Montana merchants win injunction against price tag rule
The Anaconda Standard reports Judge Bourquin granted a permanent injunction halting the state trade commission from enforcing Order No. 4. Montana merchants argued the requirement to mark all articles with invoice and selling price would burden business, while the court found House Bill No. 14 violated due process. The case may appeal to the U S Supreme Court, leaving merchants free to set prices until then. The piece also notes Republican leaders pushing a campaign issue on Soviet policy and suggests workingmen's attitudes are mixed, with 20 to 50 percent allegedly not aligned with radical propaganda.
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Bourquin
State Trade Commission
Montana
Ford
United States Supreme Court
Elbert H. Gary
The College Vote on League Treaty Referendum
A nationwide intercollegiate referendum invited 700 colleges to vote on four questions about ratification of the League and treaty. Harvard Yale Princeton and Columbia papers will compile the results and report as soon as determined. each side claims broad public support and a clear result could carry significant weight.
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Senate
Lodge
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
The Great 1920 Issue and Americanism Rally
A 1920 political column urges Americanism as the decisive issue, calling for loyalty to the constitution and laws. It argues old party labels are waning and voters should unite to defeat Bolshevist influence, noting business leaders consult Republican leadership as Democrats lag.
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Holland
Cincinnati Enquirer
Republican Party
Democracy
Cox of Ohio as dark horse in presidential race
The piece surveys Governor Cox of Ohio as a potential dark horse candidate, noting Bryan’s opposition over the Willard Dempsey fight, Cox’s perceived mixed strength, and the possible rise of Cox if Lowden is nominated. It argues Ohio will back a candidate who restores its presidential prestige and squatter sovereignty.
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Governor Cox
Ohio
Mr. Bryan
Willard-Dempsey
Messrs
Willard
Dempsey
Cox
Toledo
Middle West
Lowden
Illinois
Congress
Hayes
Garfield
McKinley
Taft
White House
Pomerone
Harding
Kansas
Oklahoma
Press of Montana and Montana papers debate word use and press agents
A collage of editorial excerpts from Montana papers critiques evolving press agent culture, branding organizations vying for free publicity, and the era’s political language. It notes legislative moves, women in politics, and business leaders shaping policy and community resilience amid climate shocks.
Optimist, Reds and a Comic Opera Primary
A sweep of satirical takes on politics places Judge Bourquin ruling against Montana merchants, debates with General Wood, elastic currency jokes, and mockery of the South Dakota presidential primary law. Notes on Wood, Poindexter, Reed, and cabinet flicker amid light mockery of 1920s political theatrics.
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Poindexter
General Wood
South Dakota
Humor Of The Day In Family Circles And Jests
The column collects quick witty exchanges from Aunt Mary Maude Senator Sorghum and others. Jokes pivot on misunderstandings about professions cleverness and worries. It adds a light mood with brief quips highlighting everyday social quirks and humor.
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Mary
Smarte
Maude
London
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Irene Gage Supports Her Father’s Philanthropy Efforts
Miss Irene Gage, daughter of Sir William Gage of Pell County Ontario, champions her father’s charitable works. He leads the hospital for consumptives and the Victoria Order of Nurses while funding Inn Grafton homes for the widows and children of Canadian soldiers.
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Irene Gage
Sir William Gage
Pell County
Ontario
Canada
Hospital For Consumptives
Victoria Order of Nurses
Queen Mary Hospital
Inn
Boon of 50 Cent Dances Takes Parisian Idea Global
Winifred Black writes on a practical dance plan where older women hire able partners for 50 cents a whirl. The system, popular in Paris, offers bright young men for a safe, businesslike arrangement, allowing women to dance without sorrow or scandal.
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Paris
Darling
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
London
Shanghai
Constantinople
Greenland
Lapland
Son
Flashes of Lightning Class in Arithmetic
A collection of brief newspaper quips and questions from several papers. The items touch on a hypothetical government railway cost of 640 million dollars a year and two extra years of operation raising questions about egg prices in 1922, political vindication for Victor Berger, Pershing’s claim of staying out of politics, a Mexico City educator studying in New York, and Bill Hohenzollern as a satirical reference.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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Butte
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Billings Gazette
McDowell
Missoula
Western States Irrigation Congress
Harlowton Press
Cascade Courier
Wood
Jim Reed
President Wilson
Washington
Boston Transcript
Louisville Courier-Journal
Winifred Black
Victor Berger
Pittsburg Gazette- Times
General Pershing
Philadelphia Press
Mexico City
Macon
Bill
Germany
Bill Hohenzollern
Columbia Record
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