Robbers Hold Up Mail Truck in Chicago Airport Chaos
Robbers halted a mail truck on the way from an air field to the post office, fleeing with five sacks of registered air mail. Adolph Stehno, 25, driver for Universal Airlines, said two carloads of masked men stopped him near 63rd Street, forcing him to surrender the sacks before he was released. Police traced the escape to the western city limits. investigation continues.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Adolph Stehno
Universal Airlines
Universal
63Rd Street
74Th
London treaty nears signing after naval accord completion
Three months after Secretary Stimson and the American delegation reached Plymouth for a naval conference, the London treaty on disarmament awaits approval by the five great powers. Washington Paris Rome Tokyo study its terms as the 1935 conference looms. Senator Robinson announces the U S Senate's stance on the pact.
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Frank H. King
Associated Press
London
Henry L. Stimson
Plymouth
Washington
Paris
Rome
Tokyo
Robinson
United States Senate
Rubber from Madagascar shrub eyed for U S production
Dr. Charles F. Swingle of the U S department of agriculture notes the iusy shrub from Madagascar may yield rubber in dry climates such as Southern California and Florida. The plant stores water in sausage like roots and could boost domestic supply if cultivation expands.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
United States
Charles F. Swingle
United States Department of Agriculture
Madagascar
California
Florida
Swingle
Capone linked to bid for city plumbing bureau
Chicago April 17 Scarface Al Capone blamed by city councilmen for pressuring a new city bureau of plumbing to be run by him and labor leaders. A reported peace talk among Capone and rival gang chiefs to pool interests in liquor vice and gambling ended with a machine gun killing of Joseph Blue, a noted bootlegger and safe blower, during a car chase.
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Chicago
Scarface al Capone
Bureau of Plumbing
Scarface al
Capone
Joseph Blue
Blew
Blue
Kelley Receives Honorary Degrees at Michigan Tech
The Michigan College of Mining and Technology in Houghton awarded honorary doctor of science degrees to Cornelius Francis Kelley of New York president of Anaconda Copper James MacNaughton of Calumet president of Calumet and Hecla and William Kelly of Iron Mountain mining engineer. These were the school’s first honorary degrees.
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Houghton, Mich
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Cornelius Francis Kelley
New York
Anaconda Copper Company
James MacNaughton
Calumet
Mich
Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Mining Company
William Kelly
Iron Mountain
Actress Guilty of Extortion in New York Trial
Actress Olga Eide Edwards found guilty of extortion by a twelve member New York jury. They concluded she forced financier Nathan L. Amster to pay about 170000, while she claimed her six year old son Lee was his child. Judge Rosalsky will determine punishment.
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New York
Olga Eide Edwards
Nathan L. Amster
Weather forecast for Friday and Saturday
Friday and Saturday are partly cloudy with cooler conditions. The east portion will be noticeably colder today.
Better Want-adi Sell Guide Steps
Key word or article title first. List other article names if multiple. Describe model color and features. State condition. Include reasons for selling. Provide price and any selling arguments. Add complete advertiser name address and phone number for contact.
Classified Ads From The Montana Standard
Classified Ads From The Montana Standard show ongoing services and opportunities. Notable contact line reads PHONE DIAL 5411. This snippet reflects typical ads structure emphasizing availability and call-to-action.
Two Butte Men to Attend National Camp of Scouts
Ward Thompson, director of Butte Boy Scouts camping, and Paul N. Campbell, local scout executive, will travel to Portland Ore to join the national training school for scout leaders. They expect to return about May 1 as Butte plans a local training for adult camp leaders in May ahead of the summer camp season. The course is an annual event drawing hundreds of leaders to live in camp conditions and learn practical skills. Thompson will study camp activities while Campbell attends general leadership sessions.
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Ward Thompson
Butte
Butte Boy Scouts
Paul N. Campbell
National Training School For Scout
Portland
Ore
Campbell
Thompson
Widow Accused With Oan huber in Old Slaying
In Los Angeles on April 17, the grand jury indicted Mrs Walburga Oesterreich alongside Otto Sanhuber in the long unsolved murder of her wealthy husband Fred Oesterreich. Sanhuber pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity while Oesterreich was given to April 21 to plead.
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Los Angeles
Walburga Oesterreich
Otto Sanhuber
Sanhuber
Mrs. Oesterreich
Fred Oesterreich
Herman Shapiro
Oesterreich
Casy
Authority backs examination of group banks by federal regulator
Lyman E. Wakefield urged the house banking committee to authorize the comptroller of the currency to examine every unit in group banking systems. He opposed restricting holding companies from borrowing on stock, arguing such rules infringe stockholders rights. He noted his Minneapolis firm would likely switch to branch banking if federal authorization is granted.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Lyman E. Wakefield
First Bank Stock Corporation of
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wakefield
Federal Reserve
Lally Wins Extemporaneous Speaking Contest in Mining District
Tom Lally a senior at Boys Central high school captured first place in the Mining district extemporaneous speaking contest held yesterday at Butte high school. Gladys Pitts Helena high school took second and Harry Hoffner Butte high school third. Seven district schools participated under Miss Lillia Kerrigan.
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Tom Lally
Boys’ Central High School
Butte
Walsh Opposes Committee Endorsement At Montana Primaries
United States Senator T. J. Walsh argues against Democratic state central committee endorsements for primary candidates. In a letter to Daniel Healy of Livingston he warns the move would circumvent the primary law’s purpose and asks Democrats to refrain from following Republican-led examples. The Helena report notes the topic prompts political questions and hints at continuation on page 2.
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Montana
Daniel Healy
Livingston
Helena
Democratic State Central Committee
United States
T. J. Walsh
State Committee
King of Jazz Sleeps While Noblemen Defend Stateroom
Paul Whiteman the King of Jazz slept in a stateroom on the eastbound Milwaukee Olympian as nobles from Jazzland tiptoed by in two private coaches in Butte. An intruding reporter was dismissed, and a guard blocked a stateroom door as the train halted at 5 50 PM with the famous bandleader resting after a long day.
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Butte
Missoula
Jazzland
Paul Whiteman
Jass
Whiteman
Time May Flow Backward and Forward, Says Scientist
Dr Gilbert N Lewis of the University of California proposes a two way time theory where past and future create the present. He notes astronomical and planetary data could be explained with time running in reverse or forward and cites implications for physics and chemistry. The remark was made at a Society of Arts and Sciences dinner awarding two 1930 gold medals.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
Gilbert N. Lewis
University of California
Einstein
Lewis
Society of Arts and Sciences
Roepegey
J. McKeen
Cattell
Dr. Lewin
Caesar
First Lady Hoover Hosts Buncombe Mountaineers at White House
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, reclining due to illness, received about 150 visiting mountaineers from Buncombe county night schools at the White House. The group, in the rain, presented home spun gifts as Mrs. Hoover urged progress benefits for their futures and reminded them the White House is theirs too. Earlier the delegation had shaken hands with the president.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Buncombe County
White House
Gandhi followers jailed in India for salt law protests
Government courts across India sentenced 27 Gandhi campaign leaders for violating salt laws. Dadi Das Gandhi and Gandhi’s son received prison terms as riots surged in Calcutta Karachi Poona with Gandhi denouncing arrests and urging non violent protests.
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Bombay
India
Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi
Davi Das Gandhi
Mahatma
Allahabad
Karachi
Surat
Gandhi
Choithram
Congress Committee
Calcutta
Poona
Havarsi
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Montana Solon Grills Curran In Lobby Probe
Washington April 17. Plans for a $1,000,000 campaign by the Association of the Prohibition Amendments were disclosed to the senate lobby committee. President H H Curran said three of four Americans were wet while three of four congressmen were dry, aiming to push state referendums starting Massachusetts to urge repeal action. Curran’s group disclosed involvement in 70 contests across 13 states in 1928, with memo showing $19,000 spent and 25,000 letters sent.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
H. H. Curran
Massachusetts
Congress
Curran's Association
Federal agents nab suspect after mountain chase near Whitehall
Federal agents arrest Jack Williams after a high speed pursuit across the rough mountainside near the Cook mine about ten miles from Whitehall. Williams tried to flee on foot from a distilling plant the officers uncovered.
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Cook Mine
Whitehall
Jack Williams
Montana can raise wheat at low cost Bennion says
Montana farmers can produce wheat more quickly than any area in the world and can readjust farm production to meet economic conditions. Js Bennion of Montana Agricultural College urged Rotary members in Butte that prosperity need not worry with farm relief, and he noted Bozeman Rotary president spoke of the upcoming convention in his hometown May 16 and 17.
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Montana
Bennion
Butte Rotary Club
Js Bennion
Sce Ae
Aa Agricultural College
Monana
Bozeman Rotary Club
Secieaba
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