Senate Silver Remonetization Move Dims Compromise Hopes
A new group calling itself a committee of patriots plans to push mandatory remonetization of silver, led by figures such as Robert M. Harris George Le blanc Frank Vanderlip and Carl Conway. The Dies bill backed by the group would authorize a commission to negotiate sales of American agricultural surpluses and accept silver above world price, while Treasury inspectors prepare a list of speculative silver holders.
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Committee of Patriots
Committee of
Patriots
Congress
Robert M. Harris
Harris and Vose
New York City Commission
George Leblanc
Frank Vanderlip
Carl Conway
Continental Can
Treasury
Senate
Capitol
Senate Bloc
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Montana Weather: Fair East, Unsettled West
A weather forecast shows fair conditions in eastern Montana and unsettled weather in the western portion from Tuesday into Wednesday. Warmer temperatures are expected in the eastern areas on Tuesday.
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Montana
Yank Convicted as Red Spy at University Ties
Arvid W. Jacobson a 30 year old University of Michigan graduate was sentenced to five years at hard labor for espionage aiding the Soviet Union. Marie Louise Schul Martin heads a group of 28 convicted spies and received eight years. The high court in camera found Jacobson recruited by Russian agents in New York in fall 1932.
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ABC
Finland
Soviet Union
Arvid W. Jacobson
University of Michigan
Marie Louise Schul Martin
League of Spies
High Court
Jacobson
New York
Jacob
Memorial Day Parade Plans by Butte Patriotic Groups
In Butte the combined patriotic organizations will stage an elaborate May 30 parade through the business district followed by graveside ceremonies for soldiers sailors and marines. A central memorial day committee of 10 groups approved the plans at a meeting chaired by W R Van Orden with subcommittees to handle other duties.
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Patriotic Organizations
Butte
W.R. van Orden
Unsettled West Warmth Hits Montana Cities
Unsettled weather lingered in western Montana with lightning in Bitterroot Valley while eastern areas enjoyed fair skies. Missoula Kalispell and Helena reported unseasonably warm highs in the 70s as a dust storm hid Bozeman mountains. more unsettled west and fair east were forecast.
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Bozeman
Butte
Missoula
Kalispell
Helen
Montana
Bitter Root valley hit by fast moving April thunderstorm
A thunderstorm swept over central Bitter Root valley tonight after two days of record warmth, moving northward across the region and breaking the April weather pattern.
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Hamilton
Bitter Root Valley
Misoula Cools Off After Record Heat Day
Misoula records cooler evening in April after a day when the thermometer hit a high for the period. Residents note relief from the heat as skies clear and temperatures drop into the night.
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Missoula
Wholesale Beer Dealers of Four States to Meet Here
The wholesale beer dealers from Montana Idaho Oregon and Washington will convene in Butte on May 2 to learn code provisions elect officers and appoint agents to report code violations. C E W Goodwin special representative of J H Choate Jr director of the federal alcohol control administration will open the meeting from Washington D C The Spokane meeting the previous Saturday organized the convention and named delegates with a strong turnout expected from all four states.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange Tonight
Richard Whitney
Rayburn
House Commerce Committee
Congress
Whitney
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Butte
C. E. W. Goodwin
Special Represen
J. H. Choate Jr
Federal Alchoholic Control Administration
Washington, D. C
Spokane
Goodwin
Con
Butte Blotter Shows Notable Police Improvement
The Butte police blotter has improved. the old ledger was retired after nine months of use on July 18. Entry No. 1 in the new book records a minor traffic violation as the first entry, replacing a long history of arrests for various offenses.
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Butte
Barney Lavell
California Hats Find Straw Hats Ahead of Schedule In Butte
A humorous note on straw hat season arriving four days early in Butte Montana as California and Florida face fashion competition. The piece contrasts warm greetings with a brisk sunrise over Summit valley and hints at cultural rivalry in the climate debate.
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Florida
California
United States
Montana
Butte
Continental Divide
Whitehall
Summit Valley
Dillinger Gang Member Believed Wounded in Clash
Blood stains on an abandoned car used by Dillinger in fleeing Wisconsin officers indicate a gang member was shot in the back. Officers believed Van Meter was hit by a 30 30 bullet in the latest confrontation with authorities.
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Dillinger
Wisconsin
van Meter
Hull Warns Against Extreme Economic Nationalism
Secretary of State Cordell Hull told a New York audience that restoring and expanding international trade is essential to avoid economic decline and the drift to armaments and war. He rejected dictatorship and urged unity of democratic groups amid crisis, warning against extreme reactionary and radical agendas.
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New York
Cordell Hull
Hull
Associated Press
Fete Honors St George Patron as Lodge Marks Anniversary
About 40 people gathered in Centerville to honor St George England’s patron and the 54th anniversary of the Sons and Daughters of St George lodge in Butte. A varied program of instrumental and vocal numbers preceded a grand ball and buffet luncheon. James Harris led as master of ceremonies and Harry A James spoke on The History of the Order. Participants included Evelyn Birkett piano solo, Thelma and Margaret Melby and Margaret Bauman vocal trio, Edith Ellis piano selections, Marie Seccomb with Lorena Ross, R guest accordion solo.
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Centerville
St. George
England
Sons and Daughters of St. George Lodge
Butte
James Harris
Harry A. James
Order
Peace and Harmony
Victoria
Daughters of St. George
Evelyn Birkett
Thelma
Margaret Melby
Margaret Bauman
Edith Ellis
Marie Seccomb
Lorena Ross
R. Guest
Dillinger Gang Split After Wisconsin Botched Capture
Gun battles across a northern Wisconsin lake region sent two federal agents to rest near Little Bohemia. John Dillinger and four gang members divided into two groups, with two missing and three CCC workers killed or wounded as federal agents closed in near St. Paul Minnesota.
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St. Paul
CCC
Minn
U.P
John Dillinger
Wisconsin
Dillinger
Little Bohemia
Wisconsin Lake Region
Eagle River
Wis
Minnesota
W. Carter Baum
Eugene Boiseneau
Mellen
Carl Christiansen
Spider Lake
J. C. Newman
John Hoffman
Ironwood
Mich
John Morris
Evelyn Prechetti
Chicago
Johnny
Boiseneau
Hoffman
Morris
Place
Federal
Newman
Thirteen Die by Gun for Crimes of John Dillinger
Thirteen people die by gunshot in connection with John Dillinger and his gang. Victims include Sheriff Jess Larber of Allen County Ohio and Police Sergeant William T Shaniey of Chicago, among others killed in states from Illinois to Indiana and Michigan during Dillinger related confrontations and escapes.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Jess Larber
Allen County
Ohio
Dillinger
William T. Shaniey
John Hamilton
Eugene Teague
Indiana
Paris
Ill
Edward Shouse
Illinois
Jack Klutas
Bellwood
William O'Malley
East Chicago
Ind
Herbert Youngblood
Gary
Crown Point
Port Huron
Mich
Charles Cavanaugh
Eugene Green
S&t
Little Bohemia
Mercer
Wis
Minneapolis Firm Low Bid On Fort Peck Project
Johnson Drake and Piper of Minneapolis submitted the low bid of 738612.30 for a Fort Peck Montana project including an administration building residences and public works facilities. The U S district engineers office said awards would be announced later.
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Minneapolis
Fort Peck
Kansas City
United States District Engineers
Montana
Johnson, Drake and Piper
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