World economic conference nears adjournment push
London dispatches report Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald will push for adjournment of the world economic conference if currency truce talks fail. France fears delays. debate centers on technical questions as Assistant Secretary of State Raymond Moley plans arrival to guide U S positions on currency stability and tariff cuts.
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London
U.P
Ramsay MacDonald
Daily Telegraph
France
New Hampshire and Connecticut Also Join in Wet Parade
Iowa joined Connecticut and New Hampshire in voting to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment, with 364473 for repeal to 239858 in Iowa. Connecticut opposed prohibition 236942 to 35349, New Hampshire favored repeal 75969 to 30337. Upcoming votes listed across multiple states from June to November with dates and states named.
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New Hampshire
Connecticut
California
West Virginia
Alabama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oregon
Texas
Washington
Vermont
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Idaho
New Mexico
Arizona
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Turner to pilot flying power plant in Bendix race
Los Angeles June 20. Col Roscoe Turner, noted speed pilot, will fly a flying power plant delivering 850 horsepower in the New York to Los Angeles Bendix trophy race on July 1. Test flights have exceeded 300 miles per hour.
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Los Angeles
Roscoe Turner
New York
Moley Travels to London Delegation Talks Aboard Amberjack II
Professor Ray mond I. Moley assistant secretary of State flies from Washington to join President Roosevelt at sea on the Amberjack II to map out the American delegation’s course for the London world economic conference. Moley sails from New York tomorrow as liaison, joined by Arthur J. Mullen Jr. aboard the destroyer Bernadou.
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Raymond Moley
Roosevelt
Provincetown
Mass
United States
Raymond I. Moley
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Moley
New York
Democrats Organize Job Committee For Congressmen
Democratic House members formed a committee led by Rep. McClintic to identify patronage vacancies in federal posts, starting with 800 Library of Congress positions totaling $773,360 annually. The panel seeks qualified Democrats to replace Republican appointees, aiming to aid districts lacking representation while cooperating with Postmaster General Farley.
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Washington
Democratic House
Farley
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Representative McClintic
Oklahoma
House
Library of Congress
Civil Service
McClintic
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Idaho House Advances Second Beer Bill During Special Session
Boise report says Idaho House, with five dissenters, passed the second beer bill a revenue measure in the special session. The measure now goes to the Senate, which has already voted to legalize 3.2 percent beer, making passage likely.
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Boise
Idaho
House of the
Senate
Secretary Wallace Maps Acreage Reduction Plans
Secretary Wallace outlined acreage reduction plans for the wheat states and cited Kansas and North Dakota contributing over 32 percent of U S wheat output from 1928 to 1932. The department released average production figures as Wallace prepared to offer benefits to farmers who cut 1934 harvest acreage to meet legal requirements.
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Wallace
Kansas
North Dakota
Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Department
Former boxer Leo Bens injured in highway assault
Leo Bens the former pugilist was treated at St James hospital after an assault on a western highway near Rocker. He said a truck driver crowded their car off the road, then slashed his arm and struck him on the head as they stopped. Mrs Bens aided him to safety and drove to Butte for emergency care.
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Leo Bens
St James’ Hospital
Bens
Rocker
Montana Forecast Calls for Fair Weather and Warmth
The forecast shows generally fair conditions across Montana on Wednesday and Thursday. Warmth will be stronger in the southeast and extreme eastern portions on Wednesday.
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Montana
Industry urged to fall in line with wage talks
Washington reports Hugh B Johnson head of the national recovery administration appeals to industrial leaders to avoid price hikes for several months to offset planned wage increases in trade agreements. He notes most industries are negotiating for higher wages maximum hours and elimination of selling below cost of production. He calls for an armistice on increases.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson
National Recovery Administration
Lowa Heat Damages Montana Crops and Grasshoppers Rise
Montana reports show crop prospects deteriorating after last week's heat wave with losses up to 50 percent in north central and northeastern areas. Late seeded grains require moisture and grasshopper damage increases in numerous counties as June rainfall runs well below normal. county officials may use poison under a new Attorney General ruling to aid relief efforts.
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Associated Press
Montana
Jay G. Diamond
Diamond
Nagle
E. E. MacGilvra
Vinegar Heist Ends With Hospital Visit
James Bregar accused George Yucenish of stealing 20 gallons of wine that had turned to vinegar. Bregar was assaulted at his home on East Galena street and treated for a split lip as deputies searched for Yucenish.
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James Bregar
Sheriff's Deputies
George Qucenish
McQueen
Bregar
Yucenish
East
Galena Street
Order of Red Men 10 Observe 37th Birthday
Sho shone tribe No. 1 Order of Red Men and Sacajawea council No. 9 Daughters of Pocahontas celebrate the lodge founders thirty seventh anniversary with a joint Moose hall meeting in Butte East Quartz street. Talks music and a dance follow a short business session. Admission by membership card or invitation. Participants include Frank Heffern Miss Mary MacDonald Miss Mary Vandenberg Robert Logan Mrs. Robert Logan James Bennetts Jenni May Ham Juanita Sommers.
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Butte
Shoshone Tribe No. 1
Order of Red Men
Sacajawea Council No
Daughters of Pocahontas
Moose Hall
East Quartz Street
Frank Heffern
Mary MacDonald
Mary Vandenberg
Robert Logan
James Bennetts
Jennei May Ham
Juanita Sommers
Iowa Votes to Repeal Eighteenth Amendment
Des Moines reports Iowa joined 14 states in voting to repeal the 18th amendment. In 2,271 precincts across 66 counties, 364,473 voted for repeal while 239,858 voted against. Urban river counties boosted the repeal margin as rural areas mostly held dry. A slate of 99 delegates was elected to represent the repeal vote.
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Interior
Commonwealth
Associated Press
Iowa
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Hawkeye
Granite State
Des Moines
Towa
Smoke House Fire Scare At Lincoln Market
Butte fire department rushed to the Lincoln market at 9 North Arizona Street after a blaze alarm. Firefighters found a smoke house where meat was being cured. the incident caused a fire scare but no further damage or injuries were reported.
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Butte Fire Department
Lincoln Market
North Arizona Street
Idaho Women Stand With Men to Halt Flood Wave
In Bonners Ferry Idaho on June 20 women joined men in a flood effort to hold back the Kootenai river. Thousands of acres of pea and wheat land are flooded as multiple dikes fail or threaten to break. Local and railroad crews assist with sandbags canvas and patrols while tents shelter homeless families and livestock shelters await conditions. The river remains near record flood levels with hope pinned on dike strengthening.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Kootenai
Port Hill
Mears
Western Division
Great Northern Railroad
M. C. Laberten
Kalispell
E. E. Adams
Seattle
Troy
Kootenai River
Roosevelt Bomb Sender Arrested
Joseph Doldo, 20, alleged mental deficiency, was held for examination after admitting sending crude bombs to President Roosevelt months earlier. He was captured after mailing a letter to Roosevelt with a $75,000,000 check to pay the war debt.
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Watertown
N. Y
Joseph Doldo
Roosevelt
Doldo
Mr. Roosevelt
Lions Sunshine Camp Set for Six Weeks in Butte
Butte Lions club announces Butte Sunshine camp for under par children will run for six weeks starting about July 6. Examinations for applicants will be held this week by a five member committee led by Dr T J B Shanley. Rialto theater to host Sunshine day on June 29 with a combined picture and vaudeville show to raise funds for camp medicines and supplies.
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Lions Sunshine
Butte
Butte Lions’ Club
T. J. B. Shanley
Mary Boyle
Helen Curtiss
Gladys Bucher
Mary Wiggenstein
Harry Stone
Rialto Theater
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