners selling abroad at lower costs anger home buyers. Vorwarts notes unemployment reaching calamitous levels and measures to cope.
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London Daily Chronicle
Westphalia
Silesia
Bever and Morse File for County Representative Seats
Certificates of nomination filed with the county clerk place Chauncey C Bever and Sydney F Morse again in the race for representatives from this county. Bever's petition carries 117 signatures and Morse's 64 signatures.
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Standard
Billings
Chauncey C. Bever
Sydney F. Morse
Antiquated reading in dentist chair sparks quick relief
A patient passes time in a Brooklyn dentist's waiting room by browsing magazines and newspapers from 1900 and earlier. The doctor jokes that the outdated material is intentional, and the patient admits the modern chair is a relief after the antiquated literature.
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Brooklyn
George
Inspector Hendrix Shot by Own Man on Samar Island
Reports say Constabulary Inspector Hendrix, badly wounded on November 7 in Samar, was actually shot by a fellow constable from behind after the engagement began. The inspector’s command fled after the act.
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Manila
Henarix
Samar
Iadranea
Hendrix
Vanderbilt Patient’s Crisis Not Yet Passed
At Cornelius Vanderbilt’s home the typhoid fever patient Dr. Flint says progress is steady but the crisis has not yet been passed as of tonight.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Flint
Economic Struggles Drag Berlin and Cologne Through Hard Times
The piece notes dire conditions in Germany with a failing social safety net. Cologne‘s communal insurance bank collapsed from resource drain, prompting calls for public works and labor market reform. Berlin sees flood of applicants, overflowing refuges, and stagnant marriage rates as iron production falls.
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Cologne
Vorwarts
Berlin
Italian Immigrant Fireworks and Faith Joke
The Brooklyn Eagle recounts a quip about an Italian immigrant who spends his savings on fireworks and jimberacks for a saint festival yet avoids church contributions. An organ grinder mockingly says he won’t go to church or saloon because they cost too much money.
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Crawford
Gray
Pardee
Hazleon
Darrow
Brooklyn Eagle
Talan
Signorina
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Iron Mountain
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Pressiey
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Mr. Pressley
M. Montelius
Superior
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Frank Anderson
Spring Guuich
Andrew Dent
Anderson
Dent
Harry Nichols
Nico
Northern Pacific Railway
Tron Mountain
al Philson
A. W. Merrick Hend
Merrick
Mrs. Pressley
Tylar Worden
Frank Larue
William Murray
C. H. Hall
D. Laubenert
W. B. Jessup
Relily
Rilee Sarees
Cee Lyons
County Tourd \djourns
Curran & Eyclesheimer’s
Willias Conoly
F. W. Morris, Tietjenblock
Land Office
the State University
Pinny Helena
Ing
Craig Tabks
Com
Scranton
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
L. N. Crawford
People’s Coal Company
Oxford
Lackawanna Company
J. L. Crawford
People's Coal Company
Mr. Darrow
Fes
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Lackawanna
Wayne MacVeach
Mitchell
McBride
Missoula Notes
Kemp
Ivan Lloyd
Dr. Ingalls
Ingalls
Dee
McBride's
Try Dunstan
Germany
Bever
Morse
Lis
Montana
Western
Dmissona
Mont
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Cashier
First National Bank of
A. B. Hammond
A. G
England
Jon Alith
Casnier
J. &. Fody A T Hammond, A
John M
T. L. Greenouysa
G Englan C
H. McLeod
Keith
Public Accountants
Hennessy Building
Broad Street
G. T. Lewis
Sucessor
H. le Braun & Co
Fackson
Dearborn St
BIG Blackfoot Milling
Conner, MO
BIG Blackfoot Milling CO
Toole Ave
Bonner, Tmiont
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