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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
2
The Montana campaign promoted state resources to national audiences via railways and broadcasting. Officials hailed the effort as well executed and predicted population growth and investment linked to Montana's vast natural resources and farming potential.
Joe Forcella a rancher near Fe ed at his home last evening following a Delef Mines. He was 46 years old and a native of t He was a member of Chrisotoro C lymbo lodge. The body was taken to Gherman Reed's, vending tuners on the stforts to invent an apparatus extinguishing blazes in aeroplanes. A Frenchman has ad to fight fire In his motor eighty-seven time.
Washington welcomes 1926 with laughter while Calvin Coolidge rests. Rain and sleet hinder outdoor plans as hotels and restaurants fill up. Prohibition agents monitor celebrations unarmed, while government offices suspend tomorrow and the White House hosts a trio of diplomat guests and officials. Chicago reports similar gay revelry with crowded cabarets and high reservation costs amid prohibition.
Montana exports climbed in the first nine months of the year, led by crude petroleum and manufactured products. The Department of Commerce report places Montana at 38th among states in foreign trade, ahead of Wyoming, Arizona and Delaware. Total port value reached 3,564,038 dollars.
Minneapolis December 31 Associated Press Harry J Colwell engineer of the St Paul and Sault Ste Marie passenger train blamed for the Chippewa River crash that killed eight retreated into despair and hanged himself at his home after recalling the accident. Colwell had 21 years as an engineer and had no prior accidents. He had substituted for the regular engineer on December 20 for the Minneapolis to Chicago line No 2 and watched the final coach topple into the river as the train neared Chippewa Wat. He had worried over the affair and his spotless safety record with the road. He drew his wages settled accounts with a storekeeper, took supper and then went to the basement.
Mary A Linfield wife of Dennis Linfield director of the Montage Experiment station died at Detoncan hospital Bozeman Montana tonight following illness from Christmas Day. Born in Hamilton Ontario November 11 she came to Bozeman with her husband who is station director. Survived by two daughters Berhaat ark ihe Seuiatemn eau soles at saan co cela field Boseman Funeral arrangements have not been mage.
Butte residents welcomed the new year with church services at Grace M F church and Mountain View Methodist, watch night parties by Enterprise lodge, and dances hosted by the Robert Emmet Literary Association and Knights of Columbus. The Silver Bow club and Butte Water Company held gatherings while the street railway ran late. Mild weather encouraged street festivities as people gathered for a festive start to 1925.
The report notes recovery in culture and price levels, improving world trade and employment, with Russia and China as exceptions. It highlights a year of increased production, higher living standards, and economic stability prospects. In the U S, agriculture sharply recovers, farm prices move toward general levels, and wages stay strong above prewar norms amid ongoing labor trends.
Paris dispatch reports M Clementel meeting with Ambassador Herrick to discuss France's war debt inventory and potential acceptance of the Dawes plan as a basis for settlement. Officials in Washington and Paris contemplate responses as Cologne evacuation delays loom and debates widen among debtor nations.
The War Department says bonus payments will be issued today as the machinery strengthens. Daily arrivals reach about 12 000 with over 400 000 applications returned for missing data such as tires fingerprints or other details. General Robert C Davis, adjutant general, oversees administration and reports 1 000 000 applications to the Veterans Bureau for extension of benefits.
Cyrus W. Barger, one of the oldest Northwest stage coach drivers, died in Portland last night. He drove Grove stage coaches in Oregon and the Columbia region before railroads. His wishes rest in all hands. An English mechanic claims to have invented a universal alarm for babies.
Authorities in Chicago plan a consultation with Dr. Ludwig Hektoen to review the exhumed remains of William N. McClintock amid ongoing inquiries into his death on December 4. Typhoid fever indicators noted by Dr. James Simonds are under scrutiny, with officials seeking clarity on causes and evidence.
A Missoula man identified as St Germain, born in Duluth Minnesota, was killed by a train. Investigators found two letters he wrote to a father and a former landlady, with notes about sending his trunk to Butte and keeping it safe. The dead man also had a letter to a friend in Arlee and had told relatives he would work for an ice company in Butte. He had lived in Montana for 14 years and worked in the woods and seasonal labor in Butte. He is survived by his father Joseph St Germain and two brothers and two sisters.
Pat Cavanaugh, driver of Quartz street fire truck, showed nerve on an icy Broadway run near Main. His speeding engine skidded and swung around, but he kept control, completed the turn, and continued to the fire, with witnesses awed and the truck unharmed.
A Senate committee and Commissioner Blair discussed plans to limit hearings to policy and effects in a dragnet inquiry into the prohibition unit. Critics cited investigator reports as the basis of scrutiny while Commissioner Haynes defended actions and promised full cooperation to uncover all facts. The conference addressed conditions and promised remedies as the inquiry proceeds. An electric lawn mower appears in the text.
Fragmentary obituary notice: funeral plans for Afichael Torpey with unclear venue and time. Names appearing include Daniel Cronin, Gleason, and Jack Sullivan, with references to parlors, interment at Mountain Cemetery, and a floral bouquet/spiritual service.
Members of 8¢ Ann's Altar Society are called to meet at the name of Sire on East Lake and White Way this evening at o'clock.
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