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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1924
Page
1
President Coolidge urged heads of the federal administration to practice economy at the June 30 address, calling for efficient administration and further tax relief. He outlined a drastic expenditure cut program and urged subordinates to adopt the measures in spirit and practice.
After 15 ballots at the Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden New York the race shows McAdoo and Smith gaining momentum while Davis trails. The count lists Smith 278 McAdoo 4446-10 and several other candidates with party leaders planning strategy for a long session ahead.
After three years of mystery, relatives identify a skeleton near Bernice as Mrs. Ernest LaCasse. An embroidered rose from a sofa pillow ties the victim to the missing woman, and dental work will be examined in San Francisco to confirm the ID. The case targets convict C. C. Skidmore as the suspect to be brought back to Butte.
Newark June 30 Mayor Hague of Jersey City leader of New Jersey's delegation to the Democratic national convention explains the switch from Governor Silzer to Governor Smith. He says New Jersey seeks democratic success and to add its electoral vote to Smith to defeat Coolidge, praising Governor Silver as a progressive willing to sacrifice for victory.
John P. Schmit prominent Lewistown business man dies in his apartment from a heart attack found in bed after returning from Spokane. He served 11 years as registrar of the state land office at Helena and was an assistant cashier at First National Bank until 1921. Survived by widow and three children. Funeral Thursday morning.
Four key figures including Albert Fall and Harry Sinclair face felony charges in DC for conspiring to control naval oil reserves in California and Wyoming. The indictments allege bribe exchanges and unlawful conspiracies spanning 1921 to 1922 involving Pan American and Mammoth Oils. The case ties to the Teapot Dome and California leases amid the ongoing senate inquiry.
The Butte council of Camp Fire Girls was organized at a Silver Bow club meeting with strong citizen backing. Plans for a Brown's Lake summer camp open July 22 for three weeks, with equipment secured and registration pending.
From dawn to midnight McAdoo and Smith vie for delegates in a stalled convention balloting. McAdoo starts around 430 delegates with Smith near 246, edging up through nine ballots. Smith moves slower at first but gains ground as leaders adjust strategy. The evening session teases real changes after earlier stagnation.
The Associated Press counts 98 known dead in northern Ohio from Saturday's tornado as of late evening. Indications suggest the death toll may rise, with compilations continuing in Lorain and surrounding areas.
Sixty aircraft are prepared to launch the transcontinental air mail service with departures from San Francisco at 6 am PST and New York at 10 am EST. Two planes will be stationed at each terminal and interior division point, with 20 more in reserve mainly in the Mississippi valley. Westbound trip time is 24 hours 45 minutes and eastbound 32 hours 5 minutes.
Chicago dispatch reports a rear end collision between eastbound No. 2 and a solid mail train at Kuda. Six people died including Dr. W. McNair president of the Michigan College of Mines and three women, and 17 were injured. J A Triplets a porter later died in hospital at Princeton. Mrs Vaward Gwillin of Sheridan Wyoming was among the injured and later left hospital.
Nelson Burroughs of Rochester New Hampshire told reporters in Lawrence Massachusetts he was kidnapped three times and branded with the letter K. He said a KK mark burned on his forehead and each breast, suspects whispered they would kill him if he returned to Rochester due to his religious beliefs.
In Madison Square Garden on June 40 Montana delegates stuck with McAdoo on 7 votes and Maloney for Smith on 1 vote across 15 ballots. Montana supporters insist their man has a chance and will stay by McAdoo in the ongoing roll call.
Voters across states show McAdoo leading in many columns with totals over 1 000. The fifteenth ballot results list Underwood, Robinson, Adoo, Smith, Davis and others with state by state tallies and percentages.
Butte girds for its largest Fourth of July celebration with Shrine circus at Clark and Park, Legion carnival today at 8 am, a Montana State Band downtown concert, and a big barbecue at Columbia Gardens at 5 pm. Seven steer barbecue meat will be served in sandwiches while supplies last, followed by free entertainment and a fireworks display at 9:30 pm under Legion auspices.
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