Reverend John Frost dies. Crow leader and interpreter dies
The Rev. John Frost known as Plenty Crows and son of Chief Plenty Coups died at his Crow Agency home after years of illness. A Crow Nation leader, he once served as deputy sheriff in Sweet Grass County and helped clear Big Timber of gambling. Funeral services are planned at Crow Agency.
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Billings
John
Plenty Crows) Frost
Plenty Coups
Crow Agency
Mr. Frost
Crows
Frost
Sweet Grass County
Big Timber
McLeod Island
Livingston
John H. Frost
John Frost
Chief Plenty Coups
Plenty Crows
Red Neck
Blackfoot
Washington, D.C
Washington
Montana
Pacific Slope
Frontier Gamblers
JD Cattle Outfit
Tom Kent
Bridger Creek
Carlisle Indian School
Pennsylvania
Carlisle
Company A
Fort Custer
Madison
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Bus Driver Blamed for Renwick School Bus Crash
A coroner s jury in Mason City Iowa found bus driver Rex Simpson failed to heed railroad crossing signs and to stop before crossing tracks, causing the Renwick school bus Rock Island Rocket crash Friday that killed 10 people.
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Mason City
Iowa
Rex Simpson
Rock Island
Rock Island Rocket Crashes Bus Carrying Iowa Students
A Rock Island Rocket bound from Kansas City to Minneapolis collided with a bus at a southwest Mason City crossing. Ten people were killed and at least twenty injured. The bus carried Renwick high school students touring local plants.
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Mason City
Rock Island
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Renwick
Iowa
Western Riders Topps in Madison Square Rodeo
In Madison Square Garden the final program of the twelfth world championship rodeo saw Paul Carney of Galeton Colorado win 1125 for a stormy ride on Hell's Angel bucking horse. Casper Wyoming rider Sinewy Brida Gafford won the girls bronco riding title.
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New York
Colorado
Madison Square Garden
Paul Carney
Galeton
Colo
Hell’s Angel
Sinewy Brida Gafford
Casper
Wyo
Magazine salesmen banned from Helena after warrantably lax operation
William J. Alterman, manager of an itinerant magazine crew, pleaded guilty to operating without a license in Helena. He paid a 350 fine while 11 companions were released on condition they leave the county immediately after two days in jail. A crew stenographer secured local work and was permitted to stay under Justice White’s supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
William J. Alterman
A. J. White
Justice White
Sulfanilamide Elixir Tied to Over Thirty Deaths
The American Medical Association reports more than 30 and possibly 37 deaths linked to a sulfanilamide elixir. Recent fatalities occurred in Mississippi with others in Indiana Illinois Kansas and Oklahoma. Federal investigators probe the preparation as Dr. Morris Fishbein warns of its danger and limited treatment once taken.
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Chicago
The
American Medical Association
Morris Fishbein
Association Journal
Mississippi
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Federal Food and Drugs Administration
Fishbeing
President's Program May Be Long for Short Extra Session
Washington lawmakers face a tight window to enact much of President Roosevelt's agenda ahead of January. Farm bills, wage and hour reform, an anti lynching bill, anti trust enhancements, regional power planning agencies, and government reorganization measures may be delayed or split between the special session and the 1938 regular session as committees weigh financing for crop control and funding.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
House
TVA
Ritch Named State Historian Board Member
John B. Ritch of Lewistown was named by Gov. Roy Ayers to the state historical library board to succeed the late Dave Hilger. A pioneer settler and former legislator, Ritch is noted for Montana history writings and served in the Spanish American War. Other board members include Josephine Hepner Helena Judge O F Goddard Billings M M Duncan Virginia City and Mrs Fairie L Evans Deer Lodge.
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Charlottesville
North Carolina
Ritch
Texas
Montana
Treasure State
Fergus County
House of Representatives
Philippines
State Historical Library Board
Josephine Hepner
Helena
O. F. Goddard
Billings
M. M. Duncan
Virginia City
Fairie L. Evans
Deer Lodge
Government Approves Big Timber Athletic Field Allotment
The Sweet Grass County athletic field in Big Timber gains federal approval with an allotment of 11294 for site work, grandstands, bleachers, water and sanitation, fencing, and related improvements. The county plans to open operation by November 11 and forms a County Athletic Park Commission to oversee progress.
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Frank H. Bowman
Sweet Grass County
Big Timber
County Athletic Park
Sulfanilamide Reported Curing Eleven Meningitis Patients
Eleven patients with streptococcus meningitis, all with mastoiditis, were cured by sulfanilamide at Rush Medical College in Chicago. The American College of Surgeons attributed the cases to a perceived hope against a disease once deemed fatal. The remedy, derived from a German red dye, sparked debate over its safety and role in recent U.S. deaths.
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Chicago
American College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons
Germany
United States
American Medical Association
Rush Medical College
Railroads Granted Freight Rate Increases Across Key Commodities
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved freight rate increases on basic commodities, boosting railroad revenue by 47.5 million dollars annually. Increases include bituminous coal and coke 2–15 cents per ton in the west, lignite coal 2–8 cents per net ton, iron and steel 10 percent, scrap iron 20 percent, iron ore 5 cents per net ton, and cement and related materials 1 cent per 100 pounds, with region-specific adjustments for petroleum products and lubricants.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Territory
Man Scalded to Death in Steam Bath House
Edwin Englund, about 40, a tractor engineer for Cooney Dam, was found scalded to death at 6:30 a m Thursday in a Finnish bathhouse in Roberts Minnesota. He and bathhouse operator Charles Mattila had entered the bath Wednesday night to relieve his cold. Englund died from third degree burns caused by hot water after exposure to steam and boiling showers. Coroner Ross Martin said no inquest will be held and noted Englund had Swedish language letters indicating origins in Aitken Minnesota.
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Englund
Mattila
Ross G Martin
Carbon County
Martin
England
Aitken
Minn
Plane crash ends barnstorming tour in Tacoma
A trimotor Sereeche plane crashed at Tacoma Field on takeoff Saturday killing pilot Leonard Rhiner 34 of Kansas City and Fred Williams 20 of Tacoma and fatally injuring 78 year old Mrs Helen Nomblow of Tacoma. Seven others were injured including two women. The craft pancaked at the field edge after rising about 25 feet and the wreckage trapped passengers. Rhiner cut ignition seconds before impact preventing a gasoline fire.
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Tacoma
Wash
Tacoma Feld
Leonard Rhiner
Kansas City
Fred Williams
Helen Nomblow
Tacoma Field
Rhiner
Leaders press tax funded farm plan tied to new taxes
President Roosevelt told congressional leaders any new costs from a farm program must be covered 100 percent by new tax receipts. He urged a continuous program financed by sound fiscal methods and opposed new general fund spending. The plan aims to safeguard incomes, store supplies, control surpluses, and stabilize prices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
AAA
General Fund of the Treasury
Treasury
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Wallace
Federal Farm Board
Jimmy Brett Resigns From Montana Liquor Board
Helena Oct 20 James J Brett resigns as assistant administrator of the Montana liquor control board to enter private business as state manager for a distillery corporation. Brett was state treasurer 1933 to 1937 and led license and fee administration. former Silver Bow county treasurer 1925 to 1929 and past president of the Montana Eagles.
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Helena
James J. Brett
Montana Liquor Control Board
Brett
Liquor Control Board
Butte
Silver Bow
Montana
Eagles
Spiders Spin Fairy Web Over Randolph Utah
Randolph Utah residents woke to an unexpected display of cobwebs that coated trees wires and buildings. The eerie silken installation transformed the town into a holiday scene with strands drifting across streets and utility lines. No source of the webs was identified.
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Randolph
Utah
Turk Greenough Hurt at New York City Show
Turk Greenough of Red Lodge sustained a severe leg injury when his horse fell during the Madison Square Garden rodeo in New York City. Ben Greenough reports the injury will prevent Turk from riding in future engagements this fall. Marge and Alice Greenough have already secured competitive places in the show.
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Red Lodge
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Turk Greenough
Ben Greenough
Turk
Ben
Marge
Alice Greenough
Senator Steiner to retire from Oregon Senate
Senator Frederick Steiner of Oregon, a Republican and vocal New Deal critic, said he will not seek reelection next year. Serving since 1927, he will resume law practice in Portland as health has been poor since last winter. Steiner led veterans legislation and backed the cash bonus payment and was a keynoter at the convention nominating Gov Alf Landon. He served with U.S. forces in France.
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Portland
Ore
Frederick Steiner
Oregon
Senate
Steiner
United States
France
Young Ayers Suffer Broken Limbs After Ranch Fall
Don Ayers son of Gov Roy E Ayers sustained fractures of both arms in a fall from a truck loaded with poles at Sam Rohr backer ranch east of Lewistown. He kept a broad smile after bones were set and faces pain as both wrists elbows and a upper arm were broken. He will wear casts for three weeks or more.
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Lewistown
Don Ayers
Roy E. Ayers
Sam Rohrbacker
Young Ayers
Investigation urges speed limits to cut highway deaths
Montana patrol chief Walter Beck says careless driving, especially speeding for conditions, causes most highway fatalities. He notes 104 daily deaths nationally and 150 annual Montana deaths. proposes a 50 mph night speed limit and slower driving when meeting oncoming cars to reduce night crashes. He cites Utah air disaster and lack of investigations into individual drivers.
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Helena
Montana Highway Patrol
Walter Beck
Montana
Beck
Utah
United States
National Safety Council
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Happy Hunting Ground
Madison Square Rodeo
John B. Ritch
David Hilger
T. T. Olson
L. W. Baskett
A. L. Schump
E. J. Flasted
J. F. Clark
Bowman
Lions Club
American Legion
Jimmy Brett
State Liquor Board
Senator Steiner
Ayers
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