Pleasure Flight Ends in Tragedy at Fort Worth Bank
A bank robbery attempt at Stockyards National Bank in Fort Worth ends with the death of Fred L. Pelton and an unidentified man when a bag containing nitroglycerin detonates after the robber demands 10 000 dollars. Assistant cashier L W Marshall is seriously wounded and Clifton Magers 8 suffers severe glass injuries.
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Fort Worth Texas
Fred L. Pelton
Stockyards National Bank
L. W. Marshall
Clifton Magers
W. L. Pier
Pier
Pelton
North Side
Montana State Press association ends forty fifth convention
The Montana State Press association concluded its forty fifth annual convention with unwavering confidence in Montana’s development prospects. Attendees praised officers, education, highway construction, aviation growth, and the refined gasoline tax refund provisions to curb fraud, while extending thanks for Butte’s hospitality.
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Montana
Association
Butte
Montana State Press Association
Plane crash topples into gas tank over Chicago
A small cabin plane carrying Pilot Orville Suchy and two passengers crashed into the top of a large illuminating gas tank at Elston and Division streets in Chicago. The wreckage fell into 40 feet of water as the ship sank after the collision in driving rain shortly after 3 30 p m. All aboard are believed dead.
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Chicago
Orville Suchy
Elston
Division Streets
People’s Gas Light and Coke Company
Nest of Young Robins Delays Building Work
Portland dispatch reports work on Union avenue halted after a robin nest was found in the Woodward building corner. Workmen paused dismantling to allow the young robins to mature, transferring operations to a different building.
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Portland
Union Avenue
Woodward
Helena Man Elected Pioneers President
Norman B. Holter of Helena was elected president of the Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers at their annual election. Other officers include May McHugh Anaconda vice president Lottie Willett Helena secretary Power Helena treasurer Dick Missoula historian and McClatchery Helena executive committee. The group will meet in Butte next year with the Society of Montana Pioneers to discuss pioneer graves marking and a reception was under way with a banquet planned.
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Billings
Norman B. Holter
Helena
Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Butte
Society of Montana Pioneers
Jockey Dies Saving Car on Tracks in Cleveland
Leonard Madden 26 a well known jockey was killed instantly by a fast passenger train as he tried to push his stalled car off the track. His wife Pearl assisted and escaped the same fate in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Leonard Madden
Pearl
Hankow Prepares to Fight Rebel Horde
Hankow authorities rush defensive preparations as nationalist forces brace for a communist threat along the Yangtze. Foreign gunboats patrol the river while eighteen communists are reported killed in the latest crackdown. a mutiny in Hankow’s defense garrison and the commander’s bodyguard is suppressed.
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Hankow
Yangtze River
China
Brucker Cancels Tour to Battle Detroit Crime
Michigan Attorney General Wilmer M. Brucker cancels speaking engagements for his gubernatorial bid to focus on Detroit crime case and the killing of Jerry Buckley. He will devote all time to the investigation.
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Brucker
Detroit
Wilmer M. Brucker
Michigan
Jerry Buckley
Star witness testifies in Montana murder trial
Emil Heine described as the sole eye witness to a blow he says Anti Barnaspakka delivered to Jack Antilla, a Twin Lakes logger found dead near Barnaspakka’s cabin on July 4. The testimony aimed to prove first degree murder as the state rests its case.
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Anaconda
Emil Heine
Montana
Anti Barnaspakka
Jack Antilla
Twin Lakes
Barnaspakka
Negro files suit against air line in Seattle case
R B Stewart a negro nightclub entertainer sues West Coast Air Transport for 10000 claiming he was refused passage on a plane to Los Angeles after paying 148 for a ticket on June 25. He alleges the airline sold him a ticket but did not allow him to board.
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Seattle
West Coast Air Transport Company
Stewart
Los Angeles
State Lands Department Does Big Business Despite Drought
Helena, Aug 9 Special. The Montana State Lands and Investments department reports a strong year despite a poor wheat crop in 1929 and low farm prices. Total income from all sources reached 1,536,064.63, only 52,000 below last year, with a decline of less than expected given the drought and business lull.
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State Lands Department
Department of State Lands and Investments
Montana
Distress Signal From Wiona Reported On Lake Michigan
Coast guard stations sent responders to aid the sailing vessel Wiona eight miles north of Chicago after a distress signal was received this afternoon on Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Conference on State Farm relief held in Helena
In Helena Governor Erickson convened 20 civic and business leaders to discuss farm relief and plan aid administration for President Hoover’s Aug 14 conference. Attendees included state agri official Frank Johnson and Great Northern and Northern Pacific reps. Estimates show last year’s 9% carryover of 2,500,000 tons. hay expected at 2,000,000 tons this year with price ranges $12 to $20 per ton.
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Helena
J. J. Erickson
Hoover
Montana
Erickson
Washington
T. A. Marlow
al Hibbard
W. J. Butler
Jay G. Digmond
Murray Stebbins
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
T. O O'Hammond
Frank Johnson
AH. Stafford
CG. J. O'Hara
Great Northern
Lynn Challoner
Northern Pacific
Milk
State Department
Hoover to celebrate 56th birthday amid national turmoil
President Hoover turns 56 as Congress closes for summer leaving him the central figure in a volatile nation. Economic and political strains shape his tenure, with major achievements noted despite ongoing storms and uncertainty.
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Hoover
Washington
Herbert Hoover
United States
Congress
Mystery rider of Wyoming confesses after arrest
In Wheatland Wyoming on August 9 Charlie Adams confesses to being the phantom rider who terrorized ranchers. He says fingerprints on warnings match his own initials in a letter he wrote. Authorities describe the arrest as eventide and note the case hinges on a typewriter and forged fingerprints.
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Mystery Rider
Wyoming
Wheatland
Wyo
Lend Ear
Purple Hills
Laramie Peak
Charlie Adams
Charlie
Science Eyes Indefinite Human Lifespan Via Monkey Glands
Montreal August 9 Dr Serge Voronoff, renowned surgeon, says grafting healthy monkey glands into humans could prolong life indefinitely within a few years. He estimates life may extend to 120 to 140 years and even 200 to 300 years with repeated grafts. The Browne Sequard concept underpins his work, noting similarity of glands in chimpanzees gibbon and gorilla. Continued on Page 2.
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Montreal
Serge Voronoff
Voronoffk
51 Boys Will Go to Camp at Lowlands
Fifty one boys have registered for the sixth and last week at Camp Lowlands. The camp closes next Sunday and a one week junior staff session will follow for cleanup and repairs. George Misevic of the Y M C A will be at the camp to teach swimming and life saving and to supervise tests.
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Boy Scout
George Misevic
Three White Women Attacked by Negro Clubber in Chattanooga
Three white women were clubbed into unconsciousness by a black assailant who entered their homes in broad daylight on Chattanooga Tennessee's west side. He tried to rob them before the assault. none of the victims was thought seriously hurt and police detained several suspects without identification.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
U.P
Dozen Families Flee as Forest Fire Expands
Dozens of families evacuated as a 3,200 acre forest fire grows near Chewelah Washington. About 1000 foresters and local crews battled the flames which spanned a widening area despite anticipated rain. The blaze, five days old, intensified after yesterday’s winds as it crept down a valley, threatening nearby homes and property.
I C C Authorizes Rush to Lower Rates in Drought Areas
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued an order authorizing reduced rail freight rates in drought-stricken regions. It allows lower tariffs on livestock feed and water and other necessary traffic without publishing notices. The measure expires October 31 and follows assurances from several railroads seeking emergency permission. President Hoover supported rapid action to grant blanket emergency rates.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western
Hoover
Commission
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Dorothy Bell Goff
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Montana State Historical Association
Frank D. “Sandbar” Brown
Missoula
W. C. Orton
Henry W. Evans
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Liska
Burke
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Fischer
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Holzhauer
Kimsey
Hungling
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Air Line
Voronoff
Lowlands
Srokane
Chewelah, Wash
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