Wets' 3.2 beer bill passes House on party lines
The House approved the 3.2 per cent beer measure 230 to 165, the wets' first successful step to modify the Volstead Act in 12 years. Debates lasted over three hours as wets defeated drys in teller votes and defeated about two dozen amendments including a cut to 2.75 per cent.
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Senate
Congress
Garner
Robinson
Arkansas
Barkley
Kentucky
Lirovich Democrat
N. Y
O’connor-Hull
Roosevelt Holds Hoover Debt Plan Wrong State
Helena dispatch notes Montana district court calendars were crowded in the two-year period ending last November 30. Attorney General Foot reports 2,039 informations filed, up from 1,765. Convictions rose. grand larceny led with 385 cases. Child desertion and delinquency offenses increased. murder, burglary, juvenile cases declined.
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Roosevelt
Hoover
Helena
Montana
Foot
Wages of Railway Workers Stay Set Nine Months
Chicago December 22. More than one million railway workers will keep current wages for nine months after January 31 as unions and operators accept an eleventh hour compromise. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and 20 other unions voted unanimously at Palmer House to end nine days of deadlock and formalities followed to make the accord official.
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Robertson
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Roosevelt advisers say European reaction confirms policy stance
President elect Roosevelt’s advisers said European press comments on Hoover’s proposed world debt commission show nations cannot be bound by a single American commission without a clear policy. Roosevelt’s silence on the proposals continues as he plans to handle debtor nations through regular diplomacy after March 4.
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Burns wins freedom as New Jersey refuses extradition
Trenton New Jersey Governor A Harry Moore refused to extradite Robert Elliott Burns to Georgia chain gangs after hearings on brutality claims. Burns was released in New Jersey and thanked the governor amid crowd scenes.
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Robert Elliott Burns
New Jersey
Vincent J. Burns
Chicago Magazine
Georgia
Moore
Roll call shows Republicans opposing Collier beer bill passage
Washington December 21 The house roll call on the Collier beer bill records 101 no votes. Republicans listed include Adkins Allen Beedy Biddle Bowman Brand of Ohio Burtness Cable Campbell of Iowa Chiperfield Christgau Christopherson Clarke of New York Cochran of Pennsylvania Cole of Iowa Colton Cooper of Ohio Crail Crowther Culkin Davenport Dowell Eaton of Colorado Evans of California Finley Frear French Garner Gilchrist Guyer of Kansas Hall of Illinois Hall of North Dakota Hardy Haugen Hawley Hoch Hogg of West Virginia Holaday Hooper Hope Houston of Delaware Morton D Hull of Illinois Jenkins Kelly of Pennsylvania Ketcham and others.
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Beedy
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Ohio
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Cable
Campbell
Iowa
Chiperfield
Christgau
Christopherson
Clarke
New York
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Pennsylvania
Cole
Colton
Cooper
Crail
Crowther
Culkin
Davenport
Dowell
Eaton
Colorado
Evans
California
Finley
Frear
Taxpayers Call for Smaller Clerk Staff in County
Silver Bow county Taxpayers association said deputy appointments by Clerk-elect John Holland show 12 staff members, two fewer than the current force but matching Clerk James Harrington’s staff. The group urged a total of 10 deputies to cut local government costs after surveying the office’s activities.
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Silver Bow County Taxpayers’ Association
John Holland
Holland
James J. Harrington
Board of County Commissioners
Civic leader arrested as half million deficit looms
Pasadena civic leader and brokerage executive Leslie B. Henry was arrested on suspicion of grand theft after authorities pursued a possible 465000 shortage in the securities account of Mrs. Charlotte Shelby mother of former film star Mary Miles Minter. Henry, ex-president of the Pasadena tournament of roses, was linked to a private confession cited by Blyth and company officials. Eva Baker, Henrys longtime secretary, allegedly disclosed a Shelby account shortage since 1928 and that Henry threatened self harm if the shortage were revealed. The losses occurred while Mrs. Shelby was abroad and included margin trading losses.
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Mary Miles Minter
Los Angeles
Leslie B. Henry
Pasadena
Charlotte Shelby
Henry
Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Hewlings Mumper
Baron Fitts
Blyth and Company
Eva Baker
Fitts
Europe
Butte Council Debates Driver License Fee Cut and Bonds
An ordinance to cut city drivers license fee from 1 to 50 cents and parking bonds from 2 to 1 for first offenses, with 2 dollars for subsequent offenses, was presented to the Butte city council. Additional ordinances would remove the need for bonds by the city attorney and assistant, and another covers tax collections by the county treasurer. Condolence resolutions for Assistant Chief James Larkin and ex-Alderman James K Hesler were submitted. Finance and sinking fund actions, underground fire alarm costs, and legislative committee news were reported. Fire Chief Fred Martin detailing alarms, losses, and expenses. Leave of absence granted to Officers Peter McDonald and Alderman Peter McDermott.
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Judiciary Committee
J. T. Sullivan
James Larkin
James K. Hesler
Leo Boland
A. J. Sundberg
T. A. Morgan
Larkin
Hesler
Fire and Water Committee
City Electrician
Reome
John Lindquist
Legislative Committee
Helena
Fred Martin
Peter McDonald
Peter McDermott
Montana Weather Forecast for Thursday and Friday
Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions east on Thursday and Friday with likely snow in the western portions. temperatures rise in the south, bringing warmer conditions southward on Thursday.
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Montana
Airways pilot bales out of bed without parachute
Ken Meinerd, National Parks Airways pilot, awoke to the Chamber of Commerce building’s shaking in Salt Lake City during last night’s quake. He was thrown from his bed, saw the swaying structure, then joined other guests in the hotel lobby and grabbed his trousers before leaving the room. Meinerd lives in Butte at the Fox hotel.
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Salt Lake City
Ken Meinerd
National Parks Airways
Rocky Mountains
Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Club
Three Die in Eastbound Train Wreck Near Lima
A passenger train derailed on the outskirts of Lima Ohio killing three people and injuring several as coaches overturned and caught fire. Firefighters and ambulances battled flames for over an hour to control the blaze.
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Fire destroys S. S. Kresge store in Peoria
A blast and ensuing blaze at the S. S. Kresge department store in Peoria Illinois injured two sales girls critically and at least seven shoppers. Police and firemen feared more lives lost, with many shoppers inside the store when the explosion occurred. casualty toll uncertain until tomorrow.
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Peoria
S. S. Kresge
School Superintendent Seeks Home Work Guidelines For Pupils
Butte's School Superintendent J G Ragsdale mails a survey to 1 086 Butte households with 6 B 7 B and 8 B elementary students. It asks parents for views on homework amounts from none to two hours per evening and notes aims for city-wide, yet flexible, policy. The questionnaire accompanies a parent letter and hints at curricular debates in large cities.
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Butte
J. G. Ragsdale
Shoppers Crowd Downtown Section With Two Nights Left
Shoppers crowd downtown as Christmas nears with only two shopping nights left. Textile and food stores stay open tonight and Friday until 9, with Saturday closing at 6 for clerks to celebrate. Last night drew larger crowds, with Friday expected to peak. Extra clerks sped service, some congestion noted but resolved. Weather favorable and out of town buyers strong in apparel, furniture, and radios. Stocks remain ample though some sizes in shoes and hosiery run small in a few stores. The public buys early to avoid the rush.
Missing Kalispell Girl Safe After Spokane Call
Hazel Neal, 17, of Kila, reported missing December 9 from Flathead County, called to say she is safe in Spokane staying with an aunt. She had planned to hitchhike there and had prompted a local search when she disappeared.
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Kalispell
Hazel Neal
Kila
Flathead
Spokane
Light sentences handed in U S court term ends
The winter term in federal court closed with the two lightest sentences: J. W. Cunningham and H. N. Coucher received one day in jail and $1 fines. Ed R. Cunningham got five months and $200. Clyde Martin three months and $125. Claude Martin two months and $100. They were convicted of preparing and filing a fictitious bond for a liquor violation.
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H. N. Coucher
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Coucher
Ed R. Cunningham
Clyde Martin
Claude Martin
Cunninghams
Martins
Georgia Governor rails at New Jersey extradition denial
Atlanta December 21 Governor Richard B Russell Jr reacted with incredulity to New Jersey Governor A Harry Moore's denial of Georgia's extradition request for Robert Elliott Burns, co‑perpetrator in a 1921 armed holdup. Russell said extradition is mandatory for a properly identified convicted criminal and hinted at possible further action after reviewing testimony. E L Rainey prison commission chair called the response maudlin sentimentality.
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Richard B. Russell Jr
Georgia
A. Harry Moore
New Jersey
Robert Elliott Burns
United States
Burns
E. L. Rainey
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