Montana beer revenue plan shifts funds to relief
In Helena the senate passed beer and liquor control measures with no opposition and the house considered them tonight. The relief revenue bill would send net liquor profits to the state emergency relief fund until 1934 then split with the general fund, eventually funding property tax relief. Estimates place annual earnings between 1 million and 1.4 million dollars.
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Helena
Montana
State House of Representatives
Senate
G. M. Moss
Flathead County
Senate Judiciary Committee
T. C. Spaulding
Emergency Relief Fund
State General Fund
General Fund
Emergency Relief Commission
James T. Sparling
Daniels County
W. E. Keeley
Deer Lodge
House
Washington silver debate shapes White House agenda
The January White House conference outlines an administration program for Congress. The St Lawrence waterways pact and world court protocol appear on the list as leaders discuss silver coinage and potential legislative paths. House and Senate figures seek unified action amid split proposals.
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St. Lawrence Waterways
Washington
Congress
White House
St. Lawrence
Changes in veteran budget recommended by President
An analysis of the half billion dollar veteran administration budget proposed by President Roosevelt for 1935 shows a slight increase for compensation and a decrease for reemerges compared with 1934. The pension total stands at 291,994,184 with 116,462,724 for service connected and 11,903,024 for non service connected cases.
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Washington
Veteran Administration
Roosevelt
First Still Raid Since Repeal Near Ziegler Springs
Officers seized a 50 gallon still and six barrels of mash after arresting a man who claimed the alias Charles L. Titus for possession. He says he moved into the Madison valley a week ago and that the still was not in operation. He faces arraignment before a U. S. marshal.
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Ziegler’s Springs
Madison Valley
Charles L. Titus
Titus
U.S
Representative Dellwo to seek Congress from Montana
Helena Jan 4. State Representative Dennis Dellwo of Charlo Lake county announced he will run for congress from Montana's first district. Now speaker of the house Dellwo has six terms in the Montana legislature. He said plans are early and contingent on Democratic support. Dellwo would oppose Rep Joseph Monaghan if Monaghan seeks renomination.
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Helena
Montana
Dennis Dellwo
Charlo
Lake County
Congress
Dellno
Delino
Joseph P. Monaghan
Butte
Death by own action note leads to Montana clue
James Sinclair, 20, former Oregon student who vanished after writing a note about self harm, supposedly planned to swim from Alameda to the Golden Gate but redirected to Montana. Police report shows he later disclosed travel details and associates, leaving investigators unsure of his whereabouts.
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Oakland
Cal
James Sinclair
Alameda
Golden Gate
Montana
Autos cause about 30500 deaths in 1933
Chicago January 4 The National Safety council estimated that motor vehicle accidents killed about 30500 people in 1933 an increase of roughly three and a half percent from 1932. The all time high toll was 33675 in 1928 with higher auto use in the last half of 1933 cited as the reason.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Montana Cities To Build Public Buildings Under PWA Aid
The Public Works Administration announced Montana allotments totaling 603000 for public buildings. Helena gets 510000 for a two story fireproof high school, Miles City 77000 for a two story fireproof Lincoln high school addition, Libby 16000 for a city hall and fire dept offices. All projects start within one to two months, employing 20 to 133 workers for 3 to 8 months.
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Washington
Montana
Public Works Administration
Lewis and Clark County
Helena
Custer County
Miles City
PWA
Libby
Butte Veterans to greet National Legion Chief in Anaconda
A large delegation of Butte World War veterans led by Ray Lomas and E N Genzberger will travel to Anaconda on Saturday to greet Charles R Mabey the Utah born national vice president of the Legion.
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Butte
Anaconda
Butte High School Bond Drive Draws Big Crowd
More than 500 prominent citizens attend a booster banquet in Butte high school gym to back an $800,000 bond for a new high school. Attorney William Meyer presides. three students and Rabbi Sternheim speak. banners urge support and a gift of $240,000 if approved.
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Butte
William Meyer
Sam Parker
Public Works Program
Meyer
Allan O'Kelly
Jack Thompson
Emma Jane Gibson
Emanuel Sternheim
Charles W. Towne
America
Eleanor Tenner
Butte High School
President Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Meyer
Would-Be death by own action Dies of Fright, Coroner Declares
Claude V. Farmer, 59, a Billings merchant, died after attempting death by own action and frightening himself. Coroner Francis M. Smith ruled cerebral embolism caused the death despite self-inflicted wounds and a collapsed blood flow. Farmer lived in Billings since the early 1900s and retired from a haberdashery partnership with his brother Hunter K. Farmer. He is survived by his parents and a sister in Elsberry, Missouri.
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Billings
Claude V. Farmer
Francis M. Smith
Farmer
Hunter K. Farmer
Elsboro
FDR Sets 1936 as End of Depression
President Roosevelt today declared 1936 as the year to end the depression with rapid recovery expected this year and next based on official budget data.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Dempsey Hints At Expecting Twins On Trip
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey said in Salt Lake City that he and Mrs. Dempsey expect an heir. He smiled with a cigar aboard a train en route to New York and added they are very happy.
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Salt Lake City
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey Aims for Baer Carera Title Run After Chicago Stop
Mrs Dempsey smiles through the interview as Dempsey outlines plans to spend a day in Chicago and travel to New York to pursue a title match with Max Baer and Primo Carera. The article notes that the current Mrs Dempsey is Jack Dempsey's third wife.
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Hannah
Inquest Finds Baby Died Of Influenza Meningitis
A coroner's jury in Helena returned a verdict that Hughie Peters nine month old son of Mr and Mrs Lord Peters of Hamilton died of influenza meningitis with facial injuries possibly contributory Sheriff Berna Corley said the child was mistreated County Attorney E C Kurtz announced a thorough probe will follow Kurtz testified the Peters household claimed the baby fell from a high chair and was struck in the face by the two year old brother with toys and instruments
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Helena
Jan
Hughie Peters
Lord Peters
Hamilton
E. C. Kurtz
Berna Corley
Peters
Kurtz
Rhodes Scholar Eligibles Named In Montana
J Lewis Allison of Billings a Montana State College senior and Richard Lake of Judith Gap a Montana State University senior were chosen to represent Montana in the district Rhodes scholarship exams to be held January 8 in Spokane.
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Helena
J. Lewis Allison
Billings
Montana State College
Richard Lake
Judith Gap
Wheatland County
Montana State University
Spokane
Civil War Vet Takes Own Life in San Diego
87 year old Civil War veteran Joseph Kastner shot himself in a downtown hotel entrance. Earlier he rented a car and was driven to the post office where he wrote a letter, officials said. Kastner formerly served as postmaster of Maxville Montana and fought with Company G Eleventh Illinois Cavalry.
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San Diego
Cal
Joseph Kastner
Kastner
Kattner
Maxville
Mont
Eleventh
Illinois Cavalry
Roosevelt asks Congress for record peace time outlay
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve the largest peace time spending program in U.S. history. He projected borrowing of ten billion dollars in six months and spending totals of about 16.53 billion over two years, with a plan to keep debt around 31 billion and a pay as you go budget after 1935. The proposal preserved 3 cent stamps and aimed to balance the budget by the third year of recovery.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt budget message hints at military pay freeze lift
The article notes Roosevelt’s budget message page 12 and calls to lift the ban on automatic pay increases for Army Navy and Marine personnel. It states budget bureau supervision over emergency outlays and Comptroller General McCarrell auditing duties. It cites Wall Street rally and grain market uplift amid optimistic outlook and confidence in recovery.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Budget Bureau
McCar
Wall Street
Quick Start on Negotiating B16 Loan Foreseen
The treasury plans to borrow about 10 billion dollars in six months as a prelude to funding the recovery campaign. Banks hold 2.432 billion in government securities, up 581 million in a year, with debt peaking at 31.834 billion by June 30, 1935 per President Roosevelt’s budget message.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Roosevelt
Reserve Board
Chinese Outlaws Loot Rich District in Hopei Drift
Renegade war lord Liu Kuei-tang leads 700 outlaw followers southward from Peiping through Hopei toward Shantung. Advices say brigands plunder towns, seize food and clothing, and threaten civilians as government troops thwarted attacks on Peiping.
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Peiping
Liu Kuei-tang
Hopei Province
Shantung
Hopei
China
Weather forecast for Montana shows mixed precipitation
Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions in the east with possible rain or snow in the west. Friday may bring colder air to the western region, with a mix of precipitation continuing into Saturday.
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Montana
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