Yellowstone Park Opens for Sixtieth Season
Yellowstone National Park opens for its sixtieth annual season with no opening ceremony this year. Officials note rising pre season patronage and record visitor numbers as rail companies and park authorities shift to a simple public announcement. More than 27,000 visitors had already entered the park prior to opening day, and two special Pullman parties had been hosted before the date.
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Livingston Enterprise
Yellowstone National Park
National Park Service
John F. Sipple
National Federators of Woman’s Clubs
Livingston
Yellowstone
Livingston Club
Mammoth
Livingston Daily Enterprise
Wheat Prospects Good In Canadian Provinces
Ottawa reports the wheat outlook more encouraging despite unfavorable factors. Low European stocks and decreased acreages, plus favorable North American prospects, may lift prices. Canadian exports Aug 1 to Mar 21 1890-1931 totaled 5,728,000 bushels more than 155,766,000 for 1920-1930. European imports may rise to 200,000 bushels this year.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian Commerce Department
Europe
North America
Dominion Statistics Bureau
Russia
Army Physicians Will Settle Fall's Fate
Albert B. Fall former secretary of the interior undergoes a Army medical examination at William Beaumont hospital in El Paso Texas to determine if he is fit to report to Washington and begin a prison term for bribery related to the Doheny lease. The army surgeon general will issue a formal report. Fall rested well and received visits from family.
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EL Paso
Texas
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
William Beaumont Hospital
Pall
E. L. Doheny
Naval Oil Reserve
Washington
Army
Huxtable of Spokane Heads N. P. Veterans
Jease R. Huxtable of Spokane, a 42 year veteran of the Northern Pacific railroad, was elected president of the road’s Veteran Association. More than 400 delegates named Charles Jennings of Fargo as vice president H. K. Cole of St. Paul secretary treasurer M. H. McGowan of St. Paul historian and J. E. Spurling of Billings director for three years. The 1932 convention will be held in Minneapolis.
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Spokane
Wash
Jease R. Huxtable
Northern Pacific Railroad
The
Road
Charles Jennings
Fargo
N. D
H. K. Cole
Paul
M. H. McGowan
J. E. Spurling
Billings
Mont
Minneapolis
Skeleton thought to be late Sheriff Afflerbach found near Lewistown
In Lewistown Nebraska authorities connected a skeleton found east of town with John Afflerbach the former York Neb sheriff missing since April 1916. The man Randolph, captured for car theft, was linked to Afflerbach’s disappearance after a 1916 arrest in York. Coroner C W Wilder and Sheriff Guy Tullock supervise the exhumation and measurement work to confirm identity.
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Lewistown
Guy Tullock
C. W. Wilder
Valentine
Here
John Afflerbach
York
Roys
Harry Randolph
Randolph
Boulder
Colo
Firman Tullock
Affierbach
Nebraska
Detroit
Afflerbach
Forty Four Start Work Today on Gas Pipe Line Trench
Registration of applicants for work on the city gas pipeline at the Montana Power Co. office totals 146 this morning. Forty four started at 8 a m and forty four will begin tomorrow and Saturday. total labor around 140 aimed for completion in 12 to 15 days. 8 hour days at 50 cents per hour.
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Montana Power Co
Depot Street
McLeod Street
McLeod
Anderson
Harris
Bramble
Busha
Everett
Walnut
Hooper
Hart
Sad Fate Of Woman Who Went Off Road To Ridge Near Fresno
Mrs. Theodore Tourneur of Birmingham Alabama and her 12-year-old daughter died after their car plunged from a ridge road near Fresno California. The vehicle rolled several times and rolled into a 200-foot ravine. A passing motorist later found them after the mother survived with a broken leg and other injuries. The husband, Theodore Tourneur of Fresno, had reported his wife missing while she and their daughter were touring the ridge route.
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Newhall
Cal
Theodore Tourneur
Birmingham
Ala
Tourneur
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Is Restrained
Regina June 20 A Kings Beach court granted an injunction to prevent the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool from dissipating funds and assets of its members. Justice J F L Embury issued the order at the request of W A Scott of Salvador Sask, barring propaganda to sway public opinion toward the 100 per cent pool. The ruling bars appealing to the privy council on the grain marketing act or compulsory pool act, following the Saskatchewan Court of Appeals decision that the provincial legislature exceeded its authority.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
J. F. L Embury
Kings’ Beach
W A. Scott
Salvador
Privy Council
Saskatchewan Court of Appeals
Kelly Wool Clip Sold At Highest Price Paid
Word from the Montana Woolgrowers Association says the Harry Kelly clip at Helmville weighing 70 000 pounds sold for 16 cents a pound, the season’s top price. An independent company represented by Scotty Brown of Missoula is the buyer. Paul Draper of Boston, selling agent for Montana Cooperative, was in Dillon and expected in Helena for more details on the rise.
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Helena
Montana Woolgrowers' Association
Harry Kelly
Helmville
Scotty Brown
Missoula
Paul Draper
Boston
Montana Cooperative
Dillon
National Wool Corporation of Boston
Rockefeller Donates to California Redwoods Park Expansion
John D. Rockefeller presented a million dollar check as negotiations closed to add 10,000 acres of Redwoods forest land to California's state park system. The Save the Redwoods League backed the effort, expanding Humboldt County holdings to 16,000 acres after a decade of preservation campaigns.
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San Francisco
John D. Rockefeller
California State Park Commission
Save-the-Redwoods League
Humboldt County
July Wheat Sags to Record Low on Kansas City Market
The July wheat price on the Kansas City market fell to 4.95 cents a bushel for a future delivery, the lowest on record. It closed at 5.0 cents, with all deliveries setting season lows before ending 1 3/16 to 1 5/8 cents down. Three cars of new wheat sold, two at 78 cents and one at 73 cents per bushel with Chicago billings.
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Kansas City
Board of Trade
Chicago
Smoot Prepares New Plan for Silver Problem
Senator Smoot of the senate finance committee will present a new plan to President Hoover on Tuesday. He will be joined by W Mont Ferry J O Elton E J Radditt and George Snyder of Salt Lake City all connected with the silver industry. Debates over war debts reparations spur renewed calls for an international silver conference.
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Washington
Hoover
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
W. Mont. Ferry
J. O. Elton
E. J. Radditt
George Snyder
Salt Lake City
Republicans of State Get After Deficit
The Montana Republican executive committee met at the Placer to discuss a deficit of about 38000 and holdover funds from the last campaign. Attendees included Lt Gov Haszelbaker, former Sen Cone, Sec Tom Busha, Dr R C Monahan, Sen Chris Gisboe, and Sen Henry Thien. They planned a final conference with the Lewis and Clark county GOP committee to pledge the remaining money.
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Helena
Placer
Republican
State Central Organization
Lewis and Clark County
J. D. Scanlan
Miles City
Frank Haszelbaker
Frank Cone
Hamilton
Tom Busha
Great Falls
R C. Monahan
Butte
Chris Gisboe
Walier
Henry Thien
Ryegate
Hoover proposes one year extension of intergovernmental debts
President Hoover announced a one year suspension of all inter governmental debts reparations and debts with both principal and interest. The plan aims to ease the European financial crisis and aid global economic recovery ahead of the European disarmament conference. Congress must approve though 21 senators and 3 representatives backed the proposal.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
France
Great Britain
Germany
America
Europe
United States
Congress
Mellon
London
Ambassador Dawes
Owen D. Young
New York
Dawes
Young
Mr. Hoover
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Butte Man Killed in Collision Near Sand Point
C H Bard 55 of Butte Montana died in a collision 12 miles south of Sand Point Idaho. His car struck head on with a vehicle driven by Mrs Albert Artman of Spokane. Bard suffered a crushed chest and multiple injuries. Artman and his passengers, including a child Eddie, were injured but survived. other children in Artman’s car were unhurt. Bard was en route to Butte while Artman headed to Spokane.
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Land Point
Ida
C. H. Bard
Butte
Mont
Here
Bard
Albert Artman
Spokane
Artman
Oregon to vote on repeal of prohibition measure
Salem Oregon June 19 The state attorney general approved ballot titles for two initiatives The first calls for repealing the general state law prohibiting manufacture for sale or transport of intoxicating liquors within the state Thus ending prohibition and its enforcement in Oregon The second repeal targets the criminal syndicalism and sabotage law Both initiatives require about 17 000 signatures.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Senator Walsh Opposes Convict Labor on Park Roads
United States Senator T. J. Walsh, while passing through Livingston on his way to Helena, criticized a plan to use convict labor on Yellowstone National Park roads. He urged employing nonincarcerated workers, and outlined summer plans including appearances in Butte and the Livingston roundup before returning to Glacier National Park.
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Livingston
United States
J. Walsh
Helena
Yellowstone National Park
Sanford Bates
Billings
Park
Toll
Walsh
Butte
Lake McDonald
Glacier Park
Yellowstone Bear Damage Suit Ends In Favor Of Hotel Firm
The jury in the case of Benton Merrifield against Yellowstone Park Hotel Co. received a directed verdict for the defendant after Judge Charles N. Pray ruled Merrifield assumed bears posed the risk. Merrifield sought 15000 for injuries from a bear bite at Canyon Hotel in October 1928 during his work as winter keeper assistant.
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Billings Gazette
Charles N. Pray
Benton Merrifield
Yellowstone Park Hotel Company
Federal District Court
Merrifield
Canyon Hotel
Pray
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California Park
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