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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1927
Page
1
New York report notes steady overall business despite martial season decline. Weather and floods affect sectors. steel demand weakens slightly yet orders remain steady and third quarter inquiries rise. Freight remains heavy though damage in the Mississippi Basin reduces roadings from the prior week.
Bucharest reports General Averescu’s cabinet quits after March 30 1926 rule. King Ferdinand requests Barbu Surdosy to form a national union ministry. Surhoy, brother in law to M Bratianu, is trusted by Queen Marie. AP dispatch notes Averescu's ouster followed royal demand. Vienna cites cabinet meeting last night.
Owens valley ranchers and locals report another dynamiting of the Los Angeles aqueduct, the third in three weeks and fifth in two years. Small businesses claim LA should compensate for revenue losses as LA water rights push developers off land and lines abandon backcountry communities. Legislature previously investigated the dispute and deplored the water power commission methods amid ongoing tensions along the conduit setting.
Partly decomposed body of a man about fifty years old, five feet ten inches tall with light brown graying hair and two missing front teeth, discovered by two hunters southwest of town today under an overhanging boulder. The man’s name is not stated in the report.
Russell reports rescuers scoured Paradise Creek after a car plunged into the stream last night. Missing are Bilott Burlin, 18, of Luray, and Ruth Caprez, 18, of Walfo, with searching parties patrolling the area for any trace.
Fort Washington NC June 6 AP two men drowned when squall capsized the aloap Biva off Sanda Point. The dead are Robert Torlll of Ant aonia Conn connected with National Advertisers and Lowell Stoner of New York. The third member Hast H Piltard of New York was rescued by a schooner.
A large roundup of Wyoming wild horses is planned near Thermopolis starting July 18 under a law permitting sale or destruction of excess wild horses. The herd, crowded cattle ranges, will be driven to corrals on Copper Mountain near Wind River Canyon, attracting tourists.
Section of Arkansas reports renewed flood danger with rivers threatening to flood bank lines and submerge large farm tracts. Mississippi and Atchafalaya basins show slow flows and rising levels risking communities from New Iberia to Point Pelican as rains persist across southern Louisiana and eastern Arkansas.
John Larson a longtime Montana pioneer and mining figure has died at his Marysville home at age sixty eight. A Helena area resident for decades he was born June 1 1839 in Central Turk and came to America in 1863. He moved to Montana in 1864 and was active in county affairs and mining through years of service.
AP dispatch describes Kenny Sampson, a shore resident, rescuing three boys aged 14 10 and 8 from a small open boat adrift on Lake Erie near Put in Bay. The boys William 14 Thomas 10 and John Jackson 8 are sons of Charles Jackson of Bowlus Harbor Michigan. A large dog guarded them as they slept in the bottom of the craft until rescue arrived Friday morning.
Washington June 5 William R Stansbury clerk of the supreme court of the United States died here today from a heart attack Born Washington D C May 25 1858 he was appointed assistant clerk in August 1862 and made clerk in October 1921 Chief Justice Taft and all the justices of the court will act as honorary pallbearers at the funeral Tuesday morning
A Jackson man, Wal ler Burley, confessed to police that he killed 19 year old Martha Rees and wounded Mrs O S Rees at Tarkson. After the confession, Burley was moved from Jackson jail as a mob gathered, with guards on duty to maintain order. The report notes witnesses present and the tense aftermath as investigators sought further actions.
On the cruiser Memphis Lindbergh scanned the skies for the Helanes plate Columbia but failed to spot it as it neared any closer view. Admiral Burrage hosted him with banter about not following ship rules while press and aides lingered amid the forward citadel.
St Paul June 6 AP Ralph Budd president of the Great Northern said the purchase of the Shevin-Hixon railroad to extend 25 miles northwest of Bend Oregon marks the first step in expanding the Oregon Trunk road from Bend to Klamath Falls. The Great Northern has taken over extension plans with Northern Pacific declining to participate.
Berlin reports the Bellanca plane Columbia made a forced landing at Eisleben about 110 miles southwest of Berlin. The craft was said to be in good order, with fuel shortage or navigation error blamed. After refueling at Eisleben, it departed for Berlin, expected to arrive within the hour, marking 42 hours aloft since Roosevelt Field.
A series of early morning and daytime observations tracked a Bellanca aircraft crossing from New York to Newfoundland and beyond. Reports place the plane near North West Port Maia and Provincetown, with subsequent sightings over Yarmouth and La Havre Maribor. A second Bellanca was observed near Marshfield and near Cape Race, as the craft circled the Mauretania area and was sighted by the Transylvania off Land’s End.
Two brothers aged 16 and 14 were seen near a Texaco station at Sixth and Nelis and stole a pocketbook from Mrs. Ole Mannan of Clarkwood, Washington. The purse contained $6.79 and the men were picked up after Mrs. Mannan alerted police. Both boys confessed after identification and the wallet and money were returned to the owner. The case is being forwarded to the county attorney today.
Mrs Clarence Chamberlin and Mrs Charles Levine expect to sail aboard the Berengaria to meet their husbands as the Europa voyage continues. Both women voiced pride at the successful flight and joy at reunion prospects, noting plans to join their spouses as soon as possible.
The Brazilian trans-Atlantic Jab, commanded by Joe De Barros, arrived in Pernambras today from Port Natal after a months long journey via Genos, Ttais, and Cape Verde, with stops at Porto Praya and Fernando de Noronha for repairs.
Montgomery Alabama plans to rebuild after a devastating fire that leveled the business block last Saturday. The loss is estimated at over 2 million dollars with fifty eight buildings destroyed or heavily damaged as workers clear debris.
New York June AP reports Dr. Granam Zingher, a bacteriologist aiding the Iphick test and yardiptheria research, died today in his Willard Parker Hospital laboratory. A gas tube burner disconnected as he heated a fast tube, leaving his body in a chair beside a table and a notebook with notes on his experiment.
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