Ferry Peralta disaster coats San Francisco Bay
Hundreds of passengers on the ferry Peralta were swept into San Francisco Bay near Yerba Buena Island as the vessel dipped and a mammoth wave swept over the bow. Rescue efforts continued after the 5 15 p m departure from San Francisco to Oakland.
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San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Oakland
Associated Press
the Chronicle
Peralta
Bay
Hayward
Goat Island
Jammeq
Yerba Buena Island
Yerba Buena
Garver
Pan American conference backs compulsory arbitration plan
Washington to host arbitration conciliation meeting within the year endorsed by Pan American committee. United States support cited as key to peace in the Western Hemisphere as talks aim to establish a collective Pan American arbitration convention and set minimum exceptions for compulsory arbitration.
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Associated Fresc
Havana
United States
Western Hemisphere
Committee On Public International Law
Washington
Butte Invited to Host Western Lumbermen Convention
The Butte chamber of commerce led by Senator H. A. Gallwey seeks to host the 1929 Western Lumber association convention. A. E. Stephenson is authorized to tender the invitation on behalf of local bodies with an expected 400 industry representatives from California to Wyoming. The effort aims to attract multiple major meetings to Butte next year.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce
H. A. Gallwey
Western Lumber Association
Chamber of Commerce
Butte
A. E. Stephenson
California
Idaho
Nevada
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
R. M. Graham
Great Falls
Roy S. Brown
Spokane
Lumbermen’s Convention
D A R and American Legion urge swift warship program
Representatives from the Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Legion pressed the Navy shipbuilding plan before the House Naval Committee in Washington. They urged immediate start on the 71 ships, saying veterans want parity at sea and ships fit for actual use.
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Naval Committee
Associated Press
Washington
House Naval Committee
Daughters of the American Revolution
American Legion
William Sherman Walker
John Thomas Taylor
The
Legion
Taylor
Hill jury deadlocks after long deliberation in matricide case
In Ottawa Illinois on February 17 a Streator youth Harry Hill aged 22 faced eight weeks of trial for matricide. After sixty nine hours of deliberation the jury failed to reach a verdict with three jurors voting for acquittal and nine for a 14 year prison term. A second trial will be sought despite costs to La Salle county taxpayers.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Ill
Harry Hill
la Salle County
Young Hill
Nevada Colonel and Life Secretary Lose Mutual Suits
A Nevada colonel and his former life secretary both lose suits in Superior Court. Judge William Frederickson ruled neither is entitled to damages, finding gifts given during seven years as support and education for her children were not enforceable.
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Nevada
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Col
E. G. Wheeler
Isabel Klein
William Frederickson
Colonel Wheeler
Klein
Washington, D. C
Chevrolet executives tour Montana amid prosperity outlook
Chevrolet general sales manager H. J. Klingler and a team toured Montana to promote business methods and dealer reliability. They reported 1928 prospects, noting January sales up 55 percent and Montana matching national growth while praising local wool beet and cattle yields. The group planned further Pacific coast meetings and a Seattle stop before heading east.
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H. J. Klingler
Chevrolet Motors Company
Mr. Klingler
BE. W. Fuhr
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain
R. W. White
William A. Blees
Parkway Theater
Chevrolet
New
Finlen
Klingler
Seattle
Butte
Southern Pacific Railway
Montana
Chevrolet Motors
Stocks Slump As Market Reverses On Heavy Selling
The New York Stock Exchange faced a violent sell off with the ticker delayed 30 minutes. Quoted values of many leading issues fell $2 to $5, some high priced pools collapsed $10 to nearly $20. Daily volume approached 3,000,000 shares with much of the activity in the final hour. A new high of 748 issues traded marked the day. The cause remained unclear but market unease persisted.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Coolidge
Auto Show Opens At Columbia Gardens In Butte
The Northwest premier automobile exhibition opens at Columbia Gardens tonight under the Butte Automotive Dealers association. The display features a wide range of models and refinements, with experts from major manufacturing centers present to explain products in detail. Eddie Rickenbacker, famed war ace and automotive expert, will attend Sunday night's session to discuss motor industry progress.
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Northwest
Columbia Gardens
Butte Automotive Dealers’ Association
Butte
Eddie Rickenbacker
Salt Lake
22 CANDIDATES IN FIELD FOR PLACES ON BUTTE COUNCIL
Butte voters will face 22 aldermanic hopefuls in the March 19 city primary across 16 precincts. Filing closed at 5 pm with four entrants today. some wards show Democratic and Republican contests while others have incumbents unopposed.
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Butte Council
Butte
French Fliers Set Coastward Hops For Pacific Trip
French intercontinental pilots Joseph Lebrix and Dieudonne Costes announced plans to start February 25 for a Pacific coast flight with stops in Chicago and Cheyenne en route to San Francisco the western terminus. They aim to depart San Francisco for Tokyo by March 15 and may fly from Japan back to France with final plans pending air ministry and company guidance.
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Associated Press
New York
Intercontinental Fliers
Joseph Lebrix
Dieudonne Costes
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Cheyenne
Wyo
San Francisco
California
Tokio
Japan
France
Clarke Pease
Hispano Suiza Company of America
Fliers
Pease
Air Ministry
Hispano Suiza
Breguet
Commissioner Under Fire in Senate Halls
In Washington February 197, the senate and house debated alien property and DC appropriations while sparring over the Federal Trade Commission. Abram F. Myers, ex assistant attorney general and now FTC commissioner, faced sharp questions as documentary evidence suggested his prior testimony was altered. Chairman Borah denounced the move as potential forgery. Myers was to be called before the committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
District of Columbia
Senate
House
Federal Trade Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Abram F. Myers
Federal Trade Commissioner
Morris A. Soper
Baltimore
Myers
Subcommittee
Soper
Borah
Heavy Snow Belts Judith Basin With 52 Inches In 36 Hours
Lewistown reports one of the heaviest snowstorms in memory with 52 inches falling around the Judith Basin in 36 hours ending last night. Roads in the coulees were drifted high by a shifting wind and days remained not extremely cold.
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Associated Press
Lewistown
Judith Basin
Coulees
Explorer Dyott Marries Before Jungle Quest for Fawcett
Commander George Miller Dyott, famed scientist and explorer, wed Persis Stevens Wright at Old Trinity Church New York. They sail to Brazil to lead an interior expedition seeking missing explorer Colonel P H Fawcett, last seen May 1925 in the Brazilian wilderness near the Amazon. A prior report claimed Fawcett found and staying with a native village, planning to remain.
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Dyott
Brazil
Colonel Fawcett
Associated Press
New York
George Miller Dyott
Old Trinity Church
Persis Stevens Wright
Merrick
L. I
P. H. Fawcett
Rio de Janeiro
Fawcett
Amazon
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