Roosevelt Seeks Compromise on Veterans Pay With Senate Plan
President Roosevelt and Democratic leaders meet at the White House and on Capitol Hill to push a compromise on veterans compensation. They fear House opposition to the Senate amendment and worry about adjournment timing. A modified regulation aims to blend a Senate 25 percent limit with a presidential proposal averaging about 18 percent.
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Washington
White House
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
House
Butte Hosts Lions Convention With Welcome Weeks Events
Butte prepares as Lions delegates from Montana Wyoming and Alberta Canada arrive for the Thirty seventh district convention. Co hosts Butte and Big Hole Basin clubs have planned entertainment including Lions Shopping Days bridge parties and shopping tours. Registration opens at 9 am at the Finlen hotel with a pre convention hall at the Winter Garden and three halls decorated for gatherings.
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Butte
Lions
Montana
Wyoming
Alberta
Canada
Big Hole Basin
Pinlen Hotel
Winter Garden
Temple Ballroom
Silver Bow Club
Proposals for Veterans Pension Reform Face Senate Opposition
The article notes that while new provisions for veterans aim to curb abuses, current regulations are flawed and unjust. The president supports reforms and has begun measures for a fairer administration, while the Senate’s move to strike the pension reform is criticized as risking a return to an expensive, unjust system. The president vows to resist with his full power.
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Senate
Mattern Forced Landing During World Flight
Texas aviator James Mattern was forced to land near Prokopievsk Siberia during a leg of his round the world flight. A search along the Trans Siberian route cleared up his location and a repair crew was sent from Novo Sibirsk.
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Moscow
James Mattern
Bielovo
Siberia
James A. Mollison
Amy Johnson
Atlantic
Jimmie Mattern
Prokopievsk
Omsk
Novo Sibirsk
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Butte Kids Head to Gardens for Free Outing
Butte youngsters will enjoy a second weekly outing at Columbia Gardens hosted by the Butte Electric Railway. Free trips depart from all lines at 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. with return service from the Gardens from 1:33 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. About 3,000 children attended last week.
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Butte
Columbia Gardens
Butte Electric Railway
Park and Main
U S Delegation Heads to London for World Economic Conference
The U S delegation aboard the S S Roosevelt sails toward London after stops at Cobh and Plymouth. Secretary of State Hull leads the group aiming to wrap up the world conference within two months and to press immediate talks with British and other delegates on trade barriers and a fast-moving program.
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S. S. Roosevelt
United States
World Economic Conference
Cobh
Plymouth
London
Hull
Washington
Standard to Be Host Tonight to Fight Fans
From the time Schmeling and Baer enter their dressing rooms until the final blow the Standard will announce blow by blow from its West Broadway office. The big battle begins between 6 30 and 7 o clock Butte time. Come early for ring side updates from New York.
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Max Schmeling
Max Baer
Standard
West Broadway
New York
Heat Wave Kills Dozens Across Midwest
A deadly Midwest heat wave pushed temperatures above 100 in many cities, with peaks up to 117 in some areas. At least 35 deaths occurred over four days as Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan felt the blaze. Forecasters warned the heat would abate sooner than the 1930s highs, with some relief near Lake Michigan as storms cooled parts of the region.
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Chicago
U.P
Mid-West
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Lake Michigan
Opportunities Greater for 90d Graduates
New York June 7 Thousands of graduates entering the job market now find a better response from employers than in the past three years. College presidents surveyed note growing opportunities, especially in technical fields for trained men and women.
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New York
Printing industry employment in Butte hits 786 workers
More than 286 homes and apartments are occupied by people employed in the local printing industry and 786 individuals depend on printing in Butte for their livelihoods.
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Butte
Roosevelt stance on war debt revision demands creditor talks
Washington June 7 President Roosevelt held firm that debtor nations seeking debt revision must first approach the creditors before any changes are made. The deadline for payments looms a week away as the issue remains unresolved.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Zinc mines in Butte start reconditioning to resume production
W B Daly of Anaconda confirms immediate start of Emma mine reconditioning for zinc ore production. Shaft retimbering at Orphan Girl completed. the shaft work is now ready for production. Preparations for a zinc concentrator at Anaconda proceed to support resumption of treatment of Butte ores. The zinc demand remains strong, prompting substantial production plans.
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Orphan Girl
Butte
Emma
Anaconda Company
W. B. Daly
Daly
Colorado and
Silver Streets
Anaconda
Old hunting fatality tied to Montana murder tale
Lincoln county authorities link a long unsolved Libby killing to a 18 year old murder case after Alex Hedlung confessed in Vallejo to involvement. Hedlung, injured, claimed details of the Libby incident where George Ryhart died when a log caused a weapon discharge.
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Libby
Lincoln County
Alex Hedlung
Vallejo
Calif
Hedlung
California
Hedling
George Ryhart
Butte Becomes National Oil Firm HQ Amid Tent City
The Conoco Oil company establishes its national headquarters in Butte with executives relocating in tents and cots. Company officers arrive by bus as the city sees a temporary, camplike setup while business aims to rebound.
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Butte
Tent City Springs
Conoco Oil Company
Mohamet
Conoco
Butte Council Votes to Pave Four Miles of Streets
The Butte city council voted to pave nearly four miles of streets with oiled crushed rock at about 19000 dollars. Funds come from auto license fees with any remaining money allocated to Wyoming street from Mercury to Front. The council also eased its share of auto license funds and set bids for the project.
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Butte
Wyoming Street
Mercury
Front Street
Mussolini Signs Four Power Pact II In Rome
In Rome on June 7 the Italian Premier Mussolini and the ambassadors of Great Britain France and Germany signed the four power pact aimed at European peace and world economic recovery. Mussolini hailed the accord as a ten year guarantee of peace and security while noting the disarmament clause would take effect if the Geneva arms conference fails.
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Rome
Great Britain
France
Germany
Senate
Mussolini
Europe
District 1 to Adopt Tentative 1933 34 Budget
The board of trustees of school district No 1 will meet tonight to adopt a tentative budget for 1933 34, with an expected $160 000 reduction from last year. Taxpayers may speak at a public meeting next Monday before final adoption.
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Board of Trustees
Montana Weather Outlook Unsettled With Showers Across Regions
The forecast calls for showers in the west on Thursday and possibly the east on Friday. Warmer conditions are expected in the south, central, and extreme east on Thursday with a cooler air mass moving into the east on Friday.
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Montana
Youth Gulps Money and Ends Week-Long Fast
Billings report tells of 17 year old William Dickenson who swallowed his 65 cents after two men slugged him during an attempted robbery. Dr W R Morrison removed the coin from his esophagus and the boy resumed eating, buying himself a meal tonight.
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Billings
William Dickenson
W. R. Morrison
Dickenson
Roosevelt hints at withholding tariff negotiation power
President Roosevelt signaled to congressional leaders that to achieve a possible adjournment this week he would withhold the proposed request for power to negotiate tariff. Party chiefs from both major parties discussed wrapping up the special session by week’s end, despite obstacles.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Delegates Attend One Day Women’s Catholic Foresters Convention
Delegates from Montana and Idaho arrive in Butte for a one day convention of the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters. A morning high mass at St John the Evangelist church will be followed by a banquet at the Lockwood. Rose D Rittman, guest from Minneapolis, will speak for national headquarters.
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Montana
Idaho
Butte
Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters
St. John the Evangelist Church
M. J. Leonard
Buttecourt
Lockwood
Florence McNamee
Rose D. Rittman
Order
Minneapolis
National Headquarters
Carl Johnson Sentenced to Life for Alder Murder
Carl Johnson, 20, recently released from Montana state penitentiary, pleaded guilty to the May 16 murder of Alder poultry rancher Cornelius Weeda. Johnson confessed he shot Weeda while he sorted eggs, hoping for hidden fortune, then stole the car and fled toward the coast before being arrested in Olympia, Washington.
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Carl Johnson
Alder
Montana State Penitentiary
Cornelius Weeda
Johnson
Virginia City
Lyman H. Bennett
Weeda
Olympia
Wash
Montana
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