White House to hold banking talks ahead of monetary message
Roosevelt invites Senate and House banking committees to meet and discuss general banking and financial legislation. Rocky Mountain states push for action on silver and sugar amid recent developments. western silver forces favor remonetization and sugar supporters advocate making beets a basic commodity.
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Rocky Mountain States
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
House Banking Committees
Congress
Jan
Weather “hangover” blamed for Chicago winter gloom
Meteorologists traced a two week atmospheric hangover over the nation to a stalled high pressure over the Rocky Mountains. Low pressure systems from the Canadian Northwest brought rain and cloudiness to Chicago and much of the Midwest, with several cities reporting continual cloud cover this year. Forecasters expect a change by the weekend.
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Chicago
U.P
Minneapolis
Midwest
Medicine Hat
Alta
United States
Pacific Coast
Pana
Ill
Rocky Mountains
Canadian Northwest
Constitutional questions on the New Deal NRA power
The Harvard Law Review analyzes the National Industrial Recovery Act to assess if Congress can regulate the covered matters and whether such regulation would violate the Fifth Amendment. The piece previews what long term constitutional tests might arise as the act endures in court.
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Harvard Law Review
Congress
Butte War Veteran Killed by Los Angeles Car
Richard Hocking, 43, a Butte war veteran and former West Colusa shift boss, was killed in Los Angeles when struck by an automobile while crossing a street. A native of England, he came to Butte 17 years ago and served overseas with the 316th Engineers. He leaves two sisters in England and two cousins in Butte. Burial will be at Sawtelle, California.
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Richard Hocking
Butte
Los Angeles
Hocking
England
West Colusa
316Th Engineers
M. W. Smith
Ed Hounsell
Sawtelle, Cal
Work to Start at Silver Mine Near Kalispell
The Flathead silver mine near Kalispell in Flathead County will reopen under Anaconda ownership. John F. Dugan will lead on site with operations expected to begin within a month and local residents prioritized for jobs.
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Kalispell
Flathead
Anaconda Company
J. J. Carrigan
W. B. Daly
John F. Dugan
Orphan Girl
Carrigan
Flathead County
Great Northern
Butte
B. A
Anaconda
Washoe
Montana Weather Forecast Touches East Fair. West Rain Snow
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions in eastern Montana while western areas expect rain or snow Sunday and Monday. Temperatures to drop east of the Divide Sunday amid colder air.
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Montana
Divide
Dr Wynekoop Collapses After Day in Courtroom
Chicago January 13 Dr Alice Lindsay Wynekoop on trial for the murder of Rheta Wynekoop suffered a severe heart attack in her county jail cell then rallied with emergency treatment. The first witness for the prosecution will be her close friend Enid Hennessey a high school teacher who spoke with Wynekoop about Eugene O Neills play on the night Rheta's body was found.
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Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Rheta Wynekoop
Rheta
Enid Hennessey
Congressmen revolt against dictation by national committee
In Washington on January 12 a revolt by House members against orders from the Democratic National Committee to back President Roosevelt’s policies broke out. Michigan delegate Horatio J. Abbott demanded telegraph instructions that the Michigan delegation support Roosevelt unreservedly, provoking instant resentment among Michigan congressmen.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Horatio J. Abbott
Michigan
Sdenen
Wideman
Montana House censures Gov Cooney and Mitchell
Ten days of hearings end with the Montana house adopting a seven member committee report censuring Gov Frank H. Cooney and Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell for actions as members of the State board of examination. The report, submitted after ten days of closed hearings, faults the cancellation and reaward of fire contracts.
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Helena
Montana
House of Representatives
Frank H. Cooney
Sam W. Mitchell
State Board of Examination
Cooney
Mitchell
Raymond T. Nagle
House
Roosevelt Ball Committee Plans Benefit in Butte
Representatives from many groups met at the courthouse to organize the Roosevelt birthday ball set for January 30. The meeting drew several hundred people, with overflow into the halls as Dr. T. J. B. Shanley chaired and Paul J. Erler kept records. Organizers expected varied ticket requests, some as high as 150, and nearly 2,500 tickets were distributed. John M. Hample, treasurer, said contact would be made with groups not represented. The ball aims to involve all local groups in ticket distribution.
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Butte
T. J. B. Shanley
Paul J. Erler
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Council
John M. Hample
Shanley
Montana farmers receive first wheat checks for acreage cuts
The farm administration announced total wheat payments of 26,977,359 dollars to 362,897 farmers in 35 states. Montana counties Meagher, Sweet Grass, Carter, and Park received sums ranging from 1,383 to 15,680 dollars, with totals across listed counties at 33,549 dollars. Nebraska, Wyoming, and other states show accompanying payments as part of a 15 percent acreage-reduction program. Kansas and North Dakota dominate early distribution with sizable sums.
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Meagher
Sweetgrass
Carter Counties
Washington
Farm Administration
Montana
Sweet Grass
Carter
Park
Nebraska
York
Boyd
Logan
Dixon
Harlan
Wyoming
Big Horn
North Dakota
Kansas
South Dakota
Famine or bumper crops debated by economists nation wide
Washington January 13 Experts split on future food supplies. B W Snow warned of possible famine next year due to reduced carryover and criticized AAA wheat acreage cuts. Nils Olson projected no shortage. L H Bean predicted record wheat and corn crops with a surplus despite potential two year shortages.
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Washington
B. W. Snow
America
The
Farm Journal
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Nils Olson
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
L. H. Bean
AAA
Bean
Mordecai Ezekiel
Youth Succeeds in Starting Fire with Gasoline
Eugene McLorman 17 used a quart of gasoline to start a furnace fire in his parents home in Billings. The blast threw him against the basement wall causing superficial burns to his right hand face and body. The furnace suffered only minor damage.
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Billings
Jan
Eugene McLorman
Bridge Experts Defeat Reporters in One Round Exhibition
The piece recalls Ely Culbertson and Theodore Lightner playing against reporters Jim Street and a second writer in a high stakes bridge session during a U S Bridge Association tournament interval. The reporters lost badly, tallying 3790 points on one hand and suffering a dramatic seven no trump set with double and redouble in a single round.
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Babe Ruth
Associated Press
Ely Culbertson
Theodore Lightner
U. S. Bridge Association
Aunt Matilda
Mother saves two children as family home burns killing two siblings
A fire at 823-B Hirkland avenue claimed the lives of Francis Burns five and Margaret Burns three. Their mother, returning from a neighbor to borrow medicine, rescued four-year-old Mary and baby Patrick Jr. The girl and infant suffered minor burns, while the father learned of the tragedy at St James Hospital.
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Patrick Burns
Francis
Francis Burns
Margaret Burns
Pat Burns
Highland Avenue
Hirkland Avenue
Mary
Patrick Jr
James Beakey
Margaret
CWA
St. James Hospital
Burns
Patricia Gilligan
P. J. Gilligan
Butte
Mining men seek quarter of a billion loan
California gold industry delegates approve a general proposal to ask Congress for a 250 million loan to rehabilitate mining operations. A special committee will draft repayment terms and meet in San Francisco soon to finalize details. Carl Thauerman and Harry Bacorn, Jardine directors, sent a similar resolution by wire from Montana.
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California
Congress
Alta California, Inc
Mining Association of California
Gold Mining Association of America
San Francisco
Montana
Sacramento
Carl Thauerman
Harry C. Bacorn
Jardine
Quarter Million Awarded for Yellowstone Park Buildings
Livingston January 13 Guy D Edwards acting superintendent Yellowstone national park announced the Public Works Administration approved an appropriation of nearly a quarter of a million dollars for two Mammoth Hot Springs structures. One will be a 12 to 15 room apartment and the other a fully equipped garage and machine shop. Labor will come from relief rolls of Montana and Wyoming with equal quotas.
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Livingston
Guy D. Edwards
Yellowstone National Park
Public Works Administration
Mammoth Hot Springs
Park
Montana
Wyoming
Overwhelming Support Reported for New High School
Sam Parker announced first precinct 29 report from the Whittier district showing 204 in favor and 28 against the proposed high school out of 232 contacted. Objections cited tax concerns location and perceived necessity while campaign leaders and organizers are listed.
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Sam Parker
Whittier
Main Street
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