Possessions of Murder Victim Linked to Suspect
Testimony in Dawson murder case details items found with suspect Bagley including a pistol and a watch claimed to be Melvin’s. Officers plan to question him again at the cabin where Melvin’s body was found and determine ownership of the gear and money.
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Melvin
Murphy
Jack Duggan
White
Powell
Bagley
Harley Wilson
Ito Card Room
Wilson
A. Natzner
Butte
South Butte
Bill Fold
Dawson
Agley
Duggan
Nick Rotering
Durant
Dangon
Mevin
Canyon
Big
Man Fractures Skull After Fall From Steps
John Miller a 56 year old lodger at 731 South Montana Street fell eight feet down a flight of steps and struck his head on a concrete sidewalk. He was found unconscious with a severe scalp wound and taken to St James Hospital where doctors reported slim chances of recovery. Officers Finnivnd Van Orden and another arrived to witness Miller bleeding and unconscious on the sidewalk.
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John Miller
St. James’ Hospital
Montana Street
Miller
Finnivnd
van Orden
Change Sought in Actions on Liquor
A conference urged Congress to consider changes in liquor law. It also recommended appointing additional district and circuit judges. It called for federal judges to use discretion to prevent frivolous appeals and to grant bail when substantial grounds exist for appellate review.
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Congress
Butte Plans Fourth Pageant With Spirit of America
Butte public prepares a grand pageant The Spirit of America featuring a 200 voice chorus and church choruses to be staged with a parade July 2 and a rodeo with two unridden horses offering prizes. A flying circus and display advertising aim to reach Western Montana and adjacent regions as planners expect a spectacular event for a city five times its size.
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Geant
Clark Baseball Park
Montana
Butte
Spirit of America
Broadway
Italy
France
Intermountain
Montana crops show gains from beneficial rain
The week ending June 9 brought frequent showers across Montana, moistening surface soil to the subsoil and boosting grains, alfalfa, beets, potatoes, and truck crops. Some sun deficit hindered corn and gardens in the east, but overall crop conditions are very flourishing with improving pastures and strong livestock health.
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Associated Press
Helena
Montana
W. T. Lathrop
Department of Agriculture
Scopes Delivers Brief Defense at Civic Club
John T. Scopes faces 100 people in New York at a Civic club session, calling his anti evolution case a fight for freedom of thought. He says he is a voluntary “goat” in the defense, praising Civil Liberties union while criticizing press and hotel men. Dudley Field Malone may join Clarence Darrow. former Senator Charles W. Thomas offers services for the defense.
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Associated Press
New York
John T. Scopes
Tennessee
Civic Club
Civil Liberties Union
Dudley Field Malone
Clarence Darrow
Charlies W. Thomas
Colorado
Belgium Wins Gordon Bennett Cup Balloon Race
Belgium claimed the Gordon Bennett cup after M. Veenstra piloting the Regian bay, Prince Leopold, landed at Cape Torinana Spain after 800 plus miles. Goodyear III pilot Wade T. Van Orman faced possible disqualification following a sea rescue after 441 miles. Belgium’s victory sparks talk of moving the event abroad next year with a U S bid possible for 1926.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Belgium
Brugse
M. Veenstra
Regian Bay
Prince Leopold
Cape Torinana
Spain
Torinana
Atlantic Ocean
Corunna
Veentsra
Ernest de Muyter
Gordon Bennett
United States
Veenstra
de Muyter
Canton Faces Food Shortage Amid Foreign Evacuations
Dispatch from Canton reports a food shortage while foreigners are moved to safety. In Peking students rallied against foreign influence, and in Shanghai a waterside strike grows less general as Canton and Yunnanese forces prepare for a prolonged siege near Canton city.
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Canton
Cunningham
Shanghai
China
Peking
U S Opens Bids for Glacier Park Road
Bids for 12 miles of Glacier national park road from Lake McDonald to Lake St. Mary were opened in Portland. Williams and Douglas of Tacoma bid 871000 with steam shovels and Morrison-Knudson of Boise bid 965665 without steam shovels. Twelve bids total, inputs compared with and without steam shovel use. Low bids sent to Stephen C. Mather for park director review. Road crosses the Rocky Mountains via Logan Pass and promises to be a scenic highway with completion targeted for fall.
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Portland
Lake McDonald
Lake St. Mary
Glacier National Park
Charles H. Purcell
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Williams and Douglas
Tacoma
Wash
Morrison-Knudson Company
Boise
Idaho
Stephen C. Mather
Park Bureau
Purcell
Rocky Mountains
Logan Pass
United States
Publisher Says One of Jury Is Perjurer
Three affidavits allege a juror in the George W. Lynn criminal libel case in Yuma perjured himself about qualifications. A defense motion for mistrial was denied as too late. Judge Bollinger ordered the trial to continue.
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Yuma, Ariz
George W. Lynn
Yuma
Elmo Bollinger
Misoula Ku Klux Klan Accepts Debate Challenge
The Mis soula chapter of the Ku Klux Klan has accepted a debate challenge from former Congressman Washington J. McCormick. Propositions include the Roman Catholic church as friend of the American republic and Klan activity not in harmony with the republic. The Klan seeks credentials for its speaker and suggests the Western Montana fair grounds for an open air meeting to avoid disruption.
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Missoula
Ku Klux Klan
Washington J. McCormick
Klan
McCormick
American Republic
Church of Rome
Montana
Montana Fair Grounds
Board Delays Action on Railroad Right of Way Request
The Montana state land board held action on the Scobey-Opheim Great Northern railway right of way petition in abeyance. Investigations by the state land agent and attorney general were ordered to determine feasibility and potential land charges.
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Helena
Scobey-Opheim
Great Northern Railway
State Land Board
Land Board
Comanche
Yellowstone County
Fairway Farms Corporation
Rudyard
Laura Spellman-Rockefeller Foundation
Zephyrs Drive Tourists to Shelter in Butte Park
Travelers in a park near Butte faced a sudden cold wind from Rockies snowfields. A Chicago man asked if fur wear is normal year round, while motorists joked about mud and Seattle rain. A revival of anecdotes and animal odor theories followed by a warm fireside chat.
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Rockies
Pacific Coast
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Dante
Butte
Seattle
Ford
Lizzie
Bryan
Willy’s
Coyotes and rabies tale mingle with town visitors
A Los Angeles man asks about coyotes in Butte as a caretaker notes they fear blind pigs. The tale includes a Oregon man who killed a rabid coyote with a wrench and sent its head to Pasteur, plus a list of holdover tourists from cities like Minot, San Francisco, Norfolk, Spokane, Hibbing, and Chicago.
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Missouri
Oregon
Pasteur Institute
Butte
Los Angeles
A. R. Schooler
F. H. Lester
Minot
N. D
P. G. Gillespie
San Francisco
Sacred Heart graduation honors faith and education
Monsignor Joseph C. Willging of Helena urged defense of religious education in his commencement address to 29 Sacred Heart graduates. He praised the Supreme Court victory protecting parochial schools and urged voters to defend church education rights with the ballot. Diplomas were presented by Rev. W. P. Joyce after the address.
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The
Sacred Heart School
Mer. Joseph C. Willging
Helena
America
Monsignor Willging
Supreme Court
W. P. Joyce
Follies Dancer to Make Butte Debut
Gene Roderick formerly with the Greenwich Village Folies debuts at the Winter Garden in Butte tonight appearing three times in wholly different dances and reusing her Broadway revue costumes. Dancing master G W Ledford from Seattle opens a local academy and will introduce the Charleston. Next week features include a shoe giveaway with six pairs from the Red Boot shop on Tuesday night.
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Gene Roderick
Greenwich Village
Butte
Winter Garden
Miss Roderick
G. W. Ledford
Seattle
Ledford
East
Red Boot Shop
Re enactment planned in Chicago gangland slaying
Chicago, June 10. Sheriff Hoffman will re enact the killing of Walter O'Donnell and Harry Hassmiller at the Evergreen Park road house to establish the sequence of events. Anthony Mallon confessed shooting Hassmiller. No one has explained O'Donnell's death. Revelations implicate Jack Peppes and Arthur Youngreen, with Youngreen arrested on bail. Mundelein refused a Catholic burial, funeral plans promised to rival Dion O'Bannion's and Angelo Genna's.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Walter O'Donnell
Harry C. Hassmiller
Bayonne
N. J
Peter M. Hoffman
Evergreen Park Road House
Anthony E. Mallon
M Hassmiller
O’donnell
Jack Peppes
Arthur Youngreen
Prohibition
Youngreen
West Baden
Ind
George Cardinal Mundelein
O'Donnell
Dion O’bannion
Angelo Genna
Campbell Takes Stand in Oil Suit Over Kevin Sunburst Field
June 10 Great Falls Gordon Campbell testifies in district court as principal witness for Gordon Campbell Petroleum to attach assets of the Gordon Campbell Kevin syndicate. Campbell, recently convicted of oil promotion fraud, seeks $40 903 in borrowings and faces an ongoing appeal. The syndicate argues against the transactions while Col Williard, Harvey, and Roy hold control after January power shifts. A concurrent suit in Teton County aims to cancel the drilling contract.
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Great Falls
Gordon Campbell
Kevin- Sunburst
Gordon Campbell Petroleum Company
Campbell
Petroleum Company
Contro of
Gordon Campbell Oil Company
J. J. Green
Teton County
Williard
Harvey
Danish Strikes Tie Up Industry Yet Transport Workers Stay
During major strikes in Denmark many industries halted but transportation workers did not strike. Their restraint helped farmers move produce to markets despite widespread work stoppages.
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Denmark
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Okull
Flying Circus
U.S
Glacier Park Road
Zephyrs
Alaska
Copper River
Gene Stratton Porter
Mgr. Willging
Sacred Heart Glass
OL L
Franklin
Howard Pierce, Inc
So. Mont. St
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