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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1924
Page
4
Reports indicate growing unrest in Brazil as opposition to President Benardes escalates. Sao Paulo, wealthy and meddlesome, faces renewed friction over a French military training agreement and long-standing German pressures. The revolt hopes to spread across the nation.
The piece contrasts American political tactics with foreign upheavals such as Italy’s Matteotti murder and gas attacks in Rhode Island and Canton. It lauds American originality in gas warfare and political theater, condemning foreign unrest while extolling U S ingenuity and civic idealism. Isabel Valle is referenced in verse.
Sunday morning report notes harmony restored after a bitter national convention battle. William G. McAdoo, thwarted in nominating efforts, supports John W. Davis and fellow Democrats Davis, Smith, Ralston, Robinson, Glass, Underwood and Ritchie. party dissolves animosities, commits to a united ticket and broad appeal in November.
The piece outlines a protest against Brazilian government limits on the coffee trade, tracing origins to 1906 07 in Sao Paulo where insurrection centers formed. It notes record Brazilian crops, a government purchase scheme, and Sao Paulo push for control of exports amid strong US demand for Santos coffee. Historical tensions and dissatisfaction with restrictions are highlighted.
At 69, Senator La Follette pursues the presidency after a lifelong bid marked by early 1908 and 1912 Republican runs. He clashed with Roosevelt when the Progressive bolt sidelined him in Chicago, leaving La Follette partyless yet nominally Republican. Now ill, he runs to raise dust and hinder rivals rather than win.
Washington eyes transferring a few thousand Porto Ricans to Hawaii to relieve unemployment and labor shortages, a move supported by the War Department. Officials argue Porto Ricans prosper in Hawaii and could become American soldiers, with Congress to consider the project at its December session.
The piece riffs on La Follette’s electability and McAdoo’s setbacks after New York’s convention. It notes Republicans push varied slogans while Democrats revel in GOP disarray, and mentions Davis’s support signals. McAdoo is depicted as eager for spotlight but lacking broad appeal.
A speaker declares agitation over a political convention and questions whether Aunt Prudence’s favored poem is Gray’s Elegy. The speaker notes the past keeps returning to shape present and future events in a misleading way.
In a clipsheet of a Methodist church board the following line appears I am convinced that Uncle Sam needs a wife Mrs Carrie Gaymen Cant president International Savage society The answer is Aunt Prudence Hecklebury N W
Fragmented snippets mix poetry and odd headlines. References include Aunt Prudence Hecklebury and a Danish scientist Sratek White, musings on oysters, dogwood, gypsy imagery, and a stray dog caution amid a Canada U S Japan ban debate.
The Jupiter benefice influence dominates the day while Sun and Saturn oppose. Clergy may benefit, and interest in religious affairs may rise though political entanglements by church leaders are foretold. A drift toward spiritual pursuits persists amid ongoing materialism and sensational crime reports likely this year.
The forecast warns trade normalizing with possible money hoarding and a healthful summer for the pope. Art may yield to commerce in Europe while the US seeks finer pleasures. Those born under Cancer may prosper with diligent work. children may be headstrong, and girls tend to marry early.
Winnipeg postmaster T. T. Bower urged abolition of the three-cent war tax postage stamp after announcing the city postoffice revenue broke records, surpassing $3,000,000 for the last fiscal year. He argued revenue would rise with a two-cent rate, noting cross border rates and international examples to illustrate pricing disparities.
New York report notes 45,000 farmers in 28 states using picric acid to clear 250,000 acres and remove stumps on 86,000 acres. The United States Bureau of Roads reports nearly 8,000,000 pounds used, saving farmers about $750,000 in explosive costs and expanding cultivable land across thousands of small farms.
Ernfrid Jaffvert, a Stockholm shoemaker, travels to London to finish a leather and footwear industry dictionary. He has won Swedish foundation backing, funds a trip, and plans to proceed to the United States. Jaffvert has added 2,400 words to the Swedish section and focuses on orthopedic shoemaking. A children's Bible is being prepared for schools, omitting irreverent passages.
A columnist defends charity that helps without prying into recipients lives noting Charles G. Dawes funded three Chicago hotels offering 10 cent lodging and 7 cent meals. The piece argues true aid respects independence, avoids meddling, and recognizes the limits of unsolicited guidance.
An international lifeboat conference was held in London on July 2 with delegates from the United States France Spain Norway Sweden and Holland. Life boats from many of these nations were exhibited.
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