Mercy and Malice in a Blizzard City of Butte
In a frostbound day, Butte residents hear appeals for coal and food as volunteers aid the needy while a hostile group in a basement newsroom denounces relief efforts as treason. The piece contrasts humane citizens with a conspiratorial faction spoiling aid for the hungry.
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Hell
Mexico
United States
Washington
Russia
United Stat
Relief Committee
Tooley Street
Butte
Centralia
Ford Loses Fight for New Assessment of Power Firms
Helena Dec 13 Attorney General Ford failed to obtain a writ of mandate from the Montana Supreme Court to force the state board of equalization to reconvene and reassess power company property. Referee Walsh recommends dismissal and upholds the board’s method, backing Gov Stewart Secretary Stewart and Treasurer Hart.
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Helena
C. Ford
James A. Walsh
Supreme Court
State Board of Equalization
Montana
Walsh
Gov. 8
V. Stewart
Fetary of State
C. T. Stewart
H. J. Hart
Teferee Walsh
Every. P Board
Critical Point Reached in Relief Work for the Needy
Anaconda Copper Mining Company offers 5000 for relief if county officers fail to act. Citizens relief leaders urge rapid aid to destitute families in Butte as four county inspectors lag. Local donors vow $100 each to fund humanitarian relief while tensions rise over who should deliver aid.
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Butte
Anaconda Company
Roy S. Alley
Citizens’ Relief Organizn
R. S. Alley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Citizens’ Relief Organization
Organization For Relief of the
Citizens’ Relief Committee
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John H. McIntosh
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Mr. McIntosh
Homer
McIntosh
Fox rebuked for sharp talk before foreign affairs panel
Washington dispatch reports G T L Fox faced rebuke at the House Foreign Affairs Committee over remarks about the Mason bill to recognize the exiled government. Fox claimed wartime intention to aid Germany without naming specifics, while committee members pressed for cooperation and fund requests to support emergency needs and county relief.
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Washington
G. TL. Fox
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Frank P. Walsl
Han
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Fox
Trains Restored In Northwest Central West Regions
Passenger services in the Northwest and Central West will resume at 12:01 a.m. Thursday after cancellations to conserve fuel. Northern Pacific Nos. 1 and 2 return. Oregon Short Line Nos. 20 and 31 restored. dining car service on the Oregon Short Line resumes today.
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Northwest
Central West Regions
D. E. Wilder
Butte Consolidated Ticket Office
Eustis
Western Passenger Trafic Committee
Central West
Butte
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Here
Missoula
Oregon
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Great Northern
Great Northern Railroad
West
Montanans urged to protect park elk through preserve plan
A joint telegram from the American Game Propagation Association, Camp Fire Club of America, and others urged Sam V. Stewart of Montana to use influence to halt elk slaughter. They asked the governor to establish a game preserve on the Montana side of the park, aligning with preserves in Wyoming on the park's eastern and southern boundaries.
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New York
National Park Elk
American Game Propagation Association
Camp Fire Club of America
Sam V. Stewart
Montana
Petitio
Overnor
Wyoming
Hiram Johnson Declares Candidacy for Republican Nomination
Washington December 13 Senator Hiram Johnson of California announced he would seek the Republican presidential nomination. The California leader said he would campaign on a platform free of political manipulation by party bosses and conventions.
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Washington
Drama. Johnson
California
Tor
Fire destroys McKinley School in Butte. walls stand
The McKinley school on West Park in Butte burned yesterday morning. Firefighters fought the blaze through the day as only the walls remained, with frostbitten crew members and a decision to rebuild once conditions allow. The district insured for 64,000 on a 95,000 value.
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K McKinley School
West Park Street
McKinley Schoor
Butte
W. Wellington Smith
Butte Schools Announce Two-Week Closure
The district will close for two weeks due to transportation difficulties on city outskirts. Mr Maddock said teachers' pay checks would be ready tomorrow afternoon.
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Butte
Maddock
Clothing drives aid destitute in Butte as relief flows
Women of Butte operate a clothing station at 129 West Broadway, giving shoes bedding and garments to hundreds of cold and needy residents. Mrs T A Grigg led inspectors and nurses aided by school staff, with donations pouring in to sustain the relief effort as the crisis continues.
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Butte
T. A. Grigg
Crisia
Henneesy
Wits
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