Butte Endures Record Cold as Weather Lifts
Butte residents endured a deep cold snap with 20 below readings and sharp winds, drawing varied reactions from residents. Train schedules eased slightly as Montana power stations noted a warming trend, with multiple lines behind but improving. Officials reported tobacco exports reaching 1,140 tons from Palestine this season.
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Sub zero spreads. frigid regions disrupt travel across Northwest
A massive cold snap grips the Northwest and central regions with sub zero readings from Minnesota to Montana. Edmonton and Calgary report 44 to 62 below. Red Deer tops North America. Rail and wire services suffer as snowstorms widen.
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Three Men Rescued After Devastating Blizzard Ordeal
In Park county a search failed for 36 hours as a blizzard trapped Anderson a Jardine Mining employee and Weaver a Emigrant rancher. Doctors in Chico Springs report their feet frozen and limbs severely injured but recovering after crawling into Jardine. Mattie Briggs, a colored woman, was found dead from freezing near Shelby after a quarrel with her sister.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Mattie Briggs
Shelby
Park County High School Closed by Record Cold
Special Dispatch reports Livingston December 17 that Park County High School shut down due to an extreme cold snap. Water and steam pipes froze overnight, four teachers suffered frostbite enroute to school, and several grade students received frost exposure as temperatures hit 24 degrees below zero with strong wind.
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Winter weather claims dozens of lives in the plains and mountains
A major cold snap sweeps the West and Middle West and reaches the Ohio valley, bringing a deadly loop of winter conditions. The Associated Press reports that the harsh storm has caused upwards of a dozen fatalities across the region, with extreme cold and icy travel endangering residents from the Rockies to the plains.
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Woman Dies After Brutal Milwaukee Knife Attack
Mrs. Vera T. Boshard, wife of Royal T. Boshard of Milwaukee, died en route to a hospital after a butcher knife attack in which her throat was slashed. Police detained a suspect fleeing the scene, who denied involvement.
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Hoover
New York Party of Forbes Described Chicago Conspiracy Case
In the veterans bureau conspiracy trial the prosecution ended its case with a tale of a social gathering at a New York hotel involving Charlies R. Forbes former bureau director J W Thompson contractor Elias M Mortimer Thompson's agent Mrs Mortimer and two New York actresses. A clerk testified refreshments were served and Mrs Mortimer proposed a craps game with the Larrimore sisters identified as among the actresses. Atlantic City had been referenced earlier in the testimony.
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Veterans’ Bureau
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Elias M. Mortimer
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Prancine Larrimore
Atlantic City
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Coolidge Attack on Shoals Position In Senate Debate
In Washington on December 17 the Muscle Shoals issue dominated Senate debate with Senator Norris charging the administration would make Teapot Dome look insignificant and calling the push a rape of the treasury. Senator Underwood defended the government ownership leasing plan and urged unity with the president, insisting the issue is not political.
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Nebraska
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Alabama
Prosecution rests in Sweetin trial in Illinois case
Mount Vernon Illinois December 17 The state rested its case after 4 o clock today in the trial of Mrs Elsie Sweetin and Lawrence M Hight former minister for the poison murder of the woman s husband Wilford Sweetin The case was presented in a local court room as jurors heard the final arguments before the judge and jury selection was completed
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Mount Vernon
Elsie Sweetin
Lawrence M. Hight
Wilford Sweetin
Any Battleship Sunk by Planes, Mitchell Testifies
Maj. Gen. William B. Mitchell told the House aircraft investigating committee that any battleship can be sunk with air attack. He said the Washington hull sinking remained confidential, but aerial strikes simply require stronger explosive charges. He noted devices from gas bombs to aerial torpedoes are available for the purpose.
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William B. Mitchell
House Aircraft Investigating Committee
Virginia
Ca Cenintet
Montana Collegiate Conference Sets 10 Meet Schedule
The Montana collegiate conference approved track meets in Missoula and Bozeman with a February 14 game in Missoula and February 27 28 games in Bozeman plus a Missoula dual track meet on March 16. No baseball dates due to the Bobcat forces disbandment. representatives met in Helena to organize athletic rules to govern Montana colleges.
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Montana Collegiate Conference
Bilbao Plans 900 Cheap Dwellings For Rent
Bilbao Spain will relieve its housing shortage by constructing 900 low cost four room dwellings with kitchen and bath and offering rentals at a maximum of four dollars and fifty five cents monthly.
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