Delegates go wild at Democratic convention in Philadelphia
At the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia delegates rioted in the hall as Alben Barkley urged action against the Landon-Knox ticket. Donkeys were ridden into the auditorium and James Roosevelt was lifted onto shoulders as the crowd surged and bands played. Barkley called for order as the session recessed until noon the next day.
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Philadelphia
U.R
Landon-Knox
Alben W. Barkley
Dixie
Net
Massachusetts
James Roosevelt
Barkley
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Rhode Island
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
theLandon-Knox
Plank on Silver Philadelphia Conference Gathers New Deal Support
A foggy dais at the Democratic platform session in Philadelphia gathers New Deal advocates led by Senator Wagner. He denies delivering a presidentially inspired draft and plans a morning meeting to shape the platform with resolutions on farm labor peace pensions civil liberties and women's groups. The group includes 16 U S senators and multiple governors and officials.
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James Farley
Cleveland
Farley
Philadelphia
Democratic Platform Committee
White House
Wagner
New York
Washington
Wallace
Lehman
Caroline O’day
National Committee
Tommorrow
Platform Committee
United States
Resolutions Committee
Labor, Peace, Pension
Civil Liberties
Roosevelt
Blistering 92 Drives Butte to the Shade
The sun baked Butte as temperatures hit 92 degrees, a new yearly high, after 91 the day before and 87 on Memorial Day. A brief shower last night offered little relief, with yesterday’s low at 57 and cooler forecast for today.
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Butte
Memorial Day
Russia and France unite over Dardanelles passage
In Montreux, June 23, Russia and France backed by Romanian support urged free access for warships through the Dardanelles to uphold League decisions. Turkey seeks a 28,000 ton cap, potentially excluding Russia, while France would convoy Russian and Romanian wheat and oil to sustain wartime shipments and protect transports.
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Montreux
Switzerland
U.P
Russia
France
Rumania
Dardanelles Straits
Germany
Joseph Paul Boncour
M. C. Contzescu
Maxim Litvinoff
League of Nations
Turkey
Dardanelles
Black Sea
League
Litvinoff
Rusaia
Clipper Service to Alaska Planned from Seattle
Officials of the Alaska Clipper Air Express announce a weekly Clipper plane service between Seattle and principal Alaska cities will begin July 6. The twin motored Sikorsky amphibians will carry 11 passengers two pilots and 300 pounds of freight.
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Seattle
U.P
Alaska
Alaska Clipper Air Express, Inc
Calendar for next school year submitted to board
The Butte school calendar shows Christmas vacation shortened by two days and Easter extended to two days. The term will have 177 teaching days, with pay for 180 days, and break dates set from December 23 to January 4. Sister Ann Thomas expressed thanks for school buildings used after a fire, praising staff.
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Butte
Douglas Gold
Ann Thomas
St. Lawrence Parish
Blaine
Sherman
Drought Tightens Grip on Montana farms and towns
Drought worsens from southeast to northeast Montana as crop prospects fade. Secretary Wallace seeks emergency rail rates for feed and stock shipments while Montana extends drought aid via a Miles City office. Temperatures top 100 in three regions, hay is short, and northeast crops face heavy losses.
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Helena
Montana
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Montana Extension Service
Miles City
Old-age pension payments to start in Montana July 1
Montana will begin old-age pension payments July 1. About 5,000 residents aged 65 and older may receive up to 30 dollars monthly. County boards will review applications, which then go to the state relief commission for final action before distribution. Meetings will inform county pension boards of procedures.
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Helena
Montana
J. E. Watson
State Old-Age Pension Commission
Watson
Elmer Holt
Pension Boards
Boards of
County Commissioners
State Relief Commission
State Commission
State Office
Drought relief plan outlined by U.S. officials
Washington reports a four point emergency relief program to aid drought stricken north central states. WPA employment livestock loans and direct relief are planned with a projected federal outlay of 50 to 100 million dollars. A 10 day Western tour will study rehabilitating distressed families and land protection measures.
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Washington
North
Bulow
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Nye
N. D
Welford
North Dakota
Berry
South Dakota
North Central
Roosevelt
South Carolina
Georgia
Rexford G. Tugwell
Fulmer
Brown
Dakotas
Montana
W. W. Alexander
Joseph L. Bailey
L. C. Gray
Missing Girl Traced to Livingston Will Return Home Today
Eva Frodsham twelve years old last October was found yesterday in Livingston, Montana, after a Montana Standard story. Her father Leroy Frodsham traveled by stage to bring her back while the mother prepared a wash dress.
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Livingston
Leroy Frodsham
Iowa Avenue
Eva
Montana Standard
Here
Butte Hosts 1936 Eagles Convention Start
The 1936 state convention season opens in Butte today as advance Eagle delegates gather. More than 15 000 visitors are expected, with about 1 000 from the order. The Mining City hosts the session for the sixth time through Saturday with registration at the Lewisohn building.
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Butte
The
Eagles’ Lodge
Eagles
State Aerue of
Lewisohn
Buttencre No. 11
Charles Hauswirth
Thomas J. Walker
Oscar Helding
Missoula
Oregon Federal Court Upholds Taylor Grazing Act
Federal Judge McNary upheld the Taylor grazing act as constitutional in a case brought by eastern Oregon sheepmen Joe Oringo and Clete Achabal. The ruling says Congress allowed the Interior Department to set grazing rules, and the act remains valid.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
McNary
Joe Oringo
Clete Achabal
Congress
Interior
Ickes
Blum Wins Large Confidence Vote Over Peace Policy
Paris June 23 Premier Leon Blum won an overwhelming confidence vote in the chamber of deputies on his foreign policy 382 to 198 after offering France’s lasting friendship to Germany to preserve world peace He said France would consider German ideas to build an accord but only if it respects indivisible peace and against threats. He noted distrust of Hitler yet urged cautious engagement as tensions rise since the Rhineland invasion and Locarno repudiation.
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Paris
Leon Blum
France
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Popular Front
Senate
Blum
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Rhineland
Europe
Montana Weather Forecast Signals Thunder Showers
The Montana forecast warns of probable thunder showers on Wednesday and Thursday. It notes warmer conditions in the northwest and cooler readings in the east and south portions on Wednesday.
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Montana
Montana Democrats Rally for Roosevelt at Convention
Montana delegates cheered Franklin D. Roosevelt at the national convention in Philadelphia. T J B Shanley of Butte led praise for the New Deal while stating Montana will stay in the Roosevelt column. O S Warden of Great Falls and Pat Kivlin of Fort Benton joined the delegation in the demonstration after Farley’s speech.
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Philadelphia
Montana
Roosevelt
T. J. B. Shanley
Butte
Farley
Shanley
O. S. Warden
Great Falls
Pat Kivlin
Fort Benton
Mable Holdaway
Helena
Democratic National
Northwest farmers see big income rise in first four months
Minneapolis based agricultural editor Charles F. Collisson cites a Bureau of Agricultural Economics report showing Northwest farmers earned more than 8 million dollars daily in the first four months of 1936. Total farm income reached 250 million, up 31 percent from 1935 and 58 percent from 1934, driven by livestock and crops sales in Minnesota Wisconsin North and South Dakota and Montana.
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Minneapolis
Charles F. Collisson
Tribune
Bureau of
Washington, D.C
Collisson
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Montana
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George M. Marie
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Stars and Stripes
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W. E. Maughan
J. G. Diamond
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Billings
South Central
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Old Sol
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Butte Aerie
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Bureau of Safety
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