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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1924
Page
1
Montana voters face a primary decision on thrift versus extravagance in state government. The issue centers on revenue gains, debt growth, and expenditures under the current administration, with candidates pledging retrenchment and tax reduction. County races feature well known candidates qualified to serve efficiently and loyally.
Professor Edwin B. Frost of the University of Chicago and director of Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin stated that current Mars observations add nothing new. He noted reports of light, water, and vapor merely echo past findings and found no evidence of an atmosphere or life on Mars beyond a possible fungus growth.
Curtis D. Wilbur departs for St Paul then sails aboard the U S Beattie fleet from Beattie to San Francisco. He visits his boyhood church in Town and plans stops at Jamestown North Dakota and Helena Montana en route to Seattle.
The Assembly backed Premier Herriot by 4336 to 204 after a day of speeches. Communists had disrupted proceedings with incidents that marred the chamber. Herriot’s passionate concluding remarks contrasted sharply with his opening facts, as noted by Figaro.
In a final push to secure plurality, campaigns wrap up today with contest levels expected for all state offices except two. A surge of candidates fills the field, with intense focus on the four cornered race for United States senator and gubernatorial contests where two Republicans and five Democrats are running.
The Associated Press reports a conference in Salt Lake City on rate making for intermountain states Utah Idaho Arizona New Mexico Nevada Wyoming and Pacific coast western states. The Intermediate Rate Association will consider rules to keep interregional rates fair and prevent lower transcontinental rail fares from hampered origins to Pacific points. Senator Frank T Gooding of Idaho is expected to attend as a bill moving through Congress seeks to limit such rate practices.
Miriam Ferguson, wife of former governor James E Ferguson, wins the Texas Democratic primary as the first woman candidate for governor. Reports show Ferguson leading Felix Robertson by about 17,000 votes with over 725,000 ballots counted. she vows to govern for all and to move forward amid national democracy.
Seattle dispatch notes Princess Emilia Bronslava Iskander will be deported after Secretary Davis ruled she could not be admitted due to lacking a visa from the American consul at Harbin. Poland’s immigration quota was also filled, ending the woman’s stay where Prince Iskander had taught languages for nearly a year.
Reverend Z Colon OFarrell preached on creation and human sin while Bill the monkey sat beside him, sharing the spotlight and challenging evolution arguments. The animal, described as a ring tailed gray creature, drew audience attention during the service and appeared in the parish pews as the sermon continued.
Vice presidential nominee Charles G. Dawes was invited by President Coolidge to visit on his return from Maine for a conference with party leaders. The meeting aims to discuss the political situation and extend courtesy of a New invitation.
Fragmented OCR text references a dedication of redwoods, mentioning Nancy Lane Kechmanne and a Presale event in California. The readable parts describe a memorial grove, attendance at a ceremony, and a tribute to Lane amid a save the redwoods context.
American Army aviators reached Ivigtut Greenland on the round the world flight leaving Frederiksdal after a two hour 126 mile leg. Messages reported engines to be overhauled before the next 500 mile water crossing to Indian Harbor. Danish authorities and search parties continued efforts for Locatelli, with ice damage reported on one pontoon and pilots held at Frederiksted pending further dispatches.
Wred Rice, 12, perished when a farmhouse seven miles from town burned, trapping him as the building collapsed. His sister, 14, and their grandmother also lived there. the fire origin is unknown. Parents had recently moved from Canada.
A tornado demolished St Phillip church at Pyricks Louisiana near New Orleans injuring nine and killing none. Hundreds arrived to aid as the church served as a school and festival site. Several named victims listed among the seriously injured. the storm drove crowds to seek refuge inside the church before the collapse.
Three men died and one wounded in a highway battle 31 miles east of Tulsa ending a family feud. The victims named Malcolm Young, 19, and Homer Menuillon, 48, with another man unidentified. The report notes the clash occurred on the public road amid ongoing tensions between rival families.
MISSOULA Aug 3 Judge J K Erickson candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination contends he will win the primary by a substantial margin and be elected in November. He toured widely, urged reducing state debt and criticized the present administration for higher taxes and increased expenditures in the last three years.
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