Europa Establishes New Atlantic Speed Record
The North German Lloyd liner Europa, cleared Cherbourg in four days and 17 hours, setting a new Atlantic crossing record of 4 days 17 hours 6 minutes and beating her sister ship Bremen by 18 minutes. Passengers cheered as tugboats escorted the grand liner into New York harbor under foggy skies. Commodore Nicolaus Johnsen commanded the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Allen Smith
United Press
New York
U.P
Europa
Ambrose
Atlantic
New York Harbor
Cherbourg
Bremen
Nicolaus Johnsen
Young's Notable Speech Airs in Market Outlook Analysis
Column reviews the stock market upswing since the November crash, noting 200 million shares traded this year on the New York Stock Exchange and comparisons to 1927 1928 activity. Owen D Young argues Americans should lift standards to match or exceed other nations while tariffs harm long term gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Newspaper Alliance
New York Stock Exchange
Miss Murphy Is New President of Rotana Club
Katherine Murphy, active since its founding, was elected president of the Butte Rotana club at Gamer's last night. Mae McCormick and Edna Le Sage were chosen first and second vice presidents, with Geraldine Kessel as secretary, Fannie Peoples treasurer, and Dora Drowatzky joining the board. Lydia Gudmensen delivered the president’s annual report detailing club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Murphy
Butte Rotana Club
Gamer's
Mae McCormick
Edna le Sage
Geraldine Kessel
Fannie Peoples
Dora Drowatzky
Lydia Gudmensen
Missionaries in Kiangsi Surrounded by Bands
Telegraph wires report sixteen American Catholic missionaries trapped in Kanchow Kiangsi province. Ten are men and six are women. Surrounding red forces bar all exit or entry, and their condition is described as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Kanchow
Kiangsi
Red
William Thirloway to Receive Legion of Honor
William Harvey Thirloway of 1042 Nevada Avenue, a member of the local DeMolay chapter, has been elected to receive the Legion of Honor degree the highest honor of the order. The award was conferred by the grand council of the DeMolay order with confirmation received from Chandler C. Cohagen of Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harvey Thirloway
Nevada Avenue
de Molay
Legion of Honor
Chandler C. Cohagen
Billlings
de Molay Order
Barnum’s Faith in Want-ads Cited as Real Sales Tool
The note praises Want-ads as a powerful advertising medium for individuals in show business. It claims their effectiveness has multiplied in recent years and urges use for buying and selling.
Classified Ad Copy for Montana Standard
Classified style notice from Montana Standard promoting ongoing services and opportunities. Includes contact line dialing 5411 for inquiries.
Development Committee Delays April Montana Meeting
Helena March 25 Special The Montana Development Congress postpones its initial committee meeting to likely the second week in April due to Tom Stout of Lewistown being out of state. The committee plans to review plans from the Department of Agriculture Labor and Industry and the West Northwest and Pacific coast to form a Montana body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Tom Stout
Lewistown
Montana Development Congress
Ing
Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
West
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Montana
Mystery ends in Vienna with chemist death identified
Vienna reports Dr Hermann Watzl, Cleveland chemist and Austrian inventor, found dead in a hotel room after a woman’s body was located nearby. Police, via rapid exams, state Watzl killed the woman then himself, with a mysterious letter linked to the deaths. The case closed after four months and three continents of inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Hermann
Ernst) Watzl
Clevland
H. Watzl
Watzl
Mary MacGranahan
Cleveland
Man Takes Money Just in Fun but Gets Prison Term
Antonio Vasquez admitted he took a cash box containing 27 dollars from landlady Anita Del Rio to show her carelessness. District Judge James A. Park sentenced him to two to three years in the state prison after a guilty plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Coloc
Antonio Vasquez
Anita del Rio
James A. Park
Park
Vasquez
Miss del Rio
Payette Arrives in Salt Lake After Slaying Suspect Son
Melvin W. Payette, 18, confessed slayer of Mrs. Christina Wilson, arrives in Salt Lake City from Los Angeles under police escort. He is jailed after a quick reunion attempt with his mother, before scheduled transfer to Butte where he will face further questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Payette
Butte
el Paso
Texas
Christina Wilson
Jim Larkin
Harrison Freebourne
Salt Lake City
Montana Standard
Melvin W. Payette
Salt Lake
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
James Larkin
H. J. Freebourn
Union Station
Payette
Grain Marketing Co operative Conference Planned in Minneapolis
A conference of representatives of Northwest cooperative grain marketing associations recognized by the Federal Farm Board will meet in Minneapolis on April 4 to address confusion and friction and to foster better relations among member groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Northwest
Federal Farm Board
Minister Seeks Senate Seat On Wet Platform
Boston March 25 State Representative Roland D Sawyer of Ware a Congregational minister announced his candidacy for the United States senate on an unqualified wet platform today He said he would seek the votes of democrats who favor a candidate who will at all times be a straight out uncompromising foe of federal prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Roland D. Sawyer
Ware
United States Senate
Americans Deny Change of Views on Naval Pacts
London dispatch reports rumors that the American delegation signaled willingness to modify naval pacts at the naval conference. The claim appeared in the Daily Herald midnight edition with a continuation note to Page 2.
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London
Daily Herald
Eielson Returns Home for Burial Beside His Mother
Carl Ben Eielson's body arrived in Hatton North Dakota after a flight from frozen Siberia where he died in a November air crash. He will be buried beside his mother amid American flags and flowers, following a long journey home with North Dakota guardsmen.
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Eielson
Siberia
Hatton
N. D
Carl Ben Eielson
Arctic
Elelson
Women Independent TICKET NOMINATES FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEES
The Women's Independent School Ticket nominates Mrs Fred Oke Clarence Hanley Tim Crowley J E McNally J H Hadzor W J Honey to contest the April 5 election for school trustees. Two mass meetings, one at the Y and another at Carpenters Union hall, endorsed the slate amid harmony. The women’s party, now on the board, reaffirms its platform.
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Women's Independent School School Ticket
Fred Oke
Clarence Hanley
Tim Crowley
J. E. MecNally
J. H. Hadzor
W. J. Honey
Carpenters’ Union Hall
E. O. Boyle
W. J Scott
Thomas Tutty
Women's Party
New Compromise Likely On Tariff Items
Washington March 25 Coalitionists and regulars in the house negotiate a tariff compromise. Democrats and western Republicans press for separate votes on 16 senate schedules. Snell hints at possible rate votes on some items including building materials to align house and senate duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth G. Crawford
United Press
Washington
House
Senate
Snell
Rules Committee
Ways and Means
Ramseyer
Iowa
Garner
Montana Weather Unsettled then Mostly Fair Later
Montana forecast shows unsettled conditions Wednesday, with Thursday turning mostly sunny and a slight temperature change expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Canadian to testify on dry law operation in hearings
In Washington on March 25 E C Drury of Ontario was to testify before the House judiciary committee on liquor store operations as part of the drive to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. He represents prohibition forces amid counter bills and is to detail Canadian practices for the panel. Mrs Lenna Lowe Yost announced that John J Lentz former Ohio representative and president of the American Insurance Union would also appear as a city witness.
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Washington
Canada
E. C. Drury
Ontario
Hous Judiciary Committee
Lenna Lowe Yost
John J. Lentz
American Insurance Union
Ohio
Two men arrested in highway robbery after cane assault at store
Hart Calpin and H McCarthy were identified as the assailants who used the victim’s cane to beat him unconscious before robbing the store. They were arrested and booked at the city jail on a highway robbery charge after complaint by Charles Kramer of 221 South Arizona Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Calpin
H. McCarthy
Charles Kramer
Arizona Street
Kramer
Butte High School appoints Scott W Fries principal
The Butte school district trustees unanimously elected Scott W Fries, longtime assistant principal at Butte High, as principal effective August 1 1930 with a salary of 4400. He succeeds J G Ragsdale who was elected city superintendent. Fries will select his own assistant and report to the board on routine matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Fries
Butte High School
Jesse Ragsdale
Fries
Butte High
Scott W. Fries
J. G. Ragsdale
Chicago Ourfage Traffic Stopped By Fierce Storm
Tens of thousands of workers blocked from surface travel by a March blizzard converged on the loop platforms. Women fainted in the rush to reach trains as the elevated system moved slowly for more than an hour. Continued on Page 3.
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Chicago
Mercury Reaches 87 in California Heat Wave
Beachgoers flocked to the coast as a hot sun drove temperatures to 87.2 degrees in California. The day lagged behind Monday's 89 degrees but remained uncomfortably warm for many residents.
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Mercury
California
Los Angeles
Services to be held today for late George Bourquin
The funeral for George Bourquin former district judge and county attorney who died after a three week illness will be held today. The cortege leaves 223 North Excelsior Street for Immaculate Conception Church where a solemn requiem high mass is set for 9 30 AM. Burial will follow at Holy Cross cemetery. The federal court clerk’s office will close until 1 PM in his honor. C R Garlow and H H Walker from Helena attend, and Silver Bar association members will assemble at Judge Car.
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Bar Association
Immaculate Conception
George Bourquin
North
Excelsior Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Bourquin
George M. Bourquin
L. R. Polglaise
C. R. Garlow
H. H. Walker
Federal Court
Helena
Silver Bar Bar Association
Judge Car
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New Atlantic Record
Bill Bremen
Queen of Seas
Young
Owen D. Young
General Electric
University of California
United States
America
Miss Murphy
Rotana Club
Gudmansen
W. 1
Thirloway
Barnum
Northwestern
Mrs. Dre
Crowley, Hadzor
Hanley, McNally, Honey
Jos
San
Adoutant
Ochool
J.G. Ragsdale
Douglass
J. D. Wallace
State Association of School Trustees
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