Montanans Join 1200 in Appeal for Naval Armament Cut
The Foreign Policy Association cabled 1200 American delegates at the London naval conference urging reduction not mere limitation of armaments. The message, signed within 72 hours, calls for peaceful dispute settlement per the Paris pact and cites President Hoover’s Armistice Day pledge.
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Richmond Industry News Reports Production Rise
The Richmond business brief notes industry activity expands with production increases and favorable credit conditions improving operations for local firms and suppliers.
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Richmond
Richmond's Triangle of Trade Drives Industrial Growth
Richmond Virginia, with a 200000 population and 500000 annual visitors, is becoming industrially minded. The James River basin linking Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond attracts major enterprises like Bedford Pulp & Paper as Du Ponts support regional growth. Labor is steady, Tidewater access aids production, and history fuels development.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
Richmond
Virginia
United States
Hopewell
Petersburg
James River
I. J. Marcuse
Bedford Pulp & Paper Company
du Ponts
Devel
Engineers to Inspect Butte Dillon Highway Entrance
State highway engineer R D Rader state maintenance engineer R P Newland and division engineer E B Donohue arrive from Helena to assume posts and inspect roads in the area Donohue will head operations from here and the party may survey the Butte Dillon gravel and oil surface project expected to be among Montana’s best roads once finished
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R. D. Rader
R. P. Newland
E. B. Donohue
Homer W. Smith
Helena
Donahue
Montana
State Highway Department
James H. Rowe
Butte
State Highway Commission
Butte-Dillon
Donohue
Government sits out as grain market steadies
In Chicago on March 2 the federal government will observe from the balcony as open market activity winds down. Alexander Legge announces the Farm Board will defer active purchasing unless a price crash forces action. The Farmers National Grain Corporation has fixed a cash wheat price at 1.18 dollars per bushel, choking terminals with supply. The board will still loan to cooperatives through July 1 while congestion continues and market stability is maintained. The stabilization effort may resume if market pressure worsens.
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Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Farm Board
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Classifieds Offer Wide Range of Ads for All Needs
Wanted at once help male and female sit uations apartments flats houses used cars real estate and more. Classified columns provide easy to use opportunities for advertisers and readers in hundreds of lines.
Montana Standard Classified Ad Phrase
A condensed archival classified line noting the Montana Standard slogan about consistent service and varied opportunities plus a contact phone number 5411.
Preservation of Old Irish Documents Group Plan
More than 200 members of Thomas Ashe council and others heard Father Flannigan recount the history and value of ancient Irish manuscripts in monasteries dating back 3000 years. The talk, part of a U S tour by the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, urged preserving these hand written on sheepskin parchments. Flannigan also spoke on Ireland today noting government strides in economic development of the island.
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American Association For the Recognition of
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Bishop Finnigan decries liquor use in annual Lenten message
The Helena diocese leader speech to over 60 000 Catholics across nearly 100 churches denounces widespread drinking. He warns especially against women and youth adopting the habit, urging temperance in a statewide Lenten observance.
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Butte
George J. Finnigan
Helena
Dell Rancher Near Fatally Injured in Dance Hall Fight
Dillon March 2 Special Oscar Gravely a Dell rancher is a patient at Barrett hospital and Kenneth Clabaugh is held at the county jail after a cutting affray and a dance at Dell early this week. Officials allege Clabaugh wielded the knife. Details are unavailable.
Butte Crippled Kiddies Fund Drive Aims for Ten Thousand
Volunteers for the Butte Auxiliary for Rehabilitation of Crippled Children announce a fundraising campaign to reach $10 000. Al E Wilkinson chair told KGIR of past aid and future goals while 60 team captains and 12 women’s districts prepare to solicit across 26 areas. P.L. Riley returns as secretary at Montana Power sales rooms on East Broadway.
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al E. Wilkinson
Montana Power Company
East Broadway
P. L. Riley
T. J. Walker
Butte Records Montana's Coldest Reading At 23 Below
Butte was the coldest spot in the state yesterday with a flat reading of 23 degrees below zero and the city minimum at 8 below for the 24 hour period ending at 5 pm. Temperatures statewide were well below freezing with the north and northeast plunging further below zero. Skies were clear and no storms were reported as a rising barometer suggested warmer weather ahead.
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Mercury
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Associated Press
Mother Faces Capital Punishment Play Decision
Amarillo mother Ella Blake contemplates whether to close a Broadway hit that inspired her son's electric chair death. She plans to travel to New York to see the production and decide if it should continue amid capital punishment debate over the 1929 murder of Tex. car dealer Fred Conner.
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Gene Howe
Amarillo
Texas
Tex
Weary
Ella Blake
Robert Blake
Hunteville
Fred Conner
New York
Technical Advisor at Hague Conference on International Law
A University of Michigan technical advisor will participate as a adviser at the Hague conference focusing on codification of international law.
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University of Michigan
Hoover's First Year Expanded Government Activity Unprecedented
Washington March 2 United Press Herbert Hoover's first year as president shows an unprecedented spread of government activities and rapid development of three issues economic policy prohibition and naval matters into critical stages. The article notes few final results by Tuesday noon and says Hoover's early actions mark only a beginning with panics affecting both the industrial East and farming West.
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United Press
Washington
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Nearing Understanding at Five-Power Naval Talks
Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams said in a London broadcast that American and Japanese delegates are coming nearer to an understanding at the five-power conference. He urged patience as the talks drag on and noted the cost of keeping the delegation in commission.
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New York
Charles Francis Adams
London
Adams
United States
Montana Weather Outlook Brightens East and West
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions across Montana's east portion with unsettled weather in the west on Monday and Tuesday. Warmer temperatures are expected on Monday as the system shifts through the state.
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Explosion and Fire Destroy Cotton Warehouse in New Orleans
A warehouse of Anderson and Clayton Co and a tied freighter burned in New Orleans causing one death and 12 injuries, including five women aboard the Scantic. Fire began with an explosion on the wharf and spread quickly, with rescue efforts and a missing man feared aboard the Scantic.
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New Orleans
Anderson & Clayton Co
Phillip Button
U. S. Board
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Buttan
Taft Lingers Near Death as Condition Sags
Washington advices report Taft remaining near death with no improvement as doctors monitor a long battle with illness. The former president, aged and frail, shows slow decline after decades of public service.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Mexico City Debates Modifications to New Penal Code
Lawyers draft a modification project as enforcement problems rise in the new penal code. Anomalies include three years for attempted murder but only three months for minor injuries. Slayings tied to marital honor face criticism and possible acquittal. Taxicab drivers threaten a strike over a clause.
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