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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1934
Page
4
The letter argues railroads face a critical problem needing fair treatment for public welfare nationwide, with emphasis on Montana. It urges balanced policy to prevent harming a valuable revenue source while addressing public needs.
An opinion argues that Panama canal freight rates divert transcontinental traffic from railroads, harming Montana’s economy and tax base. It urges repeal or alteration of the long and short haul clause to let railroads cut rates, restore traffic, and support local schools and government.
Governor Lehman signs bills creating the term traffic infraction to replace misdemeanor status for minor traffic violations. The change removes criminal stigma while keeping fines. harsher offenses remain crimes. The shift differentiates rule violations from safety violations, though borders may blur.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull urge rapid Senate ratification of the Berne Copyright Union treaty. The measure would provide automatic protection for literary works in 53 nations, ending foreign piracy and aligning the United States with international copyright standards.
Investigation into the Nantucket lightship disaster links the sinking to dangers of following radio bearings in fog. The Department of Commerce warned mariners that accurate radio signals could bring ships too close, potentially scraping lightships. The Olympic’s captain reportedly followed bearings with fatal precision, while the Nantucket lightship was said to be bisected with near geometric accuracy.
A statement outlines steady progress in combating crime by recovering kidnapped individuals faster than they are taken. It emphasizes when authorities reach that rate, the problem will be under control.
The report notes the UK’s recovery may be adequate yet colorless and criticizes the omission of college professors to explain it. The piece highlights a gap between economic data and public understanding, suggesting added academic insight could clarify the recovery's pace and implications.
Notes describe General Johnson retreating at times while presenting the maneuver as a coordinated and forceful advance. The portrayal emphasizes illusion of aggression and strategic signaling over direct engagement.
Washington observers weigh the Darrow report on NRA dealings as Senator Wagner urges a constructive path while Nye vows daily criticism. The White House is seen as guiding the process, with steel code doubts lingering and star forecasts adding a cautionary national mood amid labor and defense notes.
Conflicting planetary aspects favor leaders in business and politics while others may feel apprehension. Jupiter and Venus promise prosperity for the month. Major conferences involving the United States and England are forecast with later treaties benefiting English speaking countries. Disturbing forces may retard industrial progress.
A manager bones a sharp rebuke to his office boy over a dirty desk. The boy coolly notes he cannot slide down the desk as he does the banister outside, turning the moment into a quiet quip about cleanliness.
A man laments the breakup and asks for his ring to be returned. The girl coldly notes that the jeweler has already dispatched a call for the ring.
English writer Captain James Dickie surveys working dogs with frank advice on buying caring breeding and training. He rails against excessive breed to type trends and praises old English bull dogs brain power while noting quarantine rules that shield British dogs from rabies. Illustrations compare dogs past and present.
A reflective call to care for stray animals urges children to help stray cats and dogs, report distress to animal societies, and provide shelter and food. It condemns cruelty, notes children’s improving attitudes, and stresses responsibility of owners to find homes or humane options.
Jack Williams shoots his roommate George Harrison in Dillon after a quarrel. Leopold Jr. and Loeb confess to killing Bobbie Franks in Chicago. Yellowstone National Park officially opens to tourists this morning. Three Butte natives Dr. Walter Reichle Dr. Charles Canty and Dr. John Malee graduate from Creighton University Medical School.
June 1 1914 Charles Koenigsacher a 30 year old animal trainer dies at Warm Springs hospital from injuries after a bite by a grizzly bear during a circus in Butte two weeks earlier. George S Lander a former Butte furniture dealer dies in California after arriving in 1896 and leaving for Los Angeles last October. June 1 1904 Japanese soldiers occupy city of
Communications for Dr. McCoy should be addressed to the McCoy Publications, Inc., 1151 West Sixth Street, Los Angeles.
The document lists daily breakfast lunch and dinner menus for a week starting Sunday June 3. It includes items like poached eggs on toast, veal, roasts, various vegetables, Jell-O or Jell-Well, omelets, meats, fruits, and a cottage cheese pineapple mold recipe with gelatin.
Reader reports making avocado leaf tea in Spanish Honduras with cinnamon and water. A home test for prolapsed stomach asks readers to drink ice water at dawn and scan the left abdomen for a cold spot to estimate stomach position. No cure exists for pellagra. it is a dietary vitamin B2 deficiency. solicit more guidance with a SASE.
An executive asks an assistant for a way to please his wife tonight. The assistant suggests a practical fix by noting that lipstick on his ear would reveal the ruse, hinting at a humorous domestic misperception.
A landlady scolds a late arriver after a boarder calls the egg bad. The exchange hints at tensions in shared meals and household routines.
An article notes Dalny and Russian forces strengthening defenses at Port Arthur. In Anaconda, Thomas Flannigan who left home two weeks ago is killed in a train accident near Hore. St. Louis society women host Alice Roosevelt at a luncheon on the World's Fair grounds. A Burlington train engine crew is injured when two runaway boxcars crash into their engine seven miles east of Butte, with passengers unharmed.
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