Double murder mystery lingers in Deer Lodge county
A coroner's inquest probes the deaths of Knopf and Cook amid confessions and conflicting testimony. Witnesses describe alcohol fueled tensions, knives and a hatchet, and a suspected frame up while county officials seek motive and perpetrators. Bond and Briggeman emerge as central figures in the escalating case. Brisk investigations and multiple inquest days are planned as officials weigh murder versus self inflicted death theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Knopf
Deer Lode
Cook
Hille
Gold Creek
Neville
Joseph Brigeeman
Bo Bond
Briggeman
Fond
BR. W. Ross
Joseph Briggeman
Ed Bond
Edwin Cummins
Knopt
Art Thompson
Deer Lodge
Joe
Frank Robida
Thompson
Rank Gough
Rofda
Tors
Albert Moo
A. D. Smith
George Kaish
Wife Starves Husband Follows Church Demand in Danville
In Danville on January 4 Ernest Harrington reports his wife has fasted 37 days to force him to join the Church of God. He refuses to convert, saying he is not ready. a visiting doctor warned she is rapidly starving. The city also reports many actors and actresses stranded due to rail woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ernest R. Harrington
Church of God
Crees and Actors and Actresses Are Unem
Disputed Accounts in Mueller Estate Bring Rejections
The court referee recommends disallowing 2500 to J C Sullivan for legal services and other estate charges. He cites misused funds and asserts the executor cannot disburse estate assets as a personal bequest. Recommendations include denying advances for family travel, appraiser fees, and bond premiums, plus accounting for stock losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Higgins
Arthur Ti. Mueller Jr
Charles Goodman Mueller
Shirley Herzig
James 8. Higgins
California
Margaret M. Sullivan
H. McIntyre
Ephim
Mueller
Royal Indemnity Company
Margaret Sullivan
P.M. Sulelivan
Butte & Superior
Kathryn Mueller
Hellbronner Company
Arthur Mueller
F. O'Flynn
Higgins
Referee recommends disallowances in estate accounts
The referee advises disallowing gifts to J S Robinson and J B Robinson totaling 225, charges for water bills and groceries charged to the Sullivan estate, payments for gasoline and small accounts, a 149 carpenter bill, and a 1100 rent charge for Mueller apartments. Insurance paid the damage, but the estate was not credited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Robinson
J. 8
Charles J. Sullivan
J. P. Montoch
Higgins
Mueller Apartments
Steady rise in state management budgets reported
The article details steady increases in state government budgets from March 1920 to March 1921 and projections to 1923. It breaks down general fund expenditures and self sustaining departments, listing figures for each period and source, including totals of about 7.88 million, 12.53 million, and 11.90 million, with related annual figures.
Martial law extended to four counties and Waterford city
Dublin January 4 an official proclamation extends martial law to counties Clare Waterford Wexford and Kilkenny and to Waterford city effective today authorities announced the extension in a formal decree.
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Dublin
Clare
Waterford
Wexford
Kilkenny
New Governor's First Message Sparks Statewide Debate
Legislators spent the afternoon and evening discussing the governors sweeping program changes affecting every county. Most members avoided comment pending study of the printed message while a joint committee was set to review the printing scope and the inclusion of charts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States House
Story
Senate Starts With 98 Bills In House Proceedings
The record notes proposals on stenographic work costs by Fred M. Rose and A A Pelletier of Helena and indicates similar offers to the Senate. The item references an employment committee referral and ongoing legislative wrangling across a state government body. Nearby, stowaway cases from Newport News involve Peter J. MacSwiney and Daniel O Callaghan arriving aboard the West Cane. Reports from Madrid list 214 dead in the Santa Isabel wreck with 100 bodies washed ashore and 53 survivors saved by fishermen. A domestic quarrel scene at a wharf features a husband recalling a cable to his wife and her arrival.
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Fred M. Rose
A. A. Pelletier
Helena
House
Committee On Employment
Senate
Newport News
Peter J. MacSwiney
New York
MacSwiney
Cork
Daniel O'Callaghan
Novies
Madrid
Santa Isabel
Villa Garcia
Neon -Pipkohan
Enere Husband
Diant T
Replo claims boost for weary nerves and energy
A wartime style alert promotes Replo in 1.09 box to revive exhausted nerves and gain weight. It cites improved mood and vigor, claiming users feel like a rebuilt self and quickly regain vitality, with testimonials from clerks at City Drug Co Anaconda Paxson Rockefeller Drug Co Butte and other stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Co
Anaconda
Paxson & Rockefeller Drug Co
Butte
Reolo
Wizard Oil Promoted for Wide Range of Ailments
An advertisement extols Ham lin’s Wizard Oil as penetrating and pain relieving for backache, neck stiffness, sprains, bruises, burns, bites, and stings. It claims usefulness in first aid when a doctor is away and positions the oil as a dependable household remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin
Healers Promise Relief From Female Ills With Herbal Remedy
The article extols the Heal All of Indian tradition and praises Tada E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for more than forty years easing many female illnesses. It asserts the root and herb medicine can relieve years of suffering and urges women to try it.
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Tada E. Pinkham
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Moses
Fenopf
Tim Briggeman
Knope
Bean
Briegeman
The
Preven
Mueller Estate
Utah
Tocca
Fontening
Kathryn Miler
Heath Bed
Tahar Gulag
Faa
Trent
J. C. Sullivan
Binnard
Libby
EF. O'Flynn
Femessys
Cuticura
Theo Ison
Jackson
Ali
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