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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1926
Page
1
Developments in Europe influence Florida Senator to rethink World Court ratification as Texas voters show resolve to oust Ma Ferguson. The piece notes strong state interest in major fair reforms and signals political shifts across the region impacting national policy.
Washington August 28 Senator Trammell Democrat Florida will propose withdrawing Senate ratification of the world court in the coming session due to European developments and a looming League of Nations conference. Senator Gooding Republican Idaho, who supported the court, now opposes it because of changed war-related conditions. Trammell notes others regret their support and may vote to withdraw, while the court’s opponents have waged a strong campaign. The Senate has arrested the court issue as debate continues. Mrs Clemington Carson New York Matron is one hour longer than Gertrude Ederle in a swim and is noted in brief lineage.
Allocinted Press Chicago August 28 One robber was killed by the police tonight and three others captured after they robbed about 200 men in a downtown basement gambling den. Money and jewelry estimated at 28 000 were in robbers possession when police arrived following some men escaping. The lookout was shot as he attempted to kill the arriving officer. More than 100 frequenters of the basement police identified as John Walters a New York gunman and robber.
The notice highlights a Suda program aimed at drawing large throngs to racing events and concurrent exhibits. It promises heightened attendance with a prize list larger than ever, and Helena anticipates a standout pair of attractions echoing past popular offerings.
Helena reports the twenty fourth annual Montana state fair begins Labor Day week in Melens. The event features seven daily racing programs, carnival acts, music by the Teatre Mines band and entertainers like Teresa Tract, Boncher-French, and the Pumous Valentinos. Officials promise a record crowd, fireworks, and celebrations through Sept. 11 as Montana highlights bumper yields and industrial growth.
A strong earthquake struck parts of Maine late today, felt most in Oxford county and Androscoggin, Franklin, and some Somerset towns. No damage reported as of now, with intensity lower than last year’s New England quake.
Three Kalispell men and Kalispell theater owners are named as defendants in Helena federal court in a groundbreaking copyright prosecution. The charge alleges they rented six moving pictures from producers and then sub rented them for showings without contracts or written authority, a practice known as bicycling. The case targets titles including Ten Commandments Silk Stocking Sal Abraham Lincoln and involves holders Famous Players Bell and First National.
Principal Jeff G Barsdale of Hutte high announces Freshman School starts Tuesday Sept 7 the day after Labor Day and runs through the week. All 9 and 9A pupils plus those from Washington school last semester are to attend. Instruction covers high school aims study methods library use scholarship habits and routine affairs and aims to ease transfer from elementary school. More than 400 freshmen attended that year and parents are urged to send children. Conducted without additional district expense.
Reports from Hakodate on Hokkaido island describe terrific floods following heavy rain. Thousands of homes and thousands of acres destroyed as communications fail. Hakodate, a seaport city on Hokkaido’s southern tip, faces severe damage with an unknown death toll.
Ane Geary, an engineer famed for guiding a 1400 man train to safety during a forest fire near Duluth, dies at 73. Injured during the return heat ordeal, he never fully recovered, ending in a hospital. His widow recalls his valor as she faces penury in Missouri.
In New Orleans on August 26 reports say seven teenagers were confirmed dead from a tropical storm sweeping inland from the Gulf of Mexico. The crew of 1 Point AW' Chine fishing camp is listed as drowned as waters surged over bayou channels.
At Ubihi avenue and Second Street last night about 11 40 Willams Wills 66 of 2701 George street was hurled to the street and knocked unconscious after a car struck him. An eye witness said the driver was going over 40 miles an hour. Officers pursued two men who fled in a late model Wyoming license car. The injured man was treated by Dr. J M McMahon and taken to a hospital with a skull fracture and a broken thumb.
Reported action shows American forces to guard foreigners as Bluefields faces revolutionary threats. Officials indicated uncertainty about guaranteeing life and property amid the unrest, with Bluefields possibly set for continued conflict and seizure in support of the revolutionary movement.
Mrs Carson, 28, mother of two, waded a mile east of Dover and conquered the English Channel. She entered Cape Gris-Nez at 11:25 PM Friday and reached Shakespeare Cliff at 3:40 PM, with a net time of 14 hours 28 minutes. Her husband Clemington Corson accompanied but kept distance, and she credited her youngsters in New York.
Moody gains momentum as every section of the state reports returns with the attorney general's office in command. The count climbs per district, with Moody's total rising as additional quotas of votes appear. The campaign braces for further tallies.
Dan Moody, youthful red haired attorney general, swept Ferguson forces from power in the Texas Democratic run off primary. With returns from nearly all counties Moody is the likely Democratic nominee for governor, a de facto election in November.
The body of Commander John Rodgers killed in an airplane accident arrived in Havre de Grace from Philadelphia. It will lie at his Zion Hill home until Monday for private family services, then proceed to Arlington National Cemetery for military honors. Accompanying mourners include Admiral John Rodgers and Mrs Rodgers, the commander’s father and mother, his brother Robert Rodgers, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Meigs.
The Hor tarian notes that two Shropshire sheep from R. E. Martin’s Foreman ranch were sent to Peking University for demonstration work in Chinese agricultural training. The piece highlights Walter T. Chamberlain’s efforts at Cornell and the endowment that aided teaching methods, with illustrations of stock on the university farm near Beijing.
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