One Move Considered to Tap Montana Revenue Stream
Helena lawmakers weigh new revenue steps to fund supplemental appropriations as the second week of the Montana session opens. Representative Ray Shannon says funding must precede enacted acts, citing the state engineer’s office liquor control and university construction as examples. A state fund overdraft of 1,170,272 dollars plus 4,169,500 dollars in bonds is reported by the state accountant.
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Helena
Montana Legislative Assembly
Ray N. Shannon
Thompson Falls
Shannon
William Hosking
J. B. Love
Glendive
Roosevelt heads to capital after Warm Springs rest
President Roosevelt left his Warm Springs cottage at 2 30 p m CST for Washington after a two week rest. Mrs. Roosevelt and White House staff joined reporters aboard the presidential special as it departed for Atlanta for a crew change amid light rain.
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Roosevelt
Capital
White House
Atlanta
Alexander Legge Former Head of Farm Board Dies
Alexander Legge, 67, president of International Harvester and first chairman of the federal farm board, died at his Hinsdale home of heart disease. He was a widower with no immediate relatives and had been active in negotiations for a code for farm implement manufacturing. Legge previously served in federal service and was born on a Wisconsin farm.
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Federal Farm Board
International Harvester Company
Chicago
Alexander Legge
Hinsdale
Legge
International Harvester
Legges
James
Alex E. Legge
Schuyler
Neb
Roy Legge
The
International
San Francisco
Dene County
Wisconsin
Butte Market Hit In Daylight Holdup For $239
A daylight robbery at the Aldine market on West Park Street netted about $239 from the safe, cash register, and a check. The unmasked bandit, with a partner in a waiting truck, fled after threatening co owner Charles Peoples who was alone inside. Police searched the area but found no trace of the two.
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Aldine Market
Charles Peoples
Butte
Aldine
West Park Street
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Peoples
Park Street
Daily Civil Works Plan Puts 200 Men to Work in Silver Bow
The Silver Bow county civil works committee reports 200 men will be assigned daily from today through Thursday to reach a 3600 person quota. By yesterday 2750 residents formerly on relief rolls were on federal payrolls, with plans to add 200 more each day until the target is reached.
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Silver Bow County
Silver Bow County Emergency Relief Board
Washington
James M. Doran
Joseph Choate
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
The
United Press Tonight
Lindberghs Unable to Start Hop From Bathurst
In Bathurst Gambia weather and cable delays hindered Lindberghs from launching third South Atlantic attempt to Brazil. New York dispatch notes secrecy as Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh await dawn to rise.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
South Atlantic
Brazil
Bathuret
Gambia
Coronel
Peace plea at Pan American conference challenges U S policy
In Montevideo, Latin American nations press for end to U S military and monetary intervention in the Americas as the seventh Pan American conference opens. Cuba signals it may back a broad effort to curb Washington’s dominance and oppose the Plata amendment guaranteeing American intervention. Antoine Pierre Paul of Haiti echoes the sentiment.
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Uruguay
U.P
United States
United Press
Washington
Island Republic
Antoine Pierre Paul
Policeman Killed In City Gun Fight
Oklahoma City police officers tried to arrest Ernest Oglesby, a car theft suspect, in a residential district. A scout car officer was killed and another seriously wounded by flying glass during the exchange.
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Oklahoma City
Ernest Oglesby
Oglesby
Egan Former Mine Official in Butte Dies in California
James S. Egan, a former Mountain Con mine foreman and longtime Butte resident, died Saturday night at his Ocean Park home after a long illness. A Nevada trained mining engineer, he came to Butte in 1894 and later served as timekeeper at Ramedall Parrot before retirement in 1928. Funeral plans await completion with services in Butte.
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Butte
Ocean Park
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W. B. Daly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
John P. Egan
West
Quartz Street
Mary Egan
Montana State Normal College
Dillon
Mr. Egan
University of Nevada
Speculator
Ramedall-Parrot
Miles Finlen
Two Men Held in Connection With Negro Lynching
In St Joseph Missouri officers report two men in custody after tips may reveal more arrests tied to the mob that lynched Lloyd Warner a 19 year old Negro. Carl Fisher 24 was arrested while trying to sell Sheriff Otto Theisen’s revolver from Buchanan county jail. Fisher admits being present at the lynching but says he was not a leader and names a 4 year old World War veteran as a person of interest.
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ST. Joseph
Lloyd Warner
Carl Fisher
Otto Theisen
Buchanan County
Frank Jutten
Fisher
Jutten
Hhe
Weather Man Alibi Fails As Indian Summer Fades
The weatherman, quoted Saturday, predicted warm Indian summer weather for Butte starting today. Instead, an overcast sky greeted Sunday morning and by noon snow began to fall. By nightfall the snow had stopped, leaving residents surprised by the sudden turn.
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Woods
Butte
Mussolini May Invite America to Join League
Paris reports unconfirmed circles say Benito Mussolini plans to invite the United States to join the League of Nations. He reportedly seeks U.S. involvement to avert collapse, push disarmament at Geneva, and keep the League alive amid talks of Italy withdrawing.
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Paris
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Roosevelt
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Washington
Grand Council
Germany
Japan
Geneva
Mauna Loa Eruption Turns Hawaii Into Fiery Scenery
From a three mile high view a plane captures Mauna Loa's lava flow on Hawaii island as steam rises from the crater and a red glow lights the sky. Volcanologist Jaggar notes heightened activity linked to a sun spot cycle occurring about every 11 years with similar eruptions in Japan and the Aleutians.
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Honolulu
Thomas A. Jaggar
Japan
Salvador
Aleutian Islands
Lindberghs Failing Start Delayed by Heat in Bathurst
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh delayed two attempts to take off in their red monoplane from Bathurst Gambia on the way to Brazil. A hot sun and calm air hindered the launch as Lindbergh wired Para Brazil for a start while awaiting favorable winds.
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Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
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Halfdie
Impressive Butte Elks Memorial Rites Honor Departed Members
Solemn services were conducted by the Butte Lodge of Elks for 17 departed brothers since last year. The lodge reports 431 deceased members in its history. The Butte Mines band, led by Sam H. Treloar, performed Pilot Me and In the Great Beyond, with Auld Lang Syne closing. John K. Claxton, a Butte attorney, gave the memorial address.
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Butterodge of Elks
Order
Butte Mines
Sam H. Treloar
Barnhouse
Brooks
Lodge
John K. Claxton
Butte
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Unsettled conditions in Montana Monday and Tuesday with snow probable in the extreme west. The east portion expected to be colder on Monday, with a shift to unsettled weather overall.
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Montana
Montanan Wins Reserve Award at Grain Show
A Montana man Ivan Gustafson of Victor won reserve championship at the Chicago Livestock and Grain show for his six rowed barley exhibit. Gustafson earned regional reserve honors in region one while grand champion was awarded to Nels Linden of Westaskiwin Alberta.
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Chicago
Montana
Ivan Gustafson
Victor
Gustafson
Nels Linden
Wetaskiwin
Alberta
Driver Crashes Through Wall at South Montana Beer Hall
A late night crash in South Montana sent bricks tumbling as a car punched through a beer hall wall. The driver Dave Cooley of 798 Centennial Avenue emerged and was jailed on reckless driving charges after bar patrons called for help. Police report multiple slip hazard crashes on the treacherous streets.
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Montana Street
James Sullivan
Dave Cooley
Centennial Avenue
Skeleton of Prohibition Agent Found Near Eagle Nest NM
The skeleton of Ray Sutton, a federal prohibition agent reportedly slain by gangsters in New Mexico three years earlier, was located near Eagle Nest lake in New Mexico. Federal District Attorney Thomas J. Morrissey was notified.
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Denver
Ray Sutton
Fedeal Prohibition
New Mexico
Eagle Nest Lake
Thomas J. Morrissey
Montana Projects Provide Employment For 4000 Men
Montana's public works program aims to hire about 4,000 workers for roughly 10 months across 63 projects costing 8.36 million dollars. Washington has 44 projects awaiting final PWA action, with six on hold for Montana assembly action and 12 under board review. Eleven state projects have been approved, totaling 3.5 million dollars in funds.
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Montana
Washington
PWA
D. A. MoeKinnon
Montana Public Works Advisory Board
Montana Assembly
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