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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard prints publisher and proprietors information for STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY in Anaconda Montana. It notes entry at the Anaconda post office as second class mail matter.
The piece portrays a violent clash on the Anaconda road as IWW strikers clash with miners and authorities in Butte. It condemns IWW tactics while noting Sheriff O Rourke and armed guards, with parallel digressions on New York wets, socialists, and assemblyman exchanges. The rhetoric frames the tragedy within a broader labor conflict.
Reports say Russia quiets as many men return to factory work. Soviet authorities allegedly compel owners to reopen plants, arguing public ownership failed. The account frames a shift toward resumed production and centralized control.
In France a mild two month period and strong agricultural effort are said to yield a harvest greatly above last year, restoring France to solid supplies. The French people are described as workers while political chatter in the United States touches Bryan, Obregon, Johnson, and Hoover amid party dynamics.
A cryptic item asks what an ex Kaiser thinks today and hints at strong emotions about responsibility and humor. The fragment suggests personal reflections on fame and accountability in a charged public context.
A collage of jokes and light exchanges from various newspapers. Fragments include quips on marriage, manners, and politics with playful banter between spouses, judges, and public figures. Noted are lines about a charity bazaar, a French maid, music, and a reform-minded politician.
The Montana papers urge spring cleaning and a cleaner urban landscape while discussing the Skalkaho road opening to cut Corvallis to Anaconda distance to 70 miles. They note economic and travel benefits for Missoula and the valley with year-round maintenance if traffic supports it. Talks of cheaper clothing aid for the oppressed are also touched upon as public sentiment shifts toward practical improvements.
New York reports a claim that Australian rabbit catchers in hat trade are earning as much as $1600 a week. Aaron Naume, president of the Hatters Fur Cutters Union, cites rabbit-skins needed for hats that sold for 18 pence per pound in London in 1913 now selling for 360 pence, though the timeframe for catching is not specified.
Mandil Johan survived five days trapped in a refrigerator car at Cumberland Maryland after being imprisoned with ice and no food except crumbs. He subsisted by chipped particles from cakes and endured hunger while sleeping rough, eventually released when found. The incident followed a prior report of lightning striking the home of Nor rig Miles in Whitman Massachusetts.
A collage of editorial quotes and light political commentary from various papers. Topics range from harmony with Poland and Paderewski to Wisconsin delegates, Bolshivism, and European opportunities. Silly quips touch on leagues, revolutions, and the Japs, with humorous asides about baseball, vacations, and candidates’ superstitions.
A fragment from a 1920 piece, voiced as a playful dialogue about Angelotti and a yacht race. The narrator teases a smart boy named Angelotti, notices chatter among watchers, and hints at a hidden plan or gossip surrounding the event at the ferry.
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