Road Payments Hit High mark in Montana highway work
Montana highway department reported payments totaling 1 676 967 42 to contractors for four months of the fiscal year ending October 31. The statement shows 96 091 83 for rights of way 33 815 45 for federal supervision 436 667 18 for state supervision 5 113 59 for signing plus 210 965 18 in capital outlay and 354 204 32 in maintenance with 5 159 74 for maintenance supervision. Total receipts from gas tax federal funds counties and others were 2 310 295 96.
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Montana
Highway Department
Six-shooter Calls for Order in Historic Montana Assembly
Helena reports describe a six-shooter used to call the first Montana territorial assembly to order at Bannack in 1864. The weapon was donated to the state historical library by Mrs. O M Lanstrum widow of Dr. Lanstrum.
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Helena
Legislative Assembly
Territory of Montana
Bannack
State Historical Library
O. M. Lanstrum
Lanstrum
Billings
Great Northern Railroad
Montana
Yellowstone Registered Livestock Association
D. C. Bates
Great Northern
Chicago
B. H. Heide
Garrison
Idaho
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Trail
B. C
James Keyes
R. K E. Zahnhiser
State Highway Commission
Wolf Creek
Augusta
Lewis and Clark County
Carter
Teton
Sheridan
Pondora
State Land Board
Northwest Utilities Company of
Great Falls
Toole County
Great Northern Utilities Company of
Shelby
Toole
Montana-Dakota Power Company
Richland
Dawson
Butte
Anaconda
Inland waterway push to speed up Mississippi valley plan
Mississippi Valley association backs rapid inland waterway work, urging a five year program with $100,000,000 annually. War Secretary Hurley supports a $22,500,000 deficiency to accelerate winter projects, tying Illinois waterway completion to Great Lakes linkage and river system improvements across the region.
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ORK
Mississippi Valley Association
St. Louis
Hurley
Tlinois Waterway
War Department
Congress
Hoover
Illinois
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Long
JoWet
Hoover Opposes Broad Federal Crackdown On Gangs
Resident Ticover urges using existing laws to aid state and local authorities in fighting gangs while denying reports he will seek new federal criminal powers. He says states already have ample laws and that enforcement, not more laws, is needed. He argues federal help targets corruption but questions expanding federal powers and taxation enforcement as the path.
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Ticover
Congress
Hoover
Earthquake Devastation in Central Region Kills Hundreds
An early Wednesday quake of the APAN region affected about 600 square miles causing numerous deaths and injuries. Landslides and tidal waves followed the temblor with Nirayama wiped out and 69 killed. Nagoka resort destroyed with 22 deaths. Southern villages report 60 dead.
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APAN
Nirayama
Nagoka
Soviet Treason Trials Target 2,000 Plot Suspects in Moscow
Moscow court trials begin for 2,000 arrested in the alleged plot to overthrow the Soviet Union as a million citizens march for the death penalty. Leader Prof. L. K. Ramsin repeats confession while others corroborate charges. broadcasts from court amplify the proceedings. Stalin denies revolts in a UPI interview and urges stronger U S economic ties with the Soviet Union.
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IGNT
Moscow
Soviet Union
L. K. Ramsin
Russia
Ramsin
Paris
United Press
Stalin
Ile
United States
King Haakon VII and Queen Maud Celebrate Norway Jubilee
Twenty five years after Norway's union with Sweden ended, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud marked the anniversary in Oslo with a service at the principal church and palace celebrations. Representatives of other reigning families attended.
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Haakon VII
Maud
Norway
Sweden
Oslo
Federal Farm Board Members Meet Senate Committee
Members of the federal farm board held a lengthy conference with the senate committee on agriculture after which Senator McNary spoke on farm policy and legislation under review.
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Oregon
Farm Board
Meebers
Federal Farm Board
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Senator McNary. of
Railroad unions back six hour day for workers
In Chicago, one hundred delegates from five major North American trainmen's unions endorsed a six hour workday to ease unemployment. They demanded no pay cut but could not agree on a plan, arranging a second conference for December 4 in Cleveland with fewer delegates.
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United States
Canada
Chicago
Cleveland
Census figures show U S population rise 1930 total 124 926 069
The census bureau reports continental United States population at 122 775 046 and possessions at 2 151 023 for 1930, a 16.1 percent decade gain. California leads states with 65.7 percent growth and 2 250 890 more inhabitants, New York adds 9 202 839, while Michigan Texas and Illinois exceed 1,000,000 gains each.
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Census Bureau
Continental
United States
California
Florida
Michigan
New York State
Texas
Illinois
Markham and Price Die. Railway Leader in Altadena and Elks Figure
Charles H. Markham, chair man of the board of the Illinois Central system, died at his Altadena winter home. He rose from a section laborer to a leading railway executive and helped double Illinois Central assets in 15 years. John G. Price, former grand exalted ruler of the Elks and ally of President McKinley, died in Columbus, Ohio.
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Harles HH. Markham
Thinols Central System
Altadena
Calif
Minors Central
John G. Price
the Elks
President McKinley
Columbus
Ohio
Western Newspaper Union
Montana Growers Ship Feeder Lambs to Midwest and West
Close to 80 000 lambs have been shipped from north central Montana this fall mainly to feeding centers in Minnesota North and South Dakota with the remainder headed to Wyoming and Colorado. About 45 000 to 50 000 head went to feed lots in the east while still owned by local growers. Lambs weighed 60 to 65 pounds when shipped from Montana. Growers may receive market price after fattening or pay feeders for feed and labor, preserving larger net returns by delaying sale until fat.
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Montana
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Phil I. Cole
Chateau
Farm locals report large sugar beet and cattle movements
Laurel area records second sugar beet payment near 350000 dollars with checks cleared through local banks. Montana reports show Chinook yields at about 13 tons per acre and Hinsdale area farmers delaying wheat sales awaiting higher feed value. Cascade cattle and feed freight savings amount to about 4000 dollars. Anaconda and Helena notes cover stock shows, cattle sales in Chicago, and a Lions club luncheon outlining a Northern Pacific farmers tour through Hardin next summer.
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Laurel
Park City
Chinook
Chinook Hinsdale
Hinsdale
Valley County
Federal
Lewistown
Montana
Washington
Agricultural Department of the Milwaukee Railroad
Oregon
Idaho
Dakotas
Hardin
Lions Club
J. E. McCarthy
Northern Pacific Railroad
Iowa
Successful Farming
Northern Pacific
Campbell Farming Corporation Farms
What You Should Weigh For Men Ages 40 to 44
An old health column cites Dr. Leonard Williams on normal weights by height from 5 ft 6 in to 6 ft 2 in and offers a four week Kruschen Salts fat loss regimen. It advises scales checks, dietary limits on pies sweets and fats, and a daily morning dose of Kruschen Salts, 5 cents a bottle.
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Leonard Williams
Monument to Roland Threatened as Blaye Citadel May Be Deleted
Paris reports that the Blaye citadel in southwest France could be removed from the official list of historic monuments and its ruins destroyed. The article recalls Roland’s legend with Charlemagne and notes Blaye’s 17th century Vauban fortifications in defense of France.
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Paris
Blaye
France
Charlemagne
Roland
Roncesvilles
Nuremburg
Roncesvalles
Pyrenees
Sebastien Vauban
Bull's-Eye in a Domestic Storm Retort
In a tense domestic exchange a man tells her to use common sense during a lull in their quarrel. She retorts decisively, asserting her stance amid the conflict.
Unsophisticated Clara Mistakenly Confused Pawn Ticket
A humorous note recalls Clara misreading a pawn ticket as admission to a chess game. The quip plays on etiquette and misunderstanding in social scenes.
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Clara
Before Forty Fun Fades as Time Narrows Choices
A concise reflection warns that youth offers more options and playful ventures while mobility and energy dwindle after age forty, challenging the ability to find fresh ideas.
One seldom realizes he is wrong until he is found out
A concise adage notes that people often discover their errors only after their missteps are revealed. The saying emphasizes accountability and self awareness in personal conduct and judgment.
Pipe Failure Halts Rise of Everyday Fame
An unnamed man striving for recognition sparks a cautionary tale as his hopes dim when his pipe goes out, signaling a pause in his ascent and emphasizing the obstacle of a simple mishap derailing ambition.
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