Leonard Team Wins Narrow Butte Meet Victory
The Leonard air team captured first place at the Butte Miners Field day exercises at Columbia Gardens, edging the Great Falls zinc mill team by a fraction of a point to claim the J. R. Hobbins trophy. The Montana teams, including Anaconda’s concentrator and foundry, Emma and Leonard of Butte, and the furnace refinery, competed for state honors with Leonard earning 1929 champions status.
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Leonard
Montana
Anaconda Company
Columbia Gardens
Butte
Anaconda
Great Falls
M. P. Kelly
The
Joe Hoff
Maurice Berry
Homer Hagen
Cecil Hastie
James Lawrence
W. B. Daly
Leonard First Air
J. R. Hobbins
Butte Miners
Concentrator
Foundry
Emma and Leonard
Furnace
Army to Study Defense Costs for Economy Measures
Washington July 29 The army general staff will study national defense to identify duplications and possible economies. No formal commission will be created to carry out President Hoover’s request for a budget reducing plan. Secretary Good said the issue is technical and to be handled by qualified personnel.
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Washington
General Staff
Army
Hoover
Good
Virginia
Hurley and
Davison
Charles P. Drummerall
Everybody's Business Jap Labor Not Cheap
A wartime era notice argues labor costs in Japan are high while aviation safety advances and liquor inspections are in force to support national security and public welfare.
Japanese Labor Not Cheap in Fact say scholars
Copyright 1929 summary argues that Japanese labor is not cheap despite population and perception. It notes Japan’s output per worker is low, quality suffers, and wages are low only in part. It cites 1926 cotton spinning wages from 78 cents to $1.64 daily for men and 37 to 63 cents for women, with hidden costs borne by employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American
Alliance
Japan
Orient
India
China
Dorothy Orchard
Political Science Quarterly
California
Revolt at Auburn State Prison Under Investigation
Auburn New York July 29 officials of the state department of correction probed outside aid to 1700 convicts who revolted causing two deaths and damage of 500000 dollars. Warden Jennings said a revolver used to start the riot came from outside and four convicts remained at large as authorities continued the inquiry.
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Auburn
N. Y
Auburn State Prison
State Department of Correction
Edgar S. Jennings
George Small
Roosevelt
Man charged with stickup arrested after auto wreck
A lone robber burst into a soft drink parlor at 10 West Mercury street around 5 am yesterday brandishing a .38 revolver. He ordered patrons to the sky, fired into the wall, and forced the bartender to yield about $1,200 in receipts before leaving. Officers Meconey, McDonald and O'Connor fielded the report from bartender Scotty Woods. A separate note says Nathan W. Hale was seriously injured in an auto wreck and Charles Jazz is involved.
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West
Mercury Street
Meconey, McDonald
O’connor
Scotty” Woods
Nathan W. Hale
Charles
Jazz
Briand Presents His New Cabinet to President Doumergue
Paris July 29 Premier Aristide Briand presented his vacation cabinet, the twelfth under his leadership, to President Doumergue. The cabinet planned to convene parliament Wednesday for a government policy statement. The radical party agreed to withhold support, though the faction remained split, suggesting Briand may retain backing similar to Poincare.
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Paris
Aristide Briand
Doumergue
Radical Party
Briand
Poincare
Montana farmers hold 5 405 000 bushels of wheat
Helena Montana July 29 Montana farmers are holding 5 405 000 bushels of wheat on their farms in hope of higher prices. Wheat stored in mills and elevators amounts to 4 760 000 bushels. The total holdover on July 1 was 16 165 600 bushels, compared with 6 409 000 a year ago per the state federal crop reporting service.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Debonair Norwegian Mucker Wins Third In Butte Muck Drag
John Espeland the Steward mine debonair Norwegian captured his third victory in the Butte mucking contest at Miners Field Day at Columbia Gardens. His time 1:46 1-5 placed him 11-6 slower than last year and seven seconds off his 1925 1926 records. Espeland previously won championships in 1925 and 1926 and placed second in 1921 and 1928.
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Wur
Espeland
Butte
Columbia Gardens
John Espeland
Steward Mine
William Vitts
Pajama-Wearing Editor Leads Fifth Avenue Parade
W C Saunders editor of Elizabeth City New Jersey walked Fifth Avenue in silk pongee and a tan boudoir outfit with a Panama hat and cane to test New York politeness toward pajama fashion. Police issued no action as crowds watched this crusade test case for pajama consciousness.
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Gotham
Fifth Avenue
Pongee
Jerry Quisenberry
United Press
New York
W. C. Saunders
Elizabeth City
N. J
Grover Whalen
North Carolina
First airmail plane from Buenos Aires arrives in Miami
The first airmail plane from Buenos Aires reached Miami late today carrying South American newspapers and letters from presidents from Chile to the United States, addressed to President Hoover. The mail left Santiago, Chile, and pilot Leroy Culbertson completed the over water hop from Managua, landing at 5 o'clock scheduled time.
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Miami
Fla
Buenos Aires
North America
Chile
United States
Hoover
Santiago
Leroy Culbertson
Managua
Graf Zeppelin to start world flight from Lakehurst
The Graf Zeppelin is slated to depart Lakehurst New Jersey on August 7 and complete a round the world eastward flight by August 29 with stops planned at Friedrichshafen Tokyo and Los Angeles. The total journey including preceding and following legs is about 26 000 miles with 18 000 miles for the globe flight.
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New York
Lakehurst
N. J
Friedrichshafen
Tokyo
Los Angeles
F. W. von Meister
Graf
Germany
New Jersey Field
Greatest Event of All at Butte Miners Field Day
The twelfth annual Columbia Gardens celebration drew an estimated 26 000 attendees aided by perfect mining holiday weather. Hundreds filled parking areas within a mile, cars jammed along the fence line, and streetcars ran crowded as observers enjoyed a full program culminating in a soccer match between area teams.
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Butte
Gardens
Columbia Gardens
Ball Park
Pittsmont
Missionaries Said Dead in China Famine
In Kansu province over six weeks thirteen foreign missionaries and priests, Americans, British or French, died of typhus as famine ravages China. The relief commission warned some 40 million people were on the brink of starvation and described cannibalism as rampant in the region.
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Peking
China
International Famine Relief Commission
Kansu Province
Kansu
St Louis Flyers Soar On As Rivals Meet Disaster
ST LOUIS Mo July 29 UP Passing the 400th consecutive hour in the air Dale Jackson and For rest O Brine pilots of the St Louis Robin endurance ship stuck determinedly to the controls tonight despite two engine cylinders showing weakness Shortly after they circled over the field at 1 17 p m completing their 400th hour the pilots dropped an aerial salute to the memory of Captain P J Crichton killed in the crash of his endurance plane Minnesota at Minneapolis early today They convey heartfelt sympathies to Crichton relatives and hope for quick recovery to Pilot Haughland who flew their ship in an attempt to set the world endurance record
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ST. Louis, Mo
Dale Jackson
Forrest O'Brine
P. J. Crichton
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Crichton
Haughland
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Milimary Bangs
Dangar City
Chinghai
Findley Andrews
Andrews
China Inland Mission
Army ST
STATE
Raymond E. Kiel
Man
Boli
Debonair Norwegian Mucker
Butte’s Mines
Steward
W. R. Smith
Badger
U. S
Graf Zeppelin
U.S
Globe
Bureau of Mines
Famine Commission
ST. Louis Flyers
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