Nothing More Than Hope to Now in Sight
Johnson insists that battle will not fall through and an attorney announces that $50,000 has been raised to support the effort.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1923
Page
1
Johnson insists that battle will not fall through and an attorney announces that $50,000 has been raised to support the effort.
The text records six speeches in six addresses delivered in June at St. Louis Kansas City Hutchinson Kan and Denver. The speaker opposes government ownership of railroads urges careful justice for veterans and vows wartime readiness including drafts of funds. The League of Nations is dismissed as dead and the court of international justice is hailed as the only peace agency.
Noted speaker recounts many tales from former presidents Roosevelt and Taft about their visits to Butte. The stories were shared with a listener who heard them from White House predecessors, reflecting on early 20th century political tours.
The Shelby July 4 bout financing unraveled as Dan Tracy quit as business manager. Promoters lack a concrete plan to raise the remaining 100000 owed to Jack Dempsey, despite assurances from Mayor Jim Johnson that the fight would proceed. Rumors and evasions filled the day as Kearns and Johnson pursued multiple funding paths.
At the Montana Eagles session in Lewistown June 28 the resolutions committee urged that the Volstead act be repealed or amended to allow light wines and beer, permit dispensing of spirits under federal auspices, and reconsider the 18th Amendment. Byron E. Cooney of Butte chaired the committee noting four years of dry laws as a failing.
Highway Bank resumes work on filling a funding deficit for the Montana Way Paying Fund. The bank contributes 1100 dollars to support the deficiency and begins operations again.
A Montana street highway project in Butte seeks $5,000 more after $1,100 was pledged in a rush. A 50-member meeting at the Chamber of Commerce backed continued fundraising amid debate over road material and costs. Chairman Eugene Carroll urged prompt work as Joseph Russell challenged the bid and others pitched figures for roadsmite and cement options.
President Harding, in Montana, expresses keen interest in his visit to Butte the world’s greatest mining city. He recalls Roosevelt and Taft visits, praises Butte’s sturdy people, and looks forward to meeting a large crowd of local children during tomorrow’s stop.
President Harding arrives at Great Northern depot at 10 am and will be greeted by a deep mine whistle roar from Butte. Other towns may display bunting and flowers, but Butte’s salute will be the loudest and most spirited in proportion to its size. Continued on page 2.
President Harding in Idaho Falls urged consumer co operation to shorten the bridge between producer and consumer. He proposed a plan financed in part through a savings bank like building and loan society and said Congress may be asked to consider measures along this line. He warned against unreasonable tolls and highlighted the urge to cut costs in the distribution system.
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