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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1927
Page
1
Milwaukee based survey outlines national needs after the worst disaster, urging a 10 million dollar federal program to aid flood sufferers. In state news, plans for Montana development include extending the Blackfoot line to the Canadian border.
Mrs. Snyder maintains her account of the night of the crime after hours of questioning. Prosecutors press for inconsistencies, but she stands by the sequence of events and her demeanor during the incident.
Extensive plans by the Milwaukee road outline new Montana map extensions from Sunset to the Canadian border and other routes across the state. Proposals include lines to Brockway, Colstrip coal mines, and several branches, with eliminations and station name updates along the Great Northern and other systems. In New York, Ruth Brown Snyder endures cross examination as she clings to a version of her alleged involvement in her husband’s murder.
Livingston May 2 Owners and operators of Montana motion picture theaters will be asked to announce dates within the next two weeks when they will give the proceeds of one evening's performance to the American Red Cross fund for the Mississippi Valley flood sufferers. The request came through Will Hays, head of the motion picture industry, via E P White, president of the Montana state organization.
Los Angeles court accepts demurrer in the murder case of Raymond. Miss Dorothy MacKaye and Dr. Walter Sullivan face a new indictment identical to the original, with Sullivan charged for allegedly lying to the county coroner. Arraignment set for Thursday as lawyers seek more time.
County commissioners reveal use of aid orders for moonshine in a probe into charity distributions. One case shows a $20 grocery order—$15 bought groceries, $5 swapped for alcohol. Officials vow to end abuses, suspend offenders, and bar grocers from county orders. The law bans cash gifts. orders cover essentials. The investigation spans since April, prompting many long-time applicants to abandon aid.
James J. Harper became mayor at a city council session and announced appointees confirmed by the city officials. New appointees include city clerk George C. Lepke, city attorney D H Morgan, street commissioner James B McCavitt, weighmistress Susan Kyle, city hall confidant William J Webb, city health officer Dr W Long, and city police commission members Prank Clinton and TF McCarver. Former mayor W C Smith offered a brief farewell and praised Harper’s upcoming term.
Great Northern announces purchase of two feeder railways in Washington and Idaho. Spokan & Inland Empire adds 140 miles of main line and Spokane & Western Railway and Power Company contributes 60 miles. President Ralph Budd cites a reproduction value over 15 million dollars.
A new city administration took power in Butte as Mayor J Kerr Beadle assumed office at noon after the previous mayor Horgan relinquished. The council opened nonpartisan and accepted the mayor’s appointments without objection at an 8 o'clock meeting.
City operations show Beadle filling most offices except library, police, and treasurer. Tom Morgan elected council president over Lindquist with party lines, Lindquist named vice president unanimously. Mayor announces pledges and names clerks, attorneys, physician J J Kan, city officers, and new Belmont hoist machinery praised as a civic pride.
Mayor Kerr Beadle outlines a city path focusing on children welfare, clean streets, vacant-lot cleanup and more playgrounds and recreation centers. He notes a total debt of 1,834,000 with 1,414,000 in bonds and urges a sinking fund and strict traffic enforcement.
Walter L. Boothe an 18 year old farm youth remains in critical condition after 11 days of life support with pumped air. He suffered a sinking spell and collapsed lungs on the previous night and today his pulse was nearly negligible. Friends fear for his survival as doctors work to keep him alive.
The White House disclosed President Hoover will not visit the flood zone while Secretary Hoover and Mrs Hoover outline relief steps. Mississippi flood scene shifts as Army engineers report danger reduced near New Orleans and rising water threatens other towns along the river.
The body of 9 year old Albert Baker, missing February 22, was found today in the Rappahannock river. It was in a sack weighted with stones and washed ashore. The body showed severe injuries including broken legs and a fractured skull. Identification was confirmed by his parents, Mr and Mrs N Y Baker. The boy vanished near his home in Fredericksburg, Virginia, amid no clues.
May 2 Henry x Palmer said he was ordered by Lincoln to retain and hold the liquor carrier Federalship. No reason given. The ship had been seized as cargo valued at 1,000,000 gallons and was cleared to sail to Buenaventura, Colombia. Coast guard vessels accompanied the vessel as it was held near the California coast.
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