Payette to plead guilty in Montana murder case linked to Nora Kelly
Blood stained clothes of Melville W. Payette, confessed slayer of Christina Wilson, were found in the Panama hotel room where Nora Kelly was killed. Payette will be questioned as investigators seek a possible second suspect after two hotel guests fled the scene.
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Payette
Montana
Nora Kelly
Butte
Panama Hotel
South
Arizona Street
Melville
W. Payette
Christina Wilson
J. P. Kelly
Miss Kelly
Idaho
Kelly
Mrs. Wilson
Morris Kenoffel
Paragon Hotel
England Loaning Money Despite Unemployment Fears
The piece notes large foreign lending by England and the United States in 1929, with U S loans at 671 million and Britain at 541 million. It highlights a drop in loans to European nations from both, and a observers remark on British capital stability amid 1929 difficulties.
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North American
Alliance
England
United States
Great Britain
Widow of Montana pioneer dies in Seattle home
News arrives that Mittie Avery Warren widow of General Charles S. Warren died March 16 in Seattle at her daughter Mrs. John Murphy’s home. Cremation will occur and ashes travel to Butte to rest beside her husband. Born September 1, 1851 in Seco Maine, she was 78. The Warrens wed November 15 1872 at The Hump Montana’s early union. General Warren once Deer Lodge County sheriff and Civil War veteran.
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Charles S. Warren
Butte
Seattle
John Murphy
Warren
Mittie Avery Warren
Seco
Maine
Mittie Avery
Montana
Hump
Anaconda
General Warren
Deer Lodge
Nez Perces
Weather Forecast for Montana Warmer Tuesday
Montana forecast calls for mostly fair conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures rise Tuesday in the north central portion.
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Montana
Hazelbaker Addresses Anaconda Kiwanis on Montana Growth
Lieutenant Governor Frank A Hazelbaker spoke at the Anaconda Kiwanis club, praising Montana's resources and unity. He urged business and community leaders to understand other regions' problems, highlighting shared progress and optimism despite last year's uneven crops. Continued on page 3 column 2.
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Hazelbaker
Anaconda
Montana
March
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Anaconda Kiwanis Club
Personal Loud Speaker Promotes Sale and Trade in Montana
The Montana Standard-Butte Daily Post urges readers to use want ads to spread business notices and sales. It emphasizes broadcasting ideas widely and asserts that results count in promoting merchandise and services.
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Montana Standard-Butte Daily Post
Classified Ad Line from Montana Standard
Classified ads note Montana Standard line reading Always the same in service Always different in opportunity with phone dial 5411. The short snippet presents an old style marketing line likely from a classifieds section promoting services and opportunities.
Allard Examines Over Fifty At Children’s Clinic
Dr Louis Allard of Billings opened a rehabilitation clinic for crippled children at St James hospital in Butte. More than fifty children gathered for examination and treatment under the Butte auxiliary. A few out of state children attended and were told to report to Billings for further care. The clinic closes tonight and Dr Allard will speak Wednesday evening for B P O E No 240.
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Children’s Clinic
Butte
St. James Hospital
Louis Allard
Billings
Idaho
Anaconda
B. P.O. E No
Capone and Capone Vanish After Prison Discharge
Alphonse Capone and bodyguard Frank Cline left Gratersford Prison and were seen by crowds outside the eastern penitentiary in Philadelphia. Warden Herbert Smith announced the 4 p.m. release, but officials would not disclose how they departed or their destination.
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Philadelphia
Alphonse “Scarface
al” Capone
Frank Cline
Gratersford
Eastern State Penitentiary
Chicago
Herbert Smith
Eastern Penitentiary
Capone
Cline
Warden Smith
The Tell Tale Calling Card in Payette Case
Facsimile of a patched telegraph copy tied to the case of Melvin W Payette alias Milton Nolan who confessed to killing Mrs Christing Wilson at the Paragon hotel in Butte. Fragments of torn paper led police to the slayer as shown in recovered portraits of Payette and Mrs Wilson.
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Butte
Melvin W. Payette
Milton Nolan
Christing Wilson
Paragon Hotel
West Broadway
Payette
Idaho Reformatory
St. Anthony
Wilson
Search Started for Payette in Butte Slay Case
Police press ahead on Payette case as two officers hurry toward El Paso to fetch Melvin W. Payette alias Milton Nolan, believed to have confessed to Christina Wilsons murder in a room at the Paragon hotel. A second man linked as a material witness is being sought through information from El Paso.
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Butte
el Paso
Tex
Melvin W. Payette
Milton Nolan
Christina Wilson
Paragon
Payette
Eight-Week Summer Outing Planned for Butte Children
A Butte Lions movement aims to provide an eight week summer outing for undernourished and physically deficient children. The plan envisions a four week stay at a country home south of Butte under ideal conditions. The decision followed the executive committee meeting in Judge Carroll's courtroom last night.
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Butte
MEET
Butte Lions’ Club
W. E. Carroll
Cal
Wickersham Optimistic View Of Enforcement
Chairman Wickersham of the Hoover commission after eight months study reports a steady improvement in prohibition enforcement. He belittles 2.75 percent beer as failing to meet robust tastes, signaling optimism at the capitol about enforcement progress.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Washington
Wickersham
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Payette to Return to Montana to Face Murder Charge
Wan and haggard Melvin W. Payette alias Milton Nolan confessed to the murder of Mrs. Christina Wilson in Butte on March 11 and said he will waive extradition to Montana to plead guilty. He told Captain Wolverton he is tired of dodging the law and will let Montana decide his fate. AP dispatches note questioning revealed information on other Montana crimes.
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Montana Standard
EL Paso
Wan
Haggard
Melvin W. Payette
Milton Nolan
Christina Wilson
Butte
W. C. Wolverton
Montana
Associated Press
Slayer Details Butte Murder Tale From El Paso Interview
Melville Payette relays the butte murder confession of an alleged killer. He describes the attack on Christina Wilson, the removal of money and bonds, and the travel route from Butte to Billings Hardin Thermopolis Denver and finally El Paso. The suspect cites drinking as the motive and claims lodging at Hotel Paragon.
Melvin Payette Confesses Montana Murder After Arrest
Ell Paso March 17 Special Melvin Payette alias Milton Nolan, arrested for the Butte murder of Christina Ison, breaks silence and confesses after officers confront him with telegraphic case notes. He says he killed Mrs Ison to obtain money to buy food and traces his motive to recovering a gold plated key to Los Angeles found on a train. He had left the key at Hotel Knox and was confronted by Detective Captain Woolverton who improvised a arrest with a pistol.
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Rolf
H. J. Freebourne
James Larkin
el Paso
Preebourne
Butte
Oregon
Larkin
Helena
Great Northern
Tex
Montana Standard
Christina Wilson
Melville Payette
Paso
Melvin Payette
Milton Nolan
Christina Ison
J. J. Murphy
Payette
Los Angeles
Knox
W. C. Woolverton
William Tooley
Hotel Knox
Auto Crash That Never Happened In Redding
Stanley DeForest eighteenyearold of Redding California dreamed of an auto crash and leapt from a window to the lawn below to escape a cliff plunge. He suffered an eightstitch cut in the leg from a broken window pane and will recover.
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Redding
Cal
Stanley DeForest
Sinking of Bucaramanga Feared Costly Disaster in Colombia
The 600-ton Bucaramanga river steamer caught fire and sank in the Magdalena river at La Dorada Colombia with about 30 lives lost. Captain Antonio Velez remained aboard and died in the blaze. The ship tied at the dock at 11 p m on its upriver run from Barranquilla carrying 34 passengers. Oil near the firebox is blamed. firefighting gear was inadequate.
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Colombia
Magdalena
Antonio Velez
United States
Barranquilla
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