Montana forest fire crews reach 1700 as death toll rises
MISSOULA Aug 31 The McPherson fire crew on Cabinet Coeur d'Alene forests grows to 1700 with favorable weather aiding control. A separate Deer creek blaze on the Kootenai forest is battled by 1498 workers with pumps and plows. Ray Helm of Minneapolis dies after being struck by a falling tree while fighting a fire near Plains. Fires have burned about 13000 acres with backfires crossing the river into Canada and Canada backfires burning 1500 acres on the US side. Crews are being reduced as fires come under control across Bitter Root and surrounding districts.
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Missoula
Ray Helm
Minneapolis
Pilgrim Creek
Plains
Montana
Idaho
Washington
McPherson
Cabinet
Coeur d’Alene
Clark’s Fork
Heron
Deer Creek
Kootenai Forest
Canada
United States
North Fork
Yank River
Kildee
McEyer
Cabinet Forest
Brazil faces repayment flex in wake of sinking fund pause
The article analyzes US, Brazil finance amid easing postwar demand. It notes rising second-class bonds, Wabash deterioration, and Pennsylvania ties. It discusses Brazil suspending foreign loan sinking fund payments, choosing a partial moratorium over default, with US investments and trade balances in focus.
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Brazil
United States
Atter
Republic
Abandoned Well Near Powers Property Draws Suspicions
Clarksburg West Virginia August 31 authorities indicate they expect more bodies to be found on the Quiet Dell property of Harry F Powers after two women and three children were located near his garage. Powers is questioned over the deaths of Mrs Asta Buick Eicher and her three children of Park Ridge Illinois and Mrs Dorothea Lamke of Worcester Massachusetts. He gave a brief contradictory statement about Mrs Lemke. Police fear more victims may be buried nearby as digging resumes.
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L. W. Sheridan
Clarksburg
W. Va
Harry F. Powers
Overs
Cornelius P. Pierson
Asta Buick Eicher
Park Ridge
Ills
Dorothea Lamke
Worcester
Mass
Powers
Dell
Lemke
Rotana Milk Carnival Opens Tonight With Parade
A parade led by the American Legion drum corps announced the Rotana club carnival opening at 8 o'clock tonight in Clark Park. Citizens in cars joined the procession to the carnival grounds to volunteer for booth setup. The two day event aims to raise funds for the milk fund that gives hundreds of bottles of milk to needy school children, a cost near 400 dollars monthly. Last year the fund depleted before school ended, causing debt for the club.
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American Legion
Clark Park
Butte
Woman Air Derby Winner Spotlighted at Races
Mrs. Phoebe Omlie of Memphis leads the women's division in the Santa Monica derby after a 30 mile closed course race with an average speed of 129.8. The event at Cleveland drew about 15,000 spectators. A minor mishap occurred when C Shirley Reitzel of Akron crashed during a dead stick landing in front of the grandstand, injuring nothing serious.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Phoebe Omlie
Memphis
C. Shirley Reitzel
Akron
Waco
Forest Fire Threatens Wardner and Kellogg
Forest blaze endangers Wardner Idaho and Kellogg as crews battle flames amid shifting winds. Authorities warn residents to stay alert and evacuations are possible as the fire spreads toward nearby areas.
Leicurely Bandit Trio Rob Bank for Four Hours
Three armed men seized a Security First National Bank branch in Los Angeles for four hours before manager K I Davis opened the vault. They took about $52,000 and fled as staff toiled. one worker, Joseph Fisher, witnessed the escape though a rear window. The entry time lock delayed vault access until 8:30.
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Los Angeles
Security First National Bank
K. I. Davis
Joseph Fisher
Davis
Fisher
Tad Annalee
Teagest Oak
Flames Stop Fire Threat At North Wyoming Street
Spectators and homeless families fled as flames leveled six homes and St. Marys church on North Wyoming. John F Harrington 30 hoisting engineer at Badger State mine stood on his roof with a garden hose, halting the blaze and saving his bungalow at 709 North Wyoming.
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John F. Harrington
Harrington
St. Mary’s Church
Wyoming Street
Badger State Mine
Ittle
Six Homes and Church Burn in Butte Fire
A major blaze in Butte destroyed six homes six garages and St Marys church. About thirty people including sixteen children were displaced when flames started before 3 am at 719 North Wyoming Street. Centerville volunteers and city firefighters halted the blaze, with a reported damaged value over sixty thousand dollars.
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Butte
Wyoming Street
St. Mary's Church
Centerville
Reprisals Continue as Union Leader Quits in Britain
London August 31 Labor widened attacks on the new national government as J H Thomas minister in Ramsay MacDonald’s cabinet resigns as leader of the National Union of Railwaymen after 35 years. The cabinet adjourned after a three hour session amid efforts to cut 600 million dollars from the budget and an expected parliament call for a special session.
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Victor Eubank
London
Labor
J. H
Jim) Thomas
Dominions
National Union of Railwaymen
Ramsay MacDonald
Thomas
MacDonald
Lossiemouth
Scotland
Hall Caine Dies at 78 After Life of Christ Unfinished
Sir Hall Caine, 78, famed British novelist and dramatist, died at Greeba Castle Isle of Man after a period of lung congestion. He never completed his life of Christ, work halted over a year ago, with wife and two sons at his side at 10:55 p.m. The renowned writer and theatrical figure had long been a public favorite.
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Ramsay
Isle of Man
U.P
Sir Hall Caine
Britain
Greeba Castle
Sir Hall
Christ
Gangsters and cops games replace play in Harlem
In Harlem the children abandon ring around the rosies and cowboy games after a gangsters car fired bullets, injuring five and mortally wounding a boy. Now, in the Little Italy area, youths stage a new game called Gangsters and cops using packed boards as machine guns and improvised costumes.
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Robert ST. John
New York
Harlem
Little
Italy
Graf Zeppelin 700 Miles Off Coast
Graf Zeppelin airmobile craft was about 700 miles from Natal while en route from Germany to Brazil as reported by the Portuguese steamship Nyassa via radio from Rio de Janeiro on August 31.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Germany
Brazil
Natal
Nyassa
Montana Weather: Fair Conditions Through Tuesday and Wednesday
The forecast calls for generally fair skies in Montana with little change in temperatures through Tuesday and Wednesday. No significant rainfall or storms are expected, and winds are light to moderate across most counties.
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Montana
Ringling magnate Richard Ringling dies at 36
Richard T. Ringling son of Alfred Ringling and heir to the circus interests died of a heart attack at his White Sulphur Springs home. He returned from Great Falls the day before, leaving behind a widow Aubrey Black and three children. He owned large ranches and land in Montana and Florida and had led the Ringling interests since 1915.
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Richard T. Ringling
White Sulphur Springs
Alfred T. Ringling
Great Falls
Ringling
Florida
Baraboo
Wis
Lindberghs Slip Away to Get Best Holiday
Extremely tired from the strain of the transpacific flight and six day reception in Tokyo Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh left for Karuizawa by car despite heavy rain making the mountain road rough They will stay in the summer villa of US Ambassador W Cameron Forbes at Karuizawa awaiting a rest from their strenuous itinerary
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Tokyo
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Karuizawa
Althou
Lindberghs
Linberghs
United States
W. Cameron Forbes
Boncour proposes League control of armed forces
Joseph Paul Boncour, foreign affairs chairman of the French chamber of deputies, told the Associated Press that all nations should place their armed forces at the disposal of the League of Nations to suppress wars of aggression. He noted France would back the move as it prepares for the Geneva conference in February.
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Chamber of Deputies
Joseph FE. Sharkey
Associated Press
Paris
Joseph Paul Boncour
League of Nations
M. Paul Boncour
France
Alice
Accidents Near Miss Involving Sefton And Auto Crash
John Sefton received a gunshot wound to the leg from a misfired .22 revolver cartridge after striking it with a hammer. He was hospitalized. En route home the car crash at Ohio and Mercury streets injured Sefton and Jerry Johns, with Myerle and Baxter charged with reckless driving. Both cars damaged and witnessed by bystanders.
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John Sefton
Talbot Avenue
Sefton
Murray Hospital
Cyril Baxter
Talbot
Peter J. Myerle
East Gold Street
Ohio
Mercury Streets
Jerry Johns
Yale Avenue
Myerle
St. James’ Hospital
Baxter
Jack Duggan
Bart Riley
Drive on Foreign License Plates Ordered by Board
The Butte traffic commission and city officials, led by new chairman J. H. Rowe, ordered a drive on cars with foreign plates. Police Judge Louis Buckley and Assistant City Attorney Herbert Bingham backed stricter enforcement. Non-resident permits for visitors will be available at the sheriff’s office. starting Monday, drivers without permits face arrest.
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Butte Traffic Commission
J. H. Rowe
Louis Buckley
Herbert Bingham
California
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