Amundsen Ellsworth Arctic Flight Ends With Safe Return
Roald Amundsen Lincoln Ellsworth and six companions returned to Spitzbergen after a failed attempt to reach the North Pole by air. They landed on open water March 15, abandoned one plane and towed the other to safety. The party survived on meager rations as they managed the ice and weather challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Newspaper Alliance
King’s Bay
Spitzbergen
Heimdal
Roald Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
North Pole
Dietrichson
Riiser- Larson
Feucht
Omdal
North Cape
Land
Sjeeliv
Lady Franklin Bay
Sjoeliv
Amundsen
La Follette Dies in Washington at 70
Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin, veteran senator and former independent presidential candidate, died at his Washington home from heart attacks after a decade of respiratory illnesses. He summoned his son Robert as his strength failed and the end came peacefully.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
la Follette
Robert
Robt. M.‘La Follettye
Governors Open Park Opening At Yellowstone
Governors of four states attended the formal opening exercises of Yellowstone park in West Yellowstone Montana with Governor J E Erickson presiding. Governors C C Moore of Idaho George H Dern of Utah and Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming spoke in order. An opening parade led by the park ranger force featured a band of Indians from Yort Hall and the Pocatello Idaho band with invited guests and tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
West Yellowstone
Mont
Yellowstone Park
J. E. Erickson
Montana
C. C. Moore
Idaho
George H. Dern
Utah
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Yort Hall
Pocatello
Butte Welcomes Endeavorers at Montana Convention
The third annual Montana Christian Endeavor society convention opened at 7:30 PM at the Christian church with addresses and music. Delegates from Great Falls Billings Miles City Helena Baker Anaconda Butte Deer Lodge Dillon and Bozeman attended. Marion W. Dyer will preside at 9 AM today and a 6 PM banquet at the Y will feature toastmaster Mel Clevett.
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Montana Christian Endeavor Society
Christian Church
Great Falls
Billings
Miles City
Helena
Baker
Anaconda
Butte
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Bozeman
The
Marion W. Dyer
Mel Clevett
Amundsen Remembered in Butte Lecture Visit
Roald Amundsen the famed explorer who flew to the North Pole is recalled in Butte where he lectured at Broadway theater 13 years ago. Otto Simonson and Gus Stromme share memories of the silent but forceful figure and his distinctive Norwegian accent.
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Roald Amundsen
North Pole
Butte
Broadway
Scandinavian Brotherhood
Thornton Hotel
Amundsen
Otto Simonson
Speedway Stables
South
Wyoming Street
Veterans Gather for State Encampment Welcome in Anaconda
Mayors extend warm welcome as five organizations open the joint state encampment in Anaconda. About 450 delegates and guests, led by 45 veterans in faded blue uniforms, convene with parades, banquets, and stories of Gettysburg Missionary Ridge and Chickamauga.
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Grand Army of the Republic
United Spanish War Veterans
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Women’s Relief Corps
Anaconda
Montana
Gettysburg
Missionary Ridge
Chickamauga
Metals Bank Expands Quarters With Major Remodeling
Metals Bank enlarges its quarters at a projected cost of 30 000 to 40 000 dollars. The upgrade moves bookkeeping and correspondence upstairs, adds lobby space and more windows to handle rising deposits and customer traffic. President James E. Woodard notes the bank has outgrown current space and contractors under J Nepper are remodeling the west wing on the second floor with a ground floor remodel to follow.
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Butte
Metals Bank
James E. Woodard
J. Nepper
Amundsen Returns Prompt Joy Across Arctic Circle
MacMillan, reached in Maine, hailed Amundsen and Hibeyorth’s safe North Pole return and announced the North Atlantic expedition will press on. The American Geographical Society sent congratulatory telegrams noting Amundsen’s 87.44 north soundings and 3750 meter ocean depth, aligning with Peary’s pole theory.
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MacMillan and Geographic Society
Amundsen
Hibeworth
American Geographical Society
American Geographical 80
All Six Men Return From Polar Cap Flight
Six explorers return from a perilous polar flight to Spitzbergen arriving at King's Bay after a water landing in a thin ice lane. The N-25 became wedged between ice floes but the crew, Amundsen and five companions, reached safety with the planed recovered.
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Polar Cap
United States
Canada
South America
Japan
North American Newspaper Alliance
Olso
Norway
Heimdal
King’s Bay
Amundsen
Ellsworth
Dietrichson
Feucht
Omdal
Riiser-Larson
Testimony Links Shepherd to Typhoid Murder Plot
In Chicago on June 18 Charles C. Farman testified in the murder trial of William Darling Shepherd that he supplied Shepherd three test tubes of typhoid bacilli and showed him how to kill William Nelson McClintock. Farman said he delivered an incriminating letter for $50 and sought $260,000 for his aid, finally agreeing on $190,000.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Nelson McClintock
William Darling Shepherd
Charles C. Farman
Shepherd
Melintock
Teapot Dome Oil Decision Due From Federal Judge
Federal Judge T Blake Kennedy will read his long anticipated Teapot Dome ruling at 10 a m in Cheyenne Wyoming tomorrow The decision pits the government against Mammoth Oil and Harry F Sinclair with both sides claiming confidence in support of their position The case has been under advisement since March 16 and observers expect a detailed verdict with potential impact on drilling plans starting Monday by Mammoth Oil representatives
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Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Teapot Dome
Mammoth Oil Company
T. Blake Kennedy
Kennedy
Prise
W. L. Connelly
Casper
Harry F. Sinclair
Moth Company
Albert D. Walton
United States
Owen J. Roberts
Atlee Pomerene
J. W. Lacey
Wyoming
Bine
Albert EK. Watts
Sinclair
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Far North
Madison
Capitol
Blank
Convention of State Society
Brotherhood
Gus Stromme
University Club
America
Stoughton
Wis
Erickson
Ireland
Gregson Springs
Spitsbergen
Newspaper Alliance
New York
Donald MacMillan
MacMillan
Wiscasset
Alliance
Arctic
Ths
Isaais Bowman
Doctor Bowman
Admiral Peary
Peary
Perry
Pole
By Roald Amundsen
King's Bay
Amerstam Island
Weencounteg
Faiman
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