Western Foresters Fear Drought Fueling Fire Risk
Foresters in seven western states warn drought will worsen fire danger this summer. Citing moisture shortages and crop losses, they expect a bad fire year in Montana Wyoming and Idaho with early rains needed for the Northwest. Snow shortages threaten Idaho and Utah. air drops aid crews amid blocked roads. New Mexico reports 170 percent more forest fires this year.
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Denver
Montana
Wyoming
Northwest
Evan W. Kelley
Missoula, Mont
Idaho
Washington
R. H. Rutledge
Salt Lake City
Utah
Black Hills
New Mexico
Mountain slide threatens Yellowstone river near Livingston
Flood fears rose as giant rocks and earth slid into the Yellowstone above Livingston after Mount Livingston shed debris. Snowmelt swelled the river to over normal levels while the advancing foothill has moved more than 40 feet toward the stream.
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Livingston
Yellowstone
Mount Livingston
Absaroka Range
Country Club
Park County
Jardine
Emigrant Peak
Yellowstone National Park
Gardiner
Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone Park
Racers Start Last Contest on Missouri River
Four cabin cruisers from Montana cities began a 2300 mile race from St. Louis to Fort Benton with a 1 15 p m start. The fleet passed the City of St Louis as spectators cheered. The course heads upstream toward Kansas City for a one day stop before three weeks to Fort Benton June 12.
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ST. Louis
Montana
Fort Benton
Mont
Hermann
Municipal Bridge
City of
Edwin C. Koenig
Parker
America
Missouri
Kansas City
Basque insurgents force out troops from strategic stronghold
Reports from Saint Jean de Luz and Bilbao indicate Basque forces were driven from a key Bilbao Amorebieta Durango highway pocket by insurgents. In other dispatches, two German officers condemned by Spanish Loyalists possibly face release in exchange for two Russian aviators held by rebels. In Florida, John D. Rockefeller Jr. dies at 98 at The Casements in Ormond Beach after a long career. Funeral plans set for Pocantico Hills. private car to return body north.
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Saint Jean DE Luz
U.P
Bilbao
ST Jean DE Luz
France
Bilbao-Amorebieta
Durango
Tarrytown
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
N. Y
Helena Quake Reported No Damage After Strong Shocks
Helena with meteorologist W J F Maughan says a moderately strong quake lasting about six seconds was felt at 1 16 this morning. It is the 2356th quake since 1935 and the sharpest in eight months, rattling pans but causing no damage or device recordings in the federal building basement, police report.
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Helena
W. J F. Maughan
United States Weather Bureau
Maughan
Federal
Philanthropy of Financier Brings Praise
The death of John D. Rockefeller Jr. at Ormond Beach Florida drew widespread tributes to his philanthropy. Leaders from education business and government praised his gifts totaling about 78.4 million dollars and his restraint in using his name.
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John D. Rockefeller Jr
Ormond Beach
Fla
Catate
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Rockefeller
America
Dr. Hutchins
Harold H. Swift
Board of Trustees
The
Edward G. Seubert
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Bankhead
United States
House of Representatives
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan & Company
Today and Tomorrow by Walter Lipmann
The article argues the Presidents bill would extend personal power by enabling him to appoint forty four lower court judges and six circuit court judges immediately, beyond vacancies from deaths, indicating concern over centralizing authority.
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Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Injured Child In Critical Condition After Park Street Crash
Delia Mae Nevers six, daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Nevers, remains in critical condition at Murray hospital after being struck Saturday afternoon on East Park Street by a car driven by H L McKinley of Colorado. She suffers a fractured skull and broken collar bone among other injuries.
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Delia Mae Nevers
Howard Nevers
East Galena Street
Murray Hospital
H. L. McKinley
Colorado
Butte
East Park Street
F. H. Malee
James Farren
Dewey Street
John Mattson
Indiana Avenue
Mari Tayor
Silver Bow Street
Harrison
Grand Avenues
Fidelity lodge marks 61st anniversary celebration
Fidelity lodge No. 8 I O O F observes its sixty first anniversary with a 7:30 p m program in Fidelity hall. The event includes annual roll call, officer nominations, and a social in the banquet room. The charter was granted May 25 1876 by Charles E Duer of Fort Benton.
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Fidelity Group
Fidelity Lodge No
Fidelity Hall
Fidelity Lodge
Charles E. Duer
Fort Benton
Grand Lodge
Montana
Joseph A. Hyde
Deer Lodge
Peter Lansing
John G. Keith
John H. B. Foster
Charles S. Warren
John M. Bowes
Arthur B. Agno
Pete Knight Killed in Hayward Rodeo Finals
Pete Knight 33 world champion bronc rider and former all around cowboy champion died after being thrown and trampled by his horse Slowdown during the Hayward rodeo finals. Knight, Calgary native and longtime star, lived in Hayward with his wife and was a famed figure in Butte rodeos and major events nationwide.
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Hayward
Cal
Pete Knight
Knight
Harry Rowell Ranch
Calgary
Alberta
Can
United States
Johnny Bowman
Oakdale
Butte
Leo Cramer
Pete
Montana Weather Forecast Outlook
Partly cloudy in Montana on Monday and Tuesday. Warmer conditions in the central region and cooler temperatures in the extreme east Monday.
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Montana
Belgrade Woman Killed as Auto Plunges Into Ditch
Belgrade crash claims Mrs Mae Bast as vehicle leaving the Bozeman Hot Springs road overturns into a deep ditch. Police say she suffered a broken neck and died almost instantly. Her husband George Bast survives. funeral plans pending.
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Belgrade
Mae East
Here
Bozeman-Hot Springs
C. H. McDonald
Former Butte Man Sails for China Aboard Clipper
Thomas O Leary 32 a former Butte resident will depart from San Francisco next Wednesday as a steward on the China clipper bound for Hongkong with stops at Honolulu Midway Wake Island Guam and Manila. The round trip lasts two weeks and the one way fare is 950 dollars. O Leary born and raised in Butte is the son of the late Patrick J O Leary and Bessie Harkins and will write relatives after his first voyage. He is a nephew of Mrs Mamie Lenahan.
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Thomas O'Leary
Butte
San Francisco
Hongkong
John O'Leary
Missoula Avenue
Honolulu
Midway Island
Wake Island
Guam
Manila
China
O'Leary
Patrick J. O'Leary
Bessie Harkins
Thomas
St. Lawrence
Old Central High
Grand Hotel
Broad Pacific
Mamie Lenahan
Roosevelt to outline wages and hours in general terms
Senator Robinson and Senator Black said President Roosevelt will discuss minimum wages and maximum hours in general terms in a message to Congress. A 41 page bill drafts a three member board to regulate wages and hours across interstate industry without fair trade codes. In New York, 150 leaders urged raising WPA appropriations beyond 1.5 billion, warning current outlay could force 600,000 layoffs.
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Washington
Robinson
Black
Senate Labor Committee
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Connery
House Labor Committee
NRA
New York
Citizens’ Committee
WPA
Rockefeller fortunes shift from oil to real estate gains
New York May 23 The Rockefeller fortune remains partly enigmatic as John D Rockefeller Jr and his son have given more than 500 million dollars to philanthropy fueled by oil wealth. As gifts grew, Rockefeller funds appear to have shifted toward real estate steel and bank stocks. Some say Rockefeller real estate holdings in New York form the most valuable city block.
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Florida
New York
John H. Yordi
Yordi
Merryday
Standard Oil Trust
John Dd, Rockefeller Jr
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Astor
Rockefeller Center
Fifth and
Sixth Avenues
Central Park
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John D. Rockefeller, SR
John D. Rockefeller SR
Italy
John D. Rockeller Jr
Casements
Harry L. Merryday
Associated Press
Walter Lippmann
ODD Fellow Lodge
Howard Bale
Ironwood
Mich
John Meadow
Steward Post
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