Kidnapper William Mahan Sentenced to Sixty Years
Tacoma May 9 The George Weyerhaeuser kidnaping case ends as William Mahan receives a 60 year federal term and is sent to McNeil Island penitentiary. He may face additional life sentences on extortion charges. parole eligibility is set after 45 years.
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Tacoma
Wash
Mment
George Weyerhaeuser
William Mahan
McNeil Island Penitentiary
Alcatraz
E. E. Cushman
Mahan
Reese
Butte
Mont
A. J. Chitty
Justice Net Closes On William Mahan In San Francisco
In San Francisco on May 7 the department of justice arrested William Mahan, last of the big money kickback ring figures tied to a nationwide probe. Authorities said he faced charges connected to illicit financial schemes and will be held for further proceedings.
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San Francisco
Department of Justice
William Mahan
Senator Park Trammell Dies at Washington Home
Senator Park Trammell, Democrat of Florida, died Friday night at his Washington home from a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been ill in bed for nearly two weeks. The physician stated he died at 8 35 p m. at his home.
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Washington
Park Trammell
Democrat
Florida
W. Bloehorn
Dr Buck Ruxton Hanged For England's Grim Slayings
Dr Buck Ruxton died on the Strangeways jail gallows for the "Devil's beeftub" murders of his wife and a nursemaid. Mrs Violet Van Der Elst protested outside in a limousine with loudspeakers as police barred the crowd from approaching the jail.
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Eng
Buck Ruxton
Strangeways
Violet van der Elst
England
van der Elst
Six new spotted fever cases raise totals in Montana
Helena physicians report six new Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases during the week, bringing the season total to 16. Dr. B K Kilbourne, epidemiologist for the state health board, provided the update.
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Helena
Mont
B. K. Kilbourne
State Board of Health
Tony
Gov Hoffman Accepts Responsibility in Wendel Case
Newark N J May 8 Gov Harold G Hoffman took full blame for the sequence that led Paul H Wendel to Tren ton jail on murder charges in the Lindbergh case He said he knew Wendel had been seized and held and cited reports from Ellis Parker Jr son of the detective who sent Wendel to Trenton Parker faces charges in Kings County New York for kidnapping and second degree assault
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Newark
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Paul H. Wendel
Trenton
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Wendel
Hoffman
Ellis Parker
Burlington County
Young Parker
Kings County
New York
Ayers Files for Governor in Democratic Ticket
Rep. Roy E. Ayers of Lewistown, a U S representative from Montana's second district, filed his nominating petition for governor on the Democratic ticket. His platform includes tax reforms, utility exemptions, labor protections, highway expansion, irrigation development, and a balanced budget with no department overdrafts.
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Helena
Mont
Roy E. Ayers
Lewistown
Montana
Rep. Ayers
Landslide House Vote Kills Frazier-Lemke Farm Bill
The House defeated the 3 billion dollar Frazier Lemke farm debt refinancing bill 235 to 142 in a packed chamber. The vote ended five years of effort with heated exchanges over inflation and government money as supporters argued it would save farmers homes.
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Washington
Burns
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Representative Binderup
Nebraska
Green
Rankin
Missippi
Congress of the
United States
Thirty-Third Sweet Grass High Commencement Program
The Sweet Grass High School plans its 33rd annual exercises in Sweet Grass County. Senior class of 33 will graduate with events including Class Day on May 20, Baccalaureate on May 24, and Commencement on May 27. Senior members listed include Berton Amsberry, Jeanette Beley, Kenneth Blackwell, and others.
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Sweet Grass High
Sweet Grass County
Igh
Zeppelin Hindenburg Sets World Air Queen Record
The Zeppel in Hindenburg completes a 4,381 mile Atlantic crossing from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst in 61 hours 57 minutes. She carries 51 passengers, 56 crew, and freight and lands at Lakehurst after a long flight from Germany. The craft replaces Graf Zeppelin as the world queen of the airways.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Germany
Zeppelin Hindenbu
Naval Air Station
Friedrichshafen
United States
Hindenburg
Mussolini Is Hot for the Old Home Town
May 13 editorial in Popolo d Italia defies challengers of the new Roman empire. It says the Italian people created it with their blood and will defend it with their arms. The piece coincides with Baron Pompeo Aloisi's return from Geneva amid Italy’s League of Nations stance.
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Mussolini
Popolo d
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Roman Empire
Il Duce
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Pompeo Aloisi
Italy
League of Nations
Great Britain
Yellowstone Park Fishing Opens May 23
Yellowstone Park announces the fishing season will begin May 23 serving anglers in mountain streams. Acting Superintendent J W Emmert also says lodges at Mammoth Old Faithful Fishing Bridge and Canyon will open Dec oration Day with hotels likely opening June 20. Motor vehicle license fees will be collected at north and west gates starting May 15 with east and south entrances likely cleared by June 10.
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Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
J. W. Emmert
Mammoth
Old Faithful
Fishing Bridge
Canyon
Emmert
Montana Governor Vows to Preserve State Landmarks
Helena Montana May 6 Governor Elmer Holt told a special committee of Helena residents that he would do all in his power to retain for posterity the memory of historical sites in the state. He cited efforts to protect landmarks and urged community support to preserve heritage for future generations.
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Helena
Mont
Elmer Holt
Sta
Arneson Brother Joseph Dies in California of Pneumonia
Elmer M Arneson received a wire Saturday announcing the death of his brother Joseph Arneson at Oakland California from double pneumonia. He left for Billings by plane Sunday morning then to Oakland to bring the body back. He would have turned 37 next month, born at Swamp Creek on the old Arneson ranch. He attended local school then the state university before a stint with a California bank and later worked on settling his father A H Arneson’s estate in Tacoma. He died while employed by a Federal Land bank in California, leaving a mother two sisters Hattie and Sail chee te otee.
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Elmer M. Arneson
Joseph
Oakland
Calif
Billings
Seatte
Arneson
Swamp Creek
State University
California
A. H. Arneson
Commercial Bank & Trust Co
Tacoma
Wash
Federal Land Bank
Hattie
Sail Chee Te Otee
Kidnap Suspect Thomas Robinson Captured on Coast
Washington May 11 J Edgar Hoover announced the arrest of Thomas H Robinson Jr at Glendale California for the kidnapping of Mrs Alice Speed Stoll of Louisville Ky The suspect identified himself and was taken to Louisville with 4560 in cash including 4200 ransom None of the arresting officers fired a shot He had posed as a woman and used the alias John Simons for two months
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Alice Speed Stoll
Louisville
Glendale
Calif
Stoll
Hoover
Robinson
John Simons
Tick Bite Ends Life of Billings Resident
John A. Kelsey, 45, once with Snyder Sheep and Oxford Hotel, died in a local hospital at 1 30 p m Monday. He was the year’s second spotted fever victim in Billings after being bitten by a tick April 25 while working a lambing job.
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Billings Gazette
John A. Kelsey
Snyder Sheep Company
Oxford
Kelsey
Death of Harvey Clouse Pioneer in Montana
Harvey Clouse, early day pioneer born 1866 in Spring Valley Minnesota, died Tuesday after years of heart ailment. Funeral service held this afternoon at his son Harry Clouse's home conducted by Rev. A A Holbeck. He moved to Montana in 1884 and lived near Big Timber on a Boulder County ranch later occupied by John Brekke. He married Lillian Murray in 1890. they had son Harry and a daughter who drowned in a ranch irrigation ditch at age five.
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Harry Clouse
A. A. Holbeck
Spring Valley
Minn
Montana
Sweet Grass County
Boulder
Big Timber
John Brekke
Lillian Murray
Harry
Governor Holt Guest of Park County Kiwanis and Visitors
Governor Elmer Holt was the guest and principal speaker at a joint Wilsall Commercial Club and Livingston Kiwanis meeting in Wilsall on Saturday. Shields Valley residents traveled from across the area to hear the state leader, a visit delayed once by heavy snows blocking roads.
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Park County
Livingston
Wilsall Commercial Cub
Livingston Kiwanis Club
Wilsall
Elmer Holt
Shields Valley
Livinese, Co
Kiwanis Club
Administration tax bill faces stiff Senate opposition
In Washington on May 9 opposition to the administration tax bill crystallized as six Senate Finance Committee members discussed substitutes for the tax on undistributed corporate profits. Democratic leader Robinson predicted adjournment before the national conventions despite intra-committee splits.
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Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Robinson
Arkansas
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Harrison
Mississippi
Finance
Mitchell Seeks Re election In Montana Democratic Ticket
Sam W. Mitchell, secretary of state, filed his nominating petition for re election on the Democratic ticket in Helena. He pledged to push Montana jobs for Montana people and to conserve state funds while ensuring citizens are employed on state work and that only able married women are not employed. he vowed economy and efficiency across boards.
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Helena
Mont
Sam W. Mitchell
Montana
Mitchell
Secretary of State
Well Known Billings Resident D J Cole Dies
D J Cole 65 of 403 Yellowstone Avenue president of the D J Cole Company and civic leader died about 4 am Sunday in San Francisco. He had been in ill health for about two months. Funeral at Forest Lawn Los Angeles likely Wednesday with interment there. He was born October 16 1870 in Beaver Dams New York and moved to Billings in 1913 joining the Roe firm.
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D. J. Cole
Yellowstone Avenue
D. J. Cole Company
San Francisco
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Los Angeles
Dean Jervis Cole
Beaver Dams
N. Y
David Roe
Ithaca
Mills & Gibb, Linen House
Territory
Iowa
Tornadoes and Rains Hit East Texas and Surrounding Areas
Severe weather struck east Texas with tornadoes and heavy rains spreading into northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. At least seven people died, with fatalities including 81 year old Mrs. Tom Orr and her daughter-in-law in Horatio Arkansas, 20 year old Joy Morrison of Trenton Texas Electrocuted by a downed wire in Denton County. Hick Myers, 62, drowned after being swept from his horse in Hickory Creek.
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Tex
Texas
Lousiana
Arkansas
Dilworth
Lone Oak
Horatio
Ark
Tom Orr
Sid Orr
Joy Morrison
Trenton
Denton County
Hickory Creek
Hick Myers
Overpass Worker Killed In Harlowton Incident
Ray James age 30 of Miles City was electrocuted at 10 20 a m Friday while riveter on a railroad overpass project in Harlowton. Wind reportedly blew his hat off and in reaching for it his hand touched a 3000 volt wire beneath the scaffolding.
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Harlowton
Ray James
Miles City
Borah Charges Republican Leaders Ignore Constitution
Idaho Senator Borah accused the GOP leadership of caring nothing for the constitution and state rights. He blamed efforts to win black votes via the Costigan Wagner anti lynching bill as a threat to dual sovereignty, following Ohio primary results and Taft gains.
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Ohio Republican Party
Borah
Idaho
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Roosevelt
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