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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1928
Page
1
Ravens City reports a Republican scene ahead of the national convention as candidates hold meetings in hotel lobbies and conference rooms. Hoyer and Lawden figure in chatter about possible nominees while Pershing emerges as a floated option amid early jockeying for support.
In Trepansey, NX, June 4 AP reports Amelia Earhart ready to attempt flight eastward from the New World’s edge aboard a tri motored Fokker with The Friend shin. Her crew Wil mer Stultz and Lyn Gordon joined, slipping out yesterday. fog forced a stop near a Malilax forest as they pressed toward the Atlantic venture.
Deer Lodge banker R. P. Larahle, a prominent local figure, was brought to the brink of death this afternoon at his Deer Lodge residence following an attack described as a spinal malady. Doctors expressed only guarded hope for his recovery as the situation remained critical.
Billings Montana June 4. Mayor Arthur Trenerry was arrested Saturday night on a charge under the national prohibition law and released on fifty dollar bond awaiting the next term of federal court. The mayor declares the charges are a frame up.
The Federal Reserve Board stated member banks show an ongoing rise in loan volumes, with credit extended increasing by nearly one billion dollars since February and peaking at a record high by mid May. Normal measures to curb credit failed, the board noted, as loan growth since mid April was driven entirely by holdings of securities and by brokers and dealers on the New York financial market.
The body of Mearl Schorzman, a young girl from Park County, was discovered yesterday in Tillman Creek near her residence. She had been reported missing on April 26.
In a triennial Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen vote, A F Whitney defeats Lee by 24 votes to become chief secretary-treasurer for a three year term while Lee, aged 68, abstains and remains in the organization as an elected successor. Whitney started as a brakeman in Chicago and Northwestern. Lee’s defeat follows years of political storms and health concerns.
Milesty, June 4. Frank M. Wolfe of this area is in the hospital after a double escape from death in the Yellowstone river near Merton. Sunday afternoon he was perilously immersed when a cave‑in trapped him and a boulder rolled in, pinning him before the swift current freed him and carried him to safety.
A federal grand jury was chosen to investigate crime and violence tied to elections, including murders and bombings. Edson White of Armour & Company was named foreman, with Justice William V. Brothers presiding. The panel will examine links between crime and politics and any impact on candidates.
A radio message in English and Italian, heard by amateur receivers at Gaevle Upsala Sjaer Man and Trelinborg, suggested the dirigible Italia in Arctic waters near Bordeaux. The garbled dispatch claimed the ship could only hear Bordeaux while the transmission appeared from Copenhagen via the Hameoo station, with wavelengths around 000 to 1000 meters.
Galveston Texas June 4 Miss Ella Van Huesen of Chicago was selected tonight as the beauty queen of the United States in the third annual international pageant of pulchritude. Contestants from various parts of the United States competed for the title.
The Talon Suites military academy football team will play Stanford University in New York City December 16 of this year. The teams will meet again at Palo Alto in 18. An official announcement was made late today.
A congressional inquiry yielded no personal knowledge from Governor William Sulzer of New York regarding campaign expenditures for Governor Smith or any rival. The probe examined alleged funds to secure Smith delegates in a key Western primary, while West Virginia and related states were cited in a broader spend analysis tied to the presidential nomination race.
In a divided 5 to 4 ruling the Supreme Court allows evidence from tapped telephone conversations to be used in three Washington cases, including the Ray Olmstead conviction. The majority says wiretapping violates the Fourth Amendment only when it invades homes or offices, not for material gathered without such intrusion. The dissent denounces the ruling as eroding constitutional protections.
The Reverend De Willam A. Goerry, bishop of the South Carolina diocese, was shot in a Tallahassee hospital today by a clergyman, Wandhyard, 66, who then killed himself. Goerry is unconscious after chest wounds and a bullet was removed in surgery. the incident remains under investigation.
Delegates gathered at the annual convention of the Retail Merchants Association of Manta. Appointment of auditing and auditing committees was the chief business completed today. A banquet tonight opened the event and official activities continue through tomorrow night.
A historic aviation record was reportedly broken at Tirlemont when Nelaian divers Adjutant Louis Cronj and Sergeant Victor Breenan achieved a new world sustained flight mark. Details are unclear due to fragmented text, but the event is framed as a decisive air achievement by named officials.
Trans Pacific monoplane Southern Cross arrives from Kauai Hawaii covering 3380 miles northward in a 20 hour crossing. Captain Kingsford Smith and companions crown the feat amid storm, with Charles Ulm navigator Harry Lyon and James Warner aboard.
Butte June 4 AP Chairman AW McDowell of the state Democratic central committee said he will remain neutral among candidates in the Democratic primaries. He argued the people should decide who is a Democrat at the primaries and stressed unity to strengthen the party for November 6. He rejected the idea that the committee should judge who is or isn't a Democrat.
Helen Wills defeated Eileen Kenny of England to win the French international hard courts crown, adding the world title to her England and America victories. Henri Cachet of France won the men's singles, beating defending U.S. champion Rene Tak. Bennett Beaten, Wills showed dominance while Cachet ousted his rival in a close three-set match.
The record reports the discovery of Logan, an African American man, found dead in the Missouri River near Slater. The text notes he had been handcuffed and shows indications of fatal injuries, with authorities believing drowning as the probable cause. The fragmentary account mentions Oale Williams and the pursuit by officers last week.
In Ling yu of Hainan a clash with government troops left hundreds of communists dead and four hundred captured. The report notes the engagement occurred in May with details from Caron China.
Unconfirmed reports from Mukden describe a bomb attack on Marshal Chang Hsien at the grand hall in Peking where Chang was injured and killed guards. The cabinet secretary Mo Teh-Huy was seriously wounded. Rumors spread accusing Japan as Manchuria tensions rise. Japanese residents take refuge with troops after a stabbing of a Japanese man by a Chinese.
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