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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1925
Page
4
The piece contrasts Chicago's imagined secession with New York City's repeated appeals for autonomy, noting how urban interests clash with upstate state control. It argues Chicago will not become a separate state and reflects on the limits of reform within the existing state framework.
In a Midwest political sketch, the piece notes that after the Cleveland convention and ongoing Democrat sessions, attention shifts to successors for La Follette and Ladd in North Dakota and Wisconsin. It highlights weak radical sway, departures of leaders, and the likely limited power for radical bloc in the new congress.
The piece portrays Chicago in rebellion against Illinois asserting a Declaration of Independence. It argues Chicago lacks proportional representation in Springfield, cites a constitutional reapportionment every ten years, and claims unequal treatment and oppressive governance from the state capital.
The article traces July from Quintilis to the birth of Julius Caesar and notes senate action led by Mark Antony. It covers national holidays, the Fourth of July, the French Fourteenth, and 1914 anniversaries, then surveys dog days, travel patterns, summer leisure, mosquitoes, and the idea that midsummer madness is now the silly season.
A period summary cites Federal Council of Churches data showing lynchings fell from 1,073 black victims and 643 whites in 1885–1894 to 696 and 270 in the next decade, with 701 murders 1905–1915 and 5,387 in the last decade, noting progress but calling for faster decline.
The essay argues happiness lies in simple wants and balanced parenting. It cites John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Rockefeller to illustrate that wealth alone does not buy lasting joy. It challenges parents to value simple pleasures over costly toys and fashion, noting social pressure to keep up with peers.
The hills bright with maples, beech trees rustling, and frost like a dream of snow reveal the season’s change. Briers, chrysanthemums, and crickets frame nature’s ending, while the squirrel prepares for winter and the reader seeks comfort in books and song.
Horoscope for Wednesday July 1 1925 notes a fairly fortunate day with sun in benefic aspect and Saturn Uranus adverse. It flags business opportunity for those seeking government favors, plus prosperity but mixed industrial toil and potential unrest among workers. Weather and sea storms loom, with Jupiter midheaven signaling urban commerce and congestion in New York. Births may face strain yet potential for prudent harmony.
Dr Charles Herty of the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association warns the League of Nations ban on chemical warfare should not lull the U S into defense cutbacks. He cites a Washington conference report from December 8, 1921, showing experts rejected a total prohibition and urged universal regulation to curb production while leaving peace needs intact.
The speech stems from a New York dinner where Mayor Hylan recalled a bashful newlywed. As relatives urged him to speak he hesitated then rose, searching for a way to begin before composing his remarks.
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