Americans Seek Wives for Orphans in Sidon Plan
An Anaconda Standard excerpt discusses proposals to marry asylum-seeking orphans to American husbands to bypass immigration quotas. Sidon business leaders consider anchoring a ship just outside territorial waters so men could marry aboard and sponsor entry. The piece mocks American bootleg culture while praising the idea's audacity.
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Near East
Sidon
America
New York
United States
Prohibition Split in New York Politics escalates
The dispute over Smiths repeal moves through New York politics as Anti Saloon League chief Anderson demands candidates pledge on prohibition. Republican leaders reject outside pressure noting September 1924 primaries and a convention will set nominee positions while Democratic drift may support modification of the Volstead Act. Anderson calls the committee derelicts in reply.
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New York
Smith
William H. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League
Theodore Rooset
Assembly
Machold
Ogden L. Mills
I. Republican State Committee
Anderson
Brides by the Shipload and Two Masters Debate Immigration
The column criticizes quota laws and Ellis Island rulings, noting Robert E. Todd’s resignation amid clashes with the immigration board and Congress. It lampoons lawmakers acting for districts, cites Sidon and Near East Relief, and parodies Bryan and Russia while lampooning broader global tensions.
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Ellis Island
Seven Seas
Robert E. Todd
Washington
Brooklyn Eagle
Board of Review
National Capital
Todd
Labor Department
Congress
Curran
City Advances Road Land Bequest Through Acquisition Resolution
City council approves language to empower the city attorney and engineer to procure private property for road purposes. The move follows debate over condemnation and affirms funding sufficiency. Committees note ground will be deeded to the city once purchased, with unanimous support. Contemporaneously, ordinances regulating soft drink parlors are referred back as Judiciary Committee recommends no passage.
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City Institute
Callow
Sylvester
Andrew
James H. Rowe
Carroll
Milwaukee
Judiciary Committee
O'Leary
Sullivan
Land of Dreadful Night Shaped by Quiet Desperation
Inhabitants linger in homes amid packing and abandonment with most possessions likely left on the road. Living rooms become chapels with Madonna and saints as candles burn. kneeling figures pray for protection.
Judiciary committee report on alderman seating and police proposal
The judiciary committee recommended filing the petition on Pat Boland's alderman seating. The court case continues. Duggy's damage settlement request was denied and more time on Wrights' judgment payment was sought. Storm damage claims from property owners were noted. May floods reportedly carried away a black coil and lawn trees. An emergency 30 day motorcycle police appointment proposal was approved by unanimous vote with pay capped at 150 dollars per month.
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Judiciary Committee
Pat Boland
William Duggy
Nelson
Carolyn Wright
O'Leary
Horgan
Murphy
Roosevelt honors winners named for public service
The Roosevelt Memorial Association awards its gold medals to Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler for promoting welfare of women and children, Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn for advancing natural history study, and Gen. Leonard Wood for promoting national defense.
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Roosevelt Memorial Association
Louisa Lee Schuyler
Henry Fairfield Osborn
Museum of Natural History
Leonard Woods
Philippines
Col. Roosevelt
Miss Schuyler
Anaconda Man Charged With Robbery After East Commercial Hold Up
Claud Bean was arrested by Chief Cullen and Constable Henault on a robbery charge and jailed on $1,000 bond. Victims Charles Miller and a man named Hjelm said Bean and another man struck them during a gambling game on East Commercial Avenue on June 19, taking money and valuables. Hjelm and Miller were assaulted. Miller escaped, Hjelm was forced to surrender valuables at gunpoint. Kerlin and Bean were later arrested. Bean was identified by the victims as one of the attackers.
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Claud Bean
Cullen
Henault
Bean
Charles Miller
Hjelm
East Commercial Avenue
Miller
Hielm
Arew
Kerlin
Hjelm and Miller
Cover Crops Restore Soil Vitality with Legume Value
A lesson in soil restoration notes that growing cover crops dominated by leguminous plants helps replenish nutrients. The text also defines ruby as a variety of the mineral corundum.
Federation 10 Gives Cup For July 4th Program
During discussions on Americanization and citizen training, Mrs. E A Richardson chair of art and Mrs. R B Abbott committee presented Mrs. Sanders president of the state federation with the citizenship cup to be awarded to the club staging the best Fourth of July program. The silver loving cup is expected to spark competition among clubs.
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United States
E. A. Richardson
Art
R. B. Abbott
Sanders
State Federation
Four Arrests by Anaconda Police Record
M L L Benstrom was arrested by Chief of Police Cullen for traffic offenses and later dismissed. Julia Johnson faced vagrancy charges and forfeited a $15 bond by missing court. Claud Bean was arrested by Cullen and Constable Henault and turned over to county authorities for prosecution. J M Kerlin was arrested in connection with a robbery but released.
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M LL. Benstrom
Cullen
Julia Johnson
Claud Bean
Henault
J. M. Kerlin
Corkery Leads Washington Fifth District Primary Race
Spokane reports Corkery with 3958 votes to Myers 3809, a 149 vote edge though final results await official canvass. Democratic race shows Sam P Hill leading H C Harris by over ten to one as papers stop tallying.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Olympia
Spokesman-Review
Thomas Corkery
Charles Myers
Corkery
Myers
Sam P Hill
H. C. Harris
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