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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1924
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard notes the year’s toy exports and imports exceed $8 million through customs. Toys and games traded with 45 countries, including Germany, reflecting a decade of over $70 million in merchandise exchange and suggesting U S retail spending around $100 million yearly on such goods.
General Manager Platt of the Oregon Short Line praises Montana and notes the state’s potential for crops and future growth. He links Montana Month to attracting settlers and capital, stressing careful selection of settlers and funds and urging support from northern states. Montana offers opportunities for investors and workers seeking unique returns.
The National City Bank trade report says America ships toys globally while foreign dolls flood into the United States. Dolls from Japan China India Hong Kong the Dutch East Indies Palestine Cuba Canada and much of Europe are arriving through customs as stores brim with holiday merchandise. Domestic dolls boast strong sales and tariff protection accompanies the influx of imports into the market.
An average Pullman car carried President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge to Chicago drawing praise for thrift yet sparking concern among railway executives and the public. The scene of the couple loading luggage and exiting the car stained the ideal of presidential pomp and prompted debate on travel with state protections and comforts.
Tex Rickard announces no more radio coverage of his boxing events. He argues radio hurts box office, noting baseball and football attract audiences without this drawback. He suggests fights may be brief and unappealing, while radio offers a safer option for fans seeking entertainment.
The piece rails at seasonal slogans and political figures. It praises Coolidge for avoiding conflicts while predicting a tough congressional session. It credits Sloover with turning pessimism into faint optimism and notes Bob La Follette’s diligence without promising broad change.
Farmer Brown's Boy returns feathers to hide Reddy Fox's perceived crime. He contemplates protecting a thief to keep Red dy's home safe from hunters. Bowser the Hound leads a slow, careful hunt as scent trails fade.
Bowser and the pack track a fox named Reddy from a chicken yard across fields to the Old Pasture. They alert hunters who suspect the fox is inside a rocky den. The farmer identifies a speckled feather and plans to smoke out the fox rather than dig. The scene ends with anticipation of a pursuit.
The Great Western Sugar company announced initial payments of about 3.5 million dollars to beet growers in Colorado and adjacent states for November deliveries under a sliding scale contract. Total expected disbursements for the season amount to at least seventeen million across districts including Colorado Nebraska and Billings Lovell.
The House appropriations committee forwarded the annual supply bill for the Agricultural Department with a total of 124,637,715 dollars and 380 million for road construction in the upcoming fiscal year. The measure, chaired by Rep Magee, tops last year’s road allotment by 61 million but falls 3.75 million short of the budget estimate. The bill will be considered by the House after the intradepartment supply measure.
French authorities widened a nationwide police operation after a raid on the Soviet headquarters at Bobigny. Up to 700 officers searched suburbs for arms as foreigners were jailed and Russians remained uncaptured. Soviet envoy Krassin denied any Soviet embassy link to the unrest while Paris moved to retry Sadoul in Orleans court martial.
Paris reports police raid the main Soviet headquarters at Bobigny an outskirt of Paris capturing 60 suspects and mass of documents posters Most detainees were released while warrants were issued for about 50 foreign agitators deemed most dangerous A Lenine communist school at Bobigny identified as a propaganda hub.
Paris reports former French army captain Jacques Sadoul, condemned for treason in 1919, moved from a Paris military prison to Orleans jail with strong police escort. The communist party organ urged followers to stay ready to challenge the judges.
German voters head to polls amid party forecasts of losses and surges. The German People’s Party supports old monarchy colors while backing Dawes reparations. Communists face drop. liberals anchor foreign policy. overall voter interest appears low with projected turnout down by millions.
Three tribes on the Umatilla reservation received certificates of gratitude from the United States for aiding in the war against Germany. President Coolidge signed the certificates. Chief Jim Kanine of the Walla Walla refused his, saying he never fought in a war and would seek guidance from the Great White Father in Washington. Captain Sumkin of the Kayause spoke of peace efforts in Idaho during a Bannock threat.
The grand duchess declares her trip a social visit to thank Americans aiding Russian nobles in exile. Plans include stops in Washington and Philadelphia with hosts Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt sr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer in New York, and Mrs. John Hayes Hammond and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lansing in Washington. Her royal connections trace to Queen Victoria and Queen Marie of Romania.
James H. Philips longtime resident and pioneer who worked as a railroad worker and rancher before retiring died. Survived by three daughters Emily Gleed Lima Mrs. Jack Dowell Dell and Mrs. Anna Whiting Missoula two brothers Maron Philips Brigham City Utah and William Philips Weston Idaho and ten grandchildren. Wife died ten years ago. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. Lima cemetery will receive the body.
Premier Ziwar wrote to the president of the chamber of deputies asking signatories of the petition to King Fuad to withhold criticism until parliament reassembles. He questioned whether signatories insisted on the king s right or the majority s. The Wafd adopted a resolution urging the king to convoke parliament at once, saying each hour of delay harms the country.
Dawson Yukon Territory December 6 A mild stampede followed an assay showing 40 ounces of gold per ton in a vein discovered by George Kennedy the prospector Kennedy traced the vein for several miles triggering new prospects near Glacier Creek about 60 miles west of here.
Pasadena Cal Dec 6 William C Brown former president of the New York Central railroad died today at his home in South Pasadena after two years of declining health His body will be sent to his former home in Iowa for burial or cremation as suggested by the incomplete dispatch
State officials advocate Montana month to lure farmers, stressing an organized immigration service and advisory boards. They argue Montana must direct qualified settlers to suitable lands, provide guidance, and compete with other states to attract home builders while keeping costs low through volunteer county committees.
A pair of bandits killed two men and wounded several others during a robbery spree near South Bend. They fired on Rice and bartender Felix Levens inside a saloon, seized an insurance agent's car, and fled after other confrontations with Camp and workers aboard a ging dredger. One bandit was later killed. the other fled on foot.
The twenty fifth international livestock exposition closed in Chicago with a grand horse show and a review of prize stock. Over eight days more than 250 000 visitors viewed the Dexter pavilion as hundreds of cattle sheep and hogs were auctioned to Chicago packers in one of the era's largest live animal sales. Yearling Herefords and Aberdeen Angus sold for as high as 17 cents a pound, above market for choice stock.
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