Weeden Returns to Scene of Alleged Crime in Montana
The Plains area reports Weedon, about 40, arrested for reporting alcohol use after a fatal altercation with a stranger during a trip to Billings. Weedon says the man fired first and he acted in self defense. He plans to return to Sanders County for clearance.
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Wweay Thompson
Palle Plaine
Sandere County
Weedon
Billings
Plains
Staten Army
Philippines
Iie
Sanders County
Long
Edon
Montana boy out of HM prison a Far East release
A report from Washington dated December 31 states a net of prisoners released from prison camps in Germany was announced today by the War Department. A Big Sandy unit is said to have arrived in Scotland. Horace Shidier of Klamath Falls is reported to have arrived in France.
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Washington
Germany
Far
Big Sandy
Ith
Scotland
Horace Shidier
Klamath Falls
France
Bozeman Welcomes Wounded Hero Home
The city greets Major Shere Man returning from service abroad after wounds in World War I. A Bozeman chamber band and hundreds of locals line the North Coast train to honor the hero with the French Croix de Guerre and American service for bravery. He is ordered to report back to Fort Meade after furlough as Montana rejoices in his homecoming.
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United Sister Army
Roy
Chamber of Commerce
Boreman
Shere Man
Montana
Fort ‘Sueking
Bozeman
Air Mail Station Aims to Make Helena Center Point
Helena aims to become the central aerial mail hub with a new air plane association forming in Alenten a to secure a landing field and organize distribution. President Bell of Helena leads the effort to establish the air mail station and connect Helena to regional air routes.
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Aletena
Win
Helena
Lena
Han
Blood drives and wedding plans in Deer Lodge
In Deer Lodge on December 21, townspeople prepare Red Cross sewing sessions to make surgical dressings, hoping for a month's work. Visits include Dr. Gees and Mr. Weber. Coleman Mureau plans to resume studies at St. Hcense, while Bernice prepares for a ceremony with Rev. Atwood officiating. Elise Pauly to depart for school at St. Vincences Academy.
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Deer Lodge
Trois ‘Avon
Red Cross
Clonday
von. Weber
Gan ii
Howe Pital
Geesy
Galen
Coleman Mureau
Ippingale
Pauly
St Hcense
Secree ‘Tenge
Bernice Ther
Morrow
Beddits
Atwood
Gradyidsey
Local returnees: Greene and Forbes back from service
Lieut Merie Greene returns from Jacksonville Florida after being discharged while George Forbes comes home from flying camps where he served as an army aviator. Forbes Farm Hotel company vice president resumes duties in Fergus County.
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Lewistown
Merie ¢. Greene
Lions
Jacksonville
Pla
George Forbes
Hels
Forbes Hotel Company
Fergus Peas i
Helena Obituary Notices and Local Family News
In Helena on December 31 Catherine McRae, aged about 30, daughter of Finlay McRae, former clerk of the Gistelet court, noted for service in India with the Highlanders. Also referenced is And Steele, once a estate man, and Mrs Mewart widow of a local man recovering from a cold and soon to visit the capitol.
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Herena
Helena
Fea
Catherine McRae
Ninth Avenue
Finlay McRae
Gistelet Court
India
And
Steele
Inan
Diego
Cal
Arse Mewart
Capitol
State dairy business shows fine Montana yearend
Helena December 31 W J Fluhr state dairy commissioner says in his annual report the aggregate business of Montana dairymen was 3 500 000. Herds have improved and output of dairy products has been encouraging.
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Helena
W. J. Fluhr
Montana
Missoula Boy Arrives in Halifax from Return
Victoria December 31 reports a Missoula, Montana youth among soldiers who reached Halifax on December 30. The brief note confirms the arrival of the unnamed Misoula boy returning from service and lists Missoula as his home.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Halifax
Este
Missoula
Influenza Situation Improves Across State
Helena reports the influenza situation has improved with fewer fever cases and subsiding pandemonium across Montana. In Miles City temperatures fell below zero with 16 below and the coldest cities listing again.
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Helena
Miles City
Jaro
Club president announces Dec. entry with Gleason appointment
President Charlee A. Comiskey announced in Scranton that Gleason would succeed Clarence Towlin as a veteran of the diamond. Gleason began his career in 1887 in Scranton and has since held various league roles.
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Cuteago
Charlee A. Comiskey
Gleason
Clarence Towlin
Thes Manae Keriaferth
Scranton
Assi Rot
Weather and sports disarray amid scattered reports
Fragmentary text reports ideal gridiron conditions for a championship meeting and notes a boxing match, a fatal injury, and a court sentence. It mentions a Great Lakes team, Pacific coast service teams, and a death from a head hemorrhage after a round, with Frank Di Leo and Jim Leary cited.
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Itate Fords
Masonal Service
Great Lakes
FLERE
Rvice
Pacific Coast
Rumors of Cabinet Crisis Sweep Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires reports renewed talk of a pending cabinet crisis. La Razon says Foreign Minister Honorio Pueyrredon asked to retire due to ill health, but President Irigoyen urged rest to permit continued service. Pueyrredon’s stance remains unclear as he plans to take the rest.
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Buenos Aires
la Razon
Honorio Pueyrredon
Irigoyen
Greater Demand Than Ever for Pork in Europe
A cablegram to the U S Food Administration from Herbert Hoover in Paris says Europe will pay top prices for pork shipped from the United States before July. Hoover notes a rapid shift from war to armistice will soon ease chaos and trigger high demand for U S pork.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Herbert C. Hoover
Pacis
Mc Hoover
Letter from Captain Kelly's son recalls Arctic voyage and Russia sights
Joseph A. Kelly writes from Genoa and distant ports about ocean travel and impressions of Archangel and Murman churches. He notes timber riches, potential lumber trade, and Russian faith, while hinting at the costs of war and a forthcoming fireside tale for his wife and children.
Island People and Submarine Silence Across the Cold Waters
A disjointed reminiscence describes bleak islands and old roads, calling out island residents who may abandon their home and migrate to a promised land. It notes the absence of submarines as evidence that destroyers clear danger, while a letter to a father promises the writer is well and continues work as an electrician in charge and hopes for a furlough home soon.
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Mohammed
Murman
Terefore
Father Wil
Nea
Dad
Jake
Jean
Beating and Robbery by Gang in East End
John Anderson and Olaf Swanson were beaten and robbed by a gang near Fifth Street between Titch and Alder in the east end early yesterday morning. The men lost 75 and a bank book from Anderson and 85 from Swanson. investigators noted blood stains and possible later tampering with the scene.
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East End
John Anderson
Olaf Swanson
Fifth Street
Titch
Alder Streets
Mr. Anderson
Anderson
Swanson
Jost
Anaconda meeting notes set for 8 20 o clock
Fragmentary court style memo records a grant of a divorce and a meeting at Anaconda lodge. It mentions a 4 Ike fault and Attenti Johnson El Tt, with a time marker 8:20. Further readable elements are unclear.
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Ike
Attenti
Anaconda Todge
Johnson
Local Sociality Notes From Montana and Duluth Circles
Fragmentary society gossipy lines list names and places including Mrs LD Penrose of Butte and D W Montgomery of Great Falls with mentions of Hamilton Stark and Mrs RB Johnson in Duluth. Missing dates and events leave a vague social register snapshot.
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Montana
LD. Penrose
Butte
D. W. Montgomery
Monty
Hamilton
Stark
Irene Johnson
Ickney
Duluth
New Year Festivities Prompt Quiet Celebrations Across Town
Citizens marked the arrival of the new year with varied events. The Ana Hotel Cafe offered a New Year’s dinner from six to eight with Shestra’s music while health rules kept public dances small. Some groups gathered in Ke gson Springs for dancing and socializing despite crowding. Churches held watch night services to bid farewell and welcome the coming year.
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Miss Pousse Cafe
Goldie and
Siiviere
Colonel Bourbon
Ana
Stewart
Time Will Not Change In The Smelter City
Anaconda remains on Mountain time while Butte and connections keep Pacific schedules. Officials argued proceedures to avoid confusion with rail connections and eastbound trains. Florida becomes dry as new liquor law takes effect at midnight.
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Anaconda
Tutte
Butte, & Pacific Railway
Pacific Time
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Deer Lodge
Butte
Putte
Gallwey
Interstate Commerce Authorities
Washington, D. C
Butte, Anaconda & Pascific
Tme
Northern Pacific Way
Durant
Florida
Tampa
Abandoned schooner Jake Cox reported at sea
At Halifax a cablegram announced the abandonment at sea of the Nova Scotia schooner Jake Cox. The crew were rescued by a steamer and landed at Queenstown. The schooner, owned by George Cox of Shelburne, was bound from the West Indies to Nova Scotia.
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Abandoany
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Jake Cox
Queenstown
George Cox
Shelburne
West Indies
Knights of the Broom and Stane Meet Today
Curling bonspiel between Anaconda and Butte teams delayed by slick ice. Butte and Anaconda rink lineups head to Intercity Cup match today. Local knights of the broom expect a tight contest as two games from last night set the stage.
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Anaconda
Butte
Sol
Sollis
Hickory Street
Buttestone
Knights of the Broom
Alexander Alexander McPherson McKay
A. Kind Mye Morrow
D. Kina Jette
McCaskill
Fraser McDonald
Corcoran
Maddick Stevens Morden
Henary
Pioneer Resident Receives Summons for Funeral Mass
John O Connell a longtime Western Montana resident died at St Ann s hospital after a brief illness. He arrived in Anaconda from Divide a week earlier for a visit and fell ill. He was 54 and a native of County Kerry Ireland. He leaves a mother sister and four other siblings in Ireland and the United States. The body is with his sister Mrs P J McCarthy at 312 West Sixth Street and the funeral will be at 830 am Thursday from St Paul s church with a requiem high mass.
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John O'Connell
Montana
St. Ann's Hospital
Anaconda
Divide
O'Connell
County Terry
Ireland
P. O'Connell
James Donohue
P. J. Hannigan
P. J. McCarthy
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Philadelphia
Frank di Leo
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General Transfer
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