Denver police hold two in Bower kidnapping case
Denver police announced they are holding Kenneth Coffman, 28, of Denver for questioning in the Bower kidnapping for a $50 000 ransom. A man and a woman were detained for checks on movements and not yet under arrest. The chief said leads look promising. Detectives with shotguns left the station for an unrevealed destination.
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Denver
U.P
B. P. Bower
Albert T. Clark
Bower
Clark
Kenneth Coffman
Benjamin P. Bower
Offi
Reconstruction Finance bill expands aid to banks and rails
The act authorizes the Treasury to buy bonds issued by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation funded by Liberty bonds. Initial offerings include up to 200 million for banks and 250 million for agriculture with support for railroads and carriers in receivership. The plan covers banks, trust companies, mortgage lenders and other financial bodies. Life insurance day highlights thrift and the record of nearly 109 trillion dollars in force at year start. Debtor nations’ strains linked to gold distribution and tariffs. total world debt about 150 trillion, 15 times gold supply. Economic outlook optimistic yet uncertain as spring returns and the U.S. Chamber projects gradual improvement.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treasury
United States
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian Railways
Sir Henry
Abbe Terray
Snow Falls Overnight In Butte And Vicinity
A rising thermometer and falling barometer brought snowfall to Butte and nearby areas last night with occasional flurries expected for 24 hours. Temperatures rose from zero to 11 above by midnight and winds were calm. Other Montana locations reported clear skies but cold lows.
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Butte
Mercury
Montana
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Generally fair conditions sweep Montana Friday and Saturday. Temperatures rise in the far east on Friday, then drop a bit in the eastern regions Saturday with cooler air arriving.
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Montana
Honolulu Grand Jury Receives Evidence in Kahahawai Slaying
The Oahu grand jury met to hear evidence from city and county officials after the Kahahawai murder and the arrest of Grace Fortescue Lieut Massie and others. At 3 30 p m six witnesses testified including Dr. Falls Yoshige Adachi Omura and Detective Lono McCullough.
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Honolulu
Oahu
Joseph Kahahawai
Grace Hubbard Fortescue
T. H. Massie
E.J. Lord
A. O. Jones
R. B. Falls
Yoshige Adachi
Honolulu Grand Jury Faces Futile Efforts Citywide
A Honolulu grand jury grapples with a persistent sense of futility in halting ongoing problems across the city. The report hints at continuing coverage on later pages.
Ruth Judd Gay Testimony Opens Murder Trial
Phoenix witnesses testified Winnie Ruth Judd laughed at jocular remarks and discussed apartment rents while moving a trunk said to hold remains of Agnes LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson. State witnesses described moving bodies between apartments and to Los Angeles as the trial began with jurors sworn in.
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Trunk
Phoenix
Ariz
U.P
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne LeRoi
Richard Schwartz
LeRoi
Hedvig Samuelson
Joseph Catton
San Francisco
Dr. Catton
Mrs. Judd
LeRoi- Samuelson
Earthquakes and Volcanoes Shake Guatemala City
Guatemala City faced repeated earthquake shocks this afternoon while the Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes erupted. Black ash fell as the capital at 4,000 feet elevation endured the tremors and ash clouds. The article notes Guatemala’s volcanic landscape and the city’s succession after the 1773 quake.
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Guatemala City
Fuego
Acatenango
Guatemala
Tremor rattles Akron homes on west side
An earth tremor shook windows in three houses on Akron's west side by Summit Lake within the city limits. It rattled dishes and shook furniture, occurring again this afternoon.
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Akron
Ohio
Akron Rechom
Summit Lake
Housewifes Get Chance to Have Bars in Homes
New York report that federal prohibition officials may auction circular bars glasses shakers wine buckets refrigerators trays bar towels hung starters high art draperies and other fixtures seized from exclusive drinking clubs. The sale aims to let housewives fit up rooms like speakeasies to please their husbands.
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New York
U.P
Federal Prohibition Department
Hoover asks Congress for $500 million for Reconstruction Finance Corp
President Hoover urged immediate congressional approval of a $500,000,000 outlay to empower the Reconstruction Finance Corp to begin operations. He transmitted the estimate so the agency can strike the economic shackles on American business at the earliest date. Chairman Burns signaled a quick response.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Great Reconstruction Finance Corporation
House
Burns
House Appropriations Committee
Railroads Open to Indefinite Offer With Workers
Chicago Jan 21 Rail road managements proposed to do everything practicable to stabilize jobs if workers contributed to a general revival by accepting a 10 percent wage cut. Daniel Willard cited a deteriorating credit picture and risk of bankruptcies unless relief arrived. Executives promised to relieve unemployment fear but did not back labor’s demand to raise employment to 1930 levels.
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Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
Chicago
United States
Baltimore and Ohio
Brotherhoods
Spain Acts Swiftly to Suppress Strike Revolutionary Plot
Government troops moved into Manresa to quell a large scale strike described as revolutionary. Five infantry battalions and one artillery unit arrived without resistance, aiding a crackdown on anarchists and other factions amid widespread industrial unrest. Rail lines were torn up and a derailed train injured none.
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Spain
Manresa
U.R
Meadeee
William H. Lander
Madrid
U.P
Spanish Republic
Cata
Barcelona
Manuel Azana
Emanuel Ana
Butte Man Dies After Poison Error In Salt Lake City
James McBride 32 former Butte resident died in a Salt Lake City hospital after taking poison tablets by mistake for headache pills ten days earlier. He had moved to Provo two years ago to work as a cashier for Western Dairy Products. Survivors include his mother Mrs. Margaret McBride, sister Margaret McBride, and brother Joseph McBride of Butte. another brother John McBride of Denver accompanied the body. Burial set for Saturday at St Patrick's cemetery with services at St Mary's Catholic church.
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James McBride
Butte
Salt Lake City
McBride
Provo
Utah
Western Dairy Products Company
Salt Lake Hospital
Margaret McBride
West Copper Street
Joseph McBride
John McBride
Denver
Salt Lake
St. Patrick's Cemetery
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Two-Gun Crowley Executed by Electric Chair
Ossining N Y Jan 21 Francis Two Gun Crowley aged 20 a desperado was put to death in Sing Sing prison electric chair tonight for the murder in May of Frederick Hirsch Nassau County policeman.
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Ossining
N. Y
Francis
Salvador Under State of Siege by Provisional Junta
In San Salvador on January 21 the provisional government imposed a state of siege in six departments due to communist activity. President Arturo Araujo was overthrown by army officers a month earlier and fled. a military junta has governed since.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
el Salvador
Arturo Araujo
Four events to feature Butte Scouts anniversary week
A program of four events marks the twenty second anniversary week celebration of Boy Scouts in Butte. Plans by the committee foresee the event as the largest anniversary week yet staged, opening February 7 and closing February 14. The program includes an anniversary court of honor at Butte High School gymnasium on February 8 and a Boy Scout patriotic show at the American theater the following evening.
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Butte
Butte High School
France Reparations Debt Crisis Deepens in Europe
Washington reports say France remains the center of a growing reparations debt problem threatening European stability. U S officials urge European political action, with Under Secretary Castle to address the issue and stress that relief must originate in Europe, not from the United States.
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Charles M. McCann
Washington
U.P
France
London
Paris
Berlin
Henry L. Stimson
W. R. Castle Jr
Castle
United States
Europe
Germany
Latest Bunco Flop Prompted Warning At Butte Hotel
Chief Jere Murphy urged broadcast warnings after a bunco attempt targeting a hotel guest who refused a $14.50 C O D package. A guest opened the parcel to find rubbish and the hotel clerk refused charges without guest authorization. The investigation followed and the rubbish was disposed.
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Butte
Jere Murphy
Service Association Names Control Board at Meet Here
The Commercial Service association at its fifth annual meeting elected its board of control for the new year. W. H. Paul reported on the Northwest conference at Spokane. Retiring chairman F. N. Gould spoke as R. M. Hobbs chaired the meeting. The nominating committee suggested 1931 directors, led by Gould, Price, Anderson, Flood and Rosselet, who were re elected without opposition. In the past year 67 bankruptcy cases were filed in the federal district court with liabilities totaling 200000 dollars.
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The
Commercial Service Association
Thornton
W. H. Paul
Northwest
Spokane
F. N. Gould
R. M. Hobbs
F. J. Habein
Nomi Committee
W. H. Pau
A. P. Stephenson
J. C. Lantz
F. B. Price
Sam Anderson
C. J. Flood
Fred Rosselet
Board of Control
Federal District Court
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Mortgage Loan Company
Credit Union
Federal Land Bank
Joint Land Banks
Federal Intermediate Credit Corporation
Silas Strawn
United States Chamber of Commerce
Dan Campbell
Ruth Judd
George H. Beale
Gage
Richard L. Turner
Dbroadway
Park Avenue
Ache
Gentlemen of Fortune
Patterson
Sperkaries
Ultra Smart Club Internationale
Raymond Stilley
Grand Central Zone
Stork Club
West 58Th Street
Ber
Cne
Associated Press
Camining City
Crowley
Salvador
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