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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1924
Page
4
The New York Life Insurance Company announces all leases on the Garden property will expire May 1 and demolition will start that day. The article reflects on MSG as a relic of the past and hints at a future of offices and stalls on the site.
Judge Francis K. Armstrong, first judge of the Ninth judicial circuit, died at his Bozeman home after a long legal career in Montana. A Democrat and former speaker, he helped organize the National Bank of Gallatin Valley and served in various legal posts, leaving a widow Lora Lamme and two daughters Lena Brown and Edith Oliver plus four grandchildren.
President Coolidge backs a $59.2 million cut in the federal budget while warning against harming essential services. Critics target defense and military allocations as the navy and army face calls for liberal funding to maintain readiness and modernization. The overall budget totals $3,729,519,846 with reductions noted.
The article recalls Madison Square Garden as a national landmark famed for six day events horse shows and political oratorical moments including the tragic Stanford White death and the 1916 Democratic convention concerts. It laments its destruction as a ruthless act against progress.
Prominent New York University professors say modern college students show better behavior, study harder, and are more career focused than earlier generations. Today’s average student is younger due to work before and during college, and faces high admission demand with stringent retention.
The article notes 52.8 percent turnout, up from 49.1 percent four years ago, with a remark on regis tering political preferences and a quip about women comprising the greater portion of the slackers. The tone critiques the get out the vote campaign and presents a cautious view of the election’s impact on national and state governance.
The piece pokes at Republican senators La Follette Ladd Frazier and Brookhart over their ambitions. It notes Mexico’s peaceful presidential inauguration and Egypt’s reaction to England. It praises Coolidge’s restraint and mocks expected high drama in the Sixty eighth Congress. It dismisses Democratic views on Bob and mocks New York City Tammany Hall’s grip on City Hall.
A snowstorm struck Butte just before 3 AM and persisted through the day and night, leaving two inches of slush on city streets. Weather officials said nearly five inches had fallen by 9 PM as the storm spread across the western part of the state. Train delays were feared if the weather persisted, though all trains were on time last night. A snow plow cleared tracks for the first time this winter.
George M. Wheeler long active in Butte politics and deputy under Sheriff Charles Henderson died suddenly in Havre last night, per a telegram to state stock inspector Jack Collins. He once ran a Butte grocery, belonged to the Butte Gun Club, and was renowned as the city’s top pistol shot.
Archibald Barshaw, 59, longtime Butte police member under James Reynolds, died in a Butte hospital after a brief illness. Born in Michigan, he moved to Montana 20 years ago, farmed near Twin Bridges 13 years, then lived in Dillon. Survived by wife four daughters and a son Archibald R. Barshaw. Burial at Twin Bridges.
A man, bound hand and foot, was turned over to Butte police by pool hall patrons on East Park Street late last night after an attempted attack on the Greek establishment. He threatened patrons with a knife and chairs as his clothes hung torn. Chief O Donnell and Officers Rodda and McDonald arrived after emergency calls.
The Democratic National Committee filed with the House clerk a July 1 to November 20 funding report showing 845,520 in contributions plus a 120,000 loan from New York Trust, totaling 965,520. Expenditures reached 903,908 with a 61,612 balance. Major contributors included John D. Ryan 55,000 and Jesse H. Jones 25,000 among others.
Mrs. Spicer and Mr. Curry explain the secrecy around Lita Grey's marriage to Charlie Chaplin. They say the public was misled by publicity into thinking she is 19, while the ceremony and intention to marry were legal under Mexican law.
The Commercial league resumes with games Thursday at 8 PM at the YMCA. Boucher versus Medlin opens, followed by Jensens versus Exchange. Symons face Craven Garage in the nightcap after a tight loss to the Jensens.
Leo Koretz plans to plead guilty in a Chicago court to four indictments charging larceny by bailee and operating a confidence game. The State's Attorney Crowe said Koretz will seek to restitution for victims who invested over 2 million dollars in a Panama oil bubble, with each count carrying one to ten years in prison.
Spokane news desk reports the Northwest Mining association holding its annual sessions with discussion of blue sky legislation for the mining industry. Leaders include J Grant Hinkle Washington secretary of state Dean Milner Roberts UW and F A Ross of Spokane guiding the talks.
Miss Til Ne Norquist aged 60 disappeared from her Denver home saying she would walk until she dropped. Her body was found in City Park lake with the coroner noting it had been in the water several days.
Adolph Menjou stars in the First National film For Sale at the American theater. He plays a climber who seeks entree into the Four Hundred by marriage, pursuing Eleanor Bates who he comes to love. The film, written by Earl Hudson, shifts from New York gaiety to Paris Latin quarter scenes, with Clair Windsor as Eleanor and a strong supporting cast.
Wednesday forecasts warn high ranking individuals face anxieties and may endure a strenuous winter. Leaders could clash over religious differences and Congress may see acrimonious debates and sharp differences of opinion amid a volatile political climate.
The passage prophesies a year of controversy and missteps in plans for prosperity. It warns of warfare, rising divorces, and reduced domestic harmony while noting possible changes to traditions and liberties. It adds cautions for accidents and aviators and marks Sagittarius birthdates as restless with travel and water success.
The opening bouts of the tourney to crown ring champions among Butte newsboys are set for Friday at the American Legion gym at 7 30. Matches include Bully Maloney vs Lloyd Birmingham Tommy Faley against Danny Crowley Reynolds Rowan vs Douglas Monahan Jimmy Martin vs Bill McCarthy and Ralph Hogan vs Art Belanger.
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