Bandits Rob Fidelity Bank Messenger in Kansas City Heist
Six young bandits robbed a Fidelity National Bank and Trust messenger of 79 600 in cash on a crowded Kansas City street and fled in a stolen car. The event spurred theories of Chicago or St Louis gang involvement as police chased leads.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Fidelity National Bank and Trust Company
W. A. Green
Federal Reserve Bank
W. M. MacAvage
Green
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas
Fidelity Bank
Ninth and
Walnut Streets
Fred T. S Patt
Kan
Drovers National Bank
Ormiston Returns To California Amid Mystery
Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive radio man linked to the Aimee Semple McPherson case, arrives in California after a disjointed cross country trip. He left the train near Cajon and rode to Los Angeles with two men, evading surrender as Chicago police awaited his handover. Authorities question whether the arrival was legitimate while attorneys dispute the status of his case.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Kenneth &. Ormiston
Aimee Bemple McPherson
Chicago
Ormiston
Cajon
Here
Ecaptors
Harrisburg
J. J. Williams
Union Pacific
Gold Coast Limited
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Aimee Semple McPherson
Pacific Coast
California
Fadward H. S. Martin
James J. Barbour
Southern Tillinois
Diserret
Stores Open This Evening to Aid Christmas Shoppers
Butte merchants announce six days of evening shopping with many stores open until 9 pm while food stores offer three late shopping days Dec 22 23 and 24. Clerks report shopper behavior driven by display lighting service and quality goods rather than price alone.
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Butte
Averarte
Col Frank L. Smith withholds Senate decision amid conferences
Chicago December 17 Col Frank L Smith and his wife shopped for Christmas while awaiting a Senate seat decision. He again said he had nothing to say after conferences with Senator Moore and other Republican leaders on the McKinley vacancy.
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Chicago
Col
Frank L. Smith
Senate
William B. McKinley
Len Small
Alien Moore
Army completes tests on planes in bold Texas flight event
The article describes Army air service tests and planned ceremonies as Major General Mason M. Patrick leads pilots south from Dallas toward San Antonio. An escort of hundreds of army and civilian planes will accompany the flyers from Kelly and Brooks fields with stops at Beeville and Brownsville for the first water landing of their voyage.
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Mason M. Patrick
Air Service
San Antonio
Dallas
Donald Duke
General Patrick
Patrick
Army and Citwilttam
Kelly Field
Brooks Field
Beeville
Texas
Brownsville
J. E. Byram to Be Named President
Federal Judge Wilkerson considers the sale of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad to Kuhn Loeb and Company and National City Company. Large portions of stock and bonds are deposited with the reorganization managers. A decision on confirmation is expected by early next year.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
New York
James H. Wilkerson
National City Company
Butte, Mont
Gale
Puget Sound
Wilkerson
Woman Determined to Capture Jailbreakers Off Florida Coast
Three convicts who escaped Everglades jail were cornered on Chokoloskee Island as Mrs. W B Maynard wife of the county sheriff leads a posse to recover them She vowed to take the prisoners dead or alive The jailbreak occurred after flooding the jail and locking her in a cell before other inmates released her
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Associated Press
Fort Meyers
Fra
Everglades
Chokoloskee Island
W. B. Maynard
Prisners
Strands of deceit as Miller swindles Swedish woman in Butte
The article details T. Fred Miller’s scheme in Butte where he charmed an elderly Swedish woman with oaths and forged documents to take her property. He swindled her after arriving December 5, staying two days, then left with $500 and extensive U.S. and English assets valued at about $150,000. Deputies note Miller’s pattern of duplicity in each oath.
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T. Fred Miller
United States of America
Fred Miller
England
United States
Miller
Jack Duegan
Miler
Duegan
Larkin
Butte
Negro pugilist identified as suspect in elder women strangulations
Philadelphia police charge black former boxer known as Young Joe Welcott with murder of an elderly woman tied to a series of 1925 stranglings. He had been jailed in Norristown on an earlier strangling case and was identified by a pawn broker’s clerk as owner of clothes linked to the Weiner homicide.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Joe" Welcott
Wolcott
Norristown
Benjamin Harris
Vena Weiner
Peter Sheller
Ola McCoy
Mary Murray
Alaska Rail Experiments With Canned Reindeer Meat
The Alaska government railroad is testing canning of reindeer meat. The product reportedly tastes like veal and preserves flavor by cooking inside the can.
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Alaska Government Railroad
Cigarettes and Gasoline Warned By Safety Council
Motorists are reminded by the National Safety Council that smoking while buying supplies at garages and service stations can lead to danger as cigarettes and gasoline are not a safe combination.
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The
National Safety Council
New Farm Relief Bill Moves In House as McNary Fulmer
Washington Dec 17 McNary and Haveen split. a new farm relief proposal named McNary Fulmer enters the House as a companion to the Senate bill. House Agriculture Committee halts meetings until after holidays, signaling inaction until January. Senate committee also plans no meetings before recess. Senator McNary’s measure was introduced by Representative Fulmer, Democrat, South Carolina, and is identical except for delaying the equalization fee on cotton for two years after passage.
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Associated Press
Washington
McNary
Haveen
McNary-Fulmer
House
Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Fulmer
South Carolina
Plane thefts halted plan to flee by air in Wyoming robbery
William F. Bradford testified in Cheyenne that fear of air pursuit led bandits in the August Rock Springs mail robbery to abandon a train escape at Hanna. He outlined roles of Jack Kearns John Kamariotis Edna Nagley and others as the government builds its case against six defendants. Bradford described loot burial near Salt Lake City and a threatened life, with the government set to close its case.
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Associated Pres Cheyenne
Rock Springs
Wyo
Hanna
William F. Bradford
United States District Court
Bradford
Raymond
Kid” Ellis
Jack Kearns
Kearns
John Kamariotis
Edna Nagley
Kamakiovis
Paul Sourlos
Ted Theodore
Elk Mountain
Laramie
Edna
Salt Lake
Jack Madigan
Post Office
A. D. Walton
Brandford
Man Arrested On Bad Check Charge In Lewistown
J. Stroud was arrested yesterday afternoon by Deputy Jack Duggan at the sheriff's request for passing worthless checks in Lewistown. He is jailed in the county facility pending arrival of an officer from Lewistown.
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J. Stroud
Jack Duggan
Lewistown
Stroud
Duggan
Jai l
Elks Initiation Tonight as 16 New Members Go In
More than 75 Elks from Anaconda arrive in Butte for an old time initiation of 16 yearling candidates. Archie McTaggart, district deputy grand exalted ruler, will give the initiation address at 8 pm. A banquet for 250 will follow in the club gymnasium with Butte Anaconda and visiting brethren expected to attend.
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Anaconda Herd of Elks
Butte
Butte Lodge
Anaconda Elks
Archie McTaggart
Order
Anaconda
Drug Addict Sees Government Duty to End Evil
Fred Hatch an admitted addict and a young female companion were tried for vagrancy in police court. Hatch received 90 days in jail and the girl 60 days. Hatch urged government action and proposed sanitariums to house confirmed addicts as a path to stamping out the drug evil. Spectators watched the case as Hatch described repeated lapses due to environment.
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Fred Hatch
Hatch
Hateh
New School a Day Plan Gains Ground in Mexico
Mexico’s education department reports a school a day construction plan advancing in rural districts. Five schools ahead for the year, credited to campesino awakening and a focus on community self build rather than large spending. The program relies on propaganda to spur local efforts within a tight Calles era budget.
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Mexico City
Mexican Department of Education
Mexico
Department of Education
Department
Calles
Leaves Butte for Denver in company reshuffle
Two children accompany Mr. Officer as he leaves Butte Tuesday after years of service with the telephone company. He previously managed offices at Helena Great Falls Bozeman and Livingston and is praised by State Manager Whittinghill. Also noted is Alex Remneas longtime official who plans to move with his wife to Butte in the coming days after serving since 1913.
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PF Rsis
Butte
Telephone Company
Montana
Helena
Great Falls
Bozeman
Livingston
Whittinghill
Remneas
Alex Remapeas
John McCloskey
Union Association
Detroit
St. Louis
Lone Bandit Robs Morsillo Grocery Store
A masked bandit entered Morsillo Grocery on Granite Street last night as the Morsillo brothers, Joe on a ladder and Bob at the counter, were decorating. He demanded the till contents about $100 and fled. a green shabby coat left behind linked to the suspect.
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Morsillo
Joe Morsillo
Bob
Bob Morsillo
Binait
Granite Street
Marsillo Brothers
Fall and Sinclair Conspiracy Indictment Hearing Delayed
Justice Bailey postponed the motion to quash the Teapot Dome conspiracy indictment outlining the Wyoming lease case. Special prosecutors Owen Roberts and Atlee Pomerene expect the court to rule against Sinclair and move toward January trial. Sinclair appeared but did not enter the courtroom while Fall remained at his hotel as petitions contest the prosecutors appointment by the Senate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Albert B. Fall
Fall
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Atlee Pomerene
Sinclair
Coolidge
Senate
Ferguson prepares guilty plea in affray case tied to Crocker resignation
Austin December 17 James F E Ferguson husband of Governor Miriam A Ferguson will enter a guilty plea in Justice of the Peace Frank Tannehill's court to an affray charge connected with the resignation of State Labor Commissioner K E Crocker. Crocker pleaded guilty to intoxication later Friday and paid a 14.95 fine.
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Associated Press
Austin
James FE. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Court of Justice of the Peace
Frank
Tannehill
KE. J. Crocker
Labor Commissioner's
Ferguson
Crocker
Mr. Crocker
Teachers Welfare Club Retention Law Discussion in Montana
The Montana Teachers Welfare Club met with full representation from Butte schools. Members debated the current retirement law and a proposed new law by the State Educational Association. Delinquency in teacher assessment payments was reviewed, and reports showed varying delinquency levels. The group favored higher contributions to fund retirement salaries.
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Office of
The
State Accountant
Montana Teachers’ Welfare Club
Butte
State Educational Association
Three New Texts Selected for State Schools
Helena reports three new basic texts chosen for public schools for the next six years in reading agriculture and civics. The history contract was renewed for four years. The book commission, after reviewing about 300 volumes, faced personal urging from representatives of 24 publishers.
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Associated Press
Helena
May Trumper
Book Commission
Combook Commission
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Story
The Name Tells a True Story. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound combines Pine Tar and honey to stop coughs. A Chicago user reports a stubborn cough yielding quickly, and a druggist recommended it. Sold everywhere from 651 E 46th St, Chicago.
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Foley
Chicago
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