Tracy vs O Rourke case to be heard by supreme court
Helena Jan 4 The Silver Bow county elect ion case over Sheriff John K O Rourke moves to the supreme court where petitioners Tracy and Fenner seek quo warranto proceedings alleging no ballots in 29 Silver Bow precincts and possible machine use contravening the constitution Court may hear the case by jury and may remove O Rourke and Keating from office if precincts are thrown out with machine votes Dentons Maury Wheeler Horsky appear for petitioners
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Helena
Silver Bow
John K. O'Rourke
Supreme Court
William D. Tracy
Brantly
O'Rourke
W. D. Fenner
Butte
William Keating
Keating
Graig
J.T. Carroll
Sipreme
Undertaker to Leadville Interment Notice
The sister Stra and J P Curran of 23 North Main Street are sent to Leadville Colorado where interment will take place. Riley the remains of the late T H Riley are at the undertaking department for interment.
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Stra
J.P Curran
Main ‘Street
Leadville
Col
Riley
Inter
T. H Riley
Funeral notices for Lawrence Duggan and Marvin Mustard
Funeral announcements list Larry Duggan and Marvin Mustard with addresses at 822 North Main Street and 1188 Feardence. Bodies removed to Richards and Parlors. time and place of funeral to appear in later papers.
Funeral notices from Butte columns list several arrangements
The passage reports funeral notices for Louis Pene with service at a residence and interment at Moint Moriah, Robert Mahon whose funeral arrangements are incomplete, and Owen McDonald whose body rests at Daniels Bil Undertaking parlors with later announcements expected.
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Daniels @ Bil
Pars
Gallatin Farmers Enjoy All City Conveniences
Boreman Jan 4. Gallatin county farmers are adding town like comforts as five ranch houses in December installed electric lighting systems extending to barns and outbuildings. Electricity comes from gasoline engines. Farmers J E Moore Fd Blackwood George W Spring and Joe Gowin electrified this month. Will Huffine is building a ranch home with electric light. Spring of Belgrade operates 60 lights with his plant.
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Boreman
Gallatin County
George W. Spring
Joe Gowin
Belgrade
J. E. Moore
Fd Blackwood
Bozeman
Will Huffine
Foster Creek
Belairkewine
Jskk SM Spring
Helerade
Forgery case opens in Dillon court with new county attorney
W G Gilbert’s first district court action as Dillon county attorney occurred with P R Smith arraigned before Judge Joseph C Smith on forgery charges. Bondsman appointed, hearing set for tomorrow at 10. The accused allegedly forged Mr GW Hobe ngon’s name on a $60 check at his lodging house. Coyote and wolf hides flood sheriff bounty in first week under new regime. New clerk Fred Rife issued New Year’s licenses for Cleveland A. Ellee and Carrie J. Hansen. they wed Rev H G Humphrey at the Methodist church.
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Toa
Ditton
Fred Rife
Cleavland A. Ellee
Rochester
Mont
Carrie J. Hansen
Twin Bridges
H. G. Humphrey
Methodist Church
Hamilton News: Local dissolves firm and visits noted
Hamilton Montana January 4 reports attorney L C Johnson and E M Tucker dissolving Johnson and Tucker with separate future offices. Visitors from Darby Missoula and Helena noted along with installations, returns from holidays, and court term opening with criminal calendar to run about a month.
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Hamilton
L. C. Johnson
E. M. Tucker
Johnson & Tucker
Henry Mattisons
Darby
Ed B. Owens
Earl Prentiss
Bozeman
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Annabelle Robertson
Missoula
Alexander Robertson
Misa Alice Lindsay
M.R. Kyle
Charlot
L. H. Sutton
W. J. Hartwig
Helena
James Hardie
Omaha
C. F. Pride
H. E. Craddock
Salt Lake City
Logan News Item Briefs Highlight Local Travels and Work
Engineer Pete Ross returned home to resume the Logan to Butte freight run after transporting Charles Seth's remains to Clarence New York and a short visit to Canada. Other items note Mrs. Charlie Young visiting Whitehall, Lloyd Carleton returning to Billings to finish high school, Mrs. W. H. Langley visiting Bozeman, wire troubles with J A Jackson and Charlie Hil, Tim Driscoll sidelined by an ulcerated jaw, Jess Parish in Livingston for New Year, and Supervisor William B. Bradford inspecting the Logan coal dock with E. S. Abbott and crew from Townsend for emergency repairs. Traveling Engineer B. B. Le Van is also mentioned.
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Logan
Pete Ross
Charles Seth
Clarence
N. Y
Canada
Ottawa
Butte
Charlie Young
Whitehall
Lloyd Carleton
Billings
W. Hi. Langley
Bozeman
Henry Burrell
J. A. Jackson
Linman
Charlie Hil
Helena
Frank O. Johnson
Bid Ellison
Telativ
Driscoll
Jess Parish
Livingston
William B. Bradford
Central Astrict
E. 8. Abbott
Townsend
B. B. le van
Logan Delivers Update on Departmental Matters
A brief note indicates Logan was present on Tuesday to handle affairs connected with his department, signaling ongoing administrative actions and oversight.
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Logan
Lewistown News highlights and legal notices
Lewistown reports Chancellor Elliott visit with speeches at the chamber and the farmers course. Martha Seiffert dies. Augusta Seiffert and Herman Seiffer attend services in Los Angeles trip planned. Joan Ray sues Charles Ray for divorce. L H Britten seeks divorce from Florence Britten. Farmers course attendance reaches 200. high school banquet serves 360. Mrs Teubell Kirkland Pratt dies at 56 from injuries.
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Lewistown
Baward C. Elliott
HA Davee
Ighere
Asociates
Martha Seiffert
Creal Chapel
W.A. Stevenson
Presbyterian’ Church
Augusta Seiffert
Herman Seigere
Los Angeles
Joan Ray
Charles C.’ Ray
Hobson
Helena
L. H. Britten
Florence Britten
Billings
Teubell Kirkland Pratt
W. A. Pratt
Attorney General Ford to Rally Counties on Law Enforcement
Helena January 4 Attorney General C Ford announced letters to all Montana county attorneys urging strict enforcement of laws and closure of illegal districts in line with his December pledge to end red light areas.
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Helena
C. Ford
Montana
Ford
Helena mass meeting discusses cost of living topic
A Helena gathering with the Trades and Labor assembly the Helena Commercial club and Merchants' association discussed the high cost of living. A committee was appointed to collect data and report in a week, while local merchants argued prices in Helena were not abnormal.
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Helena
Trades and Labor Assembly
Helena Commercial Club
Iveral Merchants’ Association
Mrs Caroline Ward Dies in Deer Lodge Home
Mrs Caroline A Ward died at her Deer Lodge home this afternoon born in Baltimore Ohio in 1841 she came to Montana in 1878 two children survive Edward Ward and Mrs TL A MacPherson both residents of Deer Lodge funeral set for Sunday afternoon at the home Ward lived in Deer Lodge since arriving there described as a splendid type of womanhood The case reopens demurrage hearings before the state railroad commission hearing set for Jan 16 following a petition by Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad company chairman Hall dissented from the majority
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Caroline A. Ward
Baltimore
Ohio
Montana
Helena
State Railroad Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
Chatrman Hall
Pioneer Woman Dead in Bozeman at 68
Mrs. Jami Ponstord widow of prominent Bozeman businessman and Fort Ellis era veteran died Wednesday morning after years of illness at age 68. She was formerly Miss Anna Lundwall and survived by eight children: Fred and Will in Bozeman, Harry in Washington, Mrs. John Walker in Billings, Mrs. Walter Larssen in Helena, Mrs. J H Monahan in Anaconda, Mrs. Louie Critzer in Spokane, and Mrs. Clyde Btech in Helena.
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Bozeman
Jan
Jami Ponstord
Fort Ellis
Montana
Fred
Will Ponsford
Harry Ponsford
Washington
John ‘Walker
Billings
Walter Larssen
Helena
J. H. Monahan
Anaconda
Louie Critzer
Spokane
Clyde Btech
Nelson Story Jr Buys Prime Bozeman Main Street Site
Bozeman on January 4 reports Nelson Story Jr has purchased a highly sought Main street lot between the Golden Rule and Story blocks. He plans a major auto salesroom and office building, a standout project for the state. The site has stood vacant, a wooden shack and billboard in the central business district.
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Bozeman
Nelson Story Jr
Main Street
Golden Rule
Story
W. A. Clark
Virginia City
Hitchcock Resolve Fails to Get a Vote in Senate
Washington Jan 4 The Hitchcock resolution to support President Wilsons action in sending a note to belligerents failed to win a vote after two hours of debate. Senator Works held the floor for four hours defending the administration as Senators Lewis Lodge and Brandegee spoke on foreign policy and unity.
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Washington
Senate
Hitchcock
Wilson
Brandegee
Works
Senator Works
Stone
Foreign Relations 'Committee
Gallinger
Allten
Lewis
Exdge
Congress
Massachusetts
Lodge
United States
Senat Works
Supreme Court
Germany
Orman
Bethlehem
President Wilson's Peace Message Inspires War Time Hope
From distant travelers to the easing of European violence, the text asserts a new peace light shining from President Wilson. It contends Germany seeks safety, not conquest, and rejects aggressions and alliances that threaten global peace.
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Europe
Wilson
Germany
Frogant
British Agent Accusation Tainted Von Koolbergen Trial
San Francisco date line reports J H Van Koolbergen among seven men charged in a alleged conspiracy to destroy entente munitions shipments. He is described as a secret agent of the British consulate while posing as a friend of German officers. The trial against Franz Bopp continues with Lieut Brincken named as chief engineer in a plot to expose the consulate.
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San Francisco
J. H. van Koolbergen
United States
G. W. von Brincken
von Brincken
Hhe
Mystery murder shocks city as sister seeks help
The brutal killing of Maizie Colbert is reported after her sister failed to reach her by phone. Police and public faced a grisly scene in the apartment where a murdered girl lay in violet silk pajamas, a botched suicide attempt noted by a discarded hose and unused gas jet.
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Maizie Colbert
Death at Sea Villa: Lewis Shot by Self in Atlantic City
Atlantic City New Jersey January 4 Detectives Farley and Totten raided States Avenue to locate Lewis a Philadelphia hotel guest. They found him dead in his room on the third floor of the Sea Villa with a rifle shot to the temple. He had arrived Wednesday night, appeared morose and offered no note or message.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Itu
Hernard Westley Lewis
Pitburg
Mate Deese
Philadelphia
Jnst
Beth Foon
Bedesoss
Aveshue
Farley
Totten
States Avenue
Lewis
Tang
New York
Pittsburg Man Wenman Lewis Brother of Bernard Lewis Dies
Wenman A. Lewis, wealthy retiree coal operator and father of Bernard W. Lewis, who faced a Philadelphia murder link in Maizie Colbert case, died by his own hand in Atlantic City after press dispatches reported his death. Bernard W. Lewis, known locally, had worked with his father in the coal business and later became a member of a large stock brokerage.
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Pittsburg
Wenman A. Lewis
Bernard W. Lewis
Maizie Colbert
Phildelphia
Ias
Atlantic City
City Man Ends Business Ties After Turbulent Years
The article describes a local businessman who, after years of work and frequent travel to New York, drew into the city's nightlife. Domestic troubles followed, leading to the closure of his residence and Mrs. Lewis with their young daughter moving to live with his parents in a fashionable city district.
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New York
Lewis
Yale Man In 1901 Class Took His Life At Atlantic City
Bernard W. Lewis, a Yale class of 1901 member who did not graduate, killed himself in Atlantic City tonight. The university catalogue shows he attended from 1897 to 189? in New Haven, Conn.
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YALE
New Haven
Conn
Bernard W. Lewis
Atlantic City Tonight
Heroes rescue entombed miners in drift cave in dramatic effort
Rescue teams struggled through night smoke to reach 17 trapped miners in Pittsburg Idaho drift. One rescuer Tom Thomas died suffocated after believing he was abandoned. The group saved remaining men, listing names of those in Pittsburg Idaho and Allie drift including Ted Grimes Sam Bartlett Robert Roberts Alexander Fisher Parley Arnold George William.
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Thomas
Pittsburg-Idaho
Tom ‘Thomas
Tom Anderson
P. Jewlett
Arley Johnson
Ted Grimes
Sam Bartlett
Robert Roberts
Alexander Fisher
Parley Arnold
George, Williama
Hurley Resigns as Head of Federal Trade Commission
Ronald N Hurley chairman of the federal trade commission resigned to return to his Chicago business. The resignation takes effect February 1 with Vice Chairman Harris succeeding him. Hurley denied leaving over policy disputes or investigations into newsprint paper.
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Hurley
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Ronard_N. Hurley
Chicago
Wilson
Commission
Harris
Likely House Committee Chairs Announced in State Journal
Helena January 4 Mason is seen as chairman of the Judiciary committee and Seamen as chairman of the fish and game committee. A fierce contest is noted for the chairmanships of ways and means and appropriation. Speaker O'Connor is said to be considering final arrangements, with a list expected in the morning.
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Standard
Helena
Mason
Judiciary
House
Fish and Game
Ways and Means
O'Connor
Loaded revolvers cause injuries in South Dakota week
Aberdeen South Dakota Jan 4 two accidents due to unloaded revolvers nearly claimed lives. Mrs James De Camp of Yankton showed a .22 revolver to her father. bullet hit her year old son shoulder and he will recover. Peter Kruse near White Rock pointed unloaded gun at Allison. bullet hit Allison foot and thigh. he is in hospital at Wheaton Minnesota. Also midseason sale of high grade suits and overcoats begins tomorrow at Hennessy's store with three prices on all stock.
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Aberdeen
8. D
South Dakota
James de Camp
Yankton
Peter Kruse
White Rock
Allison
Wheaton
Minn
Hennessy’s
National debts of warring nations climb to vast sums
The Federal Reserve board estimates increases in the national debts of Great Britain France Russia Germany and Austria Hungary from the start of the war to late 1916 totaling about 49 billion. Entente nations account for roughly 29 billion of this, central powers about 20 billion, with detailed figures for each country and notes on wartime revenues and lending.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Federal Reserve Board
Trim
Hane Kary
Germanie Nnions
Reichsbank
Romania
Reichstag
James Murphy of Butte killed at Chippewa Falls
Special Dispatch reports from Chippewa Falls Wisconsin that morning when a 225 foot trestle at Guthries Wisota dam gave way. An engine and nine loaded cars plunged into the river trapping several men under sand and gravel. One workman died instantly and two others fatally injured. The dead were G H HONESCH of St Paul and Jim Murphy. Charles Smaller of St Paul and the engineer escaped with minor injuries.
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Standard
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Guthries ‘Wisota Dam
Chippewa River
G. H. Honesch
St. Paul
Ably Fataily
Jim Murphy
B. Charles Smaller
St. By
Hotel Arrivals List Spans Many Cities for Event
A long hotel arrivals column lists guests and origins including Detroit Warren Spokane Gar net Charles M. Silverman Portland John B Taylor Butte Helena Mrs A Ellis Helena Mrs T Hayes Kellogg Idaho etc. A St Louis man has invented a hat mounted program to fasten as an eyeshade for outdoor sports.
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Leggat
I. B. Moers
Detroit
Warren
Spokane
G.T. . Gregson
Ludwig Mussigbrod
Garnet
Charles M. Silverman
Portland
John B. Taylor
Butte
J. Shaley
Helena
A. Ellis
Helen
T. Hayes
Sain
Kellogg
Idaho
Tt. Daxon
Valence
Theodore
F. Eberle
Butt R. Pearson
Dillon
A.B. Morrie
Bute
St. Louis Mai
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