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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1923
Page
4
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The article reports Dr. Steinmetz and GE researchers in Pittsfield Massachusetts demonstrating 2,000,000 volt electricity to create controlled lightning. They describe transmission challenges, proposed tubular cables, 160 foot towers, and 1,000 mile economic reach for 3,000,000 horsepower, noting current limits and future potential.
Since February 1, five hundred Russians have arrived and been placed by the Russian Refugee Relief society in jobs. The group plans for more arrivals from Constantinople after July 1. Refugees are learning English as they wait, described as survival of the fittest by Henry G. Leach, chairman, noting armed service experience of five to six years and 18 to 24 months since war days.
The Verona New Jersey 2 000 000 sanitarium reports a four day patient revolt led by a war veteran demanding majority rule. Twenty seven patients were banished and order restored as medical authority reasserts power amid national political jabs and foreign events.
The week saw cotton prices rally with active demand from British and Continental spinners, while wheat held firm and stocks remained high. Iron production rose to a May daily average of 124,800 tons, steel output is seen sustaining current rates, and car loadings hit a record with 1,014,000 revenue freight cars in the week ended May 26. Net income for Class I railroads in April reached $83.2 million, implying a 6 percent annual rate.
The Yellow River, China’s dangerous waterway, will be redirected back to its old channel after a 1921 flood. Fourteen thousand laborers work on dykes, soon to rise to Bosnno. Cost estimates reach 1 500.90 Chinese currency with 360000 funded by the Government Relief Bureau. Thousands of families were displaced when a dyke broke, flooding areas north of the river bed near Kank Chia Pa.
A bust honoring late artist William M. Chase was unveiled at the Gould Memorial Library, New York University. Ninety two American artists from fifteen states, including Hasthorne and Christy, and former students attended the tribute praising Chase as a master who preached the gospel of work.
The sermon discusses restitution for stolen or unjustly retained goods citing Exodus Ezekiel and Paul. It stresses returning what was taken or owed, even if difficult, and outlines cases of impossible restitution with charity or penance as alternatives. It cites Augustine and Scripture to argue that love of neighbor requires return and honest conduct.
Paris dispatches report Bolshevists in Prague Milan Monastir and Vienna swear to kill Bulgaria's premier Stambulisky. He will be guarded by a special uniformed force and plainclothes bodyguards when he travels to Paris or other capitals. The article notes Stambulisky promoted a seizure law punishing red agents and cites Karachevsky a Bulgarian communist victim who turned to carpentry to survive.
The article outlines a favorable day with Uranus as ruler and Jupiter influence, predicting keen judgment and business initiative. It notes opportunities for romance and new acquaintances, plus attention to education, family, and travel. It warns vanity and self centeredness may rise and cites biblical contrast as moral guidance.
Loretta Thompson is found guilty of second degree manslaughter for the January 1922 death of 11 year old Dominick Lea. A jury convicts her and she awaits sentencing, photographed kissing her son as the verdict is announced.
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