Butte Wins 1927 Woolgrowers Convention Host
Butte was chosen as the 1927 convention city of the National Woolgrowers association at a Salt Lake City meeting. Frank Venable and Senator Frank Williams publicly announced the selection via telegram, with Butte set to host the main convention and two preceding days. If successful, Butte could attract about 1,000 visitors over four days, boosting local business and industry visibility.
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Frank Venable
Senator Williams
Powell
Mining City
Salt Lake
Butte
National
Woolgrowers’ Association
Salt Lake City
The
Standard
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Frank Williams
Deer Lodge
Montana Woolgrowers’ Association
Zaien
Jams Ras
Tutte
Venable
Hole
Williams
Hagendarth
Spencer
Russian Ship Crash Death Toll Rises Near Leningrad
In Leningrad Aug 30 a fast estimate places drownings around 100 after the steamer Turevestnik struck a German vessel and crashed into a pier amid heavy fog. Only 19 bodies had been recovered as officials checked the passenger list of 563 aboard mostly Russian women and children.
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Leningrad
Turevestnik
Hurevestnik
Pssengers
Cronstadt
Aine
Debts cancellation debated by U S and allies
Senator Frank B Willis says cancellation of allied debts harms national obligations and urges restraint on prohibition. Letter from Senator Reed supports temperance without legal prohibition, advocating strict regulation of liquor, driving out bootleggers, and universal sobriety to prevent law violations.
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Columbus
Frank B. Willis
United States
Reed
Murger
Mexican Leader School Team 19 Wounded In Butte Shooting
Frank Sixtobaca known as Mexican Frank, leader of Butte’s Mexican colony, was fatally wounded last night at his home during a shooting. Police seek Ramon Hernandez as the alleged assailant, while community tensions and local school news follow in this period.
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Butte
Frank Sixtobaca
Curtis Street
Frank
King
Ramon Hernandez
Sixtoluca
Sixtolaca
Hernand
Rebels Capture Nicaragua Port After Nine Hours Fighting
At Managua Nicaragua August 20 the Collector of Customs Wilson reports rebels captured the port after nine hours of fighting. Several persons are said killed or wounded including noncombatants. The customs service has not been molested. Earlier reports from Managua claimed the Bragman Bluff Lumber company quarters were defeated and rebels fired at hotels and ships with many killed or wounded.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Wilson
Custom Service
Bragman Bluff Lum Ber Company
Cost of Living Declines in the United States
The National Industrial Conference Board reports the cost of living in the United States fell another eight tenths of a percent from June to July, continuing a decline since November 1925. Wholesale prices dropped about 6 percent from August 1825 to July this year, with a 2.4 percent overall decrease since November 1925, amid global price trends and currency adjustments in several countries.
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New York
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Conference Board
Belgium
France
Italy
Poland
Denmark
Norway
United Kingdom
Germany
Spain
Switzerland
Castho-Slovakia
Finland
Far East
China
Japan
India
Australia
New Zealand
Erickson urges farmers to band in Belgrade gathering
Gov J H Erickson and other speakers urged farmers to unite for their interests at a Belgrade meeting Monday evening. Organized by the Farmers Marketing and Improvement Society of America the event drew about 390 attendees and lasted three hours with strong applause for the addresses and remarks.
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Associated Press
Bozeman
J. H Erickson
Belgrade
Farmers’ Marketing and Improvement Society of America
Wholesale criminal may plead insanity
In Minneapolis on August 29 Tom Johnson who has confessed to 1790 crimes and is awaiting trial on a murder charge won new counsel. He had pleaded not guilty to the slaying of Leonard Erdshl and public defender L L Longbrake was appointed. Johnson then decided he wanted another lawyer and William M Nash retired. Nash stated the defense plan would center on an insanity plea.
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Minneapolis
Tom Johnson
Leonard Erdshl
Attorn L. L. Longbrake
Johnson
William M.nash
Nash
Reed Sets Out Middle Course On Missouri Prohibition
United States Senator James A. Reed and Anti Saloon League officials declared against repealing Missouri prohibition laws. Reed urged a sober nation with a middle ground between wets and drys while warning that canceling foreign debts would require burdens on taxpayers. He argued for prudence in extending American foreign trade and cautioned U S debt policy should not excuse injustices to creditors.
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Prev
Kansas City
Missouri
United States
Nator
James A. Reed
Anti-Saloon League
America
Wi Wesid
Sam
Farewell to the last John Rodgers in naval line
The Md. Rodgers family bids farewell to Commander John Rodgers killed in a Philadelphia navy yard airplane fall. A 15 minute Episcopal service at Zion Hill, with Rep. Tydings and officials attending. Admiral Rodgers and Mrs Rodgers to escort the body to Arlington for burial with full honors.
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John Rodgers
Zion Hill
John “Rodgers
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Episcopal Church
John. Rodgers
Lewis Beeman
St. John's Church
Frostburg
Browne
St. John's
Havre de Graen
Rodgers
Robinson
Admiral Moffatt
Weeson
Aberdeen Proving Around
Millard E. Tydings Iso
Washington
Josph L. David Post No
American Legion
John A. Rodgers
Robert F. Rodgers
Robert P. Meigs
Revival of Channel Tunnel Plan Sparks Debate
London reports revival of a proposal to tunnel the Channel with a submerged rail line. A bill once introduced years ago for constructing such a tunnel is again under consideration, igniting renewed discussion of feasibility and cost.
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London
Uch
Police Begin Search For Girl Leader Of Chicago Bandit Gang
A 17-year-old girl from near Green Bay, Wis., is the focus of a Chicago car barn raid probe in which seven men were shot, two fatally. Another woman identified as Marie Nolan is sought as the plot’s brains, while an arrest and multiple officers describe a chaotic, gunfire-filled night. Police say the Nolan girl may have helped plan the raid and fled in a car during the ambush.
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Chicago
Green Bay
Wis
Marie Nolan
Frances Vaughn
Nolangil
Bane Gils
Vaughn Ict
Nolan
Daintet
Ernest and
Joseph "Delavern
Wiliam Maloney
Capa Roth Kitla
Walle
German baker Vierkoeten halves Channel record
Ernest Vierkoeten, German baker from Cologne, swam the English Channel in a record 12 hours 43 minutes. He beat Gertrude Ederle’s previous mark, spoke of good treatment in Calais, and said he hopes to return to beat his own record and perhaps swim both directions.
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Associated Press
Calais
France
Kimnent Vierkoten
Cologne
Germany
English Channel
Little Lek
Vierkosten
Gertrude Aderle
England
Freah
Acta
Vierkooten
Little Inter
Vierkoeten
Europe
Calai
Lerkoeten
Paris
York
Ernest Vierkoeten
New York
Herr
Lightning Starts Several New Fires Near Missoula
Missoula August 20 Lightning struck Saturday afternoon causing several new fires in forest districts. Rain during the storm helped suppress most blazes and prevented serious spread. Seven fires erupted in the south fork of the Flathead River area and three on the Lolo forest. Officials said none were deemed serious and that old fires were not causing trouble.
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Missoula
Istrict
Flathead
Lalo Forest
Seattle Slayer Seeks New Trial
Wallace Cloves Gaines seeks a new trial in Seattle Superior Court after his Aug. 10 conviction for murdering his 12 year old daughter, with death penalty set. Gaines' attorneys claim evidence favoring him was discovered after the Marine cornclude.
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Seattle
Wallace Cloves
Fainee War
Byiia
Taine
Airship S Action Puzzle Navy Heads
A damaged OCR notices an airship Los Angeles leaving its Patoka mooring near Cape Charles Virginia to seek shelter ahead of a squall. It was en route to Lakehurst New Jersey with naval base reports saying a storm and electrical disturbance were encountered about 20 miles from Planton Tight as it moved northward. Authorities said no further advice had been received about the ship's plans or destination.
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Los Angeles
Cape Charles
Unkehurat
Plantaton
Naval Base
Washington
Lakehurst
Nod
Meres Hore
Trunk Shipped to Gotham in Mellett Case
Canton investigators pursue a fatal trunk theory for Patrick McDermott missing since July. A woman near Canton cites a trunk bound for New York with McDermott’s clothes, saying two shots were heard. Postings suggest a decoy telegram and a plot to silence him to stop revelations about publisher Don R. Mellett’s murder.
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Canton
Ohio
Patrick Eugene McDermott
Don R. Mellett
New York
McDermott
Bellowed
Californians Set To Vote On Nominees In Tuesday Primary
Californians will vote tomorrow to nominate candidates for state, congressional, and county offices with registration higher than the 1924 primary. Key contests include the Republican gubernatorial race between Young and Richardson and Ro bert M. Clarke challenging Senator Samuel M. Shortridge. McAdoo is a Democratic presidential hopeful gaining attention.
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Associated
San Francisco
Gebernal Young
Pffender Richardson
Robert M. Clarke
Samuel M. Shortrngde
William Gibbs McAdoo
Inuc
Railroads Won’t Consolidate by Legislation Says Brush
Matthew C Brush, NY city president of the American International corp and director of several Western railroads, says consolidation by congressional law is infeasible He asserts current conditions prohibit interference and that prosperity in the Southwest relies on flourishing railroads and sound transportation He spoke during a White Pine camp luncheon visit with President Coolidge and noted widespread prosperity with no unemployment he observed
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Paul Smith
Matthew C. Brush
New York City
American International Corporation
Coolidge
Congress
Bruch
Eronomin
Brush
White Pine Camp
Southwest
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