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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1933
Page
1
Protests against colonial taxes in St Pierre, Mig. escalate as two French warships sail into the harbor and seize the capital. Armed sailors patrol streets, arrests follow swelling unrest, and residents clash with authorities amid a tense political standoff.
Washington reports a department announcement detailing a Montana Indians public works package with a $1,500,000 construction program. It lists costs for enlargement, water supply, plant equipment, and building reroofing, with multiple line items and a target of reducing debts for tribal members.
Two small fishing steamers the Trave and the Onnaumea collided six miles offshore near RibSpain. At least eleven men are feared dead with survivors rescued and search operations continuing.
Premier Patadteray vows France will defend Austrian liberty and honor the League of Nations amid postwar tensions. He announces $10,000,000 in new credit facilities and inspects steel and concrete defense lines along a 12 mile front. The dispatch notes European arbitration and restraint as France plans for security.
W G Blair pioneer of Beaverhead county dies at home after a long illness. He was a prominent cattleman with a prominent family. Survived by wife, a daughter, and several grandchildren. The community mourns his loss.
Labor groups press for strict regulation of truck operations and enforcement against NIRA violations. The Montang Federation of Labor opened its convention with 200 delegates in session at Eddy Cabin chairing speeches on national recovery programs. Committees were named to examine rules, credentials, and program action with reports expected today. Mrs RC Batty of Billings addressed delegates on Montana politics and the federation agenda.
In Ennis County Clare Irish Free State Aug 27 President De Valera addressed a large crowd at a Munster meeting. Eoin O'Duffy appeared with civic guards at Ranton Attor ute Bandoy and Teal na Math where 59 guards blocked a planned speech. The debate centered on whether government would be by the people for the people.
In downtown Los Angeles a dig for a new county courthouse uncovers rumors of ancient caches beneath Kurt Maine HM. Prospectors guided by Spanish maps seek hidden silver and platinum with two shallow borings planned. City officials await funding to continue as steam shovels may reveal buried valuables.
Shanghai reports the Yellow River embankments failing as 3,000,000 people are at risk across Shandong Henan and nearby regions. Villages are submerged and authorities appeal for national aid while renewed rains sustain flooding threat cities near Kaifeng face advancing waters.
A six inch rain today caused heavy property damage in the suburban district of Wichita within the northwest Uintah area near Keebt nine miles northeast of the city. Reported damage totals include fifteen structures affected.
Fragmented OCR reports a guard in Texas City near Sugarland came under fire during a farm state prize event. A Beaumont King from Wilbarger County was shot by a guard, with a suspect later killed by return fire. The injured guard was hospitalized amid unclear条件.
At St Louis, Aug 27, a relentless epidemic march claimed three more victims and added 18 new cases, raising the total to 260. Two county and city deaths lifted the toll to 39 as federal state and city health experts sought the cause and a preventive measure.
In Cuba, workers on the Cuba and Northern railways agreed at Camaguey to return to their jobs tomorrow after nearly four weeks on strike. Arbitration by Secretary of Communications Nicaso Silverto brokered a temporary settlement, with a 16 day window to review wage levels from March 1930. Other island-wide disruptions continued.
In New York a quirky dispatch from Nairobi reports Jen Skelly weighing a choice between remaining a Central Park hot dog vendor and accepting a Swahili invitation to rule a kingdom. The rambling, misspelled note mentions a supposed royal offer and a distant East Africa context, with unclear details.
Washington reports the NRA extends its control over major industry by enforcing a permanent code for autos while coal code talks stall. President Roosevelt signed the auto code at Hyde Park with a key provision altered. Union relations and worker hiring rights fueled controversy as coal talks reach a standstill and Johnson readies a nationwide address to mobilize 1.5 million volunteers in a mop-up campaign.
An OCR reading from a Washington dispatch notes rising momentum for repealing prohibition. Texas shows strong anti prohibition majorities while other states prepare to ballot. Virginia and Kentucky actions hint at momentum toward a November repeal. Governors Landon Allen Cooney may call special sessions to advance repeal if needed.
President Roosevelt motors through Sabbath traffic to inspect a Civilian Conservation Corps camp on Bear Mountain across the Hudson and Camp Smith near Bear Mountain. He chats with cadets about jobs and progress, then reviews the 7th brigade including joined regiments as relatives cheer.
Raymond Moley, longtime adviser, quits as assistant secretary of state effective Sept. 7. He will edit a new national weekly to be published by Vincent Astor. The move ends Moley’s two year tenure and follows tensions with Secretary Hull after the London conference.
Glendive August 27 The Glendive Golf Club home was bombed last night with a dynamite stick detonated against the front door. The interior was wrecked with holes in floor and roof and debris scattered for a considerable distance. Motive unknown as investigators work to determine any possible grievance or reason.
At Bear Mountain Civilian Conservation Camp Hyde Park youths surrounded the president. An unidentified boy asked for a cigarette after spotting Robert Clark by the presidential car. Roosevelt offered the cigarette, declined a fight, and handed back the smoke.
Washington Aug 27 Hugh S Johnson opened the NRA drive urging shoppers to buy under the blue eagle but abstain from boycott intimidation or violence He announced 1 500 000 volunteers will canvass the nation as the drive begins and estimated 70 to 80 percent of employers are under the blue eagle He called the program a milestone in human progress and vowed to keep the eagle’s wings clean.
A four year old Betty Clark wandered for 72 hours in the Rocky mountains near Abernash Calo before being found by Mic lumberjacks four miles from her ranch. She was hungry bruised but in good health and placed under a doctor's care. She had wandered after going with her father to a hay field and told him she was going home alone.
Price Utah Aug 27 The Carbon county coal strike remained quiet today after 68 pickets were arrested yesterday afternoon for allegedly refusing to leave Consumers mine property under orders of a force of special deputies. Deputies were to move into Spring Canyon district where another group of miners was picketing the property.
A nationwide survey reports one third of names on reenployment relief rolls erased since March. About 1,600,000 families removed from state and federal charity lists as employment rises and summer conditions ease subsistence needs. Nearly 2,000,000 families still received aid last month, with numbers tapering as men find work.
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