Cheery Christmas for Wounded Montana Boys
Fifty Montana soldiers and sailors in Fort Sheridan hospital will get Christmas aid from Montana papers and donors. Ten Montana newspapers pooled funds through Lewis Penwell and Mollie Wall to buy presents, with 25 dollar contributions from editors and officials, plus a personal 25 dollar gift from Lt. Gov. W. W. McDowell. Miss Wall will oversee delivery to the Fort Sheridan ward.
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Standard
Helena
Montana
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Lewis Penwell
Mollie Wall
Red Cross
R. R. Purcell
Tom Miller
Italy
Miss Wall
Illinois
Iowa
Helena Independent
O. M. Lanstrum
Charles Reisenrath
Helena Record-Herald
Richard R. Kilroy
Anaconda Standard
Bozeman Chronicle
Tom Stout
Lewistown Democrat-News
Sol Cooney
Great Falls
Leon Shaw
Co. S. Warden
Great Falls Tribune
Joe Scanlan
Miles City Star
Daily Montanan
Powder River
Milestown
Bob Phillips
Livingston Enterprise
W. W. McDowell
Chicago
The
Independent
Fort
Mr. Penwell
Santa Claus
Ww. W. McDowell
Bolshevist claims on Japanese troops in Siberia reported
Dispatches from Helsingfors claim 60,000 Japanese troops guard the Transsiberian railway between Vladivostok and Omsk. The report comes from Stockholm dated December 18 and cites Bolshevist sources.
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Siberia
Stockholm
Bolshevist
Vladivostok
Omsk
Helsingfors
Race for Splendid Xmas Prizes Nearing End
The Help Yourself club races toward the final hours of a contest worth 500 in cash prizes from the Standard. Leaders and near rivals scramble as top positions shift daily with 3 1/2 days left until noon Monday. The list features Thomas Smith and Johnny Sullivan among 25 contenders across Anaconda Butte and nearby streets, with several clos epoints separating leaders and challengers.
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Help Yourself Club
Thomas Smith
West
Commercial Avenue
Anaconda
Johnny Sullivan
Butte
Cathleen Mulholland
Leon J. Clark
Helen Brett
Harold Sullivan
Tom Synth
Sheep Gulch
West Commercial
John Sullivan
South Main
William Fox
North Idaho
Joseph McCaffery
West Park
John O'Neill
Bennett
Frances Holland
North Wyoming
Marcia McMahon
South Jackson
Redmond Lalley
North Henry
John Connolly
Waukesha
John Walsh
East Second
Alene Abt
South Washington
William Barry
Cedar
Henry Martin
East Commercial
Sherwood Courtney
St. Patrick’s
James Lefevre
Elm
John Farrell
West Copper
Royal Davison
Oak
Margaret Lynch
West Silver
Hugh Nicholas
West Third
William Bone
North Montana
Jay
Anaconda Road
Keith Carroll
West Quartz
Mamie Barrenstein
South Montana
Frank McNulty
Utah
Dan Sullivan
Mountain
RODE HORSEBACK INTO BUTTE FROM SALT LAKE
John Ternouth aged 72 died after a short illness at 67 Front Street Meaderville He rode to Butte before the railroad era and worked for Walker Bros Marcus Daly and Mountain View mine He was English born and survived by his wife three daughters Jennie Mabel and E P Wilson of San Francisco a son Blaine also of San Francisco and other relatives.
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John Ternouth
Butte
Front Street
Meaderville
Mr. Ternouth
Mountain View
Anaconda Copper Company
E. P. Wilson
San Francisco
Jennie
Mabel
Blaine
Salt Lake City
Walker Bros
Marcus Daly
England
Coal miners refuse to credit end of national strike
Ellensburg December 18 coal miners from Cle Elum and Roslyn at a UMW conference deny reports that the national strike is ended and that other industries have resumed work. They pledge to continue striking until locals in Western Washington confirm the strike’s end.
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Ellensburg
Cle-Elum
Roslyn
United Mine Workers
United States
Washington
Unidentified American Graves at Belleau Cemetery
Paris reports the grave registration service finished its work identifying U S soldiers buried at Belleau cemetery. Of about 3,000 graves, 100 remain unidentified, according to International News Service.
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International News Service
Paris
Belleau Cemetery
Bromine Quinine Laxative Tablets Ad by E. W. Grove
An old patent medicine style advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a cure for influenza colds and grip, claiming to remove the cause. The box bears the E W Grove signature and is priced at 80 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Smoke Shrouds Butte as Temperatures Climb
Butte's air grew murky from smoke and stagnant wind keeping sun warmth from fully reaching the ground. A 35 degree high was recorded yesterday with cloud cover and a forecast of fair skies and continued heat, with possible rain west of the divide.
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Butte
Sol
Butte Electric Railway Company
Divide
Senate panel urges recovery of war housing overcharges
Washington December 18 The senate committee investigating wartime public buildings under the United States Housing Corporation proposed steps to recover funds it says were improperly paid for the corporation. If recipients refuse voluntary restitution the committee urged civil action by the government.
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Washington
Senate
United States Housing Corporation
Pauper's Oath Moves To Free Inmate In Tacoma
Wilhelm von Brincken of San Francisco took a pauper's oath in a Tacoma federal court to enable his release from Memerts Island federal penitentiary. In Portland, 20 lumber firms pledged to employ 289 former service members for at least 90 days as part of a Chamber of Commerce drive. Mayor Baker cited about 1,500 ex-service men unemployed in the city.
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Tacoma
Wilhelm von Brincken
San Francisco
Memerts
Island Federal Penitentiary
Portland
Ore
Portland Lumber Companies
Chamber of Commerce
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
Baker
Tacoma Street Car Fares Raised to 10 Cents
The Tacoma Railway and Power company announced a fare increase to 10 cents for street cars, effective January 18. The notice was issued this afternoon in Tacoma.
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Tacoma
Tacoma Railway and Power Company
Rotary hears school of mines strides and needs
Charles H. Clapp told the Rotary club that about 90 percent of graduates from the state school of mines pursue mining as a career. He praised the school’s instruction, urged equipment needs to boost efficiency, and asked for club cooperation to raise attendance. He thanked mining companies for letting students work in mines during study. plans to resume meetings in January 1920 were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State School of Mines
Sven
Charles H. Clapp
Rotary Club
Mr. Clapp
School of Mines
Clapp
George M. Short
Habit of Carrying Gun Acquired in Far North
Sol Brecum was arrested in a soft drink parlor on East Park street confessing nine years in Alaska made carrying a revolver a habit. He claimed ignorance of the gun laws and was fined 25 dollars in the Butte police court but kept the firearm. Witnesses praised his peaceful reputation and Officer Surgiey noted orderly conduct.
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Alaska
Sol Brecum
East Park Street
Butte
Surgiey
Brecum
Bank fraud suspect held in San Francisco
Fred Ford was jailed in San Francisco awaiting return to Klamath Falls Oregon to face a $2000 check fraud charge from a bank. Police said he was wanted on bad check charges in Oakland Salinas and Bakersfield. He used the alias Clifford E Bush and had escaped four months earlier from prison in I son City New
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San Francisco
Fred Ford
Klamath Falls
Ore
Oakland
Salinas
Bakersfield
Clifford E. Bush
Denver
Ison City
New
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