Roosevelt thanks nation on birthday for crippled children fund
President Roosevelt, celebrating his fifty second birthday, radioed thanks for the Warm Springs foundation support and birthday gifts. He urged public interest in crippled children and called every restored citizen an asset to the country while noting his gratitude for more than 300000 messages and hundreds of gifts. He also greeted White House staff and enjoyed cake and a private party with longtime friends.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Warm Springs
Belief grows that Bremer is murdered
Police in St Paul grow more convinced banker Edward G. Bremer was killed rather than abducted after his disappearance on January 17. A ransom note for 200000 dollars arrived hours later, the car was found with bloodstains, and most messages to his friend Magee proved inauthentic.
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ST. Paul
Edward G. Bremer
Bremer
Walter Magee
Magee
Discovery of Gold in California Celebrated
San Francisco observed a quiet celebration of the California gold discovery, marking 86 years since the find and noting the state has produced about two billion dollars in wealth, as mining continued with renewed vigor in light of new economic realities.
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California
San Francisco
Poindexter Nominated as Hawaii Governor by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt on January 30 nominated Joseph B. Poindexter of Hawaii to be governor. Poindexter, born 1869 in Canyon City Oregon, studied at Ohio Wesleyan and other universities, served as Montana district judge and attorney general, and later returned to law practice in Honolulu.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph B. Poindexter
Hawaii
Poindexter
Canyon City
Ore
Ohio Wesleyan
University of Delaware
Washington University
St. Louis
Montana
Wilson
Honolulu
American and Hawaii Bar Association
Dillon
Nene
Dillinger Gang Arrested in Tucson Police Net
In Tucson on January 25 police trapped three Dillinger gang members Charles Makley Russell Clark and Harry Pierpont separately then captured John Dillinger himself without a fight after he entered the trap armed. The arrests follow a spree of Midwest bank robberies prison breaks and jail deliveries.
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Tucson
Ariz
John Dillinger
Chicago
Charles Makley
Russell Clark
Harry Pierpont
Indiana
Ohio
Montana to Spend 5 Million on Irrigation Reservoirs This Year
Governor Cooney announced Montana will invest more than 5 million dollars in water reservoir construction this year as part of a regional plan. The funds were earmarked after a White House meeting, with bond-backed financing to be repaid by borrowing districts.
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Billings
Montana
F. H. Cooney
Sam Mitchell
Marshall N. Dana
Portland
Public Works Administration
Cooney
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Water Conservation Board
Mitchell
Forsyth
Glendive
Wibaux
Miles City
Roosevelt Devalues Dollar and Opens Gold Market
President Roosevelt devalued the dollar to 59.06 percent of its gold value and fixed gold at 35 dollars an ounce for international dealings. This creates a 2 billion stabilization fund to regulate the dollar’s foreign value and enables settling international balances in gold under existing restrictions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Couner
America
Wool sold for 30 cents a pound at Montana convention
At the Montana Wool Growers association convention in Billings the firm S Silberman and Sons of Chicago paid 30 cents per pound for about 500000 pounds of wool from roughly 50 thousand fleeces to settle the June clip. Harry Mayer, VP of the firm, announced the sale, noting some large sellers declined futures at that price while others eyed higher prices. Nearby, San Angelo dealers reported eastern firms offering 30 to 33 cents for 1934 wools in Texas, with grower asking 35 to 40 cents.
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Billings
S. Silberman and Sons of
Chicago
Harry Mayer
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Charles M. Barr
Matt Tschirgi
Hardin
Gener
Silbermans
San Angelo
Texas
Probe describes graft charges in Civil Works administration
Reports from 147 states indicate graft and irregularities in the Civil Works administration. Investigators review 150 complaints about unfair hiring, padded payrolls, falsified expenses, and job selling, with New Hampshire Vermont and Maine as the only states not receiving graft complaints.
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Washington
Civil Works Organization
Corps of Public Works Administration
Division of
Public Works Organization
Civil Works Administration
Interior Department
White House
Ickes
New England
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
State Liquor Stores Limit Individual Sale to Three and Three-Fourths Gallons
Helena officials say state liquor stores will not sell more than three and three-fourths gallons to any single customer. The limit follows advice that a federal license tax of 25 dollars annually applies to each retail store and 100 dollars to wholesale operations, classifying the outlets as retail.
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Helena
Control Board
Internal Revenue Department
Republicans Hope Democrats Remember Roosevelt Helpers
Washington reporters note that Republican independents who aided Franklin D. Roosevelt’s rise may seek sympathetic cooperation at the Democratic National Committee as the 1934 fall elections approach.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Democratic National Committee
Jeremiah Collins Dies in Washington D C Newspaper Pioneer
Jeremiah Collins a pioneer Indiana and Montana journalist and founder of the River Press at Fort Benton died Tuesday at his Washington D C home. He once owned the Great Falls Tribune and contributed to early Western journalism.
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Helena
Jeremiah Collins
Indiana
Montana
Fort Benton
River Press
Great Falls Tribune
Washington, D. C
Kaiser Wilhelm Marks Seventy-Fifth Birthday
Relatives of Wilhelm II arrive in Doorn Netherlands as the former German emperor nears his 75th birthday anniversary scheduled for tomorrow.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Doorn
The
Netherlands
Wilhelm II
Nagle Calls Out Resale Of State Liquor In Montana
Attorney General Raymond T. Nagle urged peace officers statewide to prosecute resale of liquor bought from state stores. He cited complaints of liquor sold by the glass in speakeasies and roadhouses and said purchases from liquor stores do not exempt sales from being illegal. The notice to Butte police chief Jere Murphy will be sent to all counties. If beer licenses are involved, officers should also refer cases to the state board of equalization for license revocation.
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Jere Murphy
Butte
Nagle
State Board of Equalization
Mitchell undergoes appendectomy in Billings
Sam W. Mitchell secretary of state underwent acute appendicitis surgery at St. Vincent’s hospital in Billings at midnight Sunday. He arrived with Governor Cooney after a eastern Montana tour and initially fell ill near Wibaux. Governor announced liquor vendor appointments for Wibaux Glendive Forsyth and Miles City as Mitchell rested.
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Billings
Sam W. Mitchell
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Frank H. Cooney
Mitchell
Montana
Cooney
Wibaux
Forsyth
Mr. Mitchell
Glendive
Charles H. Dehl
J. O. Feragen
Dawson
William Stutz
Rosebud
Sickler
Custer
Miles City
N. M. Ball
William J. Dunn
Hysham
Wool Growers Gather in Largest Montana Convention Ever
The 33rd Montana Wool Growers Association convention adjourned with new officers and resolutions on tax reform and public lands. W. G. Gilbert was elected president, C. H. Williams named honorary life president, with Harry Snyder and Knute Haugan as vice presidents. Murray Stebbins retained as secretary treasurer. The group urged tax readjustment, stricter leasing interpretations, and restoration of public domain lands to states, backing Kendrick-Erickson bill and seeking changes to the packers decree.
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Billings Gazette
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
W. G. Gilbert
Dillon
C. H. Williams
Williams
Henry Leiben
Helena
Montana
Harry Snyder
Knute O. Haugan
Fishtail
Butte
Misona
Bozeman
Murray E. Stebbins
Fred Bennion
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
Public Lands
Stebbins
Kendrick - Erickson
The
United States
Thirsty Montanans Drink Lots of Beer
Helena report says Montana consumed over 90 000 barrels of beer in 1933 nine months of legality. Licensing clerk John J. Jewell notes about 33 000 000 glasses from 111 ounce pours. Tax at 50 cents per barrel yielded about 45 000 while residents spent roughly 3 348 000 on drinks.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
John J. Jewell
State Board of Equalization
Jewell
Rocky Mountain lawmakers seek continued civil works funds
Washington January 25. Congressional delegations from the Rocky Mountain states urge continued civil works funding. Senators Wheeler of Montana and Hatch of New Mexico advocate追加 funds for erosion control on the Gila River and other projects, predicting congressional approval by mid month. The program is expected to ease spring and summer labor pressures as workers transition to industry.
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Washington
Rocky Mountain States
Congress
Wheeler
Mont
Hatch
N. M
Gila River
New Mexico
Wheeler proposes large federal grant to curb grasshoppers
Senator Wheeler introduced a bill for a 2,354,983 dollar federal appropriation to fight grasshoppers damaging western crops. He noted increases in South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota and Montana and said a prior 100,000 dollar allotment was too late to help. The fund would be run by the agriculture department in cooperation with states.
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Washington
Wheeler
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Cattle Question Topic Dominates House Committee Action
House Agriculture Committee closes its hearings on the Jones bill to declare cattle a basic commodity under the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Western cattlemen confer with the Agriculture Department and plan a Monday meeting to finalize their course of action.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Agricultural Department
Montana hopes for additional seven and a half million for roads
Helena bid lettings total 864 280 on 21 road projects as Warden, fresh from Washington, expressed hope Montana will secure another 7 500 000 federal allocation before May. He cited 65 percent of the 400 million recovery funds already contracted and 90 percent likely under contract by March, with about 3 000 workers to be employed as spring work begins.
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Helena
Montana
Warden
Commission
Washington, D. C
NRA
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