Robbery at Drake Hotel Ends in Slaughter and Capture
Four masked robbers struck the Drake hotel on Lake Shore Drive during the afternoon tea rush. A fierce gun battle with hotel detectives and police left two robbers dead, one captured after a kitchen struggle, and another escaping with $10,000. The hotel cashier Frank Rodka was mortally wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cilicago
Drake Hotel
Lake Shore Drive
Jack Holmes
New York
Eric Nelson
Tex” Cortz
Sweetwater
Texas
Frank Rodka
Winston in Favor Further Tax Cuts
Acting Secretary Winston says federal normal and corporate income taxes could drop to 25 percent from a revenue view while surtaxes may top out at 20 percent He backs abolishing inheritance taxes but declines to comment further and opposes a graded tax on corporations to avoid broad agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Laclede Idaho Business District Destroyed by Fire
Fire swept virtually the entire business section of Laclede Idaho a town of 150 population late today destroying a restaurant ice house garage pool hall general store and several small buildings all frame structures with unknown cause significant property loss in northern Idaho based on Spokane report dated July 29
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Spokane
Laclede
Idaho
Britain Votes to Continue Cruiser Building Amid Pacific Tensions
The House of Commons approved the government warship program by 276 to 140 after Liberal and Labour attempts to cut 58 million pounds in shipbuilding failed. Churchill defended Britain’s navy size and warned only wear on the fleet. Rear Admiral Sueter warned of possible U S Japan friction and urged talks to consider removing battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
House
Pacific
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Sueter
America
Death Watch Details Scott Executions Delays
Chicago July 29. More than fifty Cook County guards were questioned at the state attorney's office as prosecutors seek to show Russell Scott remains sane after 15 months in custody for a drug clerk slaying. A sanity hearing begins Monday before Judge Joseph B. David, with appeals delaying possible execution. Authorities also checked a reported death by suicide of a man believed to be Robert Scott, Russell’s brother, but descriptions did not match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Cook County
Russell Scott
Scott
Joseph B. David
Robert Scott
Russell
Reading
Robert
Former Butte Boy Put On Job To Destroy Rum
Former Butte resident J Emmet ONeill son of Mr and Mrs Tom ONeill has the task of destroying a 3 250 000 hoard of liquor now stored in Chicago under federal control He is personal assistant to Gen Lincoln C Andrews in charge of prohibition enforcement and was sent from Washington to arrange a writ proof program with District Attorney Edwin A Olson per the Chicago Tribune report on July 17
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Emmet O'Neil
Tom O'Neill
North
Washington
Emmet
Montana
Georgetown University
Young Neill
Treasury Department
Pershing Road
Wood Street
Yellowstone Trail Marked Extensively From Utica To Seattle
Five cars have marked the Yellowstone Trail for 1925 from Utica New York to Seattle Washington. By August marking will reach Plymouth Rock ending the eastern section. Cooley and a crew have placed 3 000 new signs using 100 gallons of paint over about 700 miles. The new route includes Cle Elum Wenatchee Waterville Elmira and Spokane and is 150 miles shorter than the old line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Parle Cooley
Donald Treloar
Chamber
Cooley
Seattle
Plymouth Rock
H. O. Cooley
Yellowstone Trail Association
Yellowstone Park
Montana
Utica
Spokane
Walla Walla
Yaskima
Cle Elum
Wenatchee
Waterville
Elmira
U S Woman Slain Near Swiss Resort
The body of a woman, possibly Mary Bowen from Berkeley California, was found near Goethe naeum in Basle Switzerland. A gun or knife wound to the heart led police to suspect murder. a bloodhound was used with no result. She had arrived in Basle days earlier and carried some money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basle
Switzerland
Mary Bowen
Goethenaeum
Berkeley
Cal
Bear and Dentist Debate Bears Fish Diets in Yellowstone Tale
Dr. Herman recounts a bear encounter near his Yellowstone tent after catching trout in the river. The dentist and his party awoke to a large animal outside, the bear knocking over the tent flap and departing without taking the fish baskets. The tale ends with the doctor noting the bear did eat some fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
Phoenix
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone River
Mystery girl death ruled suicide in Butte
The case centers on Irene Kramzar a French Swiss girl known as Dillon's mystery girl found dead in her room Tuesday. Friends believe she killed herself after becoming despondent over language barriers and perceived lack of success in the count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Dillon
Irene Krarmmzar
Butte Chief Lauds Telephone Company Personnel
ATandT vice president B K Mall praised the Butte exchange after touring the plant. He commended the operators for their service during the Montana earthquake and noted the telephone's vital role in business and social life. He predicted radio will remain mainly broadcasting and not replace telephones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
B. K. Mall
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Football Authority
Hall
Fast
Middle West
Montana
Georgia Legislature Defeats Anti Evolution Clause
In Atlanta on July 29 the Georgia legislature defeated a clause tied to the general appropriation bill that would deny state funds to any teacher of evolution in common schools. Representative Lindsay of De Kalb county said he would not pursue an anti evolution bill after the vote. The clause mirrored Tennessee’s anti evolution act restricting funding for teachers or institutions teaching theories conflicting with the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia
Lindsay
de Kalb
Assessed Valuation of Public Utilities for Silver Bow County
Silver Bow County will see a modest tax drop as the State Equalization Board reports a total assessed value of 113 431 326, with public utilities down 112 293 from last year and net proceeds substantially lower due to a seven month report period. Officials expect only about a 26 000 decrease in tax collections, far less than earlier projections, as final figures are refined in the clerk and recorder's office and further utility valuations are added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow
Silver Bow County
State Equalization Board
State Board
Silver Row County
Woman fatally injured as Wabash train derails near Tolono
A westbound Wabash passenger train derailed one mile east of Tolono at 6:56 PM injuring several and killing Maggie Keokalo of 1210 East Wood Street Decatur. She suffered a fractured skull and severe bruising. others received first aid. Cause of the wreck is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Urbana
Tolono
Maggie Keokalo
East
Wood Street
Decature
Funeral Train Carries Bryan Body Toward Washington
The body of William J. Bryan travels from Bristol Tennessee to Virginia and Washington with crowds gathering along the route. Mrs Bryan and her daughters accompany the procession as mourners show deep respects in Dayton Knoxville and Chattanooga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Bristol
Tenn
William J. Bryan
Tennessee
Virginia
National Capital
Mrs. Greaves
Withers
Arlington Cemetery
Mrs. Bryan
Dayton
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Tentative Bryan Funeral Arrangements Announced
The Associated Press reports tentative funeral plans for William Jennings Bryan in Washington on Friday, awaiting approval from his widow. Local officials and family attendants prepared the arrangements following his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Woman Tarred by Infuriated Sisters in Louisiana Town
A mob of more than 150 women attacked May Simms in the yard of a lumber mill in Eros, Jackson parish. She was stripped, painted, feathered, and warned to leave town. This marked the second assault in two weeks with accusations of improper relations with mill workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shreveport
May Simms
Eros
Jackson Parish
Miss Simms
Mary Pickford On Stand In Kidnapping Trial
Mary Pickford testified in Los Angeles as three menCharles Stephens Claud Holcomb and Adrian J Woodwere tried for plotting to kidnap the film star The crowd packed the Hall of Records and witnesses included Louis Geek identified by Douglas Fairbanks The defense claimed confessions were coerced by violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
Charles Stephens
Claud Holcomb
Adrian J. Wood
Hall of Records
Louis Geek
Douglas Fairbanks
Los Angeles County
Miss Pickford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mot Ate
Big Chicago
Treloar
Road Information Bureau
North Idaho
London Navy
Pacific Ocean
Pearl Harbor
Australia
Death Watch
J. Emmet O’neill
Gen. Andrews
Eb Ajul
Bothie of Commerce
Yellowstone National Park
U. S
Bear
Lauds Company
E. K. Hall
American Company
Addy
Gryan
Arlington
Star Witness
Columsma
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!