Mitchells trial nears end amid canal menace claims
Testimony in Mitchells trial cites Panama canal defense concerns with Guatemala granting a non exclusive concession to a French air venture. Officers including Maj George W Strong and Capt R W Mackie dispute claims about parachutes for Texas guard aviators and discuss tests at Fort Tilden with other army officials.
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Panama Canal
Guatemala
Canal
Texas National Guard
Mitchell
George W. Strong
War Department General Staff
R. W. Mack
International court delivers rapid cross border verdicts
Arizona and Mexican judges preside as two Mexicans charged with burglary in Bisbee are declared guilty and sentenced to two years in the Sonora penitentiary. The suspects, who escaped to Mexico after the crime, were arrested across the line and the court forgoes extradition to speed justice.
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Associated Press
Naco
Ariz
Arizona
International Court of Justice
Ora
Mexico
International Court
Danish knighted foreman Seren Iversen honored
Seren Iversen of New Haven a general foreman in a major local plant was informed he had been knighted by the king of Denmark. Since 1919 he has served as supreme president of the Danish Brotherhood of America, a fraternal group with about 25 000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Seren Iversen
Denmark
Iversen
Danish Brotherhood of America
Salvation Army Christmas Box club aids Butte children
The Salvation Army launches its Christmas Box club to collect canned goods toys and gifts for needy Butte children. Donors bring wrapped gifts with names and addresses to three locations and the names are published daily. A mass meeting will report on the impact and who received each gift. The program aims to become a permanent community institution teaching altruism.
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Army
Butte
Salvation Army
the Standard
Park Street
Hennessy’s
Symons
Army Christmas Box Club
Counties Confer On Federal Aid Road Rebuilding
Montana county officials met with the state highway commission and federal road engineers to discuss resurfacing federal aid highways. The government would share 56 percent of costs, with counties paying the rest, and counties able to fund their share were urged to apply before the January meeting. A group of 40 representatives will meet to devise a plan to access the large federal funds despite no money being legislated last session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Helena
State Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Roads Engineers
State Commission
Henry Good
Watchman condemned for killing the Martin sisters
S C Stone night watchman was convicted by a jury in Los Angeles on two counts of first degree murder for killing May Martin, 12, and Nina Martin, 9. The verdict carries the death penalty. The girls disappeared August 23, 1924 and were found February 4 this year in Baldwin Hills after being last seen with Stone.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
S. C. Stone
Martin Sisters
May
Nina
Baldwin Hills
Stone
Sweeney to be named Grand Officer of Legion of Honor
Paris reports the French government will elevate Col. Charles Sweeney of Spokane Washington to Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor on Marshal Petain's recommendation. Sweeney led the Sherman air squadron of Americans who served in the Moroccan campaign.
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Sweeney
Associated Press
Paris
Marshal Petain
Charles Sweeney
Spokane
Wash
Legion of Honor
Sherifan
Representative Bloom Pushes European Women Immigration Bill
Washington December 11 congressman Bloom a Democrat from New York urged solving the domestic servant shortage by introducing a bill to lift immigration restrictions on European women.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Representative Bloom
Democrat
New York
Governor Grants Clemency to Benjamin Gitlow
Benjamin Gitlow, once a Communist candidate for New York City mayor, faced ballot bans and citizenship questions. Convicted and imprisoned, he sought congress on the Working Men's League ticket but remained ineligible. The U S Supreme Court upheld the conviction in 1922, and Gitlow surrendered again to finish his sentence as the American Civil Liberties Union pressed for a pardon.
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New York City
Board of Elections
Court of Appeals
Congress
Workng Men’s League
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
New York
American Liberties Union
Knights of Columbus Official Tours Butte District
A high Knights of Columbus official visiting Butte outlines public works plans for veterans hospitals and boy outreach. He notes a chair of boyology at Notre Dame, insurance totaling over 260 million, and growing Columbian Squires with councils expanding nationwide.
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Knights
Butte
Helena
Spokane
Butte Knights
Silver Bow Club
Butte Council
Knights of Columbus
Notre Dame University
Columbian Squires
Order
McGinley
Seattle minister to renew war on mayor
Seattle, Dec. 11. Dr Ambrose M Bailey Baptist pastor crusading against vice called a meeting of supporters for tomorrow after a report said only three councilmen would vote to start impeachment against Mayor Brown. The judiciary committee, to which a grand jury recommendation for impeachment was referred, met in executive session today.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Brown
Ambrose M. Bailey
Vice
Judiciary Committee
Christmas Shopping Fiction Feature Preview
Sunday December publication from The Anafonda Standard announces an early Christmas Shopping Fiction section. It explains the newspaper will publish ahead of competitors to aid readers and advertisers in selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anafonda Standard
The
Standard
Butte Churches Show Active Sunday Schedules
Grace Methodist Edward Smith pastor offers morning worship at 11 with a sermon “Or Another” and a 12:30 Sunday school. Epworth and junior leagues meet, evening services feature sermons and music. Unity Meaderville and Trinity with Spencer pastor present varied services and church nights this week.
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Grace
Second
Arizona Streets
Edward Smith
Epworth League
Charles Lanterman
Iowa Street
Trinity
Frederick T. Spencer
Epworth
William Vigus
Episcopal St John Idaho opens morning services
St John’s Idaho and Broadway streets reports rector Rev. Charles F. Chapman leading early celebration of holy communion at 8 o’clock. Morning prayer and sermon at 11, Sunday school at 12 30, evening prayer and sermon at 7 30.
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St. John's Idaho
Broadway Streets
Charles F. Chapman
Church Services and Sermons Around Town This Sunday
St Mark's on Silver and Montana streets has no morning service as the pastor preaches in Pablo for a Lutheran dedication. Sunday school at 10 and evening services at 8 led by Rev. F Petratz of Bozeman. Trinity at 615 East Park with Mathew Sahinen in charge holds 11 am service, Sunday school 1, evening services 7 30 Sunday and Wednesday. Finnish Evangelical at 730 East Park led by Antti Kopra has Sunday school 1 and evening services 7 30. Gold Hill on West Copper street features Rev Edward Erickson with Sunday school at 10 and morning service at 11.
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Unity
Atlantic Street
Meaderville
Charles Rhodes
Porto Rico
Rhodes
Ladies’ Aid Society
Wesley Chapel
Talbot and Gardner Avenues
Edward Smith
Ernest Mille
Europe
St. Mark's
Silver and
Montana
M. D. Huddloff
Pablo
F. Petratz
Bozeman
Trinity
East Park Street
Mathew Sahinen
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran
Antti Kopra
Gold Hill
West Copper Street
Edward Erickson
Spiritualist and Baptist Church Meetings Listed
Spiritualist gatherings at Good Templars hall 215 North Main with A C Fellows and demonstrations by Mrs Florence Hutson and Mrs Maud Brackett at 7:30 and 8 o clock. Second Spiritual church 129 South Main with Mrs Susan Hamery and Mrs Edith Ham at 8. Silver Bow Spiritualist church with 8 o clock services and Saturday study class. First Baptist at Montana and Broadway with Bible school 10:15 and morning worship 11:15 led by Rev. Mr Agar.
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Natural Psychic Science
Good Templars’ Hall
North Main Street
A. C. Fellows
Florence Hutson
Maud Brackett
Second Spiritual Church
K. of P. Hall
South Main Street
Susan Hamery
Edith Ham
Silver Bow Spiritualist Church
Baptist
First
Montana
Broadway
Bible School
Mr. Agar
Evening Services With Sermon By W J Vigus
Senior BYP U at 6 oclock evening worship at 7 30 with sermon by W J Vigus and prayer meeting at 8 oclock Wednesday evening.
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W. J. Vigus
Swedish Mission church schedule in Dakota and Porphyry streets
Swedish Mission church lists Sunday school at 10, morning service in Swedish at 11, evening worship in English at 8, and a Wednesday prayer meeting.
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Dakota
Porphyry Streets
Presbyterian church invitation service schedule
Broadway and Idaho street announces E. J. Groeneveld pastor. Morning service at 11 oclock Sunday school at 12 30 Junior Endeavor at 6 30 oclock Intermediate league at 6 20 Senior society at 6 30 evening service at 7 30 oclock.
Christian Science Church Services and Reading Hours
First Church of Christ Scientist at 229 North Montana street offers Sunday services at 11 and 6. Sunday school at 12 15 p m. Wednesday evening testimonial meeting at 8. Reading room hours are daily 12 to 5 30 except Sundays and holidays, and evening hours 7 to 9 except Wednesdays.
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Christian Science
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Montana Street
Christmas Sermon Series Planned by Pastor Bent
Beginning this Sunday and continuing four weeks the pastor Lester H Bent will preach a four part series on Some Meanings of Christmas. Subjects include When Will Christmas Come What Christmas Means to Me If There Had Been No Christmas and Behold I Make All Things New. Sunday school at 730. Men plan volunteer church work next week. Floral Park Rev L H Bent to preach four sermons at noon each Sunday with weekly choir program and 1036 Sunday school. Christian Endeavor at six.
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Harrison Avenue
Majors Street
Lester H. Bent
Floral Park
Gladstone Avenue
Edward Street
L. H. Bent
Christian Endeavor Meeting
Open Forum on Tuberculosis at Y M C A
Y M C A hosts Sunday open forum at 2 30 PM in the club room. J McNally speaks on Tuberculosis and Its Cure. Public invited.
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Open Forum
J. McNally
Societies Plan Meetings at Leonard Hotel and Theosophical Hall
The School of Constructive Thinking with Mrs C Burgess plans weekly meetings at the Leonard hotel. The Theosophical Society at 301 West Granite street holds Sunday school at 11:30 and reading at 7:30 on The Force We Generate with a beginners’ study class Monday at 8. A Theosophical Christmas fair runs at 49 West Broadway.
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School of
Leonard Hotel
Theosophical Society
West Granite Street
West Broadway
Last Body Recovered in Alabama Mine Disaster
In Birmingham on December 11 the last identified victim from Overton mine No 2 of the Alabama Fuel and Iron company was recovered, bringing Friday's death toll to 61. Officials report 44 Black miners and seven White miners among the dead. President Charles de Bardeleben led rescue efforts after hours underground while five injured men, all severely burned, were hospitalized. Officials cite three possible causes including defective wiring a lighted match or a windy shot.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Overton
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company
Charles de Bardeleben
Chinese armies clash on five fronts near Tientsin
A Peking dispatch reports General Feng Yu-Hsiang leading the Kuominchun army has occupied Yangsun about 20 miles north of Tientsin. Rival generals are said to be fighting on not fewer than five fronts in the Chinese conflict.
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London
Peking
Daily Mail
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Yangsun
Tientsin
Joshers Cbore In Annual Show At Broadway Butte
Butte Joshers staged a Christmas benefit show at the Broadway drawing a large crowd. The program featured the Sullivan kiddies, the Williams Trio, Eddie Price quartet, James Lawson, Rogers Sisters, Aleen Mayo, Jacques and Georgette, Sybil Brown dancers, and a Loomis Orchestra finale. vocalists included Jimmy Chatham and Ray Angwin with dances by Miss Rogers, Miss Cranfill and Martin Buster.
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Butte Joshers
Broadway
Joshers
Butte Mines
Sam Treloar
Sullivan Kiddies
Williams
Lucille van Orden
Margaret Hickman
Jack Williams
Eddie Price
Anne Brennan
Dorothy Rooney Harrington
John Driscoll
James Lawson
Rogers Sisters
Aleen Mayo
Jacques
Georgette
Sybil Brown
Mary McTaggart
Helen Spencer
Mary Jane Quigley
Louise Blair
Thais Giroux
Jane Griffity
Lina Blacklock
Ruth Russell
Beth Marr
Alice Quigley
Marjorie Hickman
Loomis Orchestra
Jimmy Chatham
Ray Angwin
Datis Rogers
Vivian Cranfill
Martin Buster
Seven Prisoners Taken to State Penitentiary
Undersheriff Date Robinson and Deputy John Duggan escorted seven prisoners to the state penitentiary to serve terms from the past week’s criminal court. They departed on an early train and returned by noon. The inmates were Bob Martin, Frances Steele, Newton Schultz, Charles Galvin, Edward Cook, Marshall Richardson, and H R Albrecht.
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Date Robinson
John Duggan
Bob Martin
Frances Steele
Newton Schultz
Charles Galvin
Edward Cook
Marshall Richardson
H. R. Albrecht
Fortune in liquor seized in Montana
A large volume of liquor assets were seized in Montana with about 50 000 dollars of the brand located in Silver Bow. During the previous fiscal year 213 federal criminal cases produced 231 convictions and 29 acquittals, with 42607.32 in fines paid. Abatement actions occurred in liquor cases when possible, and the Butte police were praised for their efficient detection of stills and vendors with federal aid.
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Silver Bow
Silver
Butte
Millionaire Saved by Son in Law He Turned from Door
Waite Phillips once shunned by Knoxville banker J B Elliott built wealth in Oklahoma oil. He sold his Phillips interests for 25 million dollars, returned to stabilize Elliott’s Knoxville bank, and saved the family fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Knoxville
Iowa
Waite Phillips
J. B. Elliott
Phillips
Oklahoma
Phillips Company
Tulea
Blair & Co
New York
Billiott
Elliott
Waite
First Florida strawberries arrive in Philadelphia
The Federal Bureau of Agriculture reports the season’s first Florida strawberries reached Philadelphia today and sold wholesale at $2.50 per quart. Last year the first berries arrived the day before Thanksgiving and were sold at $3 per quart.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Agriculture
Florida
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