Battle over Red River bridgehead at Denison Durant
Texas Rangers and Oklahoma highway crews clash at the Denison Durant bridgehead as Govs Sterling and Murray order traffic moves and bridge tactics. Oklahoma tears up approaches to toll bridges while Texas blocks efforts to keep Denison free. Governor Sterling orders the Denison bridge closed under federal injunction.
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Denison
Texas
Texas Rangers
Olkahoma Highway Department
Denison-Durant
Oklahoma
Murray
Preston Free
Sterling
W. W. Sterling
Highway Commission
Tortoise of the skies aims to beat world flight time
A red Ballanca piloted by Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon is set to depart from Roosevelt Field to challenge Wiley Post and Harold Gatty’s world-record flight. The Bellanca features dual controls so either pilot can rest while the other flies, aiming to outpace the Winnie Mae despite being slower. Delegates head to Butte for Rotana national convention with aims to broaden international outreach. The opening ceremony includes Mayor Archie McTaggart’s welcome at the Finlen hotel.
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W. W. Chaplin
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon
Winnie Mae
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Bellanca
Lockheed
Pangborn
Herndon
Rotana
Butte
Montana
Helena
Great Falls
Anaconda
Finlen Hotel
Archie McTagnart
Bankers fear moratorium amid European crisis
Bankers wary of a debt moratorium in Europe that could trigger massive losses in the United States. Wall Street expects no major war this generation while Europe confronts inflation, ruin, and political upheaval. Germany acts to restrict marks, while Russia’s aid remains limited. Seaman's Bank for Savings in New York maintains a four and a half percent rate as deposits surge for the coming quarter.
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Europe
United States
Wall Street
Germany
Great
Britain
France
Russia
New York Cotton Exchange
Cramer
Bremen Cotton Exchange
Bremen
Philip B. Weld
Seaman's Bank For Savings
New York City
Seaman's
Facts About Montana State Progressive Legislation
Montana enacted early pension laws and protects children and women wage earners. The state's progressive measures include workmen's compensation primary elections equal suffrage and initiative and referendum.
Fire in forest near Lions club Sunshine Camps extinguished
A forest fire in Deer Lodge National Forest near the Lions club Sunshine camp was brought under control within hours after a Forestry Service call. Ten men led by Ranger W S Simons from Butte battled the blaze, which was nearly out by evening. Another small fire near Spire Rock, west of Whitehall on the Northern Pacific, was quickly extinguished by Ranger R E Dickenson. Continued inside.
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Deer Lodge National Forest
Lions’ Club
Sunshine Camp
Office
Forestry Service
W. S. Simons
Butte
Spire Rock
Whitehall
R. E. Dickenson
Wife who claimed Ma Kennedy seeks divorce
The wife who appeared after Guy Edward Hudson’s marriage to Mrs. Minnie Kennedy filed suit for divorce against him, citing failure to provide, dissipation, and extreme cruelty. Hudson faces a separate suit by Mrs. Kennedy to annul their marriage, with the district attorney seeking prosecution if the divorce is not finalized before the Kennedy marriage.
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Kennedy
Duane Hennessy
Los Angeles
W.P
Guy Edward Hudson
Minnie
Ma) Kennedy
Margaret Newton- Hudson
Hudson
Longview
Wash
Hallin
Cowlitz County
Washington
Newton-Hudson
Bomb explodes harmlessly in Vatican gardens
Explosion of a time bomb in the Vatican gardens near St. Peter's tomb prompted a joint state church probe. No damage or injuries reported as Mussolini orders investigation. Vatican officials say pope was not awakened. Authorities search Vatican grounds for additional devices amid blame on anti fascists or extremists.
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Vatican City
Vatican Gardens
Pope Pius
St. Peter's Church
Pope Rezzonico Clement XIII
Belvedere
Vatican
Mussolini
Italy
Rome
Cocchia
Archangelo de Mandato
Vatican Police
Pius XI
Pontifical Court
County road project to be let by contract
County Surveyor Hugh Quinn announced that Silver Bow county will complete its road improvement program by contract to avoid further delay. Ample funds from automobile license fees exist and many local residents seek work. The Board of County Commissioners, with the Butte Chamber of Commerce, moved to publish bid advertisements to start oiling and construction work promptly.
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Quinn
Silver Bow County
Hugh Quinn
Butte
Board of County Commissioners
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Board of Commissioners
Four Killed When Train Strikes Auto in Bedford
Four persons were killed in North Bedford when their automobile was struck and demolished by a passenger train. The victims were Henry Todd 87 Mrs Clyde Beasley 26 Mary Gladys Beasley 5 and Mrs Sylvia Winigar 36.
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Bedford
Ind
North Bedford
Henry Todd
Clyde Beasley
Mary Gladys Beasley
Sylvia Winigar
Editor Injured in Car Accident near Beloit
Ned Worthington editor and publisher of the Yuma Morning Star Arizona was injured critically in an automobile crash near Beloit Wisconsin He was rushed to a Janesville hospital where his condition was described as very critical.
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Beliot
Wis
Ned Worthington
Yuma
Yuma, Ariz
Here
Worthington
Janesville
Rotary Radio Reports Extreme Midwestern Heat
Chicago radio room records 111 degrees while Labrador reports 11 below zero as heat waves push across the Midwest. Deaths rise past 20 with 100 plus readings in a dozen states and crops threatened pending rains. Forecaster Day notes cooling breezes already reaching northern fringe of affected area.
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Chicago
Middle West
W. P. Day
Butte Drum and Bugle Corps Wins Helena Contest
Butte aerie No 11 captured first prize in the Montana championship drum and bugle corps contest in Helena during the state Eagles convention. Anaconda aerie No 18 took second and Lewistown aerie No 374 third. Four elderly Montanans received Montana gold tokens for old age pensions and Mother's Day advocacy, presented at the state capitol by Governor Erickson and Associate Justice Albert J. Galen to Frank F. Hering. The event highlighted the convention, with drill teams and drum corps contests ongoing as fifty-two candidates were initiated.
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Helena
Butte Aerie No
Montana
Eagles
Anaconda Aerie No
Lewistown Aerie No
Erickson
Frank F. Hering
Eagles Lodge
Albert J. Galen
Justice A. J. Galen
Edward Ryan
Galen
Brow Mopping 3 New Indoor Sport as Heat Hits High
Butte endured a scorcher with brow mopping and sun-bleached sighs as temperatures surged from 92 to 98 before dipping after 3 PM. The day closed with a 91 degree official maximum and a 45 degree minimum, per National Parks weather bureau observations.
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Butte
New Weather Bureau
National Parks Airways
Ike Symons Dead Prominent Butte Merchant in Berkeley
Ike Symons a longtime Butte resident and brother of the Symons store founders died yesterday at his Berkeley home. He was about 78, left Butte 15 years ago with his family, and burial is expected in the family plot in Salt Lake City. He led the hat department since the store opened and was active in Masonic groups. His widow is sister to A H Hellbronner of this city.
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Ike Symons
Butte
Symons
Berkeley
Cal
Mr. Symons
St Lake City
Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite
Shrine
North
Washington Street
A. H. Hellbronner
Filming of Gang Story Is Too Real
Hollywood broadcast reports that Gaylord Lloyd was struck by steel fragments when dynamite caps exploded during a re enactment of Chicago by a machine gunner on a scene for a gang story. Harold Lloyd’s eye injury history from a bomb incident is recalled as Gaylord faces possible loss of sight in one eye.
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Hollywood
Cal
Harold Lloyd
Gaylord
Gaylord Lloyd
Chicago
German censorship tightens as Kaiser backs press clamp
Berlin reports President Hindenburg has ordered immediate publication of Reichsbank and state statements with no editorial comment. Newspapers may be forced to print exact pages and type sizes. Disobedience risks confiscation amid financial crisis panic fears.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Germany
von Hindenburg
Two Montana Bandits Believed Surrounded in Pryor Gap Country
Two men robbed Edgar State Bank in Carbon county this afternoon. Albert O'Donnell, assistant cashier, was alone when the pair entered. He and his father J I O'Donnell pursued, the robbers cut the telephone line, scattered roofing nails on the Edgar Pryor highway, and escaped in a Montana-licensed car.
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Billings
Edgar State Bank
Edgar
Carbon County
Pryor Gap
Here
Albert O'Donnell
J. I. O'Donnell
Pryor
Montana
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Fair conditions expected in the eastern area with unsettled weather in the western portion. Cooler temperatures are forecast Sunday, with the northwest portion also turning cooler on Saturday.
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Montana
Rush for Drivers Permits After Traffic Clamp
A traffic squad drive against licenseless drivers led to 4 arrests for failure to obtain permits and tagging 12 on main thoroughfares. About 36 violators were to appear in court as officers noted driving without licenses since January 1. A surge in permit applications followed, totaling 102 for the day and pushing yearly totals to 8,048. One cited violator was J. J. Corcoran of 403 West.
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J. J. Corcoran
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