Americans Held by Bandits In Kiangsi Province Raid
U P reports U S citizen Nina Eleanor Gemmell and two British travelers Mr and Mrs R W Port were captured by communists during a Yuanchow raid in Kiangsi province near Hunan border. Missionaries feared seized amid bandit activity in Kan chow area.
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Washington
U.P
State Department
China
Yuanchow
Kiangsi
Nina Eleanor Gemmell
R. W. Port
Episcopal
Frank P. Lockhart
Hankow
Edwin 8. Cunningham
Five Power Pact Still Goal of Conference
Tokyo replies expected to arrive in London soon as experts predict a three power naval accord may avert parley failure. MacDonald and Stimson push for a five power framework while Tokyo signals a concession on cruiser strength to secure a five year working arrangement.
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Butte
Parmamnen
EB Ee Vc
Mel Rae
Snes
Elie
Meney Cope
Frank H. King
Associated Press
London
Tokyo
MacDonald
House of Commons
Stimson
Japan
Giants of farming broadcast plea for wheat acreage cut
Two senior agricultural officials Dr. John L. Coulter and James Howard led a push across the wheat belt to urge a 10 percent reduction in planting to avert a market glut that could ruin many farmers. They planned radio talks and newspaper interviews as they moved through Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Montana toward Minneapolis.
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Giants OF Farming
Chicago
U.P
Paul Reveres
John L. Coulter
Tariff Commission
James Howard
Federal Farm Board
Alexander
Farm Board
Coultier
Howard
Minneapolis
Minnesot
Dakotas
Montana
Oklahoma City Faces Threat From Mary Sudik No 1 Oil Gusher
Oklahoma's Mary Sudik No 1 oil gusher roared, spraying oil over the derrick as wind shifts threatened to flood the southern part of Oklahoma City with oil. Production nears 2000 barrels per hour, prompting residents to close windows and remove drying clothes.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Mary Sudik No. 1
Indian Territory Illuminating Company
Capitol Hill
Oklahoa City
James Gostelld Fal lo victim of gunman bullet
Los Angeles patrolman James Gostelld was shot and killed while attempting to question a suspicious character. Authorities said the assailant fired and fled as the officer confronted the man at an unspecified location.
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James Gostelld Fallo
Montana sheriff’s son James Costello slain in Los Angeles
Patrolman James Costello, 29, Los Angeles, son of a famed Eastern Montana sheriff, was killed while questioning a well-dressed man. He was brother to George Costello of the Justice Department and Robert, Browning city marshal. The shooting occurred early today, per United Press dispatches.
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James Costello
Los Angeles
Butte
Montana
Costello
George Costello
Department of Justice
Robert
Browning
Glacier County
United Press
George Sullivan Former Butte Resident Dies in Seattle Crash
George Sullivan 26 a former Butte resident killed in a Seattle auto crash. Sister Mary Sullivan a Hennessy company employee received word. He was born in Whitehall and lived in Butte over 20 years. Burial planned in Butte with brother Joseph Sullivan accompanying the body. Surviving sister Mary Bullivan of Butte.
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George Sullivan
Butte
Seattle
Mary Sullivan
Hennessy Company
Mr. Sullivan
Whitehall
St. Lawrence School
Sullivan
Joseph Sullivan
Mary Bullivan
Butte Picked As Station On Spokane to St Paul Air Route
Butte was named a regular station on the Spokane to St Paul air line to open between May 1 and May 15 by the Mamer Air Transport company. The line's expansion promises a nine hour trip to Butte from St Paul and links east west routes with plans to extend to Alaska the Orient and the north Pacific coast. The Mamer party arrived in Butte for the announcement and will proceed to Detroit for the air show to acquire three single motor planes for the route.
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Butte
Spokane -St. Paul
Mamer Air Transport Company
Mamer Company
Silver Bow Club
Butte Chamber of Commerce
St. Paul
New York
Spokane
North Pacific Coast
Alaska
Los Angeles
Canada
Detroit Air Show
Nobody's Business Spreads as Banks Eyes Mergers
Banks may merge amid market shifts while consumer news notes broader business activity. Films and entertainment sectors show mounting trade and tariff impacts as diamonds await policy decisions.
Bank Merger Rumor Denied By Officials
Rumor that Guaranty Trust Bankers Trust and New York Trust would merge to form a world leading bank with over 3 billion in resources is dismissed by insiders as unfounded. Paramount Famous Lasky 1929 report highlights profits doubling in first quarter and the comparable three months of 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Guaranty Trust Company
Bankers’ Trust Company
New York Trust Company
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Bandits Loot Missionaries in Kiangsi Province
Reports from Loote Province Shanghai state Chinese bandits looted Yuan Chow in Kiangsi and abducted three missionaries from the Chinese Inland Mission. The captives include Miss N. F. Gemmell of the United States and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Porteous of Great Britain.
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Loot Province
Shanghai
Yuan Chow
Kiangsi
Chinese Inland Mission
N. FE. Gemmell
United States
R. W. Porteous
Great Britain
HawK Postpones Second Leg Of Transcontinental Glider Flight
Captain Frank Hawks, famed airman, postpones the leg to El Paso due to high winds at Mayse Airport Tucson. He had aimed to depart Lordsburg today but returned after towing-plane line parted. He began from San Diego Sunday, landed in Tucson last night and will resume toward New York tomorrow at 5 a.m. Mountain Time.
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Hawk
Mayse
Tucson
Ariz
Frank M. Hawks
San Diego
New York
el Paso
Hawks
Fl Paso
Lordsburg
N. M
Army
Towne Named Speaker for Roundup Club Banquet
Butte resident Charles W. Towne is slated as principal speaker at the Roundup club dinner at the Butte YMCA Saturday night. The event marks the kickoff for the Red Triangle derby aimed at raising 25 000 to support YMCA activities. Ivan B. Rhodes of St. Louis will attend, with Sam Parker announcing the program and healthful citywide YMCA activities to be discussed. More than 250 Roundup members will compete in the derby to fund ongoing programs.
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Rube
Montana Power Company
Clara L. Herman
J. K. Claxton
Otto Gibson
Hugo Kenck
Carl J. Trauerman
Little Basin Creek
Charles W. Towne
Butte
Butte ¥. M. C
Sam Parker
Ivan B. Rhodes
St. Louis
National Council of the
Towne
Butte “Y
River tragedy claims eight in Columbia river accident
In St Helens Oregon the death toll from the excursion barge collision in the Columbia rose to eight as four bodies were recovered and a fifth located. In Vancouver Washington funeral homes received three women and one man among the dead while the sunken tugboat Dix held the body of a young boy. Names include Richard Belland Jr., J E Larson, Mrs. G E Lundy, Mrs. Nettle Hagedorn and Mrs. Stanley Stone. Hope had faded that Lee
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ST. Helens
Ore
Columbia River
Vancouver
Wash
Davenport
Dix
Richard Belland Jr
The
Swan
J. E. Larson
G. E. Lundy
Nettle Hagedorn
Stanley Stone
Hope
Lee
Nebraska Opens Drive on Tonics
Nebraska law enforcers plan a campaign against selling tonics and proprietary medicines. Under a 1929 law vendors must keep a register of buyers of large amounts of hair tonic or preparations containing certain ingredients. Failure to keep records can lead to prosecution.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Montana farmers plan reduced spring wheat acreage
A federal state crop report shows Montana farmers intend to plant 3,405,000 acres of spring wheat, down from 3,644,000 harvested in 1929. The survey also forecasts flax up 25 percent, corn up 15 percent, barley up 25 percent, potatoes up 5 percent, and beans down about 10 percent.
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Federal Farm Board
U. S
Montana
Associated Press
March Blizzards Hit Denver and Rocky Mountain States
A minor Denver blizzard and severe Wyoming snowstorms disrupt traffic and halt military air operations as March storms move into the Rocky Mountain region. Temperatures fall below freezing with a forecast of 20 degrees above by morning. Weather officials expect a two to three day stay.
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Denver
Col
Rocky Mountain States
Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Palestine report blanks premeditation in Arab Jew clashes
The Palestine commission report released in London on March 31 says the Palestinian disorders last year began as an attack by arabs on Jews but was not premeditated. It assigns responsibility partly to the Arab Grand Mufti for aiding Muslim defense groups and inflaming tensions over the Wailing Wall.
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London
Palestine Commission
Palestine
German Count Says Prohibition Won’t Succeed in U S Visit
German nobleman Carl Wolfgang Graf Ballestrem is visiting Butte and Anaconda to inspect Anaconda properties. He calls Prohibition an idealistic experiment unlikely to work because people cannot be legislated into action.
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Carl Wolfgang Graf Ballestrem
Butte
Count Ballestrem
Frederick the Great
Anaconda Company
Anaconda
United States
University of Goettingen
Poison Fails To Deter Drinkers
Pim Police traced a liquor source poisoning about 40 people in the past week to a drug store. The bottles sold for 15 cents a pint carried poison labels and contained denatured alcohol with added ingredients to render them unfit as a beverage.
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Ban Francisco
Pim
Montana Weather Outlook Tue Wed Warmer South
A Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday with warmer readings expected on Wednesday especially in the southern portions. The outlook notes mild temperatures and light winds across most counties with no precipitation indicated.
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Montana
Army Air Corps begins California maneuvers in open-air drills
At Mather Field Sacramento 98 army planes and 22 pursuit group ships arrive to join maneuvers set to run from tomorrow through April 24. Brigadier Gillmore and staff review plans while pilots test flights and crews prepare for reconnaissance over Northern California.
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Mather Field
Sacramento
Calif
Army Air Corps
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Army
Brig
William &. Gillmoore
Air Corps
California
Hard-Boiled Rules In Effect At Missouri Penitentiary
Jefferson City March 31 UP Prison factories reopened with more than 1 000 convicts at work as guards and militiamen patrol to prevent further trouble. About 800 inmates were confined after riots last week injured 75. 25 ringleaders were moved to dungeons. Warden Leslie Rudolph said hard boiled rule continues for several days.
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Jefferson City
Missouri State Penitentiary
Leslie Rudolph
Classified Ads Drive Real Results With Broad Reach
April Fool there April Fool there. It’s the real stuff, classified advertising and it produces results. The cost is within reach of everyone and the service awaits you at every phone. Use want-ads. They work. Phone Dial 54lt.
American Express Business Increase Sought in Butte Depot
The Northern Pacific depot expansion to aid the American Railway Express company moves forward after ILO head in San Francisco, in charge of 11 western states and Alaska Hawaii, inspects the local office and says more space is needed. He arrived from Salt Lake during a business campaign and met with express company staff and railway officials at a dinner at the Finlend hotel.
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Northern Pacific
American Railway Express Company
Butte
ILO
Head
San Francisco
Alaska
Hawaii
Salt Lake
Express Company
Finlend Hotel
FE. M. Whittle
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Bandits Loot Province
N. E. Gemmell
California City
William T. Cosgrave
Irish Free State
Asqurel
Mamer
North American Newspaper Alliance
Rocky States
Weather Forecast
Army Flyer
American Express
N. P
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