France Delays Debt Meeting Amid Global Financial Strain
The Lausanne debt conference likely postponed from January 18, delaying discussion of interallied debts and reparations. German finances show extensions to short term credits, postponing final settlement for a decade and a half. American firms report profits with IBM and Auburn Automobile leading. Lackawanna Railroad workers reject a 10 percent wage cut, awaiting Chicago meeting results. Steel, auto, and rail orders show firmer demand while transportation funding remains tight.
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Reich
Lackawanna Railroad
J. M. Davis
Davis
Chicago
Lackawanna
United States
New York City secures 12.5 million loan to avert crisis
Eight banks lend New York City 12.5 million dollars at 6 percent to tide over short term obligations due tomorrow. Comptroller Berry reports only 20 million on hand against 32 million due and 150 million more due by May. Police and teachers are paid but 2,000 temporary workers unpaid since January 1 amid calls for city economies and fare increases.
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Sidney B. Whipple
New York
U.P
Municipal Corporation
Charles W. Berry
Modern Push Buttons Aid Dry Officers
Federal agents using amended warrants pressed hidden buzzers to locate liquor caches in two New York night clubs. At Villa d Este a wall slid to reveal a safe holding 61 bottles. At Stork club a larger concealed area yielded a sizable seizure.
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New York
Ali Baba
Villa d’Este
Floods Drive 57000 From Homes in Delta Country
In Glendora Mississippi on January 19 reports say floods have forced about 57 000 people from their homes as the Mississippi and other delta rivers breach levees across seven counties. The Mississippi remains a passive threat while Coldwater Tallahat che Yazoo rivers widen flood areas.
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Glendora
Miss
Delta Country
Coldwater
Tallahatchie
Yazoo
Mississippi
Middle Delta
Big River
Protests Mount Against Montana Rail Rate Hikes
Testimony before the Montana railroad commission challenges the plan for emergency intrastate freight rate increases. Shippers argue Montana industries cannot bear added costs, while railroads and associations prepare briefs within 30 days. Meat packers and dairy interests warn higher charges will harm out of state competition and local shipments.
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Helena
Jan
Montana
Montana Railroad Commission
James H. Rowe
Butte
Montanans, Inc
R. H. Paul
Paul McClure
Dairy Products Manufacturers’ Association
Water main break floods streets near School of Mines
A 26 inch water main from the Big Hole to the Moulton reservoir burst near the School of Mines, sending a 50 foot water column and eight inches of water over Emmett and Excelsior streets. Traffic and pedestrians faced chaos as repair crews rushed to shut off the supply.
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Moulton
School of Mines
Emmett
Excelsior
Anaeses
Kidnappers Demand 50 000 Dollar Ransom in Denver
Benjamin J. Bower manager of the Campbell Sell Baking company was kidnapped from his home by two armed men who threatened to kill him if a 50 000 dollar ransom was not paid by noon tomorrow.
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Denver
Benjamin J. Bower
Campbell- Sell Baking Company
Plans for Globtal Scout Week in Butte
A committee of 13 outlined plans for the largest Butte Boy Scout anniversary week to run February 7 through February 13. The program includes a city wide mobilization, the court of honor, a nonsectarian church service, and a patriot day to honor the bicentennial of George Washington.
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Butte
George. Washington
Reconstruction Measures Move Through Congress With Funding
Congress debates large appropriation bills as the Reconstruction Corporation measure with 2 billion dollars for business support advances toward a compromise. The Senate passes a 126 million deficiency bill while the House works on the agriculture supply bill and tax plans are promised by Feb 1.
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Reconstruction Corporation
Washington
Federal Land Banks
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Dawes Selected For Hoover Administration Post
Charles Gates Dawes, Chicago banker, longtime public servant, was chosen by President Hoover to head a key government post. The announcement came as Dawes, who has held many powerful roles, is linked to the executive branch's future.
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Chicago
Hoover
Herbert Little
Washington
Jan
Charles Gates Dawes
Mayor McTaggart appeals for citizen aid to cut city costs
In a talk to the Butte Exchange Club Mayor Archie McTaggart outlined a record of thrift and warned finances are below needs. He urged elimination of the aldermanic election costing about 6500 dollars, saying it yields no city benefit, with support from civic club representatives.
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M’taggart
Butte
Exchange Club
Butte Exchange Club
Archie McTaggart
McTaggart
Fred Holbrook
Exchangeites
Brother Names Sister Defendent In Restraining Action
Dennis B. Lynch filed in district court seeking judgment for 14210 dollars and a restraining order against First National Bank as co defendants. He alleges Mamie Lynch possesses his certificate of deposit and refuses to turn it over.
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Mamie Lynch
Dennis B. Lynch
First National Bank
Lack of Poker Face Lands Pipestone Man in Dutch With Prohibition Agents
Albert Pendigrass a Pipestone rancher faced a prohibition charge after federal officers said he panicked when questioned about a neighborhood still. They found him trying to hide parts of a liquor still but no liquor was seized and no part was operating. Bond was set at 300 dollars.
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Albert Pendigrass
Pipestone
Pendigrass
United States
L. M. van Etten
Lendigrass
Dr Monahan Elected Head of St James Physicians
Dr R C Monahan was elected president of the St James hospital staff at the annual meeting and banquet. Dr C E Emery was named vice president and Dr W A Reichle was elected secretary. Nearly 40 physicians attended as Sisters of Charity hosted the banquet.
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DR. Monahan
ST. James” Hospital
R. C. Monahan
St. James Hospital
J. R. E. Sievers
J. A. Donovan
J. X. Newman
Tremor Scares Peru Residents Prompt Flee from Buildings
A severe earthquake struck Lima at 9 37 p m causing panic in motion picture theaters and injuries feared as residents fled into the streets. The tremor persisted for several minutes disrupting daily life and prompting emergency responses.
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Lima
Peru
Jurd Judd murder trial opens with jurors quizzed
In Phoenix on January 9 jurors were questioned as Winne Ruth Judd sat largely unmoved in Judge Howard Speakman’s courtroom. The case against her for the murder of former roommate Agnes Anne Leroi is tied to possible penalties and to charges involving Hedvig Samuelson. Attorney teams signal a drawn out trial and focus on the link to Jack Halloran, a local lumberman connected to the case.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winne Ruth Judd
Howard Speakman
Agnes Anne Leroi
Judd
Jack Halloran
Marquette Manager Walton Rolls First 300 In Montana
Ernest Dazzie, manager of the Marquette alleys, rolled a perfect 300 in a matched game last night at the local alleys. He joins the bowling 300 club and receives a gold medal for the achievement.
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Ernest Dazzie
Marquette
Montana
Dazzie
Laval faces possible delay of Lausanne reparations talks
Paris dispatch reports Premier Laval plans to seek postponement of the Lausanne conference on German reparations as the French chamber delays confidence votes for his new government. Laval vows France will not forgo reparations, while Bouisson links debt remission to Paris creditors. The stakes involve the United States as principal creditor.
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Melvin K. Whiteleather
Paris
Laval
Chamber of Deputies
Lausanne
Chamber
France
Germany
Fernand Bouisson
United States
Deer Lodge County Attorney William Shaw Dies in Butte
William Shaw age 72 former Deer Lodge county attorney and longtime Butte resident died suddenly in his Leonard hotel apartment. He was born in Oregon and once ran a sheep venture with an uncle near White Sulphur Springs. Coroner investigates possible inquest. body at Merrill chapel pending funeral plans.
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William Shaw
Deer Lodge County
Butte
Leonard Hotel
Mr. Shaw
Oregon
Montana
White Sulphur Springs
Deer Lodge
Victor B. Shaw
Los Angeles
Shaw
Duff
Merrill Chapel
Montana Weather Outlook Snow Wednesday Cold Southeast
The forecast calls for occasional snow across Montana on Wednesday with colder conditions in the southeast. Thursday is expected to be fair with no precipitation and cooler temperatures overall.
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Montana
Estates Worth Close To Seven Million In 1931 Probate
Estates handled in the Silver Bow county district court probate division in 1931 totaled 6 781 893 15 dollars in value. Inheritance taxes paid to Montana totaled 200 891 15 dollars, a record for the state’s counties.
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Silver Bow County
Kelly
W. A. Clark
Francis P. Kelly
District Court
Silver Bow County Estates
Montana
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