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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1923
Page
4
Investigation shows a wide range of creditors including widows orphans and old men along with wise businessmen naval officers physicians and U S consuls in Cuba and South America tied to the Ruskay and Fuller failures. Some can bear losses others have risked all hoping for a market turn similar to gambling on a card deck.
In 1923 editorials discuss easing presidential burden by shifting routine work to the vice president. Suggests budget procedure could be delegated and questions cabinet inclusion or direct delegation. Argues such changes would win public favor and gain congressional support.
The New York broker failures leave at least 20,000 creditors unpaid and assets unlikely to cover administration costs. Authorities vow continued cleanup, with criminal and civil actions aimed at recovering funds from dummies and guilty brokers. Many victims include widows, orphans, and small investors, whose losses ripple through estates and livelihoods.
Governor Smith of New York pushes for a state convention to adopt a modern platform. He seeks unified campaign messaging, aiming to influence assembly candidates and potentially modify Volstead act rigidity. Republicans, wary yet bound to party discipline, may follow suit to present a cohesive front.
A collection of provocative opinions argues narcotics under 25 drive much crime, bootlegging fuels violence, and master minds pull strings. It also riffs on President Coolidge, Bryan, and Coolidge’s friend Jim Lucey, with satirical political humor about 1924 Republican mood and foreign affairs.
Raggedy Ann and the Ned Gnome explore a patch of bushes that turn out to be bun bushes with hot weenies. They trap two witches with long-handled pincers and bash them with hot weenies, then enjoy hot weenie sandwiches and pink lemonade. The scene ends with the witches fleeing toward their house.
The August 14 1923 horoscope foresees perilous times with Uranus and Saturn adverse and Jupiter and the Sun helping. It warns of misdirected effort and possible unrest with winter poverty and labor trouble foreshadowed in eastern cities.
The annual report shows one third of Swedes, mainly workers, buy goods through co operative stores. Turnover surpassed 53 million dollars, with a growing deposit base reaching about 717 thousand dollars. The cooperative system supports many factories and education efforts with lectures, correspondence courses, and a nearly 200 thousand copy almanac. In Britain, Prof Daniel Jones notes languages diverged from the Tower of Babel era, with 80 India languages cited as distinct.
Judge W H Thomas of Santa Ana presents a world survey on marriage and divorce for a national reform campaign. He cites high divorce rates in the United States, compares France Germany and Japan, and urges a uniform marriage and divorce code to curb immature marriages and protect the family.
Chicago reports a second world clinic for unruly children to be opened at Rush Medical College led by Dr. Grulle. The program targets neurotic 8 to 14 year olds, first examines home conditions, and uses behavioristic methods to engage children without scolding.
Hull House in Chicago, longtime center for Jane Addams' work with immigrants, reports demographic shifts as the South Halstead district gains Black residents from other city and southern areas. Longstanding groups such as Malangs Greeks and Irish remain, with Hull House expanding hospitality to Jews and a small Gypsy community. The piece notes aims to educate about marriage, law, and family life as part of community cohesion and the need for early training in marriage and parenthood.
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