United States Urges Peace and Navy Expansion
Secretary of State Hull told the National Press Club the United States seeks a middle course between internationalism and isolationism. He supported Roosevelt’s billion dollar naval buildup and condemned dictators and aggressors while urging disarmament if others do the same. The remarks, broadcast in seven languages, contrasted Western Hemisphere peace with European and Far East unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
National Press Club
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Far East
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
France Teeters as Blum Seeks National Union Cabinet
Paris reports show Premier Blum winning a confidence vote and proposing a national union cabinet amid tense protests along the Seine. Edouard Daladier or Edouard Herriot considered as leaders, while Flandin hesitates over Communist participation and Spain intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blum
Eko 10
National Union
Paris
U.P
Seine
France
Leon Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Edouard Daladier
Edouard Herriot
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Flandin
Spain
Grand Parade in New York Honoring Erin's Own Saint
On St Patrick's Day a vast New York parade along Fifth Avenue showcased Irish heritage. Thousands of Irish from abroad and America marched past St Patrick's Cathedral and Rockefeller Center, under officials including Cardinal Hayes and Mayor La Guardia, with banners from the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Clan Na Gael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erin
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick's
Old Country
Kathleen Mavourneen
Brian Boru
Kilkenny
Tipperary
Musterboice
Tara
Cork
Waterford
Armagh
Limerick
Sligo
Connaught
O'Connell
Parnell
44Th Street
110Th Street
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Rockefeller Center
64Th Street
la Guardia
James A. Farley
Order of Hibernians
Clan Na Gael
Bunker Hill
Wolfe Tones
Mayo
County Down
Leitrim
Detroit Electrician Confesses Strangling Two Women
Buffalo dispatch reports Peter Burton of Detroit confessed to strangling two women, his estranged wife Monica Janonis and landlady Ursula Jakubowski, after leaping from a third floor window at police headquarters. He was in critical condition in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
John J. Whalen
Peter Burton
Detroit Electrician
Detroit
Whalen
Burton
Monica Janonis
Ursula Jakubowski
Former President of Railroad Dies in Hollywood
Edgar Eugene Calvin, 79, rose from telegrapher to president of the Union Pacific railroad system and died at his Hollywood home after a lengthy illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Edgar Eugene Calvin
Union Pacific Railroad System
New London School Observes 1937 Explosion Anniversary
New London Texas marks the 1937 disaster with no classes and a wreath laying by pupils to honor 294 students and teachers who died. It is the sole observance of the tragedy’s anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Tex
New London School
Securities Law Discussed By Officer Of Commission
Day Karr of the Securities and Exchange Commission told Montana mining men at Butte Chamber of Commerce that twenty billions in worthless securities were sold to the American public between 1919 and 1931. Chester Lane, SEC assistant general counsel, outlined issuer responsibilities and what firms must do to float offerings. Carl Trauerman, Montana Mining Association president, presided as the program reviewed the agency’s purpose to protect investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day Karr
Seattle
Securities and Exchange Commission
Montana
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Karr
Chester T. Lane
SEC
Washington, D. C
Carl Trauerman
Montana Mining Association
Federal Agency
Lane
Threat to Cut Off Relief Raised in Senate Reorganization Fight
Senators read telegrams urging support for the administration reorganization bill as Wheeler argues the measure would curb presidential power. North Dakota officials warned the WPA could be cut off if the bill failed, while Frazier voiced mixed feelings about the proposal amid partisan pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Frazier
North Dakota
Wheeler
Montana
Heaven and Earth
Congress
Russian search for transpolar flyers ends in Alaska
Soviet agent Michael Beliakov announced the Russians abandoned the search for six transpolar flyers lost since August high in the Arctic. He said orders call him to Moscow and Sir Hubert Wilkins will depart Alaska for the United States soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
U.P
Michael Beliakov
Arctic
Beliakov
Moscow
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Aklavik
United States
Howard Simonson 1000th Member of Butte Scandinavian Fraternity
Howard Simonson of Silver Bow became the 1000th member of the Butte lodge of the Scandinavian Fraternity during an initiation at Scandia hall. He joined a class of 10 and is a warehouseman for the California Oil company. His father N C Simonson was in the same class and his mother joined the ladies auxiliary nearby as the organization marks 48 years in Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Simonson
Silver Bow
Butte Lodge
Scandia Hall
Simonson
California Oil Company
N. C. Simonson
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Butte
Montana Weekend Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy in Montana Friday and Saturday with little change in temperatures. The forecast notes mild conditions and no significant rainfall expected across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Chamberlain Signals Noninvolvement in Czechoslovakia
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain prepared to state Britain will not aid Czechoslovakia under any conditions. Dominions insist on nonmeddling while supporting Britain against aggression. A cabinet shakeup looms as pressure mounts from MPs and foreign allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.R
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Germany
Dominions
France
Russia
Laborites
Oppost
TVA Jackasses Debate TVA Bill in Senate Braying Fuss
Senate proceedings focused on the Tennessee Valley Authority with Senator McKellar countering claims of a losses on a jackass trade. He presented telegrams alleging TVA sold a jackass for 300 dollars and bought one for 350, arguing the agency actually earned 50 dollars. Senator Bridges mocked the telegrams calling many jackasses connected to the TVA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Barkley
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Bridges
New Hampshire
Tennessee Valley Authority
R. E. Snell
Murfreesboro
Tenn
TVA
J. B. Water
Levernerville
McKellar
Strangers Volunteer to Give Eyes for Mother's Sacrifice
A Pennsylvania mother Mrs William Laverty disclosed eight strangers offered to donate eyes for her son Roger after she announced willingness to sacrifice an eye. Offers came from a Detroit war veteran Edward A Detrick and an 80 year old man from a Middle West sanatorium among others, with several requesting money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansdale
William Laverty
North Wales
Roger
Nazis Raid Monasteries in Austria
Nazi storm troopers raided monasteries and cloisters in upper Austria seizing arms and munitions caches and anti Nazi propaganda. Priests were arrested as authorities reported finds at Linz Aigen and Sankt Florian and in the Linz cathedral and Catholic Youth headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
U.P
Upper Austria
Catholic Employes Association
Linz
Aigen
Sanktflogian
Catholic Youth Organization
Conservation Board Awards Musselshell River Irrigation Contract
The Montana state water conservation board awarded the $776,000 upper Musselshell river irrigation project contract to Peter Kewitt and Sons of Omaha for $619,794.30. The work, funded 45 percent by a Public Works Administration grant and the rest by bonds, creates two reservoirs in Meagher county storing 23 000 plus 7 000 acre feet. It will irrigate about 20 000 acres and convert nearly 10 000 acres from pasture to tillable land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Water Conservation Board Today
Meagher
Wheatland
Peter Kewitt and Sons of
Omaha
Public Works Administration
PWA
Water Conservation Board
Wheatland County
Meagher County
North Fork
Musselshell River
Belt Mountains
South Fork
Martinsdale
Earle and Guffey Split Over Governor Candidate Endorsement
Governor George H. Earle aligned with Pennsylvania Democratic state committee against U S Senator Joseph F Guffey over the May 17 primary candidate. Earle predicted a harmonious party after the contest and endorsed Pittsburgh attorney Charles Alvin Jones for governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Democratic State Committee of
Pennsylvania
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Earle
Charles Alvin Jones
Pittsburgh
Bomb Death Toll Rises in Barcelona Raids
Relentless insurgent bombers hit Barcelona for the tenth raid, killing about 600 and injuring around 1,000. Earlier estimates varied, with doctors and the war ministry giving similar fatality counts as ambulances rushed to the refugee crowded capital. Nearby Tarragona and San Vicente also suffered casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Resistance Smashed at Hendaye Frontier Clash
An item from Hendaye at the Spanish frontier dated March 17 reports a frontline engagement as resistance was smashed. The brief note emphasizes military action and frontier setting without detailing outcomes or casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
U.P
Lithuania
Europe
Kovno
Hendaye
France
Railroad Merger Plan Considered
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation studies a possible merger of the Chicago and North Western with the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads to assess potential savings. Chairman Jesse H. Jones announced the inquiry at a Washington press conference noting similar studies may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
Jesse H. Jones
Germany and Austria face union vote in plebiscite plan
Berlin reports a German Austrian union is likely as Hitler prepares a Reichstag declaration. The Reichstag dissolution and new elections are expected. Austria joins Germany with a plebiscite on April 10. Reichsbank to absorb Austrian bank. mark becomes legal currency in Austria at one mark to one and a half schillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Russia
Germany
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Memel
Lithuania
Reichstag
Berlin
Austria
Reichbank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dae A
Defence OF
Oaid U
Hull
John Ferris
Petras Klimas
Jules Lukasiewicz
Edward Rydz-Smigly
Koyno
Kaunas
Rydz-Smigly
John M'Cormack
Cal
John McCormack
Ireland
McCormack
Dublin
New London Notes
Heaven, Earth
Sigismund Levanevsky
Lindbergh
Victor Levchenko
N. J. Golkovsky
Pobezikov and
Godovikov
Churchill
TVA Jackasses
Senate Chiefs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!