Grizzly Bear Terror of Boulder Valley Is Killed
Old Scarface, a famed grizzly haunting Boulder country for weeks, was killed after a trap set near Jarrett cabin. Government trapper Ted Johnston recounts the capture and the bear’s scars and battles before the end, noting his years of terror in Yellowstone and multiple cabin raids.
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Boulder Valley
Scarface
Boulder Country
Big Timber
Floyd Bailey
National Park
Mr. Johnston
Oscar Fallang
Jarrett
Fleming
Earl Wright
Messrs
Fallang and
Bailey
Yellowstone Park
Buffalo Fork
County to bury body of Hoffman after hanging
Choteau Mont September 2 The body of George Hoffman who was hanged Tuesday for the murder of George Burrell crippled proprietor of a cigar store here remained unclaimed tonight Coroner Charles G Roberts said he had received no word from Hoffmans relatives and that he would have the body buried Tuesday unless instructed otherwise.
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Choteau
Mont
George Hoffman
George Burrell
Charles G. Roberts
Hoffman
Teachers Institute Here September 20 21
State supervisors meeting set for September 20 and 21 in this county. Sessions run 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m with Miss Marguerite Hood Miss Alice Mattison from the state office and others guiding music and supervision programs. Rural schools will close to allow full attendance.
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State Supervisors
Marguerite Hood
Alice Mattison
State Office
Henrietta Crockett
Montana Tuberculosis Association
J. A. Williams
Excity
Missoula
Polson
Elizabeth Ireland
Migs
Hood
Miner Lucas Zapon Drowns En Route to Great Falls
Lucas Zapon 60 a Roundup miner drowned in Belt Creek near Belt while driving to Great Falls to visit his two daughters. A note in a foreign language hinted at the car being left to his youngest son in Roundup. authorities suspect a lung ailment prompted the act. He leaves five other children in Roundup and two daughters in Great Falls.
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Great Falls
Lucas Zapon
Belt Creek
Belt
Zupon
Miles City Man Hangs From Railroad Bridge
The body of Gustave C. Vogel was found hanging from a Miles City railroad bridge. A new rope and suit were noted, with a note reading Bismarck and Port Lincoln in a pocket. A Manila service certificate and a note bearing Miss Knolls’s address were also found. investigators sought Vogel’s home origin.
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Miles City
Gustave C. Vogel
Bismarck
Port Lincoln
States Army
Manila
P. I
Texas wool sells for thirty cents per pound
San Angelo report states W A Miers of Sutton county sold 238000 pounds of spring 12 month wool for 30 cents per pound to Tom Richey representing A W Hilliard and Son of Boston. This price set a new peak while about two million pounds of the spring crop remain unsold or unconsigned in Texas.
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San Angelo
Texas
W. A. Miers
Sutton County
Tom Richey
Lampasas
A. W. Hilliard and Son
Boston
Plan to reorganize Western Loan and Building Company urged
R W Bailey assistant state examiner representing Montana proposes a state commission to formulate a procedure plan for reorganizing the Western Loan and Building company. He calls for local investor committees, aims to submit a plan within 30 days, notes 25 000 stockholders with 5 million in Montana investments, and reports the Salt Lake office handles asset appraisal with reduced costs and no executive salaries.
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Helena
Western Loan and Building Company
R. W. Bailey
Montana
Bailey
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Vermont votes to repeal Prohibition in wet era shift
Vermont, longtime dry stronghold, votes in favor of repealing the eighteenth amendment. Complete returns show 41,279 for repeal and 20,572 against from 248 towns, with two counties voting for the eighteenth amendment.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Cavern Cave Heads Down Cattle As 75 Die Near Hardin
About 75 cattle on a 200 foot bluff above the Big Horn river near Hardin were killed when ground gave way Friday afternoon. Three observers saw the slide at the mouth of Soap creek around 2 pm, with roughly 75 bodies found and the rest buried by earth. The herd belonged to E L Dana Livestock Co, leasing Crow land and Campbell Farming Corp lands.
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Hardin
Big Horn
C. A. Randall
Cliff Smith
Cecil Holland
Lester Rice
Soap Creek
E. L. Dana Livestock Company
Campbell Farming Corporation
Campbell
Early Day Pioneer James J. Curry Buried at Hardin
Funeral services were held at St. Josephs Catholic Church for Montana pioneer James J. Curry who trained horses for Marcus Daly. Curry worked with Farrell & Varney, the Daly ranch, and later homesteaded near Hardin after years in Virginia City and Billings. pallbearer John McLaughlin aided his tribute.
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Hardin
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
James J. Curry
Montana
Billings
Oeee Curry
Daly
John McLaughlin
Northern Pacific
Anaconda
Daly Ranch
Bitter Root
Valley
McLaughlin
Curry
Beer License Adds to Funds in State Coffers
Helena Mont Sept 1 Legalized beer poured 19864350 into Montana coffers from April 17 to July 30 State License Clerk John J Jewell said Friday Beer consumers through a tax implanted on producers paid 15743 of that amount the rest originating from state license taxes of 181900 August the heaviest beer drinking month of the limited period Jewell estimated will produce sufficient additional revenue to boost the total over the 210000 mark He estimated that when the law is in full swing the yearly revenue will total 250000
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Helena
Montana
John J. Jewell
Jewell
Public Works Funds Allocated for Flathead and Western States
Washington announced about 7.5 million dollars for public works in 10 states. Flathead Montana receives 540 thousand dollars and Shoshone Wyoming 391 thousand for Indian land improvements, plus 1.048 million to Madison Wisconsin and 250 thousand to Eau Claire Wisconsin for municipal work. Indian projects will employ about 1.97 million man days for 5,270 workers aiding 7,614 Indian and 3,111 white families. municipal projects add over 200,000 man hours.
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Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
Flathead
Mount
Shoshone
Wyo
Public Works Administration
Madison
Wis
Eau Claire
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
De Pinedo Dies in Flaming Wreck of Solo Flight
New York dispatch reports aviation pioneer Francesco De Pinedo perished when his heavily fueled monoplane crashed at Floyd Bennett Field during an attempted non-stop solo flight to Baghdad. The 43 year old, noted Atlantic crossing conqueror, died as spectators nearby narrowly escaped serious harm.
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New York
Francesco de Pinedo
Baghdad
Floyd Bennett Field
Atlantic
Benito Mussolini
de. Pinedo
de Pinedo
Helena Restaurant Faces Beer License Violation
County Attorney Sherman W. Smith filed a complaint against John M. Carr of Helena for violating the beer license requirement that food must be sold with beer. He said reports of other violations prompted potential actions against additional offenders.
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Helena
Sherman W. Smith
John M. Carr
Smith
State Treasurer Reports Montana Cash on Hand and August Receipts
State Treasurer James J. Brett reports cash in state banks on Sept. 1 at 2,508,603.68 versus 2,795,882.61 on Aug. 1. August receipts totaled 1,258,687.48 with disbursements of 1,569,568.90 and unfinished business funds of 23,602.49.
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Helena
Independent
James J. Brett
Fourteen Killed As Erie Train Wreck Near Binghamton
A Erie passenger flyer collided with a milk train just east of Binghamton and tumbled its rear coaches into the air. Fourteen were killed and more than a hundred injured as crews rushed to aid victims.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Erie
Hornell
Hoboken
Pennsylvania
Judge Berg Encounters Recurrent Hitchhiker Tale in Wyoming
Livingston judge B E Berg and family recount a hitchhiker encounter during a vacation drive to Zion and the Grand Canyon. After aiding a tired man near Yellowstone and Grand Teton, the car again spots the man later on the highway, who is seen as persistent in the same scheme.
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Livingston Enterprise
B. E. Berg
Wyoming
Zion
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Yellowstone Park
Grand Teton Park
Pennsylvania
Jackson
Livingston
Bergs
Judge Berg
Cuban hurricane toll rises as storms batter Havana region
Disaster spread across Cuba with at least 63 dead and many missing after a tropical hurricane. Cardenas reported over 30 killed and more than 100 injured. four sugar laden sailboats with crews of 15 to 20 each were missing. an Italian vessel grounded near Cardenas. Santa Clara reports over 20 dead or injured. Matanzas suffered four dead and about 20 injured near Havana.
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Havana
Cuba
Cardenas
Santa Clara
Matanzas
State bids must not eliminate competition Helena
Montana attorney general says for gasoline供应 bids the state must avoid restricting to Montana refined fuel to preserve full competition. Also notes vehicle registration dept must assign license plate numbers, with counties designated by the first figure on plates starting next year as applications shift to county treasurers.
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Helena
Attorney General’s
J. E. Murphy
Montana
Motor Vehicle Registration Department
Ee County
Ives
Two Fatally Burned in Gas Explosion at Santa Rita Station
Sept. 5 R. E. Rich ey and Ed S. Elliott, both of Cut Bank, were fatally burned Tuesday in an explosion at the north end pumping station of the Santa Rita oil and natural gas line. A third victim, Emil A. Nelson of Shelby, was not expected to recover Tuesday night.
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CUT Bank
R. E. Richey
Ed S. Elliott
North End
Santa Rita Oil and Natural Gas
Emil A. Nelson
Shelby
Public Works Fund Near Halfway Mark For Jobs
Washington reports the Public Works Administration is close to half the $3.3 billion fund spent with 5,984 workers employed on 94 projects so far. Officials expect the 1,020 approved projects to create about 81,920 jobs within weeks as weekly reports detail men at work.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Hudson River
Rehearing Sought on Montana State Income Tax Legality
Helena Sept 1 A petition filed in the state supreme court asks for a rehearing in the suit by Brian D O Connell challenging the 1933 state income tax law. The court previously upheld the act's constitutionality but the petition cites new evidence warranting review.
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Helena
State Supreme Court
Brian’ D. O’connell
Cyclone Describes Toll and Devastation in Texas Rio Grande Valley
A report from Edinburgh Texas notes a 100 dead as a tropical hurricane floods the Rio Grande valley. The storm damaged Harlingen Weslaco and surrounding citrus lands, with telegraph lines down and homes destroyed as winds wrecked structures and displaced occupants.
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Edinburgh
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
United Press
Texas Gulf
Old Mexico
Gulf of
Mexico
Boren
Harlingen
Weslaco
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Teachers Institute
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Karane
Flathead, Mont
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