Typical Butte Welcome For New Year Amid Cold Weather
Butte residents braved 15 below zero for a hearty New Year observance last night and this morning. The Harrison theater hosted packed midnight shows with vaudeville and movies. The American theater screened Flaming Youth as the crowd enjoyed music and novelty from the audience. The Broadway theater offered a full midnight program and Silver Bow Club drew about 500 revelers through the night.
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Butte
North Star
Rialto
Gertrude Atherton
Mterall Reg
Merle Davis
Silver Bow Club
Flirting preacher vanishes as police miss bench warrant
Los Angeles December 31 police report no trace of Rev J C Ferrier who fled the city after bail was forfeited on a charge of disturbing the peace by flirting with shop girls. Officials said he may have left for Arapahoe Nebraska after declaring he would abandon his church.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
J. C. Ferrier
Arapahoe
Neb
Ferrier
Hugh Crawford
Heaton to Face Heresy Trial in Fort Worth Case
The Rev. Lee W. Heaton of Fort Worth faces a potential heresy trial after Bishop Moore of Dallas reportedly rejected advice from Bishop Manning of New York and insisted on pursuing charges. Heaton advised friends that the standing committee had prepared a citation, though not yet received, and that the bishops' positions remain unchanged.
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Lee W. Heaton
Associated Press
New York
Fort Worth
Episcopal Church
Bishop Moore
Dallas
Manning
Stuart L. Tyson
Modern
Churchmen’s Union
Heaton
Texan
Moore
St James Welcomes Dusky Baby as Winds Chill Town
A late winter cold night brings a newborn colored girl to St James Hospital. The mother, about 18, holds the infant with the father nearby, as hospital staff note the baby’s arrival on a night described as the coldest of the season to date. The item notes continuation on the next page.
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St. James’ Hospital
Pickanniny
Former diplomat and wife killed in train crash near Santa Barbara
Maj. W. Wishback, formerly in the U S diplomatic service in South America, and his wife died when their car was struck by a Southern Pacific train near Santa Barbara California. They were driving from their suburban home. Mrs Vishback was driving.
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Associated Press
Santa Barbara
Cal
Maj. W. Wishback
United States
South America
Southern Pacific
Mellon foresees prosperous 1924 with tax policy solid
Secretary Mellon expresses confidence that 1924 will bring steady improvement and prosperity if tax reductions pass and expenditures are retrenched. He notes successful treasury actions including refunding seven and a half billion in short dated debt, funding war debts, and retiring war savings certificates.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mellon
Congress
Treasury
Jyster
Great Ariel
Butte Reports 20 Below In Helena Cold Wave
Helena logged 30 degrees below zero at 5 am marking a new depth in the ongoing cold wave that began Friday. The day’s extreme lows included Billings at 38 below and Miles City at 24 below, with trains delayed and plumbing frozen across several public schools.
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Helena
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Weather Bureau
Helena Weather Bureau
Billings
North America
Daily Weather Bureau
Mawre
Miles City
Missouri
Butte
Park
Main Streets
Metals Bank
North Coast Limited
Missoula
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Union Pacific
Salt Lake City
Dillon
Northern Pacific
Buttle
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Church desecrator burned alive by angry crowd
In Avezzano Italy Francesco Tomei was burned alive by locals after stealing relics from a church and damaging lights. He was beaten trampled and doused with gasoline before ignition as witnesses saw him carry an urn with saint ashes through the streets.
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Associated Press
Avezzano
Italy
Francesco Tomei
Suluite
Tomei
Hoover predicts favorable odds for 1924 economy
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover presents an optimistic world economic survey. He notes full employment and strong Western Hemisphere finances, warns of German Ruhr occupation effects, and highlights gradual recovery in most regions while Germany and allied areas face debt and inflation challenges.
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United States
Stanley E Felt Bench Candidate Visits Coolidge
President Coolidge met with Attorney General Daugherty and Montana Republican Rep Leavitt before announcing new federal judges. Stanley F Felt, a state district judge, was present and urged for an additional vacancy in Montana.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Daugherty
Representative Leavitt
Montana
Stanley F. Felt
Leavitt
Butte Heiress Estate Funds Rediscovered by Local Clerk
Miss Aileen McCarthy deputy clerk uncovers a Massachusetts estate that bequeaths 1400 to Annie Taylor’s heirs in Butte. Catherine Baldwin of North Grafton had promised a bequest to her niece Annie Taylor, who married Hamilton Taylor in Meadville. The bank deposit, ordered by court since 1913, is now due to the heirs.
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Aileen McCarthy
Massachusetts
Butte
Mamie Taylor
Miss McCarthy
Catherine T. Baldwin
North Grafton
Mass
Annie Taylor
Judge Carroll
Annie
Meedeville
Hamilton Taylor
Woman's letter aids police in tracing Montez
Police follow trail to Antone Montez after a letter from a Wheatland resident points to Harlo wton Butte police report. The author, a woman whose name is withheld, claims new information about the slaying of Mrs Demecia Martinez last Wednesday night. The note was received by Chief Jere Murphy.
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Antone Montez
Demecia Martinez
Harlowton
Butte
Wheatland
Jere Murphy
Coolidge Extends New Year Greetings to Nation
President Coolidge offers New Year wishes and reflects on the nation’s gratifying record. He urges appraisal of spiritual moral and material resources and progress in the past year and optimism for continued advancement in 1924.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
New Year Promises From White House and Cabinet
The government and capital celebrate the new year with words of promise. President Coolidge and most of his cabinet stay home while others toast in cafes and bathhouses. Mellon Hoover and Work issue upbeat 1924 business outlooks. Hughes sees friendly foreign relations as the year opens. Congress plans to resume work next Thursday amid policy challenges as 1924 looms as a campaign year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Mellon
Hoover
Work
Hughes
Congress
Senate
House
Gm Mra. Coope
Morrow
Assessors Called to Meet on Jan. 15 in Helena
Helena Montana December 81. The state board of equalization issued a call under 1923 session laws for county assessors to meet with the state board in Helena at 2 o clock January 15. The discussion will cover equalization of assessments and valuation of stock for taxation.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
State Board of Equallign
Woman Scalded by Machine at Glove Factory
At Effingham Illinois Dee 31 Meeker 138 an employee was pulled into a belt shaft at a glove factory. Her hair caught in the machine tearing scalp from head to neck. She was removed to a nearby gongdle where the scalp was replaced. Medical hopes say she will recover.
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Effingham
Dee
Ting Meeker
Protest Over U S Sale of War Materials to Huerta Regime
Washington reports a formal protest by De la Huerta loyalists against U S plans to sell war materials to Obregon’s Mexican government. Lawmakers discuss blocking the sale amid recess, with Rep Parneild promising a resolution to bar foreign weapon sales.
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Washington
United States
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State Department
de la Huerta Regonary
Obregon
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