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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
10
William Howard Taft delivers a measured evaluation of Senator Lodge's December speech defending a cautious path toward the peace treaty. He notes Lodge objects to entangling alliances and urges postponement of some points to an adjourned conference while supporting a broader league of nations with U S leadership.
An early 20th century address argues that liberated nations need protection from foreign aggression to avoid a shift from peace to perpetual war. It warns against Bolshevism and Russian tyranny spreading through Europe, asserting that only continued great power diplomacy can curb chaos and save democracy. The piece reflects postwar fears and calls for vigilance to sustain evolving democratic states.
The crisis in traction leads to receivership fears as Brookyn Rapid Transit shows steep losses while oils like Mexican Petroleum and Royal Dutch gain. United States Steel and American Smelting rebound with mixed shifts. overall market ends with a strong undertone on 535000 shares traded and total sales around 10.25 million dollars in par value.
A wartime roll lists hundreds of wounded and missing service members with ranks from lieutenant to private. The long roster includes Brinton, Gordon, Reif, W. Hurry, and many others, alongside missing in action entries such as wenatto and nelborn in a dense name list.
Special dispatch reports cattle hogs and sheep prices at Chicago markets with steer prices from 11.50 to 19.00 for prime, common and medium grades and strong demand. Cattle receipts noted light and market strength described, with no receipts in Portland and Seattle quotes showing steady to higher tone and hogs around 17 to 17.60 per hundredweight.
Chicago markets show unsettled corn with near by deliveries pressured by selling and May corn under persistent demand from commission houses. Prices for yellow corn ranged around 1.34 to 1.62 as hog futures and provisions faced varied sentiment amid temperature effects and market rumors. Copper and metal quotes eased in New York, with US financials holding steady across short and long term rates.
Montana reports an $7,851,584.20 quota with $1,418,803 in war savings stamps sold by Dec 31. Butte headquarters note anxious waits to learn if the first campaign failed. some northern pledges void due to farmer reverses though hope remains as last day sales reach $25,000 in Butte Silver Bow. Liberal oversubscription has been typical. armistice signing coincided with campaign stages. A Home Cave-Browne anecdote and a quip about food conservation conclude this fragmentary item.
Readable fragments indicate 190 cars this period versus 266 cars a year earlier. Mentions cash, northern region, and Liberty bonds with unclear references to New York and a Japan related note. The text is fragmented and lacks complete context for precise facts.
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