Rail Merger Plan Ready Amid Liquid Assets Concerns
The report notes a forthcoming rail merger plan as authorities cite abundant funds and frozen assets. Analysts expect a formal proposal soon, with focus on liquidity and strategic integration.
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1929
Page
1
Stock Market Outlook Cites Tightening "Others" Loans
1929 report notes continued market decline as brokers loans fall to levels unseen since 1927. The shrinking "others" credit, not bank loans, drives contraction and raises questions about the sustainability of stock prices amid cheap money today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Newspaper Alliance
New York
Consolidation plan of railroads announced by ICC
Dow Jones reports the Interstate Commerce Commission has completed a plan that groups railroad properties into 19 major systems. Five eastern trunk lines include the Pennsylvania and New York Central with others. western systems combine Great Northern and Northern Pacific. several lines form key regional groups around St. Paul and unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dow, Jones & Company
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dow Jones Dispatch
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Wabash
New England
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
Illinois Central
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
St. Paul
Atchison
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Northwestern
la Ee Dow
Jones
Soo Line
Grand Trunk
Vermont Central
Congressman William Raynor Dies In Bolling Field Plane Crash
Five people perish when an army plane crashes at Bollingfield including Representative William K. Raynor of Massachusetts. Raynor, en route to Springfield to surprise his family for Christmas, had asked for the flight. The accident also takes secretary Stanley Lowe and pilot Capt. Harry A. Dinger, leaving mourners and a shaken congressional circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Little
Central Press
Washington
Bollingfield
William K. Raynor
Massachusetts
Springfield
Mass
Davidson
Stanley B. Lowe
Harry A. Dinger
Arthur A. McGill
Boston
Raynor
Republican National
Classified Columns Offer Range of Real Estate and Goods
A dense column of house for sale apartments to rent lost and found items and holiday gift suggestions highlights the classifieds. The page promises bargains and unusual offers across a variety of listings within the section.
Acreage of Montana Winter Wheat Reported at 768000
Washington Dec 20 The Department of Agriculture reports a 2 percent national rise in winter wheat sowing this fall to 43 690 000 acres, with Montana listed at 768 000 acres. The December 1 crop condition stands at 86 percent of normal, compared with 84 4 last year and a ten year average of 84 6. Winter rye sowing reached 3 466 000 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Washington
Department of Agri
Exchange club to staff Salvation Army kettles in Butte
Business and professional men including doctors lawyers priests and newspapermen will man Salvation Army kettles in Butte for the Exchange club annual fund drive. Proceeds support Christmas activities for needy children as members receive instructions from a lassie in the foreground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Butte
Exchange Club
Exchangeites
A. Davenport
Jim Hagan
Miles Cavanaugh
Dr. C
Renouard
H. Corrigan
W. Symons
Rodda
John Wulf
Glen Kennedy
George Roosevelt
H. Ross
D. B. Price
al Livingston
Cecil Leungs
Hugh, McCarron
Colin Christie
John Lindquist
Fred Holbrook
George Craig
Fred Root
Williams
N. Y. Daniels
Ernest Zachreson
W. O'Brien
R. W. Plummer
Len Waters
Jay Smith
Oscar Peterson
H. H. James
John C. Meehan
Jim Kitto
C. F. Noyes
J. A. Davenport
W. C. Granger
Dave Kilroy
A. Hauswirth
Marghal Conducts Major Raids Shutting Liquor Outlets
United States marshals staged three surprise raids in Butte’s business district confiscating and dumping over 1 000 gallons of whiskey and beer. Three men Roy Trent Joe Butler and Harry Clark were arrested on liquor possession and sale charges and released on 300 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
United States
Roy Trent
South Main Street
Joe Butler
East Park Street
Harry Clark
Federal
Tom Bolton
Joshers and helpers speedily deliver 536 Christmas boxes
Butte Joshers club, led by Chief Josher James T. Finlen, and a large corps of volunteers, packed and delivered 536 food boxes to needy families before 5 pm. Scouts, Legion members, and Modern Woodmen aided, with trucks supplied by area businesses and city and county agencies. Additional boxes remain to be sent today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Joshers’ Club
James T. Finlen
Joshers
Boy Scouts
East Broadway
The
American Legion
Woodmen of the World
C. and FP. Teaming Company
Nevin-Frank Company
Jink Superstition Breaks as 28 Surpasses 12 in Butte
In Butte a jewelry store at 24 West Park Street was robbed of an outside show case contents early morning. Federal officers raided 28 South Main Street and 28 East Park Street shortly after the incident was logged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
West Park Street
Federal
South Main Street
East Park Street
Adams Guilty On Highway Robbery Count
Charles Adams admitted in district court that he robbed a soft drink parlor at 10 West Galena Street last July 29 taking $1,100 from the cash register while Scotty Woods the bartender was present. The jury found him guilty of highway robbery. sentencing to be set by Judge J. J. Lynch. Woods denied any robbery plot and testified Adams claimed Woods would pay him to participate. Adams argued the act was framed as part of a scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Adams
Galena Street
Scotty Woods
J. J. Lynch
Adams
Woods
South
Arizona
Butte Boy to Pilot Santa Aboard Colorado for Christmas
Lieutenant Charles R. Carroll a Butte native and naval air service officer will fly a seaplane to California to fetch Santa Claus and a load of toys for the Los Angeles orphanage 917 Boyle avenue. The party will ride launches to the USS Colorado in San Pedro on Christmas morning as officers worry if Santa's beard endures the windy flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Boy
Santa Claus
Pacific Waters
Colorado
Los Angeles
Charles R. Carroll
Butte
Boyle Avenue
Judge Carroll
San Pedro
Young Carroll
Naval Air Service
California
Carroll
Santa
City Fetes First Post-Christmas Shopping Night
Crowds mob downtown stores for after dinner shopping, filling aisles and filling theaters after the shops close. Families with children join the bustling scene as merchants offer Christmas sales and decorations. Weather stays mild and does not dampen the holiday rush.
Million Goldfish Take Air in Butte on Eastbound Trip
About 1.8 million goldfish aboard a Seattle‑bound train stopped in Butte for air while en route to New York. Incans and three Chinese attendants supervised the aquatic passengers as a special car supplied oxygen with pumps and tanks for the long trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Gotham
China
Seattle
Train hits truck near Clarinda kills seven
Fog adds three names Clarinda Iowa December 20 seven persons six of them members of one family were killed when the Tarkio branch Burlington railway passenger train struck a truck on US highway No 71. The dead are F E Glass his wife baby and three young sons An unidentified man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Iowa
Here
Tarkio
Burlington Railway
F. E. Glass
Fatal fog crash on Golden State highway near Bakersfield
Three people were killed and five seriously injured when three cars rammed a stalled gasoline-less truck in dense fog on a California highway near Bakersfield. Victims include Mrs N L Osborne and Maxine Osborne. Dr Osborne and others among the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State
N. Y
Bakersfield
Calif
Golden State Highway
Here
N. L. Osborne
Los Angeles
Maxine Osborne
Edna Mitchell
Brawley
Calif. the Injured Included Dr. Osborne
Maxine
Lucille Button
Hempt
West Point Ferry Collision Swamps 700 Passengers
More than 700 homeward bound passengers aboard the New York Central ferry West Point were saved after a coal float struck midship in the Hudson River. A large hole opened below the water line as tugs and ferries rushed to the scene and all passengers were transferred within 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Central
West Point
Hudson River
Manhattan
Weehawken
N. J
Jail plot foiled. revolver found in Butte cell
Norman Moody William Daniels and Albert Thomas, three convicted men from Wolf Point, were found with a loaded revolver in a Butte city jail cell. Jailer William Taylor and a federal officer uncovered the weapon after a fellow prisoner alerted authorities about the plan to break jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Point
Butte City
Norman
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