Indictments Hit Camp Whipping Death Case in Florida
Walter Higginbotham a former whipping boss at Putnam Lumber camp in Clara Florida was indicted by a Putnam County grand jury on three counts of first degree murder in the death of Martin Tabert a North Dakota youth. Tabert died days after being whipped in 1922 while confined at the camp. Higginbotham posted 10000 bail. Lawyers for Higginbotham admit the whipping but claim only light blows for not working. The Tabert family plans a civil suit for 50000 against Putnam Lumber Co a Wisconsin corporation. Witnesses described brutalities as sixteen others testified. A federal official noted bruises from head to foot on Tabert. Continued on Page 1.
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Madison
Fla
Walter Higginbotham
Putnam Lumber Company
Lara
Grand
Martin Tabert
North Dakota
Tabert
Gotham
Higginbotham
United States District Court
Florida
Wisconsin
Leon County
Ali County
John T. Gardner
Pri F
Fourth
United States Field Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Far Clara
Gardner
Charges of dishonesty in Veterans Bureau probe
Maj Gen John F. O'Ryan, special counsel for the senate investigation, cited preliminary survey findings predicting disclosures of dishonesty in past Veterans Bureau handling. He praised conscientious efforts but blamed some criticism on incompetent, underpaid staff responsible for vast expenditures.
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Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
John F. O'Ryan
Senate Investigating Committee
Ringling Undertakes Rainmaking Plan for Montana
New York April 11 A report says HIGK Ringling bought 10 airplanes for a Montana rainmaking project to be assembled at Great Falls. The plan aims to produce rain by electric current and charged air to form raindrop nuclei, claiming predictable precipitation over dry districts. Earl T. Vance, aeronautics expert, accompanies Ringling in the venture.
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New York
Anur Springs
Mont
Montana
Great Falls
Ringling Peets
Uh Ringling
Mr. Ringling
Earl T. Vance
Butte AP guest recalls city’s unique past at state meeting
Paul Cowles AP veteran and former district head across four territories arrived in Butte to attend AP state meeting. He praised Butte’s colorful early days with open gambling and strict decency, and will be guest of honor at a Silver Bow club lunch. Hesler hosts, with Marcus Daly-era politics cited as context.
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Tutte
United States
Paul Cowles
Associated Press
New York
San Francisco
China Coast
Cowles
Butternings
Marcus Daly
Montana
Butte
China
Atlanta
Chicago
Silver Bow Club
Id. K. Hesler
Butte Miner
Einstein
Termination of Pittman Act Affects Silver Purchases
Officials report preparations for remaining Pittman act purchases were halted as the government and Anaconda Copper discuss the impending end of the act. A March 30 1928 conference in Washington included the under secretary of the treasury and mint leaders, plus vendors who sold about 95 percent of Pittman act silver. The meeting noted silver sold as gold bars and dore bars, and that the treasury would deduct the value of silver used for subsidiary coinage from the remaining purchase amount.
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Pittman
Suilem
Araconda Company
New York
Butts Yenterday
Eeace
Hiltons
Tancotrche
Mint
Gankde Mills
Treasury Department
Colnase
Hoover Faces Opposition Over World Court Membership
Secretary Hoover opened an ad campaign in Des Moines urging American participation in the world court and argued it would advance world peace. Judge Florence Allen urged outlawry of war and questioned whether U.S. entry would truly promote peace, while Hoover asserted the court’s decrees are law based, not political entanglements.
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Florence Allen
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Associated Prev
Des Moines
Herbert Hoover
Nationals of Women
Florenc Allen
Ohio Supreme Court
Purmutt
Es ‘Noth
Jude Allen
Permanent Court of International Justice
League of Nation
Tran
Senate
King
League
Latin America
Court
Internatonal Court
World Court
Allen
Ohi Supreme Court
Conta
Receiver sought for South Idaho Idaho Wheat Growers branch
In Spokane on April 11 the Northwest Wheat Growers Associated of Portland and Minneapolis filed in district court at Pocatello Idaho for a receiver for the South Idaho branch of the Idaho Wheat Growers association. It alleges funds from wheat sales were used for warehouse purchases and operations, endangering member settlements. The move targets only the South Idaho branch.
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Associated Press
Jose
Cal
Alebert Einstein
Wallal
Australia
W. H. Crocker
Lick Observatory
University of California
W. W. Campbell
WRO
Associated Pres
Spokane
Wash
South Idaho
Idaho Wheat Growers Association
Pocatello
Tan
Northwest Wheat Growers Associated
Portland
Minneapolis
Associated Growers
Idaho Association
Schooner Aston Rocks Near Pachena Point
The American schooner Robert Lawers ran aground near Pachena Point on Vancouver Island as the Sea Monarch tried to tow her in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Crew were taken off by the Human Connas and the vessel now in grave danger of breaking up if the gale continues.
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Schoonse
Robert Lawers
Pachena ‘Point
Vane Couver
Ig Sea Monarch
Strait of
Juan Te' Fuem
Butte to Host Statewide Market Week May 10 to 19
The executive committee of Butte plans a week of entertainment rather than a mere marketplace. Publicity chair J S Cohen leads the publicity group with Buckmiller Riggin Palmer Dunlop and Miss Hammond assisting. Railroads will offer a special one and a half fare round trip from Montana and as far south as Pocatello to bring visitors, with invitations extended to Montana newsrooms and all local businesses.
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Butte
Chamber of Commerce
Ita
J. 8. Cohen
Cohen
Messrs
Buckmiller
Riggin
Palmer Dunlop
Miss Hammond
Buttes
Montana
Northwest
Pocatello
Freight 1 Held Up Booze Worth 825000 to 30000
A freight train near Morton North Labrador was stopped by four armed men two miles north of the town tonight. They seized whiskey valued between 825000 and 30000. Special Agent Richard Burns and Conductor Anderson were threatened at the gunpoint. The crew were taken to Crandall's Crossing where ten armed suspects waited with cars. The hold up lasted two hours and twenty minutes.
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Morton
Pekin
Richard Burns
Anderson
Keer Powell
Ry Iran
Crandall
City to Secure Eight Hundred Property Deeds
Butte will take over about 800 tax delinquent properties valued around 300 000 dollars. Notices were posted and owners have 30 days to pay taxes with penalties to reclaim holdings. Many properties are dilapidated, and city officials foresee becoming landlord for units across Butte as foreclosures proceed.
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Butte
Special Tax Commission
Pioneer prospector dies in Montana mine fire
April 1 Helena report says Mic 1 pioneer prospector and digo the Argo mine in Hellgate gulch Broadwater county was burned to death in his cabin early today. Neighbors found the flames at 2:30 and could not rescue him. body brought to Helena later.
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Helena
Digo
Hellgate
Ulch
Broadwater County
Montana
Finch
Boy Found Guilty Murder of Nichols in El Centro
Lawrence Campbell of Marquette Michigan was found guilty of the murder of Leslie Nichols an insurance adjuster in a superior court verdict after a 90 minute jury deliberation. Campbell then 17 years old and Charles Davis of Birmingham Alabama were involved in the January desert death, the jury declared murder in the first degree.
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EL Centro
Cal
Lawrence Campbell
Marquette
Mich
Leslie Nichols
Superior Court
Campbell
Charles “C. Davis
Birmingham
Aln
Nichols
British House Petition Sparks Cabinet Fight for Ford
Motion by Stanley Baldwin to counteract a cabinet defeat triggers upheaval in the House as a Dearborn man’s mobilization effort begins in Nebraska. The National Progressive Party signals a broader political clash.
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Stanley Baldwin
Adjournment Disorder in Commons Sparks Heated Row
London reports record uproar as government defeat prompts Baldwin to seek a supply committee. Laborites pressed for resignation while speakers and ministers clash over closure. Nebraska petitions pro Ford for Progressive ballot path signal national movement with Harrop claiming broad support across states. Henry Ford praised as capable leader in economic revival push.
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London
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Sisin- Tone
Labor
Liborite Elvetera
Amoet Omaien
Neb
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Progressive Party
Nebraska
America
Roy Mt. Hare
American’ Beastome League
Frank Johnese
Hole Tdaho
Wit Ble Ions
Tuaho
Fords
Ohher
Towa
Ad Texan
Progressive
Harrop
United States
Henry
Ford
Flathead Farmer Burned to Death in Shack Fire
Frank Dal, a Flathead farmer, was burned to death in his shack early this morning after a defective chimney caused a fire. Neighbors and local officials reported the blaze at the shack, which had only one door and a small window. Dal lived alone. a sister in Washington state is believed to survive him.
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Frank Dal
Whitmore
Wintriet
Daily
Washington
Unclear OCR Reads About Lynch Shooting And Trial
Fragmentary report mentions a lynching and a trial context with references to de Valera and unspecified parties. Details are garbled, but the piece hints at unrest, capture, and speculation surrounding a political event and the death involved. No clear individuals or dates are verifiable.
Butte Students to Fill Honest Excuse Blanks
A Butte school announces a policy shift starting next week requiring students to fill out excuse blanks for tardiness or absences. They will state if the absence was avoidable, with teachers trusting student honesty. no punishment for admitted hockey play.
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Douglass
Tutte
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