Dunn Admits Paying Blackmail in Ramsey Murder Trial
Frank J. Dunn testified in Ramsey county district court that in 1916 he paid $5,000 to Al Brown and S. C. Ferdig of Montana to keep them from telling of an alleged plot to hire them to kill his wife. He denied offering the trio a higher sum and said he feared they would implicate him and his wives. Dunn sobbed while recounting events after Mrs Dunn’s murder on April 26.
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St. Paul
Frank J. Dunn
Ramsey County
al Brown
S.C. Ferdig
Montana
Dunn
Brown
Ferdig
Joseph Redenbaugh
Frank Mecool
Johnny Doyle
Mike Moore
Moore
New York Truck Traffic Tied to Buffalo to New York Route
In New York nearly 15,000 trucks are spread across the state with 95 percent located in cities on or linked by improved highways to the main artery from Buffalo to New York. The report highlights heavy truck activity concentrated along this corridor.
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New York
Buffalo
Star Brave debut at Sanders home for Red Cross benefit
Helen Fitzgerald Sanders presents The Star Brave a poetic Indian drama at Mr and Mrs L P Sanders Henry avenue home in Butte. Imaginative staging, native costumes and a one act comedy The Lost Silk Hat precede the drama. A musical program closes the benefit evening with patriotic songs.
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Butte
L. P. Sanders
Henry Avenue
Red Cross
Helen Fitzgerald Sanders
Siies
Earth
Star Brave
H.C. Hopkins
Faughter
Thunder Bird
Max Atwater
Basin
Emma Schatzlein
Sanders
Lord Dunsany
Trevor Pryse Bowen
Earl B. Eason
J.P. van Doozer
Albert ‘King
Edward Winchester
Mr. Hindley
Catherine Gittinen
Bowen
America
Front in France Sees Heavy Artillery Dominance in War Update
The Associated Press reports artillery-led operations along the French front with minor infantry actions. In Lens to Arras area, one trench was seized then repulsed. Aisne Champagne bombardments persist, Verdun sector gunfire renewals, and Austro Italian clashes on Monte Ortigara yield over 1,800 Italian prisoners. Russian and Austro German clashes continue on the eastern front, with Macedonian skirmishes including a repelled French position attack.
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Associated Press
France
Bype
Ter
Lens-Arras
War Office
Aisne
Champagne
Avecourt
Verdun
Asiage
Monte Ortigara
Ga- Hela
Tarnopol
Third Degree Assault Charge Filed Against Ed Morrissey
A third degree assault charge was filed in Justice of the Peace Ormsby’s court against Detective Chief Ed Morrissey by miner Ed Morrison. Bond set at $1000. Alleged assault occurred Saturday night on North Coming Street. Morrissey to appear at 10 AM.
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Justice of the Peace Ormsby
Ed Morrissey
Ed Morrison
Morrissey
Northcoming Street
Morrison
Justice Ormsby
Sacrifice and Service League Meeting in Lewisohn Block
An evening event by the Sacrifice and Service League, guided by the Butte Theosophical Society, featured M. Percy Sharpe who spoke on ascetic discipline as spiritual uplift. A program followed with readings, music, and a clay pipe crucible tip for melting small metal quantities.
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Sacrifice and Service League
Butte ‘Theosophical Society
Lewisohn Block
M. Percy Sharpe
Keown Leaves Montana After Dreaming Of Justice
James Keown, a famed Montana lawman with two decades of chase and capture work against bandits, trains robbers, and criminals, heads to Irwin Kentucky to enter the coal business with a relative. His career spans guarding game reserves, serving as deputy sheriff, and major work in the Philippines and on Northern Pacific cases.
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James Keown
Montana
Gan Store
Irwin
Keown
Gallatin Valley
White Caldwell
Philippines
Fowler
Edward Reynolds
Gallatin
Bozeman
North Coa Limited
Hastings
Tower
Grueber
Butte
Gruber
Columbia River
Deer Lodge
North Coast
Gravelle
Northern Pacific
Priest's Pass
Helena
J. K. Toole
Northern Pacific Railroad
Western Division
Summer School Opens With Large Enrollment
Butte high school started the summer session yesterday with enrollment near 200, with about 60 more expected in two weeks. New classes include chemistry and Latin for Junior high students who had one year Latin. Stenography and typewriting classes may open if enough enroll. Free textbooks will be supplied as available from local dealers under the state policy.
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Butte High School
Lenin Shown As German Agent At Petrograd Meeting
A dispatch from Ambassador Francis reports that a Russian agitator Lenin faced exposure as a German agent before the soldiers and workers delegates in Petrograd on June 22. Lenin urged a general peace without annexation, countered by Veitensky who read a document nearly identical to Lenin’s speech and revealed a German communication signed by King Leopold of Bavaria.
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Washington
Germany
Council of Soldiers and Workmen
Petrograd
Francis
Nikolai Lenine
M. Veitensky
Lenine
Bakers Put Industry Under Hoover War Food Administration
Washington June 27 bakers voluntarily placed their industry under the food administration and pledged to follow all directives from Herbert C Hoover. A baking industry representative will serve as Volunteer aid to Hoover and 200 local committees will be named to implement instructions. One early move will standardize loaves, reducing styles and sizes in the near term.
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ERS
Hoover
Washington
Food Administration
Herbert C. Hoover
Young Men Leaving Butte In Numbers
Police investigate rumors of mass migration as hundreds of young men depart Butte after registration. Officials cite possible graft while noting influx of outsiders showing registration cards from coast and eastern cities. Some are identified as T. W. W. members with few married men among those leaving.
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Butte
Real estate transfers record multiple city parcels
Decree in estate of John Doyle transfers corner property at Watson and Jefferson Streets plus cash payments of 93.50 and 637 to Francis A Georgia Ralph and Harry Doyle. Land and Investment Company transfers to William B Lawler lots 35 and 86 block 17 Bellevue addition for 1. Carrie H Howateon to Frank Lawler portion lot 19 block 2 Kings addition for 1. Daly Addition Company to M J Regan lots 12 and 13 block 13 Daly addition for 1.
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John Doyle
Francis A
Georgia
Ralph and
Harry Doyle
Watson and
Jefferson Streets
Mputte Land and Investment Company
William B. Lawler
Believue
Carrie H
Washington's Life From Evening Wisconsin
The account surveys George Washington as a life lover who pursued diverse interests over 67 years. It cites letters to and from him showing passions for outdoor sports theater social events and gambling and notes his careful self directed will detailing property dispositions to relatives.
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Washington
Wisconsin
When a Want Ad Is Working for You
A brisk promotional note explains that persistent want ads connect job seekers with the right opportunity. It asserts ads may take days or weeks but will eventually attract the right employer and position.
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Buite Florad CO
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