Glass calls Roosevelt court plan abominable threat to democracy
Senator Glass of Virginia denounces Roosevelt court reform as an attempt to pack the Supreme Court. He argues no public mandate supports the move and warns it would ruin the independence of the judiciary.
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Glass
Virginia
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Treasury
Woodrow Wilson
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Woodrow
Dust Gun Battle Opens Against Mormon Crickets
Helena hosts the start of a dust gun campaign fighting Mormon crickets across nine western states. Launch set for April 15 to June 30, directed by Frank Cowan with Bureau of Entomology oversight and Works Progress Administration labor. A $300,000 fund backs efforts. Montana faces about 102,900 acres of potential damage. Other infected states include Nevada Idaho Wyoming Utah Colorado Oregon California and Washington.
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Helena
Frank Cowan
Bozeman
Bureau of Entomology
Works Progress Administration
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Bureau
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Idaho
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Utah
Colorado
Oregon
California
Washington
Supreme Court ruling on minimum wage law injects new element
15 year old Muriel Murphy and 18 year old William Newman found guilty of murder in Great Falls. Jury imposed life terms mandatory due to lack of death sentence. Prosecution said Newman robbed Gust Anderson, 61, after luring him into an alley. defense claimed the man embraced the girl and robbery denied.
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Muriel Murphy
William Newman
H. H. Ewing
Gust Anderson
Newman
Anderson
Murphy Hopeful of Agreement in Chrysler Strike
Governor Murphy reports growing confidence among Chrysler strike negotiators as UAW and Chrysler leaders conclude talks. Sources say settlement unlikely until John Lewis returns from New York. Lewis, in New York with United Mine Workers, and UAW press for collective bargaining for Chrysler's 67 000 workers.
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Mich
Frank Murphy
Chrysler
John L. Lewis
New York City
Walter P. Chrysler
United Automobile Workers
United States Supreme Court
Lewis
New York
United Mine
Appalachian
Murphy
Noted Financier Gets a Docking
Cornelius Vanderbilt the third, famed New York capitalist and reserve brigadier general, fell twelve feet into Biscayne Bay when a gangplank slipped as he boarded his yacht Winchester in Miami. Captain G R Bickford leaped in to help him back aboard. Vanderbilt suffered no ill effects. Mrs Vanderbilt reached the deck just before the accident.
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Miami
Fla
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Biscayne Bay
Winchester
G. R. Bickford
General Vanderbilt
Return of Martinovich to Warm Springs Sought
William Freebourn filed a habeas corpus petition to return Martinovich to Warm Springs State Hospital for the insane. The petition argues he is illegally held on a murder charge and requests transfer to the hospital under a 1934 Anaconda commitment. A 1:30 p.m. hearing is set before Judge T. E. Downey.
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Martinovich
Warm Springs
State Hospital For Insane
Anaconda
T. E. Downey
Western Solon United in Drive for Reclamation
Congressmen from Montana Colorado New Mexico and Wyoming unite to expand western irrigation and reclamation program while eastern foes vow to block it. Supporters push funds from public works and emphasize benefits for livestock drought relief and unemployment.
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Western Solon United
Drive For Reclamation
Washington
Rocky Mountain States
Montana
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Burton K. Wheeler
James E. Murray
Public Works Administration
James F. O'Connor
Livingston
House Irrigation and Reclamation Committee
Flathead River
Hungry Horse
Missouri River
Fort Peck Dam
Jerry J. O'Connell
Butte
Butte Adopts Retail Liquor Ordinance With $200 Fee
Butte Aldermen approved a new ordinance legalizing retail liquor sales in taverns. The $200 annual license may be paid in semi annual installments, and the law takes effect April 5, after the city general election closes at 6 pm.
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Butte
Joffray
Judiciary Committee
Bone from Pharaoh to Return to Tomb in Egypt
Edinburgh dispatch reports Sir Alexander Seton will return a small bone fragment said to be from a Pharaoh to its tomb after a string of eerie events. Visitors fled the house haunted by a robed phantom, fires occurred, and a surgeon’s maid broke a leg in fear.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Sir Alexander Seton
Egypt
Geon
Lady Seton
Gizeh
Sir Alexander
Supreme Court Upholds State Minimum Wage for Women
The Supreme Court, by five to four, upheld Washington state and thus sanctioned state minimum wage laws for women. The decision shifts the court’s stance on the President’s court-expansion plan and heightens Senate tensions amid broader political battles.
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Supreme Court
Senate
District of Columbia
New York
Roberts
McReynolds
Sutherland
van Devanter
Butler
Crippled Kiddies Drive Falls Short of Top Goal
The crippled kiddies auxiliary failed to meet its $7,500 objective, raising $5,917.28 as the drive closed. Chairman Ben Hardin cited best efforts and a March 29 deadline to avoid interfering with other agencies while noting some local business reluctance and regional help from nearby communities. The group bills itself Montana’s outstanding charity for its low cost and broad humanitarian work.
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Ben Hardin
Three Forks
Whitehall
Anaconda
Hamilton
Basin
Deer Lodge
Butte
Hardin
Montana
Montana Weather Forecast Unsettled Tuesday
Unsettled conditions expected in Montana Tuesday with possible snow or rain in western portions. Temperatures show little overall change.
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Montana
Suspect Identified as Possible Double in Mattson Kidnapping
In Tucumcari New Mexico a man using the name Vern Chariton and claiming an address near Tacoma Wash was arrested on charges tied to the Charles Mattson kidnapping and slaying. Federal agents predicted a fast arrival of reinforcements as Sheriff Fred White compared the suspect to the kidnapper’s reconstructions noting a matching chin cleft and disguise details. An unfinished letter in the suspect’s car suggested he could not write and would be checked against ransom notes.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Vern Chariton
Tacoma
Charles Mattson
Wash
Alex Street
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D. C
Charlton
Fred White
Sheriff White
Mattson
Clipper Finishes New Zealand Survey Flight
The Pan American Airways Clipper completed its 7,000 mile survey flight from Alameda to Auckland via Pago Pago and landed at 4 45 p m. The final leg covered about 1800 miles.
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New Zealand
U.P
Pan- American Airways
Alameda
Calif
Pago Pago
Fascist Drive Halted Near Madrid as Government Advances
Government troops pressed a southward push beyond Madrid to ease pressure on Ciudad Real mining districts. Forces reached Alcaracejo outskirts in a daylong battle near Alcaracejo and Pozoblanco while engineers stormed a hill on the Henares river near Cogulludo. Rebels reportedly offered resistance before the line held. Government repulsed a northward insurgent sortie toward Madrid.
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Ciudad Real
Cordoba Front
Alcarace Jos
Pozoblanco
Guadalajara
Henares River
Cogulludo
Madrid-Aragon
Farm Mortgage and Rail Labor Act Declared Valid
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the revised Frazier LC Lemke act enabling a three year moratorium on farm mortgage debt. Senator Frazier praised relief for thousands of farmers previously blocked by federal court rulings as unconstitutional. Justice Brandeis read the decision confirming the act makes no unreasonable modification of mortgagee rights.
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Supreme Court
Frazier-Lemke
Frazier
North Dakota
Brandeis
County Attorney Probes Death of Mary Ryan
The death of 27 year old Mary Ryan from injuries suffered Sunday on Harrison avenue is under county investigation led by County Attorney John Claxton and deputy Phil O Donnell. Blood stains found in her husband William Ryan’s car are being examined as sheriff Larry Weir reports Ryan was arrested after Mrs Ryan was found unconscious beside the highway on the outskirts of Butte. Coroner Mike Duff plans an inquest this week into the death which left Mrs Ryan with a broken jaw a broken hip and severe bruises.
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Apostel
T. J. B. Shanley
Sullivan
Troyer
N. J. O'Keefe
Mary Ryan
Harrison Avenue
John Claxton
Phil O’donnell
William Ryan
Ryan
Larry Weir
Butte
Princeton Avenue
Claxton
O’donnell
Mike Duff
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