Merchan t Leader Opposes State Sales Tax Burden
Bozeman business leader John Lovelace urged Montana to fund relief via county relief warrants rather than a 1 percent sales tax on gross incomes. He warned such a tax would devastate Montana industry, especially seed and conditioning in Gallatin Valley, risking relief for 500 Bozeman families and 40 000 acres of seed production.
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Helena
Montana
Dreath
John A. Lovelace
Bozeman
Associated Merchants
House Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Lovelace
Gallatin Valley
Northwest
North Dakota
Oregon
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
The Woman With Two Smiles Chapter 1 Drama Begets Drama
The tale opens with a prelude 15 years earlier in Volnic Auvergne. At a lunch after a Vichy concert Elisabeth Horain captivates guests including Madame de Jouvelle and Marquis d Erlemont. The scene sets a mystery surrounding the singer before Arsene Lupin’s later involvement.
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Arsene Lupin
Monsieur
Madame de Jouvelle
Volnic
Auvergne
Vichy
Elisabeth Hornain
Elisabeth
Hornain
de Jo
Remonetization Demanded At Mine Convention In Spokane
The Northwest Mining association urged immediate remonetization of silver at a 16 to 1 ratio with gold and backed the federal securities act in resolutions from the thirty-ninth annual convention. Roy H. Clarke was elected president, succeeding Robert T. Banks. Delegates from Montana Idaho Oregon Washington and British Columbia attended.
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Spokane
Wash
Northwest Mining Association
Federal Securities Act
Roy H. Clarke
Robert T. Banks
Roosevelt
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Wton
British Columbia
Treasury probes leaks on daily domestic gold price
Washington officials opened an inquiry into alleged leaks of the government's daily domestic gold price. Reports say London sources received the price minutes before Washington release, fueling foreign exchange trading and profits for speculators. The mechanism fixes the price at about 9 30 each morning and wires it to New York.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
London
One
New York
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Morgenthau
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Earle Bailie
Failure Looms for Christmas Seal Sale in Mining City
In Butte the Anti Tuberculosis campaign faces a shortfall as only a small portion of the funds needed to run a free clinic and continue the fight against tuberculosis has been raised. W E Pierce appeals residents to buy Christmas seals and submit returns before Christmas Eve with 12 days left.
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T. B
Butte Anti-Tuberculosis Organization
W. E. (Casey) Pierce
Pay Day For Civil Works Employes Here
A total of 750 men on C. W. A. projects will receive their first federal checks Monday at 24 West Granite Street between 10 12 AM and 1 4 PM. Detachments follow Tuesday and Wednesday. Pay master is Alex Mac Donald. Workers must show ID bearing numbers and signatures. Checks drawn on the U S Treasury, signed by Emma Cooper.
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West Granite Street
Alex MacDonald
Blaine
Montana School of Mines
Elk Park Road
Rowe Road
Whittier
Helena
Butte
Secretary of the
U. S. Treasury
Fort Harrison
Emma Cooper
Christmas Tree Thief Riles Palo Alto Cops
Palo Alto residents woke to 150 small Christmas trees planted along the main street in flag pole holes for the holidays have vanished. Police are reported riled as investigators probe the theft of the trees installed by the local Chamber of Commerce.
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Palo Alto
Cailif
Butte Stores Ready For Christmas With Festive Displays
Butte shops overflow with yuletide goods as Santa plans a visit. Stores emphasize low prices on toys and clothing, pledge large coat supplies, and feature hardware displays of toboggans skis and radios to weather the coming season.
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Butte
S. Claus
Park Street
Frigid Wave Crosses Montana Spreading East
A north cold wave hit Northern and Central Montana with Sweetgrass at zero and Great Falls dropping 33 degrees to 16 above in six hours. Snow accompanied the plunge as the Helena bureau warned of further eastern colder weather by Sunday evening and the highway commission urged chain use on Western Montana passes.
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Associated Press
Montana
Sweetgrass
Great Falls
Mercury
Helena Weather Bureau
State Highway Commission
Parody Dinner Pokes Fun at Roosevelt Era Agencies
At a Washington gridiron club dinner a satirical display mocked the Roosevelt era recovery programs and figures. The act featured parodied personages like AWOL BVD NERTZ 100 and SOS with references to Hugh S Johnson and Alfred E Smith, ending with a note of continued content on Page 18.
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Gridiron
New Deal
AWOL
Bvd
Nertz
Washington
Roosevelt
Gridiron Club
King Midas Warren
Emperor Jones
Republican Party
Alfred E. Smith
Hugh
Johnson
Nira
Henry Ford
Anarchist Revolt in Northeastern Spain Escalates
Madrid dispatch reports the anarchist-syndicalist revolt in Northeastern Spain rising in violence with about 40 killed and many wounded as terrorism intensified.
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Spain
Madrid
Montana Snow Sunday Likely Through Monday
A weather forecast indicates snow for Montana on Sunday and probably Monday. Temperatures will drop, with colder conditions east of the divide and in the extreme south portion Monday.
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Montana
Divide Suda
Painless tax acts eyed to fund Montana relief
Montana lawmakers debated two revenue plans to aid relief efforts without steep new taxes. A gasoline levy of one cent per gallon would fund county unemployment relief and aid jobs, while liquor profits would be diverted to counties to support poor funds. Estimates ranged from 700000 to 1500000 dollars yearly.
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House of Representaves
Dennis Dellno
Lake County
House
G. M. Moss
Flathead County
Dellno
Hearings Begin Monday on Liquor Tax Fight in Congress
Washington reports growing revolt against Roosevelt administration liquor tax plan as Ways and Means debates a $2.60 a gallon whisky levy. West and McCormick push for $1.50 per quart to oust bootleggers, while others seek lower rates and broader competition to curb illegal trade.
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Washington
House
Rooseevelt
Inter-Departmental
Alcohol Control Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Ways Means Group
McCormick
Massachusetts
Boehne
Indiana
West
Democrat
Ohio
Ope
Ways and Means
Roosevelt
O'Connor
New York
Congress
Virginia City Masons Celebrate 70th Anniversary
Virginia City lodge No. 1 A F and A M marked its seventieth anniversary at the state’s oldest Masonic temple. Officers from the grand lodge attended along with lodges from Butte Dillon Whitehall Pony Twin Bridges Jefferson Jefferson Island and Sheridan. Speakers included Grand Master Ernest L. Marvin Chief Justice Lew Calloway and District Judge L H Bennet.
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Virginia City
Virginia City Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Grand Lodge
Butte
Dillon
Whitehall
Pony
Twin Bridges
Jeffers
Jefferson Island
Sheridan
M. M. Duncan
Ernest L. Marvin
Billings
Lew Calloway
Helena
L. H. Bennet
Calloway
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Santa Claus
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Special Legislative Assembly
Speaker Dellno
Oulong
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