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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1895
Page
1
LIMA April 19 reports the finding of Miss Blanche Lamont's body with community sympathy and a push to bring the culprit to justice. A district meeting discussed building a new school house with a follow up planned for April 20 to decide on a special tax and funding.
The town discusses a new school building while a school meeting is urged for Saturday the 20th. Local events include a shoot and pillowcase dance, a surprise 18th birthday party, and greetings to travelers. Notices mention Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Samson’s trip, road work, and a blizzard with postponed ball gate. Dr. J H McLean ads promote tonic claims.
The Lamont disappearance and the brutal deaths at Emanuel Baptist Church unfold with detective search for Theodore Durant. Durant is jailed after Miss Williams is found murdered and Lamont’s nude body discovered in the church tower. The case ties to Durant, a medical student and Emanuel church member, amid public fear and rival theories.
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