Roosevelt Crushes Inflation Proposal Sparks Evacuation News
Americans in North China prepared to flee war zones as Japanese offensives near the Great Wall threaten Peiping and Tientsin. U.S. minister Nelson T. Johnson authorized consul Frank Lockhart to advise evacuations, with missions property at Changli affected.
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Peiping
U.P
China
Great Wall
Tientsin
United State
Nelson T. Johnson
Frank Lockhart
China Service
United States
Lockhart
Judge of Britons Continued on Page Two
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Winnie Ruth Judd Sanity Hearing Sparks Court Outburst
Winnie Ruth Judd, condemned for the murder of Agnes Anne Leroi, was forcibly removed from the court after a wild outburst. She later returned to the hearing in a meek demeanor as President Roosevelt's potential intervention looms. Her husband Dr William C Judd testified on the stand during the sanity examination.
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Florence, Ariz
U.P
Roosevelt
Winnie Ruth Judd
Earnest W. Curtis
Men's League of Mercy
United States
A. G. Walker
State Prison
Agnes Anne Leroi
William C. Judd
Helen Vasko
John
Ann Vasko
Hastings-on-Hudson
N. Y
Brooklyn
Roosevelt seeks production control in five day six hour bill
President Roosevelt asks inclusion of national production control and a minimum wage in the Black Connery five day week six hour bill. The Senate sent the measure to the House, broadening it into a sweeping social and economic reform.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Connery
United Press
Senate
House
Britons Blamed In Defence Of Russian Group Trial
Moscow reports state six British electrical engineers on trial for bribery sabotage and espionage in a case tied to the Metropolitan-Vickers plant. Counsel for three Russians accused the Britons as spies while prosecutors seek conviction and lengthy terms.
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Vassily Ulrich
Moscow
Andrey Vishinsky
Albert W. Gregory
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company
Missoula Auto Man Named on Highway Board
Governor Cooney appoints L. J. Croonenberghs of Missoula to Montana Highway Commission effective immediately, replacing Axel Nelson for a term ending April 1, 1937. Croonenberghs is a Republican and longtime good roads advocate with 26 years in Missoula. Other commissioners include O. S. Warden and James H. Rowe.
Montana Weather Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions in Montana Tuesday and Wednesday with possible rain or snow in the west. The extreme east may grow colder, with temperatures varying across the state.
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Montana
State maps first step to make gasoline a public utility
Helena April 17 Montana public service commission acts under a sen ate bill to declare gasoline a public utility. The panel named Lewistown as the differential base rate point for the state to set freight charges added to gasoline prices. Representative Henry R Green says the move targets eliminating unjust equalization fees.
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Helena
Montana
State Public Service Commission
Senate
Lewis
Henry R. Green
Dawson County
Steel leaders voice cautious optimism at Hoboken meeting
Myron C. Taylor of United States Steel reported this week operations at 21 percent of rate capacity, the highest since March last year. Shareholders, about 200, backed Roosevelt's economic program, re-elected all retiring directors, and expressed hope for better times ahead despite heavy rain and no major policy actions.
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Hoboken
N. J
Myron C. Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Taylor
Joint Chamber and civic clubs plan spring cleanup meeting
The Butte Chamber of Commerce and four service clubs will hold a big joint gathering next Wednesday at the Finlen hotel to kick off spring activities. Charles W. Towne will speak on Cleaning Up the City, with aims to stimulate employment and commerce and energize the community after winter.
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Finlen Hotel
Charles W. Towne
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
City Hits Records With Traffic License Boom
City hall smashed records as 302 auto driver licenses and 81 dog licenses were issued in one day. The dog licenses were heavier than ever, aided by rapid driver checks by the traffic squad. No arrests were made due to a misapplied grace period amid mayoral instructions.
Roosevelt plans big army budget cut to balance costs
Washington reports President Roosevelt ready to cut 144 million dollars from America’s army as part of an economy and budget balancing plan. He aims to reduce direct war department appropriations by a billion dollars next year, with 90 million from military and 54 million from nonmilitary spending. Secretary Dern says 12 000 to 15 000 enlisted and 2 000 officers would be dropped, and rivers and harbors work would be curtailed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
War Department
Dern
State gasoline taxes rise in Montana reported
Helena April 17. Collections from the five cent a gallon gasoline tax in the first 15 days of this month exceeded those of the entire corresponding month of last year by 6000 dollars. Receipts for the 15 days were 216164.52 dollars.
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Helena
State Board of Equalization
Sister Peak of Carbon Mountain Gets Jitters
Durango Colorado reports dramatic seismic events as Parker mountain the sister peak to Old Carbon shakes violently with rock falls. Railroad conductor Dan Conway says a 400 foot crevice appeared on Parker mountain’s eastern slope amid rumblings heard overnight.
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Carbon Mountain
Durango
Colo
Rocky Mountain
Dan Conway
Old Carbon Mountain
Parker Mountain
Carbon
Conway
Parker
Farley Pledges Budget Cut To Save Post Office Costs
Postmaster General Farley announced a wide budget balancing plan aimed at cutting post office department expenditures for the next fiscal year by about 72 million dollars. He assured that no essential postal facility would be disturbed and cited 30 million in saved salaries plus 20 million from rent and transportation reductions.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Farley
Roosevelt
Wounds Fatal to Denver Athlete
Henry Downs a Denver basketball player died in a local hospital after being shot Saturday by E. P. Merrick a former state highway enforcement officer Merrick is held on an assault charge and says he fired in defense of his home County Attorney Lewis R. Morris said the assault charge would be withdrawn and a murder charge to be filed tomorrow
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Henry Downs
Denver
E. P. Merrick
Merrick
Lewis R. Morris
Remonetization of silver defeated on executive wish
In Washington on April 17 the Senate rejected by 43 to 33 a Wheeler proposal to add remonetization of silver to Roosevelt's farm relief bill. debate echoed the 1896 campaign as inflationists pressed free coinage at 16 to 1 with gold. Roosevelt opposed the measure and the administration’s stance helped defeat it.
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Wheeler
White House
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Montana
Robinson
Arkansas
Borah
Idaho
Tolahoan
Thomas
Oklahoma
Shipstead
Minnesota
Long
Louisiana
Stunt Actor Wounded During Film Scene at Hollywood Studio
Daredevil stunt actor Hurd McClellan was seriously wounded at Universal Studio while filming a news reel. He wore armor and moved toward a pistol muzzle held by Marion Semmelmeyer of the state pistol team, a bullet struck his abdomen and he was taken to Cedars of Lebanon hospital for abdominal surgery.
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Los Angeles
Hurd McClellan
Universal Studio
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
McClellan
Marion Semmelmeyer
Silver talks at meeting of engineers here
Samuel Barker Jr. outlined silver production ratios and long term price history in a paper before the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers at the Silver Bow club. Murl H. Gidel F Gilbert and Carl Traverman spoke on topics including The Silver Question and Silver Legislation.
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Samuel Barker Jr
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Silver Bow Club
Murl H. Gidel
F. ©. Gilbert
Carl Trauerman
F. A. Thomson
Enoch A. Barnard
Anaconda
Montana
Alex MacDonald
Reno H. Sales
New York
Gidel
Gilbert
Traverman
Little Sunshine
Idaho
Great Western Sugar reports net profit amid losses
Great Western Sugar company and its subsidiaries earned a net profit of 2 56247663 dollars for the fiscal year, despite cumulative losses of more than 1 500 000 dollars in 1930 and 1931. The report notes improved outlook for stockholders and beet growers with earnings at 84 cents per share after preferred payments, though no common dividends were paid.
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Denver
Colo
Great Western Sugar Company
Emerson School Students Win Declamation Contest
Emerson eighth graders Jack Thompson and Emmajane Gibson won the county declamation and patriotic meet, defeating 17 contestants at the county courthouse. They will represent Silver Bow county at the regional meet in Missoula on May 12, with the state contest in Helena on May 26, under sponsorship of the American Legion.
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Jack Thompson
Emmajane Gibson
Rocker
Emerson School
Butte
Silver Bow
Helena
American Legion Post
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Luan River
Ruth Judd
Press Association
A. A. Smirnov
William L. MacDonald
Smirnov
MacDonald
Missoula
Highway Board
L. J. Croonenberghs
Axel Nelson
Sidney
Lewistown
U.S. Steel Corporation
Garden Club
Finlen
Chamber of Com
City Hall
Hollywood Studio
Great Western
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