Wiggin Plan Proposes Prolonged Short Term Credits for Germany
A summary of Albert Wiggin leading a committee on Germany’s fiscal crisis and the Dawes and Young plans. The Wiggin proposal calls for extending short term credits while hinting at potential reparations revisions. The piece notes reliance on foreign borrowing and the need for international political trust before credits extend.
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Albert Henry Wiggin
Germany
Reich
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Young Plan
Owen D. Young
Young
United States
Wiggin
Grand Chapter of Easter Star Session Held in Butte
The forty second annual session of the Montana Order of Easter Star ended at the Broadway theater with about 1750 delegates. Ruth Middleton of Chinook was named worthy grand matron and T E Smalley of Roundup worthy grand patron. Officers include Alberta L Rowland Libby Mary S Hugo Butte W J Marshall Missoula Cynthia C Plummer Butte Mae H Perier Butte Marie J Nicol Geraldine. Additional officers named by Middleton.
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Order of Easter Star of Montana
Broadway
Butte
Butte No. 39
Ruth No. 2
Ruth Middleton
Chinook
T. E. Smalley
Roundup
Alberta L. Rowland
Libby
W. J. Marshall
Missoula
Mary S. Hugo
Cynthia C. Plummer
Mae H. Perier
Marie J. Nicol
Geraldine
Middleton
Ruth Hettersley
Meeting 15 Scheduled New York Gangster War
New York unites to fight a deadly 15 mile gangster trail from Manhattan to the Bronx after two policemen are killed by dum dum bullets and Gloria Lopez dies in hospital. Commissioner Mulrooney calls for more officers and armored patrols. American Legion leaders propose a 30,000 man force to aid 18,500 police on duty.
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New York
U.P
Manhattan
Bronx
Gloria Lopez
Edward P. Mulrooney
American Legion
France
Three Men Injured As Armed Convict Runs Amuck in Prison Hall
At San Quentin California on August 22 George B. Kelly a Los Angeles convict disguised as a waiter attacked in the dining hall slashing two inmates A Wellsley and Merritt Dumand and a guard Gustav Alm who disarmed him. Kelly was placed in solitary confinement after the fray.
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San Quentin
Calif
George B. Kelly
Los Angeles
Kelly
A. Wellesley
Yuba County
Merritt Dumand
Gustav Alm
Wellesley
Alm
Butte Rotary Club Annual Picnic Enjoyed at A J Davis Ranch
Butte Rotarians and families spent a perfect afternoon at the annual Rotary Club picnic on the A J Davis ranch. Scouts guided attendees from the main fork to the ranch where indoor baseball volleyball pee wee golf and driving contests entertained participants. A supper followed a closing meeting and the event was hailed as one of the club's most successful outings.
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Ennt Butte
Rotary Ub
A. J. Davis
Main Fork
Arthur Perham
Henry Coulam
Adolph Heilbronner
Carl Nepper
Butte Rotary Club
Seven New Fires Spark Montana Woodlands
Seven new fires were discovered by airplane observers over western Montana forests near Roaring Lion Lost Horse and Tin Can creeks in Bitterroot National Forest. Lightning likely started the blazes which burned timber in high country as crews reported good progress and favorable conditions.
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Missoula
UPR
Montana
Howard Flint
Bob Johnson
Roaring Lion
Kelley
Montana Sunday and Monday Fair With Warmth
The forecast calls for continued warm conditions across Montana on Sunday and Monday with fair skies and no precipitation expected. Travelers and outdoor plans should expect sunshine and above normal temperatures.
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Montana
Lindberghs Resume Flight to Nemuro Amid Fog Delays
Charles and Anne Lindbergh push their delayed Pacific journey from Iturup to Nemuro after renewed fog forces a halt at Shana lagoon near Ketoi. They were advised by Obiishi radio to land for weather clearance before continuing the ne
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Nemuro
Japan
The_ Lindberghs
Charles
Anne
Shana
Iturup
Kurile Islands
Tokyo
U.P
Iturup Island
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Petropavlovsk
Nemura
Muroton Bay
Akron dirigible Akron ready for maiden flight
Elaborate tests to determine the strength of the navy giant dirigible Akron near completion. Officials expect the maiden flight to occur next week, possibly as early as Wednesday, from Akron Ohio with the timing still subject to final checks.
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Akron
Ohio
Pittsburgh Airways Plane Sets New Speed Record
A Pittsburgh Airways flight carrying five passengers established a new commercial air record by completing the 330 mile New York to Pittsburgh run in one hour 34 minutes at an average speed of 210.6 miles per hour.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Pittsburgh Airways
New York
Texas Kid and Cactus Kid in Jail
The Texas Kid and the Cactus Kid are jailed in Montana over alleged off the land activities. Named as Robert T. Fitzgerald and Paul Hammock, both former Texas ranch hands and rodeo performers, they face possible year or two in prison after a plan tied to a gold claim scheme.
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Texas
Cactus Kid
Montana
Texas Kid
Robert T. Fitzgerald
Paul Hammock
Virginia
Texas Plains
Butte
Britain Faces Critical Weekend As King Returns From Vacation
London reports a fateful week as Prime Minister MacDonald and his cabinet prepare a plan to weather a worsening economic crisis. King George V travels by special train from Balmoral while Stanley Baldwin returns from France to monitor events shaping the labor government's fate.
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Alvin Hallman
London
Great Britain
Mac Labor
United Kingdom
Buckingham Palace
George
Creas
Balmoral
Scotland
Stanley Baldwin
France
No. 10
Downing Street
MacDonald
King George
Oil price rise after Oklahoma field shutdown
Crude prices jumped as military closure of 4,000 gusher wells in Oklahoma and Texas triggered a supply squeeze. Fifteen oil firms, including major buyers, raised prices 10 to 43 cents per barrel. Sinclair alone did not meet the advance. Army field leaders predicted further capitulations in the price war. A Dallas refinery official accused Brig. Gen. Wolters of dictatorial conduct on the Tyler mass meeting issue.
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Oklahoma City
Sinclair
Pee
Oklahoma
Texas
Dallas
E. Constantin Jr
East Texas Independent Refiners’ Association
T Said
Jacob F. Wolters
Tyler
Speed-despising painters found way to work in peace
Bakersfield Calif Aug 22 Five pipeline painters were arrested after tying up their boss Frank J Harrington to a telephone pole in the desert to stop his harsh urging for faster work They admitted the act but said they did it to endure his tongue lashings and returned to work freeing him at day’s end Harrington charged them with battery
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Bakersfield
Calif
Frank J. Harrington
Harrington
Millionaire 11 Held Captive in Extortion Plot
Nassau county police pursued a woman linked to the August 12 disappearance of 23 year old millionaire Charles Marvin Rosenthal. Rosenthal was missing after a ransom demand of 100000, with a note in the local notices column seeking his return.
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New York
Charles Marvin Rosenthal
Ranson
Nassau County
Harold R. King
Mineola
Senthal
Rosenthal
Lower Broadway
Mrs. R
Massive Yangtze Flood Devastates Hankow Area
UPI reports the Yangtze flood swamping 500 to 1,000 miles of densely populated China. Official estimates place 30 million affected with hundreds of thousands feared dead in the Wu-Han region including Wuchang Hankow and Hanyan. The disaster triggers famine and disease amid a vast refugee flow.
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Wilfred Ling
Hankow
China
U.P
Yangtze
Wu-Han
Wuchang
Hanyan
Butte Tax Ordinance Attracts $8,000 In Late Week Payments
City treasurer John L. Sullivan reports more than $8,000 in license payments received over the past three days since Butte’s license tax ordinance took effect. Payments from major firms include Montana Power, Butte Water, Anaconda Copper Mining, and Montana Standard, with many smaller merchants and individuals paying $5 to $25 each.
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Butte
City of Butte
John L. Sullivan
New Method Laundry
The
Montana Standard
Butte Daily Post
Howard Pierce, Inc
Butte Electric Railway Company
Montana Leather Company
Butte Water Company
Butte Copper & Zinc Company
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway
Montana Power Company
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
French Bakery
Interstate Lumber Company
Aldyne Market
Montana Hardware Company
Metals
Giant German flying boat DO X lands in Miami harbor
The DO X arrived in Miami on its U S journey from Europe and South America to New York. It was sighted at 10 25 a m EST cruising over the Atlantic before orbiting the downtown area and docking near Dinner Key. Acting Mayor Harry E Platt led a large civic welcome with hundreds of locals.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Europe
South America
New York
Antilla
Cuba
Atlantic Ocean
Biscayne Bay
Dinner Key
Harry E. Platt
Officials Review Results of Successful State Fair
Helena August twenty second 1932 Montana state fair directors review the twenty ninth annual exhibition and plan for next year The fair will emphasize 4 H club work and revise the premium list to attract more industry exhibits Fred J Martin secretary says over 50000 people attended the show and many exhibits will be shipped to regional fairs and race meets at Gl Falls next week
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Helena
Montana State Fair Tonight
Fred J. Martin
G Falls
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Newspaper Alliance
A. J. Davis Ranch
Waterloo
Montana Woods
Idaho
Boise
Ruth A. Middleton
T. FE. Smalley
Eastern Star
Lindberghs
Flying Colonel
MacDonald Labor
King
U.S. Port
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