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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard recalls Senator Fess arguing for a single presidential term. He later reversed stance, provoking laughter. He urged renomination after the White House rebuke for spreading campaign talk. The episode highlights the Ohio senator’s stubborn persistence.
A 1928 outlook predicts prosperity but warns of three Friday the thirteenths, with dates in January April and July. Advice includes avoiding bad omens like salt spills ladders and black cats, while noting Wednesdays for major holidays and leap year impact. The piece hints at further tales of marriage and political events.
Senator Fess of Ohio persists to speak against a draft movement for Coolidge but hints the president could be the inevitable Republican nominee if the convention deadlocks next June. A new senate pamphlet advocates a six year term with no re election and includes Fess's interview from the Washington Star after President Harding’s death.
The piece notes January legislative plans for an intensive crime study and Governor Smith's proposal for a state crime commission to examine transferring sentencing power to a board of sentences. The board would handle murder, manslaughter, and some felonies by second offenders, aiming for professional, impartial judgments. It also contrasts judge discretion with this board and references varied support among New York lawyers and judges. It ends with a comparison to Leopold and Loeb.
Detroit struggles as a potential 1928 convention city for the Republicans amid Democratic doubts. Windsor odors and perceptions of humidity taint the atmosphere, with Smith camp backing New York and Chicago ruled out. Currently the contest narrows to San Francisco or Cleveland, with Miami a distant possibility.
The piece notes the Christmas comet is not a brilliant success and avoids naked eye prominence. It contrasts with harsher acts such as murders, implying the death penalty for royal English attackers is unnecessary.
The page provides answers to Page 3 questions including Everett Sanders and Calvin Coolidge as secretary to the president, Andrew Johnson, Charles and John Wesley, the Jolly Roger, Valhalla, and St. Matthews 30.
In Butte on December 29 1907 Dan Yancey the attorney formerly of Butte visited friends and handled business. Mrs J W Masterson stayed with her daughter in Butte while Miss Dessie Masterson left for the East. J E McCormick and wife plan a winter in Los Angeles. Desjardine of Helena stayed with Mrs R J Starr. Robert Taylor left for Billings to run the Northern hotel. In Anaconda December 29 1897 police officials and inspectors visited, while Ed Catlett and Rosa Kroos visited local families and Rosa Kroos planned to attend Dillon Normal School.
Dec 29 1917 Dan Kowske and wife depart Butte for Spokane Seattle American Lake and Southern California travel along the Columbia River and Portland returning via Salt Lake with plans to visit Eastern cities. Sergeant Tally Johns on furlough from Camp Dix Wrightstown N J visits Butte relatives.
A brief biblical excerpt from Isaiah prophesies that in that day the Lord will punish the rulers of nations. The powerful will be gathered like prisoners, confined in a pit, and later visited after many days.
Central standard time based schedule lists hourly programs for WBAP WOS WDAF WHMJ WCCO WOW WOW etc with entries for Maxwell hour Hoover Sentinels Old Favorites Nodules of music drama and NBC CBS programs across multiple markets including Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Chicago and Denver.
The reading notes favorable aspects for many activities with hints of luck for the president in 1928 but warns against overtrusting judgment. It cautions against emotional bias, dangerous travel by water, and accepting depressing rumors, while predicting possible mechanical gifts in children born today.
Ralph Busbey, editor of a trade journal, lauds newspapers for elevating retail advertising standards by curbing fraudulent copy. He calls daily papers molders of public opinion and stimulators of business, improving integrity in the nation’s merchandising sector.
James Callon described as a cat burglar faced sentence of 21 months hard labor after being traced by boots of varying sizes that he stole and wore. The case centered on theft activity linked to Glasgow.
The Chicago Tribune notes timber growing can outpace bonds as a profit source. Har per Leech cites locations across the United States where wood production yields faster returns, with a southerner claiming yellow poplar grows faster than interest on money.
Virgil Jordan, chief economist, predicts that prosperity could surpass 1926 and 1927, with the United States entering new records in general business prosperity. The remark, though bold, reflects cautious optimism from business observers about the coming year.
A Maryland university student smoked thirty cigars in eight hours to test smoking’s effects. His pulse rose from 80 to 108 and respiration from 17 to 30 as he grew feverish and irritable. The piece argues moderation and personal choice over legislation.
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