Congress urged to fund broad forest fire prevention program
July 8 AP reporting from Washington and New York outlines Representative Englebright’s call for a definite fire prevention program. He cites fire losses at 28.6 million dollars and argues current funding favors firefighting over prevention, urging Congress to authorize sustained protection improvements.
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Washington
Congress
Englebright
California
Coolidge
Hoover
Ready for Work on Great Power Project
Poison Montana Power company official C H Tornquist announces preparation for the Flathead power project north of town. Early tasks include enlarging the Newell tunnel to divert the Flathead River and constructing the power house camp offices and housing for workers next summer. Progress also targets construction of a power line from Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Tornquist
Montana Power Company
Flatehead
Newell Tunnel
Flathead River
Plaina
Mermoz Seeks Dakar Flight After Atlantic Crossing
French airmail pilot Jean Mermoz reports passing Saint Paul Rocks at 1 46 a m GMT during a return flight across the south Atlantic from Rio de Janeiro to Dakar or St Louis Senegal. Rocks lie 440 miles northeast of Fernando de Noronha.
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Rio Janeiro
Jean Mermoy
South Atlantic
Dakar
St. Louis
Senawal
Saint Paul Rocks
Fernando
da Noronha
Helena to host six day horse race meeting in July
A. H. Stafford announced the Montana State fair grounds will host a six day race meeting from July 28 to August 2. The Lewis and Clark Race Association will run the event as labor troubles close the Butte track. About 150 head of horse are redirected from Butte to Helena for this summer racing period.
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Montana
A. H. Stafford
Lewis and Clark Race Association
Stafford
Helena
Butte
Agua Caliente
General Neville Dead at 60 in Edgewater Beach Home
Major General Wendell C. Neville 60 longtime commandant of the marine corps died of heart disease at his daughter's home in Edgewater Beach Maryland. He led the 5th Marines in Verdun and Chateau Theirry and the 4th Marine Brigade near Solsons St Mihiel the Champagne and Meuse Argonne earning the nickname Follow Me Neville and numerous honors including the Legion of Honor and six Croix de Guerre awards.
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Washington
Wendell C. Neville
Marine Corps
John FP. W. West
Edgewater Beach
Vernon
Verdun
Chateau Theirry
Solasons
St. Mihiel
Chatpagne
Meuse-Argonne
Neville
Mooney Denied Pardons as Court May Act
Militant labor leader Thomas J. Mooney, serving life with Warren K. Billings for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing in San Francisco, was denied a pardon by Governor C. Young. The state supreme court recently refused to recommend clemency for Billings and postponed action on Mooney. The governor called the cases parallel and said both men may be innocent or guilty. A possible supreme court hearing was suggested if perjured testimony influenced the convictions.
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River Bprings
Pocantico Hills
N. Y
Rockefellers
Los Angeles
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren K. Billings
San Francisco
C. ©. Young
Young
State Supreme Court
Billings
Cne
Mooney
Supreme Court
Natal Day Party Tragedy Off Point Comfort
Four people died and six children and two adults were rescued when a motorboat carrying a Green Bay birthday party sank in Lake Michigan off Point Comfort eighteen miles north of Green Bay. Rescued passengers offered no cause. the boat went down about 400 feet from shore as the lake lay calm.
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Green Bay
Wis
Point Comfort
Here
Lake Michigan
Hay Raymaker
Julians Zellner
Ance Worder
Erwin Haase
Ray KE. Evvarard
M. N. Dasbury
George la Plant
Reed selects kindness over coronets as Elks elect chief
Atlantic City reports Lawrence H. Rupp of Allentown Pa elected grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at the 66th annual grand lodge reunion. Other officers chosen include Martin J Cumberland Datbury Conn as grand esteemed leading knight Leonard R Bilis Hot Springs Ark as grand esteemed loyal knight Joseph T Farra Provo Utah as grand esteemed lecturing knight J Edgar Masters Charleroi Pa as grand secretary Lloyd Marwell Marshalstown Ja as grand treasurer L McCready Miami Fla as grand inner guard John F Holliday Washington Ind and James Richardson Cincinnati named to the board of trustees.
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Atlantic City
Lawrence H. Rupp
Allentown
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Grand Lodge
Martin J. Cunningham
Datbury
Conn
Leonard R Bilis
Hot Springs
Atk
Joseph T Farra
Provo
Utah
J. Edgar Masters
Charleroi
Lloyd Marwell
Marshalstown
Jtgler
L &. McCready
Miami
Fla
Jobn F Holliday
Washington
Ind
James Richardson
Cincinnati
No law to cover bees on warpath in Washington
Yakima Washington July 8 Ellis Bounds learned there is no state law here to support a damage suit against a neighbor whose bees killed a team of horses on a big ranch and left one man bedbound with stings Prosecutor’s staff searched through shelves for a statute covering a bees on the warpath case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Wash
Ellis Bounds
Joaln
Dying Cow Injures Ohio Milker in Chardon
In Chardon Ohio on July 8 Fred Winan was pinned under a dying cow while milking and suffered serious injuries, unable to move for nearly an hour until his cries drew help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Chardon
Fred Winan
Winan
Butte Sheriff May Seek Governor Intervention Over Strike
In Butte on July 8 AP reports 100 special deputies sworn to guard non union drivers and deliveries as violence flares in a strike era. Sheriff McLeod vows to protect citizens, possibly appealing to the governor for state power. A rock incident injures a driver, coal deliveries resume with escorts, and labor tensions widen with sympathy votes from the Clerks' Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Angus McLeod
Hodarka
Huston Defies Calls to Quit as RNC Chairman
Refusing pressure from opponents of Claudius H Huston, Huston plans to stay as chairman of the Republican National Committee.Reports say he may delay resignation until the campaign progresses, despite senate lobby committee criticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudius H Huston
Republican National Committee
Huston
Senate Lobby Committee
Mrs Barnett Acquitted in Shelby Murder Trial
Inez Barnett, 82, was acquitted by a district court jury in Shelby of murdering her husband Ben Barnett, an oil field worker, shot in an automobile last May. She testified he was wounded while attempting to take a pistol from her. The crowd applauded. Barnett’s divorce suit and family ties noted.
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Shelby
Inez Barnett
Ben Barnett
Barnett
BERMAN VIEW OF PROPOSAL QF BRIAND
Berlin reports cite metropolitan papers forecasting German reaction to Briand's pan Europa memorandum. The proposal is seen as within League of Nations purview with focus on economic tariff issues and agricultural policy.
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Berman
Briand
Berlin
Datiies
Ariand
pan-Europa
League of Nations
Germany
Advertising Drives Growth At Nursery Convention
Cary of Davenport IA told the Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen that last year’s intensive advertising boosted business. Delegates from western states attended the convention in San Francisco. In Havana police cracked down on a protest at Santa Clara docks over the deportation of 10 communists, injuring several and roughing up many.
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San Francisco
Cary
Davenport
Pacific Coust Association of Nurserymen
Havana
Santa Clara Docks
Senate stalls over London Naval Treaty documents
Senate debate centers on whether to release papers from the London naval treaty talks. Senator Swanson argues ratification is in U S interests, while McKellar and Johnson press for full Senate access. After hours of discussion, no vote is taken and the chamber adjourns without action.
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Washington, Taly
Senate
Swanson
Virginia
United States
Sanate
McKellar
Rejuveti Bg
Hoover
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
California
Tennegnee
Behator Borah
Betlator Robinson
Arkansas
G O P Gathering for Row on Huston President Says Kinley Not at Helm
Washington July 8 AP A showdown on Claudius Huston's status as chairman of the Republican National Committee is expected at Thursday's meeting of party officers. A Rutland Vermont statement attributed to Earl Kinsley says Hoover asked him to become action chairman. the White House denies any communication. Benster Fess of Ohio is seen as a likely temporary successor. Huston resignation timing remains the focus.
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Huston
Kinsley
Washington
Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
Capitol
Rutland
Earie Kinsley
Hoover
National Committee
White House
National
Benster Fess
Ohio
Trigesmen Menace Frontier of India
Renewed activity by marauding Afghankhan tribesmen reported from scattered posts along the Northwest Frontier border as the region, recently tranquil, faces renewed tension.
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Trigesmen
Frontier
India
Peshawar
Northwest Frontier Province
Three Hurt When Pier Collapses in Pens Grove
The Wilson line pier at Pens Grove Nd collapsed late today injuring three people. Fewer than twenty were on the pier. three were thrown into the river and quickly rescued.
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Pens Grove
Wilson Line
Veterans agencies merged under single U.S. regime
President Hoover unifies all veterans agencies under one administration with Brigadier General Frank T. Hines as administrator. The move consolidates the Veterans Bureau, the Pensions Bureau, and the Soldiers Home, with total current budgets around 800 million dollars.
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U. S
Washington
Hoover
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Bureau
Pensign
Department of Interior
Soldiere Home
War Department
Veterang Administration
General Hines
Pensions Bureau
Paris Mont Man Killed by Freight Train
Myles Doran, 30, a transient from Parle Montana, was fatally struck by a freight train in Paris. His body was severed above the waist. no witness, authorities say he likely fell while attempting to board the train.
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Livingston
Myles Doran
Doren
Parle
Mont
Violent clashes leave dozens wounded in Mansourah riot
In Mansourah Egypt, six people were killed and 49 wounded as supporters of Nahas Pasha clashed with police and troops. Rioting followed an assault on Nahas Pasha’s motorcade as nationalist students clashed with authorities under a tense national political backdrop.
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Cairo
Egypt
Pérsoon
Mansourah
Nahas Pasha
Forment
Nahas Pash
Heypttas
Shinnawi Bey
Nahag Pasha
Quad
UPES FIGURE IN AMAZING HOLDUP AT LOS ANGELES BANK
A lone bandit with six gun notes robbed the First National Bank of Artesia, taking 750 dollars after bringing five accomplices from an employment bureau. Cashier A. T. Frampton says the robber demanded all money, while guards remained outside. Suspects fled in a large sedan. police arrived as the scene unfolded.
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Los Angeles
First National Bank of Artesia
A. T. Frampton
Frampton
Ntil
Justice Angstman Injured in Fishing Accident Falls
Associate Justice Albert H. Angstman of the Montana Supreme Court was hospitalized after a fall while fishing with James Chirgwin on Hound Crack, 50 miles south of here. He suffered chest injuries, not yet described as critical, and a medical update awaited.
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Great Falta
Albert H. Angstman
Justee
Montana Supreme Court
Angstman
Sundey
James Chirgwin
Hound Crack
Amoray
Hill couple reach settlement in divorce suit
Mildred Hill and Walter Hill, son of the late James J. Hill, filed in district court to cancel cross-complaints in a divorce action. The couple reportedly reached an agreement and plan to establish a home in Seattle. Mrs Hill went to Seattle ten days ago and Mr Hill was to follow.
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Livingston
Tistmisenl
Mildred Hil
Walter Hill
Lnte
James J. Hill
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Atlantic
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W.C. Neville
Natal Day Party
Wisconsin
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Max Barnett
Carl Steffner
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