Salonen in Butte Among Abandoned Car Mystery
Aarne J. Salonen, a Finnish university graduate who entered the U.S. in November, arrived in Butte with a companion, rented a car, and later disappeared along with the second man. The abandoned vehicle contained clothing, travel aids, and New York license plates. Officers connect Salonen to sightings in West Yellowstone and a ranch near the area as they probe ownership of the car and the possible second occupant.
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Orewon
Butte
Milan
Yellowstone
Fascher
Ker
Dereone
Salonen
Portland
Yepair
Finn
Sudden
Mutehing
L. A
Dick) Murray
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Mr. Murray
Murray
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East Broadway
East Granite
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W. Aron and Company
Astoria
Ore
T'Garvanto
Falso
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J.” Savanto
Frank Motzel
Virginia City
Aarne
Balowen
Salo
Finnish trio sought over fraud ring in Butte banking plot
Authorities pursued three men in a Chrysler roadster with New York plate 20 6760 who were later described as Finnish nationals wanted on felony warrants. Reports say they befriended a banker in Butte, claimed Finand university ties, spoke perfect English, and used smooth charm to lure victims. Passports showed Salonen arrived in November from Finland with permission to stay until 1930. Witnesses described large money rolls and a drunken-money scheme, while a mystery Buick was found cached near Hutchins after the men vanished.
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New York
Astoria
Butte
Finaad
America
Thutching
Salonen
Finland
Butio
Hutchins
Joseph Dauighterman
Daughterman
Sherritt Metzen
Virginia City
Madison
Coal production reports filed show Montana totals
Associated Press dispatch from Helena notes 1925 coal production valued at 7,000 and 739 tons in the last full period. Four counties produced 96 percent of state total with Cascade Musselshell Rosebud and Carbon counties cited. Net proceeds reached 1,286,000.03. tax allocations set aside for counties and school districts.
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Rosebud
Tno
Carbon County
Northwestern Implent Company
Coalstrip
Rosebud County
Cascade County
Great Northern
Tate
Suite General Fund
Rockefellers donate 350000 to local church in Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller gives 260000 outright and 100000 conditionally to the Buckeye Avenue Baptist Church to finish the auditorium and Sunday school. The announcement notes temporary housing for the congregation near a riverbank close to the highway. Local observers identify Sa sonen among visitors but doubt how men entered or exited the city.
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Cleveland
John D
Te Buclla Avenue Baptist’ Church
Butte
Sasonen
Great Falls Shoots to State Honors in Target Sports
Great Falls marksman W R Wilcoston won the state shooting title with 328 total, claiming the all around crown and the state doubles title on Saturday. J A Poore of Butte earned the 90 per cent and under medal by posting the highest score in the state championship. Open to shooters with a lower general average, the event highlighted weekend totals and handicap results across multiple columns and events.
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W. R. Wilcoston
F Knight
I. Arnold
Broadview
Ted
Falla
Mr. Poore
Love affair ends in suicide attempt episode with actress Bow
Robert Savage, once Yale athlete, slashed his wrists last night in a bid to end the lover’s quarrel over actress Bow and a failed marriage license trip. Bow says Savage is a nice boy though impulsive and temperamental. Gilbert Roland’s split with Bow over publicity fueled the drama.
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Bow
General Howl
Savage
Yale
Geneva Mitchell
Miss Bow
Gilbert Roland
Roland
Sir
Mr. Savage
Bomb outrage charge against four alleged terrorists
Four alleged terrorists jailed here face charges in a bomb outrage case tied to a confessed plotter detained in another case. Foreigners named as suspects are said to appear in a Buenos Aires rogues gallery. Revolvers and iron pieces similar to those used in the Legation explosion were displayed in demonstrations linked to Sacco and Vanzetti.
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United Bors
Rogues
Buenos Aires
Legation
Sacco
Vangett
Massachusetts
California
Decide Battles at Polls Today in Iowa and North Carolina
Territorial contests loom as Brookhart faction tensions stir Dallas and Waterloo races. Democratic leaders push to send a party congressman replacement while the governorship remains uncontested. In North Carolina, Overman leads Reynolds with returns still sparse but sizable, shaping a tight Senate race narrative.
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Brookhart
J. Ray Files
Fort
John Hammill
Red outbreaks in Ukrainian cities rise in independence drive
Reports detail protests across East Galicia including Tarnow Jaroslaw and Lemberg. Police arrest 108 students and eight communists. In Lemberg crowds seek release of political prisoners while censorship tightens on East Galacia papers. Authorities blame communist propaganda and tax resistance for unrest.
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Tarnow
Jaroslay
Lemberg
Tarhopol
East Galacia
East Galicia
Poland
Military training in schools opposed by church council
The Administrative Committee of the Federal Council of Churches urged against compulsory military training in schools and colleges as foreign to educational ideals. The same period saw a War Department review noting many institutions had applied for ROTC units but could not sustain them due to lack of funds.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Council of Churches
War Department
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
R.O. T. C. Unita
Charley Ross Kidnapping Prompts False Found Reports
Philadelphia reports debate a lad named Charley Ross, abducted as a child in 187, with multiple false leads. Family members debunk claims of a relative finder and warn that such reports recur, while investigators pursued suspects William Mosher and Joseph Douglas before their deaths.
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Charley Rosses
William “H. Mosher
Joseph ‘Douglas
Philadelphia
Charley Rose
Walter L. Ross
Charley
Pierce Starr
Ross Fame
Ross
Fatal Bucket Hoist Fight Ends In Two Deaths
In Chicago a bucket hoist 115 feet above a building shaft became the scene of a deadly struggle. Two men raised toward the surface fought over a cable, toppling from the bucket as it neared the landing. Michael Naughton, 40, died. Thomas Loftis was fatally injured and later died in hospital.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Michael Naugton
Thomas Loftis
Naughton
Lofts
Three-Year-Old Girl Dies From Burns in Tragic Fire
In Greeley on June 6, the three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pred Bronson died from burns suffered yesterday in a house fire. Neighbors assisted as the child was found severely burned near the kitchen area and transported to a hospital, where she succumbed this morning.
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Associated Preps
Greeley
Nona
Pred Bronson
Mysterious Montana murder suspect admits role in mining shaft death
Sheriff reports confession by Rollins after hours of grilling at the Basin Deer Lodge area. He details events leading to the killing at the NelL cabin and removal of the body from a doned shaft, with further trips to Basin and Cottonwood basin. Investigators plan to summon other parties to clarify the Champion mine district crime.
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Rollins
Jong Thie
B.D.” Worley
Nelli
Ted
Boulder
Sheri Gallagher
Deer Lodge
Cottonwood Basin
Neill Cabin
Neill
Neil
Champion Mine
Impasse in Search for Aimee Semple McPherson
A Sunday calm settled over the Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance case as searches yielded no new leads or drownings. Followers, officials, and her mother Minnie Kennedy continue to face rumors while the evangelist’s fate remains unresolved at Santa Monica Bay after May 18.
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LOS Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple Religious Center
Santa Monica Bay
McPherson
Minnie Kennedy
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