San Francisco Girl in Court Disturbance at Matricide Trial
The Dorothy Ellingson sanity trial turned tense as the 17 year old burst tears and hurled water at her lawyers amid questions on sanity. She cried that they could not discuss her, then calmed after a recess. The judge ordered a break as spectators laughed and a prosecutor alienist was challenged.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Louderback
Joseph Catton
Sylvester J. McAtee
Defense Counsel
McAtee
Navy Launches Giant Aircraft Carrier Saratoga
The U S S Saratoga, 33 000 ton steel aircraft carrier, is launched by the U S Navy in Camden New Jersey as the world’s largest airplane carrier moving at 33 knots. Officials call it a pivotal experiment in naval aviation and future warfare.
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Associated Press
Camden
N. J
United States Navy
School Would Lose Rank Urges Before Action Taken
Helena April 7 The state board of education approved budgets for University of Montana divisions and summer normal schools and authorized completion of work at State Normal college. A Missoula special meeting will consider building requests for three institutions and others. Committees will inspect facilities and report on building needs and eighth grade exam requirements. Some schools were formerly exempt from exams. no action taken on establishing one.
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Associated Press
Helena
University of Montana
State Normal College
State Board of Education
Missoula
Frank Eliel
Dillon
W. Davidson
Bozeman
John Dietrich
May Trumper
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Foot
Robert M. Line
Columbus
Trumper
Explosive expert killed as gun powder plant explodes
A spark from a powder mixing machine at the National Fireworks plant in Hanover Massachusetts ignited hundreds of pounds of black gun powder. One man Manley Goodwin of Hanover was killed and several burned. Dozens of sheds and buildings were destroyed as fire departments from nine towns and Brockton fought the blaze.
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Associated Press
Hanover
Mass
National Fireworks Company
Brockton
Manley Goodwin
Swedish Engineers Study Butte Mining Methods
Two Swedish mining engineers, George Fagerberg and B F Anderson, arrived in Butte to study local mining methods and equipment. They will tour the Anaconda mine and other properties before returning to Sweden via Salt Lake and Denver. Their employer, Trafikaktie bolagst Grangerberg Oxelesund, operates mines in Lapland and Grangerberg with a 6,000,000 ton yearly output and ore assays around 60 percent iron.
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Butte Hill
Butte
George Fagerberg
Maimberget
Lapland
Sweden
B. F. Anderson
Grangerberg
Stockholm
Trafikaktiebolagst Grangerberg-Oxelesund
Michigan
Minnesota
Oxelosund
Bethlehem Steel Company
United States
Germany
Belgium
Minnetta
New York
Pennsylvania
Highway Commission Trims $46 920 from Payroll
Helena April 7 The State Highway Commission cut 46920 from its yearly payroll due to lack of legislature funds for federal road projects. A sufficient force will be kept to finish ongoing highway contracts and maintain federal projects. The commission stressed maintaining relations with the federal government and preserving rights to federal aid for highways.
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Associated Press
Helena
State Highway Commission
Livestock Center Pushes Farm Business Link in Montana
Great Falls April 7. Ralph Budd president of the Great Northern Railway told the Montana Stock Growers association that livestock dominates the farm economy and that railroads depend on it. He noted cattle traffic from Montana comprises seven percent of Great Northern’s origins, with other speakers including Matt Staff and C M Simpson. Delegates hope to boost cattle demand. the convention ends tomorrow night.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Ralph Budd
Great Northern Railway
Montana Stock Growers’ Association
Budd
St. Paul
Middle West
Meadow Lark Country Club
Defends Validity of Packer Merger
Washington April 7 Armour & Co defense of the purchase of Morris & Co meat packers before Secretary Jardine as final arguments in a Packers and Stockyards Act challenge. Armour special counsel A B Austrian says government lacks facts showing monopoly or price control. Government attorney W L Fisher says the matter is a legal question for courts to decide.
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Associated Press
Washington
Armour & Co
Morris & Co
Jardine
Austrian
W. L. Fisher
Gary Predicts Strong Steel Market In Months Ahead
New York April 7 Elbert H Gary chairman of United States Steel Corp said a recent steel recession had eased since April first with bookings at about three-fifths capacity and shipments at 50 000 tons daily He cited best fundamental conditions in U S steel history and saw good business ahead despite political agitation He warned against inflation and noted wage levels unlikely to fall soon Bethlehem Steel president Eugene G Grace also reported a mild January February dip but said orders remained strong and improvement occurred in the past week.
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Associated Press
New York
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
R. Gary
Steel Corporation
Pittsburg
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Miner Gives Up Life to Save Helper in Coal Mine
Mahoney City Pa April 7 A fall of rock pinned Thomas Kean’s feet as he and helper Lawrence Cogison faced a slowly advancing coal and dirt slide. Kean calmly ordered Cogison to safety saying his time was up, and Cogison escaped while the earth rapidly covered his friend.
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Associated Press
Mahoney City
Thomas Kean
Kean
Lawrence Cogison
Coulson
French Parliament Debates Forced Loan Amid Paper Money Surge
Paris for crisis talks as premier Heriots cabinet faces possible fall after bills for a four billion franc paper money increase and a forced loan. Parliament will debate the measures amid criticism over exceeding the authorized 41 billion franc money limit and swiftly moving toward authorizing the increase. Senator Henry Beringer, finance committee head, spoke as the issue sharpened.
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Associated Press
Paris
Premier Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Senate
Henry Beringer
Sherman Wilcox survives wreck after train strikes car
Sherman C. Wilcox a Sheridan lumberman escaped serious harm when his car was wrecked by a Pacific switching train at the K avenue crossing yesterday afternoon. The runabout was torn and jammed into a switch with four wheels crushed and the driver pushed through the top of the windshield. Witnesses say a second car speeding south may have blocked the view, leaving Wilcox with only bruises after a dramatic escape as the train stopped.
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Pacific
K Avenue
Sherman C. Wilcox
Sheridan Lumberman
Wilcox
Butte
Sheridan
Thornton Hotel
Whilcox
Shepherd Appeals to Supreme Court in Chicago Case
William D. Shepherd, foster father of William Nelson McClintock, seeks habeas corpus relief from the Illinois Supreme Court after four bail petitions. Affidavits challenge statements by C C Faiman, who linked Shepherd to a typhoid germ plot and a $106,000 bribe for information. The court was expected to hear the petition the next day.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Supreme Court
Springfield
C. C. Faiman
School of Science
Shepherd
Faiman
City Health Department
Corcoran Gallery Seeks Clark Art Collection
The Corcoran Gallery in New York would accept the William Andrews Clark art collection if the Metropolitan Museum of Art declines it. Doubts over the will’s conditions threaten Met acceptance, and sculptor George Barnard proposes Mrs Clark deed the Fifth Avenue mansion to the city as a separate Clark museum upon her death. Trustees will decide at their April 26 meeting.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
Corcoran Gallery of Art
William Andrews Clark
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan
George Giray Barnard
Clark
Foundry Worker Jailed After Fatal Quarrel in Anaconda
Arthur Murphy of Anaconda, angered by a 25 cent refusal, shot a man in the 700 block of East Park Avenue Anaconda at 9 30 last night. Murphy, in town for his mother Mrs Catherine Murphy’s funeral, died later at St Ann's hospital after being wounded in the confrontation near the victim's home.
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Arthur Murphy
Anaconda
Ad Pogly
Butte
East Park Avenue
Murphy
Catherine Murphy
Deer Lodge
Finnegan Undertaking
Chris Milkovich
East Park Street
Bt. Ann’s Hospital
Park Auto Order Largest Ever Set for Yellowstone Park
Chicago April 7 Arrangements completed to insure Yellowstone National Park opens despite a million dollar fire that damaged transportation facilities Harry W Child head of park transportation set the largest motor coach contract ever The White Company of Cleveland will operate 102 sight seeing cars and 20 trucks from Cleveland to Livingston then 60 miles to the park 40 000 reservations already made for the season Opens June 18.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harry W. Child
White Company of
Cleveland
Livingston
National Park
Scientists frame vast program of oil research
Baltimore April 7 A commission of 11 leading scientists frames a vast oil research program awaiting approval from industry financiers Dr Charles Herty of New York president of the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association says entrance of research chemists will boost national wealth and notes nine billion dollars invested in American petroleum He warns of a German monopoly threat and urges coordinated American production to avoid famine risk through chemical advances
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Associated Bresa
Baltimore
Tts
Charles H. Herty
New York
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers’ Association
American Chemical Society
Herty
United States
Dr. Herty
Germany
America
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