Snowstorm Grips Plains to East With Record Depths
A massive driving snowstorm snarled travel and knocked out communications along an 1800 mile trail. Heavyest on record in parts, depths reached 17 inches and disrupted rural Iowa and South Dakota schools. Telephones and telegraphs failed as winds and sleet caused isolation. Nebraska saw toppled power poles and widespread accumulation across multiple states.
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Charles Clry
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Trade talks spark farm relief clash over potatoes
Senator Vrazier challenged the reciprocal trade program as inconsistent with farm and relief policies. Dairy officials urged restoring 1936 tariff duties and raising cattle and oil duties amid calls to curb imports. Livestock and wool groups opposed duty cuts and quota changes, warning of higher prices and increased foreign competition. Senator Logan proposed expanding Federal Reserve powers to set prices until full employment is reached.
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National Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation
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Mallin
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Australia
New Zealand
Mexico
Woolman
F. R. Marshal
Salt Lake City
Utah
National Woolgrowery Association
Logan
D. Ky
Federal Reserve Board
Tornadoes Threaten Louisiana and Alabama Areas
Spring tornadoes hit sections of Louisiana and Alabama as flood damage, heavy rain, and forecasts of freezing weather spread. A severe thunder squall struck Mount Vernon injuring buildings near Searcy State hospital where inmates fled, and a Bayou La Katrie school suffered minor child shocks from lightning.
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Roosevelt faced with choices as economy lags
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt must decide new policy steps as business indexes show the country near the 1933 low. Advisors agree action is needed, with options including monetary devaluation, cheap money, and expanded government lending, though past measures have already exhausted many avenues.
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Descent on Washington Aims to Stop Government Reorg Bill
Opponents massed in Washington to derail a government reorganization bill pending in Congress. The Paul Revere Society and 26 patriotic groups join the protest. Key figures like Rep Sumner and Rep O'Connor weigh tactics, with Sumner hinting at curbing presidential powers and OConnor planning to strike the enacting clause to kill the measure.
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Frome Murders Suspect Motive Thought Revenge Not Greed
Texas authorities shift focus to revenge as the motive behind the torture slayings of Mrs. Weston G. Frome and her daughter Nancy near Ven Hern Texas. Sheriff Cris Fox says evidence points to personal animus while probes into New York romance rumors and questioned associates continue. Authorities in Berkeley and Laredo pursued leads, including a Californian couple freed after questioning. Clues involve missing jewelry and clothing not matching victims. Continued on Page 12.
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Harold White
Frome
Atlas Powder Company
Coast Guard
Rankin
Eight Die in Two Fires in Chicago Hotels and Factory
A winter storm-triggered blaze killed eight men and a 17 year old girl in Chicago. Firemen rescued 30 of 70 hotel guests from a four story flophouse on Weat Madison Street while a factory blaze at the Match Corporation of America plant on West Grand Avenue caused additional fatalities. Authorities named victims including Joseph Bento and others. damage was estimated at $40,000. Patrolman Hugh Gillispie helped evacuate many residents.
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Edward Hass
Thorey Osen
Frank Smiale
Sadie Palmer
Match Corporation of America
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Henry
Curtin Mrs Curtin Sentenced Life For Murder Of Children
Mrs Lillie May Curtin pleaded guilty to the March 18 murders at her Center Texas home. Jurors fixed a 99 year term after she admitted killing all her children aged 2 to 19 as she blamed inability to provide for them. District Attorney Wardrow Leta reported the motive.
Government Gives Montana 1438 Acre Park Land
Governor Ayers announces federal patent transferring 1,438 acres near Whitehall Jefferson County to Montana for a state park surrounding the Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument. Cave linked to early exploration legends and Sacajawea. Development began under Morrison brothers. Roosevelt proclaimed it a national monument in 1908. Continued discussion on page 12.
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United States General Land Office
Whitehall
Jefferson County
Lewis Widh Clark
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Hegan Development
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George
Northern Pacific Railroad
Theodore Roosevelt
Lewiis and Clark
Ayres
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ohio
Kentucky
State School Die to Be Inducted State School Die to Be Inducted
Bozema April 8 The Montana State college inauguration will honor Dr Ay L Strand as new president with Roy KB Ayers delivering two addresses on Monday Including the main address during the afternoon ceremony and again at the banquet. The MS CG Alumni association sponsors the event open to the public with reservations for the banquet required Sheldon E Davis president of Montana State Normal school will also speak Gerald Wentworth of Great Falls will preside at the banquet and Lester Cole of Great Falls will act as toastmaster.
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Roy KB. Ayers
Ay L. Strand
Montana State College
Strand
M.S. CG. Alumni Association
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Sheldon E. Davis
Montana State Normal School
Gerald Wentworth
Great Falls
Alumni Association
Lester Cole
Tee
Calif sugar plant clash inflames labor dispute
In Martinez California on April 6, a clash between AFL men and other workers at the Crockett sugar plant left several beaten and tear gas deployed. About 450 to 610 workers participated as deputies and state patrols broke up the unrest near the shut down refinery. An auto strike injured a man, and four arrests were reported as officers confronted masked pickets. The plant, one of the world’s largest refineries, had halted operations for 28 days amid the dispute.
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Insurgent Capture Balaguer Shifts Spanish Front
Dispatches report insurgent forces under General Jose Moscardo captured Balaguer in northeast Spain, a key node controlling hydroelectric lines and threatening the government defense line toward Barcelona. Government troops still held the southern end near Borjas Blancas, but Balaguer’s fall would allow encirclement of fortifications to the main Barcelona highway as troops press from the mountains toward Tortosa and the Mediterranean.
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Nine Months War in China Ends in Stalemate Stiff Resistance
Shanghai reports nine months of fighting in China with no clear end as Japanese forces fail to break the Lunghai corridor. Chinese troops, defending a 400,000 strong resistance, deter attempts to sever the Lunghai railway while Tokyo’s forces press near Taierchwang. Shipping and reinforcements to the northern front face growing impediments amid continued frontal combat.
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Tetanus Toxin In Serum Cause Of Florida Deaths
A coroner's jury in Orlando concluded that tetanus toxin in serum from Seater Berruma Mex 152, injected during cancer treatment, caused deaths. Dr. T A Neal was absolved of blame. 13 of 44 ill patients received injections. Three women remain ill, one expected to recover.
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Telanus
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Jacksonville
State Board of Health
Philadelphia
Draft machinery urged to speed wartime mobilization
Louis Johnson, assistant secretary of war, urged Congress to enact selective draft legislation like 1917 18 to activate quickly at the outbreak of war. He spoke at an Army day banquet of the Military Order of World War.
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Louis Johnson
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Military Order of the World
Shanghai educator victim of assassin
Shanghai April 7 Dr Herman Liu president of the Shanghai college was shot to death today by unidentified gunmen as he walked with his wife on an International Settlement street. A Chinese suspect said he was hired to kill Lin as he was a traitor to China. A second suspect escaped after wounding a British peace officer. Lin was a leading educator and had served as college president since 1930.
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President Roosevelt Reviews Army Day Parade in Washington
President Roosevelt stood for an hour and a half to bitter cold wind reviewing 15,000 troops and patriotic organizations in the capital on Army Day. Secretary of War Woodring and Chief of Staff Maria Craig joined in the ceremonies marking the World War entry centennial. Three antiwar senators and a congresswoman participated in a National Council for Prevention of War broadcast.
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Jeanette Rankin
Naonal Council For Prevention of War
National Council For Prevention of War
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