Dust Hazard Declared Mastered in Butte Mines
May 3 Washington The Anaconda Copper Mining Company reports dramatic progress in reducing health and accident hazards in its mines at Butte Montana. William B Daly manager of Mines for Anaconda says dust control has eliminated silicosis risk and cites years of safety measures, ventilation and first aid improvements.
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W. B. Daly
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
William B. Daly
Anaconda Company
Daly
United States Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana
U. S. Chambers Commerce
Chinese and Japanese clash as tides shift in Shantung and Shansi
Chinese armies launch two major counter offensives driving Japanese forces back in South Shantung and western Shansi. Guerrilla units under Chu Teh approach Peiping area, recapturing villages within 15 miles of Peiping as Japanese reinforcements mass at Tientsin. The national mobilization law may be invoked by Premier Konoye amid ongoing China incident and growing Japanese gains along the Yangtze above Nanking.
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Shanghai
U.P
Shantung Province
Shansi
Chu Teh
Japan
North China
Peiping
Liang-Hsiang
Peiping- Hankow
Tientsin
Comei
Fumimaro Konoye
Tokyo
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Pi-Hsien
Yangtse River
Nan- King
Chamber of Commerce urges Congressional overhaul of labor relations act
More than 400 business leaders at the United States Chamber of Commerce annual meeting demand an investigation of the national labor relations act and oppose its effects on recovery. Senator Burke urged broader changes, including explicit government policy favoring fair labor relations and court involvement, saying the act harms industry and employment.
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Washington
Congress
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Labor Relations Board
Burke
Nebraska
Chamber
Board On
Lipppmann assesses President’s monopoly message potential shift
A critical reading questions whether the monopoly proposal signals a reversal of New Deal ideas. Lipppmann notes a possible drastic change from five years of policy and asks if the President will retract core teachings as he may move in a new direction.
Highway Patrol Warns Butte Drivers To Be Cautious
Butte area state highway patrol officers urged motorists to follow regulations as traffic rises with good weather and tourists. Drivers should inspect lights brakes tires and steering, keep to their lane, and observe restricted speeds on busy routes like the Butte Anaconda highway.
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Butte
Montana
Butte-Anaconda Highway
Federal Man Ramsey Slain in Illinois Bank Raid
William R. Ramsey Jr., 34, FBI special agent in Peoria, died of four gunshot wounds after a raid near Armstrong Illinois. He pursued Joe Earlywine a bank robbery suspect killed in the clash. Earlywine was linked to a $545000 robbery in Lapel Indiana.
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Danville
William R. Ramsey Jr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Peoria
Ill
Armstrong
Ramsey
Joe Earlywine
Lapel
Ind
Harry George
Illinois
Indiana
Earlywine
Virgil
John Hewlett
Fred Steffler
Steffler
FCC member denounces Sarnoff on radio regulation
George Henry Payne Republican FCC member assailed David Sarnoff president of RCA for his criticism of government control of radio. Payne warned of a monopoly moving to shape public opinion and to influence the FCC. He spoke at the National Academy of Broadcasting.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
George Henry Payne
National Academy of Broadcasting
Payne
Mae West
British Columbia Eyes Record Western Tourist Trade
Major J Gordon Smith, BC commissioner of tourist development, predicts brisk western travel this season with 1939 peak tied to the Golden Gate exposition in San Francisco. He met with Helena and Pacific Northwest officials and plans further talks with Montana leaders.
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J. Gordon Smith
British Columbia
Butte
West
Montana
Province of
Major Smith
Chamber of Commerce Tourist Committee
Helena
W. G. Ferguson
Montanans, Inc
Pacific Northwest Tourist Association
British Columbia Tourist Development
San Francisco
Corette to preside at Chamber Service Club dinner
Robert Corette will preside at the joint Chamber of Commerce and Service Club dinner, set for next Wednesday evening at the Finien hotel, marking National Life Insurance Education week. The appointment followed a chamber inter-club relations committee meeting.
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Robert Corette
Chamber of Commerce and Service Club
Finien
National Life Insurance
Corette
Chamber
Der Fuehrer Visits Rome in Grand Fascist Welcome
Mussolini greets Adolf Hitler in Rome with a ceremony described as Caesar-like in scale. The event showcases German Italian unity with flags, music, and a guarded but flamboyant reception at the station and a royal procession down Adolfo Hitler Avenue.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Caesar
Hitler
Italy
Austria
Brenner Pass
Fuehrer
Vittorio Emanuele
Mussolini
Savoia Grenadiers
Tr Duce
Adolfo Hitler
Franc Dollar Parley Opens as Talks with U S Begin
Washington May 3. France opens discussions with the United States on a new franc dollar relationship. No agreement reached after two conferences between Count de Saint Quentin and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau. The franc has no fixed value and trades around 3.06 cents in American money.
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Washington
France
United States
Count de Saint- Quentin
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Life of Lee Simpson under murder charge danger to life
Golden Valley county officers prepared to transfer Lee Simpson to the state penitentiary hospital at Deer Lodge after a judge ordered transport due to severe blood poisoning in his right hand from an injury in Fergus jail. District Judge Ford set the plan in motion while county officials deny lynching fears and note Simpson’s condition worsened in the four days prior.
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Ayegate
Golden Valley County
Deer Lodge
Lee Simpson
Simpson
William L. Ford
Fergus County
Lewistown
E. R
Special summer weekends planned at Butte Country Club
Butte Country Club Montana announces weekly summer events from May 14 to September 18. Chairman L V Ketter and a sports committee disclosed tours and intercity matches with Helena Missoula Anaconda and Highland View. The May 14 opening features D M Kelly against W H Hoover with 200 plus contestants expected.
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W. H. Hoover
D. M. Kelly
Butte Country Club
Montana
Pioneer Links
L. V. Ketter
Helena
Missoula
Anaconda
Highland View
Ainner
Jim Robinson
Ketter
Senate approves large naval expansion bill by two to one
The Senate backed the administration plan for a 1.156 billion naval expansion 56 to 28 after two weeks of debate. The bill, approved without funds, authorizes construction with later appropriation. House action differs slightly and a joint committee will reconcile differences before sending to President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Senate
United States
House
Roosevelt
West Side Students Prepare for M on Big Butte Cleanup
West Side residents rise early for breakfast and to witness heavy dynamite blasts at 17 30 to root out students for the Montana School of Mines whitewashing of the M on Big Butte. Seniors and juniors will trek up for the job while sophomores and freshmen clean the campus. Luncheon follows at 1 o'clock in the gym with a kangaroo court for slackers and Associated Student body officer elections.
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West Side
Montana School of Mines
Big Butte
May Days Bring Cloudy Skies to Butte District
May days are cloudy in the Mining city as winds from snow covered mountains chill the streets. Thermometers rose from 31 degrees to a higher but still cool reading, with fair weather and some temperature increase forecast for today.
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Butte
Montana Weather Forecast For Wednesday And Thursday
Montana foresees generally fair conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with warmer temperatures in the western portion. Skies remain mostly clear and light winds are expected across the state.
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Montana
Escaped Convicts Retaken by Posse Near Mahomet
Four inmates who escaped from Indiana State Prison in Michigan City were recaptured by a 14 officer posse near Mahomet Illinois late tonight.
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Champaign
Ill
Indiana State Prison
Michigan City
Mahomet
Pepper Gets Nomination in Florida Vote
Florida Democrats renominated United States Senator Claude Pepper in Tuesdays primary. Pepper led a five man field with a strong majority over J. Mark Wilcox and others, unofficial returns from 860 precincts showed Pepper with 141,230 votes to Wilcox 76,146 and smaller tallies for Shultz Moore and Merchant. The result assures Pepper the Democratic nomination without a runoff.
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Associated Press
Florida
United States
Claude Pepper
J. Mark Wilcox
Pepper
Wilcox
Dave
Butte Chamber Delegation to Meet State Officials
A Butte Chamber of Commerce delegation will visit Helena to discuss the Columbia Gardens road grade crossing elimination and the Beaverhead Dam project. Dillon representatives will join the group before the state Water Conservation Board to push the dam, 150 feet high, which would back water about nine miles and enable 100000 acres of new land to come into production.
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Columbia Gardens
Beaverhead
Helena
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Dillon
State Water Conservation Board
Water Board
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