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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1921
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard announces standard publication details with postal service information and second class mail matter status for the June 29 1921 issue.
The Porter resolution passed by the house ends the state of war with Germany while the senate Knox plan would repeal it. A conference compromise keeps American property protections but blocks Knox's repeal. Republican leaders back the final text though Hitchcock and other Democrats oppose it, hoping to avoid a filibuster and move it to the president.
The House approved a bill banning medicinal beer and sent it to the Senate amid turbulence. Bourke Cochran warned enforcement will falter if public sentiment remains split. A New York City dry parade plans to show citizen support despite moral divides in enforcing the Volstead act.
Canadian officials float sending a minister to Washington to foster closer Canada US relations. The State Department says credentials would be instantly accepted and the president could appoint a commissioner. Discussion has long existed but Britain’s objections hindered formal action.
The city hosts a series of band performances directed by Joseph J. Vincent at the band stand on Granite and Wyoming streets featuring classic and popular pieces. Daily refreshments and open house entertainments are planned at Elks and Eagles halls. Paraphernalia from the Looff shows arrive for the Fourth of July festivities as Granite street becomes a tent city with concessionaires setting up. Mayor Cocking orders no parking on Park Street during the parade to ensure good viewing for all.
The board will vote on a refunding issue for bonds maturing July. An interest charge of 1102.50 was noted. Payroll listed, Janitors, officers, labor and teachers paid. Architect Smith reported ongoing painting and carpentry at Whittier Hawthorne Longfellow Greeley Emerson Madison Monroe schools. A 10 mill levy was requested to cover school excess allotment plus 6153 for free texts and 190505.18 for high school plus an additional 3 mills, totaling 13 mills for the year.
The astrologers foretell a day of mixed signals with Jupiter 18 in Genenic aspect favoring business growth and wise national direction, while Uranus hints at criticism and potential rumors. Reforms may emerge after the war, women gain visibility, and birth rates could dip this summer. Beware signing leases or major contracts, and guard against accidents in the coming year.
Coroner orders removal of the body after a drowning at the lake involving a party of boys. Relatives and a wide circle of family members, including Harrington, Regan, and Fleming, learn of the accident as authorities describe the events and the inquest arranged by Coroner Carey.
Montana survivors of the 362d Infantry Ninety‑first Division met in Lewistown with about 50 present from nearly every county. They formed a Montana unit of the regimental association, electing Ward Crosby of Livingston president and F. W. Exgelston of Roundup secretary, aiming to locate all Montana men who served and enroll them before the regimental reunion in Butte on September 29.
Former assistant chief of the legal division of the prohibition bureau, William P. Egan, was arrested in Washington on bribery charges tied to liquor permit issuances. He posted 2500 dollars bond after arraignment and waived examination. Investigators foresee more arrests in days ahead as the probe continues.
The document outlines wartime rights reserved to the United States under various treaties and armistice terms, including indemnities and enforcement provisions. It declares the state of war with Austria-Hungary ended and preserves U S property rights and claims against enemy governments, with stipulations on compensation, national treatment, and ongoing legal authorities through 1922. It preserves the War End provisions and does not terminate military service or delinquency penalties.
Commandant Lea Murphy of the Mid Cork brigade of the Irish Republican Army was killed in a Waterfall roundup near here. Forty five Republicans were captured. Murphy was sought for involvement in several deaths and kidnappings. Elsewhere, Lincoln Johnson, a Republican national committeeman from Georgia, was nominated by President Harding to be Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia.
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