Largest Montana Masons class starts 51st Scottish Rite reunion
The 51st reunion of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons for the Valley of Butte and the Orient of Montana gathers at the Masonic temple as initiations progress through the thirties degrees. Organizers from Butte and surrounding areas oversee ceremonies and a Thursday banquet features Edward C. Day as principal speaker.
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Montana
Valley of Butte
Hubertus Corkish
Adam H. Copple
Sol Genzberger
George Bennyhofft
James H. Ferguson
Fred L. Melcher
Ernest J. Schwefel
John A. Donovan
Isadore Simon
Gustave A. Meyers
Phosgene Gas Tragedy Strikes German Port City
Panic and casualties sweep a German port city as a phosgene gas cloud from a leaky tank sickens and kills residents. Firemen, police, and troops battle the fumes, distribute gas masks, and evacuate the area while a rain shower dilutes the gas. Authorities fear longer casualty days ahead. E. Clark of Bromley, England, marks 75 years as a hat factory warehouseman.
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E. Clark
Bromley
England
Bremen plane wreck halts New York flight plans
The transatlantic Bremen lies wrecked on a Labrador beach with plans to fly her to New York abandoned. Salvage work stalled while Junkers officials negotiate dismantling the ship and moving it by steamer. Reports from St John’s indicate a failed take off last week and a crash that ends any flight prospects.
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Associated Tras
New York
Bremen
Labrador
Junkers Corporation of America
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Long Point
Walkerville Man Arrested for Wife Threat with Shotgun
William Stevens of Walkerville was jailed after deputies arrested him at his home on Daly and Dunn streets. His wife, Mrs Stevens, reported he had threatened her with a double barreled shotgun during a domestic incident.
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William Stevens
Walkerville
Daly and
Dunn
Yellowstone park roads reopen staged for summer visitors
Yellowstone park roads close until June 1 in a plan by Assistant Superintendent Joffe. on June 1 cafeterias stores and filling stations will serve tourists with own camping facilities and by June 20 hotels lodges and transport services will be available. Buron Wheeler seeks Democratic primary re election as U S senator. Benjamin Berg of Columbus files for Democratic nomination as Sixth district judge. Great Northern proposes abandoning a two mile branch between Marion and Little Bitter Root Lake due to lack of revenue. Lewistown Airways and Franklin Aeronautical file with the secretary of state. Franklin to manufacture engines and run transport. Miles City hears Matt Winters a long time conman killed himself at the Bryan and Badgett ranch where he was foreman. John Shadegg aged 45 becomes violently insane at the Rautzahn ranch near Augusta and is jailed in Helena.
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Berlin
Ministry of Defense
Samara
Ukraine
Associated Press
Yellowstone Park
Joffe
Miles City
Matt Winters
Bryan & Badgetts
Bug” Ranch
Butte Clean-Up Parade Draws Huge Crowd
Thousands marched in Butte in a city wide parade signaling a push to present Butte as a modern clean city. Float showcases included Exchange club and school banners, with city officials and the G A R followed by business groups and clubs. The Better Butte association aims to condemn and demolish over 50 eye sore buildings and publish their pictures daily during a grand clean up drive.
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Pythian Band
Floral Park
Exchange Club
Rotana
Homevale Garden Club
Homevale
Bolever & Brown
Butte
Butte High School
Hansen Packing Company
Fuller Brush Company
Ellis Paint Company
W. A. Kemper
Better Butte Association
Kremer
Senate and House Propose Tax Revisions and Exemptions
The Senate and House move to alter income surtax rates, corporate exemptions, and the automobile tax as part of a broad reduction plan. Key points include raising corporate exemption from 2000 to 3000, repealing the automobile tax, and adjusting earned income credits and club dues exemptions, with conferees to reconcile differences.
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Senate
House
Lynching in Shelby County Texas During May 21
Goodep Evans a black man was hanged by a mob of 200 to 300 in Center Shelby County Texas while he was being returned to jail after escaping. The mob killed him for the murder of farmer John Wheeler at Canton on May 12. A guard was overpowered and Evans was hanged from a tree. Five years earlier another unidentified Black man was hanged from the same tree for killing a white woman.
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Associated Press
Center
Shelby County
Texas
Assault Prisoner Soon to Be Freed
W E Leland of Great Falls, jailed for second degree assault, will be eligible for parole after the Montana state board of pardons cut 1 to 2 years from his 2 1/2 to 5 year sentence. He was committed November 7, 1927, for assault on Joe J Gerhart and theft of his automobile.
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Associated Presser
Helena
W. E. Leland
Great Falls
State Board of Pardons
J. E. Erickson
Leland
Joe J. Gerhart
Pipestone Dam Declared Safe by State Engineer
Helena May 21 Pipestone dam about 10 miles above Pipestone Springs Jefferson county is a safe structure said J S James state engineer on his return from inspection The dam built in 1914 by Jefferson Land and Irrigation company stands 70 feet high and has a capacity of 8000 acre feet of water.
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Associated Press
Helena
Pipestone Dam
Pipestone Springs
Jefferson County
J. S. James
Jefferson Land and Irrigation Company
Mr. James
Brockway Line To Carry Freight Soon
The Northern Pacific construction department told the Montana railroad commission that freight service over the new extension from Glendive to Circle and Brockway will begin within a few days. The line, started last summer, is the first railroad to reach the grain producing areas in the region.
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Associated Press
Helena
Glendive
Circle
Brockway
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana Railroad Commission
Nicaraguan Revolutionary Leader Assassinated at Poneloya
General Luis Mena a former minister of war and acting president in 1910 was killed last night at Poneloya near Granada. His son Colonel Daniel Mena a key Moncada leader in the latest revolution, was among his followers and Mena was said to back his son's candidacy.
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Associated Press
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Luis Mena
Poneloya
Granada
Mena
Daniel Mena
Moncada
Bicycling Grows on English Roads
Warwick England reports more cyclists on roads despite more motorcars. Tandems now common with a girl and a boy or two girls. Instalment purchases fuel popularity and day hires mainly at seaside resorts fade. Dealers expect a record year as cheaper prices boost orders for single and double bicycles.
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Associated Press
Warwick
England
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