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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1917
Page
13
A collage of vintage clippings mentions thefts in stores, a Vienna orchestra at a California brewery, and smoke that veiled Butte. Anecdotes recall funeral hearses misrouted near cemeteries, gun accident reports, and tales of early Montana money. Also notes a wedding and auction mishap in Helena style reportage.
A. R. Elliot of Missoula and Mr and Mrs C A Jarl of Great Falls traveled to Southern California. They stayed at the Hotel Baltimore in Los Angeles. The article notes otters trained by the Chinese fish and the value of otters is recognized.
A crowded catalog of new titles across fields including theology economics and education with authors such as J Frank Hanley Carl HL Mote and Claude Michelton. The list spans fiction poetry history and fine arts featuring works by Sara Teasdale Grantland Rice and Robert E. Lee among many others.
Herbert G McDonald son of Mr and Mrs J G McDonald of South Crystal street with Company A Third engineers Corregidor Island Philippines sends poem to his mother. Poem praises readiness of army recruits and readiness to face war through France and Alberta trenches.
Pittsburg December 4 1817 proposals call for all manufacturing plants nationwide to shut starting noon December 22 1817 through January 7 1818. The Pittsburg chamber of commerce mining and manufacturing committee will discuss the proposal to ease railroad congestion restore shipping conditions and improve business outlook for the winter.
Sacramento Dec 4 German has been dropped from the course of study at 30 California high schools as pupils discontinue studying the language, school authorities announced.
William Goudin paid a $10 fine in police court after a disorderly conduct conviction for carving initials on a marble table in a noodle parlor. The table was valued at $50 by the proprietor who testified. At the same session Cr. Palmer and GW Hatching also faced fines for property damage and health code violations respectively.
Washington December 4 The Treasury held the first conference with western silver producers on a plan to fix a standard silver price for one year and to allow government acquisition of options on most US output The aim is to secure silver at a fair price for coinage for the United States and allies and to stabilize foreign exchange Conditions Britain and France would receive an equitable share of American output while other silver users keep supplies at the tentative price
London reports from the war office show British forces captured 26 960 prisoners and 221 guns in November on all fronts. Western front accounted for 11 551 men and 138 guns, Palestine 10 484 men and no guns, East Africa 4 403 men and three guns.
Boston announces that the committee on wool supply of the council of national defense has tendered its resignations at a Boston Wool Trade association meeting. No reason given. The panel, appointed to buy wool for government use, included Stephen C. Metcalf of Providence Rhode Island, Frederick S. Clark of North Billerica Massachusetts, Jacob S. Brown and Robert H. Stevenson of Boston.
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