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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
1
In Sheffield Mass on June 24 a New York bound train struck an unguarded crossing, killing five persons and injuring seven children riding in a car. Driver HyMan Melaned, about 35, identified, was taking the group to the village post office.
Mrs. Mabel Gilman Corey confirms the twenty year romance with Don Luis, heir to the Bourbon line, is abandoned amid financial wrangling over the marriage contract. She states she will stay in France at Villa Gent and may never marry, while Don Luis remains in San Remo barred from France.
General W Barnwell Booth died six months after being deposed, buried beside his father at Abney Park London as Salvation Army followers marched in a bannered procession. Mrs Booth and General Edward J Higgins walked behind the funeral car.
Hearings on the tariff bill before three Senate finance sub committees heard calls to abrogate the Cuban American treaty allowing preferential rates. Chester H Gray of the American Farm Bureau urged action without detailing reasons. Frank Hagenbarth of Idaho pushed a 36 cent per pound duty on raw wool amid higher wool waste duties and concerns over imports displacing domestic wool.
President Hoover will meet with Owen Young and associates including J. P. Morgan and Thomas W. Lamont to review Europe’s reparations settlement and the Young plan. The session follows Reichstag protest over the plan and references U.S. approval of a 52 year pay schedule totaling about 773 million dollars.
The Kiwanis celebration in Butte featured good will messages from district leaders sent from Milwaukee where 5,000 attended All Kiwanis Night. Baritone Anaton Subelj performed in multiple languages and English. Dr Francis A Thompson urged the six Kiwanis principles and A Wohl outlined plans for the Kiwanis golf tournament at the Butte Country Club Thursday with a winners' dinner.
Helena daily notes Prof A M Gaudin of the University of Utah will arrive July 1 in Butte to become research professor and head of the ore dressing department at the State School of Mines. He is renowned for flotation treatment of low grade ore and previously led a federal bureau of mines branch.
In San Diego a fleet aviator, likely Lieutenant Paul McClave, is believed to have fallen from his aircraft during a flight near Point Loma. A destroyer used searchlights in a night search for the flyer. Cubans drank nearly 50,000 gallons of mineral waters from the United States last year.
Thomas F. Keane, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Keane of 1814 South Idaho street, departs for West Park New York to enter St Marys Novitiate for ten years of training with the Order of Christian Brothers of Ireland. He will study probation first six months and may become a teacher in Christian Brothers schools in the United States and Canada after vows. Brother O D onoghue accompanies him. two other Butte youths, Bob Satterthwaite and Thomas Regan, have already joined the program.
In Havre de Grace Maryland on June 24 autopsies were done on the bodies of Edward Stone and his son Edgar Stone. They were exhumed amid a murder case involving Mrs Hattia Stone who is jailed for killing her youngest son George Stone whose stomach showed poison traces after his death on June 4. Edward had died about 18 months ago and Edgar about two years ago.
Trenton New Jersey June 34 Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City vice chairman of the national democratic committee was arrested on a contempt warrant for refusing to answer questions about his wealth visitation. He was given 24 hours to obtain a writ of habeas corpus and remained in the state senate sergeant at arms custody during that period.
Leslie McMillan thirteen son of Peter and Mrs McMillan of Pony is in Three Forks hospital in critical condition after a car driven by his father rolled over sixteen feet down a bank into the Madison river. Leslie rode on the running board and was crushed as the car turned three times. The McMillans and Chishurns of Canada were in the vehicle. others escaped with bruises.
The Helena police report a suspect denies involvement in a robbery. Officers indicate the suspect cannot leave for Dayton until after Boone's preliminary hearing. Doles and Humplett were arrested in Dayton while trading a car linked to a Browning owner. Humplett used the name Kilpatrick. Rowan bank cashier H E B Olssen could not identify a photo of Humplett, a former Montana convict.
Investigation into Wyoming Salt Creek field oil leases is closed after Attorney General Mitchell reports no legal grounds to challenge their validity. Senate Public Lands Committee Chairman Nye announced the decision. A separate Leipzig Fair plan involves a 800 bed skyscraper to house exhibitors at a cost near 3 million dollars.
Mr and Mrs Clem Sawtell recent newlyweds visit the Episcopal rectory for a few weeks. Adelaide Lewis is remembered as Mrs Sawtell. Several locals travel for visits to Bozeman Cardwell Nashville Dayton and Cody Wy. Residents return from Minneapolis Great Falls and Kalispell with updates on teaching and family ties.
A seven acre plant to be built in Winnipeg Manitoba will be an all electric airplane factory.
The excerpts reveal a man describing an affair with lavish promises and affection. He pledges long kisses and a hopeful future, referencing gifts like fox fur from Toronto and plans to meet in Chicago. He urges her to move, promising jewelry and luxuries and compares anticipation to Christmas morning.
Indianapolis June 24 C E Fox superintendent of the Chicago Salvage company was killed when a wall being wrecked collapsed. Five workmen were injured in the incident as debris buried them.
Chicago officials intervened to halt a burial of a dead boy found after a Grand Trunk train at a grade crossing. The 12 to 15 year old scout, unidentified and unclaimed for two weeks, may be buried with honor if parents do not come forward. Judge Donald F. McKinlay urged the coroner to delay the funeral a week, hoping a parent would recognize the boy.
Henry Mason Day, associate of Henry Sinclair, reported to District of Columbia jail to serve four months for jury shadowing in the Teapot Dome oil trial case. Day arrived by taxi with a composed demeanor, joking with reporters as Sinclair entered separately for a three month sentence for contempt of the senate.
Hakim Zade, famed literary figure in mid Asia, slain after anti religious drive in Fergana Uzbek region. In Chicago, Joe Saltis and three accomplices receive 30 day jail terms for conspiracy to violate prohibition laws and transporting beer from Sayre, Pennsylvania to Chicago.
Four gunmen held up the assistant manager of the Oriental theater in downtown Chicago today and escaped with 5748 from the safe. The incident occurred at a large motion picture house and the attackers fled the scene.
Committees finalize arrangements for the annual June promenade of the Butte Business College Dancing Club to be held Friday evening at Columbia Gardens with music by the Winter Garden band. Invitations are available from club members or the college office. Coffee from Guatemala this season weighs 100 million pounds. the Russian soviet is purchasing.
Miss Nettie Collins, 16, daughter of Plentywood police chief Oscar Collins, died in a vehicle crash near Scoby. Governor Erickson seeks Neil Bain from Oakland to Yellowstone county on a desertion charge. W E Keeley seeks bus service from Deer Lodge to Missoula and to Emery mine. Northern Pacific asks Montana railroad commission to close Evara station near Missoula due to block signals. Judge Bourquin calls grand jury for federal court in Helena July 9 and court term begins July 15.
Fort Worth and New York report that Gene Tunney denied pressuring a marriage request but admitted paying Mme Fogarty over 365000 to relinquish all claims. Billy Gibson paid 1 and later 35000 to sign waivers on eve of fights, claims deemed baseless but feared publicity could hurt gate receipts and his bout chances. Fogarty alleges Tunney proposed in 1925 after her divorce from John Fogarty. he later married Polly Lauder.
Four men posing as workers robbed the Oriental theater in Chicago, escaping with 5741 of Sunday receipts after forcing assistant manager George Tabor to open the safe.
In St Paul a Northwest Airways tri motor crashed after taking off from St. Paul airport bound for Minneapolis. Pilot Eddie Middaugh died in the wreckage. Seven other passengers were injured including Kendall Slough and Mrs Henry Frost.
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