Move toward hemispheric disarmament talks in Geneva
Paris dispatch reports Secretary Stimson and French Premier Andre Tardieu reach a compromise plan on disarmament to bridge American and French positions at the Geneva conference. The so called hemispheric disarmament would mediate between a League controlled peace army and France's international security scheme.
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Darrow
Stimson
Andre Tardie
Wallace Carroll
Paris
U.P
Henry L. Stimson
Andre Tardieu
Geneva
Quai D'Orsay
League of Nations
Business optimism and merger talk offset by cautious outlook
Dr. Max Winkler reviews cautious forecasts from Eugene Meyer and other executives. Meyer says the U S is at a point to hold the line, boosting early 1932 optimism in business and finance. Western Union reports first quarter profits beat estimates by about 200000, with potential merger discussions noted but no plans confirmed.
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Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve System
Meyer
United States
Western Union
Newcomb Carlton
Carlton
Tax Bill Passage Seen
President Hoover sees signs of improvement after pessimism in business circles. He expects immediate tax normalization, a billion dollar program passage, and a balanced budget with broad Senate and House support. He believes the major banking crisis is being addressed and that bonus legislation will not pass.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Congress
Bakers of State 10 Gather for Two Day Convention
The State Association of Master Bakers opens a two day convention this afternoon at 4 o clock with a business meeting at the Finlen hotel. More than 50 delegates from Montana are expected. Rudy Osenbrug will chair, routine matters and a board of control election planned. A 7 o clock banquet features Mayor Archie McTaggart welcome and J E OConnell reply. Tom Davis is slated to speak. The banquet ends with a dance. Final session Sunday afternoon.
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State Association of Master Bakers
Finlen
Montana
Rudy Osenbrug
Board of Control
Archie McTaggart
Montana Weekend Forecast Calls for Warmth and Sunshine
The forecast says Saturday and Sunday will be fair with warmer conditions especially in the east portion. Passionate sunshine and clear skies are expected across the state with temperatures rising compared to earlier days.
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Montana
Butte Chamber Eyes 1932 Tourist Trade
The Butte Chamber of Commerce executive committee plans to distribute 6 000 advertising booklets to lure Pacific coast travelers to Butte this summer. About 5 000 booklets target visitors attending the Los Angeles Olympic games, issued with 11 western chambers. One page highlights Butte as a hub between Glacier and Yellowstone.
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Pacific Coast
Butte
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
Chambers of Commerce
Glacier
Yellowstone National Parks
Government retrenchment plan aims to save up to 200 million
The administration unveils a cost cutting program projected to save 160 to 200 million dollars. The plan, recommended after a 4 to 3 committee vote to consolidate the war and navy departments, is to be considered tomorrow for possible inclusion in house action Tuesday. President Hoover reportedly backs a five day work week.
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Cecil B. Dickson
Washington
Treasury
Economy Committee
War and Navy Departments
McDuffie
House Action Tuesay
Hoover
New Invention May Revolutionize Ore Separation Process
A steam driven explosive cannon shown at the University of Minnesota is showcased as the core of a new ore separation method. Invented by R S Dean of Washington chief engineer for the US Bureau of Mines, the device was refined at the university by John Gross. The process aims to separate valuable ores from worthless rock.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
R. S. Dean of
Washington
United States Bureau of Mines
John Gross
Ex-Butte Lawyer Shot Dead by Wyoming Gambler
Rawlins Wyoming April 15 A state senator A J Rosier was shot in the back by Thomas Lacey a Rawlins gambler as Rosier spoke to a bank official near the Rawlins National Bank. Lacey then killed himself with a bullet to the head. Rosier died of a heart wound. Lacey had been fined 350 dollars on a gambling charge and reportedly sought action against Carbon County authorities.
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Carbon County
Wyoming
Butte
Rawlins
Wyo
Thomas Lacey
Rawlins Gambler
Rosier
Lacey
Rawlins National Bank
Rome
Raws’ Hospital
Lindy First Airmail Flight Remembered In 1,919,000 Miles
Chicago marked the six year anniversary of the Chicago Spring field St Louis airmail link. Charles A Lindbergh commanded one plane and Maj Phil Love the other. American Airways records show 1,919,000 miles flown 318,000 pounds of mail and 25,000 passengers on the service.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Jim Lee’s Gambling Life in Butte Chronicle
A historical recount follows Jim Lee, 72, famed for a colorful career in Butte gambling circles. Narratives shift from a tense high stake scene at a flecked case to decades later a crowded craps table where a quiet man assists a loud bettor.
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Jim Lee
Butte
Three Kreuger Officials Held in Sweden
Police arrest three men tied to the Ivar Kreuger inquiry. An accountant named Carl Lange, director Sven Huldt of Nederlanska bank for Scandinavian commerce, and another director from Amsterdam are among those detained. A report says forged Italian government bonds were found in Kreuger's effects.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Ivar Kreuger
Parks
Kreuger
Carl Lange
Garanta Company of
Amsterdam
Sven Huldt
Nederlanska Bank For Scandinavian Commerce
Lindbergh Baby Case: Alive Claims Persist in 1932
Reported by Delos Smith from New York on April 15 there is renewed belief the Lindbergh baby is alive and well. John Hughes Curtis of Norfolk Virginia asserts contact with kidnappers via Dr. John F. Condon who later gave £50,000 in bills, and raids of conferences between Curtis and alleged gang members are described. Col. Henry Breckenridge arrives at Condon's Bronx home to monitor ongoing negotiations as authorities weigh possible links to the same kidnaping ring.
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Delos Smith
New York
U.P
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
Lindbergh
John F. Condon
Jassie
H. Dobson- Peacock
Curtis
Henry Breckenridge
Condon
Bronx
Cpg
Har
al Reich
Senator Harris in Georgia Deteriorates to Very Ill
Senator Harris of Georgia who has been ill for weeks in Washington took a sudden turn for the worse tonight. The physician described him as very ill.
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Washington
Harris
Georgia
Timber Scorched by Forest Blaze in Western Montana
Fire scorched about 10 acres at the head of Deer creek near Missoula after Blackfoot Forest Protective association crews gained control of two blazes. Rain ended the fire yesterday. cause not determined.
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Missoula
Montana
Blackfoot Forest Protective Association
Deer Creek
Prohibition Repeal Debate Moves Across States
Senators from Wyoming urge submission to the people on the prohibition question while a senate subcommittee weighs a college president’s recommendation to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. In Chicago Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler predicts the Republican convention will back a repeal resolution. Bishop James Cannon Jr. in Richmond aligns with ex Governor Byrd on a referendum to allow a popular vote on prohibition. A joint statement by Senators Kendrick and Carey calls for reconsideration of the prohibition question.
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Washington
Wyoming
Senate
Chicago
Nicholas Murray Butler
James Cannon Jr
Richmond
Byrd
Virginia
Kendrick
Carey
Traffic light at Main and Galena to stay dark for 30 days
City council voted to darken the Main and Galena signal for 30 days after the next meeting with a plan to move the sign to Main and Granite if traffic needs require it. Pedestrians and drivers will stop during amber transitions, with pedestrians watching the light in their travel direction.
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Main
Galena
Granite
Legal Battle Over Baxter Estate Opens Saturday
A preliminary hearing set for next Saturday will address the contested will of Elizabeth Baxter and James L. Hamilton estate value. Jennie Dale Farquhar and about 20 alleged heirs challenge A. J. Davis as executor claiming the will is improper.
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Baxter Estate
James L. Hamilton
Elizabeth Baxter
Yemercay
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