New York Welcome Leaves German Irish Bremen Crew Gasping
The Bremen airliner crew from Germany and Ireland is reported to be in distress as it lands in New York. A prominent New York writer is slated to deliver the keynote in Houston. The business section notes a $4,954,875.68 four month gain for Butte Clearing House operations in 1928 over 1927.
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New York
Bremen
Houston
Butte Clearing House Association
Butte
Clearing House
Long House Session Stretches Over McNary-Haugen Farm Bill Debate
Washington April 30. Debate on the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill extended the house into its longest session of the current congress. Members were recalled after dinner to continue discussion as eight hours were allocated for debate with speakers roughly split for and against. A three hour night session from 8 to 11 p.m. was added. It was not yet decided if the bill would be taken up Wednesday with amendments. The merchant marine committee may push its rights, possibly delaying the farm bill until Thursday.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Congress
Tilson
Connecticut
Merchant Marine Committee
Montana Leads Nation in Auto Fatality Reduction in 1927
Montana ranks first nationwide in percentage reduction of automobile deaths for 1927, per the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Ten states improved highway safety. national fatalities rose 8 percent. Montana fell from 94 deaths in 1926 to 73 in 1927, a 22 percent drop.
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Associated Press
Helena
Montana
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Lucien P. Benepe
Vital Statistics Bureau
State Board of Health
Miss Benepe
Illinois
Biggest Auto Show Opens Tonight at Washoe Park Pavilion
The Anaconda Kiwanis club unveils the largest auto show and trades display in Anaconda history at Washoe Park Pavilion with a 7:30 p.m. opening. A mammoth parade led by Mayor J. J. Harper will precede the event, featuring cars, comic floats and bands. Anaconda night will include performances by local bands and stunts by the Waco plane, weather permitting.
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Washoe Park Pavilion
Hall
Washoe Park
Anaconda Kiwanis Club
J. J. Harper
Waco
W. A. J. Thompson
City Hall
Commercial Avenue
Alder Street
Alder
Park Avenue
Hickory
Pavilion
Anaconda Band
American Legion
Soldiers’ Memorial Band
May Extend Butte Meaderville Road Pavement to 20 Feet
Silver Bow county moves to widen the Butte to Meaderville paved highway from 18 to 20 feet. State Highway Commissioner James H. Rowe authorized two bid classes for 18 and 20 foot widths with bids opened May 18 in Helena. Estimated 18-foot cost is 32000 dollars. widening would raise costs. Van Ostrum and Shannon of Anaconda report gravel and sand pit secured and materials moved to the site. Laying will start in a few weeks, aiming for completion by July 1 before shifting to the Butte Anaconda highway.
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Silver Bow
Butte
Meaderville
James H. Rowe
Mike Loughran
Rowe
State Highway Commission
Helena
Loughran
van Ostrum & Shannon
Anaconda
Butte-Anaconda
Excelsior Street
Commissioners’ Office
Butte-Anaconda Highway
British warships sail toward Egypt amid crisis
London reports several British warships and cruisers sailing from Malta to Egypt over the Egyptian public assemblies bill. An ultimatum demanded the bill’s withdrawal within three days. Officials warn the situation is grave with serious possibilities ahead.
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Preast
London
Malta
Egypt
Methodist Bishop Arrives for Trial in Kansas City
Bishop Anton Bast of Copenhagen arrived in Kansas City to face trial before 17 ministers chosen by the Methodist Episcopal Church to review charges of misapplied charity funds and imprudent conduct. He had served three months in a Danish prison after civil conviction and will be the first bishop to face an ecclesiastical court.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Anton Bast
Copenhagen
Denmark
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Bast
California Votes Today Primary Returns Show GOP Lead
California voters head to the polls as two thirds of registered electors back the Republican party. Democrats contend in a three corner contest for the state’s party nominations. The article notes Republican strength and a split Democratic field ahead of the primary.
X ray experiments breed female chickens and bigger eggs
Dr William H Diffenbach of Flower hospital describes three years of X ray exposure on fertilized eggs to hatch only females. He notes deformities and mutations from light to long exposures, sometimes yielding improved chickens. He warns results have broad scientific and public interest and aim to control life processes.
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Associated Presse
New York
Associated Press
William H. Diffenbach
The
Flower Hospital
Diffenbach
Homeopathic Medical College and
Mayor Beadle joins Just Kids Safety Club flanked by Harp Sheehan and Chink Sullivan
Mayor M Beadle consents at city hall to listen to arguments by Chink Sullivan and Harp Sheehan of West Woolman and North Main as he accepts a badge for the Just Kids Safety Club. He vows to enforce safety and spread the initiative to adults, hoping fewer pedestrians are injured.
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M. Kerr Beadle
City of
Butte
Standard
Harp” Sheehan
Chink”’ Sullivan
Mayor Beadle
Just Kids’ Safety Club
M. Wherr Beadle
City Hall
Sullivan
West Woolman
Mush Stebbins
No Quorum At District Trustees Meeting
A special meeting of District No. 1 school trustees failed to convene due to the absence of Trustees Boyle Scott and Tutty. They sent a note to chairman Mrs. Frank Ward citing the April meeting limit, while Agnes Meade Hanratty's reply to a vacancy remains awaited.
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District No. 1
Agnes Meade Hanratty
Garfield Perier
Boyle
Scott
Tutty
Scott and
Frank Ward
Stork Winner of Race to Hospital in Denver
A neck and neck dash between a taxi and a stork reached Fitzsimmons hospital in Denver as Mrs. James A. Lyons gave birth to a son just as the taxi pulled to the curb.
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Stork
Associated Press
Denver
Col
Fitzsimmons Hospital
James A. Lyons
Norfolk
Fitzmaurice Enjoys Day As City Tug Parade Opens
A lively water parade kicks off with Fitzmaurice at the helm of a city tugboat and the crowd greeting the event with festive enthusiasm. The Bremen reception for Maj. Fitzmaurice Baron von Huenefeld and Capt. Koehl drew big crowds, praised as a remarkable display unmatched since ancient Rome.
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Associated
New York
Bremen
Jamesritzmaurice
Gunther von Huenefeld
Hiermann Koehl
Rome
Portland youngsters seek membership in Standard's Club
Seven former Butte children now in Portland seek to join the Just Kids Safety club. The applicants include Helen Kehoe and Merkle children aged 5 to 11, all born in Butte, with requests to send a pin and join through the Portland Telegram.
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Butte
Portland
Ore
Butte “Just Kids” Safety Club
Helen Kehoe
John
Jimmy Lorenz
Mary Jane
Donnell
Martha
Helen Merkle
Horace Merkle
Just
Portland Telegram
Marguerite Street
Peacock Lane
Mary Jane Merkle
Donnell Merkle
Martha Merkle
Germany Accepts American Anti War Treaty Draft
Germany fully accepts the American proposal to renounce war and enters negotiations for a peace treaty. Berlin notes April 27 response aligns with France's Briand draft, while preserving League covenant and Locarno obligations. Kellogg officials express gratification at Germany’s prompt, complete reply.
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Germany
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Kellogg
M. Briand
France
League of Nations
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Highway Commission
Brstion
Britain
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California
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Claude G. Bowers
New York Evening World
Democratic National Committee
Bowers
Jefferson
Jackson
Smith
Indiana
Leroy Springs
National Committee
South Carolina
Shaver
Dill
Charles A. Greathouse
Representative Cannon
Missouri
Stebbins
Saftey
Metropolis
Fitzmaurice
Berlin
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