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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1919
Page
1
Readable segments describe a government official warning about debt and budget strains. The figure references Congress, creditors, and rising obligations, with calls for restraint and urgency in fiscal policy. The passage cites external factors and the need to balance expenditures against revenue amid economic pressures.
A $20,000 gift from the Junior Red Cross funds hospital and educational work in Montenegro. Podgoritza hospital of 70 beds is being expanded with two new wards and a children’s section. A boys dormitory is added to the sole Vodgoritza school and a Uronan Colony for orphans will provide lodging meals and lessons. Dispensary service soup kitchens and hygiene education continue through winter.
The Cuban authorities have launched a vigorous campaign to prevent bubonic plague. Thousands of traps are set and precautions at ports are enforced to stop infected shipments from entering the island.
Washington endures continued wartime bustle despite a year of supposed peace. War workers fade slowly into reconstruction labor as real estate prices rise and crowded eateries persist, while government spending fuels theaters, dance halls, and nightlife amid lingering military nostalgia.
Reports from Britain detail rising strike trouble and failed arbitration efforts as workers and unions clash with government over national wage and hours reforms. Proposals to create a wide arbitration body face resistance while industrial conference mandates spark further debate among employers and unions.
The queen of Norway is expected to visit England again next month and may stay several weeks. King Haakon might travel here for a few days in early December.
In Butte in 1919 three printers quit in defiance of a union led effort. The walkout followed a no-work order after failed talks on arbitration over wages and hours, threatening suspension of Standard Publishing Company’s publication. John Baker of the International Typographical union warned of illegal strike actions.
Berlin endures rampant crime with murders robberies and burglaries daily. Demobilized soldiers loiter in the Tiergarten and rob residents while police admit most crimes go unreported. Authorities cite danger of public outbreak and martial law persists amid fear and warnings.
Arthur Taggart, a mine prospector, was found guilty of murdering George Spencer in Spring Gulch. Testifying he claimed a commanding voice urged him to kill the devil and his killing followed, leading to a life sentence. District Attorney Fleming pressed for conviction on the alleged human voice motive.
In Otham Kent Field Marshal Lord French unveiled a cross to fallen local men. He quoted Thackeray on love and loss and spoke of those who perish in trenches or rest in nameless graves, noting their bright spirits remain with the living.
About 9 000 Italians have returned to Italy through Naples since January 1 as ships released by allies resume voyages. The flow is rising monthly and could reach 10 000 per month, aided by war economies and renewed family reunifications.
Historical notice examines the steady rise in ice cream intake through 1919 despite Prohibition. It notes soft drink and ice cream makers faced weaker liquor centers, with Chicago New York and Atlantic seaboard regions cited and Canada said to eat more ice cream per capita. The North shows stronger appetite, while southern soft drinks remain popular.
A returning visitor criticizes salvage operations in France noting soldiers idle at battlesites while England awaits proper return. He argues salvage values do not justify the cost and questions the effectiveness of officers' wartime zeal. Others mention Chinese laborers and planned projects amid postwar tasks.
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