Roosevelt appeals to public to prevent forest fires
President Roosevelt asks all to help the Forest Service in fire prevention. He cites 25 percent incendiary and 25 percent smoker-caused fires, warning annual forest loss totals 51 million dollars. He notes education drives with Boy Scouts and inspection of a fire break near his Well Cottage Camp. He recalls a 1949 era goal of expanding government land for forestry and seedlings planting programs.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Tey
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Boy Scout Jamboreau Washington
Hat
Spanish Insurgent Armies Advance Toward Santander
Insurgent forces reported by Associated Press bombed Santander for the sixth time in two years, damaging buildings and wounding inhabitants as they push toward the major objective in northwest Spain. Police in Madrid arrested several men and women, names not disclosed.
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Francisco Franta
Kantander
Spain
Madrid
Substitute Court Bill Not Accepted by Foes of Plan
Washington dispatch reports that the Roosevelt court bill faced a partisan fight as a substitute measure was introduced. Opponents claim it is no better than the original and seek to sidetrack the bill to committee for study. Proponents say they have votes to pass or defeat any hurdle and would allow the president to name new justices yearly up to beyond age 75. A vacancy exists from Justice Van Devanter's retirement, shaping the controversy.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Logan
Ky.j. Watch
Ashurst
D. Arte
Supreme Court
van Devanter
Fear of war upon Amur 15 removed
Tokyo reports Pi Ruedas agreement to evacuate forces from Amur River islands. Cabinet ministers express satisfaction war averted. Moscow says Shigemitsu announces agreement with Soviet government for peaceful settlement. Soviet troops to withdraw from two disputed islands and more than 20 gunboats to be withdrawn after a half hour meeting.
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Tokyo
Pi— Ruedas
Amur River Islands
Japan
Moscow
Mamaru Shigemitsu
Hoe
Maxim Litvinats
Lipppmann on the CIO Reaction and Public Opinion
Walter Lippmann argues that opposition to the CIO arises from broad antipathy to labor unionism and collective bargaining. Governors in Ohio Pennsylvania and Michigan act to curb mass picketing while public opinion shifts toward stabilizing the community and supporting a party promising to keep the economy a going concern.
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Girdler
Lewis
Rt Jagat
Steel workers back. independents hold line in strike dispute
In East Chicago 6800 day shift workers return to Inland Steel under a armistice arranged by Indiana Governor Townsend as 12,500 total workers go back to work across plants. Massillon mill opens under national guard protection after Republic Steel moves 114 loads of workers there. Independent unions resist bargaining with the CIO, and Youngstown Sheet & Tub's president vows no reopening without protection. Continued on Page 3.
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Chicago
Iuy
Steel Turnaers
C.lc
Milla
Massillon
Ohio
Republic Steel
Ifn Massillon
Ohin National
Inlang Steel
Atria
M. Clifford Townsend
Indiana
Inland
Hitle Steel
John L. Lewis
C.1.0
Net
Purbell
World News In Gist From The Pacific To Moscow
Reports state Amelia Earhart is missing after a Pacific flight. Russia agrees to withdraw forces from a denoted area and Japan also pulls back. Britain rejects Italy and Germany’s naval patrol easing near the Spanish coast. In the US, unions press strikes while steel mills reopen. A Shaet and Tube plant will not reopen without civil protection. Memorial Day strike concerns prompt scrutiny of police actions and witnesses. Administration critics call the new court reform proposal unchanged.
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Honolulu
Shipa
Paciffic
Amalia Earhart
Moscow
Russia
Dlanated
London
Kiritain
Italy
Germany
Spanish
Chicago
Union Masoas
Youngatown
Shaet and Tube Company
Adviagt Amployea
Washington
Sannte
Naw
Weekend Fourth of July Weather Outlook
Weather bureau reports bunny weather may prevail through the holiday weekend with sunny spells. Forecaster C L Mitchell notes favorable fall weather most of the time Saturday Sunday and Monday with possible local thunder showers.
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Washington
T He Weather Bureau
C. L. Mitchell
Meteorologiat
Senate probe of Chicago rioting details police brutality
Washington reports testimony by Perez Marshall a Mexican girl that Chicago police piled 14 wounded men in a patrol wagon after Memorial Day clash. Witnesses described a moving picture showing police firing on fleeing demonstrators and clubbing women and men as sirens wailed during the unrest.
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Washington
Iape Perez Marshall
Just A Minute With Irvin Cobb In Santa Monica
Irvin Cobb laments changes in military life as generals retire or transfer to civilian roles. He mocks the gag rules and shifts of responsibility, noting commanding officers often stay behind lines while troops go over the top. The piece reflects satirical views on postwar military conduct.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Hfe
Tessie
Irvin S. Cobb
Earhart search widens as Navy joins hunt
Coast Guard readers in Los Angeles report amateur radio signals interpreted as Earhart landing or afloat in the South Pacific. Navy joins the search, dispatching a charted plane toward Howland Island while the Itasca pursues the missing aviators.
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Earhart
South Pacific
Los Angeles
Amelia Earhart
NAVY
Honolulu
Uly
Howland Island
Wirer
Itasca
Fred Noonan
Coast Guard
Howland
Fiers
Las
New Guinea
Coast Guardsmen
Idland Wand
Senator Wheeler Charges Indian Commissioner with Bribery
Washington July 2 Senator Marion I Wheeler of Montana charged Indian Commissioner John Collier with approving fraudulent contracts for Oregon Indians timber sale and forced their superintendent to sign away rights of orphans to lumber interests. He testified at Senate Indian Affairs hearing alleging bribery and moral fault by Collier and Interior Department officials who allegedly allowed Indians to be bribed or coerced into modified contracts.
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Washington
Marion I. Wheeler
Monetana
Klamath
Collie
Crawford
Cammit Tea Lumber
Northweat
Indiana
Conminstoner Collier
Whealer
Collier
Pendergast Named in Missouri Poll Fraud Case
Kansas City July 3 grand jury names portly T J Pendergast and nephew James M Pendergast as funding bond efforts for 46 convicted defendants. The indictment cites conspiracy to defraud votes by tearing ballots changing Republican results and driving counters away while a bonding firm prepared to cover trial expenses.
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Kansas City
T. J
Pendergast
James M. Yenorgast
Mark EB
Otla
Trua
Reaponac
Machina Pendargnat
Kaners Jetty Democratic Organization
James
Grand Jury
James Pender- Rast
Thoraine J. Pendergast
Governor Roy BR Address Highlights State's Fiscal Year
Gov Roy BR delivers a full address at Hozenian, with a concise view of the state’s condition as the fiscal year begins, summarized on Page 10. The speech outlines economic health and policy priorities for the upcoming period, reflecting official stance and local impact.
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Andress
Roy BR
Aser
Hozenian
Old Times Parade Highlights Montana’s Pioneering Past
July 2 Bozeman dispatch describes a miles-long parade showcasing Montana’s history from Indigenous days to the present. The All-Montana Day, created by the 1937 legislature and Gov Ayers, features pioneers, early firms, industries, prospectors, farming progress, and the last surviving Pony Express rider in a broad review. Page 2 continues.
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Bozeman
Montana
Ayers
Indiana
Pony Express
Slayer of Girls Eluding Sleuths Detained in Inglewood
Inglewood Calif July 2 AP investigators press on after three girls lured from a park were found murdered. Officials brief coroner's inquest cites strangulation as the method while a man described as key witness Ferdinand North remains sought by authorities.
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Inglewood
Calif
Swapeets
Baron Smtta
Modeling Everett
Hee Alster Melba
Jeanette Stephens
Peneral
Haskell Wright
Ferdinand North
Everett
Train collision injures sixty aboard Ashland Limited
In Chicago Evanston suburb the second section of the Ashland Limited struck the rear of the first at Davis Street station. About 60 passengers were injured with 39 sent to Evanston hospitals. Among the injured is Kathleen Vaughan 25 of Butte Montana with a cut right leg.
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Chicago
Northwestern Railroad
Ashland Limited
Davia Stroot
Evanston
Earth Woods
Wisconsin
Kathleen Vaughan
Montana Street
Butts, Mont
Nampa to Ban Fireworks After Summer Blast Horror
In Nampa Idaho a preholiday fireworks explosion and fire killed several and injured 14, with hundreds of pounds of fireworks detonating and flames engulfing a shop. Authorities say fumes and burns caused most deaths, while the store operator and owner valued losses at thousands. Mayor Ord plans a special session to ban sale and use of fireworks.
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Nampa
Idaho
Bovara Ghrl
H. L. Drake
G. Honafesd
R. Lewis Ord
Ace Cameo
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