John Frost Buried With Crow Agency Lodge Ceremonies
John Frost, long a figure among the Crow, is mourned after lodge ceremonies at Crow Agency. Born of a union between Hammer Frost and a Crow woman, he grew under Crow guardianship, attended Carlisle, and served as a scout at Fort Custer before returning to Montana. His life bridged tribes and soldiers in postwar frontier hardship.
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Crow Agency
Hardin Tribune-Herald
Hammer Frost
Montana
Running Crane
Carlisle Indian School
Pennsylvania
Carlisle
John
Fort Custer
Lieut. Robinson
Felix Eagle Feather
From Vengeance to Brotherhood A Sioux Faith Tale
A mother vows revenge for her husband killed by Sioux. Her infant son grows, and years later at a Lodge Grass Indian church dedication he recounts the vow. He describes how Christian faith transformed vengeance into brotherly love as he stands with a Sioux preacher.
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John
Lodge Grass
Floods Kill Over a Thousand in Syria
Reports from Damascus indicate more than 1,000 people drowned and 10,000 left homeless as floods ravaged villages northeast of the capital. Troops patrolled the damaged area after thieves sacked a village along the Damascus Baghdad road as residents fled rising waters.
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Damascus
Syria
Ministry of Interior
Damascus-Bagdad
Tomae
Aleppo
Palmyra
Bagad
Terrific Wind Blamed For Airplane Disaster
Utah hearing hears rancher Harold Moslander testify that a terrible west wind shifted to north as a 2 passenger plane crashed high in the Uinta mountains south of Evanston Wyoming on October 17. The crash killed 19 persons and prompted a bureau of air commerce inquiry.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Uinta Mountains
Evanston
Wyo
Harold Moslander
Bureau of Air Commerce
Mon tana Education group elects officers at Miles City
Ray Bjork superintendent of Glendive schools elected president of the eastern district of the Montana Education association at Miles City. Marie Erdahl of Billings named first vice president and R E Olson of Bridger second vice president. H C Olson of Big Timber named toastmaster for next year’s schoolmasters banquet and Elizabeth Matheson of Billings toastmistress for the schoolmistresses banquet.
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Miles City
Ray Bjork
Glendive
Montana Education Association
Marie Erdahl
Billings
R. E. Olson
Bridger
H. C. Olson
Bie Timber
Elizabeth Matheson
Allstate
Elsie Martens
Government Office of Education
Washington
J. R. Jewell
University of Oregon
Commercial Club
Rattlesnakes Cleared From Winter Quarters Campaign
A South Dakota snake eradication drive enters November with A M Jackley claiming the largest slaughter in U S history. In Timber Lake 600 to 700 rattlesnakes were killed in three days while dens at Eagle Butte Faith Dupree and Marcus yielded hundreds more.
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Rapid City
S. D
United States
South Dakota
A. M. Jackley
Pierre
Sunny
Jackley
Timber Lake
Eagle Butte
Faith Dupree
Marcus
Greatest of Livestock Shows Will Open In Chicago Soon
Chicago hosts the International Live Stock Exposition from November 27 to December 4 at the stock yards. It marks its 38th anniversary with entries for 30 breeds and a record or near record exhibit total. The related International Grain and Hay show draws corn belt farmers from 20 states and three Canadian provinces plus Australia.
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Chicago
America
Chicago Stock Yards
Corn Belt
Canadian
Australia
China
Russia
Union of South Africa
South America
International Amphitheatre
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Central States
Western Range
High Court Upholds Auto Tax Payment Law in Montana
Montana Supreme Court rules 1937 act requiring motor vehicle owners to pay 1938 personal property tax on cars by January 1 before license plates can be issued. Four to one decision upholding constitutionality. dissent by Chief Justice Sands. Cascade county challengers and Montana Motor Trades association involved. Board of Equalization to notify treasurers and assessors to implement January 1 provisions.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Montana Supreme Court
Ralph J. Anderson
W. Sands
Cascade County
State Board of Equalization
Montana Motor Trades Association
E. A. Dye
Board of Equalization
Only Living Pony Express Rider Debunks Claims of Sole Survivor
Bozeman sees J Ed wards, at 94, recount 80 years in western frontier history from Pony Express mail carrying in 1857 to later army service. He denies Indian campaign claims of surviving the Custer massacre, recalling four days hiding in brush near the Big Horn with fort reinforcements later arriving. He shows a scar from an Indian arrow and stays mentally active with chickens and a summer garden.
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Pony Express
Bozeman
Edwards
General Custer
St. Louis
Sacramento
Fort, Ellis
Big Horn
Mr. Edwards
Custer
Five Billings Boys Hurt In Auto Accident
Five Billings high school students were injured Friday when the car they rode in blew a tire and plunged from U S highway 10 into a 12 foot embankment about ten miles east of Hysham. In the group were Jimmy Felt 16 driver. Lawrence Carlson 17. Clarence Sleepy Dawson 17. Lloyd Johns 19. Ed McKissick 18. McKissick’s death was reported Wednesday morning.
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Billings Gazette
Billings
Hysham
Sanders
Jimmy Felt
Stanley E. Felt
Lewis Avenue
Lawrence Carlson
L P. Carlson
Second Avenue
Clarence “Sleepy” Dawson
C. W. Dawson
Thirtieth Street
Lloyd G. Johns
Stella Johns
Avenue
Holiday retail trade forecast signals robust 1937 season
The National Dry Goods Association projected the holiday buying surge will reach 3.9 billion dollars for the last four months, an 8 percent rise from last year. T. L. Blanke said wages and farm income bolster prospects despite a weaker overall economy, calling the outlook far from discouraging.
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New York
National Dry Goods Association
T. L. Blanke
Blanke
Ogden Mills Leaves Large Charity Bequests in Will
Ogden L. Mills former secretary of the treasury left most of his fortune to his widow in trust for life. The will filed for probate provides $200000 to Harvard College and the Home for Incapables of New York, $100000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and $25000 to the Charity Organization Society of New York City and to the National Cathedral in Washington.
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New York
Ogden L. Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
Dorothy Randolph Mills
Harvard College
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Charity Organization Society of
New York City
National Cathedral
Washington, D. C
Government office fires total eight month count
The government reported 118 fires in its Washington office buildings during the first eight months of the year. Despite the number, total damage amounted to less than 800 dollars, about seven dollars per fire.
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Washington
Mooney Loses Last Move For Freedom
The California Supreme Court rejected Thomas J. Mooney's bid to overturn his 20 year old conviction as a parade bomber. Five justices upheld the decision stating perjury and frameup, while Justice Lagdon dissented. Mooney said the action had been anticipated and may seek the U.S. Supreme Court.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Thomas J. Mooney
California
Mooney
William H. Lagdon
San Quentino
United States Supreme Court
Warden Lawes' Wife Dies After Fall From Bear Mountain Bridge
Mrs Kathryn Lawes wife of Sing Sing Warden Lewis E Lawes died in Ossining hospital from injuries after a fall from the Bear Mountain bridge to the Hudson river bank. Her car was found on the bridge and the body located 12 hours later. medical examiner Amos O Squire will assess the circumstances. Lawes said his wife had been ill for weeks.
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Ossining
N. Y
Kathryn Lawes
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
Ossining Hospital
Bear Mountain
Hudson River
Westchester County
Amos O. Squire
Lawes
More Accommodations Sought in National Parks
Salt Lake City reports park directors say this year’s visitor traffic rose 15 percent over 1930 and expect growth to continue with more leisure time. Cammerer, head of the National Park Service, joins Zion Bryce Canyon’s Patraw and others from Glacier Yellowstone Grand Teton to plan expanded facilities for next season.
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Salt Lake City
West
Arnold B. Cammerer
National Parks Service
P. P. Patraw
Zion and
Bryce Canyon
E. T. Scoven
Glacier
Edmond B. Rogers
Yellowstone
Thomas E. Whitcraft
Grand Teton
LaGuardia Lands Historic Victory Amid Tammany Rout
Fiorello H LaGuardia captures a record mayoral vote on a republican fusion labor ticket as Tammany Hall suffers a crushing defeat. Mahoney and Hastings lose key posts while Dewey gains district attorney power and GOP gains in the state assembly.
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New York
Fiorelli H. LaGuardia
John P. Brien
LaGuardia
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Joseph D. McGoldrick
Pivoler
Frank J. Taylor
State Assembly
American Labor Party
Roosevelt
Tammany Hall
City Hall
Tammany
Christopher Sullivan
Thomas E. Dewey
Borough of
Manhattan
Harold W. Hastings
James A. Farley
Mahoney
Hall
Board of Estimate
Newbold Morris
Max Schneider
Hastings
Bruce Barton
Stanley Osserman
George Backer
Ralph A. Gamble
Homer A. Stebbins
Lewis K. Rockefeller
Nancy Shoonmaker
William T. Buster Laid to Rest in Montana
William T. Buster died at his Seventh avenue home after a long heart illness. Funeral service conducted at Patterson & Graff chapel with Rev. Claire L. Harris in charge. Burial followed at Mountain View. Survived by widow Elizabeth Gray, daughter Mrs. Ray Ramsay, and sons Clyde and Harold. brother A. E. Buster and sister Mrs. Stella Fetter.
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William T. Buster
Seventh Avenue
Patterson & Graff
Grizzlies Defeat Bobcats 19-0 in Clark Park Rivalry
University of Montana Grizzlies remained undefeated with a 19-0 win over the Montana State college Bobcats at Clark Park. The fast-breaking Grizzlies wore down a stubborn Aggie defense after a 3-0 halftime score.
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Butte
University of Montana Grizzlies
Montana State College Bobcats
Clark Park
Grizzlies
Aggie
Marx Brothers found guilty in federal copyright case
Groucho and Chico Marx were convicted in federal court of infringing a radio broadcast copyright. The verdict carries possible penalties up to a $1,000 fine or one year in jail or both. Judge Cosgrave set sentencing for next Monday as defense seeks a new trial.
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Los Angeles
Groucho
Chico Marx
George Cosgrave
Wells forecasts many more wars to come
Kansas City, Nov 1 H G Wells predicts several more wars before peace arrives. The British novelist, speaking here for a lecture, says peace will not be achieved by ladies in drawing rooms condemning war or by renouncing it.
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Kansas City
H. G. Wells
Notre Dame Edges Minnesota 7 6 In Surprise Gridiron Upset
In a Memorial Stadium crowd of 64 100, Notre Dame defeated Minnesota 7 to 6. The Fighting Irish held the lead after a first quarter touchdown as Minnesota failed to capitalize with a late forward pass attack. Harold Van Every aired eight passes in a bid to win, but Chuck Sweeney secured the win for Notre Dame.
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Minneapolis
Fighting Irish
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Golden Gophers
Memorial Stadium
Gophers
Harold van Every
Chuck Sweeney
Sweeney
Allen McFarland
Navy
Andy Puplis
Larry Bugler
McCarthy
McCormick
King
Purplis
Elmer Layden
van Every
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