Convicts Escape Oregon Penitentiary Take Hostages In Oregon City
Tom Murray Ellsworth Kelly and James Willis fled the Oregon State Penitentiary after killing guards James Holm an and John Sweeney then abducted four men in Monitor Ore and later occupied the Newman home before driving toward Portland with hostages. Their written statement claimed they sought liberty not harm. In Salem John Davidson testified that guards Nesmith and White failed to help during the escape and that Murray, Willis and Kelly killed guard Bert Jones.
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Portland
Ore
Tom Murray
Ellsworth Kelly
James Willos
Oregon
Monitor
C. L. Newman
New Era
Oregon City
Newman
Mr. Newman
Leslie Newman
Newman House
Berkeley
Cal
Oregon Penal Institution
Murray
Jones
Pierce
No. 1 Tower
Willis
Salem
John Davidson
Oregon State Prison
James Nesmith
Peter J. White
Davidson
Nesmith
James Willis
Bert” Jones
James M. Holman
John Sweeney
Local notices and society items from Big Timber area
Harry Raiff visits Columbus and others drop by. Missoula Masonic grand lodge attendees. infant dies in this city. several residents travel or host guests. court actions over land possession. vacation travels and local market notes. drivers and park trips. births and health updates. sheriff and legal notices. local business shifts and hospital remarks.
Tax Reduction Bill Aimed For March 1 Introduction
Plymouth Vermont August 17 Officials pledged to push a tax reduction bill before March 15 when new year payments are due. Plans discussed include lowering the surtax from 40 to 20 or 15 percent for high incomes and trimming normal rates from 2 to 1 percent and from six to five percent for higher incomes. Treasury figures were reviewed by Mellon Smoot Tilson and Green with action anticipated by Congress in December and early 193X.
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Plymouth
Coolidge
Administration
Mellon
Smoot
Utah
Finance Committee
Tilson
Connecticut
Treasury
Smdot
Green
House
Ways and Means
Tee
Seave
Senate
Secetary Mellon
Divorce Granted to Mrs Charles W Clark in Paris
Paris August 16 The civil tribunal of the Seine grants a divorce to Mrs Charles William Clark of San Francisco on desertion and non support grounds. She receives custody of three of four children who are still under age. Mrs Clark was formerly Cecelia Tobin. The marriage occurred in San Francisco on August 4 1990s.
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Paris
Civil Tribunal of the Seine
Charles William Clark
San Francisco
Clark
Cecelia Tobin
Clark son of senator William A Clark, awarded Paris divorce
Charles William Clark, son of the late William A Clark, noted Montana copper magnate and former U S senator, is connected to a Paris divorce granted to Cecelia Clark. Their marriage in San Francisco was a social milestone.
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Gustav Britson and Son
Ed Eningson
Montana
Houston
Minn
National Park
Cody
Myr. Ellingson
Cody Way
San Francisco
Charles William Clark
Cecelia Clark
Paris
William A. Clark
United States
George W Briley Visits City With Sling After Hog Bite
George W Briley is seen in the city today with a sling on one hand following a hog bite incident.
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George W. Briley
Both Schools Set to Open on September 8
The Big Timber public schools and Sweet Grass County high school restart term Tuesday September 8. Mr. Martz will be in the high school office the week of September 1 for conferences with parents and students. All high school students should register that week and evening appointments are available. Three new teachers join the faculties Glen G Eye Armin Jahr and CG Berges to teach mathematics departmental arithmetic and world history and geography. Call the office if you want a student to work for board and room.
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Big Timber Public Schools
Sweet Grass County
Martz
Glen G. Eye
Kansas Wesleyan University
Armin Jahr
Montana State Normal
Skarda
CG. A. Berges
Kansas State Teachers’ College
Miss Sparrow
Six Convicts Escape Pen Launch Seized by Guards
Six state penitentiary inmates seized prison shipping clerk B O Miller as a hostage and fled by launch in a hail of machine gun fire from two guard towers. Miller was near death, guard George Grayson critically injured, and Paul Luce had a shattered arm. Guards and police organized posses across Contra Costa and Alameda counties to pursue the launch.
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San Quentin
Calif
State Penitentiary
B. O. Miller
Malate Point
Contra Costa County
Miller
George Grayson
Paul Luce
San Francisco
Bay
Contra Costa
Alameda
Victor F. Lawson Dies at 74 Chicago Publisher and Innovator
Victor F. Lawson editor and publisher of the Chicago Daily News died at home after a two day illness. A veteran press leader, he founded a penny paper rise and helped supply print paper during wartime shortages. He headed AP affairs and was famed for liberal philanthropy kept private. He would have turned 75 next month.
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Chicago
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Lawson
Clark N. Tavence
Daily News
Victor Fremont
United States
Associated Press
Illinois Corporation
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Harry ‘Raiff
Harry L. Raiff
Columbus
W. A. Carl
W. F. Garvey
St. Paul
Delphine Prevost
H. C. Kellogg
Renzema Home
Harriet Everett
Absarokee
John J. Renzema
John P. Campbell
C. E. Crum
Melville
Twedot
Orville Busha
Mountain View
Gibson
E. J. Mo
al Volberding
Father Blaere
Livingston
Louie Claiborn
H. B. Bradburn
Lincoln, Ill
Yellowstone Park
Claiborn
Alice Patterson
A. F
Rice and Sons
Frank
Bob
Butte
A. P. O’leary
Missoula
J. H. Trower
C. F. Uilman
O. J. Ellingson
Percy G. Webb
J. E. Cameron
Masonic and
Eastern Star
Pioneer Office
Lutheran Church
E. M. Busha
Union Central Life Insurance Co
Bennett H. Smith
Billings
Frank Clouse
Boulder Country
Range 14
E. R. Patterson
Brannin
Florence H. Yates
Gibson & Smith of
Doctor Livingston
Gardiner
White Sulphur Springs
J. Meek Wolfe
Wolfe
Scott Leavitt
Dr. Wolfe
Mrs. Nettie Otis
Laurel
The
R. L. Lewis
Citizens State Bank
Bozeman
H. B. Reid
Virginia City
John Solberg
Milla Maitland
Birger Osland
Svend Maitland
Idaho
W. B.clark
Boyce
Cora Sanderson
Mountain Home
Sam Sanderson
M. W. Barr
Lottie Stubblefield
Ida
Boulder
Churchill Cabin
A. T. Fox
Selmer H. Solberg
Neils Pederson
Big Timber
Arthur William Zwim
Curtis
Livingston Enterprise
John Hogan
Wibaux
L. R. Zellers
Sawyer
Frank Wagner
Sidney
Mont
C. A. Bickford
Hudson, Wis
E. E. Peterson
Baker, Mont
Hogan
Halsey Blair
Blair
Jackson Hole
Charley Clark
Margaret Deegan
Inga Woyem
L. F. Douthett Co
Comfort
Owl Creek
Pen
Vesuvius
Russia
Mexico
Postal
America
the Fair Store
Doubhett
Lacklen Filling Station
Texaco Gas and Oil
Big Timber Auto Exchange
Sam Cleveland
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