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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1923
Page
4
Auditors inspect company cash while a manager borrows from checked registers and transfers funds to unchecked tills. Weeks pass as the pattern continues. Wall street bond records note many disappearances. insiders in banks and longtime employees are the main thieves, driven by luxurious living.
Astronomers worldwide prepare for the first total solar eclipse visible in the United States since 1918 with a 105 mile wide obscuration path off California. Helena timing and Montana participation noted with air service photography plans by the war department to capture data from 20,000 feet.
National Surety figures warn of a new triad of vice in finance as women, stock speculation, and gambling lure trusted citizens. Embezzlement, forgeries, and burglaries total about 450 million dollars annually with New York City shouldering a large share. The piece cites routine checks cashed against dormant accounts and long-hidden thefts in the financial district.
A compact opinion piece notes the ritual of handshakes with presidents as symbol of equality among citizens. It cites Coolidge’s stance, Homeopaths’ protest against fatigue and disease risk, and compares European court etiquette. The column also hints at looming shifts in prominence of figures like Babe Ruth and politics.
Raggedy Ann Raggedy Andy and Ned Gnome escape from a mousie's home while two witches Wanda and Wanda Witch fail to locate it. The sisters quarrel over clues and try to charm the hidden dwelling with magic charms including a nickel bicycle nut to reveal the mousie's location.
Ice cream cones hung on bushes as Wanda Witch and Winda Witch spy Raggedy Ann Raggedy Andy and Ned Gnome in the mousie home. Mrs Marandle Mouse greets them and nibble noses with vinegar etiquette. The witches flee by broom as the Raggedys and Ned Gnome linger nearby unaware.
The column cites Uranus and Saturn in malefic aspects predicting swayed judgment and widespread criticism. It warns women about vanity and cosmetics signaling national decline, forecasts labor strikes, strong labor and farmer voting in the next election, rising political influence of industrial centers, debates over immigration, dental disease in summer, and serious waste of life in the United States.
The zodiac forecast warns Virgos that they will travel and have eventful, colorful lives. It notes little protection against traffic accidents until midwinter and a shocking West accident will spur city action. Birth dates mark caution with letters and writings. employment changes are likely. children born under this sign may be unsettled and fond of change.
Hamilton Montana August 26 Summer resorts in Bitter Root valley report larger crowds as the season advances. Hot springs at Sleeping Child and Medicine are drawing more tourists. Camps in Hamilton Stevensville and Darby are crowded nightly with visitors from Butte and Anaconda.
Union Pacific through West Yellowstone gateway promotes a Yellowstone trip leaving Butte on September 1. The all inclusive four and a half day tour costs 54.76 dollars with auto transport and hotel stays, or 49.26 dollars for the camp option. The West Yellowstone gateway attracts the most rail passengers, and the company highlights its modern depot and attentive service.
News from Sofia reports the death of former Bulgarian premier Stambuliski triggers a sudden change in dress. Women rush to shorten skirts and buy high heel shoes after his long dress and flat shoe edict. Police were told to enforce the rules, creating inventory demand in the capital.
Hamilton sportsmen cheer as Deputy Game Warden Kennedy announces deer hunting will be lawful in the upper West Fork country from Sept 15 to Oct 15 under a special permit. The measure, first used last season, follows a petition by the Hamilton Sportsmen’s Association with expectations of abundant game including black bear and elk.
About 125 women from Ravalli county attended the Ravalli Federation of Women's Clubs fifth quarterly meeting in the Como schoolhouse last Thursday. The program mixed music with talks on timely topics and featured a pleasant noon picnic lunch, marking one of the year's most successful sessions.
Centerville and Walkerville items note Mr F Brunner of Bennett street left for Deer Lodge and J O Leary with Miss Annie Shea went to Alhambra Springs. Methodist conference of Montana to meet at Helena August 29 with Bishop Burns presiding. George Collins and family moved to East Daly street. Trinity church stewards hold last meeting of conference year Monday at 7 30. Mount Bethel church stewards meet this afternoon at 3. Matt Brown and family from Missoula visiting Mrs Ivey on West Center street, formerly Centerville resident.
Miss Constance Gosselin entertained 18 guests at a farewell luncheon for Miss Marian Palmer before her move to San Francisco. The South Side Needlecraft club met at Mrs. Fred Chapman’s, followed by games, music, and a 5 o’clock lunch. Rosebud club hosted Miss Mary McDonald for afternoon needlework and dancing, with plans for next week. Various residents return from trips, attendances included Miss Clara Downing’s fourteenth birthday with electric lawn lights and individual cake favors.
The Como club hosted a Florence Women’s club meeting in the park with morning and afternoon sessions. Highlights included assemblies, speeches by Rev. E Clutterbuck and Mrs. Ned C. Kyl, musical numbers by Mrs. Howard Elliott and Miss Winnie Frogge, and a one act play The Neighbors by the Florence Women’s club.
Robert Hay and Harry Hall of Corvallis escaped death when a Northern Pacific passenger train struck their stalled car at a crossing one mile south of Florence. The car was demolished. Hall was tossed about 20 feet but unhurt. They were returning to Corvallis from Missoula around 3 p.m. The crossing is noted as extremely dangerous due to obscured view by pine trees.
Arthur Bertram of Stevensville pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Judge Self last Wednesday on a charge of illegal possession of liquor and was bound over for trial in the district court on a $1,000 bond.
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