Killer Under Arrest in Los Angeles Courthouse Shooting
Motley H. Flint a long time Southern California finance leader was shot dead by Frank D. Keaton a middle aged real estate broker in a superior court room. Keaton fired three shots from a .38 caliber revolver as Flint walked from the witness stand greeting Mrs. Louis Selznick.
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Los Angeles
U.p.motley H. Flint
California
Frank D. Keaton
Superior Court
Keaton
Louis Selznick
Butte Commerce Squeezed by Strikes Idle Clerks
Business in Butte collapsed to a one man operation as strikes and labor disputes kept over 800 clerks idle. Food stores, wholesale and retail districts, textile and hardware shops largely closed while druggists remained open for essentials. Clerks' union action and teamsters strikes drove the slowdown.
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Butte
Teamsters
Clerks’ Union
Rangers Contain Texas Town as Tension Rises
Texas rangers with machine guns and tear gas crushed a tense scene after the murder of a white woman by a black farm hand sparked fears of racial warfare near Shamrock and Erick. Black residents fled as mobs tried to burn homes following the June 14 incident.
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Shamrock
Tex
Texas Rangers
Erick
Okla
Texas
Henry Vaughn
Here
Silver Bow County Tax Valuation Sets 12 Year Record
Silver Bow county posted a 1930 total assessed valuation exceeding 107 million dollars with metals mine tax over 12 million and utilities valued near 10 million. The metals mines tax rose by about 6.93 million, a record jump while auto valuations climbed nearly 0.5 million and money, credits, stocks and bonds added 2.27 million in value.
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Silver Bow County
Tom Kelly
Kelly
Bnbat
Bssesscu Vyalue
Silver Bow
State Board of Equalization
Large Finance Corporation
New York
Butte People
Plucky Search Party Leader Collapses But Stays With Quest
Donald Mockler collapsed from exhaustion tonight while leading a search for Frank Goldsborough, the boy aviator believed pinned in wreckage on a mountain. He declined to be carried from the woods, remaining beside a campfire wrapped in blankets as the party pressed on.
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Bennington
Donald Mockler
Frank Goldsborough
Repairs Contracts Awarded for Butte Schools
The Butte District No 1 school board authorized bids for installing a tubular fire escape at Butte High School and contracts for repairs to roofing and painting across district schools. A state fire marshal recommended the fire escape plan and three units will cover areas far from existing exits. The board also voted to prepare specs for a modern clock and fire alarm system at the high school.
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Butte High School
School Board of District No 1
Meeting the Buyer Halfway
The Montana Standard CLASSIFIED ADS explains that want ads connect buyers and sellers and can be canceled when results appear. It urges placing ads on a TF basis and encourages readers to call 5411 to cancel once a sale is made.
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Standard-Post
Wheat Board declines to buy wheat to peg prices
The Farm Board refused to purchase wheat to stabilize prices, arguing it is impracticable given 60 million bushels held from last year's crop. Senator Capper urged buy of 100 million bushels, but McKelvie said this conflicts with farm relief laws. President Hoover backs the decision while Legge travels West.
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Herbert Little
United Press
Washington
Farm Board
Hoover
Alexander Legge
Legge
West
Samuel R. McKelvie
Capper
Kansas
McKelvie
Nebraska
Unusual Accident Claims Philipsburg Boy Death
William Viljko Terkla, 15, died after a riding exhibition accident in Philipsburg on July 4. A rider was thrown, the horse trampled him, and he died at Murray hospital after transfer to Butte. Survived by his mother and five sisters, the body rests at Gateway mortuary.
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Philipsburg
William Viljko Terkla
Murray Hospital
Terkla
Butte
Gateway Mortuary
Five Men and Girl Die After Hours Afloat off Scituate
Five young men and a girl perished in the Atlantic after hours clinging to a capsized sloop off Scituate. One survivor, Baden Garceau, was saved by the mackerel seiner St Rita with the body of the girl. The list of the dead includes Wilkes Earle, Walter Kay Labire, Blower, Betty Munsell, David Gierasch, Charles Hall.
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Boston
Atlantic
Scituate
Baden Garceau
St. Rita
Wilkes Earle
Kansas City
Walter Kay Labire
Youngstown
Ohio
Blower
Pittsburgh
Betty Munsell
Watertown
Mass
David Gierasch
Concord
Charles Hall
Greenbush
Cambridge
G. Abeel Hall
John Hall
Norgaarz Crowned Mucking Champ At Miners Fete
In Butte 1930 mucking contest Norgaartz of Badger mine edged past defending champ Espelund by a second with a 1:53 time. Heat topped 96 degrees as Espelund narrowly missed repeat after snag slowed him. last year's mark stood at 1:46 4.
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Miners’ Field Day
Butte Camp
Lastees
Inar Norgaarz
Badger Mine
Butte
Norgaart
John Espelund
Espelund
Connecting link of horse family found in Idaho
Smithsonian scientists led by Dr. J. W. Gidley announced the discovery of fossil bones in Idaho that fill the connecting link between modern horses and their three toed ancestor. The skeleton was found just behind the living horse and adds a valuable piece to the evolutionary puzzle.
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Idaho
Reid Monfort
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
J. W. Gidley
Institution
Butte Miners' Field Day Draws 20 000 At Columbia Gardens
Butte hosted its thirteenth annual Miners' Field Day at Columbia Gardens drawing an estimated 20 000 visitors. Eight class A teams and four class B took part in contests including first aid, mucking, and various races. Streetcar and auto crowds joined a day of games, a pet show, and a community sing under a hot 96 degree sun with lemonade served free to attendees.
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Anselmo
Miners’ Field
Columbia Gardens
Butte
Great Falls
C. L. Berrien
Anaconda Company
Hanford Estabrook
John Langhorn
Walter Myers
Bernard Noon
J. R. Bartlett
Joe Stevens
Theodore C. Morel
Louis Bertoglio
Charles Monaghan
Harry Goodsell
Mexican peasant uncovers gold pot in Jalisco
Crescencio Avila, a peasant in Magdalena Jalisco, unearthed a pot of Spanish gold pieces worth about 50 000 dollars while ploughing his newly awarded agrarian land. The find dates to before the modern Mexican republic and highlights ongoing land reforms.
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Magdalena
Jalisco
Mexico
Crescencio Avila
Montana Weather Likely Showers and Cooler Regions
A weather note indicates unsettled conditions across Montana with possible local showers and thunderstorms. Tuesday brings cooler air to the north and west while the east may see continued unsettled skies, and similar patterns persist into Wednesday.
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Montana
Primary voters vie for 137 party nominations in Silver Bow
Silver Bow county voters will choose Democratic and Republican nominees for state, county, and township offices in today’s primary. Polls open at noon and close at 7 pm, with fair weather and high turnout expected. No campaigning or demonstrations are allowed under the Montana corrupt practices act. violations will be prosecuted. Polling places for 63 precincts are listed.
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Silver Bow County
Board of County Commissioners
James J. Harrington
Montana
Agreement Seems Assured on London Treaty Discussion
Senator Norris signals readiness to modify his reservation on the London pact while advocates expect early ratification of the naval limits treaty. Norris would drop preambles asserting Hoover withheld notes and data from the Senate. The U S Senate views aim for clear terms and no secret understandings outside the treaty.
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London
Francis M. Stephenson
Washington
Norris Reservation
Norris
Nebraska
Hoover
Senate
United States
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King
Column Gardens
Norgaarz
Miners
Galore
Mark Day
Gardens
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