Christmas pageant excites 670 at Butte Masonic gala
Rainbow Merrymakers directed by Mrs. John Okers and Santa Claus Jr. with Mrs. L. R. Margetta guiding a reading by Eadie Hanmer drew cheers. The De Molay club staged a comedy amid songs and a Zadee Jackson reading. Music by the Ma. orchestra led by H Batho included J W Philips and Harry Temby. The banquet hall was filled, each plate adorned with a pop bottle and a balloon. A joint Christmas celebration by Butte Masonic lodges ended around 11 with a large volunteer committee steering the event.
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Rainbow Merrymakers
John Okers
Santa Claus Jr
L. R. Margetta
Fred Ehrie
Eadie Hanmer
Rubenstein
De Molay @ Masonic league club
Zadee Jackson
Ma. Orchestra
H. Batho
J. W. Philips
Harry Temby
Wesley Strange
A. Jones
M. H. Gaylord
Butte
Summit Valley
J. D. Wallace
Summit Valley Lodge
Ronald George
Monitor
L. R. Margetts
Favors
W. H. Smith
Ghland
Oscar Dingman
L. S. Farnum
Mount Moriah
Scotish Rite
de Molay
Ernest Thomas
Court Dismisses Wheeler Charges in Montana Case
Walsh and other counsel implied that if the demurrer failed the case would be dropped. Senator Wheeler expressed hope the prosecutions end so he can focus on Senate work. Costa Rica coffee crop is estimated at 35 million pounds.
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Walsh
Montana
Wheeler
Ot Nee
United States Senate
Costa Rica
Doctor Hathaway Trial Testimony On Mrs Kelly Case
In a Warm Springs court the defense questioned Dr Dan J Donahue about Mrs Kelly and prior trials. Dr Hathaway testified he performed a controversial operation for chronic appendicitis and a prolapsed uterus and believed it would improve her mental condition. He described pre op care and stated Mrs Kelly had paranoial tendencies but recovered uneventfully.
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George B. Winston
Dan J. Donahue
Butte
Kelly
Hathaway
Taintiff
Oldings
Winston
State Asylum
Dr. Hathaway
Gregg
Feldt
Boy Named Heir Succeeds Emperor in Annama Kingdom
Prince Vinh-Thuy becomes ruler of Annama in Indo-China after his father Emperor Kha Diah dies. The prince, pictured in Paris, has been a student there.
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Annama
Indo-China
Vinh- Thuy
Kha Diah
Paris
Einstein theory may be modified by ether drift findings
Five years of measurements at Mount Wilson Observatory suggest data that could modify relativity as Dr. Dayton C. Miller of Case School presents at the AAAS meeting. He argues a solar-system motion and earth dragging the ether may be needed to explain light's behavior.
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Associated Presse
Kansas City
Mount Wilson Observatory
California
Dayton C. Miller
Case School of Applied Science
American Physical Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Edward W. Morley
Western Reserve University
Miller
Einstein
Dr. Miller
Michel
North Butte Merger Proposals Open Copper Ore Exploration
North Butte moves to merge and resume work at Granite Mountain and Speeculator shafts. Tuolumne ground now may be mined via a North Butte shaft avoiding new shaft delays. Mr Gow to announce the new mining organization intentions at the big office today.
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North Butte
Granite Mountain
Speeculator
North Butte Company
Tuolumne
Gow
Wall Street weighs mergers among large New York banks
Through a maze of denials Wall Street concluded a eventual merger of Chase National Mechanics and Metals banks might materialize but a broader consolidation with banks totaling over a billion dollars was unlikely. Executives of National Park Chemical National Central Union Trust and Chatham and Phenix National Bank and Trust denied any consolidation plans.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Chase National, Mechanics and Metals
National Park
Chemical National
Central Union Trust Company
Chatham and Phenix National Bank and Trust Company
Merger Talks Tie Barnsdall Simms Petroleum and Waite Phillips
Associated Press reports negotiations in Wall Street for a merger involving Barnsdall corporation Simms Petroleum and Waite Phillips company. Blair & Co bankers are said to engineer the amalgamation with no official confirmation. Rumors link Associated Oil with the deal amid broader oil company consolidation discussions. Blair & Co recently bought the Waite Phillips firm for about 20 to 25 million dollars.
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Fields
Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Barnsdall Corporation
Simms Petroleum Company
Waite Phillips Company
Blair & Co
Associated Oil Company
Pacific Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of California
Rail merger plan attacked at interstate hearing
Washington reports intense debate at the interstate commerce commission session on final arguments for the Nickel Plate merger. Opponents led by O P and M J Van Sweringen denounced the proposal to form a five-line eastern system. Chesapeake & Ohio minority stockholders lawyer H W Anderson blasted the plan as a raw proposition and warned of undue promoter and financier power behind railroad consolidation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
O. P
M. J. van Sweringen
Chesapeake & Ohio Hocking Valley
Erie
Pere Marquette
Nickel Plate
H. W. Anderson
Chesapeake & Ohio
Anderson
Girl 11 breaks arm after sidewalk slip
Agnes Medvit aged 11 of 124 Williams Street Walkerville slipped on the sidewalk yesterday afternoon and sustained a broken arm. She was taken to St James Hospital where she was treated and later sent home.
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Gira
Agnes Medvit
Williams Street
Walkerville
St. James’ Hospital
Right in Style Right in Style
Mme Lisbeth presents daily fashion updates with three Sunday pages. Sally Milgrim Ruth Stuyvesant and Mme Lisbeth contribute editorship offering style changes for milady.
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Mme. Lisbeth
Sally Milgrim
Ruth Stuyvesant
Milady
Pershing to Return Home From Tacna Arica Mission
Washington reports an official state department note that General Pershing will depart Arica for the United States with no political or diplomatic significance attached to his withdrawal. Officials say illness is not used as an excuse and that his arbitration role in the Chile Peru dispute continues.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
General Pershing
Arica
United States
Tacna-Arica
Department
Commission
Coolidge
Chile
Peru
Plebiscitary Commission
Rockefeller Suit Under Advisement
Federal Judge Balizell in Indianapolis took under advisement three motions to dismiss a suit to force payment to Edith Rockefeller McCormick of about 7.5 million dollars in Standard Oil of Indiana stock. Harold F. McCormick seeks to have 123,824 shares held in trust for Anita Oser, a granddaughter. The stock comes from a 1917 Rockefeller trust. motions argue the court lacks jurisdiction.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Robert C. Balizell
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Harold F. McCormick
Chicago
Max Oser
John D. Rockefeller
Belgian Primate Submits to Knife in Brussels
Cardinal Mercier primate of Belgium, aged 74, underwent a surgical operation in Brussels to restore health after war notability. General anesthesia used, though local anesthetics were deemed advisable by doctors. The exact illness was chronic gastritis. surgeons expected the minor operation to remove the cause and restore activity.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Third Largest Mine Found in Casper Mountain
A Boston Transcript report states Casper mountain in Wyoming holds one of the world’s three largest asbestos mines. The 1,200 foot layer yields ore for 1,000 carloads daily over 200 years, with potential for richer discoveries though no high grade sensing fiber found yet.
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United States
Casper Mountain
Wyoming
Boston Transcript
Markle Plan Could Shape Coal Strike Settlement
A fact finding committee would investigate freight rates royalties and coal selling prices within contract limits. Miners accuse price fixing in anthracite. operators deny it. Markle Plan outlines nine member panel three operators three miners three public members and CPAs to study wages and contract changes and allow retroactive fixes if delayed after Sept 1. Governor Pinchot proposal is urged as constructive but rejected by operators as unworkable.
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United States
Pinchot
Harrisburg
U S era on coal stocks
The Commerce Department bureau of mines reports a 27 day supply of anthracite in retail stocks on November 1. Production of anthracite has nearly ceased since then while bituminous coal output averaged about 12.4 million tons weekly. Consumer stocks of bituminous coal on November 1 totaled about 48 million net tons, slightly above the 1924 level.
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U. S
I Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Mines of the Commerce Department
Floods across Europe threaten towns and lives
The Rhine rises over its banks at Kruegnach and Coblenz with evacuations under way. The Moselle floods as well as avalanches damage Switzerland Bavaria and Austria. In France the Seine and Marne rivers rise flooding Paris wharves and towns. villages abandon homes along the Aisne Oise and Louvois area.
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Moselle
Kruegnach
Coblenz
Switzerland
Bavaria
Austria
France
Paris
Marne
Aisne
Oise
Louvois
Queen Mary Gives Grandson Drum and Bugle for Christmas
London reports Queen Mary bought a drum and a bugle for her grandson Henry George Herbert aged nearly three. He received the toys on Christmas morning with orders to leave them at home when visiting Buckingham Palace to see the king.
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London
Queen Mary
Henry George Herbert
Princess Mary
Viscountess
Lacelles
Buckingham Palace
Tunney Launches Fight for Crown in Title Bid
Gene Tunney, challenger to Jack Dempsey, opened a winter campaign by stopping O Dowd of Boston in the second round at St. Petersburg. A short right hook clipped O Dowd early in the round after a tame start, sending him to the canvas a minute into the second.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Chamson
O'Dowd
Boston
Montana State Defeats Loyola in Easy Victory
Montana State college triumphed over Loyola college with a 49 to 17 score. Tiny Hartwig starred for the Montana State side, contributing a large share of the points in the Dec 29 game played in Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Montana State College
Loyola College
Tiny” Hartwig
Montanans
Chickens Destroyed In South Side Fire
A late night fire at 3104 Philips avenue in Floral Park destroyed 35 chickens in M. Y. Daniels coop and damaged the Daniels garage and nearby home at 3102 Philips avenue. The fire started about 11:30 PM, likely from a defective wire, and a car in the garage was moved to safety. No occupants were present in the adjacent house.
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Floral Park District
M. Y. Daniels
Philips Avenue
Daniels
C. C. Irvin
Great high pressure covers vast U S. widespread cloudy notes
The great high pressure area spans the United States from the northern Pacific coast ranges to the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, with its crest over the Mississippi and Ohio valleys and the upper Great Lakes region. A secondary crest sits over the Rockies, while Central Alberta shows marked barometer drops and Southern California leans toward low mood. Much cloudiness across the Northwest with snow flurries in the Rockies and plains eastward. milder on the northern plains and western interior provinces, no zero temperatures on Tuesday night’s map.
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Helena
Csseee Ss
Miles City
Earevee
Vbsn
Guhicabo
Los Angeles
Ooea
New Rob Ccohewedaies
Yellowstone
United States
Coast Range
North Pacific States
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Mississippi and
Ohio
Upper Lake Region
Rockies
Wyoming
Alberta
California
Plains
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