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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
6
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Congressman Hobson signals special rules committee will report the prohibition amendment to the House next Tuesday with about 21 hours of debate and a Thursday vote. If approved before adjournment the Senate gains January and February for action. The measure seeks to submit a constitutional amendment banning traffic in intoxicating liquors to state legislatures for ratification by three fourths.
Spokane Spokesman-Review cites Senator Dayton of New Jersey from a 1844 speech on steam power and transcontinental routes. The piece imagines future electric trains across the Rocky Mountains with steel sleeping and dining cars and comforts of a first class hotel, contrasting past doubt with later progress.
Washington officers claim a strong army is essential for safety. A 200000 soldier force would cost at least 200000 dollars daily, rising to half a million dollars with 500000 troops. Costs cover officers, equipment, housing, tents, horses, uniforms, ammunition, and drills.
The piece surveys military spending and aging arms plans, notes potential tax burdens, and contrasts royal and soldier morale with songs of war. It discusses British and European attitudes, road funding by Secretary Houston, and extends to political and social observations as 1914 approaches.
The piece weaves social critique and humor through snatches about men and women, marriage, and daily life. It riffs on propriety, work, and identity, pairing quips about hair, silencers, golfing dinners, and the joys and strains of partnership with playful sarcasm.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston, noting Congress blocks enlarging forest reserves in Oregon to Wyoming, proposes classifying lands outside reserves in timbered states where permanent ore value exists and keeping land with high forest value in public ownership. He also favors land exchanges with states and private owners to consolidate holdings and reduce admin costs, plus a larger fire-fighting fund after last year’s deficit.
Housewife advice urges avoiding fine embroidery and eye strain in December. Replace delicate tasks with lighter knitting and crocheting, ribbon work, basket making, and simple sewing. Create safe thoughtful gifts such as lace, baskets filled with home made candies, travel cases, and needle kits, preserving eyesight.
Belgian Dederker Benoit was wounded at Nieuport on October 26 and sent to Folkestone. A leather purse with a broken Belgian one franc coin fragment embedded in his thigh was found after probing the wound. Surgeons removed the fragment and Benoit recovered quickly.
Pa brings home a jovial Professor Dumbricht, an old schoolmate, as a wartime talk reveals. The Professor shares cautious views on Germany and the war while Pa’s authority clashes with young Bobbie and Ma. A final spank marks an awkward family scene and wartime reflection.
The Sansa City Journal quotes George W. Perkins urging a progressive party while noting the country needs it not for the whole nation but for Democrats. The Boston Transcript mocks party shifts linking Bryan and Johnson to national reforms and political maneuvers.
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