Safety measure saves 1,200 men in mine disaster
Rescue teams from Birmingham and local crews work to reach entombed miners after a mine blast. Chief inspector Nesbit coordinates efforts as 10 bodies remain inside. At Trinidad Col, a separate Bear Canyon coal mine blast kills three and injures many, with rescuers pulling out 33 survivors before locating the remaining three victims.
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Nesbit
Birmingham
Bureau of Mines
Acton, Roebuck and Straeven
Associated Press
Trinidad
Col
Bear Canyon Coal Company
Here
Prisoner Shot During Jail Delivery in Pueblo
In Pueblo Colorado a federal prisoner William Rosseman shot during an attempted jail delivery. A trusty was slightly injured as Rosseman and fellow prisoner T P Kelly overpowered Turnkey Coats and a fight broke out. Coats fired the shot that struck Rosseman near the heart.
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Associated Press
Pueblo
Col
William Rosseman
Trusty
Rosseman
T. P. Kelly
Walson
Coats
Kelly
Trusties
Half Section State Coal Land Is Leased
The Montana state land board leased a half section of state coal land to Roundup Coal Mining Co, with a 12 percent royalty per ton. The land sits south of section 16 in township 8N, range 25E. The board also granted Illinois Pipe Line six acres for a pumping station and gave A H Perkins more time to drill oil under a board lease.
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Associated Press
Helena
Montana
State Land Board
Roundup Coal Mining Company
North Range
Illinois Pipe Line Company
Rice Oil Company
Kevin
A. H. Perkins
Kevin Field
Perkins
Great Northern Railway
Shelby
De Molay delegates open state meeting in Montana
Three hundred De Molay members from 21 chapters in Montana and Wyoming met in Billings for a two day state conclave. Prominent Masons attended to speak, including Edward C Day Roy H Dickerson Lew L Calloway and Harland L Hart all from Helena.
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Associated Press
Billings
The
de Molay
Montana
Wyoming
Oys
Princ
Edward C. Day
Helena
Roy H. Dickerson
Kansas City
Grand Council of
Lew L. Calloway
Montana Supreme Court
Harland L. Hart
Fattening of Sheep Topic At Farm Week Talk
In Lewistown on January 29 the farm week program featured an instructive address on swine production and the fattening of baby sheep by R B Waddell Bozeman extension specialist. Commissioner John Quicken Fergus county spoke on where the tax dollar goes as part of the program. This evening a Menauet attended by about 300 was Zits, George Hirst presiding as toast master.
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Associated Press
Lewistown
R. B. Waddell
Boze
John Quicken
Mitchell Quits Army on Monday
The War Department announced the resignation of Colonel Mitchell effective Monday, a decision deemed a closed incident from the army view though critics see it as a stepping stone to civilian activity. Mitchell plans to resume his vocal opposition to air policy against the War and Navy departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Mitchell
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Local social notes and upcoming events in South Side
South Side notes cover visits from Mrs. Orrs of Whitehall and other relatives, students receiving diplomas, club meetings including Riverside Seven and the Teapot Dome club, birthdays celebrated at Gabse home, sewing and card parties, and plans for a Grace M. E. church play at Butte high school. Numerous residents from Utah avenue to Bayard street attend gatherings and social functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. BR. Baldrige
Utah Avenue
Baldridge
Orrs
Whitehall
Charles Orrs
C . Charlies
Carl
South Dakota Street
K. A. Hinchcliff
South Ma Street
Deaconess Hospital
Dorothy Jemison
Buxton
Florence Bradford
Jemison
Iron Street
Annie Whitmore
Bayard Street
Bari Miller
Kenneth and
Raymond Gene
Mra
Kent Gundlach
Luther Hart
Anna May
Eorge Grant
A. R. Sims
T. Hugo
Helen
Eunice Whitmore
Whittier School
Margaret Geach
Wilburetta Joyette
Chester Erickson
Nick Gayeski
Edmund Gulch
Cyril Hayden
Lester Lindqust
Bill Nokes
James Pearce
Thomas Pennell
Edgar Stipe
Alfred West
Ormond Baldridge
Winifred McIntosh
Riverside Seven Club
Farrell Street
Dora Wyber
Rex Fuller
P. H. Stodden
D. Devine
M. Kelly
W. D. Gilfeather
R. Gabse
Walnut Street
Steve Kremer
Joe Sable
J. Schuller
W. Yener
Elsie
Helen Gabse
J. Leutachaft Otto
Frank
Bill
Louis Gabse
Columbia Sewing Club
Jessie Stewart
Butte Circle
Patriotic Hall
W. J. Pensluna
Teapot Dome Club
Harr'’son Avenue
Hessie Smith
Charles Osborne
Florence Ham
Eva Craddock
Kate Goved
Lydia Carl
Badith Ham
Marie Evans
Frank Bayley
Eva Pierlinck
John Osborne
Butte High School
Aviators Prepare for Next Jump in Transatlantic Flight
Port Praya Cape Verde Islands reports all in readiness for the NE Plus Ultra and its crew led by Commander Franco. The seaplane will leave Canico for the final leg to South America if weather stays favorable.
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Associated Press
Porto Praya
Cape Verde Islands
Ne-Plus-Ultra
Spain
South America
Franco
Canicol
Ranch Hand Dies After Dentist Visit in Cheyenne
L R Leitch, a $6-a-day ranch hand, collapsed during a dental procedure by Dr J A Devine in Cheyenne Wyoming and died shortly after from heart failure. He had a weak heart and was advised to go to a hospital. An inquest will be held.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
L. R. Leitch
J. A. Devine
Leitch
Warm Rocky Mountain areas see springlike warmth and chinook wind
The Rocky Mountain region warmed to the 60s as a springlike spell continued for a sixth day after a nine day cold snap. A chinook wind from Montana and high pressure drove the trend, with daylight hours shedding overcoats and forecasts noting the shift. In Michigan, five men aboard the tug Helen II and Indian, trapped by ice since Wednesday night on Lake Michigan, faced recovery as an airlift dropped food fuel and tobacco and coal near the craft, while guards assessed the risk.
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Rocky Mountain
Rockies
Montana
Muskegon
Mich
Lake Michigan
Selfridge Feld
Mont Clemens
Grand Haven Coast Guards
Two Women Found Guilty of Robbery
Mrs Catherine Rogers and her 19 year old daughter Zera were found guilty by a circuit court jury of first degree robbery for the Renner State Bank hold up last fall. They confessed and had pleaded insanity. sentencing set for Tuesday with potential terms from one to twenty years in the state prison.
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Associated Press
Sioux Falls
Catherine Rogers
Zera
Renner State Bank
Renner
Serbian Village Damaged by Quake in Bulgaria
Two strong earthquakes struck Gornya Orjechovica near Tsernovo shortly after midnight. Many houses collapsed and chimneys fell, causing panic among locals but with no known fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Gornya-Orjechovica
Tsernovo
Bulgaria
Two Youths Expiate Murder on Gallows
William Jones and Gervais Bloodworth were hanged for the murder of Howard F Underwood in Muscogee County Jail marking Georgia’s last double gallows execution. They died at 11 02 a m and 14 minutes later, as the state prepared to switch to the electric chair.
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Associated Arena
Columbus, Ga
William Jones
Gervais Bloodworth
Howard F. Underwood
Muscogee County
Georgia
Company Ordered to Install Gas Meters in Kevin
Helena Jan 29 The Montana railway commission ordered Kevin Washington Oil and Gas company to install meters for each consumer and a master meter at the entry to the distributing system. Regulators must be installed and rates published on a metered basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana Railway Commission
Kevin
Kevin-Washington Oil and Gas Company
Former wife Hal DuBois arrest described in street dispute
Fay Roberts of South Arizona street, a divorced wife of Arthur DuBois, told police that he hurled a dinner bucket through her car windshield. DuBois was arrested by Detectives Larkin and Calpin after the complaint and booked on a disturbance charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Roberts
South Arizona Street
Barber
Arthur DuBois
DuBois
du Bois
Larkin
Calpin
Children Hurt While Sledding Prompt Police Warning
Assistant Chief O Donnell warned children again to stay off streets with sleds after a collision near 1010 Nevada Avenue. Joseph Warren of 706 South Wyoming Street escaped serious injury when his sled hit Nordstrum’s overturned car, which was later moved by pedestrians to St James Hospital. Police were notified of the incident.
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O'Donnell
Joseph Warren
Wyoming Street
Nevada Avenue
Warren Boy
Nordstrum
St. James’ Hospital
Sherman Pupils Pass Their Tests
The entire eighth A class at Sherman school passed state examinations and will receive diplomas next Wednesday. Members include Miss Catherine Burke's class: Sarah Kelly Lillian Talpale Barbara Richards Lillian Sando Mary Richards Charles Shaffer Arthur Stagnolla Mario Tammietti Frank Davies Gene Liva Victor Harrington Roy Oster Ben Wills. They will attend a party next Wednesday. there are no graduation exercises.
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Sherman School
Catherine Burke
Sarah Kelly
Lillian Talpale
Barbara Richards
Lillian Sando
Mary Richards
Charles Shaffer
Arthur Stagnolla
Mario Tammietti
Frank Davies
Gene Liva
Victor Harrington
Roy Oster
Ben Wills
Langley Wife Beaten for Office Nominated in Kentucky
A. J. Kirk of Palintesville won on the sixty second ballot at a Pikeville district Republican convention to be the party’s candidate in the February 13 special election to fill the unexpired term of John W. Langley. His wife, Mrs John W Langley, now serving a two year federal sentence, was runner up.
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Associated Press
Pikeville
A. J. Kirk
Palintesville
John W. Langley
Congress
MNAONDA BOWLING SHOWS B A P AND ENGINEERS STREAK
The B A P and Engineers teams each won three straight games at Tescher alleys. L Haddick led the B A P Condors with 246 in a game and 6567 in the series while the railroaders posted a 934 single game total. Borgen led the Engineers with 214 in a game and 694 for three. Individual scores listed.
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Engineers Ech
Tescher
B. A. & P.condors
L. Haddick
Railroaders
Borgen
Engineers-Andes
Exchange club backs crippled children campaign in Butte
The Butte Exchange club pledged support for a fundraiser to aid crippled children after Horace Merkle's talk. Merkle credited last year’s efforts and a ball organized by Ernest Loomis for $1,000 net. He noted 22 children were treated locally and 3,006 crippled children are known in Butte. The campaign starts Feb 8 with music and new club members inducted.
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Butte Exchange Club
Horace Merkle
Merkle
C. P. Nevin
Exchange Club
Ernest Loomis
Winter Garden
Butte
Billings Hospital
McGee acquitted in justice court in petty larceny case
John Bull McGee was found not guilty by a jury in Justice McNamara's court after Goebel and Mrs Goebel identified him as the visitor who triggered a cash register ringing at 313 East Front. Defense witnesses placed McGee at the Tia Juana cafe and elsewhere around the 8 o'clock hour.
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John (Bull) McGee
F. A. Goebel
East Front Street
Court of Justice
McNamara
Goebel
McGee
J. Dagos
8. Carros
Front Street
Aho
Tia Juana
Goebels
Carros
O’brien
Snow Flurries Mix With Slush as Warm Spell Hits Butte
Snow fell in Butte as temperatures climbed to a high of 40 degrees after a week of steady rise. The low dropped to 26 with thawing in progress, turning much of the snow to slush before a light, brief coating of fresh white in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mrs Delilah Schlechten Dies in Helena
Mrs Delilah Huff Schlechten of Bozeman died in a Helena sanitarium. Funeral plans await word from relatives as the body returns to Bozeman. She was born in Bozeman, lived here all her life, and was married to Albert Schlechten, a photographer. She had three brothers and three sisters, and belonged to Eastern Star Lily of the Valley, Pythian Sisters, and the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Bozeman
Delilah Huff Schlechten
Albert Schlechten
Helena
J. E. Huff
Lily of the Valley
Eastern Star
Pythian Sisters
Baptist Church
Nettie Mine Foreman Honored by Employes
John F. Duggan, Nettie mine foreman for 10 years, received a gold watch and chain from employees on retiring to become superintendent of the Bully properties near Redding California. He will leave Sunday for his new field. Workers at the mine praised his leadership at a farewell gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Duggan
Nettie
Redding
Cal
Duggan
Neglect Complaint Heard in Advisement
Charges of failure to provide for his wife were heard in court by Justice McNamara and taken under advisement. The wife testified she left due to job loss and rent hardship, while Borgman claimed he provided a good home. They married last August and were involved in an annulment suit filed January 15 by Borgman’s father, later admitted as the son aged 20 would rather support his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Justice McNamara
Walter Borgman
Borgmann
Obituary for Mrs Anne Jane Doody and Doody Family Thanks
Joseph Richards and Mrs Dezell announce the death of Anne Jane Doody at 1016 West Park Street. The remains are at the mortuary. Funeral notice expresses thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and floral offerings from Philipsburg and elsewhere, signed Michael Doody Paul Ott and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Jane Doody
Philipsburg
Ihael Doody
Paul Ott
Howell
Estina Wylie Howell
E. B. Howell
White
West Copper Street
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Daly Shea Company Mortuary Home Ad
Daly Shea Company Mortuary Home at 803 South Idaho lists phone 354 for funeral services and related arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly Shea Company Mortuary
South
Idaho
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Roo
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Pete Koprivica
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