Inti Japan Move Blocked By the AP
Washington dispatch reports decisive measures to ease fears of an American Japanese estrangement. Secretary Hughes welcomes a new Japanese ambassador to Washington and predicts cordial relations while Congress moves to unite white Pacific nations against Japan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Hughes
Pacific
Britten
Ilinois
House
Pacific Coast
Hero Medal Sought for Montana Man
Helena December 18 recognition of H F Cameron a Northern Pacific brakeman for saving Doris Wanamaker a six year old girl who fell in front of a train Nov 17 is sought by the Montana railroad commission and the Carnegie hero fund commission in a public letter. Cameron rode on the engine pilot leaped to reach the girl as the train approached the pilot struck him and rolled away with the child. The girl suffered a crushed leg later amputated.
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Associated Press
Helena
H. F. Cameron
Northern Pacific
Doris Wanamaker
MontAna Railroad Commission
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Cameron
Mrs. Elsie Sweetin Testifies in Poison Murder Trial
On the witness stand Mrs. Elsie Sweetin denies guilt while defending herself in the joint trial with Lawrence M. Hight for the murder by poison of Wilford Sweetin. She claims she was wronged and that her confession is untrue as character witnesses testify. Mildred Hight, 16, also testifies for the defense recounting a trainside incident.
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On Plates
Mount Vernon
Elsie Sweetin
Lawrence M. Hight
Wilford Sweetin
Hight
Mildred Hight
Sweetin
Ina
Cold Wave Grips Midwest As Weather Extends East
Bitter cold held sway in the Northwest and Rocky Mountain region while the icy blast swept eastward. The forecast predicted near zero temperatures across the entire Middle West tomorrow as the storm disrupted wire communications in the Southwest and Midwest and followed rain snow and sleet with a drop in temperature expected to interrupt lines further.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Northwest
Rocky Mountain
Middle West
Southwest
Samuel Gompers Buried After 40 Years Leading Labor
Samuel Gompers was laid to rest in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery after a two hour New York City service. The funeral cortege included his family, AFL officials, labor delegates, and Free Masons, with rites conducted by St. Cecile lodge. The ceremony featured hymns, psalms, and a final tribute quoting peace found in labor.
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Sleepy Hollow
Associated Press
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Inge Bell
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All Trades
Free Masons
St. Cecile Lodge of
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Mob Hangs Suspect as Charleston Mob Enforces Lynching
In Charleston Missouri a mob of over 200 overpowered Sheriff B B Jackson in his office and hanged Roosevelt Grigsby a 20 year old Black man accused of assaulting a white girl moments earlier. Grigsby was dragged to a tree it was then shot and tied to a car and dragged through the streets. The body was later left on a post before a grocery store and burned. Officials say the lynching stemmed from long standing racial tension and no interference occurred.
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Associated Press
Charleston
B. B. Jackson
Roosevelt Grigsby
Grigsby
Jackson
Omaha Shootout Ends in Slaying of Fugitive Frank Myler
In Omaha Nebraska on December 18 Frank Myler sought on a statutory charge shot and wounded Chief Detective Danbaum and Detective Ryan before dying in a blaze set by police and fire crews. Myler fired from a small frame shack in a dense black district as officers surrounded the home with shotguns rifles and tear bombs. The fugitive was killed when a detective fired the final shotgun blast into his face. The suspect was sought on a complaint by 17 year old Iinnie Walker.
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Omaha
Neb
Frank Myler
Ben Danbaum
Tom Ryan
Myler
Iinnie Walker
Negress High School
Underwood Motives Not Impugned by Editor
Edwin J. Clapp testified before a senate investigating committee that his editorial attacking Senator Underwood did not impugn motives or question integrity. The panel, at Underwood’s request, adjourned the inquiry and aims to file a report before the Senate recess for Christmas.
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Associated Press
Washington
Underwood
Alabama
Senate
Edwin J. Clapp
Hearst
Clapp
Spencer
Oldfields Wife Granted Interlocutory Divorce
Rebecca Oldfield wife of former automobile racer Barney Oldfield wins an interlocutory decree of divorce in Los Angeles. She cites desertion and infidelity while Oldfield does not contest the case.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Rebecca Oldfield
Bernadi
Barney”) Oldfield
Wes
Oldfield
Aged Butte Carpenter Sought To Reach Dying Wife in Freezing Ride
C A Bonsall, 48, former Hamilton resident, rode freight trains in below zero weather from Grand Junction to Butte to reach his ailing wife in Darby. He landed with a badly frozen left foot and may lose part of it, but hospital staff say he has a good chance to recover.
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C. A
Bonsall
Butte
Blackfoot
Idaho
Grand Junction
Col
St. James’ Hospital
Hamilton
Es Hospital
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Calpin
Kansas
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Talk of Tampering With McCoy Jury
Charges that the jury in Kid McCoy’s murder trial was tampered with were quashed in Los Angeles. The defense and prosecution had prompted the claim, but adjournment found attorneys turning away from the affair and Judge Crail declining comment. Jurors were admonished to avoid discussing the case and to ignore newspaper headlines.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Kid McCoy
Theresa W. Mors
Crail
Montana Pioneer Richard Lockey Dies in Palo Alto
Helena Dec 18 The funeral of Richard Lockey a widely known Montana pioneer who died yesterday in Palo Alto Cal at the home of his son Highard Jr will be held there tomorrow He was 79 and had gone to California for his health He leaves a daughter Miss Mary of Helena and several brothers and nephews
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Associated Press
Helena
Richard Lockey
Montana
Palo Alto
Cal
Highard Jr
Locher
California
Mary
Missoula Man Marries in Jail After Bond Earned
Gabe Cornelio, jailed on a liquor charge in Missoula, arranged a fast legal maneuver to obtain a marriage license. Tracy Orlando secured the license. Sheriff’s officers refused to allow the ceremony inside the jail. An attorney posted $500 cash, witnessed the ceremony by a Justice of the Peace, then Cornelio returned to custody and the funds were returned.
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Associated Press
Missoula
Dew
Gabe Cornello
Tracy Orlando
Cornelio
Jury Finds No Justification in Death of Stepan by Federal Officer
Inquest details a federal officer Verner shooting Stepan as he fled a car near the Yegen block after a shooting incident involving Josie Norick. About 35 witnesses were summoned. Verner refuses to testify. Witnesses describe Stepan as sober and timid while Verner claimed to pursue with orders to stop. The investigation noted two bullet holes in Stepan’s coat and a .38 Colt pistol in Verner’s possession.
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Federal Oficer
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McIntosh
Verner
King Block
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Kane
Estepan
Green Favored as AFL Leader Candidate After Gompers
William Green secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers is seen as best able to win the AFL presidency for the unexpired 10 month term following Samuel Gompers death. The executive council of 16 will choose at the Elks Club meeting tomorrow morning with Matthew Wool and James Duncan as other possible rivals.
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Associated Press
New York
William Green
United Mine Workers of America
Ceme
Samuel Gompere
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Executive Council of 16
Elks’ Club
Matthew Wol
James Duncan
Green
Council
Albanian Premier Reported Fugitive
State dispatches from Albania via Prizren report Premier Et Fen Nell has fled. If confirmed, insurgents may have achieved their aim and toppled the Nell government.
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Belgrade
Albania
Prizren
Et Fen Nell
Fire claimed by freezing and blaze on Sanders avenue
John H. Asper, an elderly carpenter, died after neighbors pulled him from a burning one room shack at 3109 Sanders avenue. Firemen used a pulmotor but he succumbed to suffocation and frostbite. Coroner to hold an inquest.
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Sanders Avenue
John H. Asper
Asper
Arizona
Harrison Avenue
James Gleason
Butte
Walsh
J. C Murphy
Railroad to Aid Cross-Word Fans
New York December 18. First aid equipment for cross word puzzle fans was installed on through trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad today. A dictionary and a book of synonyms and antonyms were placed in the observation and club cars of the road s crack western expresses.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
May Reinstate Cabinet Berlin Amid Deadlock
Berlin December 18. The German parliamentary scene remained chaotic as Chancellor Mars met with major parties then reported to President Ebert his futile effort to form a ministry with a Reichstag majority. A proposal urged reinstating the Marx Stresemann cabinet with one nonportfolio minister from each nationalist and socialist party as confidential agents.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Ebert
Reichstag
Mars
Marx-Stresemann
Basom
Train Derails Near Bearmouth With Minor Delays
Three Pullmans of Northern Pacific passenger train No 4 derailed at 1 AM near Bearmouth 35 miles east of Missoula. No injuries reported and cars did not overturn. Wreck attributed to a broken fall from extreme cold. wrecker sent. Train five hours behind schedule.
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Associated Press
Missoula
Northern Pacific
Bearmouth
Here
Division
Butte Faces Near Record Cold With Wintry Slump Returns
Whiteout cold grips Butte as government thermometers show 35 below on Floral boulevard and 42 below at Lake Avoca. By 1 am Thursday readings ranged from 22 to 35 below across districts, with city records noting 33 below on January 2 1916 as the coldest. Temperature edged up later, Montana Power substations reporting a general rise through Thursday.
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Floral Boulevard
Lake Avoca
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Front Street
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Big Timber
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