Dean Objects to Competitive Bidding System
Secretary Dean attacked uniform bidding for government work saying it allows officials to award business by friendship or influence. He announced 400000 barrels of cement for Fork Peck dam in Montana were indefinitely delayed, with 200000 purchased from Ash Grove Cement, Louisville Nebraska, to keep essential needs met.
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Dean
Fork Peck Dam
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Atis
Ash Grove Cement Company
Louisville
Neb
Victa, Mont
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Congress
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Cocoanuts Fly From Umpires In Pago Pago Game
In Pago Pago fans hurl coconuts at umpires after disputed calls beside a palm-lined diamond. National Geographic notes baseball terms entering Cuba’s speech as revolutions limit games, while England supposedly hosts a diamond near Wilshire with Scots defeating England 24 to 3.
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Sadie Thompson
Cuba
National Geographic
Prado
England
Wilshire
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Hasbrough-on-the- Thames
Geographic
Prime Minister Brownlee Denies Impure Relations
In Edmonton Prime Minister Brownlee testifies he never slept with Miss Vivian MacMillan and calls her account a fabrication. He admits rides with her but says he treated her as a friend and never acted improperly. His attorney cross examines with a secretary's diary to dispute key claims.
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Lee
Miss MacMillan
Brownlee
Edmonton
Vivian MacMillan
A. L. Smith
Colorado Tops Union By Elevation Highest State Tag
Colorado's average altitude above sea level reaches about 6,800 feet making it the highest state in the Union, with Wyoming noted as a close second in elevation rankings.
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Colorado
Union
Wyoming
President Acts on Legislation to Aid Livestock and Homes
President Roosevelt signs the Taylor grazing lands bill to curb overgrazing on 80 million acres and create grazing districts. The housing bill also passes, enabling private loans insured by the federal housing administrator to subsidize home building and modernization.
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Taylor Public Lands
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Western
Taylor
Colorado
National Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Harry L. Hopkins
Fahey
John H. Fahey
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Frank C. Walker
National Emergency Council
Congress
Embargo on White Metal Enforced Under Silver Purchase Act
The article explains export licenses for white metal under the Silver Purchase Act of 1934. It outlines conditions for export, including proof of legitimate use, prior ownership by foreign governments or central banks, re-export or refining agreements, fineness limits, and potential presidential approval for other purposes. A $10,000 fine and ten-year maximum prison term are noted for violations.
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Bank For International Settlements
Car Damaged By Good Intentions Leaves Owner Out Twelve
Hicks reported a man punched a window just before a trip then aided him out of a wreck but kicked in a headlight and windshield after. The owner also said his purse and twelve dollars were lost during the incident and the car was damaged while being put back on its wheels.
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Johnson
W. O. Thompson
Darrow
NRA
Clarence
Thompson
Charles Edward Russell
Roosevelt
W. W. Neal
Marion
N. C
Donald Richberg
America
Picket Electrocution in Milwaukee Strike
June 28 Milwaukee A. F. L. strike at Lakeside power plant turned deadly when Eugene Domagalski 24 was killed and Frank Brindza 22 burned by an electrical charge. Guard John Cors was injured after a rock strike during rioting near the plant.
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Eugene Domagalski
South Side
Frank Brindza
Lakeside
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
A. F. of L. Employes
John Cors
Shipowners Reject Union Peace Plan on West Coast Strike
San Francisco June 28 UP reports shipowners rejected a peace plan from the International Longshoremen's Association strike committee to end the 51 day old West Coast maritime walkout. Employers refuse amendments to the June 16 tentative settlement signed by ILAs international president and shippers.
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San Francisco
International Longshoremen’s Association
United Press
International Longshoremen's Association
White House announces steel strike settlement arbitration board
Settlement of the threatened steel strike is announced at the White House. An arbitration board of three will hear differences with jurisdiction accepted by both sides. President Roosevelt names Judge Walter Stacey Rear Admiral Henry Wiley and James Mullenbach to the panel. Frances Perkins organized the plan and won presidential approval.
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White House
Roosevelt
Walter Stacey
North Carolina
Henry E. Wiley
New York
James Mullenbach
Chicago
Frances Perkins
Ladies to Attend Legion Auxiliary District Meeting
Ladies of the American Legion auxiliary in Butte will attend a district meeting in Townsend tomorrow where officers will be elected and annual reports presented. Butte delegates include Mrs. Fred Lehn and other members.
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Townsend
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Von Papen and Hess Clash With Hitler Over Germanys Course
Amid rising tension in Berlin Nazi leaders clash over policy. Von Papen argues for unity and tempo in Europe while Hess warns against foreign meddling and hints at self sufficiency and continued German resolve. Violent incidents and rumors of a coup raise fears of civil conflict as Hitler faces a critical test.
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Rudolf Hess
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Langer faction faring poorly in republican primary returns
Unofficial tabulations show Langer and his backers trailing in the GOP voters while U S Senator Lynn J. Frazier leads the field with broad support from the Nonpartisan League factions. Lemke tops the congressional race with Sinclair edging Burdick as rural precincts report.
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Langer
United States
Lynn J. Frazier
William Lemke
J. H. Sinclair
Usher L. Burdick
Langerite
Sinclair
Walter Welford
Ole Olson
Licter
Meeting to Close with Banquet Presided by Miss Bernice Metlen
A meeting will conclude with a banquet. Miss Bernice Metlen of Dillon, district president, will preside.
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Pat Whalen
R. Rand
C. O. Smithers
Bernice Metlen
Dillon
Powell Resigns As Officer After Years Of Service
Powell resigns from police service after active duty, noted for last acts including a 20 year ago hotel holdup thwart. He faced two suspects in a 1920s bank heist incident and twice shot at. both robbers survived. Powell once killed a deserter during World War I era search near Milwaukee depot. Born in Three Forks 57 years ago, he lived at 205 Anaconda road and raised a son Elmer, now with the extra list of Butte police.
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Powell
Milwaukee
Three Forks
Butte
Butte Hill
Anaconda Road
Elmer
Heat Wave Grips Midwest Cities Hard Across the Region
Midwest counties from Illinois to Nebraska report record June heat. Chicago reaches 99 degrees as authorities warn of the hottest June on record with multiple heat fatalities. Nebraska and Kentucky face drought damage while crops wilt and livestock die. the farm administration plans to buy distressed livestock to 10 million head as calf herds may shrink.
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Ottawa
Sterling
Springfield
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Danville
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Iowa
Nashville
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Kentucky
Nebraska
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Doan's Pills Advertised Kidney Relief
Medical ad extols Doan's Pills as quick relief for kidney trouble promising to wash out 15 miles of kidney tubes. Warns against risky cures and urges readers to ask their druggist for the genuine product from Foster Milburn Co since 40 years of use.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
New Deal Foes Clash Over Darrow Board Feud
President Roosevelt defends New Deal aims and social insurance while clashing over NRA policy and the Darrow board. He highlights relief, recovery, reform steps and monetary reform as the era's guiding framework amid ongoing board disagreements and resignations.
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Sociel Insurance
Seventythird Congress
United States
Weathered winds impact farms. corn and wheat inch higher
Turists notes searing winds strafe farms as corn prices rise over three cents a bushel and wheat edges up by more than two. Netherlands employment outlook shows improvement.
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