Two Companies Massed as Marion Turmoil Flares After Lynching
Intense excitement over last night's lynching of two negroes persisted in Marion Indiana as city county and state police kept watch and two Indiana National Guard companies were en route. Fear of a fresh outbreak or reprisals gripped the town while NAACP leaders appealed for state troops to protect lives and property as word came that troops would soon arrive from Camp Knox Kentucky.
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Marion
Ind
Indiana National Guard
Thomas Shipp
Abe Smith
Grant County
W. T. Bailey
William Oglesby
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jack Edwards
Camp Knox
Afridi Tribesmen Move Against British Forces
British troops fought Afridi tribesmen advancing on Peshawar India with estimates of 5000 to 10000 combatants. Early encounters were limited and casualties not disclosed as the port city braces for the invasion threat.
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Peshawar
India
David Hilger Elected Montana Pioneers Leader at Billings
David Hilger, longtime Montana figure and historian, was elected president of the Society of Montana Pioneers at Billings. Butte will host the 1931 convention, with W. C. Orton elected vice president and Henry W. Evans treasurer. Frank D. Brown continued as secretary. An Missoula address on early territorial legislatures was the day’s sole major task. An old-timers’ dance capped the evening for visiting pioneers.
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Billings
David Hilger
Montana
Montana State Historical Association
Helena
Society of Montana Pioneers
Butte
Frank D
Henry W. Evans
Deer Lodge
C. O. Marcues
Missoula
Washington J. McCormick
Mystery murders link tied to Chicago grimness unfolds
Report from Wisconsin authorities connects the Zuta slaying, the Lingle murder, and the St Valentine’s Day massacre to crews traveling through Waukesha and Milwaukee area resorts. District Attorney Salen cites Milwaukee speakeasy operator Tony Scaler as key witness in linking the Zuta and Lingle cases.
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Chicago
U.P
Wisconsin
Jack Zuta
Jake Lingle
Chicago Tribune
St. Valentine's Day
Waukesha
Milwaukee
Herman Salen
Zuta
Lingle
Tony Scaler
Scaler
al Capone
Mother Drives Across Country To Reach Wounded Son
Elsie McBrier of Elsie Pennsylvania races to Jackson Wyoming after her 21 year old son David McBrier was shot at the Half Moon dude ranch in Jackson Hole. He is in critical condition at St John’s hospital with a perforated intestine from a self inflicted wound. Dr Charles W Huff performed an emergency operation. The gun’s trigger was believed faulty while the youth traveled with Jack Clemens en route from Erie Pennsylvania to Spokane Washington. Slight hope is held for his recovery.
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Jackson, Wyo
Elsie
Jackson
Wyo
David McBrier
St. John’s Hospital
Half Moon Dude Ranch
Jackson Hole
Charles W. Huff
McBrier
Erie
Spokane
Wash
Jack Clemens
Gov Erickson plans attendance at governors conference
Helena August 8 Gov J E Erickson said he planned to attend the White House conference of governors from 12 states to discuss framing a relief movement for parched sections of the United States.
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Helena
J. E. Erickson
White House
United States
Montana Weekend Weather Forecast
Montana forecast for Saturday and Sunday calls for partly cloudy skies with possible local thundershowers in the west portion. Temperatures expected to remain largely unchanged.
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Montana
Ex-Congressman Herrick in Jail Over Tainted Money
Manuel Herrick former Oklahoma congressman jailed in Baltimore after arrest while working at a still for $15 a week. He claimed he refused a $50,000 in dishonest money during his term. He plans to turn over evidence to prohibition officials as federal prosecutors pursue liquor manufacturing charges. Herrick remains jailed on $1,500 bond awaiting grand jury action.
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Baltimore
Manuel Herrick
Oklahoma
Congress
Herrick
Still
Prohibition
Amarillo Attorney Awaits Death Sentence in Family Murder
Stinnett Texas August 8 A D Payne Amarillo lawyer awaits sentencing for the murder of his wife and maiming of his 9 year old son with a dynamite bomb in the family car on June 27 He signed a 63 page confession and urged expedited punishment He claimed he was abnormal not sane and showed no remorse while detailing 18 months of plots to hide his financial losses and relations with Verona Thompson his stenographer Continued on page 8col 3
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Payne
Montana editors convene with Gov Erickson speech
The forty fifth annual Montana Editorial association session featured talks on publishing education and transportation plus an impressive address by Gov John E Erickson on Growing With Montana. Judges awarded cash prizes and cups for newspaper production while editors toured mines and city sites before the banquet.
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Clara Adams
Montana
Montana Editorial Association
John E. Erickson
Man Slugged In Daring Hold Up On Butte Street
L. E. Dumas, a California tourist, was punched from behind on South Arizona street and slashed with a knife during a hold up. He received head and hand wounds, treated at St. James hospital. no police report was filed.
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L. E. Dumas
California
Arizona Street
St. James Hospital
Dumas
J. Kane
Mercury Hits 92 For Second Time This Week In Butte
Local observer Leo McMullen notes relief may come today as temperatures near 92 degrees in Butte mark a second 90s day this week. He cites the prior July 9 peak of 95 and says barometric readings suggest showers ahead while evenings have grown warmer. The past four days show a 10 degree rise from night to night according to McMullen.
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Butte
Leo McMullen
Public sentiment and the role of newspapers in education
The editorial profession provides a clean honorable service to the nation, serving as a key educational medium that supports the principles of the American republic. The piece acknowledges the newspapers' important role and calls for appreciation. Continued on Page 2, Col 7.
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American Republic
Storms End Lindbergh World Broadcast Effort
New York Aug 8 A severe Atlantic storm disrupted Col. Charles A. Lindberghs planned world radio address. His eight minute speech on the link between transport progress and civilization could not be transmitted to Europe Asia Africa and Australia due to the electrical storm. He urged that life today be judged by modern transportation as a key to better living.
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New York
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ocean
Atlantic
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Col. Lindbergh
Teletypesetter adopted by seven Westchester papers
Seven newspapers in Westchester County adopt teletypesetter to speed news distribution. The system, led by J. Noel Macy of Westchester County Publishers Inc, sends stories via telegraph impulses and instantly translates them into print ready type. Readers of Yonkers Statesman Mount Vernon Daily Argus New Rochelle Standard Star Port Chester Daily Item Tarrytown Daily News Ossining Citizen Sentinel and White Plains Daily Press gain earlier news access.
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White Plains
N. Y
Westchester County Publishers, Inc
J. Noel Macy
Yonkers Statesman
Mount Vernon Daily Argus
New Rochelle Standard-Star
Port Chester Daily Item
Tarrytown Daily News
Ossining Citizen-Sentinel
White Plains Daily Press
Missouri River navigation urged by Governor Erickson
Governor J E Erickson told Montana editors that distribution, not production, is the world issue and urged reopening the Missouri river to navigation as relief for farmers. He praised editors, highlighted Montana resources, and urged Hoover to extend river improvement funds to include the Missouri system to bring Europe and the Orient closer to Northwest agriculture.
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J. E. Erickson
Montana
Missouri River
Hoover
Europe
Orient
Great Northwest
Montana Pioneer Dies at Meeting in Billings
Mrs. Hattie N. Green of Missoula, 68, attending the annual Society of Montana Pioneers convention in Billings, became ill and died today after an operation at a local hospital. The body will be taken to Twin Bridges for burial Monday.
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Billings
Hattie N. Green
Missoula
The
Society of Montana Pioneers
Hoover to consult governors on drought relief plan
President Hoover asked drought state governors to meet at the White House next Thursday to shape a relief program. He and several agencies continue drafting plans for the preliminary relief campaign aiming to launch by Monday, after talks with farm leaders and agriculture officials.
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Mauritz A. Hallgren
United Press
Washington
Hoover
White House
Agriculture Department
Companion of Lester in car accident dies in tragedy
Vincent McCarthy 18, of 804 Zarelda Street, mourns the death of his chum Alexander Ekin Lester 18 after a crash that overturned a truck while en route to help stranded cousins. Lester died at the scene. McCarthy escaped with minor injuries and received home care before hospital treatment.
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Vincent McCarthy
Zarelda Street
Alexander
Ekin) Lester
Vincent
Young Lester
Lester
McCarthy
McC
Jim Mulholland
Joe Lester
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Press Association
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Weather Forecast
Onge
Lagre
Henry
Amarillo
Wife
Montana State Press Association
Butte Country Club
O.S. Warden
Great Falls
John Hample
Joseph Gehrett
Laurel
Butte Street
Mercury
Montana Organization of Editors
Harry Gallwey
Globe
Seven Newspapers
Dean A. L. Stone
Montana School of Journalism
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St. Louis
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Illinois
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