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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
9
fragmented OCR text describes a tense temple construction scene with references to rope work and heavy objects. mentions a Japanese hero figure and a deadly incident. unclear proper nouns and dates.
The People’s Council for Democracy and Peace unites leaders and volunteers to press for immediate concrete peace terms, no annexations, and international action. Mary Ware Dennett tours the West to rally support, urging a democratic peace funded by popular sacrifice and a $50,000 mobilization by Sept 1 to sustain the effort.
Paris reports two freight ships over 1600 tons and one smaller ship sunk by mines or submarines last week. Three ships were attacked unsuccessfully. During the period 1008 ships entered French ports and 1072 left. Rome notes four sailing ships and four vessels lost to submarines with totals of 412000 entered Italian ports and 401000 departed.
Reports from the American consulate say 24 members of the Motano crew were killed when the American steamship Motano was sunk by a German submarine on July 31.
At the Butte Rotary club Oscar Rohn described the Montana highway commission’s new road building system. Governor Stewart’s appointees, a state supervisor per county, and district assistants would oversee projects. Montana’s share totals 1.5 million with 25 percent from leases and 0 percent to special funds.
Montana delegates to the national Eagles convention prepare to depart for Buffalo New York on August 12. Abe Cohen and John Powers lead the group aboard a Milwaukee route with stops in Minneapolis and St Paul. Delegates from Lewistown Helena Missoula Great Falls Billings and Hamilton plan to travel with many accompanied by wives, possibly aboard a special Eagles train.
The article notes a smaller crowd of children at Columbia Gate yesterday during Ren’s Day events. It suggests many kids were in summer school or staying away, despite the spot’s usual popularity and shade as a cool retreat for the day.
Harry Coupman unvert of Washington DC is the first U S citizen admitted for service in the new National Army. He is twenty one, and sole son of Henry Gilbert who for twenty four years has guarded Presidents at the White House as a special policeman.
Prohibition pressure rises as saloon operators move large quantities of whiskey from bonded warehouses to dodge new war taxes. Reported shifts of up to 1,200,000 gallons daily over two weeks, with retailers raising prices to cover anticipated levies. Government considers taxing all hard liquors and removed stock, prompting drinkers to switch to straight whiskey or beer.
Drastic legislation on dealing with slackers who refuse military service was agreed for pushing in the house. Aliens may be deported or barred from others entering the country, with some able to naturalize while claiming exemption. Aliens could be drafted for farm and industrial work under the bill.
The text discusses the Greek form of the name Joshua or Jehoshua, noting that it means "help of Jehovah" or "Savior." It references Numbers 16 and explains the contraction and transliteration issues in the form ete ee econ teeter etree tare.
Albert W. Speare a 21 year resident and twenty year union man faced threats after a mining strike. A warning was painted on his door stating First warning with a shotgun quoted as Speare said I have loaded my double barreled shotgun and shall be prepared to protect my wel t. Speare noted his Cornish roots and American citizenship.
In Holland some districts signal domestic events by windmill positions. A miller’s marriage halts the mill with the wheel arms oblique and sails unfurled. A birth halts in a planting angle with the upper sails unfurled. A Miller’s death prompts the sails to furl and the wheel to turn until the arms are upright, left this way through the funeral.
Fragmentary text lists various brewery related products and facilities in dry states, mentions one brewery becoming a hospital and another a church, notes a Conra broth k over the plant and a malted milk business. Details are incomplete and non-specific.
In colonial Mexico the grandees wore ceremonial hats in royal presence. The practice grew from a need to display rank, with hats rivaling the mantilla in prominence. Commoners imitated, making the hat a distinctive symbol of male status in the community.
The note traces progress from early cue cerlephone inventions to the phonograph. It mentions a 181e reference to voice transmission and highlights 1877 as a year when recording and reproduction of the human voice occurred, marking key milestones in audio history.
In England, about 500 gaseous proving processes in munition work are now performed by women, with two thirds of those tasks having never been undertaken by a woman before the past year. This shift reflects expanding female involvement in war industry roles previously held by men.
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