Sphinx expert priest Malloy visits Butte to speak on war and Egypt
Father John Malloy, veteran soldier and archaeologist, visits Butte guest of Father Leonard. He lectures at Immaculate Conception school hall at 8 pm under American Friends of Irish Freedom and again at Pythian hall under Benjamin Franklin council. Malloy recounts battles in France, Flanders, Egypt, and more, and describes Sphinx excavations and discoveries.
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Butte
Leonard
Immaculate Conception
West Side
la Cateau
Marne
France
Flanders
Egypt
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Dardanelles
Macedonia
Constantinople
Malloy
Napoleon
Literary Digest
Mons
Paris
Night classes to aid would be citizens at Y M C A
Night school for foreign born residents in Butte begins tomorrow at the Y M C A with free books and tuition. Classes run Monday Wednesday Friday 7 to 9 PM, supervised by Eugene Corrie with S R Parker as general secretary highlighting social hours and assistance toward citizenship exams and American history.
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Butte
S. R. Parker
Eugene Corrie
Butte Public Schools
Express Company Receives Starving Children Funds
The American Railway Express company offers its services to raise funds for starving European children. A letter from Charles Lutz urges donations, noting 3.5 million children rely on 17,000 relief facilities in Eastern and Central Europe, and asks Americans to fund meals and care.
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The
American Railway Express Company
Europe
B. A. Benton
Butte
Charles Lutz
Mr. Lutz
European Relief Council
Silver Bow County Holds Funds in Trust, Not for Warrants
Silver Bow county reports $554,943.33 in seven Butte banks, but funds are tied to school, trust, and agency accounts. County commissioners cannot redeem warrants with this money, leaving over $250,000 of warrants to accrue about $40 daily interest, roughly $15,000 yearly.
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Silver Bow County
Butte
Puckett
Silver Bow Bank
First National Bank
Clark Bank
Miners’ Bank
Metals Bank
South Side Bank
Yegen Bank
Judge rules marked cards not offense in poker case
New York January 29. Indictment of Louis Krohnberg, a waist manufacturer, for cheating with marked cards in a stud poker game was dismissed for lack of evidence. The judge said it is not an offense to play with marked cards unless done to cheat or defraud and noted no proof that Krohnberg supplied the cards.
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New York
Louis Krohnberg
McIntyre
Krohnberg
Auto License Issuance Challenge in Montana Court
Secretary of State will not issue licenses under the present law until after the legislative session, says Attorney General Wellington Rankin. A mandamus suit is planned to compel license issuance in the state supreme court Monday.
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Helena
Secretary of State
Wellington D. Rankin
Montana
State Supreme Court
Aged Westchester Woman Dies in 108th Year
Mrs Anne Eliza Philips Hastings of Westchester Pa dies at age 107 in her 108th year. She was one of six children, the others living to 70 years.
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Westchester
Anne Eliza Philips Hastings
Europe to Gain Through Fixing of Reparations
Treasury officials said the fixing of Germany's reparations should remove much uncertainty in Europe. They added that securing a certain income for the Allies would help unwind the postwar tangle with prospects of success.
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Europe
Treasury
Washington
Germany
German reparations plan sparks press fury and doubt
Berliner Tageblatt calls the reparations conference a madhouse and questions Lloyd George's leadership as France presses for higher demands. Lokal Anzeiger notes Britain may yield to French claims to serve its interests. Vossische Zeitung deems the 42 yearly installments and 226 billion gold marks unsustainable and a trap to place Germany under England’s control.
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Berlin
Germany
Berliner Tageblatt
Lloyd George
Lokal Anzeiger
Great Britain
Paris
Vossische Zeitung
M. Doumer
England
Allies Reach Reparations Agreement in Paris
The supreme council of the allies, meeting in Paris, agreed on Germany's reparations, disarmament and related terms. Germany will pay 42 annuities totaling 226 billion gold marks, with a 12 percent export duty on exports. The first payment is estimated at 3.25 billion gold marks in cash.
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Paris
Associated Press
Supreme Council of the Allies
London
Germany
Pardon for Eugene Debs 13 Under Consideration
Washington January 29 Attorney General Palmer's recommendation on a pardon for Eugene V Debs now in Atlanta prison was expected to reach President Wilson by Monday Officials said Palmer completed his study and drafted recommendations A full record of the Debs case has been prepared for the president
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Washington
Palmer
Ardon
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Ilson
Debs
Helena Federal Reserve Bank Opens Tuesday
The Helena Montana branch of the Ninth District Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis will be formally opened Tuesday. The Helena branch will discount paper for member banks in Montana, expediting this banking transaction.
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Minneapolis
Helena, Mont
Ninth District Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Helena
Montana
Railroad Leaders Consider Cuts to Save Costs
Chicago and Cleveland reports show railroad executives seeking to reduce operating expenses by 400 to 500 million dollars after a two day closed conference. Three major railroad brotherhood heads declare that workers will not quietly accept wage cuts and will resist reductions.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Silver Bow Bachelors to Fund Widows Pension Plan
The county’s bachelors may pay over $60,000 yearly into the widows pension fund if a new poll tax of six dollars on every unmarried man passes. Currently about 350 widows and children cost taxpayers $150,000 annually, with an estimated 10,000 bachelors in Butte.
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Silver Bow County
Butte
United States
Gale Sweeps Seattle Twenty One Barges From Moorings
A January gale tore 21 barges from their moorings in Elliott Bay and drove them into Puget Sound. Tug boats worked to round up the vessels as the high wind caused damage citywide including blown windows, power outages, and fires. Patrol boats aided distressed small craft amid the chaotic harbor scene.
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Elliot Bay
Puget Sound
Sound
Washington Tug and Barge Company
East Waterway
Lillico Launch and Tug Company
Wisconsin Seeks Transfer of Michigan Counties
Madison January 29 A joint resolution proposes that 13 counties in upper Michigan be asked to become 11 of Wisconsin. The plan was considered by the assembly committee on state affairs in Madison.
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Madison
Wis
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Assembly Committee On
American Woman Kidnapped and Held Three Days
An American woman Mrs. Allen J. Reidy says four armed men kidnapped her near Fermoy and held her for three days before release. She had arrived from America to claim her brother’s estate and stated threats to her life were made if she continued.
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Dublin
Allen J. Reidy
Fermoy
America
Cork Lord Mayor Ordered to Leave United States
Dona J. O Callaghan lord mayor of Cork has been ordered by Secretary Wilson of the labor department to depart the United States by February 11. He arrived as a stowaway and was classified as a seaman to stay until he could reship. A departure certificate detailing the circumstances must be filed with the immigration inspector at his port of departure. He is reportedly in New York.
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Washington
Dona J. O'Callaghan
Cork
Wilson
Labor Department
United States
Department of Labor
O'Callaghan
New York
President Wilson Outlines View on Government Policy
President Wilson, as learned tonight, told a government official that there should be no...
Lawrence Firefighter Foster Dies at 87 in Service
C W Foster, possibly the oldest active fireman in the country, died in Lawrence Massachusetts at age 87. He joined the department in 1890 and had responded to only six alarms since then, including a call Thursday noon.
Cox revisits first political scene in House cloak room
James M. Cox returned to the Democratic cloak room where he served from 1909, greeting both Democrats and Republicans who paused on the floor to welcome him. He later became governor of Ohio in 1913.
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Washington
James M. Cox
House
Ohio
Bill Would Trim Assembly Membership in Legislature
A notice outlines proposed reductions to 35 Senate seats and 70 House seats, detailing outcome of several debates. The report notes spirited discussions as lawmakers consider downsizing the legislative body.
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House
Montana House Moves to Abolish State Engineer Office
Helena January 29 The legislature considers reducing state assembly to 105 by a constitutional amendment authorizing districting into senatorial and representative districts. Other items include abolishing the state engineer's office and bills on oil well net proceeds and road upkeep funding. A debate over Larson's taxation bill also unfolds with procedural rulings and committee actions.
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Larson
House
Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Johnson
Silver Bow
Kenyon
Blaine
County considers semi annual personal property taxes
Helena notes a proposed act by Rixon of Yellowstone to collect real and personal property taxes semi annually. First half due November 30 and second half May 31. delinquent failure to pay incurs 10 percent penalty. Delinquent tax lists must be published by end of June. Personal property may be seized if taxes remain unpaid.
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Helena
Rixon
Yellowstone
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