Standard Publishing Company Announces Rates and News Stands
The Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Mont lists daily and Sunday subscription rates by carrier and mail with a year plan. It details a nationwide mail rate and lists multiple outside Montana newsstands and agencies carrying the Standard. Billing and correspondence are directed to the Anaconda office.
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Standard Publishing Company
Anaconda
Pital
Ineen Agreece
Biattorten
Afice
Standard Building
Mont Butte
North Main Street
William J. Morton Co
New York
Fifth Avenue
Chicago—Tribune
Carrien
Bsc
North America
Sunday Standard
Montana
Fifth Street
Detroit
Metropolitan News Co
Woodware
Michigan
Rochester
Seattle—Whitney
Seattle
Acme News Co
Spokane
B. Stubeck
Wall and
Riverage
Harvest Labor Shortage Prompts School Start Delay
Fragments from 1911 discuss looming harvest labor gaps as many young men join training camps by September 1. Officials warn workers are scarce across industries, including farming, with I W W concerns. A plan to delay school openings, at least for higher grades, to aid harvests is gaining support. city children may also be asked to work in fields.
TRY MEXICO. Jerome residents urge action on I W W
Citizens of Jerome Arizona packed 60 I W W members into a box car and sent them toward the state line. New Mexico authorities refused entry and the car was redirected back to Arizona. Arizona seeks to rid itself while New Mexico resists. The suggestion was to send them into Mexico.
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Jerome
Ariz
State Line
New Mexico
Arizona
Mexico
United States
Naval clash debate over British fleet against Germany
Naval experts debate sending the British fleet to battle the German fleet. Proponents cite British superiority in dreadnoughts battleships and firepower. opponents warn it would play to the Kaiser. Helgoland and coastal forts loom, with powerful guns capable of reaching far toward Germany.
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Army and Navy Journal
New York ‘Times
Helgoland
Naval expert warns against risky German sea power plan
A naval expert argues that reaching the island with long range guns and shore batteries would favor the attackers and harm the Allies, while German submarines could tilt victory to Germany. He urges safer, continued sea power pressure to avoid a disastrous outcome.
Northwestern Baseball league ends season amid war era apathy
Directors decide to close the season with next Sunday’s games as attendance has sagged in most coast cities due to the war, though Butte and Great Falls remain lively. Officials doubt a league will restart until peace returns, with talk of a future season and possible local games unlikely to gain traction.
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Northwestern Baseball League
Butte
Great Falls
Aviation funding urged as path to quick victory
The Navy and War secretaries press Congress to approve nearly three quarters of a billion dollars for aircraft production training and aviation development. Many believe air superiority can shorten the war, but Congress delays, hoping for urgent war measures like the tax and food bills while the aviation appropriation lingers.
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Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of War
United States
Capitol
French Air Raids Hit Krupp Works and German Bases
Reports describe French air attacks in retaliation for German raids on villages. A flotilla of 84 French aircraft in 14 squadrons struck 9 German cities, totaling 35 tons of bombs. Sergeant Galois flew 200 miles to Essen, targeting Krupp works, with several hits observed. The piece notes mixed British sentiment on reprisal and cites optimism that raids on German bases are more productive than targeting civilians.
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Paris
Galois
Essen
Krupp
England
London
Lloyd George
New York Tribune
Krupps
Patriotism and economy in housewife cookery urges
A 1920s inspired call urges American housewives to adopt patriotic cookery to stretch food for families and Europe during wartime. It emphasizes individual responsibility, sharing tips, and the role of government help, framing food saving as national duty and heritage.
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United States
Europe
McClure
The geography lesson and a Rash Opinion dialogue
A classroom geography lesson centers on France as students discuss allies and a town in France. The scene shifts to literature with praise for Sir Walter Scott and his works, then a dialogue on married life ending with a vow to avoid common marital faults and a hint of a hot coffee comment.
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France
Walter Scott
Scott
Peverill
The
Peak
American Ambassador Sees Starvation in Turkey
Abram I. Elkus, American Ambassador to Turkey, has returned to the United States and reports conditions there as beyond description with widespread poverty and destitution. He laments severe hardship among children as the most acute sufferers.
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Abram I. Elkus
Turkey
United States
Water Purification Tablets for Safe Drinking Water
Dr W A Evans warns travelers that purified or pasteurized water remains risky abroad. Chicago Health Bulletin offers tablets to purify water, one third grain chlorine per tablet, with stock solution prepared in a mason jar. Two tablet rule advised for heavily polluted water. two gallons require two teaspoons. Halozone tablets are noted as longer lasting and effective, with costs near two cents per 100 gallons. The piece compares methods used by Dakin and Dunham for military field use and urges campers to carry either hypochlorite or halo zone tablets.
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Chicago Health Department
Dakin and
Dunham
Dakin
Pana
Pade
United States Army
W. A. Evans
Humorous Bits From Papers On Law And War
A collage of jokes and quips from various newspapers. Nods to misread signals in boarding houses, legal ribbing about wording statutes, and wartime banter about soldiers and leaders like Pershing and Joffre. It preserves era flavor and sharp wit without graphic detail.
Spirit of the Press and Editorial Snatches Across Papers
A collage of humorous and critical clippings from multiple papers mocks wartime politics and public figures. It cites opinions on military gear, peace talks, and congressional scenes, noting editors and notable writers from Detroit Free Press to Indianapolis Star and Kansas City.
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Henan Tang
Diogenes
Houston
von Bethmann-Hollweg
King Alfonso
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Gott
America
Teas Oiesc
Haig
Huan Tung
Crown Council
Alfonso
Fm Pershing
Frances Marshall
Son
Tom
Collins
Boston
Pat
Pearson's Weekly
Boston Transcript
Senato Rhum
Washington Star
Marshal Joffre
Virginia
General Pershing
New York Evening Telegram
Spirit of the Press
Sam
Detroit Free Press
Uncle Newt" Bryson
Louisiana
Kansas City Times
Berlin
East St. Louis
Indianapolis Star
Wmn
Bryan
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Tribun
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Houston Post
Greece
Constantine
Piatfey Basin
Atalogue
Anking
Miners Savings Bank, and Trust Company
Wpark ST
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