Junior Service League Aids Butte Families With $605 in Disbursements
The Junior Service League reports 3,000 hours of work for Butte residents from May 1932 to the present. They distributed 150 adult garments, purchased 500 pairs of shoes for children aged 1 to 6, and fitted nine children for glasses. The league’s motor corps delivered 143 layettes and aided a paralyzed child. A St Pauls church Xmas party served 200+ children, and milk distribution rose to 100 gallons daily. Six members staff the Red Cross sewing room. The group spent $605.28 this past year entirely on relief for Butte families.
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League
Butte
Ned Cross
Motor Corps of the League
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Red Cross
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Lipmann: British 10 Percent Payment Averts European Clash
The piece explains Britain's small payment on German reparations, less than 10 percent, as a token both to honor the debt contract and to support the Lausanne agreement. It argues that paying in full would risk wrecking the Lausanne framework and provoke dangerous Franco German tensions.
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Germany
Britain
Great Britain
France
Herr von Papen
Lausanne
MacDonald
Europe
Herr Hitler
United States
Montana farmers to get fair treatment
A Montana farm aid plan outlines federal loans for farmers secured by first or second mortgages on real estate and livestock. J A Scollard in Spokane acts as agent. loans up to 5000 dollars with 20 year first mortgage terms and 13 year second mortgages are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Spokane
Congress
Robinson
Farm Loan Commissioner
J. A. Scollard
Farm Land Commissioner
Wash
Federal Land Bank
Scollard
Chehalis
Dairymen's Association of Washington
B. K. Wheeler
J. E. Erickson
Roy Ayers
Joseph Monaghan
Treasure
Mr. Scollard
Spo
12000 Birds to Be Liberated in Montana Event
Helena June 17 report says Warm Springs state game farm will release 10 000 to 12 000 birds next month including Mongolian and Chinese pheasants and some quail. State Game Warden Charles B Marrs and farm superintendent Joe Hendricks provide the estimate.
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Helena
Warm Springs
Charles B. Marrs
Joe Hendricks
Fight Over Dog Lands Two Injured. Man Jailed
A dog dispute led to a clash that sent Mrs. A Scataglini to the hospital with five head stitches and her neighbor Tom Lowney to the city jail on an assault charge. Police had previously charged Lowney with harboring a vicious dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Scataglini
West Gelena Street
Tom Lowney
Lowney
Scataglinis
Scataglini
Charles Kirk Called by Death After Graduation
Charles Kirk died at his Washington home after a notable career bridging Montana Mines Montana State College and law studies at Georgetown University. He married Ann McCorkle a year ago and was planning to contact his mother who had just left Minnesota. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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Butte High
J. H. McCorkle
War Department
Washington
Mr. Kirk
Minnesota
Former Follies Beauty Vanishes Aboard Train
Helen Lee Worthing, once with the Ziegfeld Follies, disappeared from an east bound Santa Fe train last Thursday night after being placed aboard by her former husband Dr. Eugene Nelson. Baggage and ticket were found on the train near Pasadena.
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Los Angeles
Helen Lee Worthing
Eugene Nelson
Pasadena
Equally Far-Sighted Leader Preserves World Interests
The article argues that by choosing to pay a small portion rather than default, the leader avoids a dangerous break in reparations and maintains a legal claim. It contends that a partial payment avoids repudiation, reducing global risk and earning broad moral support from reasonable observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Common Cold Still Stumps Great Scientists at AMA Meet
At the Milwaukee AMA convention 5000 doctors admit the common cold remains unsolved amid reports of new medical advances. Researchers cited that vaccines and vitamins offer little relief while multiple agents may drive respiratory diseases, hinting at possible future vaccination strategies.
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Milwaukee
American Medical Association
Alphonse R. Dochez
Yale Kneeland Jr
Katherine C. Mills
Columbia University
New York
Dochez
Hippocrates
Chicago
American Association For the Advancement of Science
June Knight to wed Maz Baer after boxing night
On a June New York night Maz Baer defeated Max Schmering at Yankee Stadium while June Knight, a Broadway showgirl, watched ringside. A few hours later officials announced Knight will become Mrs. Baer.
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Maz Baer
Max Schmering
Yankee Stadium
New York
June Knight
Knight
Miss Knight
Baer
War Debt Talk Stirs London World Conference
New York dispatch notes Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald sparked a crisis by raising war debts at the London world economic conference. Experts warned debt settlements could unlock economic stability, with Lausanne reparations easing terms as a condition for progress. The debate centers on currency stabilization and the conference’s potential success.
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New York
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
London
MacDonald
Lausanne
Preparatory Commission of
United States Department of Commerce
South Sea King Leaves $5,000,000 Will Reveals Wealth
In San Francisco on June 17 the will of the late Father Pierre Emmanuel Rougier, known as the king of Christmas Island in the South Seas, set aside an estate worth $5,000,000 for probate. Principal beneficiary is nephew Paul Emmanuel Roughier. Rougier amassed his fortune through trading.
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San Francisco
Pierre Emmanuel Rougier
Christmas Island
South Seas
Paul Emmanuel Roughier
Father Rougier
Yellow Necktie Spurs Courage of Shy Lovers
In Los Angeles on June 17, the Western Psychological Association discussed color psychology. Art color expert Fred J. Schwankowsky advised a shy man to wear an orange yellow necktie to gain courage and suggested the same for the woman. He noted orange yellow boosts confidence while green aids social success and bonding, and rose with red violet enhances tenderness in courtship.
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Los Angeles
Western Psychological Association
Fred J. Schwankowsky
University of California
Massacre at Union Station Ends Five Lives in Kansas City
A gang using machine guns killed four police officers and Frank Nash at Kansas City Union Station as Nash, a former convict, was being transferred to Leavenworth. Witnesses described a sudden volley from two directions, followed by a swift escape in a fleeing car.
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Kansas City
Union Station
Frank Nash
al Spencer
Nash
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Raymond J. Caffrey
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Hot Springs
Ark
Caffrey
Harvey Bailey
Bailey
Lansing State Penitentiary
Otto Reed
McAlester
Okla
William Grooms
Frank Harmanson
F. F. Lackey
R. E. Vetterli
Investigation Bureau
Union Station Plaza
Lottie West
Mary Pickford
Travellers’ Aid Bureau
Frank Smith
Oklahoma City
Lansing
Smith
Chicago
Vetterli
Leavenworth
Ott Reed
Lackey
Surviving gun attack recalls Nash kidnapping case details
A witness describes the chaotic shootout amid the Nash kidnapping, noting three guns trained on them and naming victims like Hermanson Grooms Caffrey and Lackey. He says Nash was first in the car, questions the attackers’ motive, and recalls Nash’s last conversations while en route.
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Vetterli
Hermanson
Grooms
Caffrey
Ott Reed
Frank Nash
Nash
Gun battle in Lafayette leaves two bandits dead and four officers wounded
In Lafayette Indiana on June 17 a gunfight between police and bandit suspects ended with one suspect dead and the other seriously wounded. Three officers were shot, Paul Clinker Wiley Wilson and James McDonald police. James Richardson and Frank Byrd bandits. Richardson died later. Officer James Houston used a machine gun to halt the fleeing robbers. A stray bullet also wounded 14 year old Paul Roby.
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Lafayette
Ind
Paul Clinker
Wiley Wilson
James McDonald
James Richardson
Frank Byrd
Richardson
McDonald
Byrd
Wabash Valley Sanitarium
James Houston
Houston
Clinker
Paul Roby
Roosevelts stand on France debt payments outlined
The administration indicated it is ready to discuss the debt issue with Finland but insists France must pay in full the 19 million dollars that lapsed last December before any debt revision talks. A partial payment on the 40 million installment due Thursday is also sought, with all summer talks needing Congressional approval and no cancellation allowed.
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France
Roosevelt
Paris
Congress
Montanan Falls in Gun Battle Near Hall Station
A gun battle at Hall between McGowan and Buchanan left Buchanan mortally wounded with bullets to the nose and cheek while McGowan was hit in the shoulder and wrist. Both men had threatened to kill each other and had been armed for months. Buchanan's wife disappeared after the quarrel. McDonald sheriff said both men were neighbors and the shooting occurred near the Mike Furman gasoline station.
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Buchanan
Hall
McGowan
McDonald
Mike Furman
Drummond
Mc Donald
Naval chief orders vessels and planes to search for Mattern
In Washington Admiral Pratt ordered ships and aircraft to seek James Mattern across Alaska waters as the Argonne repair ship with two planes joins the hunt. In Nome, Alaska, officials reported no word from Mattern, who sails from Khabarovsk and aims to complete a solo around the world flight.
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Naval Chief
Washington
William V. Pratt
Naval Operations
Alaska
James Mattern
Navy
Argonne
Aleutian Waters
William A. Moffett Jr
Moffett
Akron
Nome
Siberia
Mattern
Khabarovsk
Heare Divorce Case Orders $75 Attorney Fee Paid
In the show cause action Gertrude Heare vs Ira M Heare the defendant was ordered to pay $75 attorney fee in three monthly instalments. The petition for temporary alimony was denied. A son was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Joe Warren at St James hospital Meadvill e.
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Gertrude Heare
Ira M. Heare
T. E. Downey
Joe Warren
Main Street
Meaderville
St. James Hospital
Madame Schumann-Heink Declares She Will Sing Until No One Listens
Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink, on her seventy-second birthday in New York, pledges to sing despite disinterest and jokes she will yodel in the desert after. She criticizes bridge, urges women to stay home with children, and calls for stern action against racketeers led by Gen Butler.
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Madame Schumann-Heink
New York
Ernestine Schumann- Heink
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Smedley Butler
Chicago
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Charles Kirk
June
Her Ring Knight
Slate AG
Cage
Lacca de Monte
Ruth Bryan Owen
U. S
Denmark
Copenhagen
Montanan
County
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