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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1927
Page
4
The article notes Ontario had few crimes in 1926 with only three killings, two due to insanity and one manslaughter. It argues swift, stern punishment and adequate policing deter crime, contrasting Toronto’s population of 600,000 with its single police force.
In Austen Texas the Norris murder case unsettles with religious fervor, radio campaigns, and fundraising. Pastor J Frank Norris frames the Chipps shooting as self defense while clashing with fellow Baptists, drawing in mayoral tension and a heated public debate.
The passage contrasts crime patterns, noting 1926 US murders about 12,000. It argues Ontario would have about 300 murders on a proportional basis, yet records show only 21. It adds that nine or ten of these occurred among foreigners, with further analysis indicating only six remaining unaccounted details.
The legislature is presented with a farm loan system approved by Governor Erickson to invest Montana’s permanent school funds in farm mortgages supervised by the state. Local county loan associations must participate with the state in 15 percent of each mortgage, with the state holding a prior lien on crops to cover principal and interest. The plan aims to attract local capital while protecting investments, though its attractiveness to private capital remains a question.
Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt highlights progress in enforcing the national prohibition act. She notes longer jail terms fines more injunctions and higher conviction rates while warning the law remains unsettled and calls for international cooperation to curb rum running and extraterritorial seizures.
A 1927 forecast discusses The Canton Tea Party as a modern education medium and notes optimism for promoters and capital seekers. It predicts fashion shifts away from simplicity, a rise in beauty concerns without cosmetics, and warns of harsher conditions in England and Ireland due to a recent eclipse.
Central and Mountain time radio listings show programs across WCCO WEAF WGN WHO and others. Notable acts include Nash Finch Orchestra Nankin Cafe ensemble and a series of classical and dance programs with performers like Leon Lichtenfeld and Emil Hofmann.
Radio schedules show KFI KFWB KGO KGW KHJ KPO and more with times from early evening pause to late night delight. Programs include organ recital semi classic hours dinner hours orchestral programs news and dance orchestras across California cities.
Horoscopic forecast notes strong benefic aspects guiding the day. Women receive clear direction aiding social and commercial goals. The period heralds weddings with rising status and fortune, boosting theaters and film producers under planetary influence.
A compact note on Theodore Watts-Dutton as Swinburne’s associate and critic with a nod to his own poetry. The passage reflects on his character and scholarly stature, citing his Britannica essay on Poetry and his friendship with Swinburne. It ends with a quoted dreamlike verse and a 1927 copyright mark.
At the Washington wool growers’ annual meeting in Tacoma P. A. Ward of the Pacific Co-operative Wool Growers’ association warned longer skirts are needed to save 29,000 idle looms. He urged a rise in demand from feminine buyers to revive activity. Britain imported over 8,000 gallons of American mineral waters last year.
The article argues calcium is essential for bones nerves and blood, warning refined white flour depletes calcium. It links pregnancy health and immune resistance to organic calcium from whole grains leafy greens and natural foods, noting cow health and digestion depend on minerals.
Colonel Leonard Ayres of the Cleveland Trust Company forecasts a shrinking profit margin in 1927. He notes falling automobile production, rising insolvencies, and caution against easy installment financing which could revive risky credit schemes.
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