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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1937
Page
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Mexico City reports 30 bodies pulled from ruins after a powerful earthquake hit Vera Cruz and Puebla. Hospitals treat hundreds of injured as emergency crews rush doctors and nurses to the hardest hit towns. Epicenter traced to a 9 48 p m local time quake that lasted seconds to minutes as rescue efforts continue.
In Cleveland July 24, steel workers and police clashed at Republic Steel Core Rigall-McKinney plant twice. A striker killed when a worker’s car struck him. About forty injured as guards cleared a path for entry to the reopened plant under National Guard surveillance after a month of inactivity tied to a strike seeking bargaining agreements with Republic and three other steel firms.
The Helena Hotel and Restaurant Keepers' association accepted the Cooks and Waiters union demand for retroactive pay raises, averting a walkout by about 200 workers. The unanimous vote cut into a 32 wage scale with only three compromises, setting new minimums for salad and sandwich girls, steam table workers, and clubroom waiters.
The essay argues presidential control of the federal courts would threaten judicial independence and constitutional liberty. It compares free government to despotism, noting courts must stand above rulers for individual rights and cites Coke's maxim that the king is under the law. The piece warns Roosevelt’s plan would erode fundamental checks and balances.
Twenty travelers narrowly escaped death when a bus on the Ridge route north of Los Angeles near Newhall caught fire and burned. Driver Paul C. Burgess of Kansas City credited for saving lives after spotting smoke under the floor and guiding passengers to the rear exit.
Reports from Cleveland New York Washington Bay Francisco Buffalo Orleans Peiping Tientsin Langtang Vera Cruz Puchin Madrid summarize violent clashes strikes and political shifts. Incidents include one dead in Cleveland riots and a hotel strike settlement in San Francisco.
In Buffalo on July 26 striking AFL track drivers rejected a 22 point compromise contract. The vote led to warnings of a fight for a closed shop as picketing and blockades target two major grocery and produce terminals. Washington meanwhile cites RNC chair John Hamilton requesting all women committee members meet August 11 to discuss the women’s division activities.
Senate adjournment fever spread as Congress labored past dinner to clear its calendar for the Black Connery wage and hour bill. Senator Black plans to discuss a measure authorizing a board to fix minimum wages and hours for large industries, while Senator Barkley presses ahead with the bill amid administration shock from last week’s court bill defeat.
Washington July 26 Representative Rankin accuses the Labor Relations board of conspiring with communications influences to destroy southern industries Moe says he will ask the administration to remove current members or curtail their activities Senator Nys says the board has bias and is viewed as an adjunct The ruthless actions of board agents in Tupelo during the cotton mill liquidation and its assault on Raiment factories provoke public outcry
Kansas City July 26 AP Timmis Mattern left for Chisago to overnight then to Washington to seek reconsideration of his proposed flight to Monacow via the North Pole. Washington officials announced they had turned thumbs down on the planned trip.
Bohemia California July 26 warn pet lovers to keep quiet about congress threats to defy masters voice. The column mocks the Senate as deliberative and House as docile noting elder statesmen and animal allegories to illustrate political tensions.
Reports from Peiping describe renewed clashes between Chinese and Japanese forces near the city gates as Japanese troops reinforced the embassy guard. A Chinese assault alongside gendarmes escalates while a Japanese ultimatum pressures Chinese units southwest of Peiping.
Butte July 26. WPA officials with State Administrator Joseph Parker wrestle to trim July 8000 worker quota as 8508 employed through July 21, 608 over limit. They warn of potential funding shortfall if cuts are not made, with further 1000 reductions planned for August to hit 7500. Excess workers identified in zones 4 Wolf Point 8 Billings 11 Deer Lodge 12 Butte 1 Great Falls 6 Lewistown.
A lightning bolt struck a dome in Jerany City New York, shattering the stone carvings of the Ten Commandments and causing debris to crash through the temple dome amid widespread damage.
The Montana American Legion and Auxiliary convention began with a joint business session in Lewistown on July 26. National leaders addressed delegates after the meeting, with Clarence Oleon introducing speakers. Mayor William Dissly welcomed attendees and Earl Genzberger of Butte gave a reply. Paul Armstrong and Leo Temmay spoke as did Mrs. O. W. Hahn, national Auxiliary president.
On the Coast at Tacoma Washington July 26 a high AFL brotherhood official said his men would refuse to handle lumber produced by CIC workers amid a growing dispute with the newly formed International Woodworkers of America. Carpenters at the St Regis Draft Company refused timber from St Paul and Tecame mills but later resumed work as tensions rose.
Madrid July 26. Insurgent artillery barrage drives government forces from woods north of Brunete and forces a retreat in heavy fighting for the woods. Government troops cling to positions along the 30 mile front west of Madrid as insurgents press the offensive. Militia subjected to hours of bombardment around Villanueva de la Candas and Quijores as insurgent infantry press north of Villanueva.
The Duchess of Kent and her two children escaped unharmed after a collision that smashed the royal carriage windows and crushed a side door as they traveled to Bloody Point House in Sanday. The incident occurred while the party was descending a Kent road late tonight.
James J. Dooling, 44, Tammany Hall leader and Manhattan Democratic chieftain, died of a stroke in Queens after backing Copeland in a factional mayoralty fight. His death fracturing Copeland’s campaign, as other county leaders supported Grover Whales. Internal committee moves and posthumous shifts cloud the Democratic lineup.
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