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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1923
Page
2
President Harding remains seriously ill from ptomaine poisoning with edema in the lungs. Doctors report a difficult, delicate case requiring rest as they monitor X rays and heart function amid cautious optimism and continued medical care in the hotel.
In 1919 the city of San Francisco showed readiness to act as host or nurse for President Wilson. As his Yosemite trip was abandoned, San Francisco mobilized city resources and residents sent numerous calls and telegrams expressing concern and wishes for his recovery.
A Washington correspondent recalls Taft era style tours with frequent speeches through the Idaho panhandle. The piece notes heavy security, old friends, and medical fears as President Harding tours Spokane and Butte, with past leaders suffering fatal accidents on journeys.
Manila reports luxury purchases totaling 14,278,332 pesos since January. Automobiles lead the outlay, with diamonds, precious stones, perfumery and enamel as notable imports reflected in customs records.
Three accidents in Livingston Montana leave two boys dead and a 6 year old hospitalized with both feet severed. Eleven year old Clifton Spratt died after a machine rollover from a broken rear wheel. his mother suffered injuries in a hip incident. Eighteen year old James Killorn died earlier from hay field injuries when a bullrake accident caused fatal trauma. A third boy, six, remained in hospital with both feet amputated after a freight train tragically passed over them.
Boston reports release of 1,000,000 habro bracon wasps by the U S Bureau of Entomology to combat corn borers. Experts aim to save farmers but success depends on observations over a year as habrobracon has shown effectiveness in France and Italy. Breeding colonies reached on and the wasps must survive colder climates in the United States.
Four senators elect from Iowa North Dakota Minnesota and another signer urged President Harding to call an immediate extra session of Congress to address agricultural issues including wheat prices and surpluses. The telegrams, sent to Brigadier General Sawyer in San Francisco, requested delivery when the president’s health allows.
The report highlights Butte youngsters led by Stanie Radmilovich and siblings in the Radmilovich family as standout news merchants. Dushan, Helen, and other siblings are praised for sales effort, resilience, and family support under a fatherless, tight budget, with older sisters employed and multiple brothers selling before and after school.
Letters urging Senator Hiram Johnson of California to announce his candidacy for president were forwarded to the senator by the executive committee of the Progresive Alliance of America at its meeting in Chicago. The organization is organizing nationwide support and has begun setting up headquarters and plans to expand into Indiana Michigan.
In a statement Gienale D Italia backs the entente claim on reparations but urges treating inter allied debts along with the issue. The plan warns against mercy shirking payment and stresses that reparations must match economic power. Berlin faces food shortages as potatoes and rats loom in shaping Cuno ministry’s fate amid a government market drive in Holland and Denmark.
The court heard Mrs. Reynolds plea to declare her husband James M. Reynolds incompetent. She described his auto accident injury in Missoula, long illness, and recent relapse, seeking to preserve his estate and collect rents. The matter was taken under advisement by Judge Jackson.
Manila July 30 The Philippine constabulary uncovered a plot by Moros to annihilate constabulary detachments stationed at Ganausa in Lanao district. Medics report a Moros group of Mohammedan faith swore on the Koran to avenge perceived wrongs.
The report describes ongoing Moro uprisings since 1920 with constabulary movements leading to deaths among relatives. No arrests have been made but officers are taking precautions against potential attacks. Authorities mention no specific plot tied to the threats.
Pittsburg reports Patrick Coyne confessed to killing his bride of a few weeks at their Port Perry home on July 17. The confession was made to Chief Robert Braun at the county detectives’ office while Coyne was recovering from a hospital accident.
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