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Anaconda Standard

Location

Anaconda, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1925

Page

2

Navy to attempt 2000 mile oceanic flight by flyers

Navy air service crews led by Commander John Rodgers will attempt a 2000 mile nonstop crossing from California to Honolulu in PN-9 and PB-1 flying boats. Three planes carry crews and 11 vessels guard the route with radio, searchlights, and life gear for safety.

Honolulu Navy Army California Navy Air Service 8. E. Moses Sal Ron Pacific Coast John Rodgers Washington James H. Strong Chicopee Mass Allen P. Snody Oswego N. Y Rico Botta Melbourne Australia Ralph E. Davidson St. Louis Arthur Gavin Ashland Wis Andrew Crinkley Warrenton N. C Byron J. Connell Elizabeth N. J Clarence H. Schildauer Naval Aircraft Factory Philadelphia Boeing Airplane Company Seattle Schildaver J. R. Kyle Lakehurst Arizona Langley Aroostook Midway Pacific Hawaiian Islands McCawley Henshaw Meyer Doyen Farragut William Jones Zellin Reno

Flyers in Crash Leaves Nine Hurt

Horrific train crash leaves nine people injured as passengers and crew salvage victims from wreckage. A Pullman car collapse traps travelers while two babies survive with minor injuries. a child comforts a mother amidst the wreck.

Texas travelers injured in Colorado wreck

Wiley Bell of Dallas and Mary White of Victoria Texas were badly hurt when Colorado & Southern passenger train No 1 sideswiped southbound No 8 near Mayne Colorado. The crash damaged the Davenport and Tonowanda cars with most injuries in that Pullman. No. 1 left Fort Worth at 10 10 a m and No 8 carried vacationing travelers homeward.

Associated Press Trinidad Col Wiley Bell Dallas Texas Mary White Victoria Colorado & Southern Mayne Rocky Mountains Texas Fast Mail Denver Fort Worth Firat Tonowanda Davenport South

Investigation Launched Into Mayne Colorado Collision

The Associated Press reports railroad officials began an inquiry into a Mayne Colorado collision that injured two passengers critically and more than 25 others. Northbound train No. 1 engineer William Schaller said he did not see the Texas train moving to a siding, attributing the oversight to his failure to observe the other train.

Associated Press Denver Col Colorado & Southern Railroad Mayne Toda W. T. Hayden Hayden William Schaller Schaller

Deer Lodge Driving Contest Sets Club Record

The Deer Lodge Country Club held a driving contest from the No. 9 course on Sunday morning drawing many members. Louis Napton won first, Guy B. Jeffers took second, and Dr. F. L. Unmack finished third. Post contest, several friendly matches were played.

Deer Lodge Deer Lodge Country Club Louis Napton Guy B. Jeffers F. L. Unmack

Prison Band Performs in Deer Lodge Concert

Visitors and residents of Deer Lodge enjoyed a band concert Sunday afternoon led by Clayton Farrington. A complete program of band music was presented by the Prison band.

Deer Lodge Clayton Farrington

Town Gossip From Deer Lodge And Nearby Areas

Deer Lodge residents report a weekend of visits and outings. Travelers include James Hawks heading to Des Moines, Anna Goldie returning from East Portal, and multiple couples enjoying outings to Helmville Avon and the Big Hole country. Local visits feature families from Butte, Los Angeles, and Elliston with several fishing and camping excursions noted.

Deer Lodge H. C. Hamp France Wood Gregson Hot Springs Daniel Geary Sam Bignell Helmville Yellowstone Park George Ransom J. J. Miller Peterson Creek James Hawks Des Moines Iowa Blackfoot Charles Blackburn Butte Morrison Los Angeles Dan Harley Roy O'Neill Drummond D. A. Fitzpatrick J. L. RoDen Avon Freda Johnson Milltown Grace Fifer Harvey Fifer George Alder C. A. Olson Ray Farman Helena

Irish fruit crop a failure in the Free State

Dublin reports the fruit crop this year is almost a complete failure and the yield is the smallest in many years according to the Free State department of agriculture.

Dublin Free State Department of Agriculture

Denver Crews Questioned After Curve Crash

Conductor J. W. Braley and Fireman Jim Sullivan of Denver were questioned by railroad investigators after a crash on a curve involving the Sevensoush train. A formal hearing is set for tomorrow in Trinidad where the three men will give testimony.

J. W. Braley Jim Sullivan Denver Hayden Trinidad

D A R Bronze Tablet To Mark Bannack Milestones

Dillon Montana August 30 A bronze tablet will be erected on Labor Day by the local D A R chapter to honor Bannack the first capital of Montana The tablet now on display at Huber Bros jewelry store bears pins and inscriptions noting Bannack Lewis and Clark Trail 1806 first important gold camp 1862 vigilante activities 1863 first territorial capital 1864 1865 first county seat Beaverhead County 1864 1881 and is erected by the Montana State Society D A R The ceremony promises unusual interest and a public invitation is issued

Montana Beaverhead County Our Commonwealth Montana State Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Dillon News Notes Highlights Local Visits and Accidents

J J Jones of Butte attended to business matters in Dillon Saturday. Dorothy McCully suffered a broken collar bone when tossed from a Shetland pony Saturday evening. J Plunkett and family of Butte spent the weekend in Dillon. Marian Leach returned to California Friday after a summer in Dillon.

Dillon J. J. Jones Butte Dorothy J. McCully

Orders Call For Strike Read At Anthracite Fields

President Coolidge seeks to ensure fuel supply as anthracite operations face a potential midnight suspension tomorrow. The administration plans limited action to mediate a new wage scale, prioritizing public fuel needs but acknowledging little authority to force a settlement. The president will stay in town for at least another week, likely through Labor Day, despite the strike possibility.

Coolidge

Thousand Klansmen Parade in Missoula

In Missoula on August 30 a parade of about a thousand Ku Klux Klan members rode through the streets in automobiles, without masks, marking the closing event of a Riverside Park picnic and initiation ceremony near Bonner. Ken from the Bittee Root and Flathead valleys joined Missoula members, with about two hundred cars in line.

Associated Press Missoula Ku Klux Klan Riverside Park Bonner Ken Flathead

California Gas Prices Fall Amid Oversupply Across Coast

A report notes about 95 million barrels shipped via the Panama Canal and refined at Atlantic ports while California stocks rise from 3 million to over 20 million barrels. Refiners reduce stocks as crude output remains high, driving a price decline due to excess supply and regional demand shifts.

Panama Canal Atlantic California Pacific Coast Atlantic Seaboard Rockies

Two Bodies Found by Glacier Ranger

The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wheeler of Whitefish Montana were found by Park Ranger J. B. Fleming near Lincoln Pass in Glacier National Park. They had been missing since August 12 and died about two weeks earlier during a snowstorm that dumped 12 inches of snow. Coroner Campbell of Kalispell announced the deaths.

Associated Press Great Falls J. B. Wheeler Whitefish Mont Glacier National Park

Boy with 11 Grandparents From Port Allegany

Charles William Burr, six months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Burr, has 11 grandparents living. His immediate grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Burr and Mr. and Mrs. Elijah McKenney. There are five great grandparents, including Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hazen, Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Babcock and Mrs. Sophia McKerney. a great great grandmother is Mrs. Eliza Causer and a great great grandfather is Charles W. Burr.

Port Allegany Charles William Burr Guy Burr William Burr Elijah McKenney C. A. Hazen Mortimer Babcock Sophia McKerney

Earl Tucker Tops Fans Poll in Mines League Vote

Marl Tucker an Anode star led early in the Mines league popular player contest at games in Butte and Anaconda. He received 738 of 1 835 votes with 685 in Anaconda and 153 in Butte, as voting continues this week ahead of next Sunday's final tally and prize presentation by Fred Young.

Marl Tucker Tucker Anaconda Butte Dick Boyer Clark Lad Clark Park Clarence Hutchinson Clarks Doc Tremblay Duffy Powers Escallier Sells Anodes McIvor Forsythe Averill McKain Bills Charlton Collins Taylor Bowers Linton Shanley Rodda Bonner Zanic Ridings Thompson Ferguson Lasley Callaghan Cc. M Ricker Baker Erickson Scott Leavers Schwartz Hein Morton Ryan Jovick Coleman McNeeley

Cobb Praised At Detroit Testimonial Dinner

Detroit honors Tyrus Raymond Cobb of Augusta and Detroit as the greatest ball player of all time at a municipality sponsored testimonial. Ban Johnson Connie Mack and others laud Cobb after 20 years in the American League. He thanks Mayor Smith and the city for gifts of a $10 000 clock and a $10 005 check from Detroit club owners. telegrams from Speaker Sisler Huggins Lardner Wagner and others are read.

Associated Press Detroit Tyrus Raymond Cobb Agusta Ban Johnson Connie Mack Philadelphia Athletics Cobb Peach Mayor Smith Detroit Club Tris Speaker George Sisler Miller Huggins Ring Lardner Hendrix W. van Loon Garry Herrmann M. H. Sexton J. Honus Wagner

Butte Man Sought by Park County Officers

Park County authorities and Butte police pursue Ed Forrington on a first degree assault warrant. An altercation in Clyde Park around August 15 left an elderly man injured. he died yesterday. Forrington was sighted in Butte on Saturday.

Park County Butte Ed Forrington Livingston Forrington Clyde Park Farrington

Residence on Evans Avenue Burned

Fire around 1 o clock destroyed a small frame residence at 3100 block Evans Avenue. The owner was identified as Rice. A garden hose saved the adjacent house which was threatened several times. The Rice residence burned to the foundation.

Evans Avenue Rice Nulzhbers

Robbery report on Main Street and burglary near Dorothy block

Andrew Hatch reported to police that two men robbed him of $6 last night near South Wyoming Street. A description of the attackers was given. A second incident near the Dorothy block involved a thief entering with a pass key and stealing a suitcase, clothes, shirts. Police investigate and seek suspects.

Andrew Hatch North Main Street Wyoming Street Miles

Cuba Reports 511 Newspapers Across Nations Provinces

Havana leads with 289 publications among Cuba’s 511 total newspapers. National statistics show 131 papers per million inhabitants with Pinar del Rio 28, Matanzas 52, Santa Clara 71, Las Tunas 20, Oriente 61 in the other provinces.

Cuba Havana National Statistics Bureau Pinar del Rio Matanzas Santa Clara Oriente

League Leaders Slump as East Rivalries Heat Up

The American League leaders Washington and Philadelphia stumble in a West Coast swing with series against Washington and Philadelphia’s offense faltering on weak pitching. Detroit slides, Chicago White Sox drop, while Pittsburgh strengthens its seven game gap by sweeping the Giants and Phillies with sharp pitching and late hitting.

Associated Press New York Washington Philadelphia Senators Chicago White Sox Mackmen Detroit Stanley Harris Zachary Mack Pittsburg Pirates New York Giants Boston Pirate Phillies Fletcher

Invited to Feast That Fails to Show

Joe Muller was arrested on South Main street after a man accused him of stealing $26. Muller, found with $20 at the station, faces a state vagrancy charge and is alleged to have duped the man during a dinner invitation.

Joe Muller Rodda South Main Street Muller Redda Smother Mueller

Prohibition Leader of Wyoming Die in Laramie

Dr Clifford J. Sawyer age 71 a leading Wyoming prohibition party figure died in Laramie after blood poisoning from a minor hand wound. He once ran for governor and served as a presidential elector candidate. He was born in Lafayette Indiana and is survived by his son Clifford Sawyer of Laramie.

Laramie Wyo Clifford J. Sawyer Prohibition Party Wyoming Sawyer Lafayette Ind Clifford Sawyer

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BY Briggs Mrs Palney Meebe Martt Stotz WAVY Creed Militis Bu CC. Bickends Colorado Southern State News Bureau Dillon Bureau East Glacier Ranger Earl Tucker Xiutchinson Ruthjen OBB Prohibition Bannister
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