Founder of Colony Dead in Washington
The Rev. Andrew Wormser founder of Holland colony in Gallatin valley died on Christmas Eve in Wenatchee Washington. He was found dead among strangers and penniless, identified by papers in his pocket. His wife and adopted son had died earlier, and his later years were clouded by disappointment and failure.
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Boxeman
Andrew Wormser
Gallatin Valley
Weo
Wenatchee
Wash
Bozeman
Ty Bath & Kelster
Peter Berglund
Butte
Dutch Reformed Church
West Gallatin
Henry Altenbrand
Altenbrand
Holland
Manhattan
Sweet Grass County
Judge Woody Celebrated by Fellows at Missoula Banquet
In Missoula the Fourth Judicial district marked Judge F. H. Woody’s birthday with an annual banquet at the Palace hotel. Charles H. Hall was toastmaster as judges Duncan Patterson McCulloch and Lentz spoke, joined by Theodore Brantly Sydney Lanner Bourquin and others. Officers elected included Charles H. Hall president J J Burleigh vice president W L Hyde vice president Ravalli county J D Taylor vice president Ravalli county W Jay McCormick secretary and A Besancon treasurer.
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Missoula
Fourth Judicial District
Montana
Palace Hotel
F. H. Woody
Charles “H. Hall
Duncan
Patterson
McCulloch
Lentz
Theodore Brantly
W. L. Hyde
Mineral County
J.D. Taylor
Ravailt County
W. Jay McCormick
A. Besancon
Trains Cut to Three Weekly Runs Lewistown to Grass Range
Montana state railro ad commission grants Milwaukee Road permission to operate Lewistown to Grass Range trains three times weekly rather than daily except Sundays. Other agency closures denied. In Missoula a juvenile case ages noted. a Montana state court summons outlines a divorce suit with details of abandonment and failure to support. Publication date December 24, 1914.
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Helena
State Railron Commission
Milwaukee Allroad
Tte
Lewistown
Gro Range
Garnier
Foret Grove
Heese
Piaintif
Fondant
Montana
Ansseer
Ted Tre
Sxherewith
Strana
Reile
A. D. Jaeena
Todgers
Plain
First Register of Land Office Dead in Montana
Helena news recalls B Lyman a pioneer and first land office register in Montana who died at 86. Born in New Hampshire he opened the first tract in the Territory and later practiced law. Survived by daughter Mex George Sproule and a brother with two sons on the west coast. funeral delayed per last wishes.
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Helena
Dee
B. Lyman
Montana
Frat Register
Nan
New
Alderkurch
Amone
Mia Sproule
Deer Lodge Notes Mixed Local News and Events
Deer Lodge reports a range of small community items from December 8. Local games and social events feature checker matches and vocal rehearsals, while a court case involving a county attorney and tax matters draws attention. A new baby joins area families and residents prepare for weekly duties as municipal and school activities continue.
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Deer Lodge
Louie Holden
Aessiercins
Mistuta
Sohn” Kiteeny
Tly
Tra' Murphy
Biliwaanee
Ipresa
Mneet
Checker Games
Han
Esther
Gursen
Simon Tater Lners
Humors
Seacnan
Cot Ager
Wilars
Ward
Ted
Siveasy
Shen Teft Tacs Cay
Spokane
Seton
Oslo
Sccepe
Funeral services for Mark Ayres held at home
Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the Ayres home on West Geyser Street for 16 year old Mark Fred Ayres who died after one day of illness described as croup or fever. Reverend E W Cross led the Congregational church officiation. His father runs Ayres Monumental Works.
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Jwingston
Mark Fred Ayres
Board of County Commissioners
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company
Park County Fair Grounds
Cooke City . Com
Brady
Walsh
Representa
Avestout
Mit
Parcel Post
Retail Merchants’ Association
Washington
Lewistown Lawyers Form New Partnership
Lewistown reports Judge E W Mettler and John Briscoe, former Tufts county attorney, have formed a law partnership to begin practice on January first. Jury terms set with 30 cases awaiting trial. Judith theater charity night raised nearly $300. George Myers leaves for Helena to pursue sergeant at arms candidacy.
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Lewistown
E.W. Mettler
John Briscoe
Tufts County
Tom
New Judith Theater
George Myers
Sergeant Arms
Helena
Missoula Council Seeks Wooden Yew and Second-Hand Leg
In Missoula on December 9 a humorous city council meeting featured a request to buy a Wooden Yew and a second-hand leg. Hut H W Parker offered the leg for 7, claiming it a car bargain. The piece, broken and damaged, caused injuries estimated at 25, with its value tied to the current market. the incident stemmed from glass in a drawer.
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Missoula
Hut H.W. Parker
Eto
Let the Women Register In Their Own Quiet Homes
Livingston December 90 Mia O N Brady president of the Livingston Woman's Suffrage club is securing data on a proposed bill for the next legislature to let women register at home instead of the courthouse or justice office. The effort aims to measure if a home registration would boost turnout and seeks states with similar laws.
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Livingston
O'N
Brady
Livingston Woman's Suffrage Club
Homesteader Disappears Prompting Investigation in Lewistown
In De County, the homesteader vanished after final proof and certificate at the land office on December 1. His team remains at the livery stable where he left it that day. Neighbors report no drinking, high regard, and concern over the strange disappearance amid unfinished business in town and ranch. The county attorney notes an ongoing probe into the mysterious event.
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Lewistown
Attorinves
Landoffice
Bozeman News Briefs Report Crime Tax and Local Events
Deputy Game Warden Mark Stout fined W L Thompson fifty dollars for possessing a protected pheasant. Judge I J Bigelow ordered payment or jail. Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters held a Christmas party in Odd Fellows hall with a 25 year jewels presentation to G W Henke John Robertson and W T Brandenburg. Frank Davis and Phil Dodson organized a new Odd Fellows lodge in Toston. Gallatin Valley railroad agent R Richardson at Salesville improves after recent illness. Thomas Retallack of Butte to be tried in Bozeman on grand larceny venue change. Linder and Wrassley liquor case sentence set for Jan 2. Walter Hartman to lecture Women Before the Law to Bozeman Women’s Club. Parcel post from Bozeman totals six tons. office received five tons in Christmas week. Flour prices rise 20 cents per hundred, due to wheat. Former student Jones visits with wife and child. heading to Washington as Senator James H Brady’s private secretary.
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Bozeman
Mark Stout
W. L. Thompson
I. J. Bigelowe
W. M. Bickford
Missoula
Boxeman
Usiness
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Odd Fellows” Hall
Order
G. W. Henke
John Robertson
W. T. Brandenburg
Frank &. Davis
Phil Dodson
Toston
Odd Fellows
Mr. Davie
JR. Richardson
Gallatin Vatley
Salesville
Densmore
Milwaukee
Thomas Retallack
Butte
Butte Miners’ Union
Jack Linder
Mike’ Wrassley
TO. Jones
W. Bo Reid
Gallatin Valley
Jones
Washington
James H. Brady
Hho
Lectures for Housewifery in New York January opening
National Housewives campaign opens a New York headquarters January 4 to train housewives. President Mrs Tollan Heath says programs include Monday morning classes, domestic teachers, and moving pictures showing proper and improper sanitary methods used by dealers. Lectures cover poultry fish and marketing and other household topics.
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New York
Tollan Heath
Polish Front Battles Report Turn Point in Galicia
Petrograd reports a turning point in the Polish river battles as Austrian and German forces clash across Galicia and South Poland. German assaults are repulsed by counterattacks. Russian front lines hold, with heavy losses and significant prisoner captures reported along the Vistula.
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Imany Pons
Flanders
Princess Patricia's Light Infantry
Arme
Galicia
Poland
Faura
Cure skin pimples with Cutleura Soap and Ointment
A 1914 testimonial from Charles E. McGinn describes a weeks long face eruption of pimples and blackheads improved after using Cutleura Soap and Cutleura Ointment. The ad touts Cutleura as a mother’s favorite for baby's skin and hair, offering free samples and a 32 page Skin Book by mail from Boston.
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E. N. Ave
Olney
Chas, E. McGinn
Cuttcura
Dept. T
Boston
Unknown World War Echoes From The Carpathians
In a state of panic the forces narrate a notable success south of Lisko near Gerjanko. They claim repulsed enemy counterattacks in the Carpathians at Uxsok TM pass and report a new garrison at Przemyst, highlighting ongoing military activity.
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Lisko
Gerjanko
Carpathians
Uxsok
Przemyst
Russians say Germans checked in Poland drive
Petrograd reports from London that Russian readers view recent Polish operations as checking the German advance. Germans evacuated Mistrzewice near Sochaczew as Austrian efforts faltered, while heavy artillery massing between Skierniewice and the Pilica River signals a defensive shift. In Galicia Russians seize Gornec near Tuchow as Austrians fall back. Hungarian prisoners report German plans to retake Lemberg and seize Warsaw, guiding future operations.
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Petrograd
London
Poland
Mistrzewice
Sochicxew
Raura
Ian Mountains
Carpathians
Warsaw
Skierniewice
Pillea
Gornce
Tuchow
Galicia
Moll
Sanck-Lisko
Gorlice
Carpathian
Yasi'sk
Hungary
Kiev
Lemberg
Staf
Troops Leaving Co Ano Ordered Home From Colorado Quellings
The Twelfth United States Cavalry, on patrol in Oak Creek district Routte County Colorado since last May, was ordered to return to Fort Meade SD. Preparations for the gradual withdrawal of other federal troops sent into Colorado to quell mining disorders are underway.
Hotel Arrivals Notable Guests and Locations Listed
A long hotel arrivals list records guests from New York, Chicago, Seattle, Helena, and many Western cities. Names include Thornton, Jeannette Stamm, F H Cohn, J D Irving, Earl Conway, W C Bacheller, M and R York, and W Warder Mills among others, with destinations spanning Chinook Montana to Dillon Montana and beyond. The aggregated roll features numerous individuals and couples visiting from across the United States and Canada, reflecting a busy hospitality period.
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Thornton
Jeannette Stamm
Chinook Mont
F. H. Cohn
New York
J.D. Irving
New Haven
Earl” Conway
Aberdeen
S. D
W. C. Bacheller
Muouta
Mg and
Rea
H. York
Warder Mills
Salt Lake Lake
C. B. “Roberts
Gunn
Helena
D. E. Swinchart
Mie Soult
Tom Kelly
Dad
Martha Winn
Plattsburg
E. New York
W. Corts
M. Butler
Schoene
Milwaukee
John Law Hardin
Hogan
J .Sildner
London
England
British Cabinet Weighs Possible Guarantee on Neutral Trade
A Westminster Gazette line notes Britain may grant a guarantee to ease the search for American cargoes and manage disputes with the United States at sea. Pall Mall Gazette and Evening Standard call for mutual goodwill, stressing Britain’s right to check trade to Germany and neutral inconvenience amid war. The Globe counters that Washington seeks profits and urges no concessions to allow enemy supplies.
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Westminster Gazette
Corve
London
Great Britain
Germany
Washington
Pall Mall Gazette
Frank di Mon
United States
Britain
Evening Standard
America
Wilson
Globe
Hague
Belgium
Librarians urged to push direct newspaper subscriptions
Chicago news notes Dr. Frank P. Hills urged librarians at the American Library Association convention to have patrons subscribe directly to newspapers rather than rely on library copies. About three hundred librarians attended as the meeting in Chicago concluded.
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Chicago
Frank P. Hills
Brooklyn
Themerican “Library Association
Pullumpt Ct Lose Prices in Grain Market Report
Wheat December prices at 2584 with high and low marks for May and July futures. Northern and durum values shown plus oat, rye, barley, and flax quotations. Market rundown from McCaull Dinsmore Co Helena noting daily shifts and basis figures.
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MecCaud-Dinamore Co
Northern
Montana
McCaull-Dinsmore
Helena
Early Agreement Anticipated On Note Controversy
The note’s issues include searches of neutral cargoes, ship diversions for examination, and disputes over contraband. The United States maintains that proof of hostile destination must be shown at the time of interception, distinguishing between absolute and conditional contraband, and challenges continuous voyage doctrine in wartime trade with belligerents.
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State Department
Serle
Ricain
United States
Austrian offensives fail in Galicia and Carpathians
Dispatches from Limerick London report massive Austrian losses and up to 50000 Russian prisoners captured. The fighting involved simultaneous Austrian assaults in Western Galicia and the Carpathians, described as a total failure by police sources amid reports of war booty being moved, including guns. Also mentions an injury on Front Street and a for sale notice.
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Lemperg
Wanda
London
Galcla
Carpathians
Here
Funeral for Kitty Chase to be held Thursday at Duggan's
Undertakers Clair Undertakers announce the funeral of the late Kitty Chase airing this Thursday afternoon at Duggan's undertaking parlors. Interment will be in Holy Cross cemetery.
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Clair
Kitty Chase
Will Talence
Dugan
Holy Cross’ Cemetery
Funeral Notices for Bessie Tuts and M A Townes
The funeral for Mrs Bessie Tuts will be held Thursday morning at the family residence on California avenue then proceed to St Jo Repi church for high mass at 9 30 o clock Interment will follow at Holy Cross cemetery The remains of M A Townes are expected to arrive from Ban Dew California and will be interred at Waals respectably.
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Bessie Tuts
Caliiornia Avenue
St. Jo Repi’s
Holy Cross
Lowney
M. 4
Townes
Ban ‘Dew
Cal Ray
Rene
Waals
Taylor Funeral Arrangements Pending Arrival of Son
The funeral arrangements for the late Thomas Taylor remain incomplete awaiting his son’s arrival. The remains lie at Sherman Head undertakers and will be sent East for interment at a later announcement.
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Taylor
Thomas
Sherman Head
Kent East
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George Stowe
Larson
First Register OF Land Office
Olywan Wade
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Housewiyt
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Vistula
Rolimow
Snowlods
Mungostes
Bourgade
Borjimow
Gaumine
Gomabn
Passare
Malagassez
Hokhinets
Zak
Doukla
Co! Ano
Acom
William Shearer
Miles City
J.P. Gordon
William Hagerty
Tacoma
H. Stetson
Hall
W. Divine M." Woodward
Me Jeffers
M.A. Montgomery
St. Paul
G. H. Sterling
St. Headbury
St. Pauls
EH. Craig
Jelly
M. T. Connell
Cour A
Thurg
GMC Lauseler
San Francisco
Lee Willams
W. Say
Idaho
Sunod
Sheridan
McPherson
Great
Falls
Charles Howard
I. B. Smith
Balings
L. F. Slade
Salt Lake
Rule
Billings
W. J. Ross
Atlee
W. W. Austin
Sat Lake
W. Bixby
Wallace
Toaho
EM Barnes
Omaha Neb
R. G. Costello
T. J. Cummings
Fred Stroh
Warm Springs
Frank Dunn
Portland
Ore
J.A. M. Mooney
Frank P. Skelly
Anacon
Sam Rosberg
Alder
E.phillips
Ray Webster
Dillon
Brooklynite
Jess Huddleston
P. J. Flynn
RENAP
Undertakers
Larry Duggan
North Main Street
M. J. Walsh
East Park Street
Hetm5
Sherman & Reed
Kmonumer
East Broadway, Butte
Joseph Richards
Montana Street
Butte, Mo
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