Widow Loses 30000 in Literary Scheme Trial
In Seattle on April 17 a widow testified at the grand larceny trial of James Ashe that she lost 30000 to him in pursuit of manuscript sale and film rights for a narrative named Heloise. A Montana professor testified he paid 8300 to influence a literary contest judge. Ashe faces charges of 16000 in grand larceny.
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Seattle
James Ashe
Sara Shannon
N. J. Lennes
University of Montana
Ashe
Dillinger Escape Case Tied to Evelyn Frechette
Evelyn Frechette, named by federal officers as the woman who drove the car in which John Dillinger and an accomplice escaped from federal agents in St. Paul, appeared before a U S commissioner’s court in Chicago. Her case was continued pending arrival of government witnesses from St. Paul.
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Evelyn Frechette
John Dillinger
Indiana
St. Paul
Ils
U. S
Chicago
Cooney Replaces Montana Fish and Game Board
Governor Frank H. Cooney revokes the appointments of three Montana fish and game commissioners and names an entirely new five member board. Two terms expired and the rest face replacement after a dispute over a state game warden's appointment.
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William Steinbrenner
Missoula
Ray G. Lowe
Glendive
W. C. Kell
Billings
Harry P. Stanford
Kalispell
B. L. Price
Laurel
Commission
Cooney
Japan vows force if needed to defend East Asia peace
Tokyo declares that Japan will act positively to uphold its policy of responsibility for peace in East Asia. A foreign office spokesman says Tokyo will resort to force if foreign efforts to aid China threaten peace and order, and that Japan will judge when such measures are necessary.
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Tokyo
A_foreign office
Japan
China
East Asia
Asia
Cut Over Eye and Bruised Nose Seen in Court Case
Hollywood reports veteran actor Richard Bennett faced a battery charge after his estranged wife Angela Raisch Bennett swore out a warrant. Spectators saw Mrs Bennett with a cut above the eye and a bruised nose at Beverly Hills court where bail was set at 1000 dollars. The incident followed a conference on a property settlement amid a previously hopeful separation.
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Hollywood
Richard Bennett
Constance
Joan
Barbara Bennett
Angela Raisch Bennett
Bennett
Beverly Hilll
Arthur L
Beverly Hills
Airlines to sue Farley over annulling air mail contracts
Four aviation companies led by Boeing Air Transport file DC suit to force the government to honor air mail contracts canceled by Postmaster General Farley. They claim lack of notice and due process violated the Fifth Amendment and seek damages. The firms report 60 million miles flown in eight years, 96 percent on schedule.
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Washington
Farley
Senate
Roosevelt
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Department
James A. Farley
William J. Donovan
Montana Weather Outlook for Wednesday and Thursday
A fair pattern settles over Montana for Wednesday and Thursday with cooler air moving in on Wednesday. The eastern portion remains included in the lower temperature trend as high pressure maintains dry conditions.
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Montana
Montana Youth Described as Congenital Liar in Murder Trial
18 year old Henry Boyington of Livingston Montana faces murder charges in Los Angeles after confessing to slugging 75 year old Frank Cowan. The public defender labels Boyington a congenital liar and offers letters from Montana residents to support the claim. The judge ruled the fatal blow causing Cowan’s death had not been definitively proven, but the trial continues.
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Montana
Los Angeles
Henry Boyington
Livingston
Frank Cowan
Boyington
Elliott Craig
Cowan
Young Boyington
Dinner party revolt talk denied by all
Six witnesses contradicted Dr. William A. Wirt about discussions of revolution. They said they had talked of nothing of the sort, suggesting the district attorney may review sworn testimony. The account continues on page 2.
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Washington
William A. Wirt
Sunshine Budget Restores Cuts as Britons Get Relief
London April 17 1934 Neville Chamberlain presents a budget with about 145.5 million dollars in benefits for government workers motorists income taxpayers and the unemployed a 10 percent cut in income tax a 25 percent cut in auto horsepower tax restoration of the dole and partial reversal of government pay cuts to keep national accounts on an upward trend.
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Chamberlain
U. S
London
Neville Chamberlain
Dole
Special Night Shift Expedites FERA Pay Checks
A special night shift of clerks works to expedite payment for FERA project workers. Checks for the first week of April will be available at 24 West Granite Street starting Thursday at 8 am. Slips were received in Butte from the Helena office, with midnight efforts to deliver timekeeper pay slips today.
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FERA
West
Granite Street
Butte
Helena
Federal Emergency Relief Committee
Silver dollars paid out by San Francisco mint in 411000
The San Francisco mint paid out 411000 in silver dollars today for silver purchased from the Bunker Hill Sullivan Mining and Concentrating company and the Selby Smelting Works. The purchase covered production in western states.
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San Francisco
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Company
Selby Smelting Works
Lewistown Contractor D. L. Marshall Dies at 76
Lewistown April 17 D L Marshall 76 longtime contractor and resident died at his home. He was father of Roy Marshall who vanished in Park County during a elk hunting trip last fall and has not been heard from since.
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Lewistown
D. L. Marshall
Roy Marshall
Park County
Car Spins Off Road In Dillon Highway Crash
Pat Mulaney and Ed O'Brien of Melrose, plus driver Art Trueman, were injured when a car skidded on gravel near Wooden on the Dillon highway yesterday at 2:30 PM. They received hospital care at St. James. O'Brien regained consciousness late last night.
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Pat Mulaney
West Silver Street
Ed O'Brien
Melrose
St. James Hospital
Wooden
Dillon Highway
Art Trueman
Trueman
J. J. Kane
O’brien
O'Brien
Kane
Arthur Trueman
N. J. O'Keefe
Mulaney
Train Schedule Change for CCC Boys Announced
A detachment of 75 Butte boys enrolled yesterday for CCC service is to report this morning at 11 30 at Milwaukee station to entrain for Missoula. The group had been ordered to report at the Northern Pacific station at 12 55 but orders changed after dismissal. Detachment was chosen by lot from over 100 applicants. final exams will be at Fort Missoula and youths will be assigned to companies.
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Butte
CCC
Milwaukee
Missoula
Northern Pacific
Lot
Fort Missoula
Customer Who Had Practiced All Winter at Dubious Art of Hurling Pop Bottles Misses at Crucial Time
The New York 1934 baseball season opens with experts near Polo Grounds tallying first pitches, hits, and homers as press boxes fill with charts and jokes. The piece notes a fan or player who practiced with pop bottles, missing a crucial moment.
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H. Allan Smith
New York
Polo Grounds
Giants
Phillies
District Planning Group to Meet in Mining City
A district planning conference for Deer Lodge Beaverhead Madison Powell Granite and Silver Bow counties is planned by Dr Peter Potter Butte district adviser for the state planning council The meeting will start at the Finlen hotel next Tuesday morning as part of a move toward permanent regional planning in Montana Continued on Page 2 Col 1.
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Deer Lodge
Beaverhead
Madison
Powell
Granite
Silver Bow
Butte
Montana
Powell, Granite
Peter Potter
State Planning Council
Finlen Hotel
Roosevelt Cousin Slams New Deal At GOP Inaugural
Col Theodore Roosevelt denounces President Roosevelt and the New Deal as reactionary and un-American in a speech at his inauguration as president of the National Republican Club. He accuses the administration of violating constitutional liberties to an extraordinary degree.
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New York
Roosevelt
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
National Republican Club
Falls Man Heads Kalispell Bank
Frank M. Burks of Great Falls was elected president today of the First National Bank of Kalispell, succeeding G. H. Adams, who becomes chairman of the board.
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Kalispell
Frank M. Burks
Great Falls
First National Bank of
Mobstorm at Caddo Parish courthouse overpowers guards
A mob of about 2 000 men storms the Caddo Parish courthouse aiming to seize Fred Lockhart who allegedly confessed to a 16 year old girl’s murder as officers on the jail’s second floor use machine guns tear gas and rifles to hold the jail. The National Guard is mobilized after tear gas bombs fail to disperse the crowd.
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Shreveport
National Guard
Caddo Parish
Fred Lockhart
Collins Named Montana Purchasing Agent in Helena
Ted J. Collins an Anaconda attorney was named state purchasing agent by Governor Frank H. Cooney. Collins, a Democrat and former city and county attorney, succeeds Jack P. O'Donnell who resigned to join a brewing company. Murphy moved to management of the Montana Livestock Credit Production association. Collins, a Georgetown graduate, is expected to assume duties soon.
Red Triangle Derby winner crowned tonight
The 1934 Red Triangle derby sponsored by the YMCA tightens as New Deal led by Alex Blewett and Gold Standard with Malcolm Gillis push for top honors. Five rivals chase in the final sprint as Silver Standard, led by B R Hamilton, trails but gains. Continued on Page 2.
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New Deal
Alex “Speed” Blewett
Gold Standard
Malcolm Gillis
Silver Standard
B. R. Hamilton
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