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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1921
Page
3
The report notes France backs a ten-ship claim as part of broader war talks. Delegates anticipate swift progress if naval issues are resolved, with Japan and China nearing agreement on far eastern agenda items. China seeks abrogation of 915 treaties, while Japan opposes discussing them. Delegates weigh Siberia policy as a general declaration may suffice.
John O'Neill of Walkerville won the first five dollar prize in Loiselle taxi service’s week competition for the best advertisement. The winning jingle promotes reliability and comfort of Loiselle taxis, describing weather conditions and prompt service.
Police say a 45 year old man identified as Lee Crane operated along the coast and into Texas. He used bogus checks to buy a watch and a diamond pin, fled to a hotel, was arrested after a clerk engaged him while an assistant chief observed. He admitted passing bad checks and was fingerprinted for Leavenworth.
The national council for limitation of armament will organize 68 meetings during the Christmas recess to discuss the four power Pacific treaty and possible further arms cuts with lawmakers. One of the first gatherings is an outdoor event at Madison Square Garden in New York on Christmas Eve.
Thirty thousand Cubans marched through Havana to the presidential palace in a peaceful demonstration against the Fordney tariff bill. Flags flew and banners urged a square deal arguing the tariff would ruin Cuba.
In Detroit seven men were injured and about six hundred people panicked as rioting erupted during a gathering of Armenian party members. Police say the clash began after a speaker urged overthrow of the party and the creation of a strictly workers party. Police reserves dispersed the crowd as attendees clashed with chairs and fists. Seven alleged rioters were arrested for disturbing the peace.
Daly predicts the Yellowstone trail will become a coast to coast route within three years. At a Minneapolis meeting, officials discussed diversions and kept to the main line from Seattle toward Portland, with Ohio and eastern states seeing possible changes where the trail is not yet fixed. Assessments totaling 35,000 for 1922 were pledged, with western Montana set to raise 2,840 led by Butte and Missoula.
Chief Fitzmorris said about 200 persons were arrested in Chicago on prohibition violations. Prisoners are held at various police stations as raids and follow up orders target places selling liquor, including a club tied to Chicago society figures.
A mass meeting in Tokyo under the Anti-American Young Men's League passed resolutions denouncing the Washington conference decisions. Police stopped a planned demonstration before the American embassy and seized leaflets containing anti American song words. The report notes surrounding unrest and the seizure of propaganda materials.
Arctic cold blanketed Butte with temperatures plunging to 14 below and brief zero readings. Mercury fluctuated between 12 below and 8 below as winds intensified and relief efforts aided residents. Across Montana and nearby areas, record lows and property damage accompanied widespread freezing conditions and travel delays.
Norma Talmadge stars as Jacqueline Boggs in The Wonderful Thing at Rialto. The film follows a French convent upbringing and an England romance with Donald Mannerby, an aristocrat's son, amid dramatic revelations of love and deceit. Cast includes Harrison Ford and a distinguished supporting lineup as the plot heads to a hopeful ending. Mayer's offers a holiday jewelry sale.
The gale on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior left most lake craft accounted for as vessels sheltered in harbors. In Monroe Michigan anchor ice formed on Lake Erie's edge causing water shortages, while a city business district fire was put out with chemicals.
New York December 18. A report says during the first 19 months of the year express shipments were taxed about 413000000. The average express charge was 1.50 dollars and the tax cents. Elimination would lower rates by a little over one cent and stimulate trade through improving conditions nationwide.
The obituary notes James Hick, a longtime campaigner born in Ployd New York in 1829, who helped organize the Republican Party in Illinois and later served as a state senator in Kansas. He died in San Bernardino after a period of health decline. Mary Garden, famed Chicago Opera director, was ordered to remain in bed indefinitely as doctors assess a threat to her health.
Hart's latest picture White Oak headlines a five-act bill at the American theater. The story centers on dramatic river adventures on the Missouri, a lone rescuer, and a bold villain. The cast features Hart as the heroine Vale and a strong supporting ensemble, praised for its appeal and action. Heavy fire damage and weathered scenes are noted in the chaotic program, with the page also mentioning Pathe events and a late question about Apples.
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