22 Aug 1929
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
1
Zeppelin moves to resume flight today as blaze near town prompts special run. Article notes aviation efforts amid tensions and disaster response while authorities prepare for possible escalation.
Montreal leads the splash as Canadian banks announce a merger while American stocks show steady gains. The deal boosts investor sentiment and highlights cross border finance activity.
Montreal Aug 21 1929 T B Macaulay president of Sun Life says Canadian law allowing up to 60 percent in first mortgages and government bonds plus strong dividend stocks creates ideal balance. Sun Life holds assets over half a billion and derives nearly eighty percent of premium income from abroad.
Nine members attended the meeting and lack of a two thirds vote blocked suspending the rules to create a West Park street lighting district from Excelsior to Prospect and half blocks on Henry and Emmet. A second proposed district on Second street, with 330 to 485 foot segments on Colorado Dakota and Placer by 25 property owners, was postponed after Alderman O Leary proposed referring the matter to the judiciary committee.
Dr. Hugo Eckener said the Graf Zeppelin would delay its Pacific flight to Los Angeles due to damage from a move from its hangar. Two gondola struts were damaged requiring eight hours to repair. The airship carried 20 passengers and 41 crew members as it prepared to begin the 5,400 mile ocean crossing.
A reader named Mr. Whazis plans to check tomorrow's paper for a listing of rooms or suites to fit his needs. The ad aims to attract his eye with a clear description and local details.
Livingston Aug 21 Peter Holt chief of police and Martin Zollman traffic officer and former aviator were shot in Holt's office Rollin Davisson entered and killed Holt and fatally wounded Zollman Zollman, despite a breast wound, leaped the table and dragged Davisson to the floor as Davisson attempted to shoot two others The gun misfired Evans called for help Clyde Neal a fireman arrived seized a cement block and beat Davisson into custody Sheriff Clarence Gilbert arrived to take control continued on Page 10 Col 7
New York Aug 21 UP Two Swiss aviators who began a westward Atlantic crossing almost three days ago are missing. Navy ships along the coast were alerted to look for sea flares or landing signals after no trace was found of the flyers since they passed the Azores Monday.
Captain Roscoe Turner started from Glendale California with three passengers to prove daylight air service feasibility. He landed at Roosevelt Field New York at 11:38 p m Eastern with an elapsed time of 19 hours 53 minutes.
Henry Ford says he would shut his automobile plants if liquor returns to the United States. He argues booze would cut productivity and wages, making an eight-hour five-day week impossible, and warns sober industry can keep workers paid. Continued on Page 9, Col. 6.
James Thomas, a Butte collector, was stopped by a white dressed woman on the Butte Anaconda highway and his car was stolen. The Hudson sedan was later found near Anaconda acid plant with tracks indicating another car aided the escape. Police believe two men and a young woman are the bandits from the Mission State bank robbery at St Ignatius. A statewide search was underway as officers pursued leads.
In Lansing Kansas a 75-year-old inmate Fred Erb, serving life for killing his paralyzed wife, learned the governor favored his pardon. He had pleaded guilty after a prior suicide attempt and remained stoic as he spoke of clemency, noting it would not come from Topeka.
An Eastern man reported a trout nine inches long that had swallowed a bird with the wing protruding from its mouth. L. R. Edwards of the Butte street railway later hooked a 12 inch fish on Wise River about 20 miles above Wise River hotel that had swallowed a gray timber mouse tail protruding from its mouth. Edwards cautions that greed brings grief to fish.
In Little Rock Arkansas a Pajama Dance advertised for tonight was halted by Sheriff R A Cook who warned dancing in pajamas would mean a night in Pulaski County Jail. A bystander quipped about sleeping in pajamas, and the sheriff’s seriousness was seen as convincing.
The Butte Chamber of Commerce and state lawmakers oppose the Senate finance committee’s plan to place ores containing over 30 percent manganese on the tariff free list. Labor groups from Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers are mentioned in coverage continued on page 8.
Residents of Belton Montana were evacuated to Glacier Park station by a Great Northern special train as forest fires closed in. The depot agent reported flames within 500 yards of Belton station at 9 40 p m mountain standard time and the train planned to return.
Butte educator named leader as Montana Grand Lodge of Masons opens its sixty fifth annual Commundation in Great Falls with 500 delegates plus 200 more expected. Myron Brown, Moses Morris, and W. E F. Smith recognized for long lodge membership. George W. Craven elected president of Montana Masonic Secretaries' Association with Farl V. Cline and Oscar Jones as officers.
Thousands of Butte workers and employers joined the twenty sixth Commercial Day observance. The cool holiday drew many to recreation centers near Butte with mercantile establishments banks and barber shops closing for the day. Major gatherings included the Butte butchers picnic at Gregson Springs with over a thousand attendees and other group picnics at Waeroo and Bagdad shrine sites.
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