John S Solberg Pioneer Merchant Dies in Big Timber
John S Solberg longtime Big Timber merchant and last of the pioneer businessmen died at 2 30 Friday morning after a kidney ailment and other complications. He was born December 29 1863 in Norway and came to Montana in 1887. Funeral services were held Sunday with Rev A A Holk leading and a sextet performing. Interment followed in Mountain View. He leaves son Selmer and daughter Helen.
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Johns. Solberg
Bic Timber
Selmer
Helen
Billings
A. A. Holk
H. H. Graff
L. H. Lintz
C. D. Paulson
John S. Solberg
Bergen
Norway
United States
Black Earth
Wis
Montana
Jacob Hoyem
George O. Rostad
John T. Esp
Melville
Chris Weatherman
C. T. Busha
Alleged Murderess Nabbed in Texas Post Office Capture
Ruby Taggart alias Mrs. Fred J. Morgan alias Ruby Turley was arrested at the Greggton post office near Longview Texas on Tuesday. State Rangers O G Taylor and Luck Turner mailed a decoy registered letter to lure her. The suspect is charged with the March 1930 killing of H M Polan a gambler from Plentywood Montana.
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Longview
Texas
Ruby Taggart
Fred J. Morgan
Ruby Turley
H. M. Polan
Plentywood
Mont
Greggtown
O. G. Taylor
Luck Turner
Cooney to seek additional federal relief funds
Montana Governor Frank H. Cooney announced he will go to Washington with emergency relief director Harry Hopkins to press for more federal aid. He expects to request several millions, though he did not specify an exact amount. The conference is set for June 14.
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Helena
Montana
Washington
Frank H. Cooney
Harry Hopkins
Bob Cartwright Placer Claims Leased by Montana Co
Montana Coal & Iron Co. leases Bob Cartwright gold properties on Upper Deer Creek. Starts with a 10-stamp mill, and aims for a 100-ton mill within 60 days. Operations likely on a 60-40 basis. other filings by Silver King Co. and R. H. Cartwright include Thornton Carter and Peter K. Pederson among several claimants.
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Montana Coal & Iron Co
Western States
Montana
Bob Cartwright
Upper Deer Creek
Silver King Co
R. H. Cartwright
Thornton Carter
Peter K. Pederson
A. E. Ormsby
Theodore Thompson
Ross E. Shaver
Ronald Halverson
Alfred Rudd
Poppies Sold Reach 600 In City Fund Sale
Mrs. Claude T. Williams reports over 600 poppies sold with cash receipts totalling $65. Leftover flowers were taken to the cemetery and placed on the graves of soldiers.
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Claude T. Williams
Death toll in Signal Hill disaster reaches ten
Signal Hill Cal June 3 with 400 workmen searching for more victims in the explosion and fire that devastated a 10 block area in the oil field the known dead stood at 10 Saturday night seven of the injured were in serious condition and damage was extensive at the Richfield plant and nearby properties in Long Beach.
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Signal Hill
Cal
Berane
Richfield
Oil Company
Long Beach
William Muldoon Dies of Old Age Ailments
William Muldoon, famed athletic conditioner and sports figure, died at his suburban home after a period of declining health. Born May 25, 1845 in Belfast New York, he served in the Civil War at seventeen and rose to prominence in the world of sports during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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New York
William MuLdoon
MuLdoon
Belfast
N. Y
Sonora Wool and Mohair Company Sells Wool Record
Sonora Texas June 7 The Sonora Wool and Mohair company sold a quarter million pounds of wool at an average price of 26 1 2 cents.
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Sonora
Texas
Sonora Wool and Mohair Company
Senate approves 2 billion emergency home mortgage bill
The Senate completed action on Roosevelt's 2 billion emergency home mortgage relief measure with no record vote. It expands eligibility to homes up to 25 000, imposes a 6 percent rate on certain advances, and creates a 200 million capitalized Home Owners Loan Corporation with 2 billion in bonds authorized. The plan offers a three year moratorium and various lending provisions to ease mortgage burdens.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
White House
Roosevelt
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Southwest Endures Third Day Of 100 Plus Heat Wave
June 6 report from Kansas City notes the southwest's third day of temperatures above 100 degrees with one fatality in St Joseph Missouri. S. S. Stouffer a 57 year old machinist died at work in a tablet factory as 110 degree heat was observed in Salina Kansas. Topeka school children benefited from shade at 103 degrees while the school board ordered noon dismissals for the rest of the week. Iowa Nebraska and nearby cities also shivered with 105 to 106 degree readings.
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Kansas City
S. S. Stouffer
St. Joseph
Kansas
Salina
Kan
Topeka
Iowa
Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Grand Island
Des Moines
Sioux City
Butte Zinc Mine to Resume Operations at Emma Property
W B Daly general manager of mines confirmed in Anaconda company offices that the Emma zinc and manganese mine near Butte will recondition for normal operations. Work begins Thursday to restore production of zinc ores at the shaft near Colorado and Silver streets.
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Butte
Emma
Anaconda Company
W. B. Daly
Daly
Colorado and
Silver Streets
Higher Wages Hoped for by Million Workers
Washington June 4 Higher wages for millions of workers after enactment of the industrial recovery act are envisioned by Hugh S Johnson who will administer the legislation. He met with business leaders nationwide and a supplementary plan for public works is rapidly taking shape. Projects worth millions are ready for action once funds from the 3 3 billion securities issue become available.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Mattern Forced Down in Globe-Circling Trip
Reuters reports Jimmie Mattern the American aviator was forced to land at Prokopievsk 360 miles east of Novosibirsk Siberia during his round-the-world flight. An airplane with a mechanic and instruments flew from Novosibirsk to assist.
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Moscow
Reuters
Jimmie Mattern
Prokopievsk
Novosibirsk
Siberia
Montana Glad Crop Outlook Across State
Montana agriculture reports a favorable crop outlook statewide. After a belated planting season, all sections show a thoroughly favorable situation despite two near exceptional conditions delaying plantings.
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Helena
Montana
State Publicity Bureau
Johnson Draws Life for Murder in Virginia City
Carl Johnson, 22, pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the killing of Cornelius Weeda, a poultry raiser formerly of Butte and Lewistown. A life sentence was imposed with the penalty described as a lifetime in prison for the crime that netted him ten dollars and a car later abandoned.
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Virginia City
Carl Johnson
Johnson
Cornelius Weeda
Alder Poultry
Butte
Lewistown
Roosevelt and Robinson Hope for Adjournment by Saturday
President Roosevelt and Senator Robinson discuss progress toward adjourning the extra session of Congress by Saturday night. Robinson says momentum from the past week suggests completion may come with possible night sessions. The pair traveled down the Potomac aboard the Sequoia and returned for dinner at the White House.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Robinson
Arkansas
Potomac River
Navy Yard
House Opposes President Plan For Hawaii
In Washington on June 5 the House rejected administration legislation granting President Roosevelt authority to appoint a resident governor of Hawaii by a 222 to 114 vote. Opponents labeled it carpetbag government and warned of treaty violations while supporters argued island conditions warranted the move.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Senate Opposes Sales Tax Financing of Public Works
The Senate Finance Committee on Saturday rejected the sales tax and treasury note methods to finance the 3.3 billion dollar public works program in the administration's industrial recovery bill. It deferred final decision on the rest of the measure until Monday.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Equal Legal Tender for All U S Dollar Obligation
President Roosevelt signed the joint congressional resolution ending the gold repayment clause. The move makes all contracts payable in legal tender, removing gold payment demands for public and private obligations and retroactive effects were debated in the Senate. The Justice Department targets gold hoarding and warned suspected individuals. The vote in the Senate approved the measure 48 to 20 amid charges of bad faith and repudiation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Cummings
Bureau of Investigation
Senate
Illinois Added to List of Repealist States
Chicago results show a landslide win for a slate of 50 delegates pledged to repeal federal prohibition. Early returns from about a quarter of 17,248 precincts favor repeal four to one, with Chicago likely wider support. Downstate areas expected to temper the overall victory to about three to one.
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Chicago
Illinois
Montana mined vast wealth from its mineral resources
From 1862 to 1931 Montana's metallic, non metallic and miscellaneous minerals totaled about 2.996 billion dollars in value, with over 25 products mined. Professor Eugene Perry of the Montana School of Mines notes 1932 data not included and highlights future exploitation depends on economics.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Eugene S. Perry
Montana School of Mines
Buffalo rancher dies from kerosene burns
In Lewistown Montana on June 5 George Singler aged 59 was fatally burned when kerosene he used to start a fire exploded. Ranchers rushing to help found him on the ground. he was taken to a neighbor’s for aid but died shortly after.
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Lewistown
Mont
Buffalo
Singler
George Singler
Eight Indicted in Mary McElroy Kidnapping Case
Kansas City report says eight persons were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Mary McElroy kidnapping. The article notes confessions from two principal suspects and the recovery of $13,000 of the $30,000 paid for her release.
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Kansas City
Federal Grand Jury
Mary McElroy
New York Volunteers Travel to Yellowstone for E C C Work
A 16 car special train carried 462 Emergency Conservation Corps volunteers to Mammoth Hot Springs Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone. They will work under regular army officers on cleanup of roads sage brush removal winter range elk herds and forest disease remediation. Emergency fire trails and remote trackways may be opened to support emergency camp firefighting.
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Yellowstone Park
Emergency Conservation Corps
President Roosevelt
Mammoth Hot Springs
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone Lake
New York City
West
Roosevelt and Congress Seek Middle Ground on Veterans Pay
President Roosevelt and a hostile congress reached a tentative compromise on veterans compensation. He issued an executive order restoring many reductions, aligning with the Connally amendment that caps cuts at 25 percent. The move aims to ease congressional pressure and may speed adjournment or extend a special session.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Independent Offices
White House
Connally
Uly
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Will Churchill
Norman Hale
C. O. Loftsgaarden
Guy F. Skillman
D. V. Higbie
Livingston
Robert Brownlee
Ole Birkeland
T. J. Egeland
Harry Hart
Iver M. Hoyem
Ben S. Lavold
G A. Leasby
S A. Perrine
C. M. Rein
C. W Voges
Jerome Williams
Mountainew
Cooney
Southwest
Butte Zinc Mine
Mattern
M’elroy
Yellowstone
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