United States shifts toward active disarmament stance
William Bruckart reports on Secretary Davis at Geneva outlining a new American policy beyond isolation and neutrality. The plan seeks automatic international supervision and cooperation to enforce disarmament while allowing consultation in threats to peace. France remains opposed. Britain Germany and Italy favor the approach and Morgan Bank hearings reveal tax and loan details.
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United States
Norman’ Hi. Davis
Geneva
Roosevelt
Davis
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
France
Paul Boncour
Montana railroads plan massive summer maintenance and ties work
Helena reports rail carriers map summer projects across Montana. Great Northern will maintain 1500 miles of Butte division trackage with hundreds of thousands of ties, bridge work, and rails. Great Falls shops may see a car repair program. Northern Pacific spends 40000 monthly on Rocky Mountain division. Milwaukee plans 225000 tie replacements and 100000 ties on trans Missouri division with crews of about 100 men.
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Helena
Montana
Butte
Great Northern
J. A. Frogner
Great Falls
Frogner
Blossberg
Austin
Drummond
Townsend
Rocky Mountain
Northern Pacific
J. H. Johnson
Missoula
Milwaukee
L. K. Sorenson
Harlowton
Montana News Notes and Public Works Initiatives
State notes report 16 automobile accident deaths in Montana for January–April this year, equal to the same period last year. Governor Cooney proclaims June 20 Good Roads day urging Montanans to contribute labor material or money to highway improvements. Geraldine reports the Big Sag wool clip selling at 27 cents per pound, the season’s high, to Murray E. Stebbins. Births in April rise but four month total falls to 1,842 from 1,894 in 1932. deaths also rise but four month total is 1,842, down 52 from 1932. Ship by rail group Montana meets in Great Falls June 10–11. Ludwigson notes 11,000 members representing 26,000 voters. Northern Montana College Havre science hall to be named John J Pershing Hall built from Fort Assinniboine ruins. Pershing once served nearby as a lieutenant of the Tenth Cavalry. Gov Cooney announces a Bitter Root gopher extermination drive with 100 men using gas in two crews. Montana farmers and stockmen receive nearly 15 million dollars in loans from Helena regional agricultural credit corporation. 6,201 applications approved with 4,342 borrowers receiving 10,888,995 dollars. 289,841 dollars repaid. Ralph J. Rader describes new allocation basis for federal funds, reducing Montana’s share from eight to six point four million under the new act. Despite hard times, Montana’s life insurance protection remains high with 1932 premium payments down 1,171,000 but life insurance remains robust.
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Montana
Cooney
Ludwigson
Fort Assinniboine
Northern Montana College
Havre
John J. Pershing
France
Tenth Cavalry
Gophers
Bitter Root Valley
Frank H. Cooney
Bitter Root River
Helena
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
H. H. Pigott
Ralph J. Rader
State Highway Commission
Life
Judge Harold Loun Derback Acquitted in Senate Trial
Federal Judge Harold Loun Derback of California was acquitted in the impeachment trial. The vote was 45 guilty and 34 acquittal, short of the two thirds required for conviction by the constitutional procedure.
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Ederal
Harold Louderback
California
Senate
Farm act officials named to lead packing and cotton work
Secretary Wallace and Secretary Hull approved a farm act program with Guy C. Shepard of Evanston in charge of packing house products and H. G. Cobb of Atlanta to handle cotton affairs. Both aides join Prof. M. L. Wilson as wheat administrator, amid expected protests from Europe and Canada. New York moves to repeal prohibition with a 12 to 1 statewide vote and 40 to 1 in New York City, pledging delegates to Albany on June 27 to push ratification as the sixth state.
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Ghent
Wallace
Hull
Europe
Canada
George N Peek
Shepard
Cudahy Packing Company
OG. A. Cobb
Atlanta
Progressive Farmer-Ruralist
M. L. Wilson
York State
New York City
Albany
Empire State
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N. H. Davis
J. P. Morgan & Co
America
Senate Banking Committee
J. Pierpont Morgan
Ferdinand Pecora
John W. Davis
Morgan
Pecora
Glass
Adoo
Leonard Keyes
Keyes
S.parker Gilbert
Morgan & Co
Alleghany Corporation
William H. Woodin
the Treasury
Charles Francis Adams
Navy
Senator McAdoo
Newton D. Baker
John J. Raskob
Silas TW. Strawn
Col
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Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank of New York
Congress
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Ways and Means Committee
Hugh S. Johnson
Moline
Ill
Bernard Baruch
New York
Johnson
Old War Industries Board
First Draft Board
Kansas
West Point
Treasury
Woodin
Federal Reserve Banks
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Ching
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Lutai
Tientsin
China
Manchukuo
Han Fu-chu
Shantung Province
Hwang-fu
Tungchow
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Machado
Arsenio Ortiz
Oriente
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Camaguey
Carlos Leyva
Taguasco
Leyva
Ortiz
Sancti Spiritus
Y Michigan Avenue
Farley
Chicago
Exposition
Arcturus
William Bruckart
Washington
Federal. Trade ‘Commission
Senate of the
House of Representatives
Curtis
Sumners
Texas
Inés
Hugh
Major Oritz
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