May Be Down on Atlantic Flight Vanishes At Sea
New York May 8 The French transatlantic flight 44 hours overdue with no authenticated report by 11 pm The stormy Atlantic coast lay shrouded as search plans began for the missing aviators The White Bird craft carried Capt Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli on a perilous attempt from Paris to New York.
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Associated Press
New York
North Atlanti
xThusnallf
Atlantic
Paris
Miers
Charles Nungesser
Francois Coli
Newfoundland
Boy kidnapping case grips Helena in May warrants
Warrants issued for brothers Raymond and Lester Gray in Helena for kidnapping 17 year old Tose Armstrong daughter of Edward and Mrs Armstrong. The girl left home Friday morning to work and did not return that night prompting concern. Officers say Raymond planned to run away with the girl and seek him in Butte.
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Associated Press
Helena
Raymond
Lester Gray
Tose Armstrong
Edward Armstrong
Raymond Gray
Butte
Interesting Papers Read Before Engineers
The Montana Society of Engineers heard President Alfred Atkinson set out the college selection challenge. He noted 950 students at the State College Bozeman with 394 in engineering and 122 in agriculture, and highlighted growth in high school attendance from 260000 to 4000000 over two decades.
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Alfred Atkinson
State College & Bozeman
Montana Society of Engineers
State College
Atkinson
C.H. Clapp
State University
Leon D. Conkling
Special election sought to authorize road program funds
County commissioners plan a special election to authorize spending 200000 of county funds for a road building program in 1927 and 1928. The date hinges on a legal opinion expected from deputy county attorney Frank Sullivan, with August or September as likely options.
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James H. Rowe
Frank Sullivan
James J. Harrington
Fliers Forced to Land in East River Near Bronx
Commander Francesco de Pinedo of the Tallan.filer, after taking off from Norwalk Connecticut bound for Philadelphia, made a forced landing in the East River at the foot of 162nd Street in the Bronx. He had aimed to reach Brooklyn Navy Yard if unable to continue tonight.
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The
Associates Press
New York
Francesco de Pinedo
Tallan
Filer
Norwalk
Conn
Philadelphia
Hast
162Nd Street
Bronx
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Electric Chair Verdict in Snyder Gray Murder Case
New York May 8 1930 Mrs Ruth Snyder and Harry Judd Gray were convicted of first degree murder in the death of Albert Snyder. The jury returned the verdict after less than two hours of deliberation and the death sentence was postponed until next Monday morning.
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Associated Prean
New York
Ruth Snyder
Harry Judd Gray
Delibera
Long Island City
Supreme Court
Chamber Elects Directors for Two Year Term
Newly elected directors of the chamber of commerce are C L Berrien F P Holbrook Hi Blank P Huddloff G W Craven R J MacDonald E V Daveler J A Pore A J Davis Dr Peter Potter M M Davis S R White HEA Gallwey Dr T A Henning Witherspoon C E Youlden Heslet JK
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The
Chamber of Commerce
C. L. Berrien
F. P. Holbrook
Hi. Blank
P. Huddloff
G. W. Craven
R. J. MacDonald
E.V. Daveler
J. A. Pore
A. J.davis
Peter Potter
M.M. Davis
S. R. White
Hea. Gallwey
T. A. Henning- Witherspoon
C.E. Youlden Heslet
Butte Chamber of Commerce elects 17 board members
The annual election to the board of rectors of the Butte Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday. Seventeen places on the board were to be filled and the election resulted in the selection of the men named for two year terms. They form a group of active business and civic leaders known for pride and loyalty to Butte, joining 13 holdover members.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Gale lashes Mississippi waters threatening main embankments
A strong gale drives flood waters along a 50 mile Mississippi levee front from Baton Rouge to Bayou Des Glaises. Winds forecast to continue as crest approaches, with risk of breaches along Bayou Des Glaises and Red River banks while workers reinforce embankments and homes suffer damage.
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Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Bayou Des Glaises
Associated Prose
New Orleans
Min Baton Rouge
Bayou Des Glasses
Old River
Bayou Des Glaise
Red River
Fire Triggers Mass Evacuations Across Regions
A series of wildfires devastates sectors causing widespread destruction. Authorities report thousands homeless as flames engulf communities and emergency crews battle to control spreading fires amid windy conditions and shifting evacuations. Local agencies coordinate shelters and relief.
Destructive Texas Tornado Traveled Through Midwest States
A violent tornado system originated in Texas and tracked northward through Kansas Missouri Arkansas Illinois Indiana causing extensive damage. It killed over 100 people and injured around 1,000 with property losses exceeding 4 million dollars. Poplar Bluff Missouri reported a deadly strike with numerous fatalities and many injured as the storm wrecked parts of the city.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Minouri
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Theornade
Poplar Luft
Texas
Misouri
Missouri
Aransas
Tinois
Chen admits powers right in demanding reparations
Eugene Chen states that the United States and other powers are within their rights to demand apologies and reparations for attacks at Nanking. Hankow’s foreign minister claims the nationalist army bears no guilt, blaming scattered nationalist soldiers instead. Chen criticizes Chiang kai-shek as a rebel and notes censorship limits between Hankow and Shanghai. He predicts a Beijing arrival in three months and outlines military movements toward Nanking or Shanghai.
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Vincent Sheean
Ana- Conda Standard
Allance
The
Standard
Shanghai
Eugene Chen
America
Nanking
Hankow
Chen
Chiang-kai-shek
Feng
Ing
Peking
Chianskaieahek
Yangtse
Spring Weather Returns to Central Montana Fields
Lewistown May 9. Fair weather returned to central Montana after four days of rain. Sun broke through clouds revealing snow on foothills bordering the Judith Basin and Shaw covered hills. Temperatures stayed cool but little damage to already planted wheat is expected. Warmer conditions forecast for tomorrow with planting to resume.
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Lewistown
Central
Montana
Judith Basin
Shaw-covered
Must Pay Interest on Petroleum Value From Reserve
Federal courts ordered Pan American Petroleum and associated transport firm to pay interest on the value of all petroleum products extracted from Naval Reservation No. 2. The decision requires restitution for petroleum taken from the reserve and mandates interest on the recovered value.
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Pan-American Petroleum
Ansport Company
Naval Reservation No.2
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Leang Coast
New World
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E. B. Morrie
Bozeman
F. T. Fisher
A. E. Adams
Morgan Wright
Summer Hidel
Ruth Shyer
Tener
East River
Stoicks
Snyder
Chamber
Poplar Bluff
Strong
Ark
Cleveland
Egypt
Calla Ay Coty
New Columbia
St. Louis
Eldon
Paul Smith
Hoxie
Herrin
Norphlet
Toul
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