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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
1
President Coolidge becomes the first sitting U.S. leader to visit the Gettysburg battlefield on Memorial Day since Lincoln. He addresses thousands gathered in the historic site, pledging remembrance and national unity.
President Coolidge spoke on Memorial Day at the Gettysburg battlefield urging peace at home and abroad. He warned any war harms the United States and reviewed U S efforts to remove war traces, noting the cost of conflict to global stability.
A bomb exploded at Alvaro Obregon’s presidential campaign headquarters in Mexico City. No one was injured and only minor damage occurred as police sealed the building. The blast targeted a room away from crowds, amid a tense period with prior bombing threats aimed at Obregon supporters.
Disputes affecting 73 seats acknowledged by the Republican National Committee as hearings begin Monday.
Washington May 30 The Republican national committee recognizes disputes affecting 73 Kansas City convention seats eight days before the start of the gathering. Contests arise mainly in Southern states with several states entirely in question. Former Senator Pepper will lead hearings with appeals to the credentials committee after the convention organizes.
The Associated Press reports that Franklin D. Roosevelt will nominate Governor Alfred E. Smith at the Democratic National Convention in Houston next month. Friends of Smith say Roosevelt, a close New York ally, is likely to receive the honor, though Smith has not yet announced formally.
The Butte weather report shows Memorial Day temperatures in Montana on May 30 1928 with a high of 53 and a low of 31 degrees. It notes 1917 and 1920 as notable cold days in the series and indicates continued coverage on page 5.
Butte commemorations for Memorial Day drew fewer crowds but high solemnity as patriotic societies led the ceremonies. Snow flurries and flowers mingled with air parade honors while graves of private citizens received preobservance decoration elsewhere.
General No bile and crew press on as the Citta Di Milano returns from a northern voyage near Spitzbergen empty handed. Strong winds are blamed for impassable ice as plans form to base the Norwegian rescue at King's Bay with a dog sled team to reach the icebound path to the east.
Charles J. Hoppe a 26 year old Toledo taxi driver confessed to police that he abducted and killed 7 year old Dorothy Sielagowski. He said intoxication from drink at a neighbor’s wedding prompted the crime and linked with his former lodging at the victim’s father’s home. Detectives recovered his bloodstained dark suit and plaster cast of his teeth as confirming evidence.
Four aviators led by Capt Charles Kingsford Smith ready to depart Oakland for a pioneering Pacific crossing in the trimotored Southern Cross. The flight to Australia covers about 7,788 miles with Honolulu and Fiji as potential stops, weather permitting. The crew includes Ulm Lyons Warner, with Lyons and Warner American, Kingsford Smith Australian. The attempt follows earlier peril during the Dole flights.
Captain George H. Wilkins and Lieutenant Carl Fielson landed in Berlin after a 250 mile 2 1/2 hour flight from Copenhagen in a three motor Junkers. The polar expedition trio was greeted by Danish and German planes and a large aerial escort to Templehofer field as thousands cheered in bright sunshine.
A. F. Brown, ill and despondent, is near death in St James hospital from a bullet wound in the breast. He told friends it was a bum shooting job after neighbors heard two shots in a tent on a vacant Wyoming and Majors lot. Brown had been driven there by I S Stoyer and family of 2039 Utah avenue and was found with a .45 revolver nearby and a second gun on the bunk. Stoyer, a fireman at Arizona street station, organized the scene with F P Cox and others who reached Brown after the auto ride.
May 30 Dwight W. Morrow ambassador to Mexico arrived for a one month vacation and stayed at his Englewood New Jersey home before departing for Washington to confer with President Coolidge and Secretary of State Kellogg. He declined to discuss business or politics and said the visit had no political significance.
About 206 guests at the Broadmoor Country Club near Indianapolis faced a bold holdup during a dance linked to the Indianapolis 500. Ten robbers seized $150000 to $200000 in money and valuables from guests, forcing them to fill a large sack. The raid occurred around 10 pm as four attackers entered, with two accomplices entering later. Several out-of-town guests were present and wore valuable jewelry. The gang forced manager A S Lubeil to comply and then ransacked the ballroom.
West Virginia Senator Guy D Goff led the Republican presidential preference race with a 6412 margin over Herbert Hoover as 1344 of 2306 precincts were tabulated. New York Governor Alfred E Smith led the Democratic race with 42979 to James Reed 36746 in 1165 precincts.
The engineer Grant Eckert, son of John Eckert who piloted Lincoln to Gettysburg, ran the Coolidge special from Washington to Gettysburg. Eckert celebrated his 64th birthday, giving up his day off for the run. Lincoln presented the elder Eckert with a gold watch for his services at the historic address.
A 63 year old laborer William M Young died last night leaving a widow and nine children, oldest 18, youngest 20 months, to face hardship. The family, once prosper ous, had eked by on county funds after losing land and homestead. They moved from Oklahoma to Nebraska and then Montana seeking a fresh start before the tragedy.
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