Weather and city notices underline Helena daybook
Weather for Montana calls for mostly cloudy conditions Friday and Saturday with a warmer east portion. The city council adjourned meeting focuses on current bills. Dr W B Dodd remains at Placer hotel until January. Milk spill damages wagon from Munson dairy. Blomberg not invited. Dr Gus T Jasmin registered podiatrist. The S J Burgess dairy promotes reliability and porch service. The Flicks Atlantic weather book 1925 offered at Sass cigar store. January coal allotment offered. Rainbow Assembly No 7 to elect officers January 3. Eugene French post veterans to install new officers. Federal Court to open winter term at 9:30 am. $450 reward for lost black feather handbag at Great Northern depot. return to Placer hotel.
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Z. F. Mercer
Great Northern
Helena
Placer Hotel
Montana
Personal arrivals and visits in Helena from local figures
E T Price arrives in Helena from Dilton. E Barnes of Miles City and Howard Toole of Missoula visit Helena. Selma Peterson of Cut Bank stays at the Placer hotel. Brice Toole of Butte attends to business. District Attorney John L. Slattery visits. Mr and Mrs Howard McIntire of Butte stay at the Placer. Joe G Davis arrives as new custodian of the state capitol. Senator John Survant from Puill Ups county is in town for the legislative session. Judge W TH Poorman recovering from illness and expected back today. C F Holt from Cascade County arrives as a candidate for speaker. A Eskimo proverb notes punishment by being Eskimo.
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Co. E. Barnes
Miles City
Helens
Howard Toole
Missoula
Capital
Selma Peterson
Cut Bank
Placer Hotel
Howard McIntire
Butte
Joe Oe G
Davis
Atute
Helena
John Survant
Puil- Ups County
W. TH. Poorman
District Court
New Year Day Quiet After Weekend Winding Down
Helena residents faced New Year with headachy memories from the night before but a calm morning. The city, unusually quiet, reported no fires no serious fights and no arrests as the year began with reflections on the past 365 days.
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Andy Gump
Helena
Marysville Cow Goes Wild After Moonshine Spill
A Marysville cow in the hills fed on corn mash near a moonshine still and got drunk on New Year eve. The animal wandered Main Street in a belligerent stupor for about half an hour until three or four locals subdued it with a rope. Milk was reportedly sold that evening with a nutmeg scent in the foam, according to locals.
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Marysville
Marysvillian
Women Voters League Elects Officers and Delegate
Helena Chapter of the League of Women Voters meets this evening at the Placer for electing officers and a delegate to the state convention to be held January 13 14. Arrangements for the state meeting will be discussed tonight.
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Helena
League of Women Voters
Placer Metzz
Suitcase Recovered and Boys Questioned in Basin
The missing suitcase of J. F. Mercer of Basin was recovered yesterday by Juvenile Officer Jake Fisher and will be returned to the owner when he calls at Foxy King’s cab office at the Placer. A couple of boys have been questioned about the suitcase and it was found in a cache believed used by boys awaiting their return of the property to claim a $50 reward. The boys will be at the county attorney’s office this morning.
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J. F. Mercer
Basin
Jake Fisher
Foxy King’s
Placer
Three Murders in Baltimore Sector
In Baltimore last night Samuel Greseer a 30 year old grocer was shot and killed by an unidentified bandit who fled. Less than an hour earlier two women Mrs Pauline Windisch 43 and Mrs Bertha Schott 34 were shot and killed at Essex. Reinhold Windisch 44 husband of Mrs Windisch surrendered to police. Mrs Windisch had left her husband three months ago.
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Baltimore
Samuel Greseer
Essex
Pauline Windisch
Bertha Schott
Reinhold Windisch
Windisch
New Year Reception Draws Big Crowd at Helena YMCA
A large crowd attended Helena YMCA’s New Year reception and open house with E J Warms and Mrs Warms introduced by the reception committee. The gym hosted several games including Presbyterian juniors beating St Pauls M E 29 to 23 and a dormitory team defeating Sixth Ward 30 to 29 as windup.
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Y.M.C.A
Hélena Y. M. C. A
Association
E. J. Warms
A. E. Calmettes
Jack Barker
L. K. MacNeill
M. E. Sanford
Presbyterian
St. Paul's M. OE. Church
Okerstrom
Quint
Jecharge
Plans Nearly Complete for Erickson Inaugural Reception
Nearly completed plans were announced for the January 3 inaugural reception for governor elect John E. Erickson at the state capitol. The 8 pm event will feature state officers and wives, with the State Band and high school musicians providing music. Guides will offer tours and a Montana pioneers display will be presented by the state historical librarian, with Governor elect Erickson and family moving into the executive mansion.
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Gevar— Nor Eléet
John EH Erickson
State Capitol
State Caniel
Ngh School
Erickson
State House
Montana
New Year Services in Helena Churches
In the Cathedral of St. Helena Bishop John P Carroll urged continued effort toward a higher spiritual life as the New Year begins. He noted the year just ended saw many communicants pass away in this diocese. New Year services were also held at the First Lutheran Church with Rev. E Ziegler preaching Jesus Our Watchword in 1925. Canada is reportedly making as much macaroni as Italy, with macaroni described as spaghetti's big brother.
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Cathedral of
St. Helena
John P Carrol
E Ziegler
Jesus
Canada
Italy
Elks Lodge Helena Holds Large Meeting and Plans
Helena lodge of Elks held its first meeting of 1923 with large attendance. Discussed the upcoming charity show on February 30 11 and began forming committees. "The Cameo Girl" will be this year’s offering. A big lodge meeting and program were planned for January 15 following a buffet lunch by Steward Tom Sawthorne.
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Helena Lodge of Elks i
Tom Sawthorne
Thousands Welcome Coolidges at New Year Reception
The reception at the White House drew a cross section of American life with thousands waiting in line for hours on a cold day. President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge greeted the public, spoke briefly with many notable guests, and shared moments with veterans including R. C. Scott of Linn Creek Missouri, a 24th Iowa Infantry member who attended Lincoln’s 1864 New Year’s reception.
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Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Congress
Judiciary
Army
Navy
Blue Room
Grand Army of the Republic
R. C. Scott
Linn Creek
24Th Iowa Infantry
Lincoln
Rhodes Scholarships Fall Short of Aim, Says Irving Bachellor
Irving Bachellor, author, told Alpha Tau Omega congress in Philadelphia that Rhodes Scholarships fail to build peace. He argued foreign university study exposes youths to unsympathetic environments that hinder goodwill and chivalry. The speech urged colleges to foster peace and goodwill instead.
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Rhodes
AIM
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Alpha Tau Omega
Irving Bachellor
Alpha Tawa Omega Congress
Bachellor
Six Carmen style killings in Ontario shock readers
A Canadian newspaper piece recounts six Ontario cases where young women were slain by lovers, mirroring the Carmen tragedy. It details Beatrice Fee near Lindsay, Christine Near in London, Ethel Stokes in Prescott, and others, noting outcomes of hangings, insanities, or suicides. It highlights moral panic and pattern across multiple communities.
Crossword puzzle and Beatrice Thorpe tragedy headline
Puzzle text mixes clues and wordplay including a long list of cryptic hints. The Beatrice Thorpe case emerges with a sensational inquest and murder motive described as I loved her leading to multiple shootings. The piece blends puzzle content with a crime narrative set around a Cornwall area inquiry.
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Rez
Collison
Carmen
Girl Bride 17 Sells Story of Lawless Husband
Nellie Wright a 17 year old widow of William Wright, slain bank robber, is in Jacksonville jail after surrendering $12,435 found with her. She described a whirlwind courtship, elopement, and a New Orleans bank holdup loot connection. Authorities expect charges only for stolen property.
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Associated, Press
New Orleans
Healy
Jacksonville
Nellie Wright
William E. Wright
Hank Bandit
Mobile
Wright
Marine Bank and Trust Company
Nettie Wright
Billy” Wright
Des Moines
Java
Kansas City
Honeymon
Kansas
Albany
Georgia
Town
Montanan Seeks to Get Sugar Plant from Utah Co
A W Ziebarth, Chinook Chamber president, travels to Salt Lake City meeting Utah Idaho Sugar and Great Northern Railway officials. He has championed Milk River sugar beets since 17 years, organized the Sugar Beet Growers Association in 1907, and aims to locate a beet sugar factory in Montana. He left Friday for Salt Lake City to push the plan.
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A. W. Ziebacth
Chinook Commercial Club
Salt Lake City
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Great Northern Railway
Milk River Valley
Zeibarth
Milk River
Montana
Sugar
Ziebarth
Taxes Must Be Paid Reminder From Internal Revenue
The Associated Press reports the Internal Revenue Service set New Year’s as the start for filing 1924 income tax returns. The period runs from midnight tonight to midnight March 15. Officials note many will pay, with expectations of reduced tax payments versus 1923. The Agriculture Department has imported poppy from China to adjust supplies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Inc
Department of Agriculture
China
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Ir R. Hicks
Sass
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Women Voters League
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IBER
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Watford
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