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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1921
Page
7
News item reports Binstrothers, known as the human spider, and manager Arthur tM will attempt to scale two of Butte’s tallest structures, the Montana hotel and the courthouse, in Anaconda tonight with brand-new gear.
Bill Strothers headlines a program for Anaconda residents with Hill singing Buckwheat Cakes and a short talk outlining Strothers past work and current activities.
West ascends the Woolworth Building the tallest in New York. Strothers climbs the Metals Bank Building, reaches the roof, then sals the flagpole and perches on the ball atop before the cheering crowd. Tonight he plans to read extracts from the Standard from an equally risky hotel roof position.
About 150 parents and friends visited Camp Echo yesterday for a scouting demonstration invited by Scoutmaster E. E. McWain. Guests traveled by water, watched Scout games fire building water boiling first aid swimming signaling heliograph semaphore Morse tracking and axe work, and learned daily routines and camp spirit.
Deer Lodge high school defeated a picked nine from Anaconda 14 to 6 at Washoe park. Rooney started for the locals but faded after Callan relieved him briefly, then Trudeau finished. The opening inning showed high energy as Deer Lodge hitters attacked the visitors with momentum, while the valley city squad played hard despite the loss. Emery caught for the visiting team and the crowd turnout reflected strong local interest despite rain earlier in the day.
Staff Commander R. McClelland of the state division based in Helena will address the local Salvation Army meeting tonight in the hall, according to brief notices.
United Mine Workers announce international officers and field workers will donate their entire July salaries to the union. John L. Lewis 666 dollars, Philip Murray and William Green 583 each, others less. Over 100 members involved, amid widespread unemployment in coal regions as mines close or run short. The move aims to curb distrust and show concern for rank and file.
New York July 21 A chain candy store company announced about a 50 percent cut in the price of all candy from gumdrops to bonbons following agitation over the cost of ice cream cold drinks and confections. Benjamin Miller a company official released a memorandum said to have been sent to the National Confectioners Association. It urged lowering profits saying We have been making not 100 but 200 percent profit for a long time. This could cause a panic.
The Rockefeller Foundation report credits cows and top minnows with fighting malaria by reducing mosquitos in Louisiana bayous. Minnows eat mosquito eggs, while cows graze waterside vegetation, exposing eggs to predation.
In a July telegram to President Harding, Marvin G. Sperry national president of the Private Soldiers and Sailors' Legion denounces John G. Emery commander of the American Legion for his language in the Debs pardon case. Sperry calls Emery's claims that he represents ex service men as malicious and unworthy of support.
Ray Detmering 36 killed his two year old child and himself with a razor after returning from a trip to St Paul with wife and child. Wife summoned a doctor. tragedy discovered on her return. Also includes scattered classified items and lost and found notices from Butte and Anaconda Massachusetts.
A dense Butte Montana classified section lists job ads and rental offers including automobile and tractor training programs, agency opportunities, and numerous housing ads. It features lodging, furnished flats, room rentals, housekeeping rooms, and storage services with contact details and locations around Butte and nearby Anaconda.
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