05 May 1931
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1931
Page
1
In Tegucigalpa on May 4 rebels under Gen Greogrio Ferrera captured Santa Rosa after a six hour fight. The garrison of 150 men faced destruction with reports of many killed or slain after surrender as government troops were routed in a “pure butchery” action.
King Prajadhipok and Queen on tour through Westchester to Manhattan. The Siamese royal couple praised American business power and American hospitality during a public greeting in New York with bugles, crowds, and speeches honoring progressive government ideals.
Miss Helen Scott 26 rescued one pupil by tossing her from a railroad trestle then died trying to save two more girls trapped in the path of a Rock Island train near Atkinson Illinois Beulah Peterson 7 and June Mason 8 were killed Edith Peterson 8 injured in the trying scene as about 15 students looked on this act of courage is reported from Atkinson Illinois.
Miss Rose Roe won the declamatory contest at Butte High School auditorium with five other students competing. The event aimed to choose Central High's entrant for the upcoming state declamation contest at State University this month. Marie King placed second and Helen Lavelle third.
James H. Rowe, Montana State Highway Commissioner and good roads advocate, urged support for Referendum 35 on KGIR at 6 40 pm. He argued the state should pay interest on 6 million to gain 7 5 million in federal aid and warned the future impact of the decision in Montana’s election.
In San Diego on May 4 M E Garrison 28 a railway worker held for questioning sobbed as he saw the body of Hazel Bradshaw 22 a former fiancée found stabbed 17 times inside Balboa Park Indian village walls Garrison asked to attend the funeral and viewed the scene after a police request.
Montana voters will decide on Referendum 35 to issue 6 million dollars in debentures to match 7.5 million dollars federal aid for completing the state's road program. Polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with state and local offices and many banks closed for the holiday.
London May 4 Philip Snowdon chancellor of the exchequer proposed in the house of commons a penny tax on each five pounds of land value in Great Britain. Agricultural land and small landowners under 10 shillings annual tax are exempt. The plan awaits a valuation schedule and would not take effect until 1933 34 with an estimated valuation cost up to 7 500 000.
Five Montana Supreme Court justices agree Bert Le Duc deserves a new trial but cannot unite on a single ground. They thus affirm the conviction while the majority cites error admitted and remand for a new trial, highlighting division among the justices over the reason for grant.
Salt Lake City May 4 Charles Peter local promoter won immediate hearing on a murder charge involving Dorothy Moormeister. Judge James A. Stump set the preliminary hearing for tomorrow morning after denying a motion to dismiss. Peter did not enter a plea as the charge was read. The case concerns the Feb 21 incident on a country road where Mrs Moormeister was killed.
An order signed by Chief Jere Murphy instructs officers to avoid loud rebukes, blow whistles at intersections, educate tourists about traffic laws, and arrest without disturbance. The directive emphasizes calm enforcement and courtesy on city streets.
Madeiran residents, recently freed from a revolt, heard a naval salute by the Portuguese fleet. The discharge marked the Brazil discovery anniversary, a Portuguese public holiday, and normal life resumes while warships and troops patrol streets.
President Hoover urged scrapping armaments as a major step to revive global business during a speech at Constitution Hall as part of the International Chamber of Commerce congress. He cited nearly five billion dollars spent on arms yearly, urging reduction to ease economic instability.
Charles H. Gallagher, a retired grocer and immigrant Irish boy, donates a premier mineral collection to the Montana School of Mines Museum. Valued at $20 000, the Gallagher collection spans gold nuggets lace-like filaments and jewel-like rocks, previously known as the Pohndorf collection. The items arrive with a long-standing inventory and will be housed at the school.
New Butte mayor Archie McTaggart presides at first council session as a committee is formed to discuss moving city government from city hall to the courthouse to save expenses. The council names members and officers, with T. A. Morgan elected president and Al Sundberg as vice president.
Unsettled conditions are forecast for Montana with likely showers in the west on Tuesday and Wednesday. Warmer readings are expected on Tuesday as a mild front shifts through the state.
The United States orders grounding of two Fokker plane types following a recent crash near the Mexican border. The action is part of an aviation safety push prompted by the disaster that claimed several lives. The report mentions figures like Knute Rockne and others connected to the incident.
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