Norris rules out third party bid for president in 1932
Senator Norris, asked to lead a third party, says abolition of the electoral college would enable an independent run. He argues a nationwide independent bid requires organizing in every district and costly conventions, impossible under the two party system. He cites the electoral college as bar to unaligned candidates.
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D. Harold Oliver
Washington
Norris
Nebraska Republican Independent
United States
John Dewey
League For Independent Political Action
Nebraskan
Three Butte workers receive Anaconda medallions
J M Mattson John F McCabe and William Tonkin, employed at the Anaconda mine, were awarded silver medallions for saving miner John Perusich after he fell victim to gas. W B Daly presented the honors, praising their bravery and life saving first aid, with committee notes outlining the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Mattson
John F. McCabe
William Tonkin
Anaconda Company
W. B. Daly
John Perusich
Butte
Butte Hill
Anaconda
Anaconda Company Bureau of Safety
W. J. McMahon
James HM. White
Henry Callison
John L. Boardman
Daly
Men Accused Of Bootlegging To Beg The Federal Court
Butter's annual parade of alleged federal law-breakers begins this afternoon as 156 bootleggers charged with violations of the prohibition law step before Federal Judge George R. aT to plead to the charges. Plea hearings are set for today with the main session to open next month.
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Butter
George R.at
Telegraph Operator Delivers Quake Report From La Poma
New tremors shook La Poma Salta Province as the Northwestern Argentina quake claimed 31 dead and left most town structures ruined. A telegraph operator, in night clothes, carried a set to an open field and relayed the catastrophe to Salta before fleeing the collapsing office.
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San Antonio DE Los Coo Bres
Salta Province
Argentina
U.P
la Poma
Salta
Hollywood financier gets long term for defalcations
Gilbert H. Beesemyer, 45, former secretary manager and major stockholder of the Guaranty Building and Loan Assn of Los Angeles, pled guilty to 10 counts of grand theft and was sentenced to 10 to 100 years in San Quentin with no parole for 10 years. Auditors say $7.66 million from the Guaranty association and $866,450 from North American Bond & Mortgage were taken over eight years and used in over 30 private ventures.
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Guaranty Building and Loan Association of
Los Angeles
Gilbert H. Beesemyer
San Quentin Penitentiary
Hollywood
Walton J. Wood
Beesemyer
Association of
San Quentin
Nex
Beesemye
Guaranty Association
North American Bond & Mortgage Co
Jilted Lover Found Dead On Porch After Proposal
Compton, Cal., Dec 26. Loren Wilcox of Long Beach, 26, was found on the porch of his sweetheart Miss Marjorie Daniels with a bullet in the head. Police suspect possible self harm but question the suicide theory. a pistol lay nearby. Daniels recalled Christmas night on a gambling barge. upon Wilcox's proposal, she declined and heard a shot. She was not detained.
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Compton
Cal
Loren Wilcox
Long Beach
Marjorie Daniels
Italian French Naval Agreement Prospects Improve
Rome reports the prospects for a France Italy naval agreement are a bit more optimistic than at any time since the London conference. A foreign office spokesman told an Associated Press correspondent today that progress is being made and signals are encouraging.
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Rome
France
Italy
London
Foreign Office
Associated Press
General Sherman's Staff Member Dies in Wisconsin
Capt. Nathaniel B. Treat, 91, believed last surviving officer of General Sherman's staff from the march to the sea, died today at Monroe Wisconsin. A Maine native, he served with Company B Thirty-first Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War.
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Monroe
Wis
Nathaniel B. Treat
Sherman
Maine
Thirty-first
Wisconsin Infantry
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions Saturday and Sunday with colder temperatures in the extreme east portion on Saturday. Expect dry skies and light winds across central and western regions.
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Montana
Commission Head Explains Discharges At Power Board
Washington December 26 Chairman Smith of the power commission said the dismissal of three employees was decided by a quorum of members. Frank R. Mc Ninch of North Carolina and Ralph B. Williamson of Washington were not consulted due to not taking the oath. Mc Ninch had telegraphed that he was not consulted. The firings of Charles A. Russell Frank E. Bonner and William V. King followed the oath by Smith Garlaud and Draper. The five commissioners had agreed not to appoint until all were seated.
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Washington
Smith
The
Power Commission
Commission
Frank R. Mc Ninch
North Carolina
Ralph B. Williamson
Mc Ninch
Senate
Charles A. Russell
Frank FE. Bonner
William V. King
Marcel Garlaud
Claude L. Draper
Youth Extortion Attempt Led Lumberman to Sentence
Charles L. Duncan, 23, admitted attempting to extort 25000 from R. A. Long, wealthy lumberman, and was jailed two and a half years in the Missouri penitentiary for third degree robbery. Judge Latshaw had previously sentenced Thaddeus Wilson in a related case. Duncan confessed after detectives placed a decoy package and noted identical misspellings. He claimed epilepsy and normal mental status.
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Kansas City
R. A. Long
Charles L. Duncan
Missouri Penitentiary
Duncan
Ralph 8. Latshaw
Secret police foil Cuban revolt plot in Havana
Havana authorities announce they thwarted a revolutionary plot set to mature on Christmas Eve. Colonel Aurelio Hevia, a leading figure in the nationalist union, was arrested in connection with the alleged conspiracy.
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Havana
Aurelio Hevia
Nationalist Union
Pope to Buy New Style Airplane If Practical
Pope Pius XI plans to buy two helicopters if tests prove them practical. He told Rev Pio Scauzzi, aviation director, that two helicopters would be ordered if feasibility is confirmed. Vatican City’s small size limits air field use influencing the decision.
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Pope
Vatican City
Pius XI
Pio Scauzzi
Monaco Prince Dissolves Legislature And Rules By Decree
Prince Louis of Monaco took control by dissolving the national and municipal councils and establishing a temporary government. The move ends months of political squabbling and surprised citizens who accused him of neglecting state affairs. The article notes a riot preceding the decree and hints at a turn toward a dictatorship.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Prince Louis of
Guar espondence Ruled Out as Last Will in 6000 Estate
Judge Jeremiah J. Lynch ruled in probate court that two letters by Dennis Lorden, an old-time Butte miner who died last September 14, are not wills or testaments. The letters addressed to his brother and cousin were not valid executorship papers, denying Dennis Lorden’s nephew the executorship of the $6,000 estate.
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Dennis Lorden
Butte
Jeremiah J. Lynch
Lorden
Old soldiers pursue rebels through Burmese jungle chase
British troops hacked through Tharawaddy jungle dragging machine guns in pursuit of rebels blamed for killing a forest ranger and at least four policemen. Villages near Weya were terrorized as protests over taxation and a weak rice crop fuel unrest. Continued on Page 2.
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Rangoon
Burma
Tharawaddy
Weya
Camden police seize 500000 gallon distillery in former rail shop
Camden New Jersey police raided a building formerly used by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a four car shop and found a distillery with capacity of 500000 gallons. The still was estimated to be worth 250000 dollars. Two men in the building were arrested.
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Camden
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ceremony for Spirits of SHPO Being Junked in Osaka
A Buddhist ceremony was held in Osaka to honor the souls of ships being broken up for junk. Japanese rites echo other animal sacrifice beliefs as the article notes similar ceremonies for the cats whose strings make the traditional banjo.
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Shpo
Osaka
Japan
Forlorn Dog Wanders Holy Cross Cemetery in Grief
A massive police dog roams Holy Cross Cemetery for fourteen days seeking its master. Night winds and distant car lights set a chilling tone as the dog visits each grave, sniffing and howling in sorrow, proving relentless in its mournful search.
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Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross
Move for Cash Payment of World War Vets Gains Headway
In Washington on December 26, a push for cash payment of adjusted service certificates to World War veterans has gained momentum in Congress. Republican leaders, backed by Secretary Mellon, work to curb the measures offering full matured value or partial optional payment. Democratic Floor Leader John N. Garner of Texas publicly supported optional cash payment, prompting conferrals among Republican leaders including Ways and Means Committee Chair William C. Hawley of Oregon.
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Washington, D. C
Dee
Congress
Treasury Mellon
John N. Garner
Texas
William C. Hawley
Oregon
Ways and Means Committee
Gar
Quake Relief Crews Move to La Poma After Devastation
A Salta detachment cavalry with tents and provisions headed to La Poma to aid relief in the quake struck mountainous region. An engineers unit began rebuilding destroyed bridges. Unconfirmed reports say passes around La Poma seek missing inhabitants driven by shock, believed roaming the hills.
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Salta
Salta Province
la Poma
Earthquake Felt in Valparaiso with Aftershock
A strong quake struck Valparaiso at 2 28 p m today with a second sharp shock at 4 26 p m The quake altered the weather with heavy clouds but no casualties or damage were reported by authorities
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Valparaiso
Chile
Girl Found Unconscious On Street Refuses To Identify
Butte police faced a mystery after a young woman about 20 was found unconscious on West Broadway. She was taken to St. James hospital in stable condition with minor bruising. In custody at the city jail she refused to give her name, spoke of Great Falls and a man named Don, and could not be identified. Night jailer Peter McDonald described the case as a mystery for the time being.
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Butte
West Broadway
St. James’ Hospital
Great Falls
Don
Peter McDonald
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