Cyclones Hit in Holland and Midwest Storm Toll
Reports from Kentucky Oklahoma and Holland detail fatalities and widespread destruction from cloudbursts and tornadoes. Letcher county Kentucky reports 23 dead with $2 million in damage. Stroud Oklahoma records 35 homes leveled and 73 damaged. Netherlands towns Neede Selgum Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde hit with deaths and collapsed factory. multiple injured and many homes destroyed.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Letcher County
Stroud
Okla
Amsterdam
Holland
Selgum
Rex
Neede
Deleden
Groenlo
Lichtenvoorte
Indian Ministers Feature Gathering of Baptist Church
Indian ministers and missionaries from Chickasaws, Croziows, Apaches, Arapahoe, Cheyennes and others met in Chicago to report on progress of white man’s religion among West and Southwest reservations. John Frost, Crow from Montana, first Baptist minister of his tribe, attended alongside Steven Quenestina, longtime Topi Interpreter in Arizona and former tribal outcast for adopting Baptist faith.
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Associated Press
Chicago
North Baptist Convention
West
Southwest
Arapahoe
Manches
John Frost
Montana
Ste~ven Quenestina
Arizona
Lindbergh to Return Home from Cherbourg on Memphis
Capt Charles A Lindbergh plans to sail from Cherbourg aboard the USS Memphis next Saturday, aiming for Washington the following weekend, with a direct welcome from the president expected in the capital. He will have his Spirit of Saint Louis plane secured aboard the Memphis and placed on the ship Friday morning.
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London
Charles Idbergh
America
Uncle Sam
Memphis
Cherbourg
Washton
Lindbergh
Washington
Taonarcha Sinee
France
St Unis
Southampton
Cherebourg
Derby
Lindy
Paris
Savoy
Windsor liquor stores rush patrons on opening day
The Associated Press reports Windsor Ontario sold over 6500 dollars of liquor and beer at two government stores on opening day. Hundreds of U S visitors with permits shopped. about 100 waited in line at Wyandotte Street and 73 were turned away at the second shop after doors closed at 6 p m.
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Associated Press
Pghadson
Ontarion
United States
Wyandotte Street
Boat Jump Tests Risky Run. Owner Hurt in Spokane Falls
Al Fausett, a 40 year old logger from Monroe, attempted to shoot Spokane Falls in his self made "flying fish" canoe. The vessel failed at the first rapid, capsizing and injuring him as onlookers and police rushed to aid. The boat, a cigar shaped log with iron bindings and a trap door, smashed after being dragged by eddies and currents. Fausett survived but sustained severe injuries.
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Associated Press
Spokane
al Fausett
Spokane Falls
Fausett
Monroe
Wash
Wili
Grinder
Prohibition Enforcers Set Focus on Moonshiners and Bootleggers
Carl Jackson, director for Montana Idaho and Wyoming enforcement, arrives with staff to outline policy. He says focus will be on bootleggers and large scale violators, not hip pocket activity, aiming to reach sources of supply while acting within legal bounds. His team includes Sam A. Roberts, E. A. Collins, O. K. Nickerson, Dan Corcoran as group chief, plus 12 in Idaho and 11 in Wyoming under Lon C. Davis.
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Associated Press
Helena
Carl Jackson
Prohibition
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Mr. Jackson
Sam A. Roberts
E. A. Collins
O. K. Nickerson
Dan Corcoran
Roberts
George E. Olyear
Lon C. Davis
San Francisco to Hawaii air flight sanctioned amid aviation push
San Francisco officials and aviation leaders endorsed a Pacific crossflight from San Francisco to Hawaii. F Trubee Davison and Porter Adams approved the plan, stressing aviation progress and comparing Lindbergh’s Atlantic crossing as a precursor. A $50,000 prize and a Honolulu return are proposed, with weather and navigation as key factors for the race.
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Atlantic
Honolulu
Japan
Butte Theater Strike Shuts Several Venues After Wage Dispute
Movie operators and stage hands walk out in Butte over proposed pay hikes. Operators sought 54 a week and stage hands 43 for a five day week, up from 62.50 and 11.50 respectively. Some theaters opened, Rialto dark last night, others to close tonight. The Liberty and Harrison Avenue houses unaffected. No further talks scheduled.
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Butte Theater
Rialto Theater
Broadway
American Legion
Parkway
Ansonia
Orpheum
Liberty
Harrison Avenue
Greece asks loan of forty million
Geneva June 1 Greece will seek an international loan of about 40 million dollars to be arranged by the League of Nations. The loan is to be divided into 10 million for refugees and 30 million for stabilization.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Greece
League of Nations
Senator Charien S. Muffly Dies in Montana
Helena dispatch reports Senator Charien S. Muffly, a longtime Montana Democratic leader and former Broadwater County representative, died at his Townsend home after long illness. He was 63, born in Virginia, survived by widow and four children, and retired from public life several years ago due to ill health.
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Charles
Associated
Iil Health
Broadwater County
Upper
Montana
Executives Stay Silent as Questioners Surge
The state department denied reports that the ambassador to Mexico would resign his post, while executives avoided engaging with questioners amid mounting scrutiny and recent statements.
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State Department
Mexico
Associated Press
Washington
James R. Sheffield
American Marines Move Toward Tientsin from China
Washington June 1 American marine units totaling about 4000 to 6000 are being moved from Shanghai and the Philippines toward Tientsin to meet any emergency from the northern Chinese army's collapse south of the Yellow River. Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler commands the force, with roughly 3500 marines staying in Shanghai and about 1700 en route from Olongapo.
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Washington
Shanghai
Philippines
Tientain
Yellow River
D. Butler
China
Olangapo
Peking
Legation
Tlentein
Appointment delays for city treasurer in Butte matter
The report notes no action taken on appointing a city treasurer in Butte. The council, committees, and mayor failed to reference the issue, while Mr Dineen continues daily in the treasurer’s office. The mayor reportedly retains sole appointment authority, leaving the matter unresolved.
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Butte
Fan
Many Moros Lost as Steamer Sinks
Associated Press reports a Philippine interisland steamer named Negros sank off Romolon island near Manila after a storm. A relief ship will rescue survivors from Mulunay village as eight people are missing and the captain and chief engineer are among the dead or missing. The wreck’s cause is not yet determined.
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Manila
Mulunay
Tayabun
Here
Warvie Vors
Interisland
Negros
Romolon Island
Mas- Munthnd
Mississippi valley flood drains into Gulf of Mexico
The Mississippi River flood covers about 0,000 square miles of Louisiana alluvial lands after multiple crevasses. Predicted rising stages threaten central river areas with 4.7 feet by Sunday near Cairo. New Madrid braces for more high water as 6.4 million acres lie submerged and refugees await to return home and plant crops.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Gulf of Mexico
South Po
Mississippi River
Cairo
Weather Bureau
New Madrid
Atchafalaya
Wea
Lou Ina
John C. Gotwals
Army Engineering “Corps
Yellowstone Park Welcomes Tourist at Gardiner Gate
Yellowstone Park opens the 1927 season with Grant County? No. Harry Blair of Livingston receives permit No 1 to enter via Gardiner. About 20 cars entered today and most continued to Old Faithful. A new cash register based car record was tested and found satisfactory with extra person-entry counts kept as supplement.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Harry Blair
Livingston
Gardiner
West Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Van Orman Appears Winner In Gas Bag Elimination Race
Akron ballooning veteran Ward T. Van Orman and W. W. Morton led the national elimination race from Akron to Bar Harbor 715 miles, securing unofficial victory for the Good Year entry. Detroit No. 3 and United States Army No. 3 followed, with Laconia, N.H., the near-ground finish for other contenders.
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van Ordman
Associated Prose
Akron
Ohio
Ward_ T. Van Orman
W. W. Morton
Bar Harbor
van Orman
Morton
Denver
United States Army
Scottfield
Ill
William E. Kepner
Huty
America
National Aeronautic Association
Washington
Detroit
Laconia
N. I
Antwerp
Belgium
Old Mort
United States
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