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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1919
Page
14
Brussels reports the inter allied committee plans a permanent monument in Belgium. It wouldFound an international city to be called Geopolis on a neutral sector of the front. The city would house the League of Nations as its permanent seat.
Reported from Omaha World Herald says No 1 balloon piloted by A D McKinley and Lieut James Neeley left Omaha to break a long distance record. It flew in a large circle over St Anthony near Marshalltown and dropped a card describing a thunderstorm as it passed 1000 feet. A balloon No 3, piloted by L E Huffman and Lieut W E, was heard from Geney town near midnight with the craft twice dipping within 500 feet of the ground during a storm.
In Portland Oregon Al Harris a 50 year old ship worker shot and killed his wife a 30 year old mother in their St Johns home then killed himself. The murder occurred before their three young children who were present the husband and wife had been married 13 years Jealousy over a younger wife and alleged affairs were cited as motive.
Sioux City Iowa July 14 Mare George Viteit and three of her children and a minister named Kennedy Strat Gaza were killed yesterday when an Illinois Central railroad train struck the automobile in which they were riding near Gaza. Mr Viteit's husband who was driving the car escaped uninjured. Three other Shligren of Mr and Mrs Viren were injured two seriously. ARRIVALS New York July 14 The steam ship Housatonic arrived from Bordeaux with 1390 troops mostly casuals including the Twenty sixth and Twenty eighth service companies of the Twentieth engineers Fifth camp hospital Sixty ninth motor tranny Company Dot the ni0th service battalion and casual companies from scattered points with 3593 troops the transport Pring Frederick Wilhelm came in from Brest carrying detachments of the 26th and 270th military police troops 367th and 4024 service park units Fifty second camp hos ed scattered casuals Sixtyfour general prisoners were included Philadelphia July 14 One man and possibly three lost their lives when a naval seaplane on a trial flight over the Delaware river dived about a mile from the navy yard Divers went to the scene to salvage the Shine and search for bodies
The Brinton family of 322 South Front Street has four sons in service. Wilmer Brinton, a major in France, earned the Belgian Croix de Guerre and has been recommended twice for the Distinguished Service Medal. Captain Benjamin Brinton, a Columbia Law School graduate and Butte High alumnus, fought in Lorraine with the Seventy-ninth Division and witnessed submarine destruction en route to France. Owen F. Brinton, a captain, is stationed in Utah after mustering out of service. The brothers’ varied wartime duties and postwar paths highlight a notable family record of service.
Crowded playgrounds in Butte draw many children in evenings. Superintendent Gail Passmore has organized school leagues with boys and girls training in basketball and baseball. Upcoming week features Clark junior vs Franklin, Blaine vs McKinley at McKinley grounds, McKinley vs Grant juniors, and Clark vs Columbia Gardens juniors at Grant grounds. A large crowd is expected on Children’s Day to cheer the players.
One thousand persons visited County Playgrounds Sunday. The caretaker Joseph Marshall reports ongoing work to improve access and facilities at the park. Roads are being rebuilt and bridges constructed to connect the park with the Country Shire area. Water features and wading areas are highlighted as the main amusements for campers, with plans for bleachers, springboards, and other amenities underway.
The caretaker promises full assistance and accommodation for visitors from nearby towns and beyond as plans to fence the park this year move forward, signaling enhanced access and security for the coming season.
Corporal Howard F. Oechsli son of Dr and Mrs George Oechsli 1117 West Platinum street returned home yesterday after months of campaigning in France He participated in the second battle of the Marne and the Meuse Argonne offensive His unit was cut off during the Marne battle and faced heavy shelling His brother George Oechsli was stationed at the officers reserve training camp at the Presidio.
In Judge Dwyer’s court the jury awarded $10,000 to the estate administrator Peter Kamboris for the death of George D. Skarpas after a two-day trial against Milwaukee railroad. A nine to three verdict count favored the plaintiff. the case involved a freight train collision. A note issue and life policy dispute were also referenced in the surrounding proceedings.
The case of Nicholas Gobulin against Mayor Stodden and the city of Butte, heard before Judge Lamb, concerns Gobulin’s claim for a writ of reinstatement to the police force. He alleges removal by Lieutenant Dwyer and mayoral refusal, later reinstatement, then removal with others. The matter is under advisement until next Thursday.
In Big Sandy area and across the state farmers report a serious shortage of hay and feed as storage and supply decline daily. Marlow notes some hay is not being put up and fears the situation will worsen, with bank savings offerings affecting farmers through mid July.
In a police court Monday, cases included speeding complaints, a warrant issued for J R McDonald after he failed to appear, and Bertha Clark's drunkenness case with unresolved result. Darvis of Butte Auto fined $10 for driving service cars with a dealer license. Margaret McErleane forfeited $10 bond after not answering a disturbance charge.
Washington officers highlight the new officers reserve corps as a major asset of the war effort. The corps exceeds 45,000 members, with one officer per 20 men planned to staff a 100000-man army. Senior ranks include 68 colonels, 196 lieutenant colonels, and 2,298 majors, while 24,817 applications for regular army commissions are on file.
A short ad claims ordinary mercorized wax keeps the face smooth and white all summer. It says the wax absorbs gradually, fading freckles and discolored skin in about twenty weeks to leave a healthy complexion.
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