Evacuation Not Needed Despite Drought Say Experts
Dr. Elwood Mead and Rexford Tugwell are cited as considering a vast semi arid zone in eastern Montana and surrounding states for potential non agricultural status. The piece warns of policies to relocate residents, cut seed loans and governmental services, while noting droughts and continued debate over such plans.
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United States
Dakotas
Montana
Mead
Tugwell
Dr. Mead
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Wyoming
Colorado
Mussolini massed 40000 troops at Austrian border
Four squadrons totaling 48 Italian warplanes moved toward the Austrian frontier while Mussolini massed 40,000 picked troops along the border and warned Italy would aid Austria by force if needed. Two army corps advanced from Bolzano and Udine as secrecy surrounded positions.
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Venice
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Austria
Bolzano
Udine
France
England
Revolter Nazis Use Hidden Radio in Wide Uprising
Civil warfare rages in Austria after Chancellor Dollfuss assassination. Rebels and government forces clash around Leoben and Graz as a radio message calls for Nazi support in Styria. Border troops mobilize. Italian involvement unclear.
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Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Graz
Austria
Styria
Ernst Rudiger von Starhemberg
Leoben
Heimwehrmen
Dollfuss
Hitler Names Von Papen as Austrian envoy
Berlin July 26. Franz Von Papen named minister plenipotentiary and extraordinary to Austria as Germany rejects links with Austrian civil strife. The move follows recall of Kurt Rieth for overstepping in aiding safe passage for Austrian Nazis who killed Chancellor Dollfuss in Vienna.
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Berlin
Upp
Franz von Papen
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Germany
Hitler
Kurt Rieth
Engelbert Dollfuss
Vienna
von Papen
Saar
Rieth
Break in New York markets driven by unconfirmed rumors
In New York on July 26, stocks fell 1 to 10 points amid unconfirmed rumors of a tense European situation. Bond prices sank with the U S government issues among the worst performers. Wheat dipped over a cent while cotton held. Rumors, unconfirmed, spurred nervous trading and continuation of drought related distress.
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New York
U. S
Middle West
County Commission Sets Budgets and Library Plan
The board fixed a preliminary county budget, adopted a final high school budget, and approved a tentative elementary school budget for 1934 35. It also moves to establish a free county library via city partnership with an operating contract, funding, and a tax levy. Total proposed budgets reach 622113.39 with 332851.24 for the general fund to cover salaries and expenses.
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Board of County Commissioners
Eight Youngsters Crushed As Trains Hit Bridge
Shelton, Conn. July 26 A pair of freight trains trapped eight youths under 16 on a Housatonic River bridge. Bodies scattered along the tracks. several leaped to one side but were struck. Names listed include George Rumble 15 Ruth Bierwith Charles Bierwith Stephen Ratkewich Joseph Dzwonchyk Hofman and others. Authorities said a river jump might have saved them.
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Shelton
Conn
U.P
Housatonic River
George Rumble
Ruth
Charles Bierwith
John
Joseph Gentile
Stephen Ratkewich
Joseph Dzwonchyk
Hofman
Bierwith
Successful Candidates Receive Nomination Certificates
Certificates of nomination were mailed yesterday to primary winners from the July 17 election. A revised official ballot table shows vote totals and selections for central committee posts and two convention delegates. Written-in nominees must file petitions by 5 oclock tonight in the clerk and recorder’s office.
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John Holland
Recorder’s Office
Holland
Bishop Faber Borne East for Burial after Montana Rites
The body of Rt. Rev. William F. Faber 74 head of Montana's Episcopal diocese is en route to Lockport New York for burial. Bishop H H H Fox and Dr Harold Faber accompany the casket as final church rites were held at St Peter's pro cathedral Helena with clergy and laity in attendance.
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Helena
Montana
William F. Faber
Lockport
N. Y
Grace Church
H. H. H. Fox
Billings
Glacier Park
Harold Faber
St. Peter's Procathedral
Bishop Fox
Henry H. Daniels
George Hurst
Lewistown
Montana Weekend Forecast Warmer In East Friday
A Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions Friday and Saturday with notably warmer temperatures in the far eastern portion on Friday.
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Montana
Doctor Escapes as Crash Pins Car and Gas Drains
Dr Alfred Karsted a Butte physician had a narrow escape when his car overturned after a collision at State and Porter streets trapping him amid gasoline sprayed from a broken line. The doctor was freed and unhurt his son Philip suffered minor facial acid burns. The Ginters occupants of the other car escaped injury.
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Alfred Karsted
Butte
Philip
C. F. Ginter
Phillips Street
State
Porter Streets
Billings Golfer Shatters Course Record For Medal Honors
Slender Bud Linville of Billings Country Club shattered his home course record with a 63 and won medal honors at the eighteenth annual state golf tournament. He posted 139 for the test round, credited with six birdies and only one over par hole, surpassing Leroy McBee’s mark by five strokes. Linville edged Charles E Magner Jr. by one stroke with a 70 70 140, as 41 players vied in the medal round and a coin flip determined the final championship spots.
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Billings
Bud
Linville
Jean Billings
Leroy McBee
Charles E. Magner Jr
Malta
Hawaii Hails F D R With Thunderous Welcome
Honolulu greets President Roosevelt as the “summer White House” becomes Coral Pink Hotel for two days. Thousands cheer as ships, bunting, and decorated streets frame the arrival. Military observers note eighty Army and thirty five Navy planes overhead.
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Honolulu
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
Houston
White House
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Kanaka
Diamond Head
Army
Navy
Heat Wave Grips California with Record Death Toll
The scorching heat spread to the Pacific Southwest pushing Southern California temperatures to 110. More than 1,361 deaths were reported as the heat wave intensified across the nation, while relief arrived in some areas with rain and cooler winds.
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Pacific Southwest
California
Southwestern Montana Roads Open for Weekend Travel
Southwestern Montana roads are in excellent condition for weekend travel with the Yellowstone trail between Superior and Wallace the main stretch in questionable shape. Travelers report the route is shorter than the Clark fork path from Missoula to Spokane and note good conditions on Skalkado Gibbonsville and other scenic drives. Some Madison county and Big Hole roads are dusty while construction on the Flint creek hill and several oiling projects continue but do not block travel.
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Montana
Superior
Wallace
Clark Fork
Missoula
Spokane
Skalkado
Gibbonsville
Madison County
Big Hole
Flint Creek
Labor official returns to Butte to press copper strike talks
P. W. Chappell, conciliation commissioner for the U S labor department, arrived in Butte to renew efforts to settle the copper strike. He had been in Washington for a conference and said he would not outline a definite plan yet.
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P. W. Chappell
U. S. Department of Labor
Butte
Mr. Chappell
R. C. Jacobson
National Labor Board
Washington, D. C
Washington
Will There Be War in Paris After Austrian Crisis
Paris residents the night of July 26 ask will war follow the Dollfuss shooting and Austrian civil strife. The event sparks fears of a second Sarajevo as Berlin and other capitals exchange rapid signals and seek to avert a wider conflict.
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Paris
Austria
Engelbert Dollfuss
Vienna
Dollfuss
Sarajevo
Archduke Ferdinand of
Balkan
Germany
Berlin
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Carinthia
Anton Rintelen
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Alfred Karsted Fogapes
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