Beauty Held As Slave To Gypsies In Wild Kidnap Tale
Oakland police report Rosa Cruse, a 19 year old Bohemian girl from Helena, held captive by a gypsy band described as brutal and recurring escapes thwarted by beatings and a broken shoulder. The Cruse family track the gang through Montana to California as detectives pursue leads from Chicago to Butte. The band allegedly took $2000 in illicit earnings and planned to sell her for 1000 before the latest attempt to recover her.
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Helena
Los Angeles
Murphy
Oakland
Cal
Rosa Cruse
Bay City
Silver Bow
Montana
Isower
Thomas Cruse
Chicago
Omaha
North
South Dakota
Billings
Butte
Taaho
Calfornia
Joshers Show Tickets Sold By Girls For Benefit Night
A group of six girls and Joshers sold tickets for a US 18 act benefit show at the Broadway theater Friday night. Tickets, mainly reserved, available at multiple downtown locations with exchanges after 10 o clock. Proceeds aid families in need including a mother of eight with a dying husband.
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Joshers
Broadway Theater
Finlen Hotel
Green's Buffet
Gillis’ Cigar
Newbro Drug Store
Paxson & Rockefeller
Main Street
Leggat
Plaza
Roadway
Fin En Hotel
Chhildren
Artificial rubber tires in Germany signal new material
Berlin reports Germany now makes tires from artificial rubber after Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg claimed a synthetic method. The Frankfurter Zeitung notes a factory has started using this rubber in tires expected to last about a year. Meanwhile Allied casualty updates show lower three week rates on the Dardanelles and Western Front with 21,171 total British losses.
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Berlin
Ville
Germany
Faye
Reichsag
Chancelor
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Frankfurter Zeitung
Associated Press
London
Dardanelles
Knatchbull
No All Night Drinking Policy Backed By Mayor And League
New York on December 18 reports mayor and the Anti-Saloon League directing city officials not to grant all night liquor sale permits in the coming year. The league argues the practice should end as aftereffects of the war cast a pall over much of the civilized world.
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New York
Mit
Jie Dimtossen
The Galley Slave and Argyle Capers at Ansonia and Wilkes
The Galley Slave starring Theda Bara and company plays today and tomorrow at the Ansonia theater under J Gordon Edwards guidance. The Ernest Wilkes stock company repeats The Argyle Case with dete ctive drama and strong scenes, and next week will present Madame X by Alexander Biswon, a European and American dramatic favorite.
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J. Gordon Fawards
Theda Bara
William Fox
Mr. Edwards
Mr. Fox
Academy of Music
Robert Edson
Dorothy Donnelly
Min
Siave
Ansonia Theater
Ernest Wilkes Stock Company
Wise
Arary
Wren
Wilkes Company
Aucnara
Kindling
Astrong
William ‘J. Burns
Harriet Ford
Harvey J. O
Rockers Arrive at Brownfields Store for Christmas Sale
A large stock of rockers has arrived at Brownfield Canty’s, 48 to 4 W Park, filling a 50 by 100 foot room. The delayed shipment offers over 510 beautiful styles to choose from, with Christmas prices reflecting the wait.
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Brownfe'd- Canty's
Park
Empress Show Delights with Peerless Minstrels Hit
The Empress stage hosts Tom Powell of Peerless Minstrels delivering a mighty goon style comic song and general dancing in a vaudeville act that features its own orchestra and stands as one of the era’s leading offerings.
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the Empress
Tom Powell
Peerless Minstrels
Ministers Enthuse Over an Editorial in Pepper Book
Review and discussion on George Wharton Pepper's Lectures on Preaching dominated the Silver Bow Ministers Association meeting with Rev Walter King reading the review. An editorial defending the pulpit sparked thought, and several committees reported on finances, revival plans, and upcoming Laymen Missionary movement meetings in Butte. The Rev Lawrence A Wilson joined as a member. about 20 members attended.
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George Wharton Pepper
Siiver Bow Miniserial Association
Yale
Walter King
Lawrence A. Wilson
Butte
Rute Ant
Imported souvenir offer to every customer
Mayer promotes a sale promising an imported thins bowl and cake plate as a gift for customers spending one dollar or more. A 21 percent West Park advertisement notes events as the Bute Newsboys association plans a meeting this evening at 7 o'clock in the courthouse lobby. Newsboys dues payable this evening at headquarters by 1 pm without instruments.
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Anek
Mayer
West Park
Cod Numverea Wiximon
Bute Newsboys Association
Southern Monstone Poultry Association
Bandit Steals Coat as Christmas Robbery in Butte
In East Broadway a masked robber accosted miner Henry Karl and demanded money for Christmas after Karl, lacking funds, was searched and had his shoes removed. Karl, living at 128 East Copper Street, would recognize the thief if seen again. In the same district, William Hrewe, a woodcutter, aided by others, witnessed three assailants seize six dollars and letters during another armed hold-up near Wyoming Street.
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Henry Karl
East Broadway
Kari
Chrismas
Karl
Wriaduct
Wyoming Street
Sommers
Jury cases in federal court to be tried in January
Judge George M. Bourquin announced in Butte that attorneys with jury cases will be tried in January with a jury convening on January 19. The court urged prompt trial to clear the calendar and urged attorneys to cooperate. The hearing covered habeas matters, a petition for rehearing in a Great Northern case, bankruptcy discharge petitions, and a set hearing in Helena on January 17.
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Federal
Butte
George M. Bourquin
Bourquin
Billie
Antoine Jeannet
Yeseralay
Homer G. Murphy
United Staten District Attorney
C.K Andrews
George Toole
George Hadron
Frank Walker
United States
Great Northern
Winston Bros
Worfenhoff
Glacier National Park
W. Dov
George C. Kelsay
George H. Speck Slancey Kezar
Edward W. Grahem
Julie Ho Wein
Mt Markilite Gordon
Helona
Jan
German American Bund meeting in Baltimore and ship radio seizure
A notice describes a German language meeting at the German House in Baltimore on a Saturday evening. It also reports the U S sealing of wireless gear on the German steamer Bulgaria interned in the harbor and government charges about recent messages from the ship. A Berlin dispatch notes Austro Hungarian losses totaling 508 ships sunk, 917,819 tons. A referendum is set for Schilling Hall on Wednesday December 18, with polls 10:30 a m to 8: 30 p m.
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Baltimore
Bulgaria
United States Naval
Washington
Lonaon
Berlin
Schillings Hall
Jam Jon Gt Snell
Maccabees Ruby Tent Meeting Tonight at Fidelity Hall
The Maccabees Ruby Tent No 6 meets tonight at Fidelity hall a representative of the supreme lodge to be present for election of officers and important business Rose McDonald and C of H urged Free Silver lodge members to attend this evening for essential business proceedings.
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Maccabees
Fidelity Hall
Supreme Tone
C. E. S'Monson
R. E
Rose M'Donald, C
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