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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1926
Page
2
New York women seek equal employment rights while night work bans affect 3000 railroad workers. Miss Mary Anderson urges a national conference in January to craft a program for safer, healthier work for women, with leaders from labor, government, and reform groups slated to speak.
Jack Lewis said he was robbed of 86 by three colored men about an hour after arriving in Bute. James Laremore was arrested after Lewis identified him as one of the assailants near the Missouri club on West Mercury Street. Police searched the area and recovered details as the trio led Lewis to a scuffle and the loss of money. Local officers said Laremore faced robbery charges based on the victim’s identification.
Eyewitness account details a street car crash where speed rose as the motorman switched brakes and a curve provoked a fatal impact. Passengers recall screams, a struggle, and a violent lurch with bodies and debris scattered through the car.
The document details a conference on land and naval armament limits modeled after a 1917 Long Beach meeting. It notes endowment support for the Institute of Pacific Relations and American aid for an American-Slavic Prague institute with US state department backing. Increased costs trigger endowment growth after July 1, funding three student fellowships at 1000 dollars each, three teachers fellowships at 1600 dollars, and three fellowships for study abroad at ...
Washington June 17 opponents of American adhesion to the world court mapped out a program to continue the fight against ratification of the protocol. Meeting at the call of Senator Borah the group planned cloture steps to hasten a vote but focused on assigning topics for opponents to argue when the debate resumes this week in the Senate. Senator Shipstead said ratification would be followed by later attempts to reopen the subject but did not specify how. He added this thing must be settled right and to the satisfaction of the American people the fight must be gone over again.
In Brussels the attending physician reported no immediate danger after a medical assessment. A car issue is noted with a shift from low-priced models to a Sony made Morveningmacher in France.
Lady Ana Elena Trowbridge, a peeress in her own right, pushes bobbed-hair styles while continuing advocacy for peerage rights to sit in the House of Lords in a spirited campaign.
The Guggenheim trustees would wield unrestricted power to guide a new aeronautics fund aimed at advancing education research and commercial aviation. The fund would be non profit with earnings reinvested, focusing on civil aviation, avoiding government roles and duplication, and seeking practical results through simple administration.
AP report from New York on January 17 notes 1985 zinc consumption rose to a record 1,118,000 metric tons and a 1926 outlook predicts more volatile prices. A J M Sharpe of the American Zinc Institute says 1925 fourth quarter U S demand expansion and low stocks will influence markets. Germany’s trade and industry are described as strained amid these shifts.
In Helena district court Mrs N J Sero, wife of a federal prohibition enforcer, obtained a divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty and alcoholism. Judge W I Poorman granted the decree as Sero did not contest. The court also ordered restraining home property at 18 Cedar Street from the former spouses.
The article reports prolonged partisan debate over the tax bill in the Senate with President Coolidge urging prompt, nonpartisan action. It notes the House bipartisan support and 880 to 25 vote, while Senate divisions persist and Simmons leads in taxation matters. Procrastination on the world court also worries supporters amid primary timing concerns.
Detected wreck attempt on a block signal system disrupted a passenger train. Comes-By-Night and accomplice Sotham fled into the hills after prying rails while lawmen tracked them through snow and Glacier Park, ending with arrests and revealing a dramatic chase by Undersheriff James O’Flynn and others.
Ald Garr H Lunn of Los Angeles told a Spen Forum audience that education is a social process and the race should gain memory and understanding. He urged using knowledge for humanity, warned knowledge without use harms progress, and noted industrial society outpacing comprehension. The event featured the New Finlen hotel orchestra and a Geotch Day is planned for next Sunday.
The funeral will be held Monday morning at a stated time from the teaming home on a street. Many will attend the services for interment in the family plot at Holy Cross cemetery.
James Rowe, longtime resident, died yesterday at age unspecified. Funeral service will be at Sherman & Reed Funeral Chapel with final arrangements at the family home on Wednesday afternoon. Seay fee Pe The deceased was husband of Geensit and father of Oachall.
Fragmentary note cites Sam R. White in a role described as director related to imbalance. Context unclear but implies leadership or appointment. No further details or corroborating names, organizations, or dates are readable.
Helena Montana January 17 Agriculture Commissioner A H Bowman released a letter sent to President Coolidge protesting that farm leaders were ignored in selecting an export corporation plan for farm relief. He cites Des Moines Corn Belt and American Council of Agriculture support and urges inclusion of organized farmers in shaping policy. He references losses from wheat misreporting and calls for action to remedy farm issues.
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