Senate presses tax bill as Roosevelt may seek compromise
Washington reports the Senate passed most divisions of the revised tax bill aiming for adjournment by weekend. Leaders discussed quick conference approval with House and Senate to end delays. Black and La Follette pressed for steeper taxes on undistributed corporate profits amid talks of a swift vote.
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White House
Congress
Washington
Senate
Capitol
Roosevelt
House
Black
Alabama
la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt criticizes court ruling on state labor law
President Roosevelt denounces the Supreme Court decision invalidating New York minimum wage rules as creating a no man’s land for labor conditions. He signals a possible constitutional debate ahead as Capitol discussion heats up with Rep. Hamilton Fish linking the ruling to campaign dynamics and a proposed constitutional amendment plank.
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U.P
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
New York
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Capitol
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William E. Borah
Idaho
Fish
House
Visiting Beaver Jailed by Mistake
A traveler recalling plans to visit Butte narrates leaving Beaver dam after winter onset and seeking a Home Owners' loan. He mentions family ties to water conservation and a hoped government payroll, then an interruption by local youths shouting Beaver. The piece ends with a note of continuation on the next page.
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Butte
Beaver Dam
Home Owners’ Corporation
Montana Beaver
Gardens
Morty Kronwall
Columbia Gardens
Mr. Beaver
Montata Standard
Residents Fend Off Snow Weight To Save Trees
In western Montana a cold rain turned to snow with a two and a half inch cover in residential areas. Residents used brooms to flap branches as trees and shrubs bent under the weight, while the business district saw melting flakes.
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Montana
Butte
Detroit Storm Brings Two Deaths and Citywide Damage
A fierce summer storm raged through Detroit causing two deaths as lightning struck a bride of 31 and a 15 year old boy fell to a collapsing crane. Winds up to 60 miles per hour wrecked buildings, uprooted trees, scattered debris, and left hundreds of cars stranded amid rapidly rising water.
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Detroit
Hazel Taylor
William Gattamelata
Joseph Kochanski
Melvindale
Dearborn
Detroit River
Windsor
Ont
Ex film star William Haines beaten by mob at Manhattan Beach
Ex film star William Haines and companion Jimmy Shields were beaten by a large mob in Manhattan Beach Sunday night. Haines said the attack left him with blacked eyes while Shields was cut and bruised. No arrests were made as an inquiry continues and a justice of the peace waits for more evidence. The mob, numbering over 100, boasted of participation as members of a so-called white legion or possible klan style group.
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Los Angeles
William Haines
Jimmy Shields
Manhattan Beach
Haines
Hollywood
Justice of the Peace
Shields
Townsend Probe Committee Prepares to Make Report
Washington dispatch notes the House committee detailing Townsend funds graft reports as two months of hearings wrap. Chairman Bell says one more open hearing may occur before drafting a report due to the House, with affidavits naming Edward J. Margett and Curley Moore tied to gambling and bootlegging fronts.
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Townsend
Washington
House Committee
Bill
Missouri
House Investigating Committee
Tolan
California
Townsendite
Edward J. Margett
Herman “Curley” Moore
Margett
Mines Alumni And Wives To Take Part In Commencement
The Butte Montana article reports that about 800 reservations were made for a joint civic club banquet honoring Cornelius F Kelley president of Anaconda Copper Mining Company with 756 confirmed by afternoon and more by 5 pm. For the first time in Montana School of Mines history alumni and their wives about 200 will take part in the Friday commencement procession with faculty and graduates.
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Civic Club
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Kelley
Montana School of Mines
Missing Youth Returns Home From Chicago Hideout
William Webster Thiele, 15, who ran away from Marbleoneck a month ago to live his own life, arrived by plane in Newark from Chicago where he stayed in a $5 a week hotel. His financier father William Thiele and Mrs Thiele met him at the airport.
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Newark
N. J
William Webster Theile
Mamaroneck
Chicago
William Thiele
Wall Street
Thiele
TWA
Unsettled Weather Ahead in Montana Midweek
A Montana forecast calls for unsettled conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with the day warming slightly on Wednesday, bringing variable skies and possible showers overall.
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Montana
Butte Pioneers Honor Dead With Memorial Exercises
In a May event at the American Legion hall nearly 500 Butte residents attended to honor deceased members of the Butte Pioneers club. A B Cohen chaired. readings were given by Albert Weisberg and Larry Hamilton. Rabbi Joseph Gitin spoke. invocation by Rev E J Groeneveld and benediction by Rev Father Russell Scheidler.
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Butte
Butte Pioneers’ Club
American Legion Hall
A. B. Cohen
Anna Quinn
Joseph Gitin
E. J. Groeneveld
Russell Scheidler
Paul Bailor
Evan Roberts
James Cummins
Hugh Pritchard
Margaret McMahan
Martha Bowden Davies
Fritz Lenz
Evaline Gitin
Viola Stanger
Carrie Worcester
Mary Hocking
Margaret McHale
Grace Geiser
Hazel Ketchner
Albert Weisberg
Larry Hamilton
United States
Cohen
Peter McDermott
Wilfred Davis
Pearl Womack
Henry Pissot
J. A. McMillan
Dollar Day Featured in Mining City Friday
Butte invites shoppers to a large community dollar day with more than 2000 dollar day items listed in ads. Participating stores prepare for thousands in the retail district as a 20 page tabloid section is published Thursday night and Friday morning.
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Butte
Butte Daily Papers
Roosevelt seeks curbs on large corporate farm payments
President Roosevelt proposes a check on large corporate farming payments including sugar subsidies. He urges graduated soil conservation benefits favoring smaller owners, signaling possible legislation. Both Senate and House delay action on sugar control and related measures as committees weigh changes.
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Roosevelt
Washington
AAA
Senate
House
Agriculture Committee
Senate Finance
Highway Board Plans Six Road Projects and a New Building
Helena June 2 Contracts on six highway projects and a 145000 highway commission building will be awarded in Helena June 16 the commission notified contractors today. The building features reinforced concrete earthquake resisting structure two stories with art stone trim copper roof and detailed interior finish. Also planned is a five span 360 foot bridge over the Blackfoot river northwest of Bonner on the Bonner Ovando road and grading surfacing and oiling on several roads.
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Helena
Highway Commission
Commission
Blackfoot River
Bonner
Bonner-Ovando
Missoula County
Liquor Board Set for Special Meeting in Helena
The Montana liquor control board will meet in special session tomorrow to discuss policy changes in liquor law enforcement. Gov. Holt said the board will also consider appointing a successor to Walter Bolkovatz, who resigned as chief enforcement officer to become special assistant attorney general in the highway commission’s right of way department.
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Helena
Montana Liquor Control Board
Elmer Holt
Walter H. Bolkovatz
State Highway Commission
Bonus bonds delivery explained at Legion meeting
Silver Bow post No. 1 American Legion hosts a meeting where postal representatives will explain bonus bond delivery and cashing, with attendance expected from all veterans. Officials will answer questions on cashing, bond delivery, and required procedures under government rules. Standard Motor will provide motion pictures and refreshments after.
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Silver Bow Post No. 1
American Legion
Veterans’ Organization
Bion Hall
Legion
Standard Motor Company
Care of Mentally Ill Theme at Nurses Meeting
Miss Elnora Thompson urged Montana nurses to treat mental illness with the same care as physical illness. She said psychiatric nursing should address underlying causes rooted in childhood and involve understanding patients and their unique backgrounds. Delegates attend a case clinic at Warm Springs to demonstrate the practical application of mental hygiene principles.
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Nurses’ Meeting
Montana
Elnora Thompson
University of Oregon
Illinois Mental Hospital
Finlen
Warm Springs
State Hospital
Thompson
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Marysville
Spokane
Wash
Mercury
Bell
C.F. Kelley
Mining College
Kirby D. Crowley
Robert W. Dietrich
Daniel P. Griffin
David E. Hughes
Gunnard S. Johnson
Harry W. Lonner
Arne A Mattila
Howard A. Murray
Edwin A. Nylund
Robert E. Smith
Melvin E. Williams
Dollar
Mining City
Oregon
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