Trial Ends in Dramatic Plea in Robbery Case
Mrs. Rebecca Bradley Rogers faces a jury in New Braunfels Texas on charges of robbing Farmers' National Bank of Buda in 1926 of 1000 dollars. Otis Rogers, her husband and lead attorney, urged the panel to spare or condemn her as he proclaimed he would rather see her dead than associating with criminals.
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Rebecca Rogers
New Braunfels
Tex
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Farmers’ National Bank of
Buda
Otis Rogers
University of Texas
Rogers
Rebecca B. Rogers
Texas
Trust Buys 15 Banks Amid Rail and Oil Expansions
The Everybody's Business Trust, led by Marine Midland president George F. Rand, plans to acquire controlling interest in 15 New York state banks including Marine Trust Buffalo and Union Trust Rochester. The initial capital is four million shares at $60, with ten million common shares planned and no funded debt.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
Marine Midland Corporation
New Dillion-dollar Investment , Trust
New York State
Marine Trust Company of Buffalo
George F. Rand
Buffalo
America
Rochester
Union Trust Company
Lackawanna
Cortland
Jamestown
Johnson City
East Aurora
Tonawania
Binghamton
Albion
Snyder
Niagara Falls
Lockport
Stone Webster and Blodgett, Inc
White Wend & Co
Schoellkopf, Hutton and Pomeroy
New York
Marine Union Investors, Inc
Tax Returns Of 25 Companies Made Public
Senate finance committee votes 10 to 4 to release the names of about 325 corporations firms and individuals whose tax returns were requested by the committee for tariff increase considerations. Senators push broader trade data collection from the tariff commission as McMaster seeks full information on bill contents.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Smoot
Treasury
Senate
McMaster
Republican
South Dakota
Finance Committee
Tariff Commission
Commission
Yellowstone Stampede Draws Interior Officials in Park Display
Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur and Horace Albright led a party through Lamar valley to view Yellowstone’s buffalo herd stampede. About 300 head were rounded up as park staff and rangers assisted with the event amid a busy national parks tour.
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Yellowstone Park
Lamar Valley
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Horace M. Albright
National Parks
United States
Wilbur
Interior Department
Helena Legionnaires Promote State Fair Parade in Butte
Led by Stanley Foot commander of Lewis and Clark post No 3 American Legion Helena businessmen and legionnaires toured Butte to advertise the Montana state fair opening in Helena Sept 23. A parade with Silver Bow post band entertained then a Legion hall meeting featured Helena entertainers including 11 members of the Helena high school band. Ben Burnett state adjutant urged that fair entries and exhibits will surpass previous years.
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Stanley Foot
Lewis and Clark Post No
American Legion
Helena
Butte
Montana
Legion Hall
Ben Burnett
The
Lewis and Clark Post
Silver Bow Post
Open bidding set for S600 project plus city improvements
Aldermen approved ordinances for three special improvement districts. Two West Porphyry street projects were referred to the judiciary committee with no contracts this year. A Second street lighting project from Matin to Montana passed. bids due Oct 2. Readvertised Steele street sewer and Montana alley paving also with Oct 2 return. Estimated costs: lighting 6614, sewer 150, paving 6000.
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West Porphyry Street
Judiciary Committee
Second Street
Matin
Montana
Second
Colorado
Dakota
Placer
Steele Street
Gerard
Emmet Street
Montana Alley
West Porphyry
Butte To Host Traffic Survey In Citywide Study
Butte residents await a traffic survey promoted by the new traffic commission. Earl J. Reeder of the national Safety council will outline the plan at 4 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce. About 75 people are expected, with 70 observers to count traffic across city areas for 10 hours over tomorrow.
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Butte
New Traffic Commission
National Safety Council
Earl J. Reeder
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Reeder
Lindberghs Land in Charleston on Southbound Flight
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh landed in Charleston at about 4 30 pm while traveling from Washington to Miami. They will stay tonight as guests of Rear Admiral McCully at the Charleston Navy Yard before resuming their trip next day.
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Charleston
D. C
Charles A. Lindbergh
Farmers National Bank of Alexandria Joins First Bank Stock
The Farmers National Bank of Alexandria Minnesota affiliated with First Bank Stock corporation, announced by Paul J. Leeman, vice president and GM of the holding company. The Alexandria unit becomes the forty fourth in 30 cities of the Ninth Federal Reserve district with assets over 372.5 million. Founded in 1901, it serves Douglas county dairy and diversified agriculture, amid a regional banking crisis.
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Farmers’ National
First Bank Stock Corporation
Exchange of Stock
Minneapolis
Farmers’ National Bank
Alexandria
Minn
Paul J. Leeman
Alexandria Bank
Federal Reserve District
Douglas County
Former Butte Man Pantages Witness
Philip Esterly former Butte taxi company owner and current chauffeur for the A E Christie Film Co in Los Angeles testified as a surprise witness in the trial of Mrs Lois Pantages charged with voluntary manslaughter. Esterly said he witnessed the accident in which a Japanese armer Rokumoto was fatally injured and that the mystery car swerved into Mrs Pantages vehicle, absolving her of blame.
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Philip Esterly
Butte Taxi Company
A. E. Christie Film Company
Los Angeles
Lois Pantages
Esterly
Uro
Rokumoto
Pantage
American Baseball Not So Rough as Cricket, Writer Says
London sports writer Charles Rose viewed the Yankees in a double header hoping to see Babe Ruth. He judged cricket rougher than baseball after arriving late, noting Ruth appeared only in the first innings of the first game and in the second game’s eighth. Signor Lazzeri impressed by hitting a go in the empty upper deck as Rose left.
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United Press
New York
Charles Rose
London Daily Express
Yankees
Mr. Rose
Yankee Stadium
Babe Ruth
England
Mr. Ruth
Rose
London
Ruth
Signor
Tony Lazzeri
Signor Lazzeri
Accused Hit Run Driver May Face Slaughter Count
Manslaughter charge likely will be filed today against James Dempsey, detained since Aug. 17 after a Galena and Main streets crash that killed Lyle Mordick, 55, barber. Mordick was sitting on the running board of a parked car hit by Dempsey’s vehicle. Dempsey was arrested nearby after fleeing.
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James Demsey
Galena
Main Streets
Lyle Mordick
Barber
Ordick
Dempsey
Jere Murphy
Frank Hoe
Kaya
Accident Fatal to Great Falls Man
Thomas Dabler a 67 year old man died after being knocked off his bicycle and run over by a coal truck. He suffered a brain concussion and a broken back and died en route to the hospital. The truck driver cooperated with police as the investigation continued.
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Great Falls
Thomas Dabler
Dabler
Missing Girl Beatrice Adams Located En Route to Wenatchee
A 16 year old Beatrice Adams is found traveling with Wisconsin tourists who picked her up in Whitehall. Police say the girl is heading toward Wenatchee and has joined the family she rode with. Blue Bird filling station operator McClellan Hedge reported the car and license details to authorities as the Wisconsin party left for Washington.
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Beatrice Adams
Michigan
Wenatchee
Wash
Wisconsin
Whitehall
Butte
Jerry Murphy
Washington
Evans
Rips
Beatrice
Blue Bird
Butte-Anaconda
McClellan Hedge
Bay Horse McHedge
Standard
Mr. Hedge
Hoover Links Naval Disarmament to Peace and Economy
President Hoover, in a radio address from the White House studio, pressed naval disarmament as a plan to defend national security while easing wartime expenditures for workers and reducing global hate and fear from shipbuilding rivalries. He spoke via Columbia, noting radio’s role in deepening public understanding.
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Washington
Hoover
Columbia Broadcasting System
New York
Broadcasting Chain
Great Britain
Lucy Cornforth to plead in murder case over daughter’s death
Miles City Mont September 184 Mrs Lucy Cornforth will plead tomorrow to a murder charge connected to the poisoning death of her 8 year old daughter Mary Jane Wallace Holbrook 53 a sheepherder arrested in connection is to face an open charge likely tomorrow or Friday County Attorney Rudolph Nelstead said He did not indicate the charge nature
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Miles City
Mont
Lucy Cornforth
Mary Jane
Daniel L. O. Horm
Mines Frosh Fight For Right To Discard Caps
Freshmen at the Montana School of Mines face a campus contest today with sophomores to decide whether the class will keep or shed the green caps. If the freshmen win, celebrations will rival graduation day as the rival classes clash in strength and skill on the campus.
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Montana School of Mines
United States
Pepa
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Leeman
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James Dempsey
Mordick
Clew 15
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