Runaway Injuries Fatal to Montana Pioneer Matron
Mrs. Peter Gear a pioneer of Montana on Granite creek farm was fatally wounded in a Virginia City Montana runaway Friday evening. Her grandson Fred Weingart was with her when a maddened horse kicked over the traces causing the crash. She suffered multiple injuries and died that night after Dr. McNallan arrived.
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The
Standard
Virginia City
Peter Gear
Montana
Granite Creek
T. A. Castle
McNallan
Peene Pioneer
Cloudburst Floods Norris Highway and Madison Area
A July cloudburst between Norris and the Hadzor ranch sent water rushing from hills across the main highway four feet deep in places. Traffic halted until waters subsided. Tourists and fishermen returning from Madison were affected and some hay crop damage reported.
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Standard
Norris
Hadzor Ranch
Madison
Pioneer rancher James Galusha buried in Sheridan
James Galusha early Montana pioneer died at a California hospital after joining his sons there. He was laid to rest beside his wife as the Masonic fraternity conducted services in Sheridan. The longtime freighter and rancher known for frontier leadership hailed from the Hugh Duncan and High Duncan ranch areas. He leaves Elmer Galusha with the U S department of education in Hawaii and other relatives.
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Standard
Sheridan
James Galusha
Montana
Lossaneies
Masonic Fraternity of
Jim Galusha
Sarah Duncan
Hugh Duncan
High Duncan
Hugh Howard
Warren
California
Elmer
U.S. Department of Education
Hawaii
Anaconda to Create Special Improvement District 106
City of Anaconda officials announce a plan to form Special Improvement District No. 106 on Hickory Street from Third to Park and to repave with asphaltic concrete or warranted bitulithic surface. The measure, approved July 6 1925, requires a district wide assessment to fund the $30 800 project with hearings scheduled and Resolution No 376 referenced.
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Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Montana
Deer Lodge County
Hickory Street
Third Street
Park Avenue
Willow Street
Nda
Dillon Bureau Man Arrested in Beaver Read
Chris Henrich, wanted in Missoula on a misdemeanor, was arrested in Dillon yesterday afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Pat Callaghan will transport him back to Missoula. In related Dillon cases, Glen Rodgers received 10 days in jail for a disturbance. Williams, held on vagancy, also got 10 days.
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Dillon Bureau
Missoula
Beaver Read
Dillon
Chris Henrich
Pat Callaghan
Henrich
Williams
Glen Rodgers
L. F. Phillips
Justice Court
Rodgers
Pair arraigned on grand larceny charge in Dillon
Fred Dearborn and John Holmes appeared before Judge L. L. Phillips on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing 100 sheep from the EB Roe ranch at Red Rock. They briefed 24 hours to enter pleas and seek attorneys. Holmes arrested on upper Blacktail by Sheriff Mooney and Deputy Sassman, Dearborn arrested at Sheridan by Under Sheriff Kellum. Dearborn is on parole. A Dillon band concert followed, drawing a large crowd at the school grounds.
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Dearborn
Sheridan
F. J. Kellum
FTC dismisses ten tobacco price fixing complaints
The federal trade commission dismissed ten complaints accusing tobacco firms of price fixing. The Agriculture Department estimated a 182000 drop in the farm population last year. Under Secretary Grew traveled to Swampscott to confer with President Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg.
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The
Federal Trade Commission
Agriculture Department
Grew
Swampscott
Coolidge
Kellogg
Grief Stricken Editor Robert Halstead Dies
Grief over his wife’s death claims Robert Halstead 58 son of the late Murat Halstead noted Cincinnati editor. A Princeton graduate of 1888 he worked in New York City and with the Fourth Estate New York Times and Associated Press. Later he wrote short stories for magazines.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Halstead
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Princeton
New York City
Fourth Estate
New York Times
Murdered for Thrill Seeks Knapp in Taxi Slaying
Philip Knapp, Cornell graduate and son of a Syracuse manufacturer, is sought as the killer of Louis Penella a taxi driver slain in Mineola New York. Assistant District Attorney Edwards notes the crime mirrors the Leopold Loeb case with a thrill motive. Police seize letters Knapp allegedly wrote to Peggy Parker boasting of the murder. Also reported is a Northwest reforestation effort in which over 70 pounds of forest tree seeds were planted by airplane in a single day.
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Associated Press
Mineola
N. Y
Philip Knapp
Cornell University
Syracuse
Louis Penella
Edwards
Leopold-Loeb
Chicago
Thrill
Knapp
Peggy Parker
New York City
Northwest
Special assessments payable over eight years for district improvements
City clerk Lena Hansen notes that the district improvements costs may be paid in eight yearly installments starting 1925, with 12 1/2 percent of the cost plus interest due each year through 1932. Interest on unpaid sums is collected annually.
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Lena Hansen
Knights of Columbus Look Back on Deer Lodge Chapter
Deer Lodge Knights of Columbus mark the tenth anniversary with a banquet at the Hotel Deer Lodge. State Deputy M. F. Hayes will toast, with speakers from Butte Missoula Glendive and Deer Lodge, plus vocal and piano solos and an evening of music by an orchestra.
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Deer Lodge
Knights of Columbus of
M. F. Hayes
Deer Lodge Council
W. N. Weber
Joseph R. Jackson
Butte
Our Order
D. J. O'Neill
Glendive
Jere E. Shea
Edward Co. Mulroney
Missoula
Sylvan J. Pauly
T. F. Landy
George A. J. Carr
Dnet
Ellise
Elsica Pauly
Coleman Mulcay
L. C. Boedecker
Silver Set Presented To Attorney And Bride
Officials and employees of Powell County presented a silver buffet set to County Attorney K. J. Cummins and his bride Helen Ray in Deer Lodge. The couple wed at Livingston on July 1 and spent their honeymoon touring Yellowstone Park.
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Deer Lodge
Powell County
K. J. Cummins
Helen Ray
Livingston
Deer Lodge Earthquake Shocks Morning Wakeup
Deer Lodge residents were awakened at 7 44 Friday by a brief earthquake and rumble. No damage occurred. Local notes report various residents traveling, visiting friends, and returning from trips to Helena Butte Libby Spokane and Baltimore.
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Peer Lodge
Deer Lodge
Roosevelt highway may tap Bitter Root Valley route
Hamilton July 10 A letter from Col. Charles D. Thatcher chief engineer of the Washington Highway commission says the main Roosevelt highway through the Bitter Root valley may be joined to a branch to Seattle and extend into Canada via Gateway or head toward Idaho Falls or through Bitter Root. Thatcher plans a late July visit to stir local support for the project noting the route was studied over 20 years ago with Yellowstone trail connections to Missoula Spokane and beyond toward Salt Lake City and the south.
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Hamilton
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
Charles D. Thatcher
Ton
Bitter Root Valley
Seattle
Canada
Gateway
Butte
Dillon
Idaho Falls
Bitter Root
Thatcher
Missoula
Spokane
Salt Lake City
Colorado
New Mexico
Dallas
Texas
New Orleans
Florida
Hamilton Social Notes Show Visitors and Travels
Hamilton residents and guests are listed with trips and visits across Montana and neighboring states. Mrs. W. C. Hardy and Miss Lola Hays traveled from Hamilton to Bozeman aboard the Skalka, while others, including Dr. G. Gordon and the Kurtz families, return from trips to Sand Point and Missoula. The week features church moves, banking meetings, and school updates, with residents visiting relatives and attending regional events.
Local Notes From Victor District
Mrs. Alexander Patterson returns home to Butte after weeks with friends. Dr. Mattie Morian visits San Francisco then back to her mother Mrs. Eugene Geery. A baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wonnacott on July 2. Families from Grantsdale Missoula Meridian Mass and Bozeman appear in visiting rosters with local hosts W. W. Flowers and G. W. Rowe. Cecil Perry comes back from Butte after visiting friends. Florence Bolles visits relatives as the week unfolds.
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Missoula
G. W. Rowe
Cteburn
Meridian
Mass
Otebura
W. W. Flowers
Cecil Perry
Butte
Florence Bolles
F. Davis
Bozeman
Coomere
Mr. and
Win Vis
England Moves Toward Legal Boxing Regulation
A reform push to legalize boxing in England gains momentum with proponents backing new regulatory measures. Officials and athletes discuss safety, licensing, and oversight as venues prepare for regulated matches.
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England
Anaconda Matron Mary Tracy Dies at 76
Mary Pollard Tracy 76, wife of Philip Tracy, died suddenly at 3 AM at 1011 East Fifth Street Anaconda after years of illness. Born in 1849 in Balangarry Ireland she leaves a husband, one daughter Mrs Fred Humel and five sons. Coroner says heart trouble and old age. funeral Monday 8:30 AM from home to St Peters for high Mass, Mount Carmel cemetery burial.
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Mary Pollard Tracy
Philip Tracy
East Fifth Street
Edward
Anaconda
Philip
Helena
Thomas
Butte
Eugene
Rexford
Kaw
Fitzgerald
St. Peter's Church
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Baby 5 Drowned in Shallow Seeley Lake Pool
Robert Sigler Tait three and a half years old son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Tait drowned in two feet of water at Seeley Lake sixty miles from Missoula. The tragedy occurred while a toy boat tied to a stick had been left near the edge. the boat sank and the boy was found in two feet of water. Mrs. Tait and other relatives were visiting. the father was in South America contracting for Andes Copper. The body was taken to the grandparents in Anaconda and funeral arrangements will be announced.
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Robert Sigler Tait
William J. Tait
Seeley Lake
Missoula
Bobbie
John Tait
Anaconda
South America
Andes Copper Company
William
Dorothy
Jean
Beaulah Jane
Warm Springs
Tuttle Undertaking Company
Spruce Street
U S Wife Accused in Mexico Murder
Mrs. Garcia Lewis, wife of an American oil operator, is the central figure in a Tampico murder case. Colonel Parra of the Mexican army was killed in the incident, with authorities pursuing the case as a high profile crime investigation.
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Garcia Lewis
Tampico
Mexico
Colonel Parra
Riji
Constable Johnston Held on $8,000 Bond in Perjury Case
Constable Alfred Johnston and Constable Alfred Ostronich were arraigned on charges of perjury for violating their oaths of office. Johnston is held on a $5,000 bond. Ostronich also on $5,000. Trial set for July 20 with Attorney General Foot expected to attend. incidents cited include drunken disorderly conduct on public highways and streets in Anaconda.
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Alfred Johnston
Court of Justice
Tom Silha
Alfred Ostronich
Justice Silha
Foot
Anaconda
Ensign Ada Coombs to Direct Anaconda Army Meetings
Ensign Ada F. Coombs of the Salvation Army headquarters in Butte will visit Anaconda this weekend to direct the corps meetings. She will oversee an open air gathering at Main Street and Park Avenue at 7 30 and a hall meeting at 206 East Commercial Avenue at 8 15. She also leads the Sunday holiness service at the hall and the Sunday evening services.
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Ensign Ada F. Coombs
Salvation Army
Butte
Anaconda
Anaconda Corps
Ensign Coombs
Main Street
Park Avenue
East
Commercial Avenue
Temperature ranges and heat across the Northwest
Barometers remain low over the Northwest while coastal and Western Wyoming areas show higher readings. Montana, Idaho, and Western Oregon recorded maximum temperatures above 99 degrees, with some points near or over 100. Thunder storms hit Northwestern Wyoming and Southern Idaho. elsewhere, weather was fair.
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Prec Wieves Coscescoreses
Helena
Des Kallepell
Miles City
Calgary
Ose Cricabo
Portland
Son St. Paul
Aes
San Francisco
Spokane
Cessede
Northwest
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Kington
Oregon
Robbers Hold Up Fifth Avenue Jewelers
Two men robbed Barnett Robinson and Co on Fifth Avenue at 45th Street stealing diamonds and gems valued at $20,000. Police connect the crime to perpetrators who previously shot a jeweler in the same building years ago.
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Associated Press
New York
Barnett, Robinson and Company
Fifth Avenue
45Th Street
Explosion aboard patrol boat injures four men at Mobile
Four crewmen were hurt on the government patrol boat AB-20 at Mobile as an 1,800 pound capacity compressed air tank exploded while they worked in the engine room. Captain William Skipper on deck suffered only a slight injury. The incident left two men seriously injured. The socialist governor of Tasmania is Sir James O Grady.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
William Skipper
Church Wins First Tilt In Track Bet Test Case
In Helena Judge Poorman sustains a demurrer in a case against Senator Ray Church over entrance fees and distribution of purses in a horse race wager issue. Arguments by Loble Rasch Pigott for Church and Peywood for the state followed. The race occurred at the fair grounds last Monday and the information was filed by County Attorney Padbury.
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Associated Press
Helena
Jay 10
W. H. Poorman
District Court
Ray Church
Senator Church
Lester H. Loble
United States
Carl Rasch
William T. Pigott
Arthur Peywood
Fair Grounds
George W. Padbury
Superior Banker Heads Group Three
Group three of the Montana bankers meeting elected B B Vail of Superior as president. Other officers named were E Spencer Libby vice president H R Green Missoula secretary treasurer and H Hanson Polson on the executive committee. The resolutions committee backed a service charge on small accounts and uniform charges district wide. J W Bradly of Spokane spoke at the luncheon.
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Associated Press
Montana Bankers Meeting
B. BE. Vail
Superior
E. Spencer
Libby
H. R. Green
Missoula
H. & Hanson
Polson
Resolutions Committee
J. W. Bradly
Spokane
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Ruby
Walley News
Pioneer
Fred L. Smith
Lima
Lloyd
Great Falls
Florence Browning
Ogden
Terry Browning
Frank Paul
Edgar Rife
Armstead
Orson Anderson
Reichle
George Opp
Charlies Brenner
Horse Prairie
George Ashworth
Rigga
Kirkhorn Springs
Forest Service
Lawrence Peterson
Browne
Washington
Deer Lodge Bureau
Dpbeer Lodge
James J. Millar
St. James Hospital
Millar
Scotty Brown
Brown
George Schuetz
Kathleen
Alaska
C.L. Reynolds
Boulder
Kenyon
R. ©. Beckland
M. I. Hayes
Mont
Warren Evans
Conrad Jovans
Joseph Larsen
Joe Healy
John Traverse
Fred Gilbert
Arthur Thomas
Finn
T. H. Corbett
Baltimore
Warsaw
U. S
Bitter Root News
Hamilton News Notes
W. C. Hardy
Lola Hays
Hays
Hardy
Miss Hays
College Town
G. ©. Gordon
London
Ontario
E. G. Kurtz
Jay
A. R. Kurtz
Sand Point
BE. G. Coleman
Catherine
Gertrude White
Long Beach
Cal
W. W. McCrackin
Wallace McCrackin
Mary Hart
Lawrence Kincaid
Margaret Lee
Henry Smith
Grantsdale
A. E B. Patterson
L. J. Newell
John Oo
Whiteall
Leonard Greenup
Bessie K. Monroe
Allen E. Shappee
Bolen & Shappee
Lyle Ormsbee
Montefano
Wash
FE. R. Ormsbee
Hamilton Schools
Florence
West
M. M. Richardson
Richardson
W. H. Pierce
Walace MccCrackin
Catherine White
Kalispell
McCrackin
Bankers
Glacier Park
Bankers’ Meeting
Charles West
P. C. West
Hamilton High School
Anna Daniels
Maddock
N. D
R. A. O'Hara
Minnesota
Victor News Notes
Anaconda News
Baby 5
Bobby Tait
U.S
East Park Ave
N. Y. Times
Johnston
Ensign Ada Coombs
Tasmania
Sir James O'Grady
Church
United States Mall
Drummond
Helmville
Ovando
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