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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1916
Page
4
J W Berryman of Ashland Kansas, a lumber operator with 15 yards on parallel lines 40 miles apart, tested a Ford due to poor cross connections. The car proved reliable and practical under harsh road and weather conditions, replacing horse drawn vehicles for reaching distant yards.
A landmark 42 foot high press from the Willys-Overland company in Toledo Ohio is described as the largest steel press yet built. It operates at 1000 tons pressure and handles 7000 chassis sides per hour, mounted on a deep concrete base. The new machine is praised for saving time and reducing manual ripping requirements for periodicals.
The piece describes vogue items with big black insect motifs as hat trimming and lingerie with Chinese embroidery. It notes ribbons on voiles and chiffon, white canvas pumps with lingerie, wide collars, plain raincoats with belt ornament, cordings on suits, and cape effect neck fixings for sheer silks.
New York April 28 reports that promoting major boxing bouts is easier now than a quarter century ago. Joe Wendig recalls the 1895 Dallas attempt for Corbett versus Fitzsimmons, losing thousands and nearly facing arrest. Corbett later relinquished the title, while the aborted Dallas plan staggered the sport for years.
The contest board of the American Automobile Association announces dates for the upcoming season’s contests. Events include May 13 to May 20 amateur and star-marked meets, with tentative sanction numbers. Details list Speedway and track venues across multiple cities, ending with Des Moines and Spokane events through September.
Budapest chamber of commerce adopted a resolution opposing proposals for a central European customs union linking Germany Austria Hungary and possibly Bulgaria. Dr. Szende led the anti union argument warning it would favor Germany and Austria and threaten Hungary’s industry while supporters argued small states cannot survive in future Europe.
The speaker argued the run was caused by more than their size, noting the adopted resolution warned the proposed customs union would destroy Hungarian industry and commerce. It stated Hungarian culture derives from its own nation, not Central Europe, and is proud of its culture developed within Hungary.
67 000 beds remain vacant in British war hospitals due to sluggish winter fighting on the western front. Glasgow dispatch notes Brys & Gylson limited have bought a major Clyde shipyard, formerly owned by John Reid & Co limited, marking a significant change in Belgian shipownership.
The report notes Whiteinch near Glasgow covering seven and a half acres with modern plant and river frontage. It also recalls Sweden’s pulp industry shutdowns due to tonnage shortages and high freight rates. It discusses Washington’s birthday date shift from February 11 to February 22 after the 1752 calendar reform and his use of old style date in 1788.
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