Change of venue denied in Jefferson county murder case
Court denies change of venue as defense argues bias in Jefferson county. family ties surface as Mrs Hughes defends 17 year old Archie Hughes and 22 year old Walsh amid claims of local sentiment toward hanging. Sheriff Mountjoy testifies most residents favor fair trial with only scattered discussion of lynching.
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Walsh
Hughes
Jefferson County
Renova
Johnson
Mountjoy
Elliott
Ellett
Butte
John P. Shea
Whiteham
Waleh
Shea
Whitehall
Whittehall
Boulder
M. D. Knight
Jounty
Howard Johnson
Cardwell
Bennett
James Kelly
Auto club friends tell tale of accident arrest
Two Perrie boys, Dave and John, confess to fleeing after a bicycle collision with a boy on Grand Avenue. The victim, George McMillan, remains in hospital after chest injuries but shows signs of recovery. Officials note possible charges of assault in the first degree or manslaughter depending on outcome.
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Grand Avenue
Park and
Main Street
John
Dave
Butte
Gerry
Perrie
California
Park Street
George McMillan
T. J. B. Shanley
Public band concert planned on depot lawn week from 7 to 8
Illon Bureau Dillon July 20. The first summer public band concert will be held on the depot lawn next Tuesday evening from 7 to 8. The band, organized a month ago, has 25 members led by W J Knight with T Lee McCracken as president and Earl Wheat as secretary treasurer. After the concert the members will attend the firemen banquet at the Odd Fellows hall.
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Butte
Knight
A. C. Mo Band
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Barrett hospital staff elected at Dillon meeting
At a Barrett hospital managing board meeting the staff was selected. Dr. M. A. Walker became president of the regular staff with Dr. F. M. Poindexter Dr. W. H. Stephan and Dr. L. D. Dunlap of Anaconda as other regulars. Associate members include Dr. R. H. Ryburn Dillon Dr. LeClar and Dr. R. H. Dyer Madison County Dr. L. L. C. Ford Lima Dr. Stratton and Dr. Hamner Salmon City Idaho. Consulting staff features Dr. T. C. Witherspoon Dr. H. D. Kistler Dr. C. B. Rhodes and Dr. J. A. Donovan Butte and Dr. S. A. Pinkerton Salt Lake City.
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Madison County
Ll. C. Ford
Lima
Stratton
Pr. Hamner
Salmon City
Idaho
T. C. Witherspoon
H. D. Kistler
C. B. Rhodes
J. A. Donovan
Butte
8. A. Pinkerton
Salt Lake City
Ellison-White Chautauqua Opens Five Day Dillon Circuit
The Dillon program starts this afternoon as the Ellison-White Chautauqua brings a five day circuit with top talent. The second night feature changes to Mrs. Louisa M. Peat wife of Private Peat the Canadian soldier. Her talk titled The Inexcusable Lie of the Centuries will address current issues.
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Dillon
Julius Caesar Nayphe
Louisa M. Peat
Private Peat
Peat
Everywoman
Carter Suffered Paralytic Stroke. Hoot Gibson at Hartwig
Dillon reports Mr. Lee Carter was brought in from the Carter ranch with a paralytic stroke. He was taken to Barrett hospital and is reported to be getting along nicely. at Hartwig on Saturday July 21 a matinee and evening show features Hoot Gibson in Kindled Courage.
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Dillon
Lee Carter
Carter Ranch
Barrett Hospital
Hartwig
Hoot Gibson
Dillon News Notes: July 20 Highlights
In Dillon details, Mr. and Mrs. George Hildreth visit from Medicine Lodge, Tom Flynn returns from Butte on business, wool buyers are in town with no sales yet, A A Potts in Butte, Jake Neidt seeks hay hands and notes good roads, Mrs. James Kelley and family visit Butte, Finley Roe and daughter also visit, Fred Gilbert from Alder ranch visits, and tourist travel runs high with excellent roads and prime fishing reported across the county.
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Dillon
George Hildreth
Medicine Lodge
Tom Flynn
Butte
A. A. Potts
Jake Neidt
Big Hole
James Kelley
Finley Roe
Fred Gilbert
Alder
Scraps From Distant Lands and Oddities Across Time
Fragmented notes describe salt hay from Nova Scotia marshes, Philippines platinum not yet profitable, a 96F year round pool fed by a natural gas well, Baldwin as first parachute descent in 1683, LNG behavior in tanks, Japanese cormorant fishing, Strauss concert pay, U S water power versus coal, iron ore binder for road building, isinglass uses and poor quality grades in whitening and ink.
Pioneer printer Ed Hutchens dies after brief illness
Ed C. Hutchens, a prominent Anaconda printer and longtime Standards employee, died at St Ann's Hospital after a short illness. A native of Indiana aged 63, he left a legacy as a skilled linotype operator. Funeral plans depend on locating his deceased wife and child’s burial plot. body at Finnegan undertaking rooms.
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Ed. C. Hutchens
Northwest
St. Ann’s
Mr. Dorland
Hutchens
Anaconda
Indiana
Bellfontaine
Ohio
Union Printers
Colorado Springs
Anaconda Typographical Union
Finnegan Undertaking Rooms
Scouts Camp Echo Lake Hosts Hundred plus Delegates
More than a half hundred Scouts from Philipsburg Deer Lodge and Anaconda are at Echo Lake Camp under Scoutmaster Janin. Philipsburg provides 22 Scouts, Anaconda 19, and Deer Lodge 12. The camp features a new swimming course taught by a professional instructor and a full day program from dawn to dusk. The executive praises the boys for good conduct and the camp’s clean condition. Anaconda youths receive special commendation for gentlemanly behavior.
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Philipsburg
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Echo Lake
Janin
Nilipebure
Gouveneur Morris Granted Divorce From Elsie Morris
Gouveneur Morris, noted novelist and short story writer, was granted a divorce from his wife Elsie Morris in Los Angeles on July 20 on grounds of desertion.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Gouveneur Morris
Elsie Morris
New Masonic Temple Fund in Salt Lake City
Local Masonic bodies raise 400000 dollars for the construction of a new temple in Salt Lake City. The drive aims to complete fundraising for the project through community and lodge contributions.
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Salt Lake City
New $250000 Depot for Ogden Utah
Approximately $250,000 will be expended for a new railroad depot here. The plan was announced in Ogden as part of a broader expansion effort.
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Ogden
Utah
Anaconda tourist park hosts miniature city camp
The Anaconda tourist park west of the city displayed a miniature tent village as 18 plus cars parked along the creek. Visitors from New York Texas Washington Idaho and various Mississippi plateau states arrived, many headed to Yellowstone and Los Angeles, praising Montana scenery and hospitality. Kiwanis backs shower house dining room and outdoor cooking areas, with park stickers on cars and the park described near the world’s largest smelter.
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Anaconda
United States
New York
Texas
Washington
Idaho
Mississippi
Los Angeles
Yellowstone Park
Park
Montana
Plains
Anaconda Park
Kiwanians
Irate father and romance case brought to county officials
In Deer Lodge county officials a domestic dispute involving two high school girls a swarthy youth and an irate father was aired before Judge Winston County Attorney Knight and sheriff's staff. The father beat the suitor and later fired shots after a cow belonging to the boy's employer was found dead. The girls sought protection and the matter was turned over to the county attorney for settlement.
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Tillie
Buster
Deer Lodge
Winston
Knight
Swain
Funeral for Robert Harris Held in Deer Lodge
The funeral at the Episcopal church in Deer Lodge drew a large crowd from the valley and Anaconda. Pallbearers included Ross Sugg George Hawks A J Lochrie John Boyle Joe Hempstead and James Estill. Mr and Mrs W W Black who were injured in an auto crash near Ovando are expected home Saturday night. Arthur Thomas former Avon county commissioner visited town. A meeting at the county superintendent's office discussed enlarging the county school district. Names John Schultz Howard Parker William Schmuck Reese Price Jack Lanning appear.
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Deer Lodge
Robert Harris
Episcopal Church
Fplke
Anaconda
Ross Sugg
George Hawks
A. J. Lochrie
John Boyle
Joe Hempstead
James Estill
W. W. Black
Ovando
Black Sont
Milwaukee Railroad
Arthur Thomas
Avon
Vow
John Schultz
Howard Parker
William Schmuck
Reese Price
Jack Lanning
Avon residents attend meeting. car stolen in west side
At a local meeting in Avon William Slind George Brander and their wives attended. Dr T G Witherspoon and Arthur Perham of Butte paused briefly en route to Swanlake. Otto Weiher reported his Ford stolen from a west Avon garage Thursday evening, not found until Friday morning. police notified nearby cities.
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William Slind
George Brander
Avon
T. G. Witherspoon
Arthur Perham
Butte
Swanlake
Otto Weiher
Texas oil men wage gasoline war lowers price to 11 cents
In Dallas today amid a local gas rate war, the lowest gasoline price in years fell to 11 cents at noon at a Humble Oil supplied filling station. The Associated Press reports the competition heating up as stations cut prices to attract customers.
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TEXAS
Associated Press
Dallas
Humble Oil
Local Gas Station Cuts Prices Amid Competition
A filling station posted nine cent coupons as a recall news item notes last evening. The manager says stations have sold gasoline at thirteen cents a gallon for several days to meet competition. The report also mentions Locusts seen near Massachusetts Bay and Brazil’s foreign trade totals at six hundred million dollars annually. A banana is described as both fruit and vegetable.
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Massachusetts Bay
Brazil
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Richard Strauss
Louisana
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Anaconda News
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