Navy court pins blame for S-4 submarine collision
A navy court of inquiry says commanders of the S-4 and Paulding share responsibility for the collision. It recommends removing Rear Admiral Brumby from command of the Atlantic fleet salvage control. The report defends no device could have saved the crew. criticism of salvage efforts is noted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coast Guard
Paulding
Navy Court of Inquiry
Frank H. Brumby
Atlantic
Brumby
Navy Department
McMillans Wife Seeks To Aid Him At Murder Trial
Katherine McMillan testified for Dr Charles M McMillan defending the murder of Mrs Amelia Appleby at the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles. The wife recalled nosebleed claims and identified rings found with the doctor, prompting courtroom titter with her remark about walking home with a woman's ring.
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McMillan
Associated Press
Hall OF Justice
Los Angeles
Charles M. McMillan
Amelia Appleby
Katherine McMillan
Appleby
Secretary of Commerce Delivers Insightful Career Speech
The accomplished engineer discusses professional experience in a clear address. He outlines career milestones and impacts across industry sectors.
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Secretary of Commerce
Butte Radio Listens To Hoover Medal Speech
Hundreds in Butte and Anaconda heard C. F. Kelley of Anaconda Copper Mining Co present the Saunders gold medal to Herbert Hoover at the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers meeting in New York. Hoover’s profession oriented reply and address were clearly transmitted. Snowy night produced clear reception with signals from Seattle Spokane and Denver broadcasting without static.
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Butte
Anaconda
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York
C. F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Saunders
Herbert Hoover
Kelley
Hoover
Seattle
Spokane
Denver
Hoover receives Saunders gold medal for mining work
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover is honored at the American Institute of Mining and Metalurgical Engineers banquet with the Saunders gold medal for his mining engineering achievements. C F Kelley presents and lauds Hoover's global service and wartime humanitarian efforts aiding children and women.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
American Institute of Mining and Metalurgical Engineers
Hoover
Saunders
C. F. Kelley
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Kelley
Anaconda Company
Mr. Hoover
James
Big Hole basin to yield $1,250,000 yearly says rancher Huntley
Montana stock raiser Carl Huntley predicts the Big Hole basin will produce at least 1,250,000 annually for five years. He ships 200 prize steers to St Paul and plans to buy purebred sires at an Hereford sale in Spokane to restock his ranch. The 1927 28 season yielded about 1,125,000 with 3 000 cows and 8 000 steers valued at 125 per head.
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Big Hole Basin
Carl Huntley
Montana
Butte
Spokane
Huntley
Butte Observes Washington Lincoln McKinley Birthday
The 196th birthday of George Washington prompts open theaters while most offices and shops close across Butte. Lincoln post and other bodies meet at 8 PM for a joint observance with addresses music and readings in Patriotic hall at the courthouse.
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George Washington
Butte
Lincoln Post
No. 2
Grand Army of the Republic
Abraham Lincoln
William McKinley
Federal Building
Slays Old Enemy Then Dies Within An Hour
In Bakersfield California on February 21 B G Simmons 55 a rancher killed J C Martin 50 a real estate man after a two week quarrel over a real estate deal. Simmons fled the scene and died of a heart attack within the hour after his car stalled by the road.
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Associated Press
Bakersfield
Cal
J. C. Martin
B. G. Simmons
Martin
Simmons
Old Indian Leads Mythic Gold and Skeleton Tale in Montana
A rugged North story speaks of vast gold workings between Cooke City Montana and Sheridan Wyoming. An 84 year old mixed heritage Indian recounts massacres of four prospectors and a miner’s wife and later murders of two Butte miners. He describes a lost cabin mine along the Little Big Horn with rich booty and heavy drinking.
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Butte
Cooke City
Mont
Sheridan
Wyo
W. B. Hoerr
Little Big Horn
Reed Tariff Blamed for Farm Ills in 1930s Campaign Speech
In Tulsa Missouri Senator Reed assailed the protective tariff as harming farmers. He argued manufacturers used money to elect Republicans and claimed tariffs force farmers to sell at European prices while buying at boosted domestic levels. He framed tariffs as corrupt government policy.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Senator Reed
Missouri
Reed
East
Texas
Missourian
Sight Returns After 25 Years For Mrs Carrie Sillery
Roachdale Indiana February 21 Associated Press Mrs Carrie Hall Sillery who has been blind for a quarter century suddenly regained sight after a nap Her doctors had said no help was possible and she now sees the sky snow sunshine and faces of loved ones near age 70 The recovery follows years of head eye and muscle pains.
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Associated Press
Roachdale
Ind
Carrie Hall Sillery
Montana State Auto Show draws record crowds in Columbia Gardens
More than 2000 visitors flocked to the Montana State Auto Show at Columbia Gardens with out‑of‑town guests dominant. Officials call it the largest, most successful event to date and note the move to state exhibit status will invite dealers from across Montana. Free dancing and performances accompany the car display, though the cars remain the main draw as crowds grow for the holiday finale.
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Columbia Gardens
Montana
Butte
Washington
Russell
Bob Russell
Forsythe
Unconscious Woman Burned by Slayers Near Somerville
Police seek a sedan linked to the death of an unidentified woman about 33 found burned near Somerville New Jersey. Investigators believe she was taken by car to a wooded area where she was drugged or struck, clothes oiled and ignited. Autopsy planned.
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Associated Press
Somerville
N. J
Four Convicted in Lengthy Contempt Case
Oil operator receives six months. aide gets four months. head of detective agency is set off with 15 days in a lengthy contempt case.
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Aide
Shadowing of Mall Sinclair Oil Trial Jury Ends in Fines
Judge Siddons sentences Harry F. Sinclair to six months in DC jail for criminal contempt. Henry Mason Day receives four months. W W Burns is fined and W W J Burns gets 15 days. the Burns detective agency linked to Jury surveillance amid Teapot Dome case.
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Associated Pres
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
J Burns
Henry Mason Day
New York
Sinclair Oil
W. Sherman Burns
Siddons
Sinclair
District of Columbia
Senate
Teapot Dome
Day
Burns
Albert B
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Ww. J. Burns
Burns Detective Agency
Six Folsom convicts found guilty of first degree murder
All six leaders in the 1927 Folsom prison Thanksgiving riot were convicted of first degree murder by a Sacramento jury and sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendants include Anthony Brown Albert M Stewart Walter E Burke James H Gregg Eugene Crosby and Roy E Stokes though five already served life terms. The riot involved over 1200 inmates with 14 deaths and required national guardsmen and police to restore order.
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Sacramento
Cal
Folsom Prison
Anthony Brown
Albert M. Stewart
Walter E. Burke
James H. Gregg
Eugene Crosby
Roy E. Stokes
Folsom
California
Flathead river power development cleared by Senate vote
The interior department bill restoring the Flathead power item passed the senate making a federal license possible for hydroelectric sites on the Flathead reservation. Montana Power filed the first application to lease the site, with Polson hoping for cheap power to spark industry. Frank M Kerr of Montana Power announced bids would be open to the global electrical market.
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Flathead River
Pend, Oreille River
Polson
Standard
Washington
Interior Department
Senate
Federal Power Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Flathead Reservation
Montana Power Company
United States
Frank M. Kerr
New York
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Naval Inquiry Board
Aelley-Hoover
BIG Hole Beef
Westmooreland County
Virginia
Mount Vernon
Montana Mountains
Butte Automotive Show
Young Burns
Justice Siddons
District of Columbia Court
Burns’ Son
Flathead
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