Akron Disaster Spurs Navy to Probe Dirigible Crash
Navy and Congress push a full inquiry into the Akron disaster as Secretary Swanson and President Roosevelt mourn fallen airmen. Sabotage rumors surface but officials pledge a careful fact finding. Lakehurst may shutter its naval air station amid ongoing questions about airship policy.
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Washington
U.R
United States Navy
Navy
Congress
Navy Department
Akron
Swanson
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
MecClintic
Oklahoma
Congressional Committee
Vinson
House Naval Committee
Widow of General Custer Dies at 91 in New York
Elizabeth Custer widow of General George A. Custer died at 91 after a brief illness in New York. Her husband perished with 207 men at the Little Big Horn massacre in Montana about 57 years ago. A Brooklyn niece, Mae Custer Elmer, survives. The article notes the Big Horn battlefield monument and her visits there.
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New York
Elizabeth Custer
George A. Custer
Little Big Horn River
Montana
Mae Custer Elmer
Brooklyn
Modernized Jesse James Raid Hits Fairbury Bank
Bandits in six drove a large sedan with Iowa plates to the First National Bank in Fairbury Nebraska looting $27 643 and wounding seven including a deputy sheriff and five civilians. A two woman hostage pair was released unharmed as the robbers fled after exchanging machine gun fire with officers.
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Fairbury
Neb
First National Bank
Iowa
Kansas
Davidson
Son and daughter of Admiral Moffett take plane home
Albuquerque dispatch reports Lieut George Moffett and Mrs Janet Mc Farland Moore, children of Admiral William A Moffett, were halted by bad weather as their plane from the Akron reached Albuquerque. The pair planned to proceed east via the Santa Fe route, aiming for Kansas City late tomorrow.
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Albuquerque
N. M
George Moffett
Janet McFarland Moore
William A. Moffett
Akron
Moffett
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Kosher Slaughter Banned in Germany
Berlin April 4 The cabinet approved a measure to ban kosher slaughtering nationwide.
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Germany
Berlin
Silver Bow County Schools Apportion Funds by Age Survey
A survey shows 13,783 children of school age in Silver Bow County and outlines apportionment of state funds totaling 60,179.33 dollars plus 3,877.82 dollars from county funds among nine districts. Butte No.1 receives the largest share. Brown Gulch No.6 the least. amounts vary by district and age bracket.
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Silver Bow
Maybelle Hogan
Silver Bow County
Butte
Brown Gulch
Rocker
Ramsay
Divide
Melrose
Feenoe. Com
Meadow Gulch
Pish Creek
Wisconsin Wet Majority Piles Up Four to One
Wisconsin's wet majority piled up a top heavy lead as returns from the states second vote on federal prohibition repeal were counted. In Milwaukee the repeal ticket led eight to one. outstate results also favored repeal with 16,860 for and 4,695 against in 122 precincts. Abandonment of the Eighteenth Amendment was favored in every reported precinct.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Madison
Former wife shoots Tom Mix testimony opposes action
Los Angeles reports Tom Mix testifies that Victoria de Olazabel fired five shots during a 1924 quarrel, one hitting his arm and shoulder. He says the pistol was accidentally fired while he was fanning it and accuses her of bringing a gun from upstairs amid a dispute over promissory notes.
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Los Angeles
Upp
Tom Mix
Victoria de Olazabel
Mix
de Olazabel
San Francisco
Gene Forde
Four Escape When Stage 0 Wrecked South of City Accident
An auto stage overturned on the Yellowstone trail near Donald just after 9 30 yesterday morning. Driver Mrs W J Fitzhugh and three passengers escaped before the vehicle burst into flames. Mrs Fitzhugh suffered a shoulder cut and bruises. others were shaken but not seriously injured. Baggage and express were saved.
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Yellowstone Trail
Donald
W. J. Fitzhugh
J. Linden
Silver Star
F. Wold
Butte
Richard Peel
Virginia City
London reports Uncle Sam ready to cut war debt
The London Mail said Norman H. Davis, American ambassador at large, offered to reduce Britain’s war debt to the United States by over 200 million pounds. Other concessions were offered under President Roosevelt’s authority, but little headway was reported. State Department officials said Davis made no overtures to Great Britain on the debt issue.
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London
London Mail
Norman H. Davis
United States
Roosevelt
Mail
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Moffett Naval Aeronautics Chief Dies in Akron Disaster
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, naval aeronautics chief since 1921, perished in the Akron crash. A Washington veteran, he trained at Annapolis in 1890, served under Dewey at Manila, and commanded the Chester at Vera Cruz earning the Medal of Honor. He led Great Lakes training during World War I.
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Naval Aeronautics
Akron
Navy
Annapolis
Moffett
Dewey
Manila
Chester
Vera Cruz
Great Lakes
Chicago
Eight Horses Start Strong In Annual Derby Of Butter
Eight horses began the Y Derby to aid the Butte recreation center raising 7250 toward a 20000 goal. Flying Heels led at the first quarter with 1600, Burgoo King followed with 1560, Mate held third with 1130 as funds support the YMCA program for local men women and children.
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Butte
Flying Heels
Paul Huddoff
Burgoo King
George N. Shbert
W. R. Mellor
Congress Delays Administration Backed Bills in Congress
Roosevelt's emergency program faced delays in both chambers. The Senate debated the five day week bill while the House stalled the $500 million unemployment relief plan. A farm relief bill progressed in committees with plans to raise commodity prices, but a $50 million irrigation loan fund was cut.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Plans Under Way for Commencement at School of Mines
Arrangements for graduation exercises to be staged at the School of Mines June 2 are under way. The affair will be held in the school auditorium, where 21 students will receive their degrees.
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School of Mines
Friday Unlucky Day for Wets Says Pussyfoot Johnson
Veteran dry crusader William E. Johnson arrived to oppose repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. He warned Friday beer would be a bad omen as the new beer bill allows higher alcohol content and speculated wets would push pubs into church basements. Johnson pledged relentless campaigning from Montana toward Easter.
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Pussyfoot’ Johnson
William E
Pussyfoot) Johnson
Johnson
Montana
Montana Weather Forecast For Wednesday And Thursday
The forecast calls for fair skies in Montana on Wednesday with warmer temperatures, continuing into Thursday. No precipitation expected and temperatures rise modestly across the state.
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Montana
Akron disaster claims 73 lives in airship tragedy
News from Barnegat lights off New Jersey confirms the Akron disaster claiming 73 of 76 officers and men. Survivors include Lt Commander Herbert W. Wiley and Richard Deal. J-3 crash adds to the toll as Navy scrambles for details and bodies.
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New Jersey
New York
UPR
Akron
Lakehurst
N. J
Barnegat
Herbert W. Wiley
New London
Barnegat Light
N. J Maze
Last Log of the Ill-Fated Navy Airship
Lieut. Commander Herbert V. Wiley, one of three Akron disaster survivors, recounts the fatal crash of the airship in a dramatic, firsthand account fromBrooklyn naval hospital. He describes 76 men trapped in a sea battle with a raging gale, his own plunge from the control cabin, and the harrowing swim to safety aboard a destroyer.
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New York
Umma
Herbert V. Wiley
Akron
Brooklyn Naval Hospital
Wiley
New York Bay
Navy Yard
Richard Deal
M. E
Anaconda Pioneer Woman Dies at 84
Mrs. Sophia McHugh of 412 Locust Street, a charter member of the Montana Pioneers Society, died tonight at age 84. She came to Montana in 1864 by ox team and is survived by three daughters.
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Anaconda
Sophia McHugh
Locust Street
State Beer License Board Speeds Toward Legal Sale Date
Helena April 4 The state board of equalization pushed beer licensing as the legalization date nears. Fifty four wholesalers secured permits. Great Northern Railway granted ten dining car licenses and Milwaukee Railway seven. Montana Automobile Association announced Monida pass south of Dillon is open to travel, aiding truckers. Beer may be sold wholesale in quantities as small as one bottle if not consumed on the premises.
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Helena
State Board of Equalization
Great Northern Railway
Milwaukee Railway
Utah
Montana
Montana Automobile Association
Monida Pass
Dillon
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Harold F. McClellan
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