Will Continue Crusade By Butte County Attorney
Harrison J Freebourn new Silver Bow county attorney says threats to his life will not stop his anti gambling campaign in Butte He announced three raids on gambling houses this week and said he will not relent in prosecuting alleged gamblers despite dark mutterings and threats to take him for a ride The story continues on page 13 column 2
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Harrison J. Freebourn
New
Silver Bow
Freebourn
Butte
Great Northern Opens Longest Cascade Tunnel
Seattle reports the Great Northern opens an eight mile tunnel under the Cascade mountains from Scenic to Berne. The bore, the longest in America and among the world’s longest, cuts two hours from east and west schedules. Ralph Budd presides as trains pass from Berne to Scenic amid a ceremonial cloth crash at Scenic.
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Seattle
Wash
Great Northern Railway
Cascade Mountains
America
Scenic
Berne
East Portal
Ralph Budd
Great Northern
Graham McNamee
West Portal
Clark Oegures Buys Hansen Packing Firm Stake
W A Clark Jr entered the packing business by purchasing Hansen Packing stock not owned by president Walter Hansen and will chair the board. Charles J Kelly led the purchase with major stake. Walter Hansen remains president. Harry Gerard becomes VP. Sydney Lanner represented Clark. Rowland Thomas auditors commented on profitability.
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W. A. Clark, Jr
Mr. Clark
Hansen Packing Company
Walter G. Hansen
Charles J. Kelly
the Metals Bank
Walter Hansen
Hansen Company
Harry Gerard
W. A. Clark
Gerard
Sydney Lanner
Clark
William S. Clatt
Roscoe Thomas
Rowland, Thomas and Company
Kelly
Payroll Bandits Hit Colorado Mine Payroll
In Trinidad Colorado on January 12 AP reports a mail truck payroll robbery netted about 20 000 dollars. Posses armed searched Huerfano and Las Animas counties for three methodical robbers. Driver Charles Festi 18 identified the truck crew’s target as the Victor American Fuel Co mine payroll at Delagua.
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Trinidad
Colo
Huerfano County
Las Animas County
Charles Festi
Victor-American Fuel Company
Delagua
Festi
Martin Hutchens Veteran Editor Taken by Death
Martin J. Hutchens 64 died in a Salt Lake hospital at 3 15 p m from an overdose of veronal and paraldehyde presumptively self administered as a sedative He was brought to the police emergency hospital from the Linden hotel and later to Holy Cross hospital Police believe he took the poisons for a stomach disorder He had been in Salt Lake two weeks and his body lies at the O Donnell mortuary Funeral plans await announcement Hutchens a Hamilton college Yale graduate joined Missoulian in 1917 and became editor in chief He was a member of the Elks Helena lodge Sigma Chi and served as vice president of the Montana State Press association and chaired the Montana members of the Associated Press He was born in Antwerp New York, son of a physician His mother lives at the old home. Continued on Page 2 Col 4.
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Salt Lake
Martin J. Hutchens
Hutchens
Linden Hotel
Holy Cross Hospital
O'Donnell Mortuary
Hamilton College
N. Y
New York
Missoula
Lester L. Jones
George P. Wright
Chicago Journal
Missoulian
Jones
Wright
Mr. Hutchens
Elks
Helena Lodge
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Montana State Press Association
Montana
Associated Press
Antwerp, N. Y
Hoover Eyes Early Special Session For Farm Relief Tariff
President-elect Hoover, after talks with Republican leaders in Congress, favors calling a special session around April 15. The planned agenda focuses on farm relief and tariff revision, proposing an amendment to the Fordney McCumber act of 1922 affecting agricultural and industrial schedules.
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James L. West
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Five Year Old Drowns After Ice Breaks in Denver
Paul Finnegan and Harold Boehm both five years old drowned in Denver after stepping onto thin ice on the Mullen ditch. Finnegan slipped under the ice and Boehm perished attempting a rescue as more ice collapsed, pulling him into the ditch.
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Denver
Colo
Paul Finnegan
Harold Boehm
Mullen
Finnegan
AFTER THOMPSON GANG
CHICAGO JAN 12 AP A 76 year old crusader blames illegal political protection for Chicago bombings and gang slayings. Frank J Loesch head of the Chicago crime commission says shielding gangsters and bootleggers by political leaders fuels inter gang warfare. He urges reform drafted by the Chicago Bar Association to restore law and order.
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Allen L. Dalrymple
Chicago
Frank J. Loesch
Chicago Crime Commission
Chicago Bar Association
Youth to stand trial for death of entire family
In Lansing Kansas on January 12 the supreme court ordered withdrawal of his guilty plea. Owen Oberst, a Butler county farm youth, announced he would plead not guilty and submit to a jury trial for murdering his parents and five younger siblings.
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Lansing
Kan
Supreme Court
Owen Oberst
Butler County Farm
Senate committees named in Montana session
Silver Bow countys representative Senator Tom J Walker was named to the Judiciary rail roads and transportation and workingmens compensation committees as the Montana senate began its work One week into organization five investigation committees are examining gas funds the State university the state house payrolls the vocational school for girls and the Boulder school for the deaf and blind Officials expect these panels to provide concise data before voting on increased appropriations.
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Byron E. Cooney
Helena
Jan
Silver Bow County
Senate
Tom J. Walker
Judiciary
Railroads
House
State University
State House
Vocational School For Girls
School For the Deaf and Blind
Boulder
Missouri
Montana Legislature Readies After Short Adjournment
Helena Jan 12 The Montana house and senate adjourned for a weekend rest but remain fully organized and prepared to tackle Governor Erickson’s lengthy message with a list of complex issues. The session resumes Monday as lawmakers prepare to review bills and address state concerns.
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Helena
Mont
House
Senate
Montana
Erickson
Beautiful Kelley Daughter Wed at St Patrick's Cathedral
Miss Frances Kelley daughter of Mr and Mrs Cornelius Francis Kelley of Butte and New York married Thomas Mortimer Keresey at St Patrick's Cathedral Manhattan. The ceremony was performed at noon by His Eminence Cardinal Hayes.
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Frances Kelley
C. F. Kelley
Butte
New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Manhattan
Cardinal Hayes
Father O’gorman
Keresey
Hiiil
Cornelius Francis Kelley
Thomas Mortimer Keresey
Mary Donnelly Keresey
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Fast Aviator 10 Killed at Airport Propeller Incident
Terah T. Maroney 49, Wichita, Kansas aviator, died at Parks airport when the aircraft propeller struck him as he cranked it. The death marks the first air trail across Montana, according to associates from his early flying days.
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East ST. Louis
Til
T. T. Maroney
Wichita
Kansas
Parks Airport
Here
Helena
Terah T. Maroney
East St Louis
Montana
Trio of youths arrested in stolen car case near Boulder
A Butte to Helena run in a stolen Essex coach ended when the gas tank ran dry near Boulder. Bill Harrington, James Callahan, and Clarence Duffy, all under 25, were arrested and jailed on grand larceny charges. Deputies found the car and boys about 5 am as they returned toward Butte. They face arraignment in justice court.
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Butte
Helena
Boulder
Bill Harrington
James Callahan
Clarence Duffy
Silver Bow
J. G. Brown
Mr. Brown
Lewishon Street
Helligan
Knight
Frank Mutch
George McKenzie
Angue McLee
Justice Court & Row
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Clark Oegures
Hansen Plant
C. J. Kelly
PPP
Southwest
Dandits Ang
Colorado
Delagua Plant
Martin Hutchens
Salt Lake Hospital
Pal
Garday Crime
Windy City
Loesch
Thompson
Circulation Dept
Legislative
Last Chance Gulch
The
Mrs. C. F. Kelley
New York City
Seisea
St. Louis
Jefferson
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