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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
4
An Anaconda Montana newspaper page discusses California proposals to bar Japanese, Mexican, Canadian, and European immigrants from settling uncultivated land. It argues prohibition may fail in practice due to persistent immigration and domestic breaches, comparing to alcohol prohibition and noting Washington’s stance yet Californians’ distrust.
The Press of Montana notes Joseph M Dixon becomes the seventh governor elected by both Democrats and Republicans, entering office with no political obligations and a pledge against state socialism. It echoes editorials from Missoulian Great Falls Leader and Billings Gazette on postwar recovery, finances, and policy directions.
A 1921 Washington bulletin notes 102 new house members about 82 Republicans and 20 Democrats. It highlights initiation into Congress, speaker led guides for Republicans, and new members studying department access amid jokes about plum trees and harvesting political fruit.
A historical note discusses California’s November land law vote, its failure to deny Japanese ownership, and potential federal treaty adjustments. It cites the Morris Shidehara talks, roots of the Root Takahira agreement, and Los Angeles Times objections urging white immigrant farmers to settle.
The National Anti-Divorce league outlines a uniform marriage bill requiring 60 day newspaper notices, county court petition details on prior marriages, a physician’s certificate of disease status, and marriages performed only by ordained clergy. It argues the measure would curb bigamy and prevent hasty, unhappy marriages, reflecting a legal effort to expunge sin and sorrow.
One hundred years ago Montana faces a tough winter with coal in short supply and lawmakers seeking means to pull the state out of a hole. The column recalls 1820s New York ice storms, critiques Prohibition, and lampoons President Wilson and Harding in a sharp, wry tone.
Senator Henry B. Ashurst of Arizona rushed the White House guards on Wednesday December 30 in an attempt to see President Wilson about extending the time for improve claims required by law. The president directed him to transact business through Mr. Tumulty after an hour of attempted access. Ashurst, after the siege, left without meeting Wilson.
A collage of jokes and brief blurbs from The Bulletin Sydney and other papers, including a barber-patient gag about a hair cut, a quip about chewing gum, a marital inquiry with a humorous mismatch, and a Maryland inventor’s electric broom light for cleaning the house.
A collage of satirical quotes and brief remarks from Ohio State Journal Baltimore Sun Indianapolis News Pittsburg Gazette Times Houston Post Birmingham Age Herald New York Transcript Indianapolis Star Washington Bar reacting to Prohibition tariffs curfews and stock market comments. Notable lines reference Grover Cleveland and Harding while noting varied attitudes toward debt power and price shifts.
The Detroit News reports fossil cataracts identified in the Adirondack mountains northeast region. These ancient falls formed when glacial dams blocked outlets during the ice age, creating nine miles of channels near the Au Sable river valley where large plunge basins remain as relics.
Detroit News recounts Dorothea Dix's reform drive beginning in Worcester Massachusetts and East Cambridge in 1841. Her investigations of jails houses of correction and almshouses spurred a national movement to establish state asylums and improve conditions for the mentally ill.
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