Senate moves stock bill toward stronger reform fight
Senate banking committee yields to New York Stock Exchange requests on key provisions of the stock market control bill. They plan to restore rigidity by placing administration in a new independent commission and removing margins specifics, as urged by Richard Whitney.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
New York Stock Exchange
Senate
Federal Trace Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Commission
Richard Whitney
Exchange
Whitney
Three Helena Men Missing on Lake Believed Drowned
A capsized boat, two caps and a glove were found on Lake Hauser as Sheriff Parsons said no bodies would be found in deep water soon. Missing are Ernest Goettlich, Burt Allinson, and Martin Ernst after going fishing.
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Lake
Lake Hauser
Arthur Parsons
Ernest Goettlich
Saddlery
Burt Allinson
Martin Ernst
Montana
Westmore
Fallon County
Leonard Kirkpatrick
Johnson Plans Florida Rest Trip With Roosevelt Return
General Hugh S. Johnson, head of the NRA, is en route to Miami for rest and will join President Roosevelt on his return to Washington from a vacation cruise. Donald Richberg and Colonel Marvin H. McIntyre accompany him. Johnson denies any resignation and delays due to coal industry issues are noted.
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Fla
U.F
Hugh 8S. Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
Florida
Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Johnson
Donald Richberg
NRA
Marvin H. McIntyre
Nearmahal
McIntyre
Democrats Prepare Wirt Testimony on Roosevelt Program
House Democrats move to compel Gary Indiana educator Dr. William A. Wirt to answer questions or face contempt as a special committee weighs naming advisers who claimed Roosevelt was a revolutionary Kerensky figure. Speaker Rainey recalls Wirt's 1932 radical pamphlets supporting farm relief and dollar devaluation. Republicans show little interest as the inquiry looms.
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Ind
Wirt
House
Roosevelt
Kerensky
McFadden
Pennsylvania
Dr. Wirt
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O'Connor
New York
The
New Yorker
Rainey
Silver Act Voted by Subcommittee
A senate agriculture subcommittee approved the Dies silver bill after accepting the Thomas amendment for continued purchases until the 1926 price level. Senator Thomas said there was unanimous agreement on the bill and expected full committee support.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
House
Thomas
Oklahome
Strange Dog Saves Lad From Streetcar, Butte
Richard Babcock 14 of 3314 Mantle Street credits a stray dog with alerting a streetcar crew to his collapse along B Street near Florence Street Sunday night. Motorman and passengers found the unconscious boy by the rails with the dog barking nearby. He was taken to St James hospital by Officers Kinney Gerry and Mooney and is reported as rapidly improving.
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Mantle Street
St. James Hospital
Richard
Harry Kinney
John Gerry
James Mooney
Jury Finds Umhang Victim of Car Driven by Bennett
Coroner’s jury ruled Henry Umhang, a Butte carpenter, died from injuries after a car driven by George Bennett struck him on March 31. Bennett declined to testify. coroner Murphy presided and testimony described fatal injuries and the highway incident observed by Tim Barrett near the scene.
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Bennett
Henry Umhang
Butte
George Bennett
Colonial Apartments
Joseph J. McCaffery
Clarence Hanley
Murphy
Alfred Karsted
Ed Jordan
Ed Hanley
Umhany
Tim Barrett
Nevada Avenue
Derby Contestants Start Annual Race for Y M C A
Seven "spirited steeds" led by a jockey team of citizens began the Y M C A 1934 35 spring derby to raise 20000 in membership and renewals by April 18. Kenneth Christie starts the drive with daily noon luncheons to report progress. first target noon tomorrow with each team at 500.
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Wade
Top Boy
Plummer
Copper Code
Alex “Speed” Blewett
New Deal
William “Sure Thing
Mellor
FERA
B. R. “Spark” Hamilton
Silver Standard
Henry “Butter’ Hirsn
Farm Loan
George N
PWA
Malcolm
Gillis
Parker
Motors and Union Men End Strike in Detroit
The 5800 Motor Products workers settled their 19 percent wage increase after a two hour conference led by Edward F. McGrady. Workers will return tomorrow, ending a strike that halted Hudson Motor plant production and risked spreading to other facilities.
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Hudson Motor Company
Edward F. McGrady
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Motor Production Corporation
Hudson Company
McGrady
Montana Weather Forecast Sees Unsettled Days Ahead
Montana weather calls for unsettled conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with occasional showers in the west. Cooler air moves in from the southeast Tuesday with a chill extending to the extreme east on Wednesday.
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Montana
Wagner Says NRA Endorsed Bill On Company Unions
Senator Wagner releases a letter from NRA administrator Hugh 8 Johnson that the New Yorker called an endorsement of his bill to outlaw company dominated unions. Johnson argues government should not favor any labor form and company activity should stop after initiating a company union. Democrats say administration endorsement is crucial for passage this session.
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Senate
Roosevelt Interrogated On Whale Tale Aboard Nourmahal
White House reporters aboard the Nourmahal in the Bahamas questioned President Roosevelt about his son Elliott’s claim he caught a whale. Roosevelt declined further comment as journalists searched for proof of the fishing triumph, finding none.
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Young Elliott
Butte Eyes M Dowell Death Of U S Minister
News of the sudden death in Dublin last night of W W McDowell United States minister to Ireland and long time Butte resident shocked hundreds of friends. He was born January 22 1867 aged 67 and was a former lieutenant governor of Montana.
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W. W. McDowell
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Butte
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Tennessee
William Walace McDowell
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United States
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Chicago
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High Surtaxes Approved on Personal Holding Companies
The Senate approved a plan to levy high surtaxes on undistributed adjusted net income of personal holding companies. The proposal taxes the first 100000 at 30 percent and amounts above that at 40 percent, with the House bill calling for 35 percent. An amendment exempting surety companies was adopted, sending the measure toward conference with the House.
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Washington
Banking Inquiry
Senate
Finance Committee
Reed
Pennsylvania
Harrison
Mississippi
House
Minister McDowell Dies at Banquet in Ireland
William Wallace McDowell 67, newly appointed American minister to the Irish Free State, collapsed at a banquet in Dublin while replying to congratulatory speeches. A native of Tennessee and political figure in Montana, he had appeared in excellent health prior to the incident.
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Wallace M'Dowell
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Montanan
Minster
Irish Free State
William Wallace McDowell
Tennessee
Montana
Butte Remembered in Mackowell's Final Words
Mrs. Henry H. Balch, wife of the American consul general, quoted to the London Daily Mail Dublin correspondent that Mr. McDowell uttered butte, Montana as his last words. He spoke of the town during a lapse before collapsing while recalling Marcus Daly, the Irish founder of the city.
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Montana
McDowell
London Daily Mail
Dublin
Henry H. Balch
Mr. McDowell
Marcus Daly
Minister’s Tribute Tragedy Strikes Irish Leader in Butte
Sentences in a tribute to Irish and American achievements were interrupted when the speaker collapsed. He dropped between a table and chair as medical aid was summoned. President Eamon de Valera and others rushed to help, but life was extinct.
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Butte
Mont
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Marcus Daly
McDowell
de Valera
Grief in Ireland Over Death of American Minister
The Irish Press reports deep sorrow in Dublin as American Minister William Wallace McDowell dies. An editorial titled Sorrow notes his life ended swiftly and in a manner he would have wished, reflecting President De Valera's paper's view.
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Irish Press
de Valera
William Wallace McDowell
Death of W. W. McDowell Shocks Montana Friends
Friends across Montana mourn the sudden death in Dublin of W. W. McDowell, longtime minister to the Irish Free State and trusted adviser to Marcus Daly. Sen. Harry A. Gallwey recalls McDowell transforming from Armour Packing veteran to skilled mining organizer and mine buyer for Daly.
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