Long Day in the Effenger Trial in Missoula
In Missoula on December 29 1908 the Effenger fraud trial extended into the evening with Charles K Effenger recounting his basement confession to Fisher Mercantile officials He described threats and a coerced confession while Burr Fisher and others disputed his account The defense clashed with prosecutors over bookkeeping and payments as Hazel Effenger testified to funds from a camera purchase and later witnesses offered mixed testimony before rebuttal.
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Missoula
Charles Kk. Effenger
Fisher Mercantile Company
Effenger
Fisher Brothers
Burr Fisher O. D. Fisher
Will Fisher
Burr Fisher
Fisher
Ihy
Burr Fosher
Efsenger Yleges
Charles
Burr
Sol. T. C. Marshall
Marshall
John 4B. Farwell Company
Fisher Company
F. Altermatt
Golden Rule
J. A. Moss
William H. Beacom
Moss
Thomas Kemp
Fisher People
Evans
R. A. Black
Will P. Fisher
Fffenger
Man Charged With Assault in Third Degree
Morning arraignment reports the defendant pleading guilty before Judge Hayes with sentence to be passed tomorrow. Barrett allegedly assaulted Charles Duke. Bail set at $1 in BL. F. case. Call Standard office for engraved card styles and invitations.
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Hayes
Barrett
Charles Duke
MISSOULA NOTES AND LOCAL BUSINESS VISITS
Dr. Brooke of Stevensville is in Missoula on business. Mrs. J. P. Nelson of Plains visits friends in the city. Attorney R. Two M. Cullough of Hamilton is in Missoula. William Layton of Gold Creek turned over three coyote pelts to Bounty Inspector Worden. See the Twilight Waltz at the B L F ball Christmas night. Mail orders to the Golden Rule Missoula. All kinds fresh fruit at P M Reillys.
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Dr. Brooke
Stevensville
Missoula
J. P. Nelson
Plains
R. Two M. Cullough
Hamilton
Wiliam Layton
Gold Creek
Worden
Whitelaw Reid Warns Against Expansion at New York Dinner
Whitelaw Reid, speaking at the New England Society dinner in the Waldorf Astoria New York, warns against adding semi tropical or revolutionary colonies to the union. He predicts future political danger for leaders proposing islands like the Philippines Cuba or Puerto Rico as states, and urges caution amid rapid expansion.
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New York
New England Society
Waldorf-Astoria
Wis
United States
Whitelaw Reid
American Union
United States of America
Philippines
Sandwich Islands
Porto Rico
Cuba
Wall Street
United States Senate
Christmas Ball at B I L F Featured by Music and Decor
Dr. R. Gwinn, noted oculist, will attend as a guest at the B. I. L. F. Christmas ball. The event promises handsome decorations and the best music on Christmas night.
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B. IL. F. Ball
Big Christmas Ball Planned by Locomotive Firemen
Missoula on December 29 announces the annual Christmas ball to be held Friday night at Union Opera House. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the ladies auxiliary host with Inland Empire band of Spokane providing music. A new “Twilight Waltz” will be featured as a special attraction.
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Missoula
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Union Opera House
Inland Empire
Spokane
Case of State v Dotson Continued to February Term
Missoula officials report the murder case State against John Dotson will pause and resume at the February 8 morning session as jurors are dismissed after the Essenger matter. The note also invites readers to the BR I F ball at Union Opera House to conclude Christmas celebrations.
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Missoula
John Dotson
Webster
Essenger
Larose Bound Over in Whiskey Smuggling Case
Louis Larose faced a United States Commissioner in Missoula on December 29 for introducing whiskey on the Flathead Indian reservation. After testimony from several witnesses, Commissioner Smith bound him over to the federal court with bonds set at 200 dollars plus one hundred calling cards and plate valued at 1.50.
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Missoula
Louis Larose
Flathead
United States
Smith
Larose
Montana Daily Record Reporter Goes to Salt Lake City
Pat Sullivan, longtime Montana Daily Record correspondent, leaves for Salt Lake City to spend the winter and will return next summer to resume duties in Missoula.
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Missoula
Pat Sullivan
Montana Daily Record
Salt Lake City
Richard Barrett Arrested in Missoula
Missoula reports that on December 22 Richard Barrett was arrested by Officer Houtchens. The brief item notes the arrest by the local police, with no further details provided on charges or motive.
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Missoula
Richard Barrett
Houtchens
Believed to Have Been Frozen to Death
Big Timber coroner McClatchey states the body found near Melville bears signs of freezing death. Doctors report death by heart failure. officials consider the man may have fallen while seeking shelter after being exposed to cold. An abrasion on the forehead is noted, with the victim never regaining consciousness.
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McClatchey
Fis
Melville
Drs. J
Robert Ranchman
W. A. Moore
County Printing Contract Suit Seeks 8175
Avant Courier Publishing Co sues Gallatin county in district court to recover 8175 for county printing. Old board awarded two year contract. new commissioners switched to Gallatin Republican after one year. Suit seeks pay for the final year of work.
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Standard
Bozeman
Avant Courier Publishing Company
Gallatin County
Board of County Commissioners
The
Courier
Gallatin County Republican
No Public Bequests in McAlpin Will Morristown Will
The will of the late W D McAlpin filed in Morristown New Jersey disposes of a 7 000 000 estate and makes no public bequests.
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Morristown
N. J
W. D. McAlpin
Oregon Legislature Votes to Stand by Caucus Agreement
Salem, Dec 22. Both houses vote to adjourn by Wednesday night hour. Two tax bills pass to restore pre session law after repealing the Phelps statute, with senate expected to concur. A bill amending hangings law is introduced amid a Stay of execution for Pleasant Armstrong and questions over capital punishment timing.
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Salem
Ore
House
Senate
Pleasant Armstrong
Supreme Court
Pacific Northwest
Brakeman Dies in Peculiar Freight Train Accident
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Billings reports Newcastle Wyoming saw a fatal relic event Sunday as brakeman William McIntyre on the Burlington line slept in a caboose. A switch engine coupled to the car struck the caboose throwing him from the cushion. His head fractured his skull and he died hours later in hospital.
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Standard
Billings
Newcastle
Wyo
William MelIntyre
Burlington Road
MelIntyre
McIntyre
Embezzlement Charge Leads to Iowan Arrest
Special Dispatch reports M. B. Lyte arrested by Under Sheriff Reynolds at the request of Sheriff Marshall of Atlantic Iowa for embezzling funds from the Des Moines Elevator Company of Iowa. He was found at Story's new elevator at the mouth of Bridger Canyon and admits guilt. He has been in the area about two weeks and Sheriff Marshall will arrive Friday with requisition papers.
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Standard
Bozeman
Reynolds
M. B. Lyte
Robert Marshall
Atlantic
Iowa
Lytle
Des Moines Elevator Company
Story
Bridger Canyon
Marshall
Western Hardware stock sale collapses after negotiations
After nearly a week of talks Harry Hanson and Attorney Marsh from Hast informed current stockholders they will not accept Strain Bros. offer. Sale to the firm, arranged by Thomas Curry as trustee, fell through when a creditor would not approve the conditions.
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Standard
Great Falls
Harry Hanson
Attorney Marsh
Western Hardware Company
Strain Bros
Thomas Curry
Rockefeller Donates Large Real Estate Endowment to University of Chicago
At the University of Chicago convocation it was announced that donations totaling 1,850,000 were received from John D. Rockefeller. Of this, 1,500,000 in real estate near the university was transferred by Rockefeller. For the year starting July 1 1905 the university expects 245,000 for current expenses.
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Chicago
Dee
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Park City man finally secures license after affidavit
George W. Games sought a license to wed Mary L. Williams of Park City. Initial consent from the bride’s mother was not sworn, prompting a delay. Judge Mann verified Mrs. Esther Bessette’s handwriting by long distance call and attestation, after which Games was granted the license.
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Standard
Billings
George W. Games
Park City
Mary L. Williams
Games
Justice Mann
Esther Bessette
Drowned Pair Found in Berkeley Lake After Skating
In Denver on December 22 bodies of John Ryan and Miss Leona Soring were recovered from Berkeley lake. They had been skating Sunday evening when they fell through the ice. Ryan, about 19, came to Denver for health reasons. his parents live in Iowa. Miss Soring also came from Iowa.
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Denver
Colo
John Ryan
Leona Soring
Berkeley Lake
Ryan
Iowa
Miss Spring
Hanna to Come Out Soon
Senator Hanna, ill at his hotel with grippe, is improving rapidly and physicians expect his return within a few days.
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Hanna
New York
Venus as Bethlehem Star. Venus and the Magi
Garrett P. Serviss argues in Everybody’s Magazine that Venus could have appeared as a brilliant evening star guiding the Magi to Bethlehem. He notes Venus’ 584 day cycle and the uncertain birth date, suggesting a bright inferior conjunction near Palestine could resemble a miraculous sign to the Wise Men.
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Bethlehem
Garrett P. Serviss
Everybody's Magazine
Venus
Christ
Palestine
Holy Land
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Butte, Mont
H. Trailer & Co
Boston Mass
Big Blackfoot Milling Co
Bonner
Mont
Big Jackfoot Milling Co
Bonner, Mont
Toole
Missoula Ont
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A. B. Hammond
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J. M. Keith
R. A. Eddy
C. H. McLeod
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H. T. Ryman
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