Three Killed As Convicts Escape Louisiana Prison
Thirteen long term prisoners at Angola prison farm blasted out with rifles and pistols killing three, wounding four, and seizing a visitor’s car to flee through the main gate. Guards fired back as the fugitives, aided by cut telephone wires, drove off toward remote roads. One slain guard was Alfred Davis. other victims included J W Fletcher.
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New Orleans
Angola
Patty Ben
Alfred Davis
Jim Yarell
J. W. Fletcher
John Singleton
J. L. Watlington
Ed Sharp
Mississippi Line
Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Cuba names Ramon Grau San Martin president
Havana reports Ramon Grau San Martin was sworn in as Cuba’s president by a five member commission. He addressed about 3,000 supporters from a balcony, while a later 5,000 gathered in Central Park shouting anti Yankee imperialism as the junta appointed four cabinet members: Antonio Guiteras interior, Juan Manuel Barquin treasury, Eduardo Chibas public works, and Carlos Finlay sanitation.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Ramon Grau San Martin
Supreme Court
Presidential Palace
Central Park
Antonio Guiteras
Interior
Juan Manuel Barquin
Treasury
Eduardo Chibas
Carlos Finlay
Denver Flood Kills Two as Rivers Burst
A severe flood overwhelmed Denver and suburbs as Platte River swelled, drowning Elizabeth James and her grandson Benny James. A farmer south of Littleton and two boys missing. Dozens of basements flooded, bridges washed out, rail travel halted, and hundreds of cars stranded along the Denver Colorado Springs route.
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Denver
Elizabeth James
Benny James
Littleton
Colo
Platte River
Englewood
Welby
Bear Creek Canyon
Five Creeks
Colorado Springs
James
France to maintain armed strength amid troubled Europe
Paris reports Edmond Miellet minister of pensions told Meaux that France will keep its armed strength in full and not disarm due to a troubled European atmosphere. He warned Germany still seeks imperialism and urged redoubling precautions to harden France’s frontier and morale.
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France
Europe
Paris
Edmond Miellet
Meaux
The
Marne
Germany
M. Mieller
Bird Stowaway Thrush Takes First Cabin on Berlin
The Berlin docked with a crested brown thrush aboard, occupying cabin 27. Steward Albert Steckman noted thrushes are not long distance fliers and suggested the bird flew from an outbound ship, while passengers repeatedly asked about its health and condition.
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New York
Berlin
Albert Steckman
Steckman
Parties in coal dispute urged to forget feuds
Senator Wagner urges employers and workers to set aside feuds and cooperate for recovery in the coal code fight. NRA chief Hugh S. Johnson says objections and amendments are invited as negotiations continue between United Mine Workers and Appalachian operators, with conferences ongoing and confidence in an agreed code rising.
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Washington
NRA
Wagner
New York
National Labor Board
Roosevelt
Arbitration Board
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
United Mine Workers
Federal beer tax totals in Montana reach $102362
Montana federal tax figures show beer tax collections totaling 102 362 dollars by September 1 with processing taxes at 117 769 dollars and additional receipts of 32 800 dollars on September 1 and 2. Capital stock tax paid by Montanans stood at 44 874 dollars as of September 1.
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Helena
Montana
Internal Revenue Office
7500 Butte Youths Return To Classes Today
Butte public schools reopen for the 1933-34 term with about 7500 students returning. Parochial schools opened last week with 2500 enrollees. Washington junior high is closed and Lincoln above fourth grade students are reassigned. Butte High reports a record 2200 plus enrollment, operating in two shifts. Principal Fries announces an 830 assembly as a start, with preliminaries today and serious work to begin tomorrow.
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Butte
Washington Junior High
Butte High
Lincoln
Scott, Fries
Wet predictions of victory march on three states
Maine voters on September 11 will decide repeal of the 18th amendment while Minnesota Maryland and Colorado vote on Tuesday. Wet forces claim victory forecasting 29 states approving repeal leaving seven short of the 36 needed. Maine Supreme Court rules ballots must avoid indicating candidate positions.
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Washington
Maine
Minnesota
Maryland
Colorado
Supreme Court
Portland
Farley
Brann
Dexheimer
State Anti-Saloon League
Denver
Trinidad
Pueblo
Edward Nicholson
Colorado Repeal League
Nurse in Santa Cruz Slaying Claims Motive
Miss Frieda W. A. Weltz a 42 year old registered nurse confessed to authorities she shot J. M. Grace 57 on his estate after two weeks of planning. Grace a wealthy Grace steamship lines heir was walking with his nurse Helene Roberts when Weltz surrendered. Prosecutor J. F. Murphy said Weltz described spying on Grace and staying resolved to kill. She later lapsed into a coma from sleeping potion before recounting details.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Frieda W. A. Weltz
J. M. Grace
Grace
Grace Steamship Lines
Helene Roberts
J. F. Murphy
Murphy
Pacific Northwest to Promote $50 Million Irrigation Fund
Plans for a vigorous campaign to aid irrigation districts across Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington were announced in Spokane. The Pacific Northwest reclamation committee, formed in Portland by irrigation groups, bankers, railroads, and state engineers, aims to mobilize loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation under the 1933 farm mortgage act to fund drainage, levee, and irrigation projects.
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Spokane
Wash
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Pacific Northwest Reclamation Committee
Portland
Federal Land Bank of Spokane
Federal aid for education urged as permanent policy
A national conference on financing of education at Columbia University called for federal aid to become a lasting policy, not just in emergencies. The report proposes central school plants replacing 150,000 one room schools, with a plan to be judged by citizens and used to guide the restoration of American schools.
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National Finance Group
Washington
National Conference On Financing of Education
Columbia University
National Educational Association
NRA Public Works
Balloonists recount trek home after Canadian forest ordeal
Polish entrants Fran cizek Hynek and Znig niew Burzyski described a 90 mile forest trek after 39 hours aloft and 812 mile course from Chicago in the James Gordon Bennett balloon race. They reached a French Canadian settlement for food and warmth amid hunger and cold. Meanwhile Ward Van Orman and Fran Trotter remain missing as search continues in the same event.
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Riviere A Pierre
Quebec
James Gordon Bennett
Francizek Hynek
Znigniew Burzyski
Cago
Ward T. van Orman
Fran Trotter
Cliff Henderson
Two Men Force Doctor to Treat Bullet Wounds
In Overland Park Kansas, two men at gunpoint compelled Dr. K W Carbaugh to remove a bullet and tend two gunshot victims. They bound the doctor, robbed him of 14 dollars, and fled after the operation.
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Overland Park
Kas
K. W. Carbaugh
Montana forecast shows fair skies through Monday and Tuesday
The Montana weather outlook calls for generally fair conditions on Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change across the state.
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Montana
Roosevelt Returns to Capital After Weekend Potomac Cruise
President Roosevelt returns to the White House from a weekend Potomac River cruise. He lands at 6 PM and goes straight to the mansion with no conferences planned, signaling no immediate Cuban policy concerns. He urges Cuba to form a quick, stable government capable of maintaining order.
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Roosevelt
Capital
Washington
White House
Potomac River
Cuba
Knights of Pythias State Meeting Opens in Butte
Close to 200 delegates and visitors gathered in Butte for the 49th annual grand lodge meeting of Knights of Pythias in Montana and the 32nd annual Pythian Sisters convention. The event runs through Tuesday with a grand banquet at the Finlen hotel as headquarters. Earle N. Genzberger will preside over men's sessions and Mrs. Laura Truax will lead the ladies' activities. The Butte Pythian band gave a downtown concert outside the Finlen hotel.
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Butte
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Montana
Pythian Sisters
Finlen Hotel
Earle N. Genzberger
Laura Truax
Lima
The
Man Describes Accident That Killed Brother on Bear Hunt
Ted Zimple recounted to reporters in Butte how his younger brother Everett G. Zimple 24 of Butte was fatally shot when a rifle discharged during a bear-hunting trip near Seeley Lake. The brothers, who had split to scout, communicated by whistle and were separated moments before the accident.
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Ted Zimple
Everett Zimple
Seeley Lake
Butte
Everett G
Cub) Zimple
Road
Everett
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