City weighs paving district and light district plans
Tonight the council weighs creating a paving district on West Platinum Street and a light district on East Park with Ohio and Oklahoma. The Harrison Avenue project may need $5,000 more, with county addition up to $15,000 under discussion. The assistant treasurer dispute remains unresolved as F J O Conner acts while Dineen carries duties. pay requests await council action.
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Harrison Avenue
Ther County
East Park Street
West Copper Street
O'Connor
Dineen
Council
Birger gang faces trial for mass killings
The Birger group faces trial today for killings tied to the Adams murder. Art Newman and Ray Hyland are charged alongside Birger. motions for continuance severance or change of venue may be filed. Newman and Hyland were seen in a jail conference as defense plans remain undisclosed.
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Birger
Adams
Art Newman
Ray Hyland
Newman
Hyland
West City
Nyland
Merging of Northern Pacific and Great Northern Advances
Signing in St Paul of the application to merge the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads marks a key step in the northwest unification plan begun in 1901. Final papers will be filed with the I C C in New York this week to form a 27 000 mile system from Chicago and Duluth to Seattle Portland and south to Fort Worth Dallas and Houston.
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New York
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Great Northern Pacific Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Duluth
Seattle
Portland
Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston
Texas
Bootly Fire Damages Atlantic City Boardwalk
Fire on the Atlantic City boardwalk near an amusement entrance caused $300,000 in damage, with a cigarette igniting pitch pine planking. Fire Chief Barnett notes personal belongings were also lost in the blaze.
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Atlantic City
Arette
Barnett
Montana tourism push aims to make state top Northwest travel hub
Montana officials and leaders from the Montana Automobile Association plan a statewide tour to promote good roads and tourism. The group, including Frank Venable and A H Syverson, will visit 16 branch offices and Yellowstone Park after meetings, as 30 000 road maps are distributed to lure travelers through Montana.
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Montana
Northwest
Bet
Yellowstone Park
Gallatin Gateway
Mr. Breitenstein
Breitenstein
Frank Venable
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Venable
Montana Automobile Association
A. H. Syverson
W. G. Oves
Pacific Northwest Scenic Highways Association
Commercial Club
Federal officers say enforcement weakened after repeal in Montana
E. E. Collins of the federal prohibition forces, visiting for the opening of federal court, says repeal left Montana with far fewer officers. He notes the state once had over 1,000 officers and 56 county attorneys, now under 20 officers and a single government office. Despite limits, he reports progress on the high line stopping cross border bottled goods and curbing distribution of prohibited beverages.
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Montana
E. E. Collins
Federal
Prohibition Forces
Collins
Mexican Laborites Threaten Embassy Demonstration
About 2 000 members of the so called red unions marched on the U S consulate general in Mexico City in protest of the Massachusetts execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Police intervened, dispersing the crowd with no damage reported.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
United States
Red
Nicolo Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanvetti
Massachusetts
Butte Promotes Landing Field For Northwest Air Traffic
The Butte chamber of commerce coordinates airport plans led by Dr. T C Witherspoon to host 75 entrants in the New York Spokane aerial derby this fall. Local officials boost Silver Bow county field improvements and thank Portland and Spokane for support while eyeing permanent airport status and regional transport benefits.
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Chamber of Commerce Committee
Butte
T. C. Witherspoon
K. B. Salisbury
M. P. Alexander
W. A. Clark III
R. L. Ruhle
A. W. Merkle
Dr. Witherspoon
Spokane
Silver Bow
Michael Loughran
New York
United States
Boeing Air Transportation Company
Western Transportation
National Air Transportation Company
Chicago
Post Office Department
D. S. Phillips
Portland
Ore
Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis
Department of Commerce
Phillips
Billings
Miles City
Montana
Glendive
Intermountain
Butte Chamber
Chamber
Byrd and crew receive honors after transatlantic flight
Commander Byrd and the America crew were feted in Paris with plans for a Legion of Honor for Acosta Neville and Balchen not yet final. Byrd earned the French Aero Club gold medal and, after Le Bourget, met the French senate.
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Neville
Balchen
French
Aero Club
Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Fliers
le Bourget
Senate
America
Ministry of Marine
Byrd
Chamberlin
34Th Regiment of Aviation
France
Adair Named First Teacher President Of N E A
Miss Adair, a Richmond junior high teacher, becomes the first classroom teacher elected president of the National Education Association. She also holds top posts in several educational groups and addressed sessions on tenure pension and school relations. Delegates congratulated her on the historic win.
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Adair
Richmond
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
National League of Classroom Teachers
Umpire Roach Shapes Up In Butte Baseball Circuit
Old timers recall Jack Roach a new outfielder for the A C M who debuted as an umpire in an emergency last week Roach started pro baseball in 1917 in Butte with Joe McGinnity He hails from St Louis age 28 and aims to make umpiring his calling.
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Butte
Jack Roach
Jack
Joe McGinnity
International League
American Association
St. Louis
Bill McGonigle
Powers
Gomes
Skipper McGonigle
Brucker
Glover
Eligibility Rosters Announced for Butte Mines League
The final eligibility lists for Butte Mines league clubs have been submitted to Secretary Wilbur Hanley. To sign new players, clubs must obtain sanction from teams ranked below them in the standings at the time of additions. Listed clubs include MONTANA POWER, CLARKS, A. C. M., and ANODES with their respective rosters and suspended members.
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Butte Mines
Wilbur Hanley
Colorful pioneer Thomas J. McGuire dies in Butte at 75
Thomas J. McGuire, a pioneer resident of Butte and Anaconda, once a seaman and stage driver, died at age 75. Born in Donegal, Ireland, he later built houses in Butte and worked for Marcus Daly. He married Ella Parker and is survived by daughter Maud Phillips of Idaho Falls, present in Butte for the funeral.
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Butte
Anaconda
Seaman
Rider Haggard
Thomas McGuire
Donegal
Ireland
Royal Engineer Corps
Morna Armstrong
William Armstrong
Thomas
Queen Victoria
James
America
Pennsylvania
Ella Parker
Alton B. Parker
McGuire
Cheyenne
Marcus Daly
Montana State Hospital
Warm Springs
Daly
Frazier and Chalmers
Chicago
San Juan
Old Mexico
Montana
Maud Phillips
Idaho Falls
Maud McGuire
Geneva Parley At Geneva Grits On Cruiser Limits
The Geneva conference nears a precipice as delegates debate cruiser tonnage and destroyer submarine limits. The United States pushes for higher cruiser tonnage while Britain resists beyond 400 000 tons. Agreement on destroyers submarines and totals nears. Americans seek 75 cruisers with controlled tonnage.
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United States
Great Britain
Uncle Sam
Geneva
Glasgow Plans New Clyde Bridge At Five Million Cost
Glasgow unveils a Clyde river bridge project budgeted at 5 million dollars. City officials say construction will proceed with expected economic benefits and improved river crossing capacity.
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Glasgow
Clyde
Camp Fire Girls Prepare Big Summer Camp Event
The Camp Fire Girls plan a four week camp with 12 Butte and 14 Anaconda attendees reserving weeks. Transportation from Butte starts Sunday at 9 30 am, with barges waiting at the lake shore. Fees are five dollars per week with a one dollar registration and additional four dollars on arrival.
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Butte
Anaconda
Chamber of Commerce
Marie Conley
Lurena Black
Mesdames
William E. Burrough
Genevieve Churchill
William Roberts, Jr
Herman Thalmueller
Harry Hoyt
A. G. Black
Phil Treglown
Janet McLanahan
Elizabeth Kilroy
Virginia Warner
Collette Doherty
Ann McDonald
Catherine Russell
Margaret Durkin
Florence Connolley
Frances McCarthy
Emily Welcome
Rebecca Carey
Katherine Kellett
Louise
Stephenson unfolds tale of corruption in Indiana
D C Stephenson’s alleged political corruption story was said to be disclosed during a several hour conference in Michigan City Indiana with Marion county prosecutor William H Remy and three assistants. Newspapers were excluded but deputy Shaeffer indicated Stephenson was revealing all. Remy warned that if there was anything to tell the world would learn what it is.
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John Hexem
Hexem
al Wilkinson
Associated Press
Michigan City
Ind
D.C
Stephenson
Indiana Klan
Remy
Loyal prisoners to have sentences cut at state pen
Warden W H McKay said 293 prisoners who stayed loyal during the recent mine mutiny will have six months shaved from their sentences by order of the state board of administration. The move could free several loyalists immediately.
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Lansing
Kans
W. H. McKay
The
Kansas Penitentiary Today
State Board of Administration
Budget talk outlines 1927 county finances and debts
Silver Bow county forecasts a 1927 budget including road and refunding bond payments totaling 457000 in reduced debt since 1909. The county must also cover 180000 in poor fund warrants and pays 6 percent interest on bonds. Courthouse cost topped 1.047 million. focus remains on further reductions once a final budget is set.
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Silver Bow
Altoona Driver Die in Dirt Track Accident
Altoona race pilot Harry Cohen died in a hospital from a fractured skull after a collision with Clifford Hudson during a half mile dirt track race in Butler Pennsylvania. Hudson was treated for cuts and bruises. A separate note mentions a $5000 Spanish mahogany door and a London to Moscow flight time of 38 hours.
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Associated Press
Butler
Harry Cohen
Altoona
Cohen
Clifford Hudson
Hudson
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