Senate approves 25 million dollars for Red Cross relief
The Senate voted 56 to 27 to appropriate 25 million dollars for Red Cross relief nationwide. The Federal Farm Board offered to sell stabilization wheat and cotton on easy terms to government units or the Red Cross to ease distress. Democratic and allied senators push for swift passage despite Hoover administration opposition, with a February 9 conditional delay proposed by Senator Reed.
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Washington
U.P
Red Cross
Senate
Federal Farm Board
American Red Cross
House
Hoover
Congress
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Wickersham Commission Delivers Prohibition Report to Hoover
After 19 months of work the Wickersham commission presented its prohibition study to President Hoover. The sealed report was carried to the White House by Chairman Wickersham and Hoover began reviewing it immediately. A likely congressional transmission with a message is anticipated by tomorrow noon.
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John F. Chester
Washington
Wickersham
White House
Congress
Highways Grove reports on bill for gasoline tax debentures
Helena January 19 The senate plans action on H R 1 to issue 6 million dollars in gasoline tax debentures for highway building after roads and highways committee approval with three amendments. Interest capped at five percent. warrants issued at 1.5 million annually for four years. House killed Willard retirement levy proposal and supervision extension. Three special committees named to study custodial and educational needs. bond funds allocation and state institutions grouped for review. Joint resolution asks Congress to fund Mississippi tributaries storage reservoirs for flood control and unemployment aid.
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Helena
Senate
Roads and Highways Committee
Willard
Missoula
House
State College
Eastern Montana Normal, Industrial School
Northern Montana School
School For Deaf and Blind
School of Mines
State University
Dillon Normal
Orphans
Hore
Congress
Mississippi
Livingston Denies Billings Gas Co Franchise Right
Livingston Montana council rejected Billings Gas company application for a natural gas franchise. The decision follows a prior rejection and coincides with Montana Power company’s broader state distribution plans costing 12 to 15 million dollars, with engineers noting most funds go to wages.
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Livingston
Billings Gas CO
Billings Gas Company
Montana Power Company
Livingston Council
Coroner Faces Mixup Over Accidental Death Record
Mike F. Duff county coroner wrestles with a record mixup after a man named George Early, alive, demanded his death record be corrected. A man identified as Early died May 12 and was buried. later the real Early returned from Illinois and learned a different man, once known as Tom Brown, had died with similar papers in his pocket.
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George Early
Mike F. Duff
Early
Rock Falls
Tll
Butte
Illinois
Tom Brown
East Mercury Street
Wild oil gusher capped near Oklahoma City
An unruly oil and gas gusher in Oklahoma City threatening a populated industrial area was shut in at 5 54 p m The No 1 Wespace well of the T B Slick estate produced about 60 000 barrels of oil and 0 000 000 cubic feet of gas daily A 3000 pound Christmas tree was used to stop the flow securing safety for about 700 nearby residents
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Oklahoma City
Hame
T. B. Slick
Trial narrows on alleged bank theft in Clara Bow case
In a Los Angeles court Daisy De Boe deflects questions about Clara Bow as Judge Doran keeps focus on whether De Boe stole sixteen thousand dollars from Bow's accounts. Spectators awaited more sensational testimony, but the trial remains centered on the financial charge.
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Duane Hennessy
Los Angeles
U.P
Daisy de Boe
Clara Bow
Superior Court
Miss de Boe
Miss Bow
William Doran
Hall of Justice
Bright
Bridge Teas Boost Canned Goods Sales, Say Canners
Chicago January 19 The National Canners Association heard retiring president C E Hume credit bridge teas with lifting business. He said housewives play bridge in the afternoon and buy canned goods on the way home to feed their husbands, urging more people to play.
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Chicago
National Canners’ Association
C. E. Hume
Hume
Pioneering Colorado Constitution Drafters' Last Survivor Dies
Chase Withrow 91, a member of the 1876 Colorado constitution drafting group, died in a Denver hotel after a heart attack. He was among the earliest Masons in Colorado and the longest serving past grand master in the United States.
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Denver
Colo
Chase Withrow
Colorado
Masons
United States
Remains Found Frozen in Bijou Canal Near Fort Morgan
Enid Marriott, 32, a Wiggins grade school teacher, was found frozen in the Bijou irrigation canal five miles southwest of Fort Morgan. The body, badly decomposed but positively identified, lay eight feet under ice after searchers chopped through. Abduction charge noted as investigators planned further examination.
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Fort Morgan
Colo
Enid Marriott
Wiggins
Bijou Irrigation Canal
Sirf Rufus Johnson
Morgan County
Mail Pilot Forced Down Near Idaho Snowstorm Incident
National Parks Airways pilot Jack Bain made an emergency landing about 15 miles south of Pocatello Idaho during a snowstorm rather than fly over mountains. He landed in a corral where a startled rancher yelled How causing an awkward moment before continuing to his journey.
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Jack Bain
National Parks Airways, Inc
Bain
Pocatello
Idaho
Wales Feted in Spain Before South American Tour
In Vigo Spain Prince George and the royal party greeted by crowds as they depart for a trade mission to South America aboard the liner Oropesa. Local officials host a reception and banquet at city hall before the voyage continues to the Bermudas.
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Wales
Spain
Vigo
Prince of Wales
Prince George
South America
Santiago
Corunna
Oropesa
Bermudas
Weather forecast for Montana rough two day outlook
Montana forecast shows partly cloudy conditions in the east with unsettled weather in the west for Tuesday and Wednesday. The southeastern and extreme eastern areas may warm a bit on Tuesday.
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Montana
Butte Chamber Seeks Later Train Time From City
Dr. Peter Potter president of the Butte Chamber of Commerce announced a committee will petition the Montana railroad commission over Great Northern schedule changes. The protest targets the cancellation of the 4 15 pm evening train from Butte to Great Falls following a recent timetable adjustment.
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Butte
Great Northern Railway
Peter Potter
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Montana Railroad Commission
Great Northern
Potter
Great Falls
Oil Worker Crippled in Machinery Rescue
Charles L. Crayne, 26, Osage Wyoming, lost an injured hand after being crushed by a 10 ton weight in an oil field near Hot Springs South Dakota. Surgeons say amputation may be unnecessary but the hand may never be usable again after release by acetylene torches to free him.
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Hot Springs
Charles L. Crayne
Osage
Wyo
Crayne
Girl in Arkansas Kills Murder Suspect in Court
In DeWitt Arkansas a 17 year old girl Mrs Helen Spence Haton shot and killed Jack Worls during a murder trial of her father Cleero Spence in a crowded courtroom. She fired four rounds after leaping from her seat and was taken into custody. She had previously attempted suicide in a restaurant.
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Dewitt
Ark
Helen Spence Haton
Jack Worls
Cleero Spence
White River
Worls
Montanans Arrive by Four Trains for California Winter Visit
Four special excursion trains brought nearly 2,000 Montanans to Los Angeles for a winter sojourn. They were greeted by the Montana State Society led by President F. L. Benepe. Attendees enjoyed Catalina Island and Palm Springs trips and the annual welcoming grand ball.
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Los Angeles
California
Montana State Society
F. L. Benepe
Catalina Island
Palm Springs
Plan for Mexican Air Tour Bussiness Leaders To Mexico City
Tentative plans announce a fleet of 70 airplanes to carry about 150 U S industrial leaders on a business tour next summer from Detroit to Mexico City. Ray Collins of the Detroit Aviation society says Henry Ford is likely to join the tour with other executives.
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Washington
United States
Detroit
Mexico City
Ray Collins
Detroit Aviation Society
Henry Ford
Contractor Wins Suit Over City Payment Withheld
John Hexem of Butte won a judgment for 6400 against the city of Butte after a district court ruling by Judge William E. Carroll. The case stemmed from 10 percent of Hexem’s paving contract for Harrison Avenue being withheld to cover defects for five years. The city alleged Hexem failed to repair pavement after disintegration, prompting the withholding and dispute over a maintenance bond.
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John Hexem
W. E. Carroll
Butte
Harrison Avenue
William E. Carroll
Hexem
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