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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1921
Page
2
Deputy Supervisor W. L. Baldwin led a crew to control a forest fire near a Deer Lodge area camping site. Damage extent awaits report. officials suspect a careless camper started the blaze. Residents aided with rapid information, helping prevent greater losses.
The Third International congress in Moscow decided not to liquidate the Industrial Workers of the World but to urge I W W to unite with other radical groups in America. Haywood lost a bid to gain majority among American delegates. The vote split American representation with three I W W, two independents, eleven unions not affiliated with the AFL.
General Pershing outlined a policy to unite the regular army national guard and organized reserves into a single ready force. Commanders will implement the plan locally with detailed work on national and organized reserves. London reports a cited triangular conference between Lloyd George Craig and de Valera were called moonshine by a de Valera spokesman. US railroad property valued at about 19.1 billion dollars through 1920.
H M Abrahams of Cambridge University known as the English Charlie Pad will meet the best inters Yale Harvard Cornell and Princeton on July 23 and 38. He is regarded as the top sprinter in England and will compete in the 10 yard dash and running broad jump.
The majority finds some Sims failures but credits his push for key moves and notes delays did not shorten the war. The minority calls the charge monstrous, insisting evidence shows ships and supplies moved promptly and that naval leadership overall performed well. The panel lauds the navy for transporting 2,000,000 troops, building ships, and sustaining vast operations with high efficiency.
New York reports Miss Bertha Leopoldine, aged 39, from Brooklyn, who had been blind in her left eye since age eight, suddenly regained sight. Doctors attributed the improvement to natural healing with chiropractors noting cervical misalignment corrected. observers describe a remarkable recovery without surgical intervention.
Police search sought for Leota B. Mer, matron at Tongue River Indian School in Busby Montana, last heard from June 20 while visiting her critically ill husband in San Francisco. The case was reported by Assocress, with W. M. Mitchell of the United States Indian Service confirming details.
Two thirds of window glass is blown by machinery. America has between 1500 and 2000 golf pros. A New York City wife runs an unusual formation in town. An electric machine with room for a cigar seal 60000 envelopes daily. The white clover and the hydrants share floral meanings. Friday is seen as unlucky due to historical public executions.
In far Japan women adorn their hair with heart shaped decorations to signal marriage or betrothal. The top photo shows a married woman displaying the special coiffure, while the lower image features a betrothal style on a recently engaged young woman.
The meet was one of the most successful in recent years in this state and produced the best shooting ever seen at a state shoot. Flannigan and Converse, professionals, competed for the state professional championship with Flannigan winning the 26 third event with 34 and Converse losing two birds. Tea Renfro will represent the Montana Sportsmen's association at the grand handicap shoot in Chicago next month, funded by the state organization. Next year’s meet will be run by the Butte Rod and Gun club and likely held at Gregson Springs, per Butte officials.
Meaderville residents report visits by Luella Lewis returning from Spokane and Miss Minnie Troglia from Red Lodge. Epworth league and Unity Episcopal church events thrive with luncheons, games, and a parish party. Families plan travels to Salt Lake City and Cornwall England, while locals head to Washoe park for a Sunday school picnic with a marching band. The city sees departures for Ann Arbor and Helena, visits for relatives, and a tale of Vienna’s St Stephen cathedral bell made from Turks’ cannons.
Funeral services for Anton M. Holter pioneer Montana merchant who died yesterday will be held Wednesday at 2 oclock under Helena commandery of Knights Templars of which he was a charter member and treasurer. The service will be at the consistory temple with in state at the temple until the hour of the funeral. Interment is in Forestvale cemetery. A committee to represent the Society at the funeral is announced by Mrs. M A Cooney. The committee includes W A Clark C B Whitford W Hoffman John H Shober W Y Pemberton A F Gracter J M Page J W Blair G W Morse and F Brown. The nomadic inhabitants of Luritan are descendants of the old Iranian stock from Darius and Xerxes.
Myron T. Herrick of Ohio sails aboard the 8 S France to assume duties as the new United States ambassador to France. Herrick previously served as ambassador during President Tufts administration and succeeds Ambassador Wallace in Paris.
Irene Areootetet reports that Buelah Johnson was seized from a hotel porch in Tenaha Texas by masked men in white uniforms who tarred and feathered her after driving several miles into the country. She was later arrested on a bigamy charge in Shelby County and jailed at Center Texas.
The Rev Philip Brewin an Anglican Episcopal minister and archdeacon was assaulted by masked men after evening services in South Florida. They dragged him into the woods whipped him tarred and feathered him and placed him in a sack before dropping him near the city business center.
Tokyo dispatch notes Japan split on the Harding call for an international disarmament conference. Bureaucrats fear Anglo Saxon dominance may throttle Japan's growth, while liberals press for fearless participation and firm claims. Public opinion cites possible US Britain cooperation to sway Far East policy.
Secretary Hoover announced Charles E. Herring, first assistant director at the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, will become the trade commissioner to Berlin as the United States resumes formal representation in Germany. The move marks the first accredited U S official to Berlin since diplomatic ties were severed in 2017.
Tokyo notes astonishment at U S reaction to Japan joining disarmament talks. Asahi reports Japan acted with record speed, denying reservations in its reply. Cabinet divisions favor liberal terms, aiming for direct America China talks alongside conference scope debate.
In Roseburg Oregon on July 17 conductor and crew of a Southern Pacific passenger train reported carrying a passenger believed to be Dr. R M Brumfield the local dentist wanted on a murder warrant. The victim Dennis Russell was found headless near Brumfield s burning car identified by relatives. No word from Japan noted as US officials report no reply to Far Eastern conference plan. The report connects a murder investigation with a burning vehicle case and a note on diplomatic inquiries.
Demand for Tanlac breaks all records as a nationwide and international phenomenon. Since its first bottle six years ago more than twenty million bottles have been sold across the United States and Canada, with widespread demand in England, Japan, Mexico and beyond. The medicine is credited with restoring weight, health, and strength to those with stomach, liver, and kidney disorders, as well as indestions and related symptoms. Tanlac is sold in Anaconda by the Fuller Drug Co.
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