Global munitions tie exposed by Senate probe
The Senate munitions investigating committee unraveled a world network of arms makers led by Sir Basil Zaharoff. Electric Boat and Vickers-Armstrongs share profits, with licenses spanning Japan, Holland, and Spain. A possible risk is American submarines under foreign flags in wartime.
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Washington
U.P
Pauil Zaharoff
Senate
United States
Sir Basil
Spain
Electric Boat Company
Groton
Cuba
America
British Vickers - Armstrong Company
Great Britain
Ireland
Canada
India
Vickers
Japan
Holland
Care
Germany
Senator Pittman Leads Renomination Fight in Nevada
Nevada primary turnout nears record as voters pick nominees for November. In 132 of 246 precincts, Democratic U S Senator candidates posted Pittman 6095, Cooke 1952, Moore 464 while Governor hopefuls Kirman Jr 3072 and Harmon 2247 led. Republican race details continued on later pages.
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Reno
Key Pittman
Nevada
U. S
H. R. Cooke
Bob Moore
Hoover attack seen as party drive keynote
Washington reports Herbert Hoover used a forthright critique of the New Deal to frame a Republican campaign keynote. Analysts say the timing signals his speech aimed to energize GOP efforts to win back congressional seats this fall.
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Hoover
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Half Dozen Mentioned for Democratic Committeeman
Helena Sept 4 With the state convention set for Saturday observers hear of a half dozen possible national committeeman picks and a half dozen for state central committee chair. Names include O S Warden Great Falls Lester H Lobe Helena James F OConner Livingston Grover Cisel Billings D J Burke Lewistown H J McGregor Great Falls.
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Helena
State Central Committee
O. S. Warden
Great Falls
Lester H. Lob’e
James F. O'Conner
Livingston
Grover
Butte Launches School Safety Drive Arrests 18
Butte authorities ordered strict road safety as school days begin. Officers Tom ONeill and Elmer Powell arrested 18 motorists on Broadway Park and Granite streets for traffic violations. Bonds ranged from 1 to 10 dollars for speeding cases.
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Butte
Tom Oneill
Elmer Powell
Broadway Park
Granite Streets
Bootlegger Lair Near Pickfair Searched for Explosives
Hollywood police raided an abandoned bootlegger’s lair behind Pickfair seeking a cache of dynamite and black powder believed moved from a magazine near Newhall last May. Officers said three men loaded boxes onto a truck and fled. A dozen radio patrol cars swept the Hollywood hills for the explosives, which could destroy a city block if detonated.
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Hollywood
Mary Pickford-Douglas Fairbanks
Beverly Hills
Pickfair
Powder Company
Newhall
Hollywood Hills
Parley on Butte Strike Set For This Morning
Negotiations aimed at settling the local strike resume today at 10 o clock at the Hotel Finlen. Participants include representatives of the Butte miners and engineers and the mill and smeltermen of Anaconda and Great Falls, with Anaconda officials, as announced by federal mediators P. W. Chappel and R. C. Jacobson. The groups met yesterday for over four hours before the next session.
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Hotel
Finlen
Butte
Anaconda and
Great Falls
Anaconda Company
P. W. Chappell
R. C. Jacobson
Textile Strike Nears Objective in Fall River
Police used tear gas and pistols as they tried to free about 200 workers held inside the Pepper’s textile plant. About 200,000 textile workers responded to a general strike call, but signs show the union may have fallen short of its goal.
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Fall River
Mages
Peppere
Washington
August Expenditures Jump as Receipts Rise in August
The treasury reported August expenditures at 513.7 million with receipts of 286.3 million, widening the two month deficit to 475.5 million. Public debt fell slightly to 27.08 trillion as cash funds were used instead of new borrowing.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
Maniac Shot After Prolonged Drinking Spree
In Clinton Iowa Fred Blink 45 killed five people and wounded a sixth with a shotgun during a spree sparked by heavy drinking. He was shot in both legs by police after a shootout, claimed seven victims, and fled toward nearby residents before capture.
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Clinton
Iowa
Fred Blink
Fulton
Timothy H. Carrick Jr
John Hamilton
Jennie Walters
Marty Menzie
Webb
Janes Lamb Hospital
Joe Collier
Blink
Whiteside County
Hamilton
P. A. Whitney
Morrison
J. P. Frye
East Clinton
Clinton Hospital
Lee Hamilton
Fred van Zulden
Alcatraz escapee Moe Vogel returned for trial in Indiana
Moe Vogel once linked to Alcatraz escapes arrives in South Bend Indiana in handcuffs and leg irons to face charges for stealing 16 money order blanks in 1932. He had earlier fled Alcatraz by swimming from the bay to a rowboat and later served at McNeil Island. In San Francisco George Machine Gun Kelly Albert Bates and Harvey Bailey were among 103 convicts moved toward Alcatraz as its population rose to 203 during transport from Leavenworth.
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Moe Vogel
Alcatraz Island
Devil's Island
South Bend
Ind
Walla Walla
Wash
McNeil Island
Vogelee
Alcatraz
San Francisco
George
New Orleans Mayor Wins Court Order Over Primary Police Use
United States District Judge Wayne G. Borah issued a restraining order at the petition of two citizens and the state registrar R. J. Gregory to stop removal of voter names from the list for the Sept. 11 congressional primary. The case centers on Huey P. Long ally Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley and National Guardsmen who seized the registration office to influence the election.
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New Orleans
Kingfish
Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
United States
Wayne G. Borah
R. J. Gregory
Four Forest Fires Break Out in Deer Lodge District
Two new forest fires were found in the Butte district within 24 hours. All were believed under control with one near Lake Delmo discovered by airmail pilot Ray T. Elsmore and another in Fourth of July canyon near Woodville triggering early concern.
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Butte
Deer Lodge National Forest
R. T. Ferguson
Lake Delmo
Continental Divide
Ray T. Elsmore
National Parks Airways Company
Fourth of July Canyon
Woodville
Mr. Ferguson
Saw Mi's Gulch
Nez Perce
Ferguson
Camp Caroline
Divide
R. FE
Dickason
Whitehall
Elsmore
Louisiana to Install Huey as Dictator After Thursday
Huey Long will be declared dictator at midnight Thursday as Louisiana adopts 26 new laws. The measures place election, tax and police control under Huey and his puppet governor O K Allen, with state police to invade cities, deputized election guards, and ballots under supervisors. Local courts lose power over militia, and liquor licensing is centralized under Huey.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Huey Long
United States
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Huey
Carr Walmsley
State Insurance Commission
State Bureau of Identification
O. K. Allen
Allen
Butte Drops In Insurance Class Sparking Rate Hike
Butte moves from the fourth to the sixth class in city fire protection. The Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific says insurance rates on new policies will rise about 15 percent. Property owners face an unofficial $40 000 annual increase in costs. Charles W. Cook announced the change.
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Butte
Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific
Vass
Charles W. Cook
Montana
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