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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1924
Page
2
Weather update notes Montana temperatures around zero this evening with a brief warmer spell. Forecasters expect less severe conditions tomorrow and Tuesday with potentially lower temperatures later in the week.
Livingston reports a 13 degree rise from 7 to 8 pm bringing the temperature to 21 above zero with similar warm spells at Big Timber and Mystic Lake where readings reach 26 above at 6 pm. The observer said the upward trend is likely to continue as cold lingers across the region.
Whitehall defeated Butte High 17 to 13 in a sensational scholastic basketball contest. Four overtime periods followed a 21-11 deadlock after regulation, with Whitehall finally pulling ahead as star forward scored 13 of his team’s points.
John R. Mor a Denver advertising man was found guilty of murder in a shooting at his office last summer. Judge Clarence J. Mor imposed the minimum ten year term in the state penitentiary, following a disputed advertising bill dispute.
Rossi, imprisoned, details how fascisti, regime, and press blamed him for violence after the Matteotti murder. He asserts Mussolini’s direct will guided acts of coercion, clubbings, and Castor oil punishments, denying personal responsibility while claiming he sought peaceful politics.
The Versailles settlement and Cologne Ruhr issues loom as Germany’s government and social quarters refuse diplomatic concessions. Reichstag opens Jan 5 while Stresemann defends nationalist inclusion in government amid calls for broader responsibility in foreign policy.
Three fires swept the Acoma building damaging the T J McCarthy grocery the O Rourke Shoe company and the Lomas News Stand with smoke and water total losses not yet estimated. A 82 year old guest George Brophy was saved by 13 year old Joseph Duffy who guided him from smoke filled rooms. Fire origin undetermined and no heating equipment found in basement as crews battled dense smoke through multiple floors.
Reports describe a severe 60 mile per hour gale across the United Kingdom disabling air services and cross channel shipping. Coastal navigation is dangerous with widespread damage and many lines and properties disturbed as vessels in distress are noted.
The ongoing inquiry centered on Billy McLintoge’s death after typhoid fever diagnosed by Dr. James Herrick. Shepherd and Miss Pope clashed over plans to marry during his illness, while relatives sought to challenge a will, and physicians debated medical care as Billy deteriorated.
A collection of quirky sayings and aphorisms on marriage, New Year gifts, and social quirks. The list includes quips about divorce, a New Year blanket gift, a businessman dictating greetings, and a playful jab at baseball magnates and horse racing. It notes public longing for cleaner sport and comments on appearances, truth, life, and wealth.
The American theater presents today and Monday a slide show on living Christmas trees. Images include a burning tree in Butte with caption Why Burn the Christmas Tree and photos of John and Dick Matter planting trees. Also shown are Hawthorne school children planting fir trees, a Colorado blue spruce in F M Bell's garden, a capitol grounds tree in Helena, Mrs W Illegin’s living tree, Santa Claus Visit, and a two-tree scene including a shorn roots view, plus Pasadena Avenue’s famed Christmas Tree with electric lights. The avenue is a mile long and trees are 60 years old, photographed by Mrs W I Higgin.
Weather outlook for the week beginning in Monroe and the Northern and Southern Rocky mountain areas calls for rising temperatures Monday followed by a colder spell midweek. Expect considerable cloudiness with a probability of occasional local snow in both regions.
A powder cargo aboard a ship exploded in Otaru harbor injuring hundreds as a resulting fire spread. Reports from Tokio describe a disastrous blaze and large casualties in the northeastern Hokkaido region.
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