Great Caesar Brian Boru and Black Bear
An extended profile of Terence, descendant of Black Bear, tracing his mixed heritage and family history in Montana. The piece chronicles his squatter beginnings near Fort Benton, his Piegan and Crow connections, and a stint learning mining work in the current era, framed as a broader narrative of rugged frontier roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Caesar
Brian Boru and
Black Bear
Terence Mullaney
Shelby
Butte
Montana
Granville Stuart
Joe Cabell
Missouri
Arrow Creek
Square Butte
Highwood Mountains
Joe Cobell
Johnny Neubert
Fort Benton
Three Die In Train Collision Near LaPorte
Three men were killed and seven injured when a New York Central switch engine and a gasoline speeder collided six miles west of La Porte Indiana tonight. Three of the injured are listed as seriously hurt.
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LA Porte
Ind
New York Central
Here
Automobile Hits Sled Killing Four Colorado Students
Four University of Colorado students were killed and two others injured when a car collided with a bobsled four miles east of Boulder. The dead are Jack Swenson Thomas Ward Henri Vidal and Ray Saunders. Injured Manly Betts and Charles Parker were taken to Boulder hospital in grave condition.
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Associated Press
Boulder
Col
University of Colorado
Jack Swenson
Denver
Thomas Ward
Henri Vidal
Ray Saunders
Manly Betts
Richmond
Charles Parker
Orange
Cal
Betts
Parker
Boulder Hospital
Swenson
Ward
Vidal
Saunders
Nelson Protest in Congress Delays House Committee Slate
Washington, Dec 13. Republicans approve committee assignments amid Nelson Wisconsin protest as insurgents seek floor fight over rules panel. Longworth to present Democratic selections and a Senate deadlock over interstate commerce chair persists, with leaders negotiating but no clear outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House
Nelson
Wisconsin
Longworth
Ohio
Neilson
Senate
Smith
South Carolina
Cummins
Iowa
Dragnet Out For Fleeing Swindler Koretz
Chicago December 13 The Associated Press reports state and federal authorities use all means including radio to locate Leo Koretz a Chicago lawyer financier and philanthropist who vanished after an alleged oil venture swindle believed to total up to five million dollars with losses around two million. Investigators say the clues point to him being aboard an Atlantic speedboat or en route to Honduras by airplane.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Leo Koretz
Middle West
Koretz
Atlantic
Honduras
Bank Robber Gang Leader and Members Held Near Seattle
Seattle reports three men held at Hunt's Point and Renton including John J. Reed alleged ringleader, John Mason, and James Wilson with Reed's wife detained. They face extradition to Montana for the Fairfield bank robbery as investigators tally 11 arrests district wide. Arthur J. Davis arrested Stockton identified by private detectives as wanted in Montana. Davis has aliases and was released from Deer Lodge prison in 1922.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Hunt’s Point
Here
King County
Reed
Renton
Mason
Wilson
Hunt's Point
Medina
Lake Washington
Montana
West
Davis
Stockton
Cal
Arthur J. Davis
J. E. Praschal
Waller and
Conrad
Mont
Deer Lodge
Chicago
Freddie
Arthur Schultz
George Long
Minot
N. C
Homestead Bank
Sheridan County
Gordon
Eight Bank Robberies Attributed To Prisoner Leader
Helena dispatch reports Arthur J. Davis known as Chicago Freddie led eight Montana bank robberies. Davis, paroled September 1922, and George Dyer, released last summer, face trial alongside other gang members. Burns Detective Agency and W S Gordon aided arrests. Bea Davis linked to Sheridan bank theft.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
Arthur J. Davis
Chicago
Freddie
Montana
Stockton
Cal
A. T. Hibbard
Montana Bankers’ Association
Davis
California
W. J. Burns
Boy Witnesses Murder of Wrightsville Merchant
In Little Rock on December 13 a 50 year old merchant Andrew Jones was shot and killed by two Negro bandits at his Wrightsville store. The assailants looted the shop and escaped as Jones resisted. Jones' 12 year old son witnessed the crime and identified his father. Officers from the county seat joined a citizen posse forming at Wrightsville to pursue the suspects.
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Cabell
Fort Benton
Joe
Kentucky
Fenimore Cooper
Little Rock
Ark
Andrew Jones
Wrightsville
Here
Jones
Drowned American Aviator Sperry Feared Lost in Channel
London reports that Lawrence B. Sperry, renowned U S aviator, may have died after his one seat plane disappeared in the English Channel. Coast guards found the craft off Rye with no sign of Sperry. his air jacket and personal gear floated nearby.
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Lawrence B. Sperry
Associated Press
London
English Channel
Daily Mail
Sperry
Croydon
Amsterdam
Holland
Coast Guards
Rye
Pett
L. B. Sperry
Bank Robberies Probe Ties Men to Eight Thefts
Alias Chicago Freddie a ex inmate of Montana state prison, held in Stockton California, charged with directing and taking part in eight California bank robberies. Detectives trace the crimes to after his parole from Deer Lodge in September 1922. One Eye George Dyer, a former inmate and Davis’s deputy, also under arrest.
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Kupul Guu
Dyer
Davis Gang
Burns Detective Agency
Montana
W. S. Gordon
Helena
Arthur Davis
Chicago
Freddie
Loranger
Marshall
Davis
Bea Davis
Virginia City
Sheridan
Madison County
Homestead
Mont
Bastrop
Dallas
Texas
Gordon
Goggeman
Toledo
Montana State Penitentiary
Stockton
Cal
Deer Lodge
George Dyer
Livingston Grilled in Murder Tale of 85 Year Old Woman
Albert Livingston, 62, was questioned by authorities about the murder of Mrs. Margaret Jackson, found beaten to death in her home at 1034 East Park Street. Livingston denied knowledge but said he tore open the kitchen screen door where the victim was struck. police suspect an axe-wielding attacker.
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Albert Livingston
Margaret Jackson
East Park Street
Livingston
George Bourquin
Canadians Mourn Lord Shaughnessy
Crowds lined Montreal streets as the body of Lord Shaughnessy, chair of the Canadian Pacific Railway board, was taken to St Patrick's church for funeral rites conducted by Archbishop Gauthier. A minute of silence paused trains and ships companywide. Premier Mackenzie King attended.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Lord Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. Patrick’s Church
Gauthier
Dominion
Canadian Pacific Company
Mackenzie King
Plan to finance East West highways across Rockies
Congress will be asked to authorize funding for major transcontinental routes crossing the Rocky Mountains. A Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast state delegation outlined the plan at New Orleans and will push it through a 11 member congressional committee led by Rep Leavitt of Montana.
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Standard
Washington, D. C
Congress
Rocky Mountains
New Orleans
Washington
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Leavitt
Montana
McDonald
Public Roads Division
Department of Agriculture
Cement Association Dissolved by Court
Federal Judge Knox signed a decree dissolving the Cement Manufacturers' Protective Association. He had ordered dissolution on October 23 for Sherman Act violations after extended government litigation. The order extends dissolution to all corporate and individual members and stops sharing production statistics.
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Associated Press
New York
Knox
Cement Manufacturers’ Protective Association
Federal victory cited by Obregon in Mexico telegram
President Obregon states peace and order will be restored in Mexico as federal forces prepare to march on Guadalajara against the mutinous Estrada faction. He rejects labeling the movements a revolution, cites public support for the government, and notes loyal troops led by prominent generals.
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Associated Pres
EL Paso
Texas
Mexico
Obregon
el Paso Times
Estrada
Sanchez
Adolfo de la Huerta
Guanajuato
Fife
Guadalajara
Republic
Joaquim Amaro
Tais Gutierrez
J. J. Mendes
Lazaro Carlenas
Jose Amarillas
Benigno Serratos
Claudio Fox
Andre Figueroa
Anaceto Lopez
Epieridion Rodriguez
Three Go to Death as Comedy Is Given
Three inmates Abraham Becker Georges Hacker and Harry Santanello were executed at Sing Sing after a delayed surrender to the electric chair. They heard a musical comedy Oh Lady Lady performed by fellow inmates as the curtain fell and lights went out. A rabbi and priest accompanied them in the death cell while inmates enjoyed the show.
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Associated Press
Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing Prison
Abraham Becker
New York
Georges Hacker
Harry Santanello
Binghamton
Prison Welfare League
Insanity Plea in Klan Murder Trial in Atlanta
In Atlanta, Philip E. Fox publicity chief of the Ku Klux Klan, pleads insanity for the killing of William Coburn. Defense argues 12 year delusion left Fox unbalanced and that he acted as a crazy man. Prosecution seeks motive and witnesses outline Fox's hallucinations.
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Fox
Coburn
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Philip E. Fox
Ku Klux Klan
William 8. Coburn
Klan
Charlee W. Rector
Bt. Luke's
Boston
Mass
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Trishman
Terence
Fort Shaw Indian School
Sun River
Two Medicine Creek
America
Colorado
Butte Police
Trail
Davis and
Man In Toils
State Penitentiary
U. S
Cement Association
Arizona
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