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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
14
A famed endurance swimmer joins regulars in a bold rush for world distance titles. The piece highlights a strong athlete and notes a connection to a noted wrestler as part of the event context.
Lord Robert Cecil labels Dr von Kuehlmann s speech vague and aimed at pacifists to accept lenient terms, suggesting it signals German gains in the east and a longer war. The piece also notes Montana G A R officers elected and includes miscellaneous local items and a humorous anecdote about Wisdom Folly and Experience.
A former Butte pastor, now serving as Baptist vice president, urged national prohibition at the Pacific coast Baptist conference in this city. Resolutions expressing patriotic sentiment and favoring organization were approved, naming Rev. A. 1 as treasurer and Rev. John Smith Noftsinger in key roles.
The United States Food Administration announced a fair flour and mixed feed price schedule to take effect at mills nationwide. The plan covers wheat milling during the 1918 crop period with prices tied to carload quantities and accessible after June at mills from designated districts including New York Philadelphia San Francisco Portland Seattle and others.
Grand Forks North Dakota records report a fatal auto crash this afternoon when a vehicle skidded on loose gravel and rolled over. Irene Edwards two years old and her mother Sucrehant Edwards died. the elder daughter was driver, and Irene’s father Jerbacke sustained internal injuries. other passengers escaped unharmed.
In a Springfield Mass letter from May, Hen Welty of Anaconda describes war training courses for students, lengthy physical drills, and a plan to prepare for overseas service. The account mentions daily schedules, lectures, and the idea of a diploma after four weeks, with strong references to wartime conditioning and recruitment by local unions and the university. The piece also notes contact gaps with Anaconda and a special union meeting electing officers.
Fragmentary text mentions delegates and individuals such as Turner, Hars Conningham, Waldron, Denver, Mr and Mrs White, Salt Lake, and Henry Williams with unclear relations. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the readable fragments.
Washington in June reports the directorate authorizes creation of a five member agricultural committee to visit farms and follow complaints. The move aims to address concerns about the league’s influence and farming interests in Minnesota, Illinois, and neighboring states. News reflects broader wartime and inflation anxieties influencing policy.
The piece argues against appeasement and costly self-imposed taxes, urging continued war effort until Germany is crushed. It asserts Americans fought to keep the world safe for democracy, praises Allied resolve, and predicts the elimination of the Hohenzollern regime may take years, as submarines persist.
Notice under section 16 chapter 122 1915 session law that registry books for the primary nominating will be held in August 1918 and close July 5 pm. Registrations may be made before Judge at the courthouse in Anaconda effort by deputy registrar or peace officer as provided by law. Christens ex registrar and county clerk of Deer Lodge County Montana.
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