Lindbergh Outraces Storm in New Air Trail
Col Charles A Lindbergh piloted a Pan American Fokker mailplane from Miami to Santiago in a new airmail trial. He reached Santiago at 6 07 p m EST for an overnight stop after encountering heavy squalls near Havana and Camaguey as a weather warning came through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester McDowell
United Press
Santiago
Cuba
Charles A. Lindbergh
Miami
Fla
Pan-American Airways
Fokker
Havana
Camaguey
Aluminum Companys Vast Hydro Power Plan Faces Relocation
The Aluminum Company of America advances a multi-decade hydroelectric project costing about 125 million dollars. Dams would be built in North Carolina and Tennessee, requiring relocation of 20 miles of Southern Railway track and potentially erasing several small towns. The Nantahala Power and Light Company forms as a key step. Production aims to energize far beyond the South with super power concepts in development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Aluminum Company of America
Niagara Falls
North Carolina
Tennessee
Tennessee River
Nantahala Power and Light Company
Aluminum Company
Fontana
N. C
Bushnell
Needmore
Aquone
Southern Railway
Livingston Man Guilty of Killing Police Chief
Rollin Davisson, a Livingston laborer, was found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Peter Holt, Livingston's chief of police, on August 21. The court will determine the sentence next Wednesday morning, with Judge B E Berg setting time for the ruling. The jury reached a verdict after a brief deliberation and considered Davisson's sanity and premeditation.
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Livingston
Rollin Davisson
Peter Holt
B. E. Berg
Davisson
Clarence Gilbert
Many Leap for Lives Cabaret Fire in Detroit
A fast moving fire at a stylish study club cabaret in Detroit killed 17 people and injured 54 as waxed draperies and brass fans aided the blaze. Nine men and seven women died on scene, with more fatalities and critical injuries reported as hospitals treated victims.
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Detroit
Mich
Tabaret
Shall We Spank the Baby
Dr. R Garry C Myers, noted child psychologist, argues for spanking but also outlines effective nonspanking approaches. The column frames spanking as one option among gentle methods to improve child behavior for parents and babies.
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R. Garry C. Myers
Dr. Myer
Yellowstone Trail Manager Praises Montana Highway Commission
H O Cooley Yellowstone Trail general manager says Montana’s state highway commission is energetic and capable after a strong tourist season. He notes the Montana Yellowstone Trail districts will hold a November convention with the western district at Deer Lodge. J K Hesler serves as Butte board member.
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Montana
H. O. Cooley
Butte
Cooley
Deer Lodge
J. K. Hesler
Body of 11 year old Marie West found near Snake River
Marie West adopted by Mr and Mrs Meisenzahl was found at King Hill Idaho lying in two feet of water by the river edge with a weighted stone tied to her leg and a throat cut. She had left home to attend school and was last seen on the railroad track. Police traced blood and a weed strewn path from the track to the river.
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King Hill
Idaho
Marie West
Snake River
Here
Boise
H. B. Meisenzahl
Land of the Soviets Sails Toward Attu
A naval radio intercept from Bremerton Washington reports the Russian plane Land of the Soviets departed Petropavlosk Siberia at 4 p.m. and is expected to reach Attu in the Aleutians by 10 p.m. Friday PST.
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Bremerton, Wash
Petropaviosk
Siberia
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Butte Traffic Study Under Citywide Observation
A comprehensive traffic survey in Butte measured hourly flow, travel directions, curb time, and parking compliance. Forty Boy Scouts, police traffic squad, and civilian volunteers recorded violations and double-parking, with data guiding future regulations.
Modern Woman Ties To Home Sparks Debate In Los Angeles
Adela St Johns, a national magazine writer, argues on the affirmative that modern woman is a failure and wrecks marriages by seeking freedom she does not want. She says happiness lies in homemaking and cites limited capacity for sustained careers amid social change.
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Duane Hennessy
United Press
Los Angeles
Adela St. Johns
Mrs. St. Johns
Shin Gbedas
California Women of the
Golden West
Senate chieftain backs Hoover hands off policy
Senator Watson of Indiana defended President Hoover’s silence on the tariff controversy. He said he would use influence to keep the executive out of the debate while the tariff revision bill is being shaped. Watson urged against pressuring the president and noted Hoover would act only when the bill reached him.
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D. Harold Oliver
Washington
Hoover
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Mr. Hoover
Condemnation Proceedings Set to Remove 10 Fire Hazards
State fire marshal W G Brooks filed condemnation actions against 10 properties in Butte, continuing the shabbishack campaign. The listed sites include two in the business district such as Yellowstone Hotel on South Wyoming and Windsor Hotel on East Broadway near Main. Owners have 20 days to answer. silence may lead to district court condemnation. More than 30 buildings are affected in this batch.
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Fun District Court
Butte
W. G. Brooks
South Wyoming Street
Windsor Hotel
East Broadway
Main Street
Italian Steamer Disciplina Runs Ashore Off Holland Coast
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Italian steamer Disciplina of 3000 tons ran ashore near Holland due to a storm. Two tugs went to the scene and found the vessel in a dangerous but salvageable position, with refloating hoped for at the next tide.
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Holland
Amsterdam
Disciplina
Hook of Holland
Anaconda Boy 13 Fatally Struck in Auto Crash
Chester Willard Collins, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Collins, was killed about 8:30 p m when an automobile driven by Roy Crimp struck him near Park avenue and Ash street in Anaconda. Death was due to brain concussion. Crimp was arrested and later released on his recognizance. an inquest was ordered by Acting Coroner P J Finnegan.
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Anaconda
Chester Willard Collins
Edward J. Collins
East Park Avenue
Roy Crimp
West Park Avenue
Park Avenue
Ash Street
J. L. O’brooke
Russell Osborne
C. W. Smith
EF. Co. Schwartz
T. D. MccCormick
Crimp
Roy Michaud
P. J. Finnegan
Nude body found near hay stack in Kansas farm incident
The nude body of a man with a throat cut and a possible gunshot wound was found beside a hay stack on J. B. Knox’s farm near South Haven, Kas. A farm hand found the corpse and nearby was a pile of partly burned clothing.
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South Havens
Kas
J. B. Knox
Shipbuilders' Expenditures Tied to 1927 Naval Talks
Senate panel reveals $149000 in civilian shipbuilder spending during the Jones White act period. William B Shearer’s services for shipbuilders were probed as Clinton L Bardo and executives from Trans Oceanic and New York Shipbuilding discuss efforts to influence Geneva negotiations and U S maritime legislation.
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Washington
Senate
William B. Shearer
Geneva
Clintonl. Bardo
New York Car Company
Shearer
Coolidge
Bargo
Bardo
Trans-Oceanic Comepany
Brown-Boveril Electric Corporation
New York Shipbuilding Company
Early Morning Fire Destroys House on Hill
A rapid early morning fire at 48 Missoula Avenue destroyed a five room frame house and outbuildings. More than twenty Centerville residents fled in night clothes as flames threatened nearby homes. The Centerville fire department arrived quickly and stopped the blaze from spreading after neighbors spotted it.
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Centerville
Missoula Avenue
World medical conventions set for Butte in 1930
Nearly 1000 physicians from around the world will gather in Butte for the Pacific Northwest Medical association and the Montana Medical association conventions. Dr. E. G. Balsam announced plans after a Silver Bow County meeting. Host is Silver Bow County Medical Society and events target late June with dates to be decided.
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Butte
Pacific Northwest Medical Association
Montana Medical Association
E. G. Balsam
Billings
State Association
Balsam
Silver Bow County Medical Society
Silver Bow Club
Silver Bow County Society
Joe Kane
Silver Bow Society
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Lindbergh
Lone Eagle
Anne
Transcontinental Air Transport
Lord Arnold
North American Newspaper Alliance
Employe
Garry C. Myers
Yellowstone Trail Manager
Lauds Highway Commission
Montana State Highway Commissin
Gil
Pacific
Traffic Commission
Lee Sand
Earl J. Reeder
Chicago
National Safety Council
West Broadway
PM Ecm
Nee Ek SR Ad
Congress
Anaconda Boy
Chester Collins
Anaconda Street
Centerville Department
WORLD
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