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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1924
Page
4
The president denounces high rate sur taxes and the publicity clause of income tax returns as punitive and invasive, while condemning estate and gift taxes as confiscatory. He argues Congress is out of touch and adjournment will bring relief, urging renewed contact with constituents.
In a Green Forest adventure Timmy the Flying Squirrel enjoys dusk and moonlight. Spooky the Screech Owl watches Timmy from a tree as he leaves home to search for Mrs Timmy, triggering a playful game of Catch-me-if-you-can.
The article notes only one of ten busts in the hall of fame honors a woman Alice Freeman Palmer, highlighting her impact on women in higher education and her choice to prioritize human life over titles. It also mentions an oceanic worm called the pololo seen yearly by South Seas natives.
The Republican National Convention in Cleveland is planned to finish by Thursday night to avoid Friday the thirteenth disruptions. Tuesday covers organization and keynote, Wednesday reports and resolutions, Thursday nominees and doxology. A platform debate may occur over concessions to radical elements, and La Follette’s belt is a concern.
President Coolidge denounces the tax reduction bill as harmful and impractical. He pledges to push for corrections by the next congress, arguing reforms are needed to foster business and curb tax-exempt securities that he says undermine federal tax policy.
The article notes a new cantaloupe variety named honeyball developed from Texas cannonball and California honeydew. It features a five inch round form, netted rind, honeydew like meat, delicate flavor, and long shelf life allowing shipment nationwide without refrigeration. About 1,250 carloads will be available this season as a starter.
New York bosses labor to clean streets ahead of the convention while Chauncey M. Depew anticipates an exciting campaign. He notes party platforms should protect workers who labor with hands or heads. The piece hints at political maneuvering and shifting Republican confidence amid national concerns and entertainment taxation questions for Cleveland and New York shows.
Timmy and Mrs. Timmy dodge a hunter named Spooky who stalks them by leaping between trees in the Green Forest and Old Orchard. After several close calls they warn Mrs. Timmy and return home, sensing Spooky watches their house from a nearby branch.
Astrologers deem Wednesday June 4 1924 unstable with Mercury and Mars adverse and the sun weakly helpful. Advice favors conservative fiscal policy and retrenchment while warning against budgeting plans and suggesting possible nationwide unsettling news. Predictions mention war talk, racial tensions, religious prejudice, and the Gemini subjects born that day.
The Norwegian expedition in the Rosas sea returns to Stewart Island with 221 blue whales and several finbacks. They have secured seventeen thousand barrels of oil including by products.
The Doctor and Jip learn from a boatman that No-Man's-Land is the land of Evil Magic where enormous horned dragons spit fire and eat men. Locals fear to speak of it as the Doctor contemplates visiting with a canoe and paddlers.
Instruction sent to all filling stations to drop retail price from 27 to 25 cents per gallon and commercial price to 23 cents a gallon. Independent dealers approved the reduction. The new price matches last summer levels.
The bodies of Dr C Leroy Messinger of the U S Weather Bureau and Lieut James T Nelly of Philadelphia were found near Bement Illinois after a Army balloon flight from Scott Field. The balloon exploded and burned while on a test flight.
Major General Patrick, head of the army air service, designated Lieut Lowell I. Smith to permanently command the globe circling fliers. A plan to assign Major Martin to later flight phases was abandoned after discussions with the air service chief and war department officials.
American aviators resting in Kagoshima after a grueling flight from Kushimoto prepare for a Shanghai hop tomorrow. They plan to use American destroyers stationed about 60 miles apart across the China Sea for possible aid during the 500 mile crossing.
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