Heroic Cowhands Race Snow to Save 11-Year-Old Girl
Sal man river cowboys and stockmen battled a blizzard with 10 foot drifts to transport 11 year old Marcie Aram to a surgeon after acute appendicitis prevented local help. They reached Cottonwood 30 miles away, relayed by horseback, and the girl was operated on and expected to recover.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Salmon River
Marcie Aram
James Aram
Here
Cottonwood
Aram
Rice Creek Valley
Rights Plane At 2 Miles
First Lieut. Julian B. Haddon recounts awakening after a 25 000 foot drop in an army aircraft and discovering his craft in flames. Attached to Wright Field Dayton Ohio he details his ordeal and escape from death during tests of army airplanes.
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Julian B. Haddon
Lieut
Haddon
Army Air Corps
Wrightfield
Dayton
Ohio
Storm batters Paris as cold wave claims lives
Five people die in Paris and suburbs from extreme cold while three million endure the severest weather since 1870. Hundreds injured from icy pavements and frozen snow with many hospital bound for broken bones. The Riviera is unsettled as Marseilles becomes inaccessible and ice blocks harbor traffic with the Rajputana unable to dock off Chateau d'If.
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Paris
France
Seine
Sunny Riviera
Marseilles
Straits
Belle Isle
Chateau d’If
Senator Tydings proposes cutting world armies to peace basis
Senator Tydings of Maryland, a World War veteran, argues governments in the peace pact spend about 4 billion dollars yearly on war. He introduces a resolution to oppose American loans to nations with peacetime armies beyond reasonable limits. He cites current army totals in Russia France Italy Spain Japan Great Britain Szecho-Slovakia and Turkey and says reducing armies pro rata would keep relative power but questions if nations will agree.
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North American
Alliance
Tydings
Maryland
Congress
Russia
France
Italy
Spain
Japan
Great Britain
Szecho-Slovakia
Turkey
United States
Fall of Snow Haunts Montana Cities
Snow totals across Montana show heavy falls in the mountains with Livingston Bozeman and Gallatin valley receiving six inches while Thompson Falls sits under two feet. Butte reports five inches and Great Falls four as politer temperatures slide downward and blizzard conditions fade to the southeast.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Federal Weather Bureau
Montana Power Company
Butte
Livingston
Bozeman
Gallatin Valley
Butte man rescued in severe frostbite near viaduct
John Jelovcan a 47 year old East Butte miner was found in deep snow near the street car viaduct to East Butte after lying exposed for almost 12 hours. He was rushed to Murray Hospital in serious condition with both hands and feet badly frozen and possible amputation. One ear may also require removal.
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John Jelovcan
Cherry Street
East Butte
Murray Hospital
Jelovcan
Parrot Flat
Jelovean
Passenger Missing on Fairfax Ship From Jacksonville
Alfred Victor Espinosa a Provincetown lawyer disappeared yesterday from the Merchants and Miners line steamship Fairfax while en route from Jacksonville Florida to Baltimore Maryland Captain William Bond reported on docking today in Baltimore confirming the missing passenger status and suspected absence.
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Baltimore
Alfred Victor Espinosa
Provincetown
Mass
Merchants and Miners’ Line
Fairfax
Jacksonville
Fla
William Bond
The
Guests Forced to Flee From Columbia Falls Hotel Fire
Kalispell Montana January 27. Dozens of guests fled into blizzard and subzero weather as fire tore through the Gaylord hotel attic. Firefighting hampered by weather. J E Lewis saved three Charles M Russell paintings including The Three Wise Men worth 40000. Building and contents partly insured. Whitefish and Kalispell departments blocked by snowbound roads. The blaze is third major fire in Columbia Falls in six months.
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Kalispell
Mont
Gaylord
Columbia Falls
J. E. Lewis
Glacier Hotel
Lake McDonald
Charles M. Russell
Montana
Three Wise Men
Lewis
Whitefish
Legislators Consider Cutting Montana Districts
Helena Mont Jan 27 The Montana house explores reducing 30 judicial districts to 23 removing seven judges and staffs Officials estimate substantial savings Governor Erickson urged redistricting in his message noting potential yearly saves of 50 000 to 75 000 The week includes a report on Boulder state school for the deaf blind and feeble minded needs and a committee visit to the institution
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Grant Reed
Appropriations Committee
Erickson
State School For
Boulder
Representative Woodcock Taken Ill in Helena Hospital
Helena Montana January 27 Representative John W Woodcock of Chateau county and a member of the twenty first legislative assembly is threatened with pneumonia in a local hospital authorities report his condition tonight following an influenza attack Mrs Woodcock was summoned from Shonkin as the illness worsened
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Ilu
Helena
Mont
John W. Woodcock
Chateau County
21St Legislative Assembly
Montana Taxes Rise While Nation Sees Tax Decline
The Associated Press reports 1928 federal tax collection fell by 43.78 million to 2.775 billion. New York led states in total taxes, North Carolina second, while Montana nearly doubled its 1927 taxes from 2.58 million to 4.29 million, with income taxes up about 576 thousand and miscellaneous taxes up 1.33 million. New Mexico also shows gains.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Montana
Associated Press
New York
New Mexico
Bandit Pair Hit Butte Soft Drink Parlor
Two young men robbed Paul Jarvi, the bartender at 312 East Broadway in Butte after midnight Saturday, escaping with more than $50. One wore a mask, the other was unmasked. Jarvi described the gunman and the second thief as leaping the bar and taking the till. Police have a good description and are investigating.
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Butte
Paul Jarvi
East Broadway
Jarvi
Larkin
Morrison
Rescue of Flor ida crew by America lifeboat crew
The America told a nationwide radio audience about the daring rescue of the Italian freighter Florida crew off the Virginia capes last Wednesday night. Captain George Fried and Lieutenant Harry Manning led the lifeboat through mountainous seas, risking their lives to bring the Florida crew to safety aboard the America.
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New York
America Tonight
Florida
Virginia Capes
George Fried
Harry Manning
Nelson H. Smith
Salvatore Bracco
America Lifeboat
WABC
Columbia Broadcasting Company
A. C. Dalton
America
Man Trikes Man With Axe After Party Fight
Alf Martin 34 of 328 East Galena is in St James hospital in critical condition with a skull fracture after a guest at his party, Andy Bagnol 48, allegedly struck him with a double bitted axe amid a dispute. Bagnol is jailed on open charges. Martin’s condition improved but not out of danger.
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Alf Martin
East Galena
St. James Hospital
Andy Bagnol
Martin
Bagnol
Martin House
Harry Opstad
East Park Street
Opstad
Gerry and
Rodda
Fast Park Street
Mooney and
Calpin
Neil O'Keefe
Prince of Wales Eyes Poverty District Tour
Snowstorms sweep across the countryside as the Prince of Wales plans a three day visit to New Castle upon Tyne and nearby mining districts. He will visit miners homes unannounced to assess hardship and determine how London relief funds may best be used.
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New Castle Upon-Tyne
Northumberland
Eng
Prince of Wales
London
Army air corps test flight at Wright Field
First Lieutenant Julian B Haddon describes a January 26 1929 test flight from Wright Field Dayton Ohio in an experimental single seater army pursuit plane powered by a C-12 430 horsepower motor. The mission was to find best climbing speed and maximum service ceiling with a supercharger to prevent power loss at high altitude.
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Julian B. Haddon
Air Corps
Montana Standard
North American Newspaper Alliance
Dayton
Ohio
Wright Field
United States Army Air Corps
Bank Failures in U S Cut by Half in 1928
New York Jan 27 Decreases in bank failures across every region in the year ending June 30 1928 cut the 1927 figure nearly in half and produced the smallest annual total since 1923 The American Bankers Association states bank bulletin shows 484 failures compared with 831 the prior year
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New York
American Bankers Association
Coast Guard intercepts Silver Maple distress message
In a remote radio update the British steamer Silver Maple, disabled far off the New England coast, reported new position coordinates 36.00 N 57.34 W to the Mojave cutter. The vessel had drifted since yesterday’s report of 37.10 N 56.16 W as Mojave speeds to assist.
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Nahant
Mass
Boston
Mojave
Montana girl wins national prize in music slogan contest
New York, Jan. 27. Mrs. Linnie Lewis Wilson of Hamilton Montana has been awarded the 1000 prize in the national music slogan contest conducted by the music industries chamber of commerce from 120000 entries in multiple languages. Judges included Frank Prescott Prof George Agnew and S L Rothafel known as Roxy.
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New York
Linnie Lewis Wilson
Hamilton
Mont
Music Industries Chamber of Commerce
Frank Presprey
George Agnew
New York University
S. L. Rothafel
Roxy
Butte Endures Bitter Snowstorm and Freezing Temps
Butte battles a second day of freezing cold with five inches of snow and strong winds. Temperatures dipped to 18 below zero, only rising to one above, as eastbound trains lagged four to six hours and a man lay critically frozen after a fall. Two others injured on icy sidewalks. Continued on page 2.
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Butte
East Butte
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Silver Maple
Coast Guard
Ghoteau Fia
Germany
Poland
Stanford
Chinook
Sand Coulee
Fridtjof Nansen
Drottingham
Butteman
Oregon Avenue
Butte Land and Inv. Co
Internal Revenue Bureau
West
Atlantic
U. 8S
Sos
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