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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1925
Page
4
The report shows total vehicle registrations at year end 1924 reach 17,700,179 with a 16.28 percent rise from 1923. Passenger cars up to 15,520,663 and commercial vehicles to 2,179,516. Production near 3.58 million with 300,000 exported and about 80,000 replacements for scrapped units. Value of invested vehicle stock around 10.6 billion dollars.
Justice McKenna, 81, ends a public career begun in 1898 after four decades of service in Congress, as circuit judge, attorney general, and finally Supreme Court justice. President Coolidge selects Harlan F. Stone of New Hampshire and New York for the vacancy, praising his legal wisdom and conservatism.
The silver jubilee motor car exhibition in the Bronx Armory celebrates a peak era for autos and accessories. The vast 600 by 300 foot hall hosts a 75 foot silver jubilee tower lit by 260 floods, later moving to Chicago for the National Auto Show. Some 250 accessory manufacturers display wares amid a thriving car industry, with per capita car ownership rising and a truck-to-person ratio of about 1 to 6.42.
Charles Swartz, longtime land and tax agent for Anaconda and former Northern Pacific official, died after a period of illness. Widowed wife endures a lengthy bed of pain, as Montanans and Northwestern associates mourn a man known for kindness, integrity, and a wide circle of friends.
A 1924 roundup shows John D Rockefeller Jr giving $1 million to the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of a yearlong total of benefactions reaching about $150 million for education, research, hospitals, and museums. The piece notes a broader ten-year stream of private wealth aiding public welfare, with emphasis on Germany politics, Hoover's economic view, and a remark about Einstein theory crossed by a crossword puzzle.
A young otter ignores warnings and tries to steal a dead fish from a pen of sticks. He becomes ensnared by a steel trap, realizing danger and fear as his appetite fades and he struggles to escape. The tale centers on consequence, parental advice, and the peril of forgoing warnings.
A man wrestled with a stubborn object pinning him at the top until his last effort freed him. He strained and pulled hard, finally freeing himself after a painful, determined push.
A chaotic horoscope suggests favorable influence for women and contracts, especially in amusements ads, with happy prospects for weddings and partnerships. It warns of possible unrest and enforcement issues, advises safeguarding plans, and notes that birthdates may bring unexpected leaves yet overall financial matters look satisfactory. Children born today may have financial potential and practical money skills.
Florence Davies argues ideal working conditions aid artists but warns many forego progress seeking perfection. She cites American widow Edward MacDonald’s 1923 Pictorial Review prize and her Peterboro colony project as hopeful but cautions that true output requires action, not excuses.
Philip Vitus 24 from Casper Wyoming and Bertha Wood 24 from Blackfoot Idaho obtained a marriage license yesterday at the Silver Bow county courthouse.
In a dressing room scene Blonsom and the Doctor debate ethics of the show. The Doctor proposes pensioning Beppo the horse after 36 years and demands humane treatment and better conditions for the animal menagerie. Blossom muses on a grand new act, with a military uniform and eager plans for a sensational performance. The boy and Swizzle tease, promising a lively crowd and a strong upcoming engagement.
The local health office reports 192 births and 77 deaths in Butte, with December showing the heaviest losses at 97. December also recorded 62 male and 35 female deaths, while births that month were 62 total, 33 males and 29 females. A son was born to Cecil Larson of 1655 Lowell, and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs John Edward Schone at the hospital in December.
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