Bonds of kinship shattered in police court cases
In four unusual police court rulings, family ties were discarded as witnesses testified against relatives. Sentences included 15 days in jail for Frank Irvine and H. Osborne, 10 or 15 day terms for others, and fines for Charles Welsh and a recurring vagrancy case involving Gladys Thompson and Mrs. Florentine Bach. One bond forfeited as Tom Wilson failed to appear.
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Whitty
Rertme Irvine
Irvine
Frank ‘Irvine
H. Osborne
Charles O. Osborne
John Sliney
Bliney
Charles Welsh
Florentine Bach
Welsh
Gladys Thompson
Empress Theatre Presents Hit Vaudeville Show This Week
Songbirds and five more vaudeville acts attract attention at the Empress. The new show is among the best ever brought to the city and shines from overture to final act. The bill will entertain thousands of Butte theatergoers until Saturday night with matinees daily at 2 o clock.
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Butte
Far From the Madding Crowd at Liberty Theater
The five part Mutual masterpiece will be shown today at the Liberty theater starring Florence Turner. The feature promises broad appeal with a tale likely to entertain a wide audience. Health note mentions gout improvement after recent attack.
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Liberty Theater
Florence Turner
McCaw Estate Alleges Misuse as Administratrix Sought Removed
Patrick McCaw seeks removal of Katie McCaw as administratrix of Owen McCaw estate valued at 2000 dollars. He claims a 450 dollar funeral advance, improper sale of assets, lack of guardian for minors, and personal gain from funds. requests replacement administrator and turnover of estate. Also, San Angelo reports a defense request for another continuance in Spanell murder case to secure key Alpine witness.
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Patrick McCaw
District Court
Katie McCaw
Owen McCaw
Haing
Spanele
San Angelo
Texas
Harry J. Spanell
M. C. Butler
Alpine
James Dodi
High School Circle Plans Drama Program for PTA
An attractive program has been arranged for the regular monthly meeting of the high school circle of the Parent-Teacher Association to be held tonight in the high school auditorium. The dramatic club directed by Miss Ryan presents Cine Gers with Miss Gertrude Leste and Wesley Neal in principal roles. Miss Gia 1 will sing, the high school orchestra performs, and Professor Milliken gives an address. Parents and friends of high school pupils are invited to attend. Berlin authorities curb beer at Munich cafes by limiting daily servings to three 0.5 liter glasses with dinner. The rule aims to reduce long drinking sessions while allowing limited access across restaurants.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Berlin
London
Munich
Businessmen Seek HGH School Grads for Clerical Help
Principal Millikin reports high demand from Butte business houses for eighth grade graduates. Six help requests could not be filled this week due to clerical shortages. The high school's commercial department is praised for practical training with office visits. A conference at 4 20 p m will outline courses including printing household arts woodwork and machine work and credit toward post graduate and college prep work.
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Mifiiiins
Butte
Millikin
IL Violate Any Law Against Strikes president warns Congress
Washington January 17 President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor says he would violate any law making strikes illegal. He argues there is a deeper issue than keeping trains running and opposes the bill. Railroad Telegraphers chief Perham and Chairman Adamson defend public interest yet the eight hour law exemptions are dropped from consideration.
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Washington
Amuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
House Commerce Committee
Himf
B. Perham
The
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Adamson
Interstate Commerce ‘Commission
Tagore Departs U S After Unpleasant Tour
Sir Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel poet, sails from San Francisco to India after a U S tour he called unpleasant. He remarked America shows youthlike daring and inexperience, compares humor and dress, notes women have leisure for study and improvement, and says Japan was less laughter prone.
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San Francisco
Sir Rabindranath Tagore
India
United States
America
Japan
Ameri
Deer slaughter alarming says Hornaday in New York
Dr. William T. Hornaday warns at the New York State Forestry meeting that deer are being killed rapidly across the United States. He cites a deplorable western trend and notes 8,000 deer killed in one Colorado county in a single year, with numbers rising since 1900.
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New York
United States
William T. Aday
Zoological Park
New York State Forestry Association
Mississippi River
Colorado
Lince
Informers who reveal parolee records face penalty bill
Salem Oregon January 17 Informers who reveal past records of paroled or former convicts and cause them job loss would be punishable by law if a bill introduced into the Oregon house by Representative Frank B Lichenor Port Orford passes Lichenor said he received letters from prison workers and former convicts who reported losing employment after foremen learned of their prison careers.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon House of Representatives
Frank B. Lichenor
Port Orford
Lichenor
Turkish government repudiates statements to neutral powers
A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam reports the Turkish government has sent a note to neutral powers denying statements found in the intense reply to President Wilson.
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Turkey
London
Amsterdam
Wilson
Old Man Declared Insane. Judge Sees Delusions
In a private hearing before Judge Dwyer, Timothy Donoghue, an elderly man living with his son in Walkerville, was found insane and sent to Warm Springs asylum. Doctors Allen and Phillips noted delusions of harm from relatives of his wife and a belief he had lent his axe for wood cutting to Judge Dwyer, who laughed it off. The son, sole survivor of 11, testified as the only witness.
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Judge Dwyer
O'Rourke
Timothy Donoghue
Warm Springs
Arthur G. Allen
J. H. Phillips
Donoghue
Walkerville
Tudge Dwyer
Jackson
Evens
Prohibition Party urged to preserve independent identity
Virgil G Hinshaw of Chicago urged the national committee to reject any move toward a nationwide federation that would surrender the Prohibition Party identity. He cited a $800,000 four year outlay, including $70,000 in the presidential campaign and $28,287 for the party nominees' cross country tour, and noted safeguards with Anti-Saloon League and others. He proposed a confederation while preserving distinct identities.
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Chicago
Prohibition Party
Seanion
Virgil G. Hinshaw
United States
Aquor
Mr. Hinshaw
Anti-Saloon League
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June Elvidge
Rone
Parood
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V Pictures
Jacques
Clark
LA Moure Brothers
Insane Asylum
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