Embassy Seeks Present Stand On US Spain Question
The Spanish embassy plans to ask Secretary Hull for the United States position after Germany and Italy withdrew from the non intervention pact. Enrique De La Casa said the move follows Senators Borah and McKellar demanding invocation of neutrality laws in response to the bombardment of Almeria. Hull staff study developments as the conflict risks widen while the embassy hopes the US policy can keep the Spanish conflict isolated.
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Hull
Germany
Almeria
Washington
United States
Italy
Enrique Carlos de la Casa
de la Casa
Fernando de Los Rios
de Los Rios
de Las Casa
Almerias
State Department
Borah
Republican
Idaho
McKellar
Democrat
Tennessee
Loyalist government says foreign subs sink Spanish ships
The loyalist regime reports two merchant vessels sunk and a third attacked by foreign submarines near Barcelona and Salou. Sixty miles south of Barcelona the Granada was torpedoed. one crew member killed and two injured. A Ciudad De Barcelona survivor count cited 187 dead and 125 rescued.
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Valencia
U.P
Febus
Ciudad de Barcelona
Barcelona
Francisco Radel
Granada
Salou
Lioretmar
Catalan
German Naval Bombardment Kills Dozens in Almeria
German warships shelled Almeria Spain killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100 as fifty homes were destroyed and many more damaged. Five women and a child are among the dead, with aid rushing in from nearby areas as rescuers dig through rubble.
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Almeria
Spain
Spanish Credit Bank
International Red Cross
Peace Efforts Push Amid Warren Steel Plant Skirmishes
Civil authorities pressed for peace as clashes at Republic Steel’s Warren gates injured three pickets. Republic officials said Warren Canton Buffalo Chicago and Niles plants run at 40 percent capacity and branded picketing a military invasion. Meanwhile a dawn naval bombardment near the city produced heavy casualties and widespread destruction.
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Youngstown
Republic
Warren
Republic Steel
Chicago
Republic Corporation
Canton
Buffalo
Niles
Memorial Day Holiday Fatalities Across States
The Memorial Day weekend saw more than 350 deaths nationwide with 24 fatalities in Pennsylvania and New York leading the three day total. Traffic mishaps caused at least 179 deaths, drownings reached 75, and shootings killed several. Texas and Michigan each reported 23 deaths, while train accidents claimed seven lives.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Texas
Michigan
Arkansas
Maryland
Minnesota
Franco British warn Hitler on reprisal risk in Europe
Paris and London issue a joint demarche after Germany bombed Almeria in reprisal for the Deutschland attack. They propose a neutral inquiry board to fix blame and seek to delay further escalation as tensions among Germany, Spain, and other powers threaten a wider war.
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Almeria
London
Paris
Britain
France
Why lump child labor hours and wages into one bill
The passage argues against combining child labor bans, hour limits, and minimum wages into a single bill. It notes these are distinct issues. minimum wages target the lowest paid workers, hour limits affect all workers, and child labor is a separate problem. The discussion references New Deal era policies and NRA, Connery bill.
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NRA
Thug Nearly Kills Berkeley Storekeeper
An unidentified man bound and gagged Berkeley widow Laura Johnson in her shop, forced gas from a jet, and stole $15 before fleeing. Neighbors rushed in to find the 67 year old in critical condition with a fractured skull and jaw. She later spoke of a tall heavyset man, 45 to 50, in a dark suit with a small revolver.
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Berkeley
Cal
Laura Johnson
Lillian Libby
Roosevelt Kept Informed As Spanish Crisis Grows
Hyde Park May 31. President Roosevelt received up-to-the-minute reports by telephone and telegraph from Washington on the Spanish war crisis. He offered no comment on the developing situation.
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Hyde Park
U.P
Washington
Roosevelt
Man Dies of Rare Disease in Riverside Worker
Santa Ana Calif May 31 William L Morrison 49 a Riverside citrus grove worker died today from a rare disease that darkened his skin from white to black. Leading specialists tried to halt its spread but weeks of hospitalization failed to prevent it reaching a vital area. Doctors termed it an internal cancerous growth melanotic sarcoma.
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Santa Ana
Cal
William L. Morrison
Riverside Citrus Grove
Acute drought described in eastern Montana
Bozeman May 31. Drought in eastern Montana is the worst possible says Montana resettlement administration director Thomas Horsford after surveying counties. The aridity of 1937 is earlier and worse than the droughts of 1934 and 1935, with soil blown away and dust skylines choking fields. He urges a well planned relief program focused on water conservation to address the severe agricultural crisis.
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Montana Resettlement Administration
Bozeman
Montana
Thomas Horsford
Horsford
Memorial Day Heat Waves Across the Nation
Mid-summer heat hit some areas with unofficial Maine readings near 110 degrees and one death amid Memorial Day marchers. Rain and floods troubled San Antonio, La Junta, and other locales while mountains near Salt Lake City saw snow and 44 degrees.
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Associated Press
Maine
San Antonio
Texas
la Junta
Colo
Salt Lake Valley
Utah
Oklahoma
Denver
Chicago
Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Detroit
Kansas City
Man Wanted for Murder Arrested in Great Falls
Mike Box Car Kelly, allegedly sought in Great Falls for questioning in a fatal beating in railroad yards, was arrested at Park and Main streets by Officers Tom Nixon and Herb ONeill. Sheriff Guy Palagi will retrieve the prisoner in Buie this afternoon.
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Mike
Montana Forecast Sees Unsettled Tuesday to Wednesday
A weather outlook shows unsettled conditions across Montana on Tuesday and Wednesday with a warmer trend expected east of the divide.
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Montana
Divide
Voters to Destroy Registration Cards in Silver Bow
More than 25 000 election registration cards in Silver Bow county will be destroyed this week under a 1937 Montana act. County clerks and recorders must burn all lists and begin re registering voters on June 5, a 45 day window to preparation for the July 1938 primary. About 20 000 Silver Bow voters are expected to re register.
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Silver Bow
Montana
Silver Bay County
Largest Memorial Parade In Years In Butte
War clouds in Europe darkened butte's memorial day event featured the largest parade in years honoring fallen soldiers. Former veterans from three-quarters of a century joined city units, police, fire squads, and civic groups in a full front of drills bands and martial pageantry.
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Europe
Butte
Former mining man of Butte is dead
John Joseph Broughall, 88, mining engineer and one of the Park Utah mines original owners, died at his Los Angeles home after a long illness. Born in Zanesville, Ohio, he worked in Butte Montana and Salt Lake City. Survived by widow Mary K. Broughall and daughter Helen Broughall Tetcalf of Palo Alto. Funeral set for Wednesday at Little Church of the Flowers in Glendale.
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Los Angeles
John Joseph Broughall
Park Utah Mines
Zanesville
Ohio
Broughall
Butte
Mont
Salt Lake City
Mary K. Broughall
Helen Broughall Tetcalf
Palo Alto
Calif
Little Church of the Flowers
Glendale
Severe cloudburst floods La Junta business district
A historic cloudburst in La Junta Colorado swamped the business district with three to four foot water in streets. Cars stranded, residents waded to safety as officials reported thousands of dollars in damages but no drownings. Rain eased and arroyos overflowed into the hill district after the storm moved south. Highway underpasses near town flooded halting US 60 travel.
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LA Junta
Colo
Hill
Here
Generally Fair Weather Seen Over Butte
Overcast skies dimmed the sun in Butte as temperatures cooled from 31 to 62 degrees. Forecast calls for generally fair weather today with mild conditions and little wind.
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Butte
Autoists in Butte Area Use Caution
Butte area drivers enjoyed a relatively safe double holiday with few accidents. State patrolman Robert Wright praised careful driving as crowds filled the highways. A hit and run struck a cow owned by George Redfern, Nine Mile, requiring the animal to be shot.
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Butte
Robert Wright
George ©. Redfern
Nine Mile
Wright
World markets fall amid war fears and gold policy rumors
World markets dropped sharply as fears over the Spanish crisis and rumored U S gold policy change spurred selling. Gold stocks led losses on the London Exchange while Berlin prices fell two to three points and German bonds lagged. Paris also suffered a setback driven by the Spanish situation.
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London
U.P
United States
London Exchange
Berlin
Paris
Mines Commencement Week Activities Begin Today
Montana School of Mines opens its week with events starting today. A 12:30 pm meeting at the Finlen hotel will select the senior society medalist. The Anderson Carlisle Technical society banquet is tomorrow at Lockwood cafe. Thursday hosts junior prom. Friday features the annual luncheon at Silver Bow club and the commencement in the school gym with Senator Wheeler as speaker. Alumni banquet follows Saturday. Senior students returned from Chicago. juniors from eastern Montana.
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Montana School of Mines
Finlen Hotel
Montana Society of Engineers
Carlisle Technical Society
Lockwood
Francis Thomson
Silver Bow Club
Sen. B. K. Wheeler
Chicago
Montana
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