Raid on Red Light District Brings $10 Fines for Women
Judge Boyle ordered a city raid arresting about 60 women from the red light district. The women were jailed or lined up to pay two months of fines amounting to $10 each, with receipts issued before they could leave for their homes awaiting further questioning.
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Red Light District
Mulholland
Grant
White
Kelly
Farrell
Boyle
West Broadway
Red Light
Hazel Forsythe
Lexow Committee
White Boys Implicated in Church Funds Theft
William and John White, ages 16 and 14, were arrested for stealing funds from St. Joseph's church poor box. They were released on recognizance for a Christmas charity event and face possible detainment for incorrigibility and vagrancy after their information is filed. The prosecution plans to seek reform school placement, while the witness may drop charges.
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William and
John White
St. Joseph's Church
Department NT
District Court
Associated Charities
Dan Yancey
McClernan
Reform School
Harrison Avenue
Clearing Church of Debt at St Pauls Methodist
St Pauls Methodist Church South lowers its debt after J W Kemper pays 2000 at State Savings Bank. New pastor Rev J W Burgen draws praise as congregation hopes to dedicate the church at the upcoming annual conference in August with Bishop Morrison possibly officiating. Debt expected to be cleared in two to three months.
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St. Paul's Methodist Church South
J. W. Kemper
State Savings Bank
St. Paul's Methodist Church
J. W. Burgen
Mission Board Reports Turbulent Year in Europe Turkey
The 93rd annual report of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions details European Turkey work where missionaries kept neutral amid Macedonia and Bulgaria unrest. Salonica faced its hardest year yet due to widespread lawlessness hindering progress, with total board contributions at 719,152 dollars.
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Boston
Mass
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Turkey
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Pas
Salonica
American Board
Will leaves estate to found Corrington Institute and University
Peoria Ill December 80 The will of the late Washington Corrington filed for probate leaves his estate valued at about 750000 for a new educational institution to be called Corrington Institute and University Trustees will manage the property until the estate reaches 1500000 then construction starts The university is to be located on his home place just outside Peoria city limits
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Peoria
Ill
Washington Corrington
Corrington Institute and University
University
Effort to Prove Citrus Pooling Move to Washington
The attempt to prove a pooling agreement between the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads for citrus shipments eastward has shifted from U S Commissioner Gates court to Washington. DOJ counsel and Santa Fe law representatives depart for the capital this evening to pursue the matter.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
California
Court of United States
Gates
Washington
Department of Justice
Secretary Hay Improves After Illness in Washington
Secretary Hay's condition is reported better than at any time since his three weeks of illness, with news arriving from Washington on December 30.
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Washington
Hay
Speeding Train Accident Kills Geary, Wounds Dillon
V. V. Geary assistant roadmaster for the Kalispell division was killed instantly and John Dillon section foreman severely injured when a westbound passenger train derailed their speeder on a foggy curve near Paolo. Coroner to investigate. Geary leaves a Montreal sister and a Vermont-based mother. Dillon hospital bound in serious condition. A second item reports Dr. McLennan treating John Carlson after a hayload wind accident with Carlson’s leg broken above the ankle.
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Geary
Dillon
Jakspell
Standard
Cascade
McLennan
Reed & Burmeister Ranch
John Carlson
Carlson
Great Falls
Death notice of Julius C Hodgens in Brattleboro
Miles City December 30. Mrs C B Towers and Mrs H B Wiley sisters have received word of their father Julius C Hodgens death in Brattleboro. The notice provides the basic familial connection and location of the obituary.
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The
Standard
Miles City
C. B. Towers
H. B. Wiley
Julius C. Hodgens
Brattleboro
Opera House Fire In Miles City
A small blaze broke out at the old opera house in Miles City when mechanics on the roof upset a tar pot. The fire department responded quickly and saved the building.
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Opera
Standard
Miles City
Murder of Aged Sheepherder Alarms Flathead Reservation
Kalispell reports a murdered sheepherder at a reservation lodge. The victim, an elder employed by Angus McDonald and Guy Fruit to guard their flock, was found with a cocked revolver beside him. A large sheep herd sprawled across the reservation and no name was learned. More trouble is feared.
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The
Standard
Kalispell
Flathead Indian Reservation
Angus McDonald
Guy Fruit
Fruit
McDonald
Plains
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Butte News
Judge Boyle
Fortun
Jennie Doe
Mullins
Foreign Missions Report
American Board of Commissioners
Hennessy
Wilson Bros
KAL
Ispell Division
V. V. Geary
Ant
Great Northern
Paolo
Tion
John Dillon
Richmond
Hodgens
Holiday Goods
Micholan
Aece
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Nation
Granite Street
Banister’s and Foster Co
Cordova
Ier
Flathead Reservation
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