Riots At Republic Steel Plant In South Chicago
Four were dead and 88 injured in a clash between strike supporters and police near the Republic Steel plant in South Chicago. Police sustained 23 injuries as about 1,000 demonstrators attacked with clubs and rocks. Authorities booked 30 to 40 strikers only loosely charged while the plant continued operating amid a Steel Workers Organizing Committee strike call.
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Chicago
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Fire destroys landmark warehouse on South Side
A three story wooden Greenfield poultry warehouse east of Harrison avenue viaduct burned last night in a spectacular blaze. Flames rose over 100 feet as firemen, volunteers, and police controlled traffic while spectators watched. The building, unused since 1936, stood near the Northern Pacific tracks on the South Side.
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Greenfield Poultry
Harrison Avenue
Quartz Street
South Side
Boulevard
Silver Bow
Charles A. Greenfield
Northern Pacific Railroad
J. L. Dorsh
Charles A
Butte Plans Memorial Day Tribute To War Veteran
Butte today honors a war veteran with memorial services at Flanders fields and ceremonies starting 8 30 am in the courthouse lobby with To the Colors. A large parade will depart the courthouse at 9 and move through Granite Washington Broadway Arizona Park Montana to Mercury ending at the parade’s final point. Tom Brainbridge the last surviving G A R member in Butte will serve as honorary marshal with Joe Mullins of the U S V A as active marshal.
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Butte
Flanders Fields
Battleship Maine
C. Owen Smithers
R. H. Doyle
William Joll
Art Clark
Granite Street
Washington
Broadway
Arizona
Park
Montana
Mercury
Tom Brainbridge
Joe Mullins
Dave Johnson
Montana Street
Quartz
Main
A. W. Anderson
Jess Akers
Courthouse
Granite
Main Street
Rain Lifts Montana Farmers Yet Need More Moisture
Rain over the past three days aided Montana crops and ranges but officials say far more moisture is needed. Reports show scattered showers across the state with heavier totals in Red Lodge and Carbon county. The Weather Bureau issued a frost warning for Saturday night though no frost damage was reported. Miles City saw .08 inches, Livingston .08, Billings .11, and Mystic Lake .26 inches by Saturday afternoon.
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Helena
Montana
Jay G. Diamond
United States Department of Agriculture
Treasure State
Diamond
Weather Bureau
Red Lodge
Cooke City
Yellowstone Park
Carbon County
Montana Poweree
Mystic Lake
Air Navigation Bureau
Department of Commerce
Glen Ellen
Mildred
North Dakota
United States Weather Bureau
Miles City
Livingston
Billings
Hitler May Renounce Neutrality Pledges
The report notes that Hitler may abandon neutrality pledges amid growing tensions. The article also covers the Barcelona sinking incident where 50 passengers perished when the Spanish steamship Ciudad de Barcelona was torpedoed by an Italian submarine, with 300 aboard and only 60 accounted for.
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Barcelona
Ciudad de Barcelona
Valencia
Calella Beach
Malgrat
Gerona
Deutschland bombing costs 23 German sailors lives
Germany signaled possible renunciation of the Spanish neutrality pact to retaliate against Loyalists after the Deutschlands bombing near Iviza. The ship carried 23 dead and 83 wounded as it returned to Gibraltar with swastikas at half mast.
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Berlin
Germany
Balearic
Iviza
Gibraltar
Admiral Scheer
Spanish
Spain
Valencia
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Youth Hanged in Freak Accident in Wyoming
Charles A. Noah, about 23, died in LaramieWyoming today after a garage door rope attachment apparently swung taut and strangled him as he closed the doors following his car’s return. Authorities described the incident as accidental.
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Laramif
Wyo
Charles A. Noah
Noah
Bombing of Deutschland fuels neutrality crisis in Europe
London reports the German battleship Deutschland was bombed, prompting fears over Spain's civil war, as Germany vows independent measures. The incident rattles the non intervention committee with calls for sanctions against the loyalists and risks deepening divisions among Fascists, Leftists, and democratic powers.
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London
U.P
Deutschland
Europe
Germany
Valencia
Spain
Adolf Hitler
Connery bill hinges on wage regulation across the nation
The article argues the Connery bill confuses wage fixing with limits on hours and working conditions. It notes historical support for separating wage setting from other labor rules, warning the bill creates vast, undefined power. Continued on Page 3.
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United States
Connery
Weather Keeps Mining City Cold Despite Light Rain
Clouds and wind chill the Mining City with a cold day yesterday. Temperatures ranged from 36 to 49 degrees with about 0.04 inches of precipitation. Clearing skies were forecast for today.
Butte Matron Mrs Geraghty Dies After Illness
Mrs. P. J. Geraghty 63 lifelong Butte resident died at home after long illness at 1137 West Woolman street. She supported Immaculate Conception parish and Catholic Women's groups. She married P. J. Geraghty in 1900 in St. Paul. came to Butte in 1901. Survived by husband two sons and daughters in law two daughters sisters and a brother. Body at Daly Shea mortuary funeral arrangements pending.
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P. J. Geraghty
Butte
West Woolman Street
Butte Daily Post
John Geraghty
Denver
Patrick Geraghty Jr
New York City
Catherine Geraghty
Winifred Geraghty
Santa Fe
N. M
Mary Hilary
The
Holy Angels Academy
Minneapolis
Anne Keating
Los Angeles
First Masses for Two Butte Priests at Immaculate Conception and St Patrick’s
Two Butte churches hosted solemn high masses for newly ordained priests Rev. Francis J. Burns at Immaculate Conception and Rev. James F. Shea at St Patrick’s. Msgr Victor Day and Rev J A Rooney led auxiliary roles with choirs conducted by Msgr J C Wiliging and Arthur Drynan.
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Butte
Francis J. Burns
James F. Shea
Father Burns
Immaculate Conception
Father Shea
St. Patrick’s
Msgr
Victor Day
J. A. Rooney
Leo Belanger
Russell Scheicher
J. C. Wiliging
Karl Wright
Father Rooney
J. M. Venus
Don Sullivan
Thomas Conran
D. B. Harrington
Arthur Drynan
Letters Found by Farmer Point to Plane Wreck Location
A farmer found yellowed letters with obliterated addresses postmarked from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City, hinting at a possible Wasatch Mountains wreck site. Officials denied findings of the missing December plane and crews pursue a definite search area while awaiting word on any reward.
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Farmer
Utah
Salt Lake City
Western Air Express
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Wasatch Mountains
M. G. Wenger
Five killed in Lovell collision between bus and car
A head-on crash on the Lovell Billings highway near Denver left five dead, including four Lovell residents and a girl. The sedan driven by Gerald Waters veered onto the opposite shoulder before colliding with a bus. Waters and four others died at the scene while bus driver Bob Longacre and a Basin passenger were injured.
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Lovell
Wyo
Warren
Denver
Lovell-Billings
la Wane Mangus
Shirley Shoemaker
Ralph Yates
Cody
Otis Harris
Gerald Waters
Roger McCall
Waters
Barrow Pit
Bob Longacre
Morrin A. Smith
Basin
Lovell Hospital
Car Crash Involving Great Falls Group Reported
Helena dispatch says Mr and Mrs Clarence Brosinski and Doris Martin of Great Falls were injured when their car wrecked in an accident reported May 10. Details of the crash were sparse in the brief item.
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Helena
Clarence Brosinski
Doris Martin
Great Falls
Montana Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy and Warmer
Partly cloudy conditions in Montana for Monday and Tuesday with a rise in temperatures. Increasing warmth focuses on the eastern portion on Tuesday as clouds move across the state.
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Montana
Earhart May Attempt Round World Flight Tuesday
Amelia Earhart signaled a Tuesday takeoff for a second world flight attempt after a thorough in air test of her $80,000 flying laboratory above Miami. George Palmer Putnam said if all goes well the launch may occur Tuesday.
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Miami
Fla
Amelia Earhart
George Palmer Putnam
Accidents injure several Butte residents yesterday
Fire and traffic incidents left multiple Butte residents injured. John G. Downey, 13, suffered second degree burns lighting a furnace at home. Carl Rasmussen, 306 Pine Street, was treated for a chin laceration and facial contusions after a car collision at Front and Oregon. Robert Herzog reported his vehicle struck Rasmussen as he crossed the intersection. William Bartlett, 1904 Farragut Avenue, said a car supposedly struck a man at Front and Utah, though he could not confirm the event.
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Butte
John G. Downey
East Center Street
Carl Rasmussen
Pine Street
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