Death of Ivar Kreuger Reshapes Global Economics
The death of Ivar Kreuger, head of the Swedish Match trust, may have far reaching effects on world markets. Kreuger built a vast empire across many countries, controlling match firms, steel, banking, insurance, and more. His loss echoes Hugo Stinnes and raises questions about affiliate stability and European securities. In Sweden, markets move to prevent demoralization with a closed stock exchange and potential moratoria. in the United States, about 290 million dollars tied to Kreuger interests figure prominently, including International Match bonds and preferred stock.
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Ivan Kreuger
Swedish Match Trust
Kreuger
Sweden
Swedish Match Company
Ivar Kreuger
Hugo Stinnes
Fuggers
Stinnes
Kreuger Combine
Alfred Lowenstein
Rayon
Stockholm
Kreuger Enterprises
International Match Corporation
Easy Victory Foreseen
President Paul von Hindenburg trailed by 168 453 votes in yesterday’s election as 18 661 736 citizens cast ballots. Officials expect a secure win when the nation votes again on April 10 after a national total of 18 930 189 required for a majority.
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Guis P. Lochner
Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Butte Seeks New Air Route to Washington
Willard S. Thompson of the Butte Chamber of Commerce flew to Washington D C to lobby senators and the postmaster general for extending an air line from Bismarck westward. A $200000 appropriation was approved by a senate committee and Helena was mentioned as a terminus. The plan would connect Butte to eastern and western marketing centers as part of a northern transcontinental air mail route.
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Willard S. Thompson
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Senate
Bismarck
N. C
Helena
Butte
Department of Commerce
Roosevelt and Murray Face North Dakota Primary Test
North Dakota voters will pick 10 delegates from 20 names in a preferential primary Tuesday. Roosevelt leads the field with Murray as his rival, each with slates of delegates. the GOP side centers on Hoover’s position as he avoids direct bids in this contest.
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Roosevelt
Murray
North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
Alfred E. Smith
New Hampshire
Hoover
al Smith
John Garner
Showdown 15 Dues in House Over Day Proposal
Washington March 13 A showdown looms as house members must vote on whether to consider a constitutional amendment for state liquor control. The Beck Linthicum resolution claims 180 votes with vets backing a ballot petition bearing 145 signatures. Prohibitionists seek to shape the outcome amid political worry.
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Washington
House
Dirao
Butte Amateur Revue Dazzles With Benefit Show At Fox
Tonight at the Fox theater Butte presents The Little Revue in three performances at 5 7 and 9 o clock. Proceeds go to the community relief fund with cast from the Junior Service League and volunteers. Doug Isitt directs ceremonies as Winter Garden musicians perform. Fox staff donate services. feature film Maker of Men with Jack Holt precedes vaudeville and a Mickey Mouse comedy.
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Fox Theater
Butte
Community Relief Fund
Junior Service League
Doug” Isitt
Winter Garden
Fox Theater Management
Montana
Jack Holt
Montana Counties to Receive Farm Board Wheat for Stock Feed
Thirty two Montana counties will be allotted wheat for feeding live stock in the 1931 crop failure area. C. F. Rowland, North Dakota drought relief director for the American Red Cross, announced today.
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Montana
Helena
C. F. Rowland
North Dakota
American Red Cross
Butte High School Fans Welcome Championship Team Home
More than a thousand fans, led by Prof. Lou Kilberer and the Butte high school band, greeted the basketball champions upon arrival in Billings after winning another state title at Bozeman. The story also notes Charles A. Schaff’s death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Billings, found in an abandoned barn near the stockyards.
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Butte Hgh School
Depot
Lou Kilberer
Butte High School
Butte High
Bozeman
Harry Dahlberg
North Coast Limited
Women Candidates Sweep Duvall Council Race
Four housewives in Duvall near Tacoma win all political offices on a reform platform. They denounce lax enforcement of prohibition and pledge a moral, orderly town after taking seats on June 11.
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Tacoma
Wash
Duvall
8. A
Lindbergh Jr Lookalike Rumor Booms Small Town
In Crossville Tennessee a storekeeper's suspicions that a local boarding house night guest resembled the Lindbergh baby sparked a mass arrival of visitors. The 1500 resident town was swamped by crowds and telephones as guardsmen and patrols arrived to maintain order.
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Crossville
Tenn
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr
Lindbergh
Richard Day
Ozone
Lindbergh Jr
Bill Lewis
Swicegood
Europe
London
Paris
Oales Lew To Be Subject Of Lengthy Debate
The fate of the new revenue bill and the sales tax on manufactured articles faces a prolonged House struggle this week. Democratic leaders report a perceptible swing toward the levy despite opposition, with Representative Huddleston's Alabama remarks cited as a turning point in the ongoing debate.
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Washington
Rainey
Illinois
Huddleston
Alabama
Unsettled Montana Forecast For Monday And Tuesday
Unsettled weather spans Montana with likely rain or snow in the west and warmer temperatures in the east and south. Monday and Tuesday forecast periods call for variable skies and elevated chances of precipitation, with temperatures trending higher in the eastern and southern regions.
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Montana
Fingerprints Pinpoint Two Intruders In Lindbergh Kidnapping
Hopewell New Jersey March 13 Two sets of fingerprints found on the Lindbergh nursery window sill indicate two men were involved in the kidnapping. One set appeared inside the room and both matched men. Footprints, including heavy boots and a woman's shoe, were found 200 yards from the house. The theory suggests the first kidnapper climbed a ladder entered the room, the second received the child, and both fled with him.
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Delos Smith
United Press
Hopewell
N. J
Lindbergh Nursery
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr
Kidnapping Plot Mapped in Montana
Seattle March 13 A report on the Lindbergh kidnapping says the plan came from Billings Montana last June. W Freaner an unemployed paper hanger told detectives he was invited to join by two men Ed Johnson and Frank Thompson who said a gang of rum and narcotic runners planned to kidnap the baby for ransom. Freaner said the men claimed the gang also did bank robberies and that he learned of the plot after seeing a Billings newspaper photo of the child.
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Seattle
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr
Balings
Mont
W. Freaner
Ed Johnson
Frank Thompson
Freaner
Johnson
Billings
Romania shaken by light earthquake felt across country
A light earthquake shock was felt throughout Rumania early today but no damage was reported.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Snag Delays Shanghai Peace Talks Amid Japanese Withdrawal Move
The Japanese general staff seeks Emperor sanction for the earliest withdrawal of Lieut. Gen. Ueyda's expedition from Shanghai. Mazaki meets the emperor to approve the plan affecting Uyeda's ninth division and part of the 12th division. Negotiations stall over interpretation of withdrawals under a League of Nations plan.
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Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Shanghai
Kenkichi Uyeda
Jinsaburo Mazaki
Uyeda
Morris J. Harris
League of Nations
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