24 Jan 1932
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1932
Page
1
Officials say a ransom letter to Mrs Bower was not written by her husband or any bakery firm associate. The note urged her to drive west on the Golden road to meet two men for ransom collection, a detail inconsistent with her not owning a car. Officer Clark suspects an author intending mischief.
The report of threats to abduct former ambassador Charles G. Dawes and head of the Reconstruction Finance Corp. was relayed to Senator Roscoe Patterson. Col. Robert Randolph of the Secret Six conferred with Patterson about a bill to make interstate kidnapping and ransom punishment a federal matter, including possible death penalties. Patterson urged federal action amid rising kidnaping fears.
Ed Leavy of 107 West Quartz street was attacked by three men on East Park street. Leavy stabbed one assailant with a penknife and the trio fled. Bill Allen, with knife wounds, is hospitalized and under technical arrest. Jack Burns and Joe Horgan were arrested in Allen’s name. All will be turned over to county authorities.
Clarence Chamberlin announced he would attempt a new altitude mark tomorrow afternoon in his "Flying Furnace" aircraft powered by crude oil instead of gasoline. The stunt aims to push aviation records as he flies over New York.
PORTLAND Ore Jan 23 Captain Frank Hawks speed flyer landed early today on the home stretch of his flight from Agua Caliente Mexico to Vancouver B C and return He refueled then took off again aiming to set a round trip speed record His time between Vancouver and Portland was one hour 20 minutes seven seconds slower than the northward leg.
In Phoenix January 23 the How ard C Speakman court heard Los Angeles police describe the containers holding the two slain women Agnes Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson. The odor of antiseptics rose as trunks were opened for the jury to view. Mrs Judd sat unmoved as witnesses identified gruesome baggage and a blood stained carpet.
In Barcelona on January 23 extremist workers halted trolley service and deserted streets as military depots faced delays. Dockworkers refused to unload, large plants remained closed, and only street cleaners stayed on municipal payrolls amid a secret revolutionary committee led prelude to nationwide action.
Two masked men robbed the Louisville State Bank near Longmont Colorado of about $12000 this afternoon. They forced cashier Anna Farley to open the vault while two small boys were held by a partner guarding the scene, then fled in a small car with the cash.
Mrs Herbert Pulitzer's Repentance won the $2,500 Miami Beach handicap at Hialeah Park set a mile track record in 1 36 2 5 for $2. It defeated Lightning Bolt owned by Mrs John Hay Whitney by three lengths. Vanderpool, owned by W M Moore, finished third.
Albany January 23 Governor Franklin D Roosevelt formally enrolled as a candidate for the presidency by consenting that his name be entered in the North Dakota Democratic primary on March 15. He wrote that he would present his name if party leaders desire. The letter comments on duty to public service and reference to his current gubernatorial role and state legislature in session.
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee heard the party plan for tariff revision, with Ogden Mills opposing the measure and calling the international conference removal of trade barriers a pious aspiration. James E. Emery warned the bill could impair the goal of flexibility, arguing relief would be blocked during adjournments. Democrats seek Senate action next week, with a presidential veto likely if passed.
Thirty five school children were injured, two seriously, when a school bus plunged over an embankment near Laurel Mississippi late yesterday according to local reports.
Charles Reed Martin of Jackson Wyoming, a rancher, is to face formal charges in Teton county for simulating his own death to trigger a life insurance payout of 13000 dollars. Investigators say he confessed after being arrested in Livingston Montana while working as a farm hand. He reportedly disappeared with help from his wife and a farmhand.
In Lynn Massachusetts Prof Elihu Thomson of General Electric says a device mimicking a female mosquito hum lures and kills males but the female mosquito avoids it. He notes the accidental hum from a furnace motor attracted males and could be used to eradicate breeding sites by placing a motor nearby.
The body of a young woman found on a highway near Culver City was identified as Mrs. Winifred Williams 29 wife of Coy Williams a patient in a Phoenix hospital Police pursued a second woman believed involved in the death with jealousy cited as the motive.
Honolulu jury adjourned without indicting in the honor slaying of Joseph Kahahawai, amid rumors on motive. Governor Judd signed bills to place Honolulu police under a new appointive commission, with a public prosecutor to be appointed, and lawmakers pressed on law enforcement reforms. A radiophone interview request sought U S Senator La Follette’s views on Honolulu’s prosecutor issue.
Berlin January 23 Chancellor Heinrich Bruening sharply accused Adolf Hitler of acting from partisan motives in rejecting the cabinet proposal to extend President Paul von Hindenburg’s term by Reichstag vote. He blamed Germany’s troubles on the Versailles treaty, saying a Nazi government could not act otherwise.
Washington on January 23 details show swift measures to aid Hoover's reconstruction program. President Hoover signed a bill increasing federal land bank capitalization by 125 million dollars and the House approved a 500 million dollar Emergency Reconstruction Corporation appropriation. The bill advanced to the Senate.
Oklahoma authorities say Charles Arthur Floyd known as Pretty Boy killed his bank robber partner George Birdwell and burned the body to prevent surrender. Birdwell’s wife will determine the charred remains, as Floyd remains hunted for murders and bank robberies across the Midwest.
Fire broke out in a ward of St. Josephs hospital at 7 15 p m as three alarms were sent in rapid succession the blaze spreading rapidly across the ward and covering the hospital vicinity in Baltimore on January 23.
In Greenwood Mississippi January 23 flood fighters confront disease as Red Cross reports outbreaks in Crowder Webb and Summer refugee towns. Sanitation breakdown worsens with water shortages. wells are boarded up as relief workers aid thousands of homeless residents.
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