Bandit Pulls $100 In Last Butte Robbery
A man described as five foot five, with a weathered brown hat and blue serge suit, robbed the Paxson-Rockefeller Drug store in Butte last night, taking $100 as he warned it would be his last job. Police tie the raid to several prior daytime holdups including Sheets Powell jewelry, Curtis real estate, a finance firm, and Pioneer Fuel. Detectives Mooney and Hannigan observed the thief nearby shortly before the crime.
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Jere
Butte
Paxon-Rockefeller Drug
Leonard Pusey
Pusey
Buddy
James Mooney
John Hannigan
Park Street
Sheets-Powell Jewelry
West Broadway
Curtis Real Estate
Hamilton Street
Granite Street
Pioneer Fuel Office
Maryland Avenue
French War Debt Payment Plan Sparks French and American Debate
Paris reports an official memorandum proposing a quick settlement of the French war debt to the United States in gold and bonds. The plan, if adopted, would split the debt into thirds with immediate gold, immediately negotiable bonds, and bank‑issued bonds. A looming 15 percent U.S. import surtax and franc stability worries add to cabinet discussions ahead of a special meeting.
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Paris
United States
Washington
Bank For Inter
Lindberghs Continue Flight Covering Texas Panhandle to Kansas City
Charles A. Lindbergh and wife Col and Mrs. Lindbergh landed at Port Columbus overnight and planned to reach Washington. The couple later touched down in Kansas City after a daylong flight from Albuquerque. A sandstorm forced them to camp in the airplane overnight in the Texas Panhandle. they carried a month’s food and pressed toward their witness role in a high profile court case.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles A. Lindbergh
Port Columbus
Washington
Kansas City
Texas Panhandle
Albuquerque
Here
St. Louis
Lindbergh
Gaston B. Means
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Lind
Lindberghs
Alberquerque
Turner Abandons West-East Transcontinental Flight
Col. Roscoe Turner tried to beat the west-east speed record from Los Angeles to New York but was forced to land in Columbia Missouri after a windstorm near St. Louis. He left Los Angeles at 5 40 a m and refueled Wichita before resuming. wind thwarted the attempt and he landed at 2 10 p m local time.
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Columbia
Roscoe Turner
Turner
Los Angeles
Jimmy Haizlip
Wichita
St. Louis
Pioneer business man of Montana A W Miles dead at 73
A W Miles 73 prominent Livingston businessman and former state senator died after illness. He celebrated the 50th anniversary of his mercantile establishment in 1931 and donated land for a city park and a Yellowstone River bridge. Surviving widow, two daughters, a son, a brother, and a sister. Masonic funeral Thursday with burial in Hollywood beside an infant son.
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Livingston
A. W. Miles
Miles
Yellowstone River
Westminister
Mass
Nelson A. Miles
Senator Miles
Miles City
Billings
California
Adena Wright
Detroit
Louise Mitchell
Los Angeles
Daniel N
George
M. M. Parker
Pasadena
Calif
Hollywood
Fire destroys Ellsworth business district in Bangor area
Fire swept the entire Ellsworth business section in Bangor Maine early today. Fire departments from about 40 miles responded to save the surrounding residential district. Early damage estimates exceeded 1 million dollars.
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Bangor
Ellsworth
Butte Knights of Columbus Take Communion in a Body
Two hundred members of Butte council No. 668, Knights of Columbus, received Holy Communion in a body at the 8 o'clock mass on Sunday at St. Mary's church. They then joined a communion breakfast in the EK. C. gymnasium served by ladies of the parish. Speakers included J. J. Foley and P. L. Pauly, with addresses on citizenship and child welfare. A musical program featured Henry Cote, Harry Downs, and Miss Noella Rainville.
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Butte Council No
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary's Church
EK. C
St. Mary’s Parish
C. H. Gallagher
Knights
J. J. Foley
Butte Council
Buquerque
N. M
P. L. Pauly
John K. Claxton
Butte Lions Club
Tom Jovick
J. J. Carrigan
J. J. Lynch
W. J. McMahon
T. J. B. Shanley
Montana Forecast Shows Showers Early Next Week
Montana sees occasional showers Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. Moderate north winds may accompany the unsettled pattern.
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Montana
Roosevelt Eyes Wider Talks With Foreign Envoys This Week
President Roosevelt, after securing Italian and Argentine cooperation, plans informal talks with Germany China and Mexico to gain support for the world economic conference opening in London in five weeks. Debates over war debts intensify as June 15 payments loom and Congress shows resistance to revision.
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Germany
Mexico
China
London
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Great Britain
France
Canada
Italy
Argentina
Kidnaper Reenacts Crime for Authorities in Mass
Kenneth Buck 28 and his brother Cyril 41 were arrested after Kenneth reenacted the abduction of Margaret Peggy McMath at Harwichport Massachusetts. Detectives learned how the plan was carried out while officers guarded 60 000 dollars in ransom money recovered from Buck s home as prosecutors prepared to bring them to court.
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Harwichport
Mass
Kenneth Buck
Margaret
Peggy” McMath
Cyril
Barnstable County
Buck
High School Coach Shot After Altercation Near Roadhouse
Le Roy Hayman 23 athletic coach at Picher High School and former Oklahoma A&M player died in a Joplin hospital from a back wound after an altercation at a roadhouse near the Kansas border. He was shot as he reentered his car following a dispute over a companion dancing with a girl. two youths fled the scene.
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Joplin
Leroy Hayman
Picher High School
Oklahoma A
M. College
Kansas
Hayman
Pelt
Italian Pleased Boston May 17 Report
Italian pleased. Boston dispatch notes satisfaction with his visit to Washington. The brief item records a positive reaction from Italian officials to the Washington trip. The report mentions no further details or dates beyond May 17.
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Boston
Washington
Huge Ferry Pier at Oakland Destroyed by Fire
The Key System passenger ferry terminal in Oakland was destroyed by fire with no deaths. Estimated loss reached 3 million dollars after a $1 million ferry peralta building burned following a dockside explosion. The wooden pier extended into San Francisco Bay and connected to the East Bay by rail.
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Oakland
Calif
Peralta
San Francisco Bay
East Bay
Mainland
Operation on Mosquitoes Latest Step in Fight on Dreaded Form of Insanity
The U S public health service announced a new method to treat paresis using artificial mosquito bites. Mosquito salivary glands are processed into a serum to infect paresis patients with malaria, an approach seen as safer and cheaper than live mosquitoes. The technique aims to arrest the disease by malaria’s effect on a blood disorder causing paresis.
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Washington
United States Public Health Service
Roosevelt outlines emergency actions and aims in White House talk
President Roosevelt delivers a second Franklin Roosevelt radio address from the White House detailing the banking crisis, deflation risks, and the mustering of swift, bipartisan action. He recalls the crisis two months earlier, contrasts deflation with proactive measures, and notes Congress’ understanding and support for emergency policies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress Plans Rush Emergency Legislation This Week
Washington May 7 Congress moves to push four major administration emergency proposals to the White House this week including a large farm relief inflation bill and a vast public works program. President Roosevelt will respond with recommendations for a public works plan featuring a new administrator and major naval construction. The package may total 1.5 to 2 billion dollars with an initial 500 million bond issue and includes a 32-ship naval component.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Swanson
Missoula Soldier Found Dead In Hotel Room
John Basus a 43 year old sergeant with Company A Fourth U S Infantry at Fort Missoula and World War I veteran was found shot dead in his hotel room here. A .34 caliber revolver with a discharged shell lay in his hand a note to Alice Kelly signed John indicated suicide. Coroner plans an inquest and police say death likely occurred earlier in the afternoon.
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John Basus
Fourth United States Infantry
Fort Missoula
Alice Kelly
Love
John
Don Murphy
Frank Roe
Ed O'Connor
Basus
Roosevelt outlines new partnership plan amid inflation concerns
President Roosevelt announced a national partnership plan linking government with agriculture, industry, and transportation. He proposed measures to raise fair wages, curb cut-throat competition, and reduce long hours while keeping anti trust in force. He warned inflation would be tackled with new powers if needed and urged international unity to advance disarmament and economic stability.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Blizzard Stalls Cars Across Butte Anaconda Georgetown
A severe blizzard stalled more than twenty cars between Butte Anaconda and Georgetown Lake last night. Vehicles crawled at seven to ten miles per hour with visibility down to a few yards. Georgetown Lake area recorded over eight inches of snow with no injuries reported.
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Butte
Anaconda
Georgetown Lake
Chicago Tax Law Eases County Payment Crisis
County Treasurer Joseph B. McDonough reported improvement in Cook county tax collections under the Skarda law. The measure allows the treasurer to take over delinquent properties to force tax payments, with about a dozen receivership actions filed and several large owners rushing to settle.
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Chicago
Joseph B. McDonough
Cook County
McDonough
Treasury
United States
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