Noted detective dies at Bozeman
James Keown known as Jim, a long time Bozeman resident and veteran of foreign wars, died at his Lindley Place home after a career that included service in the Spanish-American War and leadership in Montana veterans groups. He was born in Sidneys in 1866 and married Kathryn Keown. His wife survives along with other family.
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Sidneys
Bozeman
Kentucky
White Caldwell
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Philippines
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New Bowers
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Montana Bate
Young Women's Chritian Association
Muscatine
Towa
Frequent Visitor With City Officers Jim Keown
Jim Keown a famed Montana peace officer and veteran bandit chaser, known in Butte for tracking criminals across the West. He headed pursuits of Hastings and Tower, Grueber, captured Gravelle at Priest's Pass, and earned renown for keeping the Northern Pacific route safe from holdup men. After months in hospital, he returned home for his funeral services.
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Din Keown
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Greuber
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Hele
J. K. Toole
West
Mothers Prefer This New Tasteless Epsom Salt Pill
A reader ad touts a sugar coated Epsom Pills offering the same laxative benefits as traditional salts. It claims modern pills avoid the old taste while delivering equal results and promises customer satisfaction for 25 cents.
Business World Holds Onto Optimism Amid Slowdown
Amodiacea Pree reports mixed signals in December across industry. Growth in retail demand lifts short term, while construction inflation fears and elevated building activity threaten long term stability. Banks tighten money, delaying speculative projects as real estate cites large volumes and potential output gains. Notable notes from New York and nationwide indicate a cautious but stable outlook for 1935.
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Amodiacea Pree
New York
Mimny
Mar
Bradstreet
Insurance
Wes
Florida
Days Strike Back at Wets in House
Lawmakers debate missing records in the Prohibition era as trials hinge on Venice and Biagi. Government files from the Mayflower trap, including liquor purchases, vanish, prompting questions on oversight and funding for future undercover operations.
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Oiilain
Prohibition
Haynes
Jul R. Venice
Mayflower
Winardo Biagi
Assiatant
Andrews
Treasuy
Wheeler
Venice
Brazi
Gallivan
Describing Miss Texas at the American Theater Contest
The Anaconda Standard hosts a Miss Texas description contest with twenty five free tickets to the American theater Christmas Eve premiere of Gone West. Entrants submit beauty descriptions in labelled blanks, with prizes including eight tickets for first, five for second and six groups of two tickets each.
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Als
Butte
Mitchell for Police Head Discussed Amid Shenandoah Probe
Contested leadership talk surfaces with calls to appoint a civilian chief. Col William Mitchell faces naval court inquiries after his court martial concluded, with summons to testify and possible contempt action if he refuses.
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Net
Mitchell
Washington
William Mitchell
Naval Court of Inquiry
Shenandoah
Shenandoah’ Court
Naval Coll
Wilbur
We Department
Henry Leonard
Leonard
Navy
Mittehell
Ite
Lowden Plan for Farm Relief Proposes Cooperative Board
The plan envisions a board financed by producers of the commodity to share expenses and losses, funded on a proportional basis. It emphasizes that the board must operate through cooperative commodity associations and strengthen the cooperative movement as the best hope for agriculture's future.
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Uch
Read Riot Act as Officers Return to Quartermaster Roles
The article reports on a reorganization where ten officers will read the Riot Act as the quartermaster corps reabsorbs a range of wartime branches. Transportation, construction, and finance corps are folded back, except the finance corps, which remains largely independent. Absorptions followed disputes and internal frictions among specialized groups. Former assistant secretary Davin knew much about these inside tensions, and as secretary he is blamed for potentially using that knowledge to fuel internal rows.
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Transportation Service
Construction Corps
Finance Corps
Finanos Corps
Whnldh
Quartermaster Corps
Tank Corps
Infantry
Davin
Plans investment of half a million in Butte businesses
Mr Dreibelbis drives a major investment push in Butte with nearly $600000 pledged to multiple ventures this year. A new building rises on lower Main Street as his business network expands, drawing favorable comment for judgment and foresight.
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Dusineas
Butt
Busic
Butte
Fire kills two in apartment house blaze
Margaret Warren, 48, and Mise Cleda Hubbare, 16, died trapped in their sleeping rooms as a fire destroyed an apartment building early today. Two men, Roy Parrett and Joseph Gees, were arrested by city officers and jailed on a petty charge. Parrett allegedly drove a machine owned by Harlick of 3005 Harvard Avenue. In unrelated dispatches, reports from Tokyo note the emperor's condition improving after fainting spells, and a surge of Japanese arrivals to Sao Paulo with 10,008 more expected soon.
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Mise Cleda Hubbare
Roy Parrett
Joseph Gees
O'Donnell
Larkin
Parrett
Harlick
Harvard Avenue
Associated Press
Tokio
Honely
Robber's Flight Ended by Death at Broad and Wallace
A bank night watchman Keller died en route after being found unconscious in a Broad and Wallace area. He carried a suitcase and had money and checks on him. Officials investigate how he obtained funds, Keller previously linked to a 1914 murder and served time before being paroled.
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Eller
Keller
McNichol
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Educator Blanchard Dies After Sudden Illness
Chicago Dec 20 Charles Albert Blanchard longtime Wheaton College president for four decades and influential religious educator died suddenly today just hours before a planned funeral service He was born in Galesburg when his father led Knox College and served as the first Wheaton college president Jonathan Blanchard was his forebear in Wheaton leadership.
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Charles Albert Blanchard
Wheaton College
Blanchard
Jonathan Blanchard
Inihe
Galesburg
Knox College
Wee mirrors trim dresses by Paris couturiers featured
Fashion notes describe new dress trim ideas including wee Hindu mirror buttons, orange and gold chiffon, sleeveless backs, and scalloped fronts. Articles discuss velvet frocks with grosgrain ribbon bands, pleated front fullness, and embroidery remaining a popular accent.
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Mme. Lisbeth
Paris
Life and Hardship in the desolate Great Slave country
Henry Armitage died of heart failure while traveling with Mr Hays who buried him near a path. Hays described Great Slave country as inhospitable with scarce food farther north, freezing deaths, wolves and monotony driving some explorers to insanity, while others pause at his camp before attempting polar routes.
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Henry Armitage
Croming
Hays
North Pole
Great Slave Country
Mercury Dips Near Zero Amid Cold Night
A cold night left Park and Main thermometer at 18 degrees above zero at midnight. Snow fell in the afternoon with eight inches forecast for Salur fall and about six inches in the city. In Tokio, Chinese students protested Japan’s reinforcements to Mukden, mass meeting at Sinminta. A fire at Liverpool left hundreds of boiled eggs eaten amid the destruction.
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Tokio
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Sinminta
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Mukden
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Liverpool
JOSHERG TO BEGIN DELIVERY TUESDAY
Community toy drive details show Josherg beginning deliveries Tuesday to bring gifts to overlooked children. Butte Salvation Army and Rotarians rally to locate dolls and toys for girls and orphans, with Anaconda trucks delivering to Galena and Twin Bridges institutions. A Christmas tree celebration occurs at Paul Clark home, and Mrs Coppo dies at 27 North Washington Street. Jerome blast damages buildings with 15,000 to 20,000 dollars in damage but no injuries.
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Butte
Butte Saluation Army Corps
Rotana Club
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Twit Br
Anaconda Company
Paul Clark
Butt
Versa
Jerome
Ariz
Mining Company
Tate
Faine
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