Fires Burn Across Montana Forests Forcing Farm Escape
Fire crews report numerous small blazes across Blackfeet and Koocenal forests with critical conditions due to weather. Across the Cabinet Pend Oreille and Kootenai regions fires spread from 160 to 800 acres, with 28 fires on Kootenai and 25 under control. Troy and Callahan crews faced close calls while Pilgrim Creek blaze near Thompson and Wolf Creek Fire in Flathead see containment efforts.
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Callahan Creek
Missoula
Quartz Creek
Hell Gate Canyon
Bonner
Blackfeet
Cabinet
Pend Oreille
Here
Tare
Idaho
Fortune
Olney
God Lowing
Colberg
Kootenal Forest
Troy
Pilgrim Creek
Cabinet Forest
Thompson
Wolf Creek
Flathead
Mud Lake
House Overrides Vets Bonus Vetoes Likely Outcome
The House moved to sustain President Harding's veto on the veterans bonus with little public enthusiasm. Twenty three Republicans and two Democrats shifted from initial support to sustain the veto, signaling a foregone conclusion as debate focused on the veto's fate rather than prospects of passage.
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House
Harding
Promise Royal Time at Legon Convention
Lewis and Clark post No. 2 invites Butte Legionnaires to the sixth annual American Legion convention at Helena June 19 to 21. Convention headquarters at Shrine Temple. Broadwater natatorium and dance halls reserved. a “Bright Wreck” event planned. Notify hotel housing committee for reservations. Discount rail rates offered for distant points and special fare for closer points.
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Lewis and Clark Post No. 2
Butte Legionnaires
The
American Legion
Helena
Shrine Temple
Broadwater
Hotel and Housing Committee
Memorial Day Observance Urged as Solemn Remembrance
Col CP H Bielenberg, a patriotic instructor for the Grand Army of Montana, urges Memorial Day be kept solemn and not driven by entertainment. He opposes lax observance and will join the school exercises that honor the day each year.
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CP. H. Bielenberg
Grand Army of Montana
Bielenberg
Gun Play Blocks Raid Upon Liquor in Newark
In Newark New Jersey on May 17 James Canto and Santo Rittico faced a serious altercation as they contained liquor valued at $500,001. The incident details suggest a dramatic gunplay blocking a raid on a liquor stock.
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Newark
N. J
James Canto
Santo Rittico
Walsh to Appeal to Higher Court
An appeal to the supreme court will be filed Monday by attorney John Hiliott of Butte to overturn a lower court judgment that Roy Walsh shall hang for the murder of Al Johnson. The move aims to avert the Gallows set for June 16. Walsh remains in fluctuating spirits, sometimes optimistic, sometimes downcast.
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Supreme Court
Roy. Walsh
al Johnson
Ourder
John Hiliott
Butte
Walsh
Bille
Mounties
Masonic Building Nears Completion for Shrine Ceremonials
The Butte Masonic building prepares for a four day Shrine ceremonial week with the 45th Scottish Rite reunion. Nobles from four states, 1,430 Bagdad temple members, and visitors from Helena to Spokane gather in the new Temple auditorium for dances, a banquet, and a grand ceremonial hall event.
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Butte
Montana
Temple Auditorium
Algeria
Helena
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Missoula
Spokane
Pocatello
Salmon City
Wyoming
Bagdad Temple
Wooderaft Neighbors Celebrate Anniversary of Circlen
Wooderaft Neighbors of It in Butte circle 155 will mark the twenty sixth anniversary of the establishment with a public entertainment. The circle began with 27 members and now lists a membership of 00. A short program will be followed by luncheon.
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Butte Circle
Butte Drivers Fall Short of 1924 Licenses Early
In Butte the 1924 driver license registrations show 1,865 names at city hall, far below last year’s 8,000. Clerk Abe Cohen said a rush before June 1 may boost totals, though the prior year’s peak seems unlikely. Licenses arrive daily at the post office.
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Butte
Abe Cohen
Irish Sketch Shows Initial Performance at High School
The Daugh ter of Mother Mahree, an Irish comedy drama, had its initial showing by Butte talent at the high school auditorium yesterday in a special performance for sisters, Butte schools and children. The show will be repeated tonight and Monday night at the same venue with a cast including the Earl of Belmore Earl Blod wett Merrit Luffin Tom Sullivan Daniel Neill Ka Fogarty Will Homer Joe Riley Ceci Mars Francis Burns Wharton Leo McGrath Sally O'Brien Esther McGrath Norah and Agnes Kiley Janet Guerndale Grace Hardcastle Lady Ellen Guerndale Clauche Anfin.
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the Earl of Belmore
Earl Blodwett
Merrit Luffin
Tom Sullivan
Daniel Neill
Ka Fogarty
Will ‘Homer
Joe Riley
Ceci Mars
Francis Burns
Wharton
Leo McGrath
Sally O'Brien
Esther McGrath
Norah
Agnes Kiley
Janet Guerndale
Grace Hardcastle
Lady “Ellen Guerndale
Clauche Anfin
Butte Benefit Show Promises Irish Themed Entertainment
The event directed by Earl Blodgett and Esther McGrath features Well-known Butte entertainers. Proceeds go to St Helena's school. The four act program spans scenes from New Falls east side to an Irish country estate with Mrs William Molloy Mrs Kate Rodgers and John McCarthy performing noted songs.
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Earl Blodgett
Esther McGrath
Butte
Knights of Columbus Hold Annual Communion in Butte
Members of the Butte council of Knights of Columbus attend communion in a body at St Patrick's Church at 9 am. They will then gather for breakfast at the Silver Bow Club at 10 am where officers and representative knights will give remarks. This afternoon the second and third degrees will be conferred on a class of 60 in the council room.
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Butte
Knights of Columbus
St. Patrick's Church
Silver Bow Club
Council
Knights
K. C. Bul
Gypsies Confess to Taking Money in Butte Robbery
Report says several women described as super women from Nine Mile area confessed to taking $35 from an office robbery. They teased to the crime and later released with orders to leave the city. Funeral services for William White, resident of Butte, were held yesterday at his home on South Gaylord Street.
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Butte
William White
South Gaylord Street
Mrs Catherine Johnson Interred After High Mass Funeral
The funeral for Mrs Catherine Johnson was held yesterday at 9 with high mass by Father Barry at Immaculate Concepcion. Father Leonard officiated at Holy Cross Cemetery where interment followed. pallbearers included W. J. McMann John C. Sullivan James Brogan Bray Mahon William Cuffe and Frank Brogan.
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Johnson
Catherine Johnson
Father Barry
Immaculate Concepcion
Father Leonard
Holy Cross Cemetery
W. J. McMann
John C. Sullivan
James Brogan
Bray Mahon
William Cuffe
Frank Brogan
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Sok Mellen
W. J. Sewell
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