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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1917
Page
3
Sartes and Girrolr offer personal loans on real estate and other securities with no delay. Located at 356 258 Phoenix block in Butte, they advertise quick funding options for borrowers seeking immediate cash against assets.
The story centers on Miss Orty Davis and Mista Joe Brown in darktown Butte as love turns to vengeance. Davis claims she gave Brown $50 for a date and Brown boasted of defying the law, leading to a confrontation that ends with Brown jailed. Rainy weather and hot temperatures affect Lewistown crops and mountain recreation. Tepee, a miner from Jerome, arrives in Butte with a Worthy card, arrested for begging after planning to work in Hutte.
July 15 report says German authorities underestimate American strength in France and advise their public that the United States cannot field many troops for 18 months. A high officer notes German experts seek to reassure the public while preparing for at least another year of conflict.
Washington July 15 Names of American military heroes of the past including several Confederate have been given by the war department to the 32 cantonments for mobilization and training. Names honor regions represented by troops and include Camp Dodge for Minnesota Nebraska North and South Dakota and Camp Lewis for Washington Oregon California Nevada Utah Idaho Montana and Wyoming. Camps Fremont and others honor Maj Gen Grenville M. Dodge and Maj Gen J C Fremont with ties to Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Dakota and western explorer legacy.
About 4,000 Minnesota national guardsmen gathered at state armories in response to the president’s proclamation. Company commanders report mobilization at home stations awaiting orders. The First Infantry and First Field Artillery are already in federal service, with plans to move the entire guard to Deming, New Mexico within 15 days.
Rex Beach, famed American author, forms Rex Beach Pictures to adapt his novels into multi reel films. The Barrier, first production, stars life inspired characters and is shown at the Rialto with organist Frank J. White providing orchestral accompaniment. The Picture runs through Thursday.
In Butte the rise of song birds follows smelter closures with robins and canaries seen near homes. Rupert Gilbert reports a robin’s nest near his Utah avenue residence, where two hatchlings have already fledged while two remain to mature. The English sparrow remains dominant as other species increasingly settle in.
At the Rialto yesterday afternoon Frank R. White presented a four piece organ program featuring Valse of Flowers from Nutcracker Suite Gavotte Mignon Les Chord and Badinage The recital seeks to offer music outside standard motion picture fare and to grow into a community musical institution with patron support over time.
Six excellent vaudeville and Vitagraph feature play Babette stars Penny Hind and Marc MacDermott. Pathe news shows General Pershing and U S troops in France. New show begins Wednesday. Charlie Ahern and his eyelist perform weird locomotion acts and a large crowd-pleasing bit with the Red Devil tandem. Birth of a Rose is a Grecian carnival featuring a bevy of pretty young performers.
Washington report notes the administration food control bill being debated in the Senate as the week’s main duty with a final vote expected next Saturday. House will largely pause, while conferees aim to complete agreement to place the measure on the books by August first.
Ste rau ann auty i9 and others backed forming a national organization of the young people of the Swedish Mission Church at the concluding session. Copies of the resolutions were ordered and sent to state and sectional groups. Delegates from 40 northwestern towns attended. The next annual meeting will be in Duluth.
St Louis Americans reportedly trade Loum to New York Americans for Lee Magee. President Johnson states investigation into reports of J Franklin Baker and several St Louis players weighing offers from independent East Coast leagues.
National guard and local troops intervene as American-born miners force out foreign-born workers in Flat River Missouri. Thousands of refugees seek shelter toward St Louis and north, while authorities urge restraint and seek a conference with mine operators to avert further clashes.
Major Stepp Captain Jones and Lieutenant Rutledge toured foreign colonies and found about 200 homes pillaged with women and children unfed. American-born miners bought property from women at nominal prices. Troops from Flat River arrived as a mob warned foreigners to leave by 10 am Monday, while a committee organized 50 men and fired weapons in Bonneterre. American capital funds a large cement plant.
Fragmentary article notes a shift of responsibility for war draft preparations to states and local authorities as federal action is deemed complete. It suggests the lottery or drawing may occur next week at the latest, with officials hopeful yet cautious amid broader wartime logistics.
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