Silver bill passed by house amid threats against Morgenthau
The House approved the silver purchase measure 262 to 77 with three key provisions: a 25 percent silver and 75 percent gold reserve mix, treasury authority to buy silver to reach the ratio or $1.29 an ounce, and a 50 percent profits tax on silver traders. President Roosevelt kept full control of purchases as the bill heads to the Senate.
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Washington
U.P
House
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
John A. Martin
Colorado
Martin
Little Old New York
Henry T. Rainey
Senate
Roosevelt
Heirs Seek Shares in Estate of Barnett Worth Millions
Los Angeles May 31. Funeral services for Jackson Barnett the world s richest Indian were read today but burial halted by the U S government to decide whether he should lie in California or Oklahoma. Annie Laurie Lowe Barnett widow seeks a widow s share under California law. Heirs claiming kinship appear in Beach Long Beach Muskogee and Oklahoma City as petitions for letters of administration are filed. Officials in Oklahoma City investigate potential lack of legal heirs to Barnett s estate which is valued between 1 500 000 and 4 000 000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Jackson Barnett
Forest Lawn Cemetery
United States
John W. Cady
Oklahoma
Annie Laurie Lowe Barnett
California
Beach
Calif
Muskogee
Okla
Barnett
Long Beach
Hubert Howard Barnett
Willie Conner
Nettie Conner Dear
Oklahoma City
State Tax Commission
Senate Renews Cuba Ties by Ratifying Platt Amendment Abrogation
The Senate ratified a new treaty of political relations with Cuba, abrogating the Platt amendment with minimal debate. Chairman Pittman called the move surrendering contractual ties to Cuba in favor of international law as the Cuban ambassador praised the ratification. Ratification in Cuba awaits a constitutional convention.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Senate
Island Republic
Pittman
Foreign Relations Committee
Marques Sterling
Latin America
Plot 10 Bomb Rumors Prompt Presidential Guard Tightening
Aboard Roosevelt's special train May 31 the trip to Groton Mass reached New Haven at 8 20 pm Worcester police and state troopers boosted security after rumors of a plot to bomb the president's train while it arrives in Worcester tomorrow Police Chief Foley added 70 officers to the guard 25 state troopers will join the president and Mrs Roosevelt at Groton for graduation exercises of their son John at Groton School No foundation found for the rumors authorities said they would safeguard the president Roosevelt a Groton School graduate of 1900 will attend a dinner with 450 alumni Saturday night
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Worcester
Mass
U.P
Roosevelt
Thomas F. Foley
Groton
John
Groton School
Winter Yields Grip as Skalkaho Pass Opens to Traffic
Winter loosens hold on Western Montana as Skalkaho Pass opens from Philipsburg to Hamilton for the first time since last fall. Wagon wheels beat through buried ruts over the high pass weeks earlier, while motor traffic waited for snowdrifts to vanish and roads to dry. Gibbonsville pass on the Darby to Salmon, Idaho route also opened recently, with officials noting improving conditions ahead.
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Montana
Skalkaho Pass
Philipsburg
Hamilton
High Mountain Range
Gibbonsville Pass
Darby
Salmon
Idaho
Kidnapers Convicted in Get tle Case in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on May 31 a U S district court jury found three men James Kirk Roy Williams and Loren Feltus alias Jimmy Kerrigan and two women Loretta Woody Mona Gallighen guilty of using the mails in sending extortion notes and conspiracy in the William F Get tle kidnaping case. The three men received 37 year terms each while sentencing for the women was deferred.
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Los Angeles
William F. Gettle
United States District Court
James Kirk
Roy Williams
Loren Feltus
Jimmy Kerrigan
Loretta Woody
Mona Gallighen
Fire in Snowy Mountains foothills believed under control
WII May 31. No call for more firefighters received and it is believed the forest fire in the foothills of the Snowy mountains, 30 miles southeast of Lewistown, will burn itself out shortly. The blaze remained confined to brush and small timber areas.
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Wii
Snowy Mountains
Lewistown
Billings Girl Eileen Nelson Located in Miles City
Eileen Nelson a 15 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Nelson of Billings has been found at Miles City Sheriff E M Birely announced. The girl had hitchhiked into South Dakota during a three day absence and was en route home alone in custody of authorities before returning toward Billings.
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Billings
Eileen Nelson
John Nelson
Miles City
E. M. Birely
Edgar Taylor
South Dakota
Man Leaps From Airplane To Death Near Richmond
Richmond Va May 31 UP M Luke Charleston S leaped from an airplane eight Lance east of here and plunged 1500 feet to his death The pilot said Luke suddenly jumped from the planes front cockpit Luke was son of the late D L Luke former executive of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper company His wife and two children have been living with relatives in Pittsburgh for the last year it was understood
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Richmond
M. Luke
Charleston
Here
Luke
D. L. Luke
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Pittsburgh
Last Chance to Register for July 17 Primary Election
John Holland, clerk and recorder, announced that voter registry books close at 5 p m today for the July 17 primary. About 24 750 people are qualified to vote as officials estimate.
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John Holland
Girls Central high plans 67 diplomas at Fox theater
Final arrangements for Girls Central high school graduation announced. 67 seniors will receive diplomas Tuesday night at the Fox theater starting 8 15. Bishop Ralph Leo Hayes will give the address and Rev. M J Leonard will present diplomas. The program includes an Elizabethan themed play The Flame Leaps Up with period costumes and a cast led by Mary Langford and Helen Lane plus a readings and a school orchestra performing four pieces including Class Day Alumni Spirit of 34 and March Along.
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Central High School
Fox Theater
Ralph Leo Hayes
Helena
M. J. Leonard
Queen Elizabeth
England
Mary Langford
Helen Lane
Lord Marston
Lillian Penn
Lord Lee
Stewart
March
St. Claire
Johnson Defends NRA As Critics Charge Monopoly
Administrator Hugh S. Johnson dismissed NRA critics as false, saying price controls ended cut rates and saved small businesses. He cited 4,500 small coal mines back in operation, 1,500 small sawmills resumed, 60,000 merchants protected, and claimed 3 million jobs restored with $3.0 billion added to pay rolls.
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NRA
Johnson
Washington
Hugh&. Johnson
National Catholic Alumni Federation
Darrow
Re” Johnson
Johns
Governor Rolph Weakens After Day Rally in California
In San Jose California Governor James Rolph nears death at a Santa Clara ranch house as physicians report a high fever 102.6 degrees pulse 110 irregular breathing and worsening pulmonary congestion. Doctors warn crisis could come at any moment though they do not expect it tonight.
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San Jose
Cal
U.P
James Rolph
Santa Clara County
W. W. Wymore
Harold Fraser
J. M. Scanland
Michael Danicich
Scanland
Danicich
Fraser
Alameda Despondent Installer Abandons Explosive Car Throne
Frank Bennett, a distressed Alameda man, created a bomb laden car to rule the city for a day. After police pledged a $2,000 payoff and a job, he surrendered as officers approached the improvised death engine near the Oakland Alameda estuary.
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Alameda
Cal
Frank Bennett
Bennett
Oakland- Alameda
Betty Davies Former Butte Resident Drowns in California
Betty Davies twelve, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Davies of Oakland, died in a Sacramento River drowning last Sunday while swimming with companion Mary Morton. Born in Butte, she attended Emerson school. family former Butte residents include uncles and aunts William Lavin Roland Davies and Andrew Davies, all of Oakland.
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Betty Davies
William Davies
Oakland
Cal
Butte
James Hancock
William Lavin
Mary Morton
Sacramento
Miss Davies
Emerson School
Whitman Avenue
California
Roland Davies
Andrew Davies
Montana Weekend Forecast Looks Fair
The Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions Friday and Saturday with little temperature change. Dry skies and light winds are expected across the state, though local mornings may be cool in southern valleys.
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Montana
Relief funds allocated for Montana drought relief
Three hundred fifty thousand dollars was allocated to Montana's relief commission to ease eastern drought distress. Assistant relief administrator FE MacGilvra said funds will be used promptly upon further instructions from national administrator Harry L. Hopkins. The grant is part of a suggested half million dollars for Montana.
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Helena
State Relief Commission
Montana
FE. MacGilvra
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Col. E. H. Westbrook
FERA
May Becomes Driest Month in Mining City History
The mining city of Butte recorded its driest May with total precipitation under one tenth of an inch. Locals recall no similar May, while vegetation thrived despite the drought. Average daily temperature reached 72.5 degrees with a 7 degree low, the May 15 high at 91 and the May 12 low at 19 harming flowers.
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Butte
Heat Sets Records Across Midwest As Crop Fears Grow
The Midwest baked under record heat with cities from St. Paul to Dallas posting all-time highs. Officials warned hot dry conditions threaten crops as wheat prices climbed on Chicago exchanges while forecasts called for continued heat and dryness. A cool wave later dropped Montana temperatures to 67 after nights near freezing, with no damage to flora reported.
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U.P
Middle West
Mercury
St. Paul
Hager City
Wis
Lamont
Towa
Freeport
Ill
Alexander
Minn
Oklahoma City
Des Moines
Kansas City
Lincoln Neb
Dallas
Chicago Board of
Weather and heat wave grip the Midwest with drought and highs
July wheat prices rose to 1.02 a bushel while drought worsened across the upper Mississippi valley. Des Moines and Minneapolis closed schools as heat and arid conditions persisted. Bathing areas filled as thousands fled to cooling spots and the Century of Progress drew large crowds despite the heat.
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Mississippi Valley
North Dakota
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Open verdict returned in death of Nikola Grbich
A coroner’s jury returned an open verdict in the death of Nikola Grbich 37 found shot at his home 437 North Wyoming street. The inquest heard a note in Serbian on an envelope with money for his 2 year old son Milan and identified handwriting as the decedent’s brother Milan Grbich noted.
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North
Wyoming Street
Don Murphy
Grbich
Milan Grbich
Milan
Russia
E. S. Shields
C. R
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