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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
2
J M Faulds of Missoula lauds census enumerators across rural Montana for harsh conditions. They trudged snow shoe trails through sparse settlements, sheltered in lonely cabins, encountered moonshine operations, faced pneumonia, and endured drought and crop failure. Despite hardships, they completed the task faithfully.
Dillon Montana June 23 Beaverhead county yields show record potential in 1920 with bumper grain and forage crops despite a late spring. Heavy irrigation and timely rains promise milling wheat and hay far above prior years, signaling strong agricultural recovery after a harsh winter.
Burris A. Jenkins, Kansas City clergyman and publisher, reports from Pueblo on a train for Missouri delegates that W. G. McAdoo will be placed in nomination for the Democratic presidential race at the national convention.
Maj Charles L Sheridan of Bozeman filed with the secretary of state his intention to run for state auditor on the Republican ticket. A former federal employment agent, he rose from captain to major after service in France where he was wounded in the Argonne. He criticizes profiteers and pledges tax economy, blue sky enforcement, worker claim settlements, and patriotic service.
Great Falls Montana June 23 Jeannette Rankin former congresswoman and first woman elected to Congress from any state will not seek office in Montana this year and plans to leave the state this fall Speaker R M Lord of Cascade stated at the state convention Miss Rankin was nominated for lieutenant governor and Lord asked that her name be withdrawn He said she would not be a candidate or available if elected and offered no further details on her plans
Helena June 23 Officials from Great Northern and the railroad commission urge early coal purchases to avoid shortages this fall. Directors cite planned purchases from commercial mines, limited future mine output, and tariffs for Montana coal to Dakota and Minnesota points, warning Montana may need help if winter demand surges.
Judge J E Ericksen of Kalispell, a Democratic convention delegate, criticizes Republicans for conservative missteps and endorses a forward looking platform. He argues Bryan would better appeal than Cox to local voters and notes strong Bing cherry crops and steady logging in Kalispell with no labor troubles.
June 23 New York defeats Chicago 2 to 1 after Chicago takes a seventh inning lead on a double steal by Merkle and Herzog New York answers with two runs in the seventh on singles by Young and Kauf's double Batteries Alexander and O Farrell Toney and Smith end game with New York pitcher Toney earning the win and Chicago’s Alexander taking the loss.
Brooklyn National League team beat Pittsburgh 5 to 2 as Pirates pushed two first inning runs on three hits and a sacrifice off Marquard. Dodgers label Carlson for batting and Brooklyn hitters tally five runs while Pittsburgh ends with two. A makeup game is set for tomorrow to complete the postponed contest.
Doak's early wildness sets Boston on track as they defeat St Louis 6 to 2. Oeschger allows six hits for Boston, while Hornsby hits a long homer in the second. Lavan is ejected in the fourth for arguing a called strike.
Philadelphia blanked Cincinnati 3 to 0 as Ring took the loss with Fisher and Wingo behind him while Meadows closed it out. Cincinnati’s only threats came in the eighth when Wingo was hit by a pitch and Lee singled after Ring batted for Tragesser. The Phillies tallied in the first and two more in the third inning and added the final run in the ninth.
Intercollegiate tennis expands beyond traditional powerhouses as more colleges join the governing body. A graduate committee now guides policy to broaden membership and sanction the national tournament, set for June 28 at Merion Cricket Club in Philadelphia, with invitations sent nationwide including three Montana colleges.
A conference discusses creating sectional championships to crown regional winners then a national tournament, with plans anticipated over several years. Benny Leonard manager Billy Gibson cites a $32,500 injury settlement and $7,500 and $25,000 purses tied to San Francisco and Portland bouts.
A surge of new members enters the society including Haverford Lafayette Carnegie Tech Georgia Tech and Muhlenberg. Additional institutions such as New York university Boston Tech College of the City of New York Tennessee and California are near entry with Middle Western colleges expected next year once the matter is resolved.
Chicago sailor Friedman defeats Minneapolis Tuna Johnny Tillman in a fast ten round bout at East Chicago. Friedman shows improvement with general opinion noting he was once considered not in Tillman’s class.
Babe Ruth belts his 20th homer of the season in New York’s 6 to ? win over St Louis. Shawkey leaves with a strained side in the ninth as Chicago shuts out Philadelphia 7 0 and Detroit loses 5 2 to Washington.
Cleveland triumphed 7 to 6 over Boston in fourteen innings to complete a three game sweep. The winning run came on Chapman Speaker and Smith singles with one out in the inning. Evans Hooper McInnis Vitt and Chapman starred on defense as both teams traded runs through the ninth and thirteenth innings.
Des Moines June 23 Mrs T G Winter of Minneapolis was chosen president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs at yesterday's election announced officially at the biennial convention this morning.
New York police officer Patrick Mahoney living on Nottawa Street Jamaica weighs naming his youngest son Henry Ford Mahoney after the birth occurred in a flivver outside Mary Immaculate Hospital. Dr Joseph Musante and ambulance driver Big Bill Wegebauer aided the delivery as a room was prepared. Mother and child rest comfortably.
Result summaries list five city matchups with final scores including Los Angeles over Oakland 9 to 3, San Francisco over Vernon 5 to 2, Seattle over Portland 7 to 10, and Salt Lake over Sacramento 7 to 9, reflecting late season action across regional teams.
St Paul defeated Kansas City 13 to 7 while Minneapolis posted a 3 to 7 result and Milwaukee won 6 to 3. Toledo won 7 to 8 in eleven innings as Columbus beat Louisville 16 to 5.
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