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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1922
Page
4
The article discusses Chinese women resisting traditional marriage mandates. It notes spinsters of 20 or 21 choosing their husbands, brides abandoning red wedding gowns for white, and opposition from conservatism in rural areas while South and coastal cities push modernity. It contrasts footbinding with bobbed hair and hints at Confucianism facing upheaval as modernity advances.
Washington reports say President Harding and War Secretary Weeks plan Reily’s departure from Porto Rico to spare the island from further turmoil. The longtime critic of Porto Rican independence faced clashes with the unionist legislature and accusations about misused funds, which both officials say lack proof but argue his presence harms administration.
Peking dispatches describe rapid modernization in China as Western fashion replaces traditional attire. Chinese women adopt new styles including knickerbocker trends and masculine garments, signaling greater freedom and departure from Confucian norms.
Former Senator Cole of California aged 100 and former Senator Squire of Washington received LL D degrees from Wesleyan University in Middleton, Conn. They enjoy longevity with no rules, praising a mindset of don’t worry. Dr. G Stanley Hall advocates serum therapy and extending youth to 90 or 100, while aging gracefully remains linked to service and the Don’t Worry club.
The National Retail Dry Goods Association reports steady gains in May following a brighter April for dry goods trade. Chain grocers and 5 and 10 cent stores show higher sales, department stores move more goods, and silk longer skirts signal seasonal fashion shifts.
School board discusses teaching staff changes in Butte district with salaries for principals set at 210 monthly and transfers among several schools. Board to consider new high school principal and staffing adds. salary concerns cited.
Misses Laura Louisa and Lillian Buisset of Punxsutawney Pa daughters of Mr and Mrs Joseph Buisset graduate in the Punxsutawney high school class of 1922. They were born May 18 1903 in Eldred Pa and are believed to be the only triplets in the country graduating together. They have dressed alike since childhood and can always identify their own clothes each morning.
The gathering reaffirms support for independent craft unions, opposes amalgamation, and backs government acceptance of Henry Ford's lease of the Muscle Shoals water power project. It directs leaders to pressure Congress for favorable action this session on the Ford contract while adopting nonobjection to actions against Ku Klux Klan and state enforcers, and defuses a public parade issue by condemning disguised paraders.
A motor caravan of two trucks and 12 cars, driven by prohibition agents, brought 1000 cases of Canadian whiskey seized after an armed encounter near Point Lobos this morning into Oakland. Eight prisoners were loaded for arraignment before U S authorities.
Commissioner Thomas Hardie charged with violation of the Volstead act. The whiskey, valued at about 150000 dollars, was stored in an Oakland warehouse. It formed part of a 2500 case consignment from Vancouver, Canada, reportedly headed for Ensenada, Mexico.
James M. Beck, solicitor general of the United States, faced disorder and cries of order as he attacked President Wilson for attending the treaty conference in Paris during a speech at the Oxford University Union in England.
The Rev. Dr. J. Kenny Giffen of St. Clairsville Ohio longtime missionary in Africa for forty years has been chosen moderator of the United Presbyterian general assembly convening in Cambridge Ohio He is currently serving in the Sudan Africa.
Russian chess master Alekhine impressed Paris psychiatrists and spectators by directing twelve games of blind chess for over four hours. With his back to the boards he remembered every piece’s position and gave precise moves to his assistants without a single error.
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