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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1926
Page
2
Athens reports a government decree ordering a 25 percent cut in banknote values above 28 drachmas to fund an internal loan of 1,250.0 drachmas. Notes will be split, with the larger portion repaying the loan and the smaller bearing interest from Feb. 1. Annual drawings and a 30,000,000 dead fund are planned.
Foreign hour programs are interrupted as a ruse by doctors during the Atwater Kent hour. Messages from listeners are filed with the American Radio Relay League to be sent by wireless. The broadcast lists instrumental and vocal pieces from Barcelona Lima and Peru with English and Spanish stations in North America.
Richard Astin Hayes, 72, eldest son of President Rutherford B. Hayes and Toledo attorney, died in Toledo from chronic stomach trouble. Born in Cincinnati November 4, 1853, he moved to Fremont in 1883 and studied at Cornell and Harvard Law. He is survived by four sons and two brothers. Funeral services will be held Tuesday.
A man refused entry to attorney James R. w s home shot and killed Herbert Bramall, longtime butler for the Deering and previously for the Biddle family, with ties to royal circles and wartime service. The motive remained unknown as authorities investigated the fatal incident at a high profile residence in New York.
Commander Donald Ki MacMillan disputes claims over who first reached the poles in an Arctic voyage. He notes Peary’s record and cross were taken to Cape Columbia, asserting the Roosevelt crew did reach and go beyond the pole, with dates tied to April 6.
Farm feeding data shows about 160000 fewer sheep and lambs on feed on Jan 1 1926 versus a year earlier. Increases occurred in Delt a states 75 000 cattle fed with 1037000 this year while feeding stations fell 27000. Prices for fat cattle on Jan 1 were near last year though lower than two years ago.
Governor J B Erickson arrives in Lewistown for a two day visit to open the thirteenth annual farm week program with the evening address. He will speak Monday at the Rotary club at noon, in an informal talk, after being greeted at the depot by County Agent Carl Jo on and others including ex Congressman Tom Stout.
In Three Forks on January 24, residents traveled to Portland for visits, hosted Catholic Ladies Welfare League gatherings at Father Lynch’s, and noted weddings and guests from Deer Lodge to Willow Creek. Local sports coverage includes attendance at Bozeman games and Andover Lawrence writeups for Theodore Avery.
Lawmakers debate proposed repeal measures with criticism over revenue impact. Speaker Green argues figures on inheritance tax repeal and vet levy are misleading and that excluding the capital stock tax repeal understates the overall reduction. The discussion centers on fiscal effects of proposed tax changes.
George Benninghoff a Billings pioneer and long time hotel operator died at his home after a long illness. Born in the Rhine region in April he came to the United States at 17, worked at Sprague and Billings and played a key role in Washington statehood and Montana development.
A Montana industrial accident commission award grants Hob Dozen, a miner for East Butte Copper Mining, total damages of 2898 dollars for injuries sustained March 3, 1922. After credits of 2626 dollars already paid, the remaining balance is 373 dollars. The injury included fractures to the jaw and ankles, with a proposed hospital treatment plan and possible amputation at the company's expense.
At the Margaret theater today a film stars Fred Kohler as a maimed Indian known as Deroux in The Iron Horse. John Ford sought Kohler for the role after noting his past as a white Indian heavy and the actor shows a damaged right hand from a timber accident.
The Imperial presents Tom Tyler with horse and dog in The Cowboy Musket. Buckleigh Fritz Oxford stars in a human, intense story with dramatic heights and sharp comedy. A strong supporting cast enhances the production.
The Union Pacific will spend $9.5 million on new rolling stock and facilities to expand capacity for freight and passenger traffic. The order includes 25 heavy three cylinder locomotives, 1000 steel under frame ballast cars, 1000 all steel automobile cars, 10 50 foot steel baggage cars, 8 60 foot all steel dining cars, 1,000 convertible ballast cars, 10 foot steel coaches, and specialized express and observation cars with separate lounging rooms and upgraded dining facilities.
The program opened with a vivid description of the poet's works and quotations. Dancing girl Mire Angus Macaullan performed. Recitations by Gail MacMillan Han and Norman F. Lyle followed, with Scottish songs by Scotty Millan, John Gaffney Mackey, and Mrs. Dan McLeod.
Marie Delorne completely recovers from a breast bullet wound and is discharged from St James hospital after a week. She was hurt Sunday during a struggle with Santos Sanches. The rancher remains jailed on an assault charge.
Wayne B. Wheeler, Anti Saloon League general counsel, rebutted anti prohibition speakers at a Delaware Avenue Baptist Church address in Wilmington. He argued the wet case misrepresents drinking trends, insisting drunkenness and crime declined since prohibition and that enforcement is strong.
The Butte newspaper lists funeral details for Joseph Chauvin and several others. Services for Chauvin will be at 9:15 from the Elks temple to St Patrick’s Church with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. Additional notices cover Joseph Pelshe, Joan A. Vraz, Mrs Elizabeth Wills, Richards Rule, and Mary Cleary, detailing ages, origins, survivors, and burial plans.
The Associated Press reports a firm bond market with rising prices and steady investor demand. Major issues included Western Gaited Gas and Electric, Crown Willamette, Buffalo General Electric, and Fisk Rubber, with Fisk financing crude rubber costs and Commonwealth Edison planning a $15,000,000 U.S. government bond issue.
The report dates for acreage and production of crops including wheat and barley are moved from June 5 to July 10. The first report on acreage and production for such crops will be issued in July, replacing the prior June schedule. The change affects cotton reports as well, adjusting publication timing accordingly.
Helena Jan 24 Assessments show farm grazing and timber lands in 1925 total value at 15 percent of 1920 levels. Counties vary widely with Lodge at 139 percent and Musselshell at 48 percent of 1920 valuations. Figures for Beaverhead Deer Lodge Rosebud and others are listed with long historic totals.
An old ad proclaims a fast cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. The box features the signature of E. W. Grove and a price of 30e. The text markets a "safe and proven remedy" as the first and original cold and grip tablet.
The funeral for 1a Doseph Chauvin is held Monday morning from the Fire Home to St. Patrick's Church for a requiem high mass. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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