This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1920
Page
2
An old newspaper advertisement details a Dakota grocery sale with per dozen and per can pricing on lemons, oranges, butter, tomatoes, beans, catsup, fish, and cereals. It promotes flour, oats, and coffee along with fresh potatoes and various hams and bacons, highlighting price comparisons and brands like Gold Cross and National Special.
The nine member chamber of commerce special committee on Butte street railways held a two hour session to study reports and discuss economies. Members include D McMillan W Grant Hoag Mrs T A Grigg Sam Barker and Charles Austin secretary. They reviewed reports from Kansas City committee four years of monthly company reports and the federal and US utilities commissions. Suggested economies include moving offices to car barns reducing bosses and staff, separating railway from Columbia Gardens operations, and raising safety through rider education. A Wharton letter offered access to all books and reports.
Governor Cox outlines July reception moves and a push to appoint a new party chairman while debating the national committee leadership. Discussions include possible vice chair, female representation, and a push for suffrage ratification as delegates eye August nomination tours and candidate coordination in East and West states. Cox endorses B H Moore for chairman and lauds his campaign role.
In Durham North Carolina a mob stormed the Alamance county Jail aiming to free three arrestees held on assault charges against a white woman. Jim Ray and W Phillips, both Graham residents, were killed or seriously hurt, Clem Bradshaw of Haw River was slightly wounded, and guards fired first with machine guns. Captain Marion B. Fowler confirmed the shooting and denied the storming party members were among the injured.
Two military lorries carrying soldiers were attacked by civilians in Cork at 3 am. 60 to 70 soldiers were injured, two men killed, and about 40 wounded in street fighting involving Sinn Feiners and military patrols. A night of terror followed a bayonetting incident. Public alarm as civilians fled and volunteers patrolled.
Union leaders announce submitting the award to a referendum with sixteen rail worker groups to vote section by section. Peter Kilduff was elected chairman of the engineers on the Rock Island system. S B Heberling warned of possible concerted action if the award fails to provide a decent living. Grunau led a separate group demanding restored seniority rights, while plans to mass-meet in the Chicago switching district were set to unfold after awards become public.
An old advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as safe for millions and prescribed for over twenty years. It urges using an intact Bayer package with proper directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Small tins of 12 tablets cost a few cents with larger packages sold by druggists.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.