Wiley Post forced down at Muroc while attempting cross country dash
Wiley Post, the aviator, made a forced landing at Muroc dry lake in the Mojave due to issues with his Winnie Mac propeller. He reported no material damage to the plane and officials planned immediate transport of mechanics and replacement parts from Lockheed to return the craft to Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Wiley Post
New York
Muroc Dry Lake
Here
Lockheed Corporation
Muroc Lake
Post
Aircraft Corporation
Muroc
Mojave Desert
Flyer
Lamson murder case stirs gossip of an other woman
In San Jose the Lamson murder trial reopens Monday amid renewed talk of a possible second, unnamed woman involved with David Lamson. defense counsel cited a subpoenaed witness as the state weighs such relations.
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Lamson
San Jose
Cal
David A. Lamson
Stanford
David Lamson
Harry McKenzie
Samson
Delores Robets
Warren
Red Sorenson
Montana liquor control board report expected this session
Helena Feb 22 A seven member select committee investigating Montana's liquor control system prepared to submit findings to the senate. The panel extended two days to finish, while about 40 bills had been reported, many facing death or printing. The school permanent fund measure was advanced with opposition from Melton.
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Helena
Montana
Senate
Melton
Beaverhead
Senate Returns Relief Bill as Wage Debate Rages
Washington February 22. Senator Kyns declares the works program of the 4.88 billion relief bill dead, sparking Senate turmoil over the bill’s fate. The Senate moved to return the relief bill to the appropriations committee and split out 880.9 million in direct relief in a separate measure. The remaining 4 billion work relief program faces a prevailing wage requirement opposed by President Roosevelt, with hopes to block its approval.
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Kyns
Administration
Senate
Merey
Appropriations Committee
Robinson
Roosevelt
Congress
McCarran
Mind test given boy five over hex slashing
Williamport pa February 22 John Fritz father of two boys in the alleged hex slashing at Salladasburg said he had requested a mental examination for the elder child The examination of five year old John Fritz Jr who is accused of slashing his eight month old brother James Leroy was to be conducted that day at the mental health clinic here by Dr Horace V Pike a specialist of Danville state hospital Danville Pa
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Williamsport
John Fritz
Salladasburg
James Leroy
Horace V. Pike
Danville State Hospital
Danville
Bal Tabarin: Butte Landmark Burned in Fire
The Bal Tabarin, once the Three Mile House landmark in Butte, burned early today. caretaker Anthony Land escaped from the second floor in his underwear after the fire breached his bedroom floor. He fell while using a rainspout that gave way. Damages were not yet estimated.
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Bal Tabarin
Three Mile House
Burns
Butte
Anthony
Tony) Land
Land
Letters Hint at Daughters Death Leap From Plane
London dispatch reports two letters found in the Romford airfield cabin may explain why Elizabeth 23 and Jane 20 du Bois jumped from an English plane. Coroner’s inquest set for Monday. Files note rumors linking their deaths to lovers Royal Flying Corps officers Beatty and Forbes. A manager reveals a Jane du Bois claimed marriage last spring.
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London
Court du Bois
United States
Naples
Elizabeth
Jane
Romford
Royal Flying Corps
Henry Longfield Beatty
John A. C. Forbes
Messina
Jane du Bois
Munitions Probe Delves Into PWA Shipbuilding Funding
Senate investigators sparred with Harold Ickes over use of 238 million dollars in PWA funds for navy shipbuilding. Ickes refused to discuss the program’s employment value, noting construction plans slow to begin and plans to spend the balance as of 1934 showed limited expenditure. Nye pressed questions on authority and outcomes while Ickes defended direct employment gains from other projects.
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Washington
U.P Senate
Harold L. Ickes
PWA
Ickes
Gerald P. Nye
Munitions Committee
Nye
Navy
Roosevelt
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Ohio Rabbi to Deliver Lecture Here Tonight
Rabbi Bernard M. Dorfman of Lima and Sandusky Ohio arrives in Butte to lecture at 8 oclock tonight at Temple BNai Israel on preservation of priceless Hitler confiscated art treasures now housed in the United States and soon to be exhibited at the Hebrew Union College museum in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Germany
United States
Bernard M. Dorfman
Lima
Sandusky
Ohio
Butte
Rabbi Dorfman
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
West
Temovle B’nai Israel
Galena
Washington Streets
U S Markets Closed on Washington's Birthday
U S stock and commodity markets were closed today except cattle trading. European markets remained open as usual on Washington's Birthday.
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New York
United States
Washington
Republican bills seek gold payments on U S obligations
In Washington on February 22 Republicans Barbour and Hollister introduced bills demanding payment in gold for government obligations with gold clauses. Barbour warned the U S had solemnly promised to redeem, despite a Supreme Court ruling. Democrats debated gold policy as Republicans remained largely quiet.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Barbour
New Jersey
Hollister
Ohio
Barbour
Supreme Court
United States
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Senate and House Read Washington Farewell Address
On Washingtons birthday February 22 Congress reenacts 1796 customs by hearing Washingtons farewell address. Senator Austin of Vermont reads the 8000 word message while President Roosevelt stays away from his office. The day marks a long tradition dating to Valley Forge in 1777 with music and a cherry tree planting at Mount Vernon and Fredericksburg event.
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Senate
House
George Washington
Congress
Austin
Vermont
Roosevelt
Valley Forge
Proctor
Nellie Castie
Mount Vernon
Washington Homestead
Fredericksburg
War Department appropriation bill passed by House
Washington Feb 22 The House approved and sent to the Senate the 1936 war department appropriation bill totaling 378,699,448 with a near record peace time military allowance of 318,131,482 dollars.
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Washington
House
Senate
War Department
Northwest Women Conference Promotes Peace Amid War Mock Battle
About 400 Pacific Northwest women gathered in Seattle for the regional conference on the cause and cure of war. A staged shorefront mock battle demonstrated modern warfare while women from Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana urged practical steps to end both blind pacifism and malignant militarism.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Lake Washington
Frederic Geggs
Wychoff
N. J
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Nail Swallowed by Boy During Building Demolition
February 22 report from Pembrine Wisconsin states 14 year old Paul Rich Jr. swallowed a nail while watching a wrecking operation. A shingle nail reportedly dropped from the roof into his mouth as the building was razed.
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Pembine
Wis
Paul Rich, Jr
Paul
Washington's 203rd Birthday Observed in Butte Quietly
In Butte the 203rd anniversary of George Washington's birth was marked with flags at open shops and early closures. Schools held programs and civic offices closed, while police and fire departments remained on duty to handle potential emergencies.
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George Washington
Butte
Valley Forge
Sheriff's Force
Justice
Warden to Attend Highway Parley in Lewistown
Chairman O. B. Warden of the Montana highway commission Great Falls and Commissioner J. L. Croonenberghs of Missoula will attend a conference in Lewistown tomorrow. The meeting gathers central Montana residents to discuss highway projects and the completion of the Montana Central highway.
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Lewistown
Montana Highway Commission
Great Falls
J. L. Croonenberghs
Missoula
Montana
Broker Arrested on Embezzlement Charge in Spokane
Spokane reports broker Ha Summers, a brokerage firm manager, was arrested on a charge of embezzling stock valued at $2,400. Plaintiff Guy Gregg swore to the complaint, alleging he entrusted the stock to Summers who failed to account for it.
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Spokane
Summers
Guy Gregg
Thecome Plaint
Plans Completed For Sunday Good Will Meet In Butte
Butte prepares its second annual Brotherhood Day at the Fox theater Sunday at 8 pm with a nationwide tolerance drive. Four prominent state speakers will attend led by Bishop Edwin V. O'Hara of Great Falls. Norman Winestine of Helena, Governor Frank H. Cooney, and Rev. Ward Boyd of Great Falls are also listed as speakers.
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Bishop O'Hara
Great Falls
Fox Theater
Butte
New Finlen Hotel
Edwin V. O’hara
Gold Clause Act Amendments Hint at Gold Payments
Senator Barbour of New Jersey introduced a bill to amend the Gold Clause Act of June 5 1933 to provide gold payments on government obligations incurred before the act. Representative Hollister of Ohio introduced a similar measure in the House.
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Washington
Barbour
New Jersey
Hollister
Ohio
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