Roosevelt signs coal code for western Pennsylvania mines
President Roosevelt signed an agreement governing hours and wages in the troubled bituminous mines of western Pennsylvania operated by steel companies. The plan aims to bring 75,000 miners back to work and ties the mines to the national recovery program as Don Richberg delivers the document.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Iron and Steel Companies
Donald Richberg
National Recovery Administration
Forest Fire Discovered Near Halfway Creek Nez Perce
A forest fire was found late yesterday near the head of Halfway Creek near Nez Perce. The one acre blaze was spreading under brisk winds when located. Seven men were sent to the scene and officials planned an intensive origin investigation.
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Deer Lodge
Halfway Creek
Nez Perce
Four Die In Stage Car Crash West Of Snoqualmie Pass
Four Seattle residents died and a man and a child were injured when an auto stage collided with an automobile seven miles west of the summit of Snoqualmie Pass. The sheriff's office was notified and names were not immediately learned.
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Seattle
Snoqualmie Pass
Outbreak of horse disease hits Utah and western Kansas
An epidemic of a brain disease similar to encephalitis or sleeping sickness reported among horses in Utah and western Kansas prompts concern. Dr W J Butler Montana state veterinarian announced the condition at Helena, with further details promised on page 2.
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Manhattan
Kan
Utah
Kansas
W. J. Butler
Montana
Helena
Bandit Gang Pursued After Iowa Bank Hold Up
Six men attempted to rob the First National Bank of Oelwein, wounding two, then fled as Dubuque police pursued along the Dubuque Clinton Davenport highway. Officers in four squads traced the large car to Center Grove before the trail was lost. Bank president C. B. Chambers was shot in the shoulder and bystander Ernest Klatt struck by a stray bullet.
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Dubuque
Iowa
First National Bank
Oelwein
Dubuque Clinton
Davenport
Center Grove
C. B. Chambers
Ernest Klatt
Federal grub stakes for placer gold miners pushed
Washington report notes approval by William Green of the American Federation of Labor for government grub stakes as a relief measure to curb unemployment and bolster gold stocks. Green says small stakes will help miners until they learn the trade and reduce relief rolls. reports from Oregon fields support the plan.
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American Federation of Labor
Plan
Washington
William Green
Green
Oregon
Roosevelt
Committee For the Nation
Montana highway debentures to be mapped October
Helena Montana September 29 the highway commission will hold a special meeting in Helena on October 3 to map a detailed program of work if the public works administration decides to purchase the remaining 1 250 000 dollars of state highway debentures authorized for this year W O Whipps secretary reports the administration cannot buy the bonds outright and then let the commission
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Helena
Montana
Highway Commission
Public Works Administration
W. O. Whipps
Commission
Commis
Dog Lived Nine Years Without Stomach Then Died of Old Age
Ajax the dog in Evanston lived nine years without a stomach after Dr. A. C. Ivy removed it at Northwestern University. The animal survived on the small intestine for digestion and aided research on the stomach’s role in red blood cell production before dying of senility at an old age.
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Evanston
Ajax
A. C. Ivy
Northwestern University
Ivy
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Generally fair in Montana for Saturday and Sunday. Warmer conditions in the northwest and interior while the extreme east stays cooler Saturday. Sunday brings warmer conditions for the east and south portions.
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Montana
Havana Rioters Clash as Troops Fire on Communists
Fatal Havana riot as troops shoot into a Communist mob at Fraternity park in rain. Seven dead reported including two girls. troops seize the Communist headquarters and report gunfire from roofs near the Labor Confederation. President Grau San Martin refuses troop withdrawal.
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William H. Lander
United Press
Havana
U.P
Fraternity Park
Reina Street
Joseph Gibson
New York
Universal News Ree
Carlos Melilla
Mexico
Mella
U. S
Ramon Grau San Martin
Grau
Labor Confederation
Gasoline tax shows huge gain for Montana
The state gasoline tax yielded 425,115 this month, the highest in almost two years, according to the state board of equalization. September 1932 receipts were 424,119. The fiscal year first quarter rose 87,817 from last year, yet calendar year total at 2,519,151 is 9,478 below nine months of 1932.
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Helena
State Board of Equalization
Bonneville Dam Funding Boost for Oregon Project
The Public Works Administration approved a 20 million dollar allotment to begin construction of the Bonneville dam and hydroelectric plant on the Columbia River at Bonneville Oregon. The project aims to provide power employment flood control and navigability to the Snake River while employing about 17 000 workers and generating jobs within 45 days.
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Columbia River
Bonneville
Washington
Pacific Coast
Public Works Administration
Ore
Boulder Canyon
Colorado River
Public Works Fund
Grand Coulee
Columbia
Snake River
National Parks Office
California
Montana
Wyoming
Jurors Reach Verdict in Urschel Kidnaping Case
In Oklahoma City federal court jurors reached a verdict for Harvey Bailey Albert Bates and eight others in the Urschel kidnapping defense. They deliberated 3 hours 30 minutes and sealed the verdict before adjourning. A second item notes no verdict yet in the August Luer kidnapping case in Edwardsville Illinois after long deliberations.
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Oklahoma City
Harvey Bailey
Albert Bates
Charles Urschel
Edgar
Vaught
Edwardsville, II
Luer
Jesse James impostors clash in a Los Angeles hospital ward
In a California hospital a judge and two alienists hear two elderly men claim to be the real Jesse James. John William James 87 declares himself the outlaw alive after 50 years, while Uncle Billy 88 recalls Jamesgang days and questions him. Proceedings continue.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Gould
E. E. Steele
M. G. Carter
Northville
Billy
Judson
Bob Younger
Jim and
Cole Younger
Charley Pitts
John William James
Jesse James
Bob Ford
Uncle Billy
James
Clel Miller
Washington Legionnaires Serenade Butte En Route to Chicago
The American Legion delegation from Washington stopped in Butte on the way to the national convention in Chicago. More than 100 local Legionnaires greeted the visitors at the Milwaukee station as the Butte drum and bugle corps played. Seattle Post No. 1 followed with an impromptu parade and concert, while Butte Legionnaires and their ladies hosted an at station entertainment with refreshments and dancing on the platform. Commander Earle N. Genzberger and Archie Coutts attended.
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Butte
American Legion
Washington
National Legion
Chicago
Milwaukee
Butte Drum and Bugle Corps
Seattle Post No. 1
Park and
Main Streets
Butte Legionnaires
Earle N. Genzberger
Archie Coutts
Farm Prices: Farmer Receives 70, Pays 116 in Sept
Between Aug 15 and Sept 15 the farmer's position worsened. Prices received by farmers averaged 70 versus 72, while prices paid for bought goods rose to 116 from 112. Earlier, prices received had climbed to 76 by July 15 from a February low, with August 15 showing 72. The note cites base index 100 from 1909 14 and references President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Prison escapee James Clark captured in Hammond
James Clark, one of ten long termconvicts who escaped Michigan City penitentiary, was seized by Hammond police while walking in the business district. Nine other felons remained at large. Sheriff Charles Neel, held hostage for three days, walked into Gary exhausted after release by the prisoners near Hobart.
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Hammond
Ind
James Clark
Michigan City
Gary
U.P
Charles Neel
Corydon
Neel
Hobart
Butte Contractors Eligible Amid High School Project Financing
The text argues against the claim that local Butte contractors cannot bid on the high school project due to financing limits. It notes at least two qualified bidders exist and cites Section 207 (a) granting the president authority to approve assignments by contractors to banks or to U S claims, making such assignments valid for all purposes.
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Butte
United States
Chamber trio to boost big game in Montana plane jaunt
A National Parks Airways plane with a chamber of commerce trio aboard will tour about a dozen Montana towns to publicize the Grizzly Bobcat football game in Butte on October 21. The flight will pass Whitehall Three Forks Manhattan Belgrade Bozeman Livingston Big Timber Reed Point Columbus Park City Laurel and Billings releasing leaflets in each community.
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Butte
Billings
National Parks Airways
Montana
Chamber of Commerce
Art Merkle
Willard Thompson
al Wilkinson
National Parks Company
Whitehall
Three Forks
Manhattan
Belgrade
Bozeman
Livingston
Big Timber
Reed Point
Columbus
Park City
Laurel
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