Robbery Tale Clouds Goretti Murder Trial at Melrose Ranch
Virginia City June 21 The Goretti murder case shifts focus to Pesanti’s January 1923 disappearance and an alleged return and ranchhouse robbery. Witness Latti testifies Goretti ordered a story to frighten Mrs Pesanti and to frame others, while the defense faces questions on signatures and prior accounts.
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Virginia City
Joe Goretti
Paul Pesanti
Melrose
Pesanti
Goretti
Romeo Latti
Fontini
Lavon
Pesantis
Butte
Desanti
Three Men Named Suspects in Billings Burglary
Billings police captured three men Saturday after a burglary spree that targeted the homes of DPJ Brumbaugh and Derwood R. Petrie on North Thirty-second and North Thirtieth streets. One fugitive named Robert Talford bolted but was chased down by Traffic Officer Charles Spear, with later help from Rolla Duncan. The suspects, identified as Frank H. Jones and Ed Collins, are jailed, believed linked to two earlier break-ins on South Twenty-sixth Street and Second Avenue. Police credit Officer T. W. Polly for key acts of vigilance during the arrest.
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Billings
DP. J. Brumbaugh
North Thirty-second Street
Derwood R. Petrie
Northwest Machinery Company
North Thirtieth Street
Petrie
Robert Talford
Charles Spear
Spear
Rolla i Duncan
United States
Brumbaugh
T. W. Polly
Iman
Frank H. Jones
Ed Collins
Talford
Jones
Great Falls
South Twenty-sixth Street
Second Avenue
BE. Zachary
Shieres
Dominic Demarke
Twenty-sixth Street
Brown
Uf Prehn
Mes. Prehn
Polly
Three Montana Girls Sail For Six Week Europe Tour
Three Montana girls from Great Falls and Helena plan a six week tour of Europe visiting major cities in France Belgium and England. Frances Conrad and Frances Bruieau of Great Falls and Mabel Card of Helena depart Friday night from New York City aboard the Cunard liner Anvania. Card arrives in New York Wednesday to attend a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Leon F Binger before the voyage. The trio will return to New York by August 1 and attend Philadelphia's sesqui centennial convention before heading home.
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Great Falls
Frances ‘Conrad
Frances Bruieau
Mabel Card
Helena
New York City
France
Belgium
England
Montana
Philadelplow
Miss Conrad
Younpter
George Monrad
Avenuorth
Miss Brunean
Pred Brancan
Pine Minent Rirchers
Deep Creek Stelion
High School Girl Weds Keeps Secret Until Graduation
Ora Shaffer daughter of Mr and Mrs Th Shaffer wed fiance Ti Rar in a secret ceremony held six months earlier on December 1 1925. The Watirel High School graduate 1925 received her diploma May 27 with the class. The couple departed for a belated honeymoon on Wednesday June 16 after school closed and friends had planned for the event.
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Laurel Dus
Ora Shafefer
Th. Dy Shaffer
Watirel High School
Prison Band Gives Fine Concert for Visiting Audience
Teer Lodge June 21 The first in a series of educational entertainment programs by the prison band was given yesterday at 2 PM in the prison theater. A large crowd including visitors from Butte Helena Anaconda and nearby towns attended. Bandmaster Sam Treloar noted four months of practice. Governor J B Erickson praised the band and urged more funds to help keep people straight. A gift of 25000 for the Montana State Prison band was announced by Warden Middleton and Treloar, who urged future programs at regular intervals.
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Teer Lodge
Pirison
Butte
Helena
Anaconda
Sam Treloar
J. B. Erickson
Governor Erickson
Montana
Treloar
Middleton
Montana State Prion Band
Hold Funeral Rites for Herder Thought to Have Killed Self
Funeral services were held for Lotie Larson a 35 year old sheep herder found dead with a 50-30 calibre bullet through the heart in the Crazy Mountains foothills northwest of Big Timber. County officials weigh suicide and accidental shooting while authorities described the scene and timeline of events surrounding his disappearance and the fatal shot.
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Big Timber
Iate
Lotie Larson
Crazy Mountains
Graff
Sweet Grass County
E.R. Patterson
Larson
Brannon
Steei Dent
Tie
Such vitality from the cat and a herbal tonic tale
An old advertisement extols a cat’s robust health and links to Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a tonic for women. It invokes Old Mother Nature providing herbs for both cat and human well being. Mrs Gunt Green of Rockford Testifies feeling stronger after use.
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Cala
Lydia E. Pinkham
Gunt Green
Linen Park Boulevard
Rockford
Speeding motorist breaks up bicycle race
Four youths rode in a southbound Third street bicycle race when a speeding light coach driven by Ralph Steele struck Kenneth Faxon 16 at Yellowstone avenue and Third street. The impact hurled Faxon into the curb, injuring him with a broken rib and head bruises. Steele continued briefly before stopping and the car slid 150 feet into a vacant lot. Faxon was hospitalized at St. Vincent's in favorable condition. Other riders—George Farr 17 Raymond Greenleaf 15 and Fred Tilton 14—were witnesses. Steele, a Billings High School graduate, had Lyle Fax as a classmate.
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Owas Finative
Faxon
St. Vincent's Hospital
Faxon Oy
Third Street
George Farr
Yellowstone Avenue
Young Faxon
Raymond Greenleaf
Clark Avenue
Fred Tilton
Whizzer
Warr
Tilton
Parr
Tr. EM. Farr
FL. Tilton
Greenleaf
A. L. Greenleaf
Herman Faxon
Steele
Billings High School
Lyle Fax
Meagher Pioneer B R Sherman Dies in California
White Sulphur Springs June 21 Word is received here of the death of B R Sherman pioneer of this valley His death occurred in California and his body will be brought here for burial A son Charles Sherman lives here and other children live in California Sherman was heavily invested in ranching stock raising and owned the first electric light plant here In earlier days he ran livery stables and a string of stage lines out of White Sulphur Springs
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White Sulphur Springs
B. R. Sherman
California
Charles Sherman
Afr
Sherman
Helmville Rancher Dies of Rifle Accident Wound
Ralph F. Case, foreman at the Left Mannix ranch near Helmville, died in a Helena hospital from a gun wound after his rifle discharged while reaching for shells. His left arm was shattered and amputated but too much blood was lost. Case’s wife, nearby when the accident occurred, was in serious condition. He had worked ten years on the Mannix ranch.
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Mont
Ralph F. Case
Mannix
Helmville
Cage
Case
Boy of 2 Killed by Accidental Bullet in Pennsylvanian Ranch
Philipsburg reports a tragic accident when a 22 caliber rifle discharged in a ranch room killing Keith Kennedy, age two, son of Chauncey Kennedy. Four Kennedy children were at the grandfather's ranch 26 miles south of town. two older brothers, Eugene 15 Basil 12 and Dale no ages given, were playing with the gun when it fired.
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Philipsburg
Keith
Chauncey Kennedy
Here
Ross’ Fork
Rock Creek
Dale
Missing 18 year old son sought after two day search
After a two day hunt around Butte for 18 year old Nick N. Rhslick of 101244 East Galena street, authorities and family press for clues. The youth, last seen Friday afternoon, wore overhauls a denim jumper and gray cap, stands about five feet tall and weighs roughly 100 pounds. He had no money and left without clothing. Companions were questioned but offered no hints. The father, widowed since 1918 influenza, has devoted himself to finding him and cannot explain why he left, though he suspects a camping trip. He last saw the boy around 3 pm Friday before bedtime.
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Butte
Mig
Nick N. Rhslick
East
Galena Street
Sheriff's Office
Siigtt
Death Takes Woman Who Came to State Over 50 Years Ago
Miles City, Mont. Mrs. Mary S Cahoo died at 412 Mississippi Avenue after a long illness. She and her husband George Cahoo were early Miles City residents, she among the first white women to reach the area and Ft Keogh. Survived by her husband and one son. George Cahoo served in the Civil War and with Sherman on his march to the sea.
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Miles City
Mary S Cahoo
Mississippi Avenue
George Cahoo
Sth Infantry
Ft. Keogh
Keogh
Fifth Infantry
Grading Work Nears Finish at Richland Railway Extension
Glasgow June 21 grading on the Scobey Opheim extension of the Great Northern railway is nearly finished at Richland and freight trains will run along the extension soon after August 1. Rain delayed a town lot sale at Richland from June 15 to June 22 with about 50 people bidding last Tuesday.
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Glasgow
Scobey-Opheim
Great Norther Railway
Richland
Morsay
North Country Townsite Company
Wheatland County Shearing Begins
Harlowton June 21 Sheep shearing is now in progress in Wheatland county with Idaho and New Mexico crews at work on large ranches. The clips are reported above average in quality. Two machine crews will handle the Moore, Martin and Montgomery flocks. Little wool has been bought yet as producers expect around 400 as the price that will govern. Sheep wintered well and the lamb crop is notably large, with many flocks at or near 100 percent.
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Harlowton
Wheatland County
Idaho
New Mexico
Moore
Martin
Montgomery
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J. C. Currah
Rose Garden Cafe
Manly
Miss Manly
Peking
Fisher’s Millinery
Covenant
Ideal Bakery
New York
Tou
Hun Aledy
Bill
Montana Girls
Meagher
Wheatland County Shearing
Ostoria
Curtin Gift & China Shop
House and Garden
Vanity Fair
Good Housekeeping
Gunisi
Tessie
Ard Ness
Ivany Imy Th
Johnny
New
Virsel
Gorett
Paul Thearin
Collins Short Frank
The
Goni Amitio Vom
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Werester
Twa
Peanny
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