Lightning Kills Montanan and Grandson on Mercy Errand
In Lewistown area, Calvin C. Birdwell and his eight year old grandson Chester were struck and killed by lightning while riding to aid a sick neighbor. Their horse also died. Birdwell carried five loaves of bread for the neighbor. The tragedy occurred about 45 miles northeast, near Roy. Birdwell, a Osceola, Missouri native, leaves a widow and two other sons.
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Calvin C. Birdwell
Chester Birdwell
C. W. Wilder
Birdwell
Wilder
Roy
Here
Osceola
Chester
Dollar Wheat Back After 3 Year Absence
Dollar wheat returns to the United States after three years, with ten cars sold in Fort Worth at $1.00 a bushel. Wheat for next May delivery rose to 99 1/4 cents as other grains gained on a volatile session. Reports from across the breadbasket cited drought and heat as crops suffered. Cotton, sugar, lard, cocoa and hides also posted gains amid a broad commodity rally.
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Chicago
United States
Fort Worth
Texas
Board of Trade
New York
India Backs Pittman Plan as Silver Debate Heats Up
India supports the Pittman silver rehabilitation plan as global talks press toward stabilizing currency and boosting demand for raw materials. France pressures Britain to link the pound to the franc while the wheat parley stalls over planting cuts amid debt relief calls and international cooperation efforts.
Spring Hill Mine Buildings Burn In Unionville Fire
Helena June 26 A fire destroyed the Spring Hill mine buildings and mill at Unionville with an estimated loss of 100000 dollars while treasurer Lars Carlson was in New York seeking funds to resume operations. Carlson hoped to reopen the mine within days.
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Helena
Lars Carlson
New York
Spring Hill
Unionville
Carlson
State Highway Board Plans Special Session On Federal Funds
Helena June 26 The Montana State Highway Commission will meet in special session July 6 to plan use of a 7 439 748 federal allotment for highway construction. W H Lynch Portland district engineer will attend. projects must be Lynch approved before bidding. Regulations limit spending outside municipalities and on 7 per cent systems while requiring 25 percent for specific uses.
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State Highway Board
Helena
Montana
State Highway Commission
W. O. Whipps
W. H. Lynch
Portland
Bureau of Public Works
Lynch
Regu
Friends of Silver in Butte to form permanent order
The Friends of Silver in the Butte district will form a permanent organization this week. Charles R. Brazier, secretary of the Montana Silver association, leads the effort with Sen. T. J. Walker and Dr. F. A. Thomson as Butte members of the state board. Governor Cooney heads the council backing silver rehabilitation.
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Friends OF Silver IN
Butte
Friends of Silver
Charles R. Brazier
Montana Silver Association
T. J. Walker
F. A. Thomson
State Board
Thomson
Cooney
Brazier
Local Highway Work Halts While Awaiting Plans
Highway improvement on Harding Way and in Woodville will pause while awaiting the Public Works program. Montana will receive 7 439 000 dollars. James H Rowe highway commissioner announced at a conference with Silver Bow county Emergency Relief committee. Workers to be drawn from local relief crews.
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Harding Way
Woodville
Butte Laver
Montana
James H. Rowe
Silver Bow County
Byrns says budget will be substantially balanced next fiscal year
Washington, June 26. Representative Byrns Democrat leader said in a formal statement that government economies and extra revenue will balance the budget for the next fiscal year. He rebutted Snell Republican leader who claimed the budget is more out of balance than at any time since World War I.
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Washington
Byrns
Tennessee
Snell
New York
Burns
United States
State Thermometers Hold In 30 Bracket
Four Montana localities stayed in the ninety bracket as a sun warmed the state. Glendive and Miles City peaked at 92, Kalispell and Cut Bank reached 74, Glasgow 91, Great Falls 90, with highs expected to rise. Butte barometers showed no change and heat and dryness persisted. The dry spell continues to affect gardens and lawns.
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Associated Press
Montana
Glendive
Miles City
Kalispell
Cut Bank
Mercury
Glasgow
Great Falls
Butte
Cooney Reports 99 Montana Irrigation Projects Planned
Gov Frank H Cooney announced that up to 99 irrigation and water conservation projects may be advanced in Montana with federal funds. He said Montana likely will receive $10 million under the industrial recovery act in addition to $7 million already for highways. The program aims to save wheat lands, revive the eastern stock industry, and benefit almost every county.
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Miles City
Montana
Frank H. Cooney
Glendive
Cooney
Helena
Washington
Ambassador Davis heads to meet Roosevelt off Maine coast
U S Ambassador at large Norman H. Davis sails from Boston aboard the destroyer Bernadou to confer with President Roosevelt off the Maine coast. He is accompanied by James Roosevelt Marvin McIntyre and John Cutter.
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U.P
Norman H. Davis
U .S
Bernadou
President Roosevelt
Maine
James Roosevelt
Marvin H. McIntyre
John Cutter
James
Davis
Dog Dick Turns to Cash as Credit Fades at Local Store
In Liberty Missouri Pence Burke’s old trick of sending his five year old pointer Dick to buy dog meat ends in trouble. A mysterious villain swapped items and fattened the bill to 1.85 dollars. Now Dick goes with a nickel in the sack to cover costs.
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Dog
Liberty
Pence Burke
Burke
First U S wage regulation hearing under the federal act
Washington reports the first move to regulate industrial wages under government supervision opens with hearings on a fair competition code presented by two thirds of cotton textile operators. Hugh S Johnson presides as administrator as the National Recovery Act begins its test.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Montana Weather Forecast Touts Partly Cloudy Skies
Partly cloudy conditions expected in Montana on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures rise slightly in the west and north on Tuesday with an extreme eastern portion warming more on Wednesday.
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Montana
Bodies Found of Spanish Flyers in Tabasco Lagoon
Mexico City June 26. The federal minister of interior announced the bodies of Capt. Mariano Barberan and Lieut. Joaquin Collar, Spanish transatlantic flyers, missing six days on an attempted flight from Havana, and the wreckage of their plane Cuatro Vientos had been found in a lagoon in Tabasco.
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Mexico City
Federal Minister of Interior
Mariano Barberan
Joaquin Collar
Havana
Cuatro Vientos
Tabasco
National Catholic Conference in Session Names Finnigan Successor
In Washington the National Catholic Conference holds sessions and announces the selection of Finnigan as the new successor to a leading post. Church leaders and delegates from multiple dioceses attended the meeting.
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National Catholic Conference
Washington
Finnigan
Pittsburgh Priest Named Helena Bishop After Finnigan
The National Catholic Welfare Conference announced from Rome that Rev. Ralph Hayes of Pittsburgh is appointed bishop of Helena Montana, succeeding the late Bishop George Finnigan. Hayes led St. Catherine's in Pittsburgh since 1925, was born in 1884, educated at Duquesne and in Rome, and ordained in 1909. Bishop Finnigan died last August.
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Washington
National Catholic Welfare Conference Tonight
Rome
Ralph Hayes
Pittsburgh
Helena, Mont
George Finnigan
Hayes
St. Catherine's
Duquesne University
North American College
Finnigan
Burgh
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Holy Rosary Church
St. Catherines
Bishop Ralph Hayes Named Helena Diocese Bishop
The Rev Ralph Hayes received Washington notice elevating him to bishop of the Helena Montana diocese. Details say plans for installation will be announced later and he may begin duties in coming weeks. The Montana appointment follows the death of Bishop Finnigan last August.
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Helena
Montana
Washington
Ralph Hayes
Victor Day
George Finnigan
Hayes
Railroads report 167 percent gain in May income
The first 42 railroads to report May earnings show net operating income of about 24.94 million dollars versus 9.33 million a year earlier, a 167 percent rise. Only three lines posted deficits and five had worse May results than 1932. Great Northern earned 1.00 million vs a 775k deficit, while Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific posted 1.45 million versus a 1.25 million deficit.
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New York
Great Northern
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
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