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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1912
Page
9
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and notes offices including Main Office in Anaconda and a Butte branch. It provides contact details, newsstand locations, and agent listings across major cities.
Monday December 2 edition urges readers to extend holiday giving beyond family and friends to the poor. It appeals to cheerful generosity and support for charitable organizations aiding distress, urging all who can to give and those who cannot to receive with gratitude.
The article notes Germany leads in tuberculosis reduction with steady scientific gains and cites the growth of the commission form of municipal government to 205 cities with 4.8 million residents including New Orleans. It argues the plan faces opposition from old-line politicians while praising applied science and reform.
The piece discusses the commission form of city government, noting 206 cities' satisfaction except Lowell where reform stalled with existing politicians. It links successful reform to retiring old officeholders and highlights Taft’s ambassadorial vacancy and the need for wealth in that role. It also covers Lincoln memorial plans, and a New York detective clearing house to study cranks and defective children.
A writer in Popular Mechanics argues against aviation danger by presenting statistics and figures to show flying is not as dangerous as some claim. The piece challenges perceptions of risk in air travel.
A historic analysis shows aviation fatalities per mile dropping from 1908 to 1912. It details rising airman numbers, improved odds of survival, and compares risk to football and racing cars, noting aviation becoming far safer over the period.
The article notes a military drive to reopen hostilities at Adrianople while reinforcing forces arrive from Syria and Kurdestan. It reports orders for guns and war stores, a preference to stay defensive through winter, with spring offensive likely, and cabinet tensions versus public peace sentiment. It adds government reforms in the Armenian provinces and a planned commission of inquiry.
London reports the Turkish delegates oppose Greek entry to the peace conference arguing it delays settlement of Crete and Aegean issues. Serb and Montenegrin delegates protest Turkish incursions at Scutari, while Greek naval actions near Dardanelles provoke further tensions as Athens reports Turkish warships maneuvers and bombardments.
Telegraph reports Greek forces push back Turkish advances along the Drin and Scutari fronts. Reinforcements arrive as Turks retreat and Serb authorities urge caution in pursuing across neutral zones.
The Times reports that during armistice negotiations Bulgaria allegedly promised to consent to the revictualing of Adrianople after peace talks. A brief earthquake occurred at 6:40 am with no reported damage.
Paris reports the death of Rene Bichet a bright graduate and newly appointed professor of French at the royal college in Budapest. Police say a college friend who used morphine induced him to try the drug and administered a fatal injection. A forged physician’s prescription was found in the student’s rooms during a search. The piece notes rising coffee prices over decades.
Dec 22 report notes the termination of the Russian US trade treaty effective Jan 1 leaves both nations without a formal framework for eight years of trade. Observers foresee the quo to remain largely unchanged unless Russia alters tariffs on agricultural machinery hardware and possibly cotton, potentially affecting American exports.
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