Rogker Mill Fire Wipes Out Plant In Hour
A massive blaze at the Rogker mill destroyed many finished timbers and racks of stock. Explosions halted a nearby creosote plant while fire crews from Butte battled the flames using water from Silver Bow Creek andMM Milwaukee line power was shut off to prevent trouble. Plant manager Henry Crangle coordinated firefighting efforts as the fire enveloped the mill within minutes.
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Montana
Brainard
Lew Ogle
John Wall
Bill Kambich
Martin
Butte
Silver Bow Creek
Milwaukee
Mill Way
Milwaukee and
Henry Crangle
Mr. Crangle
Rotana Milk Fund Doll Contest Brightens Montana Window
A Rotana Milk Fund doll on display at the Montana Power company window invites guesses for her name. Little girls contribute dimes to win the doll, with proceeds to buy milk for grade school children. The contest rules are posted on a card near the display. New markets for American lumber continue to develop in Europe.
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Rotana Milk Fund
Montana Wet Company
Irene St. Quentin
Comny
Montana Power Company
Europe
Love affair tale in Montana court case unfolds
Tony Glavinich testifies in his own defense after the shooting at Nina Jovica and her mother in Butte. He attributes his actions to emotional distress from alleged broken promises and letters, detailing gifts and engagements while denying intent to harm.
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Ness
Harry J. Freebourn
Glavinich
Butte
Yellowstone Park
Livingston
Jovica
Emma Avenue
Ihs
Mr. Freebvourn
Nina
T. B. Downey
N. A. Rotering
Undertakers Card of Thanks and Death Notice
Card of thanks from William Ries and family and Mrs Kate Duggan and family for acts of kindness during illness and death of their wife mother and sister Anna Helen Powers aged eight. Remains are at Duggan parlors and funeral time and place will be announced later.
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Ayenthy
William Ries
Kate Duggan
Larry Duggan Reliable Undertaker and Embalmer
Larry Duggan is listed as a reliable undertaker and embalmer serving at 822 North Main Street mh me 770 with contact and service details.
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Larry Duggan
North Main Street
Cousin Tom and the Widow of the Post Master
An informal notice identifies a man nicknamed Cousin Tom as the eldest son of his mother's sister's oldest son who did not return from the Spanish war. His widow remarries the local post master as Christmas shopping days draw near.
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Tom
Hisa
Escaped By Franks Letts In Courtroom Escapes
Frank Letts Montana miner and ranch hand, arraigned on arson and attempted dynamiting charges against Chappel Brothers horse meat packing plant, twice tries to flee Rockford circuit court. He pleads not guilty, seeks jury trial and change of venue. bonds set at 5000.
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Associated Press
Rockford
Frank Letts
Montana
Chappel Brothers
Letts
Lawrence brother guilty of murder faces multiple appeals
The young Lawrence girl said she would take the blame to save her brother Bill if captured. Bill Lawrence was convicted of murdering Officer Burch in the Superior Court last March and faced execution, first set for June, then delayed to January 8 after a Supreme Court stay. Attorneys plan further appeals to the US Court of Appeals and possibly the US Supreme Court. The sister, a Phoenix Union High School student, moved from Muskogee Oklahoma to be with the family.
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Austria
United States
Butte
Jovica
Nina
Freebourn
Atricken
Glavinich
A. G
N. J
Ning Jovion
Glavineh
Bill
Bill Lawrence
Burch
Supreme Court
Lawrence Annouance
United States Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Lawrence
Phoenix Union High School
Muskogee
Okla
Pair Suspected of Montana Crime
The murder of Liv ingston police officer Charles Wilson on October 20, 1924 sparked suspicions that the Lawrence brothers were involved. Wilson died after a gunshot wound as investigators found a jewelry laden valise tied to burglaries in Montana cities. A man matching a Lawrence description had asked for a suitcase at a Livingston express office, with the case bearing the name J Morgan, the officer killed in Texas.
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Charles Wilson
Livingston
Montana
Lawrence Brothers
Oficer Wilson
Wilson
J. Morgan
Texas
Drum Strikes Back In Mitchell Trial Testimony
Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum defended army aviation policies during a long court martial hearing. He asserted his congressional statements were accurate despite defense questions and noted stenographers and misinterpretations affecting prior testimony.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hugh A. Drum
Army General Staff
Mitchell
Fonty War Department
Congress
Frank W. Coe
Coast Artillery
General Drum
Frank R. Reid
Ilinois
Fresh Morning Hydration Claim Boosts Health
A morning routine advocates a glass of water with Jad Salts to induce a prompt cleansing effect. The preparation uses lemon and grape acids with lithia to promote a gentle elimination of poisons and waste, claimed to refresh quickly.
Clever Needle Women in Butte
Weather woes failed to deter shoppers as local dealers report steady to increasing business last week. Dealers note early buyers secure the best bargains and late shoppers face sparser stock but still find selections.
League Decides to Oust Turkey
Rushdi Bey accused England of arming the Assyrian Chaldeans against Turkey and claimed London used pre republic incidents to taint Turkey. He cited Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord as an impartial foreign observer who said Turks suffered from those incidents, noting Harbord led the 1919 Armenia mission.
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Rushdi Bey
Turkey
England
James G. Harbord
Harbord
Armenia
Fire Claims 14 Lives In East Fourteenth Street Tene ment Blaze
A five story tenement on East Fourteenth Street burned early today killing fourteen with three women on the top floor and a woman and man trapped on the third floor. Fire Marshal Brophy investigates incendiary cause as a barking dog alerted firefighters.
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East Fourteenth Street
East Sixtieth Street
Eilen Fogarty
Agnes Silcox
Five Miners, One Burned in Wikeson Coal Blast Near Tacoma
A blast at the Wikeson Coal and Coke company, 41 miles southeast of Tacoma, left five miners dead and a sixth severely burned. The incident occurred Monday and was reported in a special dispatch to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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Seattle
Wikeson Coal and Coke Company
Tacoma
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Receivership Justified by Economic Pressures for Milwaukee Road
Three witnesses at an interstate commerce hearing testified that external economic conditions drove the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul into receivership. Witnesses cited Panama Canal trade declines and war effects, plus weak regional growth, as key causes. They argued the railroad failed to realize enough revenue despite efficiency efforts in operations and power.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Road
Panama Canal
Minnesota
North and
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Idaho
William A. Hayes
Milwaukee
Wis
Northwest
Thomas W. Woodward
L. K. Lillcox
O. W. Dynes
Blind Bob Windmiller Buried with Dignity in Mountain View
The body of Robert Windmiller, blind and feeble yet independent, was buried yesterday in Mountain View cemetery. Friends remember his rugged self-reliance and refusal to be a burden as Rev. Martin J. Huddluff of St. Mark's Lutheran Church led the services at the White funeral chapel.
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Robert Windmiller
Bob
Main
Park Streets
Mountain View
White Funeral Chapel
Martin J. Huddloff
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Remarkable Free Trial Offer for Winter Asthma Relief
A Frontier Asthma Co notice promises a free trial of a new method claimed to ease severe winter asthma attacks. It urges sufferers to send for the trial regardless of prior remedies or faith, promising progress and a chance to try the treatment at no cost. Send coupon today and act now.
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Frontier Asthma Co
Home made cough syrup touted as best remedy
A pamphlet extols a home made cough syrup using 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex with sugar syrup to a pint and offers alternatives like molasses or honey. It claims quick relief within 24 hours and recommends asking for 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex with directions from The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind.
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Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
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Doll Interests Children
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Bloomfield, N
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R. R
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Three Oaks
Mich
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Tony
Mr. Freebourn
Jere Murphy
Chris Tokich
Jevicas
Chris
John Pancic
Fair Drug Store Employe
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Jack Kelly
Pat Holland
Olsen Ranch
Feeley
Defendant le
Los Angeles
Antone
Jiggs
Kikka
France
Mary
Glavonich
California
Lome
Bareal
Tony Glavinich
Undertakers
Arizona
Drum
Wyeth Chemical Co., Inc
Madison Avenue
New York
League
Milwaukee Road
Wein
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Montanas
MENS
Niagara and Hudson Sts
Buffalo, N. Y
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