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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1924
Page
4
An Anaconda Standard passage discusses the split within the IWW over commutation and clemency. It notes factions quarrelling after officers were suspended, with opportunists controlling about $50,000 in IWW funds. Leaders threaten lawsuits, but many avoid U.S. courts, arguing moral grounds and loyalty to principles.
The Davis acceptance speech strengthens Democratic morale across the party and wins reluctant support from figures like Senator Reed, who backs Davis on domestic questions and the League of Nations. New York Mayor Hylan also endorses Davis, signaling Tammany backing and broad appeal to independents. The address is praised for its philosophy, calm outlook, and critique of Republican rule.
Chicago headquarters of the IWW reports discord among captains and internal strife as members feud, threatening to split the organization. The piece recalls Harding’s wartime pardon offers and prisoners’ pledges, some accepted, others refused, amid tension and distrust.
London reports France and Germany have agreed on terms ending the Ruhr occupation. Partial evacuation will begin this month and French troops will be fully withdrawn by August 15, 1925. While legal contentions remain, the settlement marks a shift toward peaceful co operation and economic stability among the nations. The United States stands to gain industrially from the accord. The piece includes satirical digressions on railway safety and political figures, reflecting contemporaneous commentary.
Edward Hope and Blanche Sawyer present a dialogue on marriage with voices from Sherwood Anderson and Mencken. They ponder its necessity yet insist it remains flawed, arguing that the institution traps individuals and invites difficult, irreparable outcomes.
A historic note describes a unique Cape Cod fishing method where workmen and catch move by horse and wagon far from shore. The boatless trap operates in shallow receding tides allowing rapid, tide-driven gathering before waters deepen.
Fragment discusses Mr Chapman and Mrs Chapman with hints of possible marriage to Mrs Hope. It reads like a light society aside, noting fortune and social connections without firm facts or outcomes.
The text offers a fragmented horoscope mix stating that upheavals will continue in a new era, with predictions of tranquility later in Attic works and shifts in power that may affect the United States. It also threads in a curious aside about love and a peculiar aside about snakes and deer, ending with a shoe size note.
Rumors swirl about changes in the Ziegfeld Follies as critics question the morality and artistry of the show. Journalists like Morris Gilbert probe Forty second street conversations to verify claims of provocative tableaux and lingering melancholy. The piece notes figures such as Lupino Lane and the Kelso Brothers, praising the production for restraint while highlighting flirtations with modern spectacle.
A vast plume of grasshoppers advances from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec toward Vera Cruz overrunning railways. Trains from Mexico City to Vera Cruz turn back to avoid entrapment as authorities deploy tanks and petroleum to halt the invasion. The plague is reported as enormous and may spread to other states.
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