Roosevelt Orders U S Ships Barred From Arms Exports
President Roosevelt announced a partial embargo on arms and munitions shipments to China and Japan by U S government owned ships and 37 vessels under private management. The move seeks to keep the United States out of war while invoking neutrality act options on a 24 hour basis. Tokyo viewed the measure as highly satisfactory to Japan.
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China
Washington
Roosevelt
Far Eastern
Cordell Hull
Joseph Kennedy
Maritime Commission
Japan
Wichita
Baltimore
San Pedro
Cal
United States
Tokyo
U.P
U.S
Allies mobilize nine-nation fleet to combat piracy in Mediterranean
Nine nations prepare a major anti piracy operation in the Mediterranean led by Britain and France with warships from Turkey Russia Greece Egypt Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Romania. Italy refuses to join the main patrol demanding parity and is offered sea lane control near its coast. Mussolini objects clarifying the plan risks embarrassment if Italy stays out.
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Geneva
Mediterranean
Italy
Britain
France
Turkey
Russia
Greece
Egypt
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Mussolini
Germany
Securities Markets Up in Rallies
New York traders saw the broadest rally in months as leading stocks and bonds recovered a large portion of recent losses. Most shares rose $1 to $5 or more as brokers cited oversold conditions. Market sentiment turned hopeful on war developments and a potential economic recession was viewed as discounted after yesterday's slump.
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Wall Street
Landis resigns as SEC head to return to Harvard
James M. Landis, Harvard law professor and former Wall Street boss, quits today as chairman of the securities commission. He will become dean of Harvard Law School and urged Congress to pass more financial reform while noting substantial beginnings but no end to regulation. George C. Adams will serve as acting chairman until a new member is appointed.
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Washington
James M. Landis
Havard
Wall Street
Securities Commission
Harvard
Landis
Roosevelt
Commission
Congress
George C. Adams
New Librarian Named at Montana School of Mines
Miss Guinevere E. Crouch of Boise Idaho is appointed librarian at Montana School of Mines by President Francis A. Thomson. She succeeds Margery Bedinger who resigns after seven years to lead the Denver public library. Crouch previously served four years as reference librarian at Carnegie Public Library Boise with notable success.
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Guinevere E. Crouch
Boise
Idaho
Montana School of Mines
Francis A. Thomson
Margery Bedinger
College
Denver Public Library
Miss Crouch
Carnegie Public Library
Montana School of
Pupil Ingeage Rise Reported By School Chief
Public grade schools show an increase of 181 pupils on the first day of the term compared with a year ago. Douglas Gold city superintendent of schools reported to the board of trustees of School District No. 1. He noted high school enrollment was about the same and mentioned the transfer of Miss Emily Wellcome from Whittier to Hawthorne. Transportation of Madison school pupils to Wash continues under discussion.
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Douglas Gold
Board of Trustees
Emily Wellcome
Whittier
Hawthorne
Fred B. Taylor
Madison School
Wash
John J Carlton Mine Swift Boo Victim Dies at Home
John J Carlton 2420 Harvard avenue died at his home after a brief illness. A shift boss at the Leonard mine he had lived in the city 26 years and was born in Wisconsin. He belonged to the Butte Miners Union. Surviving are his wife Rose Anne Carlton a step daughter Rose Marie Anderson his mother-in-law Mrs W H Nokes of San Francisco two nephews Robert and William Nokes. Body at White's funeral home with funeral arrangements to be announced.
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John J. Carlton
Harvard Avenue
Leonard
Wisconsin
Carlton
Butte Miners’ Union
Rose Anne Carlton
Rose Marie Anderson
W. H. Nokes
San Francisco
Robert
William Nokes
White
Plains Man Dies After Six Days With Injured Leg
William McEvers, an elderly prospector, died in Plains after being trapped six days at his Cherry Creek mine. He was brought to the hospital after his brother Theodore found him. Surgeons amputated his leg but blood poisoning proved fatal.
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Plains
William McEvers
Cherry Creek
Theodore McEvers
McEvers
Black Crow divorce defendant Moran named in suit
George Moran, of the Two Black Crows, named in a divorce action filed in superior court. Mrs Moran seeks custody of daughter Angela, eight, after alleging desertion. The pair wed March 12 1926. Moran's partner Charles Mack died in an automobile crash three years ago.
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Chicago
George Moran
Black Crows
Superior Court
Moran
Earl Carroll “Vanities
Angela
Charles Mack
Thirty Enumerators Start Butte School Census Today
Miss Margaret Leary, clerk of school district No 1, leads thirty enumerators in the annual city census. The effort records children ages one to 21 to secure per capita funds for six to 21 year olds, about nine dollars per child, and relies on public cooperation during the next two weeks of field work.
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Margaret Leary
Miss Leary
Montana Forecast: Fair Weather Wednesday and Thursday
The Montana region is expected to have generally fair conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with little temperature change. No significant precipitation or wind events are anticipated.
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Montana
Justice Black faces demand to declare Klan ties or resign
U S senators pressed Justice Hugo L. Black to state publicly whether he is or was a Ku Klux Klan member or resign from the Supreme Court. Senator Copeland said Black’s confirmation came by misrepresentation and fraud and urged resignation to end national embarrassment. Senator Walsh echoed the call, saying Black owes an explicit public declaration.
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Supreme Court Bench
New York
Senate
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Royal S. Copeland
Black
Copeland
Walsh
David D. Walsh
Massachusetts
Clinton
Mass
Justice Black
Earhart hoax note found in San Francisco Bay
A bottle with a note signed Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan was found bobbing in San Francisco Bay. Authorities dismissed it as a hoax tied to the famous aviators disappearance.
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Vallejo
Cal
Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
San Francisco Bay
Howland Isle
Miss Earhart
South Pacific
Lae
New Guinea
Howland Island
Leonard Schlageter
Howland
Pacific
Golden Gate
Buses To Supplant Butte Street Cars Next Week
Twenty modern buses arrive from Chicago to replace the aging street car system in Butte. They will begin service the morning after arrival with no route disruption and all tokens accepted by the new operator. The change follows a railroad commission grant allowing Anaconda to abandon street cars and cites power shortages as a key reason for switching to buses.
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John G. Evans
M. D. Mills
Butte
Butte City Lines, Inc
New Bus Company
Col. M. D. Mills
Mr. Evans
Colonel Mills
National City Lines, Inc
Butte Company
Chicago
E. J. Nash
Street Railway
Anaconda Company
Railroad and Public Service Commission
Butte City Lines
Japanese Forges Strike On Chinese Fronts
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan's army navy and air forces striking along five fronts over more than 2000 miles. The action signals a possible partial victory as China fights to hold its line. More than 5000 Americans, including U S naval forces, remained in Shanghai area as the front shifted slowly. The Chinese line reached Shanghai proper at only one point.
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Shanghai
Japan
China
United States
Woods Fire Threatens Lake Homes
A 25 acre fire started by a cigarette burned dry grass near Georgetown lake endangering several summer homes on the west shore. One barn was damaged and no other structures were reported. The blaze was spotted at noon by a forest lookout on Lookout mountain.
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Georgetown Lake
George M. Fisher
Butte
Lookout Mountain
Roosevelt ban on US ships carrying arms to China or Japan
Chinese officials reacted to President Roosevelt's order prohibiting ships owned by the U S government from carrying arms or ammunition to China or Japan. He warned other American owned vessels to avoid such cargo at their own risk.
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Shanghai
Roosevelt
U. S
China
Japan
Health regulation on whooping cough listed
Dr. J. L. Mondloch notes whooping cough prevalence in Butte and Silver Bow county and cites Montana law. He highlights Section 2478 requiring households with a communicable disease to notify the local health officer immediately.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow
J. L. Mondloch
State of
Montana
Board of Health
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