McLarnin Beats Ross In Heroic 15 Round Welterweight Clash
Jimmy McLarnin regains the welterweight throne in a 15 round split decision over Barney Ross at Madison Square Garden. The bout draws about 25 000 amid rain delays with two judges backing McLarnin and a referee’s call tipping to Ross. Both fighters endure heavy cuts and fatigue as the title defense record remains unbroken.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Madison Square Garden Bowl
New York
Jimmy McLarnin
Barney Ross
Barney
McLarnin
Ross
Tommy Shortell
Charlie Lynch
Arthur Donovan
Eddie Forbes
Forbes
Donovan
Joe Dundee
Shortell
Russia Aims to Join League for Help Against Japan
In Geneva the political commission approved Russia’s admission to the league of nations by a 38 3 vote with seven abstentions. Giuseppe Motta led a sharp attack on Moscow while Maxim Litvinov prepared to address the assembly, framing Moscow’s entry amid Russo Japanese tensions.
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League of Nations
Japan
Political Commission
Moscow
League
Giuseppe Motta
Switzerland
Portugal
Belgium
Maxim Litvinov
Motta
Lenin
World Arms Traffic Revealed by League Yearbook
Geneva reports a League of Nations yearbook shows 1932 lawful arms trade totaling $33.934 million with notable imports by Holland from Britain and France, Belgium Poland and Switzerland purchases, South American and Asia allocations, and British and French exports near ten thousand dollars.
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Geneva
WUP
Washington
League of Nations
Germany
Holland
Great Britain
France
Japan
China
British
Fire Rages Through Nome Mining Town Leaving Few Buildings
Nome Alaska September 17 Fire destroyed most of Nome with only two business structures including a hotel still standing. The fire department HQ and many stores burned while dynamite was used to halt the blaze. Hardest hit were groceries and residences as residents faced homelessness and losses estimated above one million dollars. Coast guard cutters were ordered from Washington to aid stricken residents.
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Nome
Alaska
Federal
Miners and Merchants Bank
Weather Bureau
Crescent Hotel
Lomen Commercial Company
Washington
Coast Guard
Bering Sea
Dutch Harbor
Big Maj Casts Ballot to End Strike
Four local unions of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers in Butte Anaconda and Great Falls voted to ratify an agreement with the Anaconda company governing wages and conditions for the coming year. The vote split by local, and the unions also decided five day weeks for most workers. Federal mediators observed the vote and planned to depart for the east to handle other mediation tasks.
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International Union of Mine
Butte
Anaconda
Great Falls
Anaconda Company
Butte Miners’ Union
Eovsestenvs
Sdme Cous Vebah
Beesest
den Ee
Great Falls Smeltermen
Thomas Brown
The
International Union
Brown
International Organization
P. W. Chappell
R. C. Jacobson
East
Department of Labor
National Labor Board
Mr. Chappell
Federal Department of Labor
Jacobson
Infantile paralysis in Montana shows definite decrease
Helena report cites a definite reduction in Montana infantile paralysis as 19 new cases appeared last week versus 57 in the first week of September. State epidemiologist Dr. J. H. Crouch attributes the drop to recent rains and cooler weather, noting the epidemic may be subsiding.
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Helena
Montana
J. H. Crouch
Sweeping Price Reductions on State Liquor Announced
Montana state liquor store patrons will see price cuts from 33 1 3 to 40 percent under retail prices, effective October 1. The control board headed by Gov. Frank H. Cooney also said $100,000 in state liquor system profits would be repaid in two $50,000 installments on October 15 and December 15.
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Helena
Montana
State Control Board
Frank H. Cooney
Constitution Day attacks on New Deal policies cited by critics
Opponents of the New Deal used Constitution Day to denounce Roosevelt policies as dictatorial and anti free speech. Speakers named Ogden Mills Theodore Roosevelt Jr Bainbridge Colby and others warned of bureaucratic rule and loss of congressional power tied to regulatory measures and recovery programs.
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Theo. Roosevelt Jr
Bainbridge Colby
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Col
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Herbert Hoover
Weather Outlook for Montana Shows Showers West Tuesday
Montana forecast calls for unsettled weather on Tuesday and Wednesday with possible showers in the western portion. The eastern part may see warmer conditions on Tuesday.
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Montana
Morro Castle Commander Penalized for Neglecting Drills
New York September 17 The Morro Castle disaster inquiry revealed William F Warms commander when fire killed 132 aboard off New Jersey coast was fined in 1926 for neglecting fire drills on another Ward Line ship His license was suspended for 10 days Warms took command after Captain Willmott’s death and crew testimony cites irregular drills further questioning planned.
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New York
William F. Warms
Ward
Morro Castle
Jersey
Steamboat Inspection Service
Warms
Department of Commerce
Dickerson N. Hoover
Inspection Service
Heiress and Cab Driver Spouse to Get Allowance
Irish Dan McCaffery, 26, husband of Virginia Gates, Philadelphia heiress, vows to provide. Once a taxi driver and auto mechanic, he earned a $250 parental blessing and a modest allowance from Dr. Thomas Gates, president of the University of Pennsylvania, after Virginia’s disappearance from a Wyoming dude ranch on August 14.
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Idaho
Dan McCaffery
Virginia Gates
Philadelphia
McCaffery
Thomas Gates
University of Pennsylvania
Morgan
Wyoming
Finos
Dan
Midwest
Bo’se
Fom Cribbins
Georgia Mills Reopen Under Martial Law Conflict
Martial law grips Georgia textile centers as southern mills reopen after strikes. NRA head Hugh S Johnson faces a stark showdown with labor leaders who refuse NRA talks while Johnson remains in office. Francis J Gorman pledges AFL convention backing for Johnson resignation.
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Washington
Georgia
Hughs. Johnson
NRA
Silk Code Authority Today
Johnson
Francis J. Gorman
American Federation of Labor
Bank loans rise. western bankers cheer improving prospects
In San Francisco on September 17 a moderate expansion in bank loans lifted banker mood after years of decline. Lenders see opportunities to place funds and earn interest as loans increase across the western region.
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San Francisco
Democrats Open Drive Headquarters in Montana
Helena Sept 17 Head quarters for the Democratic state central committee of Montana were opened here by Grover C Cisel state chairman Plans for the campaign still are in the making but the committee expects to sponsor about 75 meetings throughout the state County central committees will be asked to indicate where they desire to have meetings in their respective counties 80 speakers itineraries may be completed
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Helena
Democratic State Central Committee of
Montana
Grover C. Cisel
California Mortgage Moratorium Bill Signed by Acting Governor
Acting Governor Merriam announced the mortgage moratorium bill passed by the legislature in a special session was signed into law, effective September 15, in Sacramento.
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Sacramento
Cal
Merriam
Cuba braces for suspected radical outbreak
In Havana on September 17 soldiers doubled guards at the presidential palace and machine guns were stationed at main entrances as rumors of a radical revolutionary outbreak spread through the city.
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Havana
Cuba
Upp
Fisticuffs Erupt Between Nazi Organizers and Protestants
In Stuttgart and across Wuerttemberg clashes broke out as Nazi organizers confronted dissenting Protestants over the suspension of Bishop Theophil Wurm. The state's interior minister sought guidance from Wilhelm Frick as fights spread in multiple towns.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Wuerttemberg
Wilhelm Prick
Theophil Wurm
Frick
Better-Housing Program Explained In Butte
The Better Housing program was unveiled at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Butte. An information bureau opens at 62 West Broadway to assist property owners with National Housing Act loans for home repairs and improvements. The drive urges cash owners to start work now and others to apply for loan aid through the bureau. Kenneth L. chairs the new committee and leads ongoing outreach.
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Butte
Chamber of Commerce
West Broadway
Chamber of Commerce Information Bureau
Better Housing Committee
Kenneth L
State Supreme Court extends halt in Nellie Madison case
The California Supreme Court continued until December 2 the appeal of Mrs. Nellie Madison, a Montana cowgirl condemned to death for murdering her husband. Her lawyers sought more time claiming briefs were not ready. she remains imprisoned at Tehachapi, previously a Butte hotel worker.
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Los Angeles
State Supreme Court
Nellie Madison
Montana
Superior Court
Tehachapi
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