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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1927
Page
1
Paul Kelly a 27 year old movie actor was found guilty of manslaughter for a fatal fist attack on Ray Raymond actor in Raymonds home. The verdict carries a one to ten year term under California law and a motion for a new trial will be heard next Tuesday.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover national ice president and former national president arrives in Butte to lay the corner stone of Camp Castle Rock lodge and speak with Girl Scout directors and leaders. She will address Stanford University students on her return voyage to California, discussing her work with Girl Scouts and her family.
Adolfo de la Huerta former provisional president of Mexico faces federal charges in Tucson Arizona with four others accused of conspiracy to violate neutrality laws by shipping arms and ammunition to Tucson for a claimed revolutionary plot against Mexico's government. He admitted during bail surrender in Los Angeles that revolutionary forces aligned with his banner.
The Ford Motor Company announced early production of a new Ford car with details to follow. Existing model assembly will end while parts production continues. Henry and Edsel Ford said the new car will stay in the light car field with high quality and low price, though manufacturing costs will rise. Only a portion of workers will be laid off as tooling shifts proceed, with temporary layoffs reduced from about 70,000 to under 27,000 at a time.
State highway engineers survey the Parkstreet Woodville route abandoning parts of the present road and proposing a Meaderville approach. Reported by project head R S Zahniser as completion expected before west transit line work reaches Park street city limit and two east side approaches being studied.
Very Rev James A Burns C S M A, former Notre Dame president 1919 to 1922, named provincial of the Holy Cross in place of Rev George J Finnegan recently appointed bishop of Helena Montana. Burns becomes supervisor of Holy Cross houses in the United States, overseeing twelve houses and affiliated Catholic academies and universities.
The Associates Press reports a Cleveland tale of a recluse who built a vast real estate fortune. John Christ Jr. filed a purported will claiming about 25 million dollars in property in and around Cleveland, potentially altering holdings from Union Station area to more than 60 parcels. The document, dusty and yellow, could redefine heirs among J Oliver Christ and Mrs Bihel Shamadan, with previous wills sparking court battles.
Cheyenne Wyoming May 25 Two buffaloes will be killed cooked and eaten by 100 Indians from the Crow Agency Montana as part of the ceremonies for the opening of the Cody entrance to Yellowstone park June 19 The Indians in full regalia will leave Bushbs Moot June 2 with their wagons and tepees stopping at historic spots along the trail T Joe Cahill manager of the state department of Commerce and in Guerry aiding in arranging the pageant Indians cowboys cowgirls dude wranglers trappers and old time scouts will participate Speakers at the park opening include Stephen T Mather Horace M Albright and Gov Frank C Emerson.
London May 25 reports swirl of an exciting discovery in the Arcos Ltd raid on the Soviet trade body. It is claimed MPs are linked to payments by the Soviet delegation, as Commons readiness to discuss breaking ties with Soviet Russia looms. Vivid speculation abounds on decoded Moscow messages and potential impact on France Italy and other allied relations.
Montana section of the Northwest regional advisory board forecasts rail freight car demand this year as crop output strains western divisions. Plans to assemble at Missoula aim to ease merchant, lumber, coal, cement and other shippers while avoiding disruption. Gov. Erickson, mercantile and railway leaders expected, with O’Connell coordinating. meeting opens at 10 a.m. and committees convene beforehand.
A Norfolk Virginia gale at 15 mph swept the city on May 25 striking the Portsmouth Teague baseball park during a 3 000 strong crowd. Four died and many injured as signs and warehouse roofing collapsed, with workers buried in debris. Victims include Daniel Taylor Robert Miller Joe Beott and William Preston McWilliams aged 42 of Portsmouth.
Casper Wyoming May Creswell recently returned to Grenrock from G, stopped in Casper to order flowers for himself and then attempted suicide. His wife sues for divorce citing unresolved personal issues and Creswell’s nervous complications during overseas service as factors in the incident.
State Rail Commission pushes the Glendive Brockway extension of the Northern Pacific, costing about 2.55 million dollars in Montana this summer, to provide rail service for Dawson and McCone counties and aid a 1.25 million acre farming region. The commission favors gradual NP expansion and aims for completion in time to move the 1927 crop, noting Garfield, Carter and Powder River counties still lack rail service.
Seattle May 26 The five men aboard the tug Warren and the tug herself are believed drowned after the vessel went missing yesterday in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Owners and charterers say the crew likely perished after the Warren and its tow were struck in darkness by a steamship.
Hollywood May 25 Sid Grauman Hollywood theater owner announced posting of 30000 prize money for a successful transpacific flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo. He will wait six weeks before opening the entry to give Lindbergh time to enter. The plan evolved from a two hop idea after advice from Donald Douglas.
Tom Foley of Denver is jailed in Wheatland after allegedly firing a six gun to extinguish a berth light on a south bound passenger train near Glenda. Deputy Sheriff Henry Mowery found Foley sleeping in darkness and gathered evidence of the incident.
Ottawa May 25 Canadian government ends the trade agreement with Russia immediately after a prolonged dispute. The premier said the move ends certain quasi diplomatic privileges of the Russian trade commission but does not halt overall trade, stressing no espionage or subversion evidence against the Montreal office of the Russian trade mission.
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