Board of Trade May Close Doors Amid Grain Rules
Chicago reports further federal limits on grain speculation could force the Chicago board of trade to shut, vice president Peter B. Carey says few traders are active as government agencies conduct most trading. The pit remains tumultuous though, with the building at La Salle Street noted as a 608 foot tower topped by a statue of ores.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Peter B. Carey
Board of Directors
Carey
Europea
Board of Trade
Marshall Field
Levi Z. Leiter
la Salle Street
Board of
Butte Plans Big Welcome for King Si in 1931
Butte plans a grand welcome for King Si as Summit Valley marks the new year with customary celebrations. The town will host dances and dinners where members of religious, fraternal and civic organizations gather to extend greetings and toast the dawn of 1931.
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Summit Valley
Butte
Italian flight map plans ocean voyage from Italy
Fourteen Italian military sea planes sit ready at Bolama awaiting a transatlantic flight to Natal Brazil. From Natal the mission would continue to Rio de Janeiro and potentially Buenos Aires.
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Italy
Boloma
Natal
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aitres
Missouri mule elicits a Pershing memoir anecdote
The Montana Standard previews a serial from General Pershing's war memoirs recounting a Missouri mule that followed Marshal Joffre during a First Division parade on October 15, 1917. Pershing highlights humor behind the date, noting the mule's curiosity and the general's hidden smile at the inspection.
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Pershing
Missouri
Joseph Joffre
General Pershing
Montana
Marshal Joffre
Joffre Slips After Leg Amputation Recovery
Marshal Joseph Joffre, famed defender of the Marne, worsened early today after a temporary improvement following the amputation of his left leg two weeks ago. Surgeons and five physicians, including Prof Rene Le Riche and Dr Raoul Boulin, were summoned at 1 a.m. to the Paris hospital. General Issalyet and Captain Severin from Joffre’s staff joined at 2 a.m. Dr Rene Fontaine remained at the bedside and spoke to the United Press at 3:40 a.m. (Continued on Page 2, Col. 5.)
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Paris
U.R
Joseph Joffre
Marne
Rene le Riche
Raoul Boulin
Papa” Joffre
Issalyet
Severin
Joffre
Rene Fontaine
Marshal Joffre
United Press
Dismissal Asked in Arizona Boulder Dam Suit
Solicitor General Thacher plans to move for dismissal of the Arizona Boulder Canyon suit against Secretary Wilbur and six Colorado basin states. He will file his brief January 12 as Arizona opposes the $165,000,000 project.
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Arizona
Boulder Dam
Washington
Thacher
Wilbur
Colorado Basin
Supreme Court
Boulder Canyon
Bandits Grab $10,800 in Two Payroll Holdups
In Chicago on December 30 a pair of payroll holdups yielded $10,800 within ten minutes. Police describe the incidents as wild west style robberies by bandits operating in the city.
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Chicago Bandits
Chicago
Montana Weather Forecast For Wednesday And Thursday
Montana forecast calls for fair conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with little temperature change. No precipitation expected, sunny intervals possible and light winds characteristic of the period.
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Montana
Divorce figures show big drop in year ending
In Silver Bow county 268 divorces were filed by last night, down 78 from the 346 set in 1929 and 10 under 1928. Marriages also fell to 597 from 868 in 1929. Most divorces were filed by wives with cruelty cited as the leading cause.
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Silver Bow County
Francis P. Kelly
District Court
Mr. Kelly
Railroads to form four eastern systems under Hoover plan
Washington dec 30 called together by President Hoover rail executives agreed on consolidating all eastern railroads except New England into four systems. The plan aims to speed 1920 policy and boost employment. details were not released. Interstate Commerce Commission will decide public interest. Executives from Nickel Plate New York Central Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio reached a near agreement with only a minor point remaining for arbitration. Capitol Hill opposition emerged with senators questioning economy and possible mergers drawing scrutiny.
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Washington
Hoover
New England
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nickel Plate
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Capitol Hill
Howell
Outpost in Alaska Seeks Antitoxin Flight
At Fairbanks Alaska on December 30 authorities at Tanana a Yukon river trading post 150 miles west of Fairbanks radioed for antitoxin by airplane fearing a diphtheria epidemic. One case had appeared at Tanana and the small current supply here would be insufficient if the outbreak spread.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Tanana
Yukon River
Here
Camp Fire New Year's Breakfast Draws Large Crowd
About 300 Camp Fire and Blue Bird girls plus council members and guardians are expected at the annual New Year's breakfast at the Y M C A. Miss Ellen Pope will preside as toastmistress. Margaret Nagle chairs the program. The Rev Charles Cole will deliver a talk. The event starts at 11 o'clock in the YMCA gymnasium and meals are funded by council contributions.
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Camp Fire and Blue Bird Girls
Camp Fire Council
Guardians
Camp Fire Girl Organization
Camp Fire Gireles
Ellen Pope
Spe
Butte High School
Margaret Nagle
Charles Cole
Manhunt for Oklahoma teacher killers spans the Midwest
Blackwell Oklahoma December 30. The entire Midwest from Chicago to Texas joins a manhunt for Earl Quinn alias Earl Howard ex convict from Missouri named by County Attorney Bruce Potter as the killer of Jessie and Jexie Griffith two Oklahoma school teachers returning from Christmas visit in Tonkawa Potter suspects robbery motive Descriptions of Quinn broadcast across region.
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Blackwell
Okla
Middle West
Chicago
Texas
United Tonight
Oklahoma
Here
Earl Quinn
Earl Howard
Missouri
Bruce Potter
Jessie
Jexie Griffith
Tonkawa
Potter
Quinn
Grand Jurors Indict Millionaire And Girl For Portland Murder
Multnomah county grand jury indicted Nelson C. Bowles and Irma G. Loucks for the first degree murder of Bowles wife Leona C. Bowles. The case arose after officers said the death was by alleged deliberate and premeditated malice amid conflicting testimony. Bowles and Loucks are jailed without bail.
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Portland
Ore
Multnomah County
Nelson C. Bowles
Irma G. Loucks
Leona C. Bowles
Bowles
Miss Loucks
Paul B. Coope
Stanley Myers
Three Months Lodging Given for Headache
CHICAGO December 30 Forty two applicants appeared at University of Illinois hospital seeking three months free room and board plus $50 monthly to trade a first class headache for a cure. Olfactory clues pointed to some cases of headache from west side speakeasies. Herbert Grossberg, University of Michigan student and attorney son, claimed lifelong migraines and may have qualified.
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Chicago
University of Illinois Hospital
John Millikan
West Aide
Herbert Grossberg
University of Michigan
New Year Festivities Across Butte Tonight
Butte hosts a multi venue New Year program with Silver Bow club dining and vaudeville from 7 to 9. Fox theater Grand New Year show starts at 1 p.m. Elks temple Knights of Columbus Eagles clubs hold dance and watch parties. Bagdad Patrol at Masonic temple and Knights of Pythias at St George's hall plan activities. Camp Fire and Blue Bird girls breakfast at the YWCA. Private breakfasts at Silver Bow club and various cafes mark the holiday.
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Butte
Silver Bow Club
Fox Theater
Elks’ Temple
Montana Street
Knights of Columbus Hall
West Park Street
Eagles’ Hall
Granite Street
Bagdad Patrol
Masonic Temple West Park
Knights of Pythias
St. George's Hall
Centerville
The
Christian Church
Camp Fire
Blue Bird Girls
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New Finlen, Thornton
Firemen and Police Dinner At Finlen Ends Enmity
Fire chief Fred Martin hosted a grand Finlen hotel dinner with Butte firefighters police city officials and Joshers club members. The wager on the football game determined who paid the bill and the room was packed though the police chief was absent at the head table.
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Finlen
Fred Martin
Butte
Harry A. Gailwey
Eugene Carroll
James T. Finlen
The
Joshers
Merle Davis
Archie Coutts
Markham
M. Kerr Beadle
Fred Mar
Montana highway system expands many miles in 1930
Montana’s main highways brought broad acres 300 miles closer by improvements in the past year. The highway commission logs show 1,290 miles of new road and 605.657 miles improved since the plan began, with this year’s work totaling 315.345 miles built and 264.525 miles improved at a cost of 1,082,119.38 dollars.
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Helena
Montana
State Highway Commission
E¢ State Department
Foresta
Explosion Kills Three At US Dynamite Plant Near Electra
Three men aged 24 to 48 were killed when a dynamite and nitroglycerine manufacturing plant near Electra Texas exploded. The U S torpedo shop blast demolished the four mile north facility, scattering bodies over a 40 acre area. Victims Bill Kennsworthy Jim Russel and Jimmy Snyder were experienced explosives workers. Manager A Rapp said there would be no investigation as everything was destroyed and 600 to 600 pounds of dynamite were stored in the building.
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Electra
Texas
Here
United States
Bill Kennsworthy
Jim Russel
Jimmy Snyder
U. S
Rapp
Man who refused R-101 trip buried today
Granville Watts of the Royal Air Force, who declined to serve on the ill fated dirigible R-101 crew, was buried today after a last week motorcycle accident. He previously flew on the R-100 during the transatlantic flight to Canada.
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London
Granville Watts
Royal Air Force
Canada
Auto thefts in Butte top 1200 for year
Butte recorded 1219 stolen cars in the past year, averaging over three per day, far surpassing 1929 and marking 1930 as the highest on record. Police say over 90 percent were by youthful joyriders using cars for short country rides before abandoning them. only two stolen vehicles remain unrecovered.
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Butte
Lire
Sheriff's
Veterans May Borrow Up To 425 Million On Service Certificates
Washington December news reports that World War I veterans with cured service certificates may borrow as much as 425 million dollars from the government in 1931. Gen Frank T Hines, administrator of veterans affairs, estimated sizable borrowing in January about 20 million on certificates and noted confusion over plans for cash payments of adjusted service certificates.
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Washington
Dec
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
Senator Walsh Takes Plane to Havana from Miami
Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana arrived this afternoon from Miami by air plane. The Havana visit marks a diplomatic outing as the lawmaker travels to Cuba.
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Sen. Walsh
Havana
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Miami
Year Ends With Record Minor Offense Arrests in Butte
The year closed with a record 4,292 people booked for minor law violations at Butte city jail, while the county jail held 9,750 inmates in 1930. Drunkenness topped charges with 1,751 city bookings and over 1,000 sheriff's arrests for intoxication. Vagrancy followed, with 1,100 city and over 900 county arrests, tied to court penalties.
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Butte
Sheriffs Office
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