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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates, publishing details, and office information. It notes pricing for weekly and Sunday editions, branch offices in Butte and elsewhere, and contact details for advertising and general business correspondence.
A holiday appeal urges support for Salvation Army and Volunteers of America as they distribute Christmas dinners provisions clothing and shoes to needy families. Kettles are on street corners inviting public generosity to brighten Christmas for the less fortunate.
Salt Lake County weighs issuing bonds totaling 1 million dollars to fund road and street improvements. The Salt Lake Tribune backs the plan with broad citizen support, aiming for quick bond issuance to start work before increased traveler influx from the Panama Canal era and the Francisco exposition.
The Republican National Committee opts for a special committee over a national convention to adopt a new basis for apportionment. They fear a convention would be dominated by the Progressives and produce unsatisfactory rules. A subcommittee may yield changes favorable to Republicans, but the move leaves progressives doubtful about GOP good faith on primary and election reforms.
Progressives in Illinois and California held meetings demanding no compromise and vowing to continue the fight to the bitter end, likely through the coming congressional elections, boosting Democratic chances. Lord Haldane in London praised the Monroe doctrine and urged US leadership to secure lawful, stable governments in Latin America, including Mexico, signaling broader American influence.
Paris envoy from Argentina bans tango at the embassy programs and expels an orchestra after a tango number was performed. He insists the dance remains limited to reputable venues and rejects claims it is Argentina's national dance, blaming a Spanish legacy instead. The move provokes debate among tango enthusiasts and is unlikely to curb the dance’s appeal.
The piece argues against strong commitment to federal presidential primaries and urges the Democratic Party to ensure that primary and convention votes align with the people’s will. It notes delegates pledged to Champ Clark shifted to Wilson at Baltimore, including Montana delegates, and reflects on Wilson’s successful nomination and performance.
Fragmentary note questions the purpose of presidential primaries amid ballot changes and disputes. Mentions Baan 2 in terse context, implying concerns over electoral process and legitimacy without detailing entities or dates.
A garbled column notes social observations on marriage gender roles and public manners. It references lines about castor oil femininity hair powder and pillow slips, with jokes about men hiding chores and flirting with bartenders and tango fashion. The piece blends light satire and domestic clichés from the era.
In London J M Barrie discusses his failed play The Adored One with American journalists. He says the work rewrites whitewash a heroine to please the public, likening himself to a Tin Can playwright. A reporter notes the production in a Midwest town and Barrie’s confident reply.
A reflective essay honors the unseen multitude who support genius. It argues Goethe, Solomon, Socrates, Caesar, Charlemagne, Jesus would not shine without the contemporaries and readers who understand and appreciate their work, stressing genius needs taste in the many.
A fragmentary verse by Walt Mason mocks bankers as powerful figures who control credit and social standing. It contrasts the banker's gleaming wealth with the public’s vulnerability when misfortune strikes, suggesting people seek the banker’s smile for protection while fearing his frown. The tone blends satire with economic critique and social satire.
The notes report varied figures including fuel use by the US Navy at 39 million gallons, a 39 year span doubling British exports, German exports up 280 percent, and US exports rising 316 percent. It mentions a fatal Gravelines explosion, and rail and travel claims such as a Tokyo to Peking route in hours via Seoul and Mullen, with trains twice weekly. Kobe sea travel taking 144 hours. It cites wireless torpedo tests by German French and British governments, a milk-producing tree in South America, and Donald McCave the greaser on the Oceanic with 38 5 voyages and 2 4 million Atlantic miles. New York City reportedly has over 100,000 telephones, more than double London.
John W. Murphy a contractor testified before Chief Magistrate McAdoo on graft in highway contracts. He said James E. Gaffney, a close ally of Charles F. Murphy, was his partner in the scheme and that he gave 2000 dollars to the New York State Democratic campaign fund in 1912.
A collage of quips and jokes from the Birmingham Age Herald Puck Washington Herald Buffalo Commercial and National Corporation Reporter. Snappy lines cover mislaid manners witty exchanges and humorous misunderstandings from busy days past. Names and places appear with period sensibilities and timeless humor.
A collage of short, era styled quotes from multiple papers referencing Lord Headley's conversion and name change, cabinet gender considerations, agriculture egg promotion impacts, Huerta and Prussia tone on prandy and eggs, and satirical remarks. It presents snapshots of editorial voices without a single cohesive event.
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