Powell Found Guilty of Murder in First Degree in Train Killing
The jury convicted Sherman Powell of first degree murder for fatally stabbing J. H. Montgomery on a Great Northern parlor car near the Butte yards. The panel debated whether to fix the death penalty or life imprisonment, opting for the extreme penalty. Powell testified he acted in self defense after Montgomery allegedly drew a gun. witnesses described a card game dispute and chaotic aftermath. Sentence date was set for June 2.
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N Powell
Uch
RR. Wharton
Frank Leah
Sturday
Powell
Jlan
Dwyer
J. R. Wharton
John Kellett
W. D. Lewis
William Thomas
J. Probst
Nick Roman
Ed Mc
James Sennett
William
J. H. Montgomery
Piast
Great Northern
Butte Yards
Jose Berth
Montgomery
Mr. O'Flynn
Butte
Jackson
Silver City
Frank Yamer
Monty
Yamer
Jesse King
Hersome
Michaelson
James Larkin
Joe Powell
Mike O'Donnell
Ed O'Flynn
Scottish Rite Degree Work At Butte Chapter Meeting
A special meeting at the Masonic temple in Butte saw the reception and election of 68 candidates in Rose Croix No. 2 as part of the Scottish Rite sessions. Gustav A. Meyers led the work with assistances from Adam H. Copple and other officers.
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Butte
Rose Croix
Masonic ‘Temple
Gustav A. Meyers
Adam H. Copple
Wise mi
Temple ceremony details and officers listed for degree event
The document lists officers including Elmer E. Snavely senior warden and George F. Shelton delivers the lecture. Other in charge of the advanced degree are Karl N. Genzberger and Garfield Tonkin. Luncheon and dinner were served at the temple.
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Elmer E. Snavely
Eanle N. Genzberger
Claude Doran
Elliott F. Fernham
Garfield B. Perier
Fred L. Melcher
Fred P. Young
Bailey J. Hall
Eugene Gunderson
Albert Hobson
John W.acres
Guard of the Temple
John MacManus
George F. Shelton
Karl N. Genzberger
Garfield
Tonkin
Temple
War Office Reports Bulgarian Front Actions at Kavala
The Bulgarian war office says artillery factions on the Macedonian front faced 131 enemy ships bombarding Kavala while 12 airplanes dropped bombs on the town.
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Macedonia
Sofia
London
Bulgarian War Office
Macedonian Front
Kavala
Will Claim She Was Mile Away At Time Of Explosion
In San Francisco on May 22 a defense attorney stated the defendant would claim she was about one mile from the explosion site when the July 22, 1918 blast killed 10 people. The lengthy examination of jurors continued as four jurors waited to be sworn and both sides used challenges amid cautions not to read trial coverage.
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Will
San Francisco
Afooney
Talesmen
Emmet Seawell
California
Butte Visitors Reported From Helena Missoula And More
Butte briefs list numerous visitors and guests in the city including F K Houston Helena Miss Alice Black Missoula W B Jacoby Billings W J Dalton Missoula and other residents. Fire crews fought growing forest fires near Cramer and Meredith as strong northeast winds spread flames with no recent rain.
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F. K. Houston
Helena
Butte
Alice Black
Missoula
W. B. Jacoby
Billings
W. J. Dalton
W. J. Kennedy
Harlowton
FH. Warwick
Euest
Thomas Topping
Cty
Patrick Conway
Clancy
Knife River
Minn
Cramer
Meredith
Duluth & Northern Minnesota
Sundi
War Fronts See Continued Action and French Optimism
The report notes ongoing trench raids and artillery duels on British and French fronts with battles shifting to the Hindenburg line and Drocourt Queant switch lines. Germans incur costly counterattacks near Motonvilliers while French Premier Ribot praises French troops and a reorganized high command. He also predicts Russia’s recovery and a united Allied stance.
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Associated Press
Arras
Hindenburg
Bullecourt
Drocourt-Queant
Mo- Tonvilliers
Vau- Clerc
Californie
Chevreux
Rheims
Bankers urge credit to fight famine at Missouri meeting
P W Goebel president of the American Bankers Association told Missourians at a convention in St Joseph that refusing credit now would be cowardice and famine must be fought with food He called on bankers to lend money to finance production and ensure borrowers can obtain funds for their work.
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St. Joseph
P. W. Goebel
Kansas City
Kan
American Bankers’ Association
Miss Lours
Harvard Medical Unit Arrives in England for Red Cross Hospital
Washington cablegram reports the Harvard Medical School unit of the Red Cross based hospital No. 5 arriving in England. The shipment marks a significant medical support deployment for Allied operations.
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Harvard
Washington
England
Harvard Medical School
Red Cross. Based
Red Cross to France Sends Second Base Hospital Unit
Chairman Davigson of the Red Cross war council announces the second of six base hospitals headed to France. The unit includes about 20 surgeons and physicians, 65 nurses, and 10 enlisted men of the army medical corps.
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Davigson
Red Cross War Couvcil
France
American Red Cross
Army Medical Corps
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C. Eb, Beebe
Luxury
Rialto Theater
Park Street
H. Speer
Butte Briefs
Pete Delaney
Mr. Delaney
B. J. Brown
Anaconda
H.C. Herrick
Bozeman
Butt
B. T. Matthews
Joseph Mares
William Stevens
Ancil Gregg
Livingston
P.M. Abbott
Three Forks
William Bayle
Ramsey
William Atkinson
Great Falls
Hartley Austin
Earl Medley
Deer Lodge
James J. Murphy
George T. McGee
W. Lowney
Josephine
Oscar A. Olson
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
M. Ribot
Russia
Ally
B. Kopaid Co
West Broadway
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