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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1920
Page
2
Advertises flour prices and grocery items with comparisons to other stores. Promotes high quality bread flour, sugar cured bacon, bacon strips, ham, butter, coffee and tea, and per lb prices. Claims better value with prominent brand names and bulk case options.
Violent clashes and open warfare erupt on the southern California coast as Austrian purse seiners and Japanese and Italian fleets battle for halibut banks from Oceanside to San Diego. Vessels like the Invincible and Yamato suffer heavy damage and casualties as authorities investigate missing crews and wreckage along the waterfront.
A Belgian peasant woman who lost her home in war settled in a broken down tank on the battlefield. Detachments of authorities failed to remove her as she made the tank her dwelling, displaying remarkable resilience amid postwar upheaval.
Archbishop Mannix, aboard the Baltic, was prevented from landing in Ireland and then redirected to Penzance by destroyer order. He thanked the captain for courtesy and said the government’s actions caused him only mild inconvenience but looked foolish to others. He later proceeded to London amid the day’s exchange with reporters.
The article notes higher taxes across districts including Meaderville fire 2 mills and East Butte fire district 5 mills while taxable property rose by about 1 million dollars. Despite this general tax increase 70 complaints were heard by the board of equalization with small reductions totaling under 20,000.
Reported in unofficial quarters that plans foresee a tense pause with Poland described as a potential war scene. American aid to Poland not discussed and allied plans assume no U S participation, despite hints of U S interest in Washington and British hopes of deterring Bolshevism in Western Europe.
The astrology predicts Mercury and Saturn favoring good judgment today while Venus is adverse. Elders should be heeded to avoid mistakes and publicity could be beneficial.警示 warns of potential diplomatic tensions, religious troubles, and acrimony in English Parliament as autumn approaches.
The term harmattan refers to a hot dry wind that sweeps from the interior of Africa toward the Atlantic during December January and February. It can dry grass to flammable condition while affecting the atmosphere with dust and heat.
The report discusses the Polish corridor near Danzig and Warsaw with Polish trenching near Soldau. It notes Bolshevik propaganda affecting Polish discipline and predicts possible siege proclamations if Soviet forces advance. London and Paris commentary warn of renewed European war and entente protest over rail interference.
Great Falls, Aug 9. Jim Rork 35 an employee of R O Day south of Great Falls killed himself by shooting near the Missouri river Thursday night after sending a $200 funeral fund and a farewell note to his friend Dick. The body was found today on the riverbank opposite the bridge where he had planned to end his life.
Washington reports that refiners intensified crude processing to boost motor gasoline output as demand surged. The Bureau of Mines notes a 26 percent rise in domestic consumption in the first five months of 1920 compared with 1919, with total volumes up from 1.28 billion to 1.42 billion barrels.
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