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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
6
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The group forming the arbitration body includes representative workers and employers who are prudent and fair minded. They are deeply invested in Butte's welfare and foresee an amicable resolution. With talks ongoing, work has resumed across sectors and Butte regains momentum for what could be its best year if labor troubles do not hinder progress.
Butte high school awarded diplomas to 118 graduates at public exercises in the high school auditorium. The class reflected growth and rising parental support for education with a notable increase in male graduates. Despite past factional fights and distractions, the quality of education remains strong and the schools are delivering solid results.
In New York for two weeks, railroad workers and managers have failed to agree, raising fears of the greatest strike in U.S. history. A vote on strike action will be taken, followed by another conference before any final move, with several weeks likely before action.
The author argues for arbitration to settle labor disputes between employers and employees. Strikes cause incalculable damage to many innocent parties beyond those directly involved. Arbitration before a strike begins is proposed as the wiser, more humane plan to prevent ruin and suffering while preserving outcomes accepted by both sides.
The piece praises Bryan as loyal and true blue, noting that no Democrat can demand complete agreement, and that all individuals have their own views. It cites his willingness to disagree on some planks while staying loyal, calling him outspoken, fearless, and a credit to the party and country.
The platform aligns with President Wilson as a skilled leader and statesman, stressing Americanism and unity. It warns that Hughes would fail if backed by divided allegiance groups, notes Senator Walsh’s rising influence, and promises a strongly American, intensely Democratic agenda ready for active campaign service.
Governor Whitman leveraged clever tactics and luck to dominate New York Republicans. He backed Hughes and prevailed, averting a potential blow to his influence. Barnes faced the Hughes nomination and quickly capitulated, withdrawing as a candidate for re election to the national committee, with Herbert Parsons noted in the maneuver.
A long, stylized column notes shifting popular demonstrations for Roosevelt in the 1916 Progressive convention, Bryan’s Denver showing, and Roosevelt’s Chicago hour. It contrasts Republican and Democratic strength, laments Whitman’s New York governance, and zigs through figures like Weeks, Root, Wilson, Hughes, and Taft era tensions amid stale party loyalties and lingering campaign rhetoric.
A breezy Victorian anecdote recounts a Mississippi stage ride where bad roads and mud turned a straight trip into a grueling ordeal. Passengers, including five women masked in veils, endure repeated stalls as the stage sinks into mud. After reaching the destination three beefily dressed men reveal themselves, prompting astonished reactions and a wry legal moral. The tale ends with a courtroom quip about successful defense and a Hamburg chemist’s recovery process.
The latest photograph shows Charles E. Hughes, Republican nominee, beginning a preliminary tour to confer with political friends on campaign details for the upcoming race.
Dr W A Evans cites Dr Robert Abbe case reports showing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and son Frederick D. Grant died from cancer attributed to tobacco use. Families where men smoke heavily risk mouth cancers spreading to children. some relatives quit after warning, while others continued with fatal results.
A fragmentary comedy bit features garbled lines and jokes about a lady called Cinclinatus, an aviator, and humorous exchanges in a small town. A girl irons a doll while her mother laments old work and moral duties, with scenes of letters and local chatter across a war veteran town.
A collage of editorial quips and quatrains from multiple papers mocks political rhetoric and figures. It notes William Toward Tat in the Republican convention, Clark’s dogged efforts at St. Louis, and Felix Diaz’s boldness, while referencing coverage from the Philadelphia Record, Chicago Sun, Boston Transcript, Knoxville Journal, Brooklyn Eagle, Detroit Free Press, and Chicago News.
An ad describes direct farm goods wholesale to customers enabling near producer prices. It lists eggs, potatoes, butter, canned goods, fruits, vegetables, hams, beef cuts, lamb, flour, and poultry with per unit prices and bulk offers, urging buyers to assign time to mix and maximize value.
The article recalls a vast New York demonstration with over 125,000 spectators, including 1,000 women, marching along Fifth Avenue in a 20 abreast column just after dawn. It highlights unity across professions and nations, from judges and doctors to laborers, and notes Edison’s participation while praising patriotic fervor and readiness to defend the country.
A McClure Syndicate guide on transforming worn summer frocks into new looks using two fabrics and existing materials. It outlines method for bodices sleeves and hems, suggests replacing trims with old fabrics, and reusing skirts to refresh style without new purchases.
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