Anniversary of Great Explosion in Butte Remembrance
On the thirty-third anniversary of a deadly Butte explosion the city recalls the fire crew loss and a killer’s life sentence. Victims included Kenyon-Connell stockholder Pat Largey and several firefighters, with survivors like Joan Flannery and Dave Magoo among the narrowly spared. The blast, felt miles away, left a crippled widow and shattered families as the community marks the catastrophe.
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Butte
Bull
Joan Flannery
Biteman
Dave
Magoo
Quarte Street
City Hall
Montana
Front Streets
Kenyon-Connell
William Orr
Olunteer
George Lapp
B.C. Dugan
Angus D. Cameron
Chick Lapp
A. J. Werner
John Flannery
Great Falls
John ¥. Sloan
Edward Sloan
Sloan
Ms. Sloan
Relatives Worry Over Disappearance of Alfred Sta Buiteminer
Police joined a 25 year search for Alfred Sta Buiteminer missing since last fall. The Sweden native, from Emmet Idaho, about 5 feet 7 inches tall with brown hair and blue eyes, wrote to relatives regularly and once lived at the Cobban hotel.
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Alfred Sta. Buiteminer
Reas
Staff
Emmet
Idaho
Stott
Cobban Hotel
Denny Ave
Sweden
Police arrest man over distillery operation after raid
In the 1400 block yesterday police found a still described as a wash boiler at the home of Call. Chief Murphy Federal Officer Holter and Detective Rodda conducted the raid finding moonshine and maize. Call was charged with operating a home distillery and bond was set at an unspecified amount.
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Murphy
Holter
Rodda
Call
Martin Hutchens Recovers From Nervous Breakdown
Word from Butte states Martin J. Hutchens editor of the Missoula Missoulian suffered a nervous breakdown in the East and is receiving treatment at Clifton Springs Sanitarium New York. The illness followed influenza contracted while visiting his mother for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Hutchens has accompanied him.
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Butte
Martin J. Hutchens
Missoula
The Ship Broadway Show Recalls Moonlit Garden Imagery
The Ship at the Broadway theater features LolaDet as Ola Thurlow and Janet Young as the aged lady under moonlit garden imagery. The script mixes medieval poet references with a character who claims not to read poetry, delivering a broad life lesson on youth aging and perception.
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Tomient
Youne
Ola ‘Thurlow
Janet Young
St. John
Ervine
Jack
Butte’s BG Automobile Show Dates Shift to February
The ith annual Butte automobile show will run February 4 to 9 after cars delayed in transit. BR. N. Hitch Cook, show manager, announced after a dealers meeting that postponement will let the public view a complete display of cars and latest accessories, with models similar to those in New York’s world big show.
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Butte
BR. N
Hitch
New York
Hitchcock
Benz to Speak at Exchange Club Luncheon
Frederick Benz, publicity agent for Northern Pacific, will be the chief speaker at the Exchange Club luncheon at the New Finlen Hotel today. He will discuss Montana agricultural conditions with emphasis on the potato crop. The Rev Lt Bent will install President Floyd. Associated Press report from Washington notes education for Porto Rico and British trade.
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Frederick “Benz
Northern Pacific Railway
North
Exchange
New Finlen Hotel
Montana
Bent
Floyd
Washington
Porto Rico
State College Glee Club Tour Arrangements Made
Prof Joseph Adam Montana State college head of music visited Butte to arrange a February tour for the State College Glee Club. The 28 voice chorus will perform February 24 at the high school auditorium with faculty and solo piano numbers, visiting Whitehall Butte Deer Lodge Anaconda Boulder and Helena. Adam has other works in progress including The Bitterroot for piano and a projected larger composing effort recognized by Stuenzer Trio and Bozeman publishers.
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Joseph Adam
Montana State College
Butte
State College Glee Club
Adam
Whitehall
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Boulder
Helena
Bozeman Chronicle
Montana Tate College
Stuenzer
Bozeman
Butte High School Carnival Opens Tomorrow Night
The second annual Butte high school carnival opens tomorrow night in the school gymnasium with a 1 30 program in the Med school auditorium. Four classes present 20 minute entertainments followed by intermissions and a one act comedy by the Dramatic club. The event showcases booths and performances aiming for a standing room only crowd.
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Carnival of Butte High School
Kilberer
Bat
Butte High Carnival Promises Local Entertainment
Butte high urges the public to patronize home industries and attend the carnival. The high school event aims to showcase social life, give the community a chance to meet students, and promises real entertainment for attendees.
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Butte High
Bank Robbery By Four Bandits Nets 8100, AP Says
Four unmasked bandits robbed the Continents Trust and Savings Bank of $8,100 in Town today and fled in an automobile. Police pursued but details on captures were unavailable. The heist marks a bold daytime robbery in a busy district, prompting an official investigation and calls for heightened security.
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Associated Press
Continents ‘Trust and Savings Bank
Man and Two Women Employees Robbed After Threats
A report describes a robbery where a man and two women employees were threatened and attacked. The assailant fled with money after the incident, with investigators reviewing surveillance and collecting statements from staff.
Man Arrested After Missing Railroad Check Incident
John Wilton reported a theft after a $28.10 check from Great Northern railway vanished from his trousers. Detectives Powell and White arrested Mike Bree an f on robbery charges following the complaint.
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John Wilton
Park Street
Great Northern Railway
Wilson
Mike Breean
Powell and White
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