Body Found Behind Counter At 600 South Wyoming Street
J E Ledford 81 a pioneer Butte businessman was found dead behind the counter in his store at 600 South Wyoming Street. A 32 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver lay nearby with one empty chamber and five loaded rounds. Police investigate all angles amid questions about powder burns and possible self inflicted wound.
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Wyoming Street
J. E. Ledford
Pioneer Butte
Ledford
Dick Hughes
Blanchard Ice Company
Roe and Lyden
Smith and Wesson
Toombs Financed Shepherd Defense In McClintock Estate Suit
A bankruptcy referee in Chicago found Roy C. Toombs financed William Darling Shepherd's defense in the McClintock murder case. The Toombs tied brokerage firm advanced about $50,000 to Shepherd or his attorneys to shield the ward’s killer, with Shepherd later contesting the will and estate. Relatives and Isabel Pope, McClintock’s fiancée, seek a dower interest.
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Chicago
Roy C. Toombs
St. Louis
Toombs
William Darling Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
O. R. Dally
Garfield Charles
Shepherd
McClintock
Daily
Isabel Pope
Explosion Fatal to Men in Canada in Calgary
Two men were killed and two injured when the Regal Oil and Refining company main building in Calgary Alberta was wrecked by an explosion. The dead were Geoffrey Hollin and Alex Antoniuk the latter a plant foreman. Injured were Charles Siefert company secretary and A W Lancaster office clerk.
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Calgary
Alberta
Regal Oil and Refining Company
Geoffrey Hollin
Alex Antoniuk
Charles Siefert
A. W. Lancaster
Ravalli County dominates Montana State Fair in Helena
Ravalli County swept state fair awards in Helena as top displays and best farm product exhibits earned multiple trophies. Queen Rhea Traver of Big Timber led social events at the coronation ball while the fair drew about 12 000 daily attendees. Panama 110 from A B Cook company Townsend won grand champion Hereford bull, and Panama 14 also won grand champion Hereford cow.
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Helena
Ravalli
Montana
Rhea
Rhea Traver
Big Timber
State University
Sweet Grass County
Cook
Panama
A. B. Cook Company
Townsend
Zool Panama
Cookstock
Miss Stanway III
W. L. Welie
Elk Run Ranch
Highwood
Hercules Lady II
Child & Ancony
Galatia Gateway
FP. M. Rothrock
Spokane
West states brace for final push in narrow election race
In Phoenix on Sept 27 Associated Press reports that six Rocky Mountain states Arizona New Mexico Nevada Utah Colorado and Wyoming hold 22 electoral votes and will be courted intensely by Hoover and Smith. Water power and the Boulder Dam project figure in the争争 debate as both campaigns aim to mobilize voters for the approaching election day.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Rockies
Midwest
Pacific Seaboard
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
New York
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Boulder Dam
Hoover
Denver
Curtis Seeks Tariff Solution to Farm Problems
Tulsa speech by Charles Curtis, Republican vice presidential nominee, framed the farm problem as needing a protective tariff. He attributed post war deflation to the 1919 Democratic administration and highlighted figures to a Tulsa audience after earlier remarks in Miami. He traveled with Oklahoma Republicans by train and car, addressing Muskogee and Okmulgee as part of a statewide tour.
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Tulsa
Okla
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Curtis
Miami
Muskogee
Okmulgee
Oklahoma
Senator Curtis
Heir to Japanese Throne Marries in Royal Palace
Setsuko Matsudaira daughter of a former Japanese envoy to Washington wed Prince Chichibu at the royal palace in a ceremony described as a union of imperial line and noble family. The bride hails from a prominent household while the groom holds prince status in the Japanese imperial family.
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Setsuko Matsudaira
Naponnese
Washington
Chichibu
Prince Chichibu Weds Matsudaira at Imperial Palace
In Tokyo on September 28 Prince Chichibu heir to the throne and Miss Matsudaira daughter of Japan's former ambassador to Washington married at the Imperial palace. The ceremony marked a formal alliance between two prominent families with wide public interest in Japan.
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Tokyo
Prince Chichibu
Miss Matsudaira
Japan
Washington
Imperial Palace
Mike J Gavigan Dies in AOSPital
Mike J Gavigan 41 died at St James hospital after a lengthy illness. A respected Butte foreman in the mining industry and a Democratic sheriff candidate, he lived here since age 18 months and was known for his wide circle of friends and kindly nature. W B Daly of Anaconda Mines expressed regret for both the company and his staff.
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Mike J. Gavigan
St. James’ Hospital
Butte
Democratic Party
Mike Gavigan
W. B. Daly
Anaconda
Japanese Prince Weds Miss Matsudaira in Imperial Palace
In Tokyo on September 28, Yashuhito Prince Chichibu wed Setsuko Matsudaira at the Kashikodokoro shrine. Matsudaira was adopted to qualify as a bride from a non titled family, with her foster father acting as father at the ceremony.
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Imperial Palace
Imperial House of Japan
Yashuhito
Chichibu
Setsuko Matsudaira
Japan
Washington
Miss Matsudaira
Viscount Morio Matsudaira
Viscount Matsudaira
Matsudaira
Hidetada
Aizu
Death by own action clears old mystery in Wyoming
In Denver on September 27 193? a widow identified a note found near Lingle Wyoming as the suicide note of Thomas J. Beaumont missing since May 1921. The note found by Joan Phillips in an old tobacco can inside a garment warned that he would end his life in the river and asked to notify his wife.
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Denver
Colo
Thomas J. Beaumont
Lingle
Wyo
Geraldine Beaumont
Denver Post
Joan Phillips
Los Angeles
North Platte River
Beaumont
Norris comments on Smith trip stir Nebraska politics
Congressman Edgard Howard declares Senator Norris no longer avoids questions about Smith and Smith's Omaha and Denver addresses. Howard cites Norris's stance that McNary-Haugen supporters cannot oppose Smith, insisting Norris speaks plainly to his followers without double meaning.
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Columbus
Neb
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Alfred E. Smith
Edgard Howard
Omaha
Denver
Smith
Howard
Norris
Thirteen Civilians Killed in Italian Arsenal Boiler Blast
In Piacenza Italy Sept 27 a boiler in the arsenal workshop exploded killing thirteen civilian laborers and seriously injuring four others.
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Piacenza
Italy
Robinson opens Missouri drive for electoral votes
Senator Joe Robinson launched a three day Missouri campaign to win the state's 18 electoral votes. He argued Gov. Smith’s record on women and children surpassed any other living statesman and started a westward tour while noting religion as an issue to address. The event followed a speech by Republican rival Charles Curtis in the same hall.
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Bpringfield
Missouri
Joe Robinson
West
Gov. Smith
Charles Curtis
Robinson
New York
Smith
Three Lorain officers under bond in shooting of Miss Heywood
Lorian Ohio September 27 three members of a police dry squad were bond to appear before the Lorain county grand jury on charges of shooting with intent to wound. Betty Heywood 22 Elyria is in a hospital with a neck wound but expected to recover. Officers Klady Knitter and Cicco faced arraignments after opening fire on a car they attempted to stop near a bridge approach.
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Lorian
Ohio
Here
Lorain County Grand Jury
Frank Klady
Walter Knitter
Louis Cicco
Betty Heywood
Elyria
Miss Heywood
Charles Edwards
Ciry
J. C. Standen
Richard Heywood
Edwards
Klady
E. C. Mathews
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