Family Tragedy as Helena Man Is Shot by Mother-in-Law
In Helena, Robert Crago, 41, a transit company manager and transfer business owner, was killed in his home during a quarrel with his wife. His mother-in-law, Mrs. M Pauline Wall, 54, of Seattle, shot him three times to protect her daughter. An inquest is set for tomorrow.
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Helena
Robert Crago
Service Transit Company
Crago Transfer and Storage Company
M. Pauline Wall
Seattle
Buress
Crago
Martius
Thieves Steal Bronze Statue From Masonic Temple
Chief Jere Murphy calls the crime an art theft by “aesthetic parvaniacs” as a bronze statuette titled End of the Trail, about 18 inches high and over 75 pounds, was taken from the reception room of the Masonic temple on West Park Street. Attendants are puzzled how it was removed undetected.
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Jere Murphy
Masonic Temple
West Park Street
Nick Murphy Enjoys First City Outing Since Illness
Nick Murphy, a Montana pioneer and longtime Butte resident, left St James hospital for a brief city excursion after nearly three years bedbound. The 70-year-old former miner and Tuolumne mine watchman, who arrived in Montana in 1884, recently received care from Sisters of Charity and was joined by the Trazzo Lino Motor Co. to visit familiar streets, a Yuletide gift after years of confinement.
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Montana
Nick Murphy
St. James’ Hospital
Murphy
St. James Hospital
Butte
Nick
Michigan
Tuolumne
Highland Avenue
Sisters of Charity
Trazzolino Motor Company
Pioneer
Kelly names court house appointees in district clerk race
Francis P. Kelly announces his picks for the district clerk office to take effect in January. HW Sullivan will return as chief deputy after eight years in the role. The staff includes Joseph Harrington John P. Rossiter Dave Holland Emil Crunch Margaret Kelly Mary OBrien and Irene Leary with Kelly praising Sullivan and Rossiter for their public service.
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Francis P. Kelly
Court House
P. H. Sullivan
Red Neck
HW. Sullivan
District Court
Francis P
Joseph Harrington
John P. Rossiter
Dave Holland
Emil Crunch
Margaret Kelly
Mary O'Brien
Irene Leary
Sullivan
Kelly
Newly Enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury Falls Ill
The newly enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury is reported ill with an internal inflammation. Sir Hugh Rigby, surgeon to King George, was summoned from London to attend him along with Dr. Whitehead Reid. The Archbishop had attended a Buckingham Palace state council meeting last Friday before falling ill.
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Canterbury
Eng
London
Hugh Rigby
King George
Buckingham Palace
Church of England
Whitehead Reid
George
Youngster acquitted in Chicago kidnap case ends in two verdicts
Angelo Petitti and Andrew Cappellano were found guilty of kidnapping Billy Ranieri for ransom and sentenced to 25 years. Cappellano's 16-year-old son Tony was acquitted. Judge Gentzel scheduled a new trial motion for January 5 as prosecutors praised the verdict.
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Chicago
Angelo Petitti
Andrew Cappellano
Billy Ranieri
Cappellano
Tony
Billy
Robert E. Gentzel
Samuel Hoffman
Charles Mueller
Petitti
Tony Cappellano
Hoffman
Petttt
Ole Scully
Arbuckle Club Raided. 10 Men Arrested in Prohibition Raid
In Los Angeles on December 23 officers raided a night club run by Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle. Ten men were arrested under the Wright State Prohibition Enforcement Act as officers seized liquor from tables while patrons reacted in alarm. Arbuckle was not detained. detainees posted small bail.
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Los Angeles
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Christmas Sunrise Draws Pilgrims and Police
In Brooklyn a poker game held all night ended in a deadly holdup. Four gunmen entered a 10‑man room, two robbers were killed by a player with a police permit, one player died leaping from a third story window, and a bystander was shot. Cardone and Rendino were wounded.
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New York
Brooklyn
Fred Rendino
Cardone
Rendino
Nicholas Sulzone
Rocco Massi
Vanderbilt Jr Plans 3 Million Payout to Tabloid Backers
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr arriving in St. Louis after a cross country trip said he is back in the family circle and will have 3 million dollars ready to distribute among backers of his tabloid ventures in Los Angeles Miami and San Francisco. He denied a 1 million Christmas payment from his father and intends to continue to Reno to join his bride.
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ST. Louis
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Reno
Vanderbilt
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Mary Weir
Logan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Angeles
Miami
San Francisco
Evansville Woman Plans Christmas Gift Marriage License
An Evansville woman intends to buy a marriage license as a Christmas gift for her sweetheart. She asked police how to obtain the license since the courthouse would be closed, and was told it would cost about 10 dollars, but she said price did not matter for the gift.
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Evansville
Ind
Elder Father Brasino Retains Post At Church Of The Nativity
Father Brasino, a longtime guardian of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, now aged 94, has served at the Basilica for 68 years since arriving from Italy. He endured wars and turmoil, including the Turkish era when the church was used as a stable for camels and sheep.
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Bethlehem
Christ
Father Brasino
Italy
Centerville Man Struck by Speeding Car
William Kiely 35 was struck crossing Mullen street by a fast car and severely injured. He was taken to St James hospital in serious condition. Witness William Stanford described a large vehicle speeding north and fleeing. police seek a description. Kiely works as a miner.
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Mullen Street
Mullen
Kiely
Bethlehem Christmas Sunrise Miraculous Silver to Scarlet
Special dispatch describes Bethlehem on Christmas morning as the sun rises at six in a brief silver glow followed by a sudden deep scarlet blaze. The writer notes pilgrims from around the world seeking the Bethlehem sunrise and recalls the biblical scene around the fields and grotto where Mary and Joseph sheltered.
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Bethlehem
Judea
Moab
St. Joseph
Five Calhoun children die in Alabama fire
Seven members of a sleeping family perished and six others were injured when a fire of undetermined origin swept the Calhoun residence in Anniston Alabama. Mother Mrs. Calhoun saved her youngest child by throwing him from a window before succumbing to smoke.
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Anniston
Ala
Albert Calhoun
Eulala
Freeland
Emmett
Robert Lee
Albert, Jr
Essie Calhoun
Ella Bright
Lois Herald
Raymond Calhoun
Linus Calhoun
A. M. Calhoun
Letter to St Nick Shows Galen Girl Wants Simple Game
A Galen girl asks Santa for a parcheesi game in a letter addressed to St Nick via the Butte Joshers' club. Louise Smith of Deer Lodge writes hoping for snow and thanks Santa, with officials promising the gift.
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ST. Nick
Galen
Jolly Old St. Nick
Santa
Butte Joshers
Santa Claus
Louise Smith
Deer Lodge
San
Federal court calendar set for 75 new cases
Federal Judge George M. Bourquin will hear 75 district cases starting today after a five day stretch. Majority involve narcotics violations and national prohibition acts, plus postal rule infringements and white slave trafficking. Defendants named include McKay, O Connell, Toether, Burnett, Meissner, OBrieco, Burns, Semacritis, Ross, Williams, Murphy, Eastman, Brown and others. Continued on page 2.
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Butte
George M. Bourquin
U. S. District Court
Charles McKay
Sherman C. J. O’connell
George Egan Toether
J. M. Burnett
John R. Ernest Meissner
Joe O’brie Coe
William Burns
Mike Ross
D Jack Williams
Jackie Murphy
Emil Eastman
Oscar Brown
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