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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
9
The Anaconda Standard lists publisher details and advertising reach with a local office at Fort Broadway and a statewide network. It notes sale locations in major cities and agencies across the West, including Denver Salt Lake and Seattle.
Friday January 2 204 reports the house will reassemble January 12 and likely pass the education based immigration bill. It would bar alien immigrants over 16 who cannot read their language with limited religious persecution exceptions. Taft vetoed it last session, Wilson may approve, as advocates push swift action before Senate congestion.
Indiana has six teen years of experience with the indeterminate sentence system. The board of charities reports that about one fourth of paroled offenders violate their agreement and are recalled. Prisoners appear healthier and more hopeful, with improved chances of reformation. Financially the program saves costs, as paroled individuals earn and support themselves, reducing state burden. Parole boards retain wide latitude in granting pardons or revoking parole.
The department of agriculture aims to stimulate denatured alcohol production among farmers, especially in the West, inspired by German industry. It sees cheap fuel nationwide and waste farm products turned to profit, focusing on cultivating potatoes for alcohol manufacturing. The note contrasts U S practice, stating such an industry has never been established here.
The article argues farmers could profit by converting excess or nonmarketable potatoes into denatured alcohol, noting Germany’s elevated potato prices and the mash’s feeding value. It suggests U.S. adoption would reduce waste, support fuel needs, and spur a domestic potato alcohol industry as farmers respond to the act.
Talks circulate that Congress may delay action on Secretary Lane’s plan to authorize an additional 190 million dollar reclamation fund loan. The loan would accelerate irrigation projects and attract western development, while preserving repayment to the fund. Opponents fear it would look like an appropriation during a campaign season, potentially stalling approval.
Governor Strong, longtime Juneau publisher, reports to the interior secretary that Alaska holds vast potential. He says the territory could become a poor man's land with multiple states, containing natural resources and opportunities, if allowed to use them legitimately.
Secretary McAdoo and Secretary Houston announce an organized set of hearings in multiple cities to gather first hand data on banking needs and the volume of disbursements as they shape a new federal banking system. They stress action for national interests over political pressures.
Hearings will determine city locations for regional banks under the new system. Denver San Francisco and possibly Portland or Seattle may host Western districts while St. Louis and perhaps Minneapolis or St. Paul anchor others. Politics are set aside. sites chosen by regional needs and accessibility.
A scrambled OCR fragment cites Huerta as an able murderer and mocks New Year wishes and a Boston marriage to a milliner. It notes regional banks in early U.S. history near the Wabash and mentions a missing White House reception yesterday.
A reflective meditation on oxygen hydrogen carbon and nitrogen as vital partners in life and faith. The author links Saint Francis Canticle to the elements and frames breath and flame as essential to prayer, passion, and memory. The piece treats science and spirituality as intertwined through the metaphor of the four brothers.
A compilation of short political comments and headlines from multiple papers. Includes remarks on Speaker Clark Roosevelt and suffrage humor, plus quips about tariff, currency, Chile diplomacy, and a fleeting note on a Senate candidate named Bullock.
Walt Mason asks the reader to choose a path at life’s forks. The verse contrasts uphill striving and reckless fun, warning of fame and lasting disgrace depending on choices. It urges selecting a steady course toward a future of work and relationships.
A collage of jokes and quips from multiple papers includes playful exchanges about money, gifts, music and art. Highlights mention a band in Dunfermline, a marine anniversary, pinhead salt joke, theatrical manager Snow, and a witty dialogue about art and affection, reflecting light social humor of the era.
A fragmented tale depicts Brookls resident O Loughlin at a convention where his tailor drives the scene with humor and mischief. Spectators applaud as speakers falter and a barber jokes about haircuts while other characters move the event into chaos.
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