Death in Anaconda: Cass Eckberg Found Dead Beside Auto
The 21 year old B and P railway trainman Cass H Eckberg was found dead beside his running car in the alley behind his home at 812 East Fifth street Anaconda. Authorities suspect foul play though autopsy pending. A diamond pin and about $25 were missing. watch intact. The car lights burned, doors open, brakes set. Neighbors saw him return home late night and he planned to go inside after calling on a girl.
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Anaconda
Cass H. Eckberg
B & PL
East Fifth Street
Mike Marvis
Eckberg
Katherine McKenzie
John Johnson
Mr Eckberg
Marvis
McGreeven
Father Believes Son Hurt in Crash Then Discovers False Tale
Billings reporter recounts how C D Crucree of Powell Wye rushed to learn his eldest son was at St Vincent's hospital after an alleged crash. Hospital staff denied the claim, and Crucree found the story untrue after hurriedly traveling to the station and hospital. He returned to Powell disappointed and unsure where his son was.
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Billings
C. D Crucree
Powell Wye
St Vincent’s Hospital
Croggen
Cruggen
Powell
Fin
Mr. Crugges
Hic Son
Ninvat
Powell Sunda
Crenny
Abandoned Sedan Stolen After Left On Main Street
Police report an abandoned Dodge sedan found on Main Street by Officer Marti Zollman. The owner Eavingston of Columbus identified the car but gave no thief details. the vehicle had traveled 228 miles, and the owner hopes this helps locate the suspects.
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Eavingston
Main Street
Marti Zollman
Aniiman
T Kirkeland
Columbus
Wesatgaten
Two nine year old boys arrest for store burglary
In Livingston on July 21 two nine year old boys were taken into custody after breaking into the Kiwil and Shanelac hardware store. Police say they crawled through a coal bin drawer to enter, stole three rifles and knives, and were found delivering gifts to other boys as “Santa Claus.” One boy was captured, the other escaped briefly but was later caught.
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Livingston
Kiwil
Shanelac
Peter Hall
Jane
Santa Claus
Sidney in Darkness as Cable Burns Out
A July 21 report describes a city blackout caused by a short circuit at the pumping station. One cable burned, the electric light system failed, water supply nearly exhausted, and about 300 000 gallons were needed to refill the tank before pumps regained full operation. Repairs restored power and water, with sprinklers active during the outage.
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Sidney
He City
Mercer
Hottest Temperatures Hit Broadus and Surrounding Area
Broadus Chronicle reports record heat with 109 degrees on Tuesday afternoon and five days around the 100 mark. The heat wave scorched crops and turned landscapes brown, causing forecasts to drop hopes for yields.
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Broadus
Loo Marken
Heer Lodge News and Appointments
July notes show Derr Lodge naming Thomas Sugran water commissioner for Cottomwood Creek amid persistent drought. Guests include Mrs Carter and Mrs Walker with Major and Mrs Confer hosting. Visitors include Miss Helen Conley and others en route to Aldsha and Phibysburg. Several residents and travelers arrive from Missoula, North Dakota, and Seattle, reflecting lodge social ties and regional movement.
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Derr Lodge
Thomas Sugran
Cottomwood Creek
Sears
T J Carter
Washington
BD Co
TJ Walker
Butte
Frank Confer
Aes
Helen Conley
Aldsha
Moko
Laura Critter Wid Alter
Edwint Cannan
North Dakota
Quarrels With Escort End With Lethal Lysin in Billings
Irene Dapner, 21, is in critical condition at St. Vincent's hospital after allegedly swallowing two ounces of Lysol following a quarrel with a man friend over a moving picture. She was taken home to Laurel road, then drained the bottle in her room. She faces a slight chance of recovery. her household was unaware of the container. Dapner recently moved from the East and worked for the McLaughlin family on Laurel road.
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Laurel Road
Miss Danner
Miss Dapner
Billings
McLaughlin
Foundryman and Two Girls Taken by Billings Cops
Homer H. Harthworth, proprietor of the Yellowstone Sheet Metal Works, and Tress and Kate Finley were arrested by Deputies Galyean and Ward while driving toward Shepherd. A suitcase in the car held 19 pint bottles of moonshine, all wrapped in newspaper and found in a locked compartment. The trio were jailed, with the driver facing liquor transportation charges. bonds not yet set.
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Billings
Homer H. Haworth
Yellowstone Sheet Metal Works
South Twenty-ninth Street
Tress Finley
Kate Finley
Montana Avenue
Art Galyean
W W. C. Ward
Shepherd
Tria
Emunty
Woman hobo visits Anaconda during long country trip
Anaconda reports Miss Jaeger, a woman hobo sightseeing across the nation, stopped in the city after leaving Seattle July 18. She has traveled much of the Pacific coast, accepting rides and noting she has walked little. Her journey included a quick airplane segment and she plans to go next to Saline, Michigan.
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Anaconda
Lateille Lobnan Jaeger
Butte
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Montana
Fire near Ber nice checked by quick action
The Elk Park district fire near Bernice was probably averted by Theodore McCabe proprietor of Cream ery case and helpers who beat out the flames ignited by sparks from railroad engines last Saturday night. Forestry officials and Bernice rangers continued extinguishing the fire Sunday morning.
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Butte
Elk Park
Bernice
Theodore McCabe
John B. Taylor
Deer Lodge Forest
Gallatin County Plans to Work on Quake Fund
Gallatin County decided to launch a statewide drive to raise funds for repairing school buildings damaged by the June 27 earthquake in Manhattan Logan Three Forks and Window Creek. Charles Vandenhonk chaired the outline meeting with county citizens and trustees to appoint sub chairs in each town to oversee countywide fundraising efforts starting July 27.
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Gallatin County
Borrman
Manhattan
Logan
Three Forks
Window Creek
Chamber of Commerce Racme
San D. Gaza
Welenta
Charles Vandenhonk
Gallatin
Depii
Vandenhook
Two Men Die In Blast At The Stewart
Two men Nan Hartnett 41 and Bernhard Heldenreich 26 were killed in a blast at the 3,000 foot level of the Stewart mine after firing a fuse and overstaying. Hartnett resided at 26 Karn Broad Way and was single with no relatives in Butte. Heldenreich lived at 108 West Copper and was single with no local relatives. Goraner Halland led the inquest preparations. Hartnett’s remains are at Walsh Undertaking Parlors and Heldenreich’s at Duggan’s.
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Hutte
Nan Wartnett
Bernhard Feidenreich
Hartnett
Kart Broadway
Butte
Heldenreich
Alan
West Copper
Goraner Halland
Will
Hartnett Arer
Walsh
Heidenreleh
Duggan's
Four Butteries Hurt in Auto Crash at Butte
Four people were taken to St. James hospital after an eastbound car struck a parked vehicle on Rowe road near Harrison avenue. Frank McGrath suffered a broken leg and head injuries while Lucille Jeanette had a deep facial laceration and a slash to a temporal artery. Ed Leary and his wife were cut and lacerated, and driver Frank Carney explained his car had run out of gas before the collision. A sheriff and deputy investigated as passengers were treated.
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Butte
St. James’ Hospital
Rowe Road
Harrison Avenue
Frank McGrath
Washington Street
Lucille Jeanette
Arizona
Ed. Leary
Leary
Caledonia Station
Frank Carney
Excelsior Street
East Park Street
Duggan
Mikolich
Road Carney
Carney
Mr. Leary
McGrath
James’ Morrissey
W. D. Crellan
South
Montana
Morrissey
Crollan
Southeast End Crop Conditions Good Despite Heat Wave
Mites City July 21 crop conditions in the southeast Montana region are good with an estimated 10 to 20 percent sinkage. C. W. Towne of Butte WWW Cheeler of Great Falls and D Scanlan of righty tour through Harheld, Custer, Powder River, Fallon and Prairie counties notes overall yield will be offset by higher gluten content in grain from heat.
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Mites
Montana
C. W. Towne
Butte
Www Cheeler
Great Pally
D. Scanlan
Righty
Harheld
Custer
Powder River
Farter
Fallon
Prairie
Fire Dies Down Over Big River Fire in Continental Divide
Great Jala, supervisor Myrick of Lewis and Clark National Forest announced the Big River fire on the continental divide above Teta is fully contained after a week of difficult suppression. Weather and terrain hindered progress as mountain passes and canyons proved almost impassable. No fires remain out of control in Lew and Chak or Jefferson National Forests.
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Jala
Kul Myrick
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Big River
Continental Divide
Teta
di Mies
Lew and Chak
Jefferson National Forests
Horse Roundup Planned as Objections Heard
Wavre July 21 The Hill county board of commissioners has scheduled a special session to hear objections to creating a roundup district. The proposed district covers all of Hill county east of range 12. Horses on the range may be rounded up and disposed of if owners fail to pay levied taxes. An estimated 15,000 or more horses are on the range, with about 3,000 listed in county assessments. Timmons reports widespread herds across Lone some lake and Beaver creek areas, with 50 to 400 head in northern sections.
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Wavre
Board of Commissioners of
Hill County
Hill Counts
Range 12
Fresno Alliarses
Legislative Assembly
Roc Timmons
Lonesome Lake District
Beaver Creek
Hen Past Ten Years Old Hatches Brood in Harlem
Harlem, July 21. John Mashy reports a hen over ten years old still laying and sitting. The old bird reportedly lays enough eggs to set four times, hatches the eggs, and raises the chicks. Mashy notes no idea how long the hen has lived past last summer, with the bird appearing active this spring.
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Harlem
John Mashy
Big Flat
Mr Mashy
Mathers
Moshy
Shelby bank to reopen with sixty thousand pledged
Shelby July 21 Sixty thousand dollars was pledged Monday night to reopen the first State bank of Shelby The state bathing department has demanded seventy five thousand dollars be raised before reopening and organizers say the fund will be forthcoming this week Money will replace doubtful paper and be placed in a trust fund managed by a trustee per an agreement reached at a meeting of stockholders and depositors.
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Shelby
First
State Bank of
State Bathing Department
First Flathead Wheat Reaches Elevators at Charlo
Missoula July 21 The first winter wheat harvest of the Flathead valley has arrived at the Stanley Seearce elevator in Charlo. The 60 acres sown by Almon Trackler yielded 2,800 bushels, about 42 bushels per acre, reported as fancy quality and free from smut. Indications suggest 25 to 40 bushels per acre across the valley. Take county may produce 800,000 bushels this year.
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Missoula
Mathead
Stanley Seearce
Charlo
Aeanan
Almon Trackler
Charfa
Uinre
Take
Weston Invitation Sketch Creates Eastside Confusion
A fragmented notice describes an informal gathering at Weston with unclear directions and quirky phrases. The text references a “Shuesday” and a casual visit, but specifics such as time or purpose are missing, leaving readers puzzled about the event.
Army Pursuit Planes Fly West To Salt Lake City
Six army pursuit planes from Omaha arrive in Cheyenne three hours before their bomber. The squadron under Major Lamphier aims to test transcontinental air mail route for potential military use. Tomorrow they proceed to Salt Lake City and then San Francisco before returning.
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Cheyenne, Wy O
Associated Press
Army
Omaha
Curtigs
Salt Lake City
Army Air Mail Fields
Thomas G. Lamphier
Selfridge Field
Mount Clemens
Mich
Salt Lake
Air Mail Field
San Francisco
Cheyenne Air Mall
Bretherton Shooting Declared Accidental in Mexico
Mexico City on July 21 reports the foreign office said Harald G. Bretherton the American vice consul at Agua Caliente was wounded by a stray bullet. Bretherton stated the shooting was unintentional as two congressmen exchanged fire in the street.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Harald G. Bretherton
Agua Calientes
Bretherton
Inquest Opens Over Circus Cook's Fatal Shooting
Shelby July 21 an inquest began into the fatal shooting of James Armstrong a cook with the Barnes circus by HH. B. Clifford an other circus worker. Witnesses testified Clifford fired into the car floor during a row between Sunburst and Verdun. Armstrong was killed Monday at 22 mm Clifford surrendered in Shelby. Also reported Laramie Wyon Rogers Bustin 22 manager of a Green River Colorado chain store drowned in the Green River.
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Shelby
James Armstrong
Barnes
HH. B. Clifford
Clifford
Verdun
Armstrong
Laramie
Wyon Rogers Bustin
Greeley
Colo
Green River
Four Die Bart in Dallas Blaze
Dallas July 21 The Associated Press reports a fire in a frame standing house killed four and injured eight. The deceased are T. E. Young 20 a filling station employee William Brown 23 son of I E Brown of Mineral Springs Ark Lloyd Short 23 barber Cisco Texas and Joe Dunaway 25 barber Cisco Texas. The house was run by Patrolman and Mrs S H Garnett who were uninjured while Mrs Garnett and their sons William Carter and C A Carter were hurt while trying to wake sleeping tenants.
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Dallas
Texas
Associater Press
Rals Gnalng
T. E. Young
Ensyage
Wmn. Brown
I. E. Brown
Mineral Springs
Ark
Lloyd Short
Barber
Cisco
Joe Dunaway
Lexas
Pattrolman
S. H. Garnett
Garnett
Wileliam Carter
C. A. Carter
Carter Brothers
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Heer Lodge News
Stewart
George Milne
Craven Agamy
S. Grice
Earl of Craven
Grand General Staff
Shelby Bank
Weston
Cotter
Norte
Basgnig
Bart
Dallas Blaze
St. Paul-Minneapolis- Duluth-Superior
St. Louis
New York
Pidelphia
Tatoma
Rainier Park
Victoria
Vancouver
Portland
Columbia River
Helena
Portland-Tacora
Spokane
St. Paul
R. J Dee
Geo. A. Minar
C. P
T. A. Helena
Northern Pacific
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