Hoover opens first Hoover message as Congress begins
Congress convenes for the first regular session of the Hoover era with tariff revision and tax cuts on the front burners. Leaders foresee a lengthy session into June as elections loom and party majorities face their first real test. Reading of President Hoover's 12,000 word message to the body is planned for Tuesday.
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Hoover
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Plans for Hoover program and Mississippi flood work
Washington reports new plans and funding for Hoover program progress. Agriculture Secretary Hyde announces 73.125 million dollars federal aid for 1930 road construction. Rep. Reid urges faster Mississippi flood control work to stabilize business and curb unemployment. Auto Association head estimates 2.5 billion dollars for U.S. road projects in 1930, creating jobs.
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Albright
United Press
Washington
Dec
Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde
Reid
House Flood Control Committee
Congress
Mississippi
Thomas P. Henry
American Automobile Association
Canadian Finance Post Goes West as Dunning Picked
Mackenzie King names Charles A. Dunning, born in England and veteran western reformer, as finance minister, marking a western appointment for the portfolio. A $10 million European loan aids Brazil coffee, lifting prices from 13 cents a pound as the Brazilian plan stabilizes the market.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
Mackenzie King
Charles A. Dunning
England
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Progressive Farmers
Dunning
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
The
Financial Post
Canada
Western Canada
Brazil
Europe
Morey Case Opens Silver Bow Fall Court Trial
The Silver Bow county fall term opens with George Morey scheduled for grand larceny trial for allegedly stealing a fur neckpiece from a local fur store. Jury selection begins at 9 AM, with 23 cases on the docket, including two murder trials and a manslaughter case, as the term spans into February.
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George Morey
Silver Bow County
Jeremiah J. Lynch
Morey
Frank Johnson
Tragedy after New York bound train wrecks near Onley
A Pennsylvania train derailed near Onley Virginia while 10 coaches carried excursionists at 50 mph. Ten people died and more than 26 were injured as cars overturned after hitting a split rail. Rescuers faced bitter cold while doctors treated the injured and transported the seriously hurt to Nassawadex hospital.
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Onley
Here
Nassawadex
R. Smith
U. S. Utah
Middletown
M. ©. Briggs
Norfolk, Va
Francis Breyer
Norfolk
Butte Adopts Dial System With Few Difficulties
After weeks of demonstrations by Mountain States Telegraph and Telephone officials, Butte residents tested dial telephoning with few problems. The system began Sunday near midnight and operated smoothly with high call volume the first hours. warnings about cautious use were followed.
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Butte
Mountain States Telegraph and Telephone Company
Robbery at Tony's Tin Shop Leads to Pair's Arrest
Charles Canonica owner of Tony's Tin shop on South Arizona street was robbed of $40 and a gold watch after being forced to strip. Within an hour detectives arrested James Clarence and Jack White at a South Main gambling house, finding the watch and a charm on their person. Both men face highway robbery charges and will be turned over to county authorities. Clarence claimed the gun was found in Billings and White is a longtime bootblack in Butte.
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Arizona Street
James Clarence
Jack White
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White
Butte
Joshers Club Show Lights Up Broadway Tonight in Butte
The annual Joshers show at the Broadway theater in Butte unfolds this evening to raise funds for city Christmas baskets. Promoted as the finest production yet, it marks a farewell for the Wilbur Cushman troupe now bound for Texas. General admission is one dollar with no reserved seats.
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Broadway
Butte
Butte Joshers
Wilbur Cushman
Texas
Butte Theatrical Company
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James T. Finlen
Body of last slain Garcia found near Azusa
Police in Los Angeles recovered the body of Luciano Garcia, shooter in a family murder case, with two bullet holes in the head. The grave was found in a sandy area near Azusa four miles from Pacoima canyon where the wife Helena and her two children were earlier unearthed. Detectives identified the man by clothing and rent receipts found on him.
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Los Angeles
Luciano Garcia
Helena
Azusa
Pacoima Canyon
San Gabriel
Blind Pig Quarrel Ends in Double Shooting Deaths
Detroit report says a quarrel at a blind pig resort led to the deaths of George Erchkorn 57 and Lew Davis 60 who shot each other after the dispute. police attributed the fatal exchange to the quarrel.
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Detroit
Mich
George Erchkorn
Lew Davis
Senate probe urged into temperance groups
Representative George H. Tinkham asks Senator Caraway to investigate the Methodist Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals and the Federal Council of Churches for influencing policy. He cites a $500000 Capitol opposite building, paid staff, lobbying by Clarence True Wilson, and a weekly propaganda sheet attacking officials not aligned with its views.
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George H. Tinkham
Massachusetts
Caraway
Arkansas
Lobby
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Federal Council of Churches
Tinkham
Ecclesiastic Organization
Capitol
Clarence True Wilson
Congress
Man Chases Hat onto Subway Tracks Dies in New York
Edward Holway, 29, died after chasing his hat onto the Ninth Avenue Line tracks. The hat blew off the platform and he leaped to recover it as a train rounded the curve, dying en route to hospital.
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New York
Edward Howlay
Holway
Guardomen Save 18 From Battered Kiowa Shipwreck
A Lake Superior blizzard sank the grain steamer Kiowa off Bablie Point near Sault Ste. Marie. Coast guardsmen at Grand Marais rescued 18 survivors including a man who said shifting cargo made the ship unstable. Five bodies, including the captain, were recovered as a lifeboat with a dead sailor was found. The Kiowa had left Duluth three days earlier and was overdue.
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Bable Point
Grand Marais
Duluth
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Morrow Silent On Action Taken By Jersey Chief
Dwight W. Morrow United States ambassador to Mexico said his future plans depend on a conference with Secretary of State Stimson and New Jersey Governor Morgan F. Larson in about two weeks. He refused to discuss Larson’s stated plan to appoint him to the U S Senate and will travel to Washington today. The retirement date hinges on the State Department but he is expected to return after attending the London naval conference as an American delegate.
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Dwight W. Morrow
United States
Mexico
State Stimson
Morgan F. Larson
New Jersey
Washington
Larson
United States Senate
Morrow
State Department
London
Elks Hold Annual Memorial Service With 500 Plus Attendees
More than 500 Elks of Butteridge Lodge No. 240 gathered for their annual memorial honoring deceased members. The event featured a principal address by Senator Thomas Walker and ceremonial officiants from the fraternity. The program included several composed musical numbers.
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Thomas J. Walker
Butteridge
No. 240
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Ner
Ellis
Dee
Thomas
Wailker
Seator
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