Robbers Plot to Rob Silver Bow Treasurer
Three masked men plotted to rob County Treasurer C. T. Puckett as he transported a day’s tax receipts to Silver Bow National Bank in Butte. A former convict linked to the plan approached Puckett on the courthouse stairs but the scheme was foiled by Sheriff O’Rourke and deputies who spotted two cars waiting and followed the suspect.
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C.T. Punckett
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow
Puckett
Silver Bow Bank
Butte
O’rourke
Montana
Quartz Street
Deer Lodge
Deer Herds Reported Near Columbia Falls By Veterans
Elmer Judson of the American Legion in Great Falls and John Hinkle return from a five day outing with big trophies. Judson says deer are so plentiful they pick out the largest bucks, with Judson taking a 170 pound four point and Hinkle a 190 pound buck.
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Columbia Falls
Elmer Judson
American Legion
Great Falls
John Hinkle
Judson
Hinkle
Denmark reports about 255000 laborers in total
The report states that the total number of laborers of all kinds in Denmark is about 255000, indicating large employment across sectors within the country. The figure underscores the breadth of Denmark's workforce.
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Denmark
Nez Perces heroine noted for frontier battle valor
The article extols Nez Perces women in the Battle of the Big Hole in August 1877. It highlights To-ka-map-map-e who seized a soldier’s knife, killed him, and fled to Chief Joseph’s camp to report enemy dispositions. It cites casualties and lasting impact on morale and fighting reputation.
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The
Big Hole
Joseph
General Gibbons
Nez Perces
Gibbon
Battle of the Big Hole
Livingston Plant Makes Overalls for Montanans
A Livingston W M Finck & Co factory opened in 1919 drives Montana manufacturing, led by manager J F Manning. The three story brick plant uses modern equipment to produce Pig's Nose overalls with 44 hour weeks, piecework pay, and bus transport for workers. Output stands at 200 dozen weekly, with plans to add 100 dozen more and install more machinery.
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Detroit
Livingston
Montana
Missouri
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
Washington
Seattle
Finch
O. J. Paul
W. M. Finch Company
Treasure State
Atlantic
Middle West
Finch Company
Treasure
Robert 8. Phillips
W. M. Finck & Co
J. F. Manning
Twin Cities
Pacific Coast
Mr. Manning
Livingston Fac
Park County
United Garment Workers of America
Manning An
Leave It To Warren And The Pearl Ring
Mr and Mrs Warren Schuck of Butte host a nuptial dinner where an oyster yielded a large pearl now set in a ring by a local jeweler. Schuck, a poet and writer for the Butte Anaconda Standard, may craft a new jingling that rings with luck as the couple welcomes prosperity.
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Mrs. Warren
Schuck
Butte
Mrs. Schuck
Schucks
Warren
Former Montana Man King of Turf Sells Havana Racing Plant
Curley Brown longtime Montana figure and promoter of major race tracks sells his Havana, Cuba plant to John J. McGraw of New York for over a million dollars. Brown earlier built and ran the famed Old Stand in Helena and later became a leading turf executive with ventures across the United States. He plans a rest before possible future ventures and may visit Helena this winter.
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Havana
Cuba
John J. McGraw
New York
Curley” Brown
Montana
Maurice Weiss
Placer Hotel
Brown
Weiss
Helena
California
Jacksonville
Florida
South
McGraw
C. A. Stoneman
South America
Robbery at Butte Theater Cashier Office
Two masked men robbed the American theater in Butte causing Miss Emma Peterson and janitor John Kelly to be knocked unconscious. They looted the open safe of nearly $1,000 before fleeing the scene as manager Frank Bailey learned of the heist.
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American Theater
Butte
Emma Peterson
John Kelly
Frank Bailey
The
American
Miss Peterson
Kelly
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Montana Joint Stock Land Bank
Livingston Plant
Manning
Oper
Curley Brown
Butte Theater
Postum Cereal Company
Battle Creek
Michigan
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