Auto race tragedies and Meyer win at Indianapolis
Memorial Day auto racing in three events ends in multiple fatalities. Roy Jones and Johnny Paskovich die from injuries, while Louie Meyer wins the Indianapolis 500 in a race marked by deaths of Mark Billman G L Jordan and Lester Spangler.
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Louie Meyer
Somerset
U.P
Roy Jones
Johnstown
Jennerstown
Here
Indianapolis
California
Meyer
Mark Billman
G. L. Jordan
Lester Spangler
Los Angeles
Malcolm Fox
Detroit
Jordan
Spangler
Fox
Billman
Gasoline Alley
Northwest commerce and employment rise in Pacific Northwest
Seattle reports improved business with rising farm prices and employment through the Northwest. Wheat advance boosts flour mills and 820 workers rehired in Seattle and Tacoma. Lumber industry recovers with 1,000+ recalled workers, higher wages, and renewed camps. Government camps support timber and food purchases across Montana Idaho Oregon Washington. Shipping gains noted with 14 vessels returned to service and freight above forecast.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Tacoma
West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
Western Pine Association
D. Demarest
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Portland
Pershing Rejects Lead-In Disarmament Faith In Memorial Talk
General John J. Pershing warned on Memorial Day that evidence refutes the belief that U S disarmament leadership will prompt nations to follow. He argued treaties fail against aggressive aims and urged critical moral standards before optimism about universal peace.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
America
Helena Youth Dies In Auto Mishap
Helena May 30 Wilbur J Myles 20 of Helena died at a hospital after a car he drove rolled end over end Brakes on the front wheels were believed to have locked causing the crash Kenneth Schmidt 18 also of Helena escaped with minor injuries both youths were riding together at the time of the accident
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Helena
Wilbur J. Myles
Myles
Kenneth Schmidt
Schmidt
French Premier under fire over Rome peace pact approval
Paris May 30 The Daladier government faces a serious bid to overthrow as deputies attack its stance on the Rome peace pact. The dispute threatens to delay initial signing by France Italy Germany and Britain with Mussolini claiming agreement while Marin accuses leaders of treaty revisionism and expects a world war treaty revision.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Rome
Europe
France
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
London
Benito Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Louis Marin
Mussolini
Hitler
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Marin
Dillon Man Crushed Under County Truck Wheels
Dillon May 30 Special Sam Langdorf 30 county road worker was critically injured when thrown beneath the wheels of a county truck on cemetery road east of Dillon about 5 pm He is in Barrett hospital in extremely grave condition Ernest Denny escaped injury as Langdorf suffered a fractured skull and crushed chest while the truck driven by Murphy Thompson skidded in loose grave.
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Dillon
Sam Langdorf
Barrett Hospital
Cemetery Road
Langdorf
Ernest Denny
Denny
Murphy Thompson
Montana Weather Update With Showers and Cooler Outlook
A Montana forecast calls for occasional showers and thunderstorms with cooler temperatures. Wednesday shows unsettled conditions, followed by generally fair weather Thursday.
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Montana
Armistice Parley Under Way With Japanese Delegation
Chinese delegates bound for Armistice talks with Japan moved by train through Tientsin guarded by military patrols. Leader named Gen. Hwang Fu represents the Nanking government with two prior assassination attempts noted. Japanese group to Tangku includes Lieut. Gen. Koiso and is to join formal negotiations expected to be brief.
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Tientsin
China
Tangku
Hwang Fu
Nanking
Peiping
Kuniaki Koiso
North
Governor Cooney to speak at St. Vincent's academy graduation
Helena May 30 Governor Cooney will be the commencement speaker at graduation exercises of St. Vincent's academy here June 2. Among those who will be graduated are Betty Allard of Billings Rosanne Comeau of Boulder Mary Cremer of Big Timber Irene Felsheim of Cody Marie Murphy of Butte.
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Helena
Governor Cooney
St. Vincent’s Academy
Betty Allard
Billings
Rosanne Comeau
Boulder
Mary Cremer
Big Timber
Irene Felsheim
Cody
Wyo
Marie Murphy
Butte
U.S. Ready to Lower Tariffs to Aid Global Recovery
London May 30 U P Ambassador Robert W Bingham announced the United States is prepared to lower tariff barriers immediately to revive international trade He argued higher tariffs do not raise wages and prosperity and urged proper agreements to ease trade. The Prince of Wales toasted Bingham urging Roosevelt to avoid isolation and noting shared economic distress.
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U. S
London
U.P
United States Administration
Robert W. Bingham
Bingham
Pilgrim Society
Victory Hotel
Bing
Ham
Roosevelt
United States
Mineral Collection to be Unveiled at Mines School Friday
Quiet ceremony will reveal a unique mineral collection at Montana School of Mines in Butte as part of commencement events. Rumors say the collection, bequeathed by the late William Andrews Clark Jr., includes rare specimens from distant lands guarded by President Francis A. Thomson and the geology department.
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Mines School
Montana School of Mines
Francis A. Thomson
Geological Department of
Butte
Famous
Technical College
William Andrews Clark
Veterans Honor Fallen Warriors With Muffled Drums Parade
Civil War and Spanish American war veterans honor departed comrades in Butte with music, oratory, and muffled drums. The day included roll calls at Mount Moriah and Mountain View cemeteries, floral tributes, and addresses by national leaders before visits to Helena and Billing.
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Butte
Veterans of America’s Wars
Montana Street
Mountain View
American Legion
Bert Mooney
Ed Lahey
Legion
Earle N. Genzberger
James McCashen
Louis A. Johnson
Boyd D. Stutler
Charleston
West Va
Helena
Billing
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Elizabeth Reed
Mariana Rickey
Blanche Martin
Women's Relief Corps
Lincoln Post
W. C. McManus
Frank Otis
Henry Kaufman
James Kelly
A. M. Cameron
Nelson Pierson
Oscar Dusche
George Wilcox
Charles Haupt
Spain
Alex Cameron
Meyer Wins Record 500 Mile Classic at Indianapolis
Meyer captures the Indianapolis Speedway 500 mile classic with a record average speed of 104.162 mph amid wreckage clearance shows. The victory marks a second career win in the event following his 1928 triumph with Tommy Milton, the only duo to win twice.
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Burns
Meyer
Indianapolis Speedway
Tommy Milton
Memorial Day Brings Warmest Day Yet With 82
Departing from his usual custom on Memorial day the weatherman favored Butte with the warmest day of the year thus far. The sun beat down for most of the day with only brief clouds and a few drops of rain. The mercury rose to 82, six degrees above yesterday’s high, while the low reached 38.
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Butte
Roosevelt Names White House Delegation for London Meet
President Roosevelt announced a six man delegation for the London economic conference and a staff of advisers. Ralph W. Morrison of San Antonio, Texas, was named as the sixth member joining Secretary Hull James M. Cox and chairs Pittman among others.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ralph W. Morrison
San Antonio
Texas
Hull
James M. Cox
Ohio
Pittman
Senators Move To Weaken Economy Act For Veterans
Senator Dill proposes limiting pension cuts for Spanish American War veterans to one third. Senator Black seeks a 1 million dollar addition to fund placing 15 000 former soldiers in empty beds. Senator Ashurst urges accountability and defends the veterans from the act's impact as the drive to ease the act intensifies ahead of final passage.
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Washington
Dill
Wash
Senate
Black
Ala
Ashurst
Oklahoma and Kansas Prisoner Escape Mutiny News
County Attorney Paul Simms disclosed one convict was badly wounded as medical aid was sought. Six of eleven convicts freed Warden Kirk and two guards near Welch Oklahoma after a mutiny. Kidnapped Mrs. Wood and daughter evaded capture. ringleaders named include Wilbur Underhill and Robert Brady.
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Winita
Okla
Paul Simms
Craig County
Prather
Kansas State Prison
Lansing
Kan
U.P
Kansas Penitentiary
Kirk
Welch
M. J. Wood
Kansas City
Louise Wood
Clarice Wears
Wilbur Underhill
Robert Brady
Harvery Bailey
St. Valentine's Day
Chicago
Osage Hills
Oklahoma
John Sherman
L. A. Laws
John York
Youth Buried Alive Ends Enclosure When Exhumed Early
Ray Richards aged 22 was buried alive in Denville New Jersey on May 14 in a six foot steel tomb with plans to stay 42 days. After 17 days he called for diggers and was exhumed and removed to the home of nurse Eleanor Cobb in Boonton in a weakened condition.
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Denville
N. J
Ray Richards
Eleanor Cobb
Boonton
Richards
War disabled to be cared for as Legion chief says
Louis A. Johnson, national commander of the American Legion, told hundreds of ex service men at Mountain View cemetery that despite economy cuts, disabled veterans will be cared for. He said he discussed the matter with President Roosevelt and urged Legionnaires to uphold the flag of economy.
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Legion
Louis A. Johnson
The
American Legion
Butte
Mountain View Cemetery
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
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Office AD
Stanford University Press
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Alene Lamson
David
San Jose
Carol Green Wilson
Stanford Illustrated Review
Teintsin
Cooney
Academy
Britain
R. W. Morrison
Solons Move
U. 9
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