Martin T Grande's Busy Musselshell Life In Montana
March 25 feature on pioneer Martin T Grande of Musselshell Valley. Born in Trondhjem Norway 1844 he pursued sheep and lumber work after emigrating in 1866. He helped bring Mirut sheep from Boise in 1877 and partnered with William Smith to found the Smith ranch.
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Martin T. Grande
Musselshell Valiex
Comb Creek
Montana
Mr. Grande
William Smith
Smith Ranch
Boise
Idaho
Tisse Smith Bros
Trondhjem
Norway
Anton
Grande Brothers
Montreal
Grande Boys
Quebec
Brownville
Minn
Holter
Minnesota
Holters
M. T
Wyoming
Salt Lake City
Anton Grande
Louis Hanson
Hanson
Smith River Valley
PL. Moore
Fort Logan
Sun River Country
Pete Jackson
Pete
Mr Grande
Musselshell
Bill
John Smith
Smith
Thompson Gulch
Willow Creek
White Sulphur Springs
Smith Boys
Jim Brewer
Smith Brothers
M. T. Grande
Helena
Martinsdale
Mellon Celebrates 75th Birthday In Quiet Observance
Andrew W. Mellon, longtime secretary of the treasury, quietly marked his seventy-fifth birthday. The Pittsburgh resident, praised as the greatest secretary since Hamilton, left Washington to celebrate at home, reflecting on a life in finance and government that spanned Harding Coolidge and Hoover administrations.
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Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
America
Mellon
Harding
Resident Coolidge
Hoover
Treasury
Americans In China Held By Communists
Sixteen American Catholic missionaries in Kanchow Kiangsi province are surrounded by bandits and communist forces. Reports say the city is sealed off with no entry or exit, while Chinese officials claim measures against communists and pledge help if needed.
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Tme
Kisaies
Europa Sets Up New Record For Crossing
The North German Lloyd liner Europa arrived in New York harbor with a new record for maiden trans Atlantic voyage. She left Cherbourg at 12 18 p m Thursday and reached Ambrose lightship in four days 17 hours 6 minutes passing the light ship at 5 54 a m. The voyage covered 3157 miles at an average 27 9 knots, beating the Bremen’s previous marks and shortening the route by seven miles.
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New York
Jiner
Europa
Cherbourg
Ambrose
Adkintic
Bremen
Ambrose Light
United States
Manhattan
Uncle Sam Starts Building Program Across the Nation
The treasury plans 282 million dollars in new construction this year plus 840 million already under way, with Keyes Elliott bill aiding more work. By June 10 billion in marketable projects will be issued nationwide, including Chicago post office and major federal buildings in San Francisco, Portland, Hartford, and Springfield.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Mellon
Senate
Treasury
District of Columbia
Keyes-Elliott
Interstate Commission and
Public Health Service
White House
Chicago
San Francisco
Federal
Scranton
Memphis
Tenn
Seattle
Denver
East Chicago
Indiana
Pullman
Wash
Sterling, Colo
Milwaukee
Ottawa
Price
Utah
Scottshleff
Neb
Havre
Muntana
Mackey Clip Draws High Loan From National Corporation
A carload of 900 lamb clips from Mackey Sheep Co Billings, sheared last week, shipped to National Wool Marketing Corp Boston. It marks the first Montana consignments to the firm with a 90 percent advance loan based on 2.4 cents per pound. The 1939 lambs are to be shipped as sheared lambs at about 99 per hundred, with private offers lower.
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Billings Gazelle
Edgar Pens
Mackey Sheep Company
Billings
Here
National Woolf Marketing Corporation
Boston
Montana
National Sool Seg Ferry Corportion
Farm Board
Peanes
National Corporation
Montgomery
Montana Building Program For Year To Exceed Ten Million
Helena March 26 Building construction in Montana in 1930 is expected to equal 1922 when over 510 million was invested in housing hospitals schools and industry. 1929 saw 7,181,552 spent in 23 cities with further totals anticipated statewide.
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Helena
Montana
State Division of Publicity
Elity
Division of Publicity
Great Falls
Cascade
Butte
Circle
Missoula
Harlowton
Havre
Whitefish
Kalispell
Fire wrecks bridge on Columbia River
Fire destroyed one third of the Great Northern bridge over the Columbia River at Marcus Washington on Wednesday. Contractors and crews fought the blaze with forest firefighters and the Marcus fire department. Rail traffic will be delayed over a month. ferries carry vehicles. Three wooden spans and trestle work burned. a steel span dropped into the river. Sparks also ignited the old bridge.
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Marcus, Wash
Great Northern
Columbia River
SLA
Fire Department
Marcus, Orient and
Colvitdle
Columbia
Butte Man Heads Montana School Boards Association
C Wallace of Butte was elected president of the Montana School Boards association at its fourth annual convention. Missoula will host the next gathering January 16 and 17, 1931. Officers named include EF Marlin Billings secretary treasurer and C H W Asbury Grow Agency host vice president. J C Haglund Det Bank second vice president and Dr W P Reynolds Stevensville third vice president. A resolution to study changing state and county school fund distribution was approved. a plan to take 1 cent of every five cents of state gasoline tax for the common school fund failed.
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Billings
C. Wallace
Butte
Montana School Boards Association
Missoula
EF. CL. Marvin
C. H W. Asbury
Grow Agency
J.C. Haglund
Det Bank
W. P Reynolds
Stevensville
Perry Chosen Episcopal Bishop for America
The Right Rev. James De Wolf Perry of Rhode Island was elected presiding bishop by the House of Bishops at St James Cathedral Chicago. Seventeen candidates were proposed. Perry secured selection on the seventh ballot as 134 eligible bishops but 84 attended due to a storm. Born in Germantown Pa on October 3 1871 he rose through Germantown Academy Episcopal Theological Seminary Cambridge and was ordained in 1895.
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Chicago
James de Wolf Perry
Rhode Island
Episcopal Church In
Charles Palmerston Anderson
Frederick Feese
Georgia
Bishop Perry
Germantown
Calvary Episcopal Church
New England
Germantown Academy
Episcopal Theological Seminary
Cambridge
Mass
Lawrence
Parker Nomination Faces Labor Debate In Senate
Washington March 26 Labor representatives signaled doubts about Judge John J. Parker's fitness for the Supreme Court while awaiting a review of his federal circuit court rulings. AFL leaders said they had not reached a conclusion as they examined Parker's decisions including a Walker case tied to the United Mine Workers and Red Jacket Coal Company. The injunction against nine union officials was upheld by the federal circuit court of appeals where Parker sat.
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Washington
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Senate
Organized Labor
Citivers
American Federation of Labor
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Representatives of Labor
Capitol
Judiciary Committee
Walker
United Ming Workers
Red Jacket
Parker Whs Scrvene
Florida Won’t Have Capone For Citizen Miami
Florida governor declares Al Capone will not establish headquarters in the state. The case follows a federal injunction allowing Capone to come to Miami briefly, with sheriff arrests restrained until lawful authority. Capone’s attorneys challenged the governor’s authority, gaining the injunction.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Alphonse Capone
Chicago
Capone
Price Manipulation Hearing Set for Chicago Trade
The Chicago Tribune reports that Chicago Board of Trade members will be called to explain alleged grain price manipulation. William B. Massey, John S. Reddy, and Philip S. Reddy face complaints by Secretary Arthur M. Hyde, with a hearing set for April 7 in Chicago.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Somoorrow
Chicago Board of Trade
William B. Massey
Lamson and Company
John S. Reddy
Philip S. Reddy
Arthur M. Hyde
Bulky Tariff Bill Advances After Senate Vote
The Hawley-Smooth tariff bill passed the Senate 53 to 31 and moves to conference with the House. The measure includes broad farm duty changes and numerous industrial rate adjustments amid heavy Democratic and independent support and opposition from several Democrats and Republicans. The bill, opposed by President Hoover, faces contentious conference deliberations over export debentures and the Simmons-Norris substitutes.
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Senate
Thomas
Oklahoma
Finance Committee
Lindemscynte
Bicase
Smith
South Carolina
Garawas
Arkansas
Wheeler
Simmons-Norris
Hoover
Sinuuans
North Carolina
Smoot
Utah
Watson
Indiana
Anh Shortridge
California
Borah
Idaho
la Follette
Wisconsin
Connally
White House
Wall Street Day Sees Change On Last Year
New York markets show a shift from last year with money conditions easing. Rates fell from high levels, aiding recovery as the Federal Reserve leans toward easy money policy after the speculative collapse.
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Wall Street
New York
Manel
New York Stock Exchange
Gall Joans
Soarinet Ncte
Charles FE. Mitchell
National
Gits Luk
Stock Exchange
Jon Ny
Federal Reserve System
New York Bank
Reserve Board
Blizzard Paralyzes Chicago Businesses in Historic Snowstorm
March 26 Chicago endures the heaviest Midwest snowfall on record with over 19 inches blanketing the city. Streetcars and trains shut down as 20,000 workers struggled to clear arteries while horses delivered essentials through drifted streets. Many residents spent the night traveling home and faced continued disruption as the storm persisted with minimal transit service.
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Chicago
Middle West
Robbery attempt at county high school ends in fatal shooting
Police praise Sergeant Walter Prochnin after a gunfight with three robbers seeking to loot a carnival night safe. An unidentified man was killed. two others were arrested later as officers recovered weapons and numbers tied to the crime.
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Miles
Giry
Walter Prochu
Caster County High School
Prochnin
Mabel Evanson
Glendive
Dawson County
Eckersall Dies of Heart Trouble in Chicago at 46
Walter Herbert Eckersall, legendary football figure as player, official, and writer, died in his Chicago Athletic Association rooms at age 46 after a heart attack. He had suffered declining health for a year and had recently refused rest to continue football duties. He left behind a storied career including All American honors and leadership of the University of Chicago team.
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Chicago
Walter Herbert Eckersall
Chicago Athletic Association
Eckersall
Charles W. Dunkley
Associated Press
Dunkley
Eckie
Hyde Park
University of Chicago
Amos Alonzo
The
Maroons
Walter Camp
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Andrew Mellon
China
Uncle Sam
Mackey Clip
Butte Man
Rev. Perry
A. F
Parker
House
Miles City Police
Walter Eckersall
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