Lost children found after wandering crowds on Main Street
Police located six-year-old Miriam Anderson wearing a black hood with white fur trimming after she strayed from her mother in the busy shopping district. Det. Walter Morrison guided the reunion at headquarters within minutes. A second six-year-old boy, Robert Hamilton, was also found and returned to his mother on West Broadway.
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Walter Morrison
Morrison
Molin Anderson
Dark Street
Miriam
Main Street
Mi i
Robert Hamilton
West Broadway
Robert
Woman Files Grievance Over Common Law Tie
A Salt Lake City duel ends with Mrs Thompson accusing her common-law husband J R Thompson of neglect. Police arrest Thompson on a vagrancy charge after Mrs Thompson arrives with their 9 year old daughter and is kept as a witness. A harsher complaint is expected to follow.
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Mra. Thompson
J. R. ‘Thompson
Peter McDonald
Alleged Forger and Jam Breaker Taken to Dillon
William Fitzpatrick accused of forgery at Dillon was taken there last night by Sheriff Irvin of Beavershend county. Fitzpatrick has three prior jail terms for grand larceny in Butte and forgeries in Bozeman Kalispell. Tom Foley wanted for jail breakout also arrested and returned by Sheriff.
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William Fitzpatrick
Dillon
Irvin
Beas Verhend
Fitzpatrick
Butte
Bozeman
Kalispell
Tom Foley
Beaverhead County
Sheritt
Farmers Plant More Winter Wheat This Year
Washington December 18 Farmers in the United States planted a record fall acreage of winter wheat as war demands from European nations grow. Weather kept the crop in winter dormancy about 2 percent below last December and 45 percent below the 10 year gains. States vary with increases in Ohio Kansas Colorado California while Montana holds steady and Utah Idaho Washington show slight changes.
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Washington
Ohio
Kansan
Colorado
California
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Death of Mrs. Margaret Mulholland at 33 in Butte
Mrs. Margaret Mulholland aged 33 died after a brief illness in a local hospital. She is survived by her husband Alfred, three sisters Mrs. W Breen Mrs. J McManus and Mrs A McManus and a brother John Gribben all of Butte, plus four siblings in Ireland. Born in County Antrim Ireland she had lived in Butte ten years. Funeral at John Gribben’s home 27 South Montana Street time to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Gribben
Montana Street
Kelly Kumfort
Brownfield-Canty's
Paper shortage inquiry under way by Federal Trade Commission
Washington December 18. The FTC met with newspaper publishers paper manufacturers and jobbers to determine if a newsprint shortage exists and to assess 1917 contracts for next year. Large publishers face possible 6 percent contract sacrifices to aid small papers amid debate over actual shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Paper Mille
Dispute Over Mine Sparks Gunfire Near Pipestone
George Gunn of Grace Montana was shot four times in a dispute over a mining claim near Pipestone. He was treated at Murray's Hospital and reported out of danger. Gunn, 44, formerly of Butte, named J Le Smith as the shooter. another man named Murphy was said dying after also being shot by Smith.
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George Gunn
Grace
Mont
Pipestone
Gunn
Murray's Hospital
Arizona Street
Butte
James Gunn
Speculator
J. le Smith
Murphy
Smith
Falling Timber Incident Injures Miner at Original
Frank Marron, a miner at the Original, suffered two serious cuts when timber fell. He was treated at Murray's hospital this morning and remains in serious condition. Marron lives at 1716 South Arizona Street with his wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Marron
Murray's Hospital
Marron
South
Arizona Street
Butte Nears Winter Shopping Mecca as Shoppers Arrive
Hotel clerks report Butte becoming a Christmas shopper mecca with sustained demand for accommodations. Guests come from within a hundred mile radius and towns nearby, preventing the usual holiday hotel quiet.
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Butte
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