Senate Rejects Speech Limit to Speed Anti Lynching Bill
The Senate voted 51 to 37 against restricting debate, blocking quick passage of the anti lynching measure. Senator Barkley said a final vote is unlikely and will decide whether to pursue debate or shift to other business. Senator Wagner will push Monday for action on a home building stimulus proposal. Southern senators claim the fight is won.
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Chamber
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Kentucky
Wagner
New York
Today and Tomorrow by Walter Lipppmann
President at the White House and John L Lewis addressed the United Mine Workers convention on wages and prices. Both stressed keeping wage rates at current levels with local building trade variations, aiming for a different policy than Hoover’s 1929 approach.
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White House
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Battle Over Jackson Nomination May Tilt Senate Debate
Senate faces a sharp clash over Roosevelt policy toward big business as Robert H. Jackson is named solicitor general. His anti monopoly stance and Ickes remarks spark likely inquiry into his qualifications and signal broader fights on monopoly and administration reforms. Jackson's ties to New York politics and possible 1940 nomination add to the controversy.
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Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Stanley Reed
Supreme Court
Sutherland
Jackson
Ickes
Justice Department
New York
White House
Hugo L. Black
Will Hidden in Dish Disposes Fortune of Woman
In Pocatello Idaho an elderly WPA worker, Mrs Jamima Williams, 63, who hoarded 13260, left an apparent will of 7000 and other bequests concealed in a cardboard cake tray found after her death. The note directs $1000 to sister Martha J Schell and 700 to Frank Grooms, with $3000 to the Bylingtons and transfer of one house.
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Will
Pocatello
Idaho
Jamima Williams
WPA
Governor seeks PWA approval for Musselshell project
Gov Ayers moves to secure early PWA consent for upper Musselshell water conservation project in Wheatland and Meagher counties after October allocation. Engineers question water supply sufficiency while Ayers asks Senator Wheeler to press PWA to clear the project.
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Helena
Roy E. Ayers
Washington, D. C
State Water Conservation Board
B. K. Wheeler
Public Works Administration
Water Conservation Board
Niagara Falls bridge collapses in ice jam
America's famous Honey Moon Bridge at Niagara Falls broke off amid an ice jam, the 1,200-foot steel arch crashing with a roar that drew crowds to the rim. Initial concern shifted to reports of possible impact on rail traffic as cleanup and investigation begin.
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America
Niagara
Dizzy Gorge
Snowflakes Reported in Fort Myers Florida
Snow fell in Fort Myers on January 27 as light misty flakes drifted for several minutes around 8:30 a.m. The 44 degree temperature marked the second time the city has seen snow since its founding, with a prior fall in 1899. Fort Myers sits on the southwestern coast.
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Florida
Fort Myers
Fla
Gordon Colcord
Weather Observer
H. O. Kight Jr
Whit Ansley
Dozen Workmen Guarding Foundations Face Ice Threat
A group of twelve workmen labored to shield building foundations from ice when, about an hour later, the International Railway company, owners, continued the report on page seven column five.
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International Railway Company
W. E. Mitchell Honored At Great Falls Banquet
W. E. Mitchell former official at Great Falls Reduction Works and now at Anaconda was toasted at a banquet by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Great Falls. He received a silver life membership card while the senior chamber presented a gold desk set. Dr Francis A Thomson of the Montana School of Mines praised Mitchell, noting they were colleagues decades ago in Pullman.
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W. E. Mitchell
Anaconda Copper Company
Anaconda
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mitchell
Francis A. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Dr. Thomson
Pullman
Wash
Anaconda Prepares For City Ice Carnival Tonight
Anaconda readies the ice carnival with ski jumping set for Saturday and Sunday after three days of snow hauling. Seattle skating stars led by John Kinney Ray Schulte Gladys Mc Pherson and Betty Lee Bennett perform on the city common at 7 30 tonight.
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Anaconda
Seattle
John Kinney
Butte
Pacific Northwest
Ray Schulte
Gladys McPherson
Betty Lee Bennett
Montana
Griffin found guilty of robbery in Roundup case
Louis Griffin, 29, was found guilty of robbery by a jury last night. The judge will sentence at 10 AM Saturday. Griffin was accused of robbing the Roundup bar on North Main Street on April 24, 1937, with testimony noting travel through Butte and work as a miner in nearby states.
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T. E. Downey
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Deadwood
M. D
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Colorado
Montana
Two Girls Die In Fire At Fort Peck Hamlet
In Glasgow Fort Peck project town McCone City near here a mother left two young daughters, Dixie Lee and an elder sister, alone as a blaze broke out. Richard Miller pulled Dixie Lee from the burning home but both children died in or soon after medical care. Cause of the fire not yet determined.
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McCone City House
Glasgow
McCone City
Fort Peckham Project
Richard Miller
Dixie Lee
Four Under Five Die In Sixes Oregon House Fire
In Sixes Oregon four children under five perished when a home owned by Walter and Mrs Westbrook burned. Twin girls Mamie Juanita and Alice Marie born Sept 20 1936 died alongside William five and Gerald three. Parents were away. neighbor Tom Basey suffered burns during a rescue attempt.
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Ore
U.P
Walter W. Westbrook
Mamie Juanita
Alice Marie
Bandon
William
Gerald
World Economic Pact Urged by Former Belgian Premier
Belgium's ex premier Paul Van Zeeland calls for a global economic pact to cut trade barriers stabilize currencies consolidate international debts and open colonies. He framed the plan in a report prepared under British and French mandate and sent to the United States with a recommendation for a conference.
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Belgium
Paul van Zeeland
van Zeeland
Roosevelt
Montana Weather: Partly Cloudy Friday and Saturday
A forecast for Montana calls for partly cloudy conditions Friday and Saturday with possible snow in the extreme west on Saturday and colder temperatures east of the continental divide Friday.
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Montana
Pony Express Rider G. F. Dibert Dies at 97
George F. Dibert one of the last Pony Express riders for Wells Fargo died in Helena from injuries after an auto crash. Born in Pennsylvania, he traveled west by covered wagon, guided trains with Indian scouts, and later prospected the Montana hills. He helped build early Bannack Virginia City Butte and Helena structures and rode the Pony Express for several years.
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Wells-Fargo Company
Butte
Helena
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Pennsylvania
Redman
Montana
Butte Valley
Last Chance Gulch
Bannack
Virginia City
Japanese Sentry Slaps U. S. Diplomat at Nanking
A Japanese statement via Domei says a sentry slapped John M. Allison, United States third secretary in Nanking, after he was said to display an insolent attitude. A second American was reportedly manhandled. Japanese authorities apologized and sought a local settlement.
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John M. Allison
United States
Nanking
Domei
Allison
Frederick Steiner Quits As Oregon Senator
Salem Oregon January 27 Frederick Steiner Republican senator resigned unexpectedly today from Oregon's junior seat he notified Governor Charles Martin of his intention to end his senate career next Monday Governor Martin said he would act promptly in naming a successor potential appointees include Portland Mayor Joseph K Carson former Governor Oswald West and D O Hood the governor aimed to appoint someone not seeking election in November to keep the field open
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Frederick Steiner
Oregon
Steiner
Charles Martin
Senate
Martin
Statehouse
Joseph K. Carson
Portland
Oswald West
D. O. Hood
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