Trio Almost Dies After Poisoning Attempt Near Great Falls
Mrs. Rose Krippen a 47 year old ranch woman from Hound creek area near Great Falls confessed to placing insect poison in flour eaten by Mr. and Mrs. Roe Ogden and their son Cecil. The Ogdens survived due to an antidote effect from the poison. County officials and authorities conducted extended questioning before the admission.
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Great Falls
Rose Krippen
Hound Creek
Here
Roe Ogden
Cecil
Ogdens
Phil Greenan
Guy Raing
Cecil Ogden
March 1916 Encounter With Secretary of War Newton Baker
The narrator recalls meeting Newton Baker in Washington after he took the oath as Secretary of War in Wilson's cabinet. Baker, described as soft-spoken and gentle, faces the surprising role of civilian head of the American Army during World War I. He notes starting by signing orders.
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Newton Baker
Washington
President Wilson
Tom Johnson
New Deal War on Monopolies Gains Momentum
Washington reports a broad drive against monopolies gains pace as New Deal officials push stricter federal regulation and congressional inquiry. Assistant Attorney General Jackson calls big business groups engaged in aristocratic anarchy while Commerce Secretary Roper defends good business and probes unfair practices. Attorney General Sags favors tighter antitrust laws, though he distances from the O Mahoney Borah bill.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Robert H. Jackson
Anti-Trust
Justice Department
Philadelphia
Daniel C. Roper
Roosevelt
Roper
Homer Sags
Cummings
Panay affair not ended says Foreign Affairs chief
Chairman McReynolds of the House foreign affairs committee said Japan’s apology for sinking the gunboat Panay does not end the Far East issue. He argued international law must govern relations and urged building peace institutions with other nations, without entangling alliances.
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Washington
McReynolds
Tenn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Japan
Ludlow
Budget Talks Hint At Uncertain 1938-39 Fiscal Year
Washington officials say the upcoming Roose velt budget to Congress will carry many ifs and question marks. Revenue forecasts depend on the recession, defense figures remain undecided, and supplemental warship funding is under review. The first major appropriations bill next week cuts $3 million from budget estimates but expands agencies including CCC and TVA. Independent offices total $957.7 million this year, with TVA and Social Security plans likely unchanged.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Cartwright
Oklahoma
House Roads’ Committee
Democratic Party
Budget Bureau
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Social Security and
Railroad Retirement Boards
Tennessee Valley Authority and Social Security Board
Paris Strikes Called Off After Living Allowance Deal
Labor leaders and cabinet ministers announced that 120000 Paris workers would end the strike. The Paris municipal council, via Interior Minister Marx Dormoy, approved a living allowance compromise between workers’ demands and prior offers. Public Service Workers' Union secretary Paul Morel said workers would return to their posts today ending the transit gas light and water disruption.
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Paris
Marx Dormoy
Paul Morel
Public Service Workers’ Union
Burglary at Silver Slipper Bar on South Main Street
Two young men burglarized the Silver Slipper at 553 South Main Street early yesterday. A resident upstairs warned them about calling the police. they allegedly taunted her and fled with seven cartons of cigarettes, cigars, liquor, and small change. The break in occurred around 2:20 AM.
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South Main Street
Idle U S Gold Could Be Released To Ease Debts
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma said federal fiscal authorities are weighing using more idle gold to boost business or fund relief. He cited a White House Treasury and Federal Reserve survey on putting inactive gold to work. Treasury has already sterilized and sold portions, with $1,277,000,000 remaining.
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Washington
Thomas
Oklahoma
Easy Money
White House
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
France
England
Opring Thaw Darts Tiny Rivers Through Butte Streets
Mild weather yesterday in Butte caused spring thaw conditions as water from melting snow and ice ran in miniature rivers down gutters. Skies were set to stay fair and warm today with 1937 expected to end on a mild note. Thermometers rose from nine to forty five degrees, a high for the month.
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Butte
Experts Weigh 10 or 15 New Cruisers for Navy
Naval experts say Congress may be asked to add 10 to 15 cruisers as Roosevelt grows concerned by world events. The budget to Congress includes two battleships two light cruisers eight destroyers and six submarines with possible extra estimates for more ships. A tentative program for 10 to 15 additional 10 000 ton cruisers with six inch guns could cost $20 000 000 each at current prices. The US fleet lags Britain and Japan in heavy and light cruisers.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Navy
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Psychologists Split on New Year Resolutions
In Chicago on December 29 1937 psychologists including Dr Robert M McMurry and Dr George W Crane weighed resolutions. McMurry warned many vow keepers are just kidding themselves while Crane urged resolutions as first steps to progress and suggested a 1938 plan to compliment family and neighbors.
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Savant
Chicago
Robert M. McMurry
The
Psychological Corporation
George W. Crane
Northwestern University
New Year Etiquette Advice From Drake Dean of Women
Drake University dean of women Mrs Carrie Taylor Cubbage advised that New Year Eve is not a license for rowdy frolics. She urged hosts to set departure times and maintain propriety, health, and public peace. If pace becomes too fast guests should go home.
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Des Moines
Drake University
Carrie Taylor Cubbage
Graham Insurance Wins Butte Auto Insurance Bid
At a special Butte city council meeting Graham Insurance Agency was awarded 1938 public liability and property damage insurance for the city's automotive equipment. The bid totaled $2,131.16 after a committee of the whole review. Fourteen of 15 aldermen approved. Alderman Duffy present, Sullivan absent.
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Butte
Graham Insurance Agency
W. J. Thomas
Miller Insurance Agency
B. Rask
Graham
Joe Duffy
J. T. (Sherigg) Sullivan
De Valera Urges One Ireland Under New Constitution
In a Dublin broadcast Eamon De Valera, Irish premier, urged all of Ireland including Ulster to be governed by the new constitution. He called for unity among Irish people and elimination of past political differences in a shared national identity. Meanwhile at Downing Street Britain refused to apply the Irish Free State name or jurisdiction to Northern Ireland, noting Ireland remains part of the British commonwealth and that Eire refers only to the former Free State area.
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New York
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Dublin
Old Free State
Ulster
de Valera
Wabc-Columbia
London
Montana Weather Outlook Calls for Snow Flurries
Partly cloudy conditions expected in eastern and southern Montana with likely snow flurries in the northwest Thursday and Friday. Temperature shows little change across the period.
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Montana
Japanese drive into Shansi amid guerrilla resistance
Reports from Shanghai and Tsingtao detail Japanese forces pouring into Shansi to crush Gen Chu Teh's eighth route army as Chinese scorched earth tactics blow up electric plants and water mains in Tsingtao. Sub-station blasts stun 250000 residents. 185 Americans among 700 foreigners face evacuation amid possible Communist influence.
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Shanghai
U.P
Shansi
Chu Teh
Eighth Route
Tsingtao
U.R
Shantung
Japan
Vets Budget Faces Slash as Congress Consideration Looms
The Veterans Administration asks Congress for 543 million 417 thousand 500 for fiscal 1939, down 42 million 414 thousand 500 from this year. The cut reflects Roosevelt economy measures including over one million cut in salaries and general expenses and reduced outlays for military and naval insurance.
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Washington
U.P
Veterans’ Administration
Congress
Roosevelt
End of Slump Foreseen for 1938 by Cleveland Economist
Col. Leonard P. Ayers warned at the American Statistical Association dinner in Atlantic City that the current business downturn would hit bottom in the first half of 1938 and that overall business would remain generally poor during the year.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Leonard P. Ayers
Cleveland
American Statistical Association
Pittman thinks F D R will not cut silver price
Senator Pittman of Nevada expressed belief that President Roosevelt would not reduce the bounty price for domestically mined silver. He cited evidence suggesting it would be dangerous to lower the price and urged continuing the current buying policy, at least until June 30, 1939, when the act expires.
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Washington
Pittman
Nevada
Roosevelt
Treasury
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Lefty) Gomez
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Henry Decker
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