Auto Thief Hanley Captured After 50 MPH Chase
A car thief identified as Grim Hanley eluded officers through walkable streets and a steep grade before being arrested after a high speed pursuit that started when Dr J H Phillips reported a stolen car. Numerous vehicles were listed as stolen in Butte as patrols pursued joyriders across the city and nearby roads.
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Henderson
J. H. Phillips
Montana Street
Wyman
McKay
Gillie
East Center Street
Grim” Hanley
Walkerville
Dewey's Point
Hanley
Missoula
Leslie Algood
The
du’ Pont Powder Company
Ramsey
Indiana
G. M. Weed
Wynne
Regan Road
W. J. Foster
Anaconda
Marvels of Heroism Are Performed by the French
Read of Verdun valor as French troops endure ten days of relentless assaults between Douaumont and Fleury. A battalion repels 12 German attacks while counterattacking, with officers and lieutenants in the thick of the fight. One lieutenant directs munitions, writes to a colonel, and fights on despite wounds. A daring counterattack by Lieutenant T and a sergeant returns eight captured men, earning a captaincy for the hero.
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Verdun
Douaumont
Fleury
Sull
Leutenant
Miner veteran Paul Plum found dead in room at 811 Front Street
Coroner's inquiry on Paul Plum's death cites alcoholism not foul play. Plum, 56, longtime Butte resident and former miners union member, was found in his lodging at the U M and M saloon after a lodger heard coughing Sunday. The maid discovered his body yesterday morning.
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Lane
Paul Plum
Fast Front Street
Pluff
Butte
Old Miners Union
War with England Averted by Butte Agent C M Smith Bribery Plot
International complications were frustrated in Butte as E W Burn Jr and federal agents exposed C M Smith offering $50 for each recruit sent to Canada for service in France instead of Mexico. Smith, a former miner, was jailed after planned bribes to recruit officers surfaced. a $250,000 deal was lost due to confinement. He claimed to have ties to the Canadian government and faced likely transfer to Warm Springs.
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Butte
England
E. W. Burn Jr
Department of Justice
C. M. Smith
Canada
France
Mexico
Smith
United States
Warm Springs
Federal cMeers
Burn. Smith
First National Bank
George T. Salzmann
Burn
F. B. Schawatke
Herbert Phelan
Holdups Captured In Butte Robbery Case
John O Neill and Fay Pletcher identified as two highwaymen who held up two men near Bulgin Tabernacle in South Butte last night. Tom Higgins, shot in the leg, and another man named Saman were among victims. O Neill and Fisher arrested after witnesses positively identified them. suspects had room above the Q T saloon and were active about a week.
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South Butte
Murphy
John O'Neill
Fay Pletcher
Bulgin Tabernge
Tabernacle
Tom Higgins
Saman
Priia
O'Neill
Fisher
Higgins
O'Neill Higgins
J. P. Sullivan
North
Wyoming Street
Q.T
Butte
Davis
Oleo Margarine Output Rises in United States
The federal internal revenue report shows oleo production at 152,123,725 pounds for the year ended June 30, up 5,654,995 pounds from the prior year. The National Provisioner notes that demand grows despite competition and legislative efforts, portraying oleomargarine as a high quality healthy food now common on tables and in kitchens.
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New York Sun
Federal Commissioner of Internal Revenue
United States
Madrid group seeks cinema censorship to curb youth crime
The Madrid society for the study of penitentiaries and upbuilding of delinquents has petitioned the government to censor moving picture films, arguing that current juvenile offenses in the capital are linked to depictions of crime in cinema.
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Madrid Society For the Study of Penitentiaries
Exodus From Yellowstone Park Halts Tourists in 24 Hours
Frank Joyce reported Yellowstone Park near Gardiner faced a rapid evacuation as fears of a railroad strike emptied the area in a day. Soldiers blocked routes, hotels and stage companies saw reduced traffic, and only a few travelers reached the park before turning back. Joyce notes the park will become dry territory and automobile stages may replace traditional travel in coming years.
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Yellowstone Park
Frank Joyce
Butte
Gardiner
Joyce
Transportation Company
Acros
Bac
Berry
Mr. Joyce
Wil
Wonderland
Cossack Voiskos and Their Hierarchical Life
The Cossacks divide into 11 voiskos led by civil and military hierarchies. Principal groups include Don Kouban Orenbers Astrachan Oussouri Trans batkalle and Terek. Villages serve as ostroghi citadels. No private nobles exist, property linked to the horde. Some vois operate communistically while peasants and Cossacks remain socially distinct. Cossacks live mounted in czar service and avoid agricultural labor.
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Don
Ceretain Vois
Dethroned Sultan of Zanzibar in Paris Revealed as Pensioner
The dethroned sultan Al-ben-Hamoud now living in Paris is described as a French government pensioner. He claims Mahometan descent and is nicknamed Rashid by intimates. His alleged nocturnal escapades with Parisian Infidels are noted, including a ritual table scene with the Koran, then wine and pork chops.
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Prom Te Anainapons Sens
Zanzibar
Al-ben-Hamoud
Paris
Mahomet
Rashid
Tke
Prophet
The Fahrenheit Thermometer and Its Remarkable Rise
A historical note on the Fahrenheit thermometer tracing its origins in Danzig with Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit around 1720. It explains the two fixed marks for freezing and boiling, the 180 degree span, and the 32 degree starting point, while noting the zero does not indicate absolute cold and that this summer’s mercury neared 212 degrees.
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Tereare Terra
Gabriel
Danel Pahrenhelt
Danzig
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Poholis
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Tost
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Montana Mattress and Furniture Company
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