Slush Fund Not Found in Campaign Expenditures
The Senate investigating committee disclosed expenditures known to support 14 candidates total 653 756 dollars. Hoover leads with 348 421.61, Smith 100 008.52, Lowden 58 552.90, Reed 37 211.79, Norris 6 or 6. The charges by Senator Heflin accuse millions spent but the report shows only this sum. Heflin testified in preparation for a New York visit and offered guidance on future actions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Smith
Frank ©. Lowden
Willis
Ohio
Reed
Missouri
Sarah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
Heflin
New York
Hoover
Halfway to Honolulu Southern Cross reports smooth voyage
The Southern Cross trimotored monoplane bound for Honolulu sent a progress message at 12 40 a m saying Everything OK Stand by The AP reports radio signals from the plane were being monitored in San Francisco as it attempted to fix its generator and send messages Interference from a US Army station at Leavenworth was noted The report continues on page 10 column 2
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Honolulu
Southern Cross
O. K
San Francisco Examiner
Southern Cross’ Radio
Examiner
United States Army
Leavenworth
Kan
Boy survives after river edge collapses in Yellowstone flood
Wayne Harper 11 faced a raging Yellowstone River when his wagon broke through the bank. Unable to jump to land like his father and siblings, he navigated a wagon box a mile and a half, steering toward driftwood near an island. Two men rescued him as horses reached land.
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Associated Press
Livingston
Sist
Yellowstone River
Wayne Harper
Navigator i
Butte Clearing House Boom in 1928 Surpasses 1927
The Butte Clearing House report shows five straight months of gains in 1928 with May leading the year’s increases. For the first five months, 1928 totaled 6,281,814.86 versus 5,078,461.13 in 1927, a gain of 1,203,353.73 with February and March also showing strong year over year increases.
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Butte Clearing House Association
Freighted tragedy near Vineyard Sound sinks Kershaw
The Merchants and Miners freighter Kershaw was rammed by the steamship President Garfield in Vineyard Sound and sunk early today. Officials say no confirmed word on the Kershaw crew’s status despite earlier reports of saved sailors. the Garfield remained nearby eight miles east of Vineyard Haven, Mass.
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Associated Press
Boston
Dollar Line
President Garfield
Kershaw
Vineyard Sound
Garfield
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Norfolk
Merchants and Miners Corporation
President Coolidge to spend vacation at Brule Wisconsin lodge
President Coolidge will summer at a Brule River estate near Superior Wisconsin, on a one story birch bungalow island. The Pierce oil inheritance provided the timber land estate spanning 2000 to 3000 acres with a 58 mile round trip for White House business. The cool climate and fishing appeal prompted acceptance, with departure dates yet to be fixed.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Coole
West
Brule
Wis
Superior
L and Timber
Coolidge
White House
Sident Coolidge
Henry Clay Pierce
Brule River
Two Interurban Trains Crash In Illinois Fatalities Reported
Seven people die and 23 injured when two Wisconsin traction Company interurban trains collide head on near Danville Illinois. Motorman Frank Craig of Danville and several others are among the dead. The crash is blamed on air brake failure.
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Southern Cross
G. A. R. Leader
Associated Press
Danville
Ill
Wiineis
Fithian
Here
Frank Craig
Charles B. Johnson
Champaign
Butte Shriners to entertain Imperial Potentate Jones
Imperial Potentate Frank C. Jones of Houston will arrive in Butte Saturday morning to visit Bagdad temple. He travels with Mrs. Jones and others and will dine at the Silver Bow club that evening, followed by a reception at the temple. Continued on Page 7, Col. 4.
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Imperial
Frank C. Jones
Houston
Texas
Butte
Bagdad Temple
Masonic Temple
Mr. Jones
Helena
Algeria
Jones
A. A. D Rahn
Minneapolis
L. E. Omer
Omaha
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
George W. Dart
Dillon
Mr. Omer
Thornton Hotel
Silver Bow Club
Bagdad
Pitiable Plight of Widowed Mother in Butte
In a squalid Sampson Street shack lives Mrs. William H. Young and eight children while the husband lies dead in an uptown mortuary. The family has no funds or clothing, relies on Salvation Army and Associated Charities, neighbors, and county aid for food. Outreach has surged as Fred Wolbrook of the Exchange Club and donors step in to help.
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Salvation Army
Associated Charities
Annie
Ruth
Orvil
Ada
Norma
Everett
Violet
Lena
May
Chadron
Neb
Youngs
Mississippi
Sampson Street
William H. Young
Butte
Aaswers On
Bowlit
Imiknl
Fred Wolbrook
Exchange Club
Mr. Holbrook
Tax payments top $200000 on final 1927 installment day
More than $200,000 was paid in taxes yesterday on the last day for the second installment of 1927 levies. City and county treasurers estimate the total. details appear in further columns.
Nominee Trust Warning At Women’s Clubs Banquet
Mrs. Jesse Nicholson, head of Maryland’s National Woman’s Democratic Law Enforcement clubs, warned delegates at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs biennial convention in San Antonio to “trust no candidate labeled wet” during the annual law enforcement banquet. The report notes the meeting is part of the nineteenth biennial gathering, with coverage continuing on page 4.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Jesse ¥. Nicholson
National Woman's Democratic Law Enforcement Clubs of
Maryland
Sealer Hobby Heads North in Italia Search
In Oslo May 31, the sealer Hobby sails north on the first Italia expedition by air. The Norwegian government has taken over the steamer Ingefour to carry one or two navy airplanes toward Spitzbergen as a mother ship for Arctic scouting missions.
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Associated Press
Oslo
Norway
Hobby
Ingefour
Spitzbergen
Arctic
Petting Party Bandits Active Near Lake Avoca
Police patrolled near Lake Avoca after reports of petting party bandits targeting autoists. Victims in six robberies over 10 days include two men who were forced from their cars. women were not molested as guns were pressed against the men while searches were conducted.
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Lake Avoca
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