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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1913
Page
18
Washington on March 17 Alexander M Dockery former Missouri governor arrived and was sworn in as third assistant postmaster general He will oversee postal ads stamp printing and issuance money orders redistribution mail classification and saleable stamped paper redemption
The Wanderer notes spring fun for children with cement-wall skating and skipping rope. Cautions warn of injuries from overexertion and imbalanced muscle development. The piece recalls Jim McGovern and local skater memories, praising longtime community helpers and a mother’s reminiscences of skating education.
In Butte a visiting Hayes Cannon, famed Pioneer capitalist, interacts with locals as a woman and her young son visit a Main Street store. A memory of Cannon buckling roller skates for a girl in her youth is recalled, while the piece shifts to practical kitchen tips for preparing apple pies, including peeling, coring, and cooking steps.
A historical record notes signatures of Governor Stewart on bills proposed by Harmon and others. The measures include authorizing county commissioners to draw from general funds, setting standards for officials salaries, and various budgetary and regulatory proposals affecting irrigation districts hospitals tax exemptions and state education funding.
Albany March progressive party members plan to introduce minimum wage legislation in the legislature. Former Senator Frederick M Davenport chaired the party committee describing a five member state wage board empowered to appoint local boards to set wages meeting living standards after public hearings.
New York report says Fernando Gonzales, longtime aide to Porfirio Diaz, reached New York on the Kaiserin Alley Victoria on his way to Mexico to attend private business. He denies bearing dispatches from Diaz and says he does not know Diaz’s views on the current situation, though he had been with Diaz for two years. He left Diaz shortly before the revolt that toppled him.
Chicago market reports show a feared wheat surplus foreseen before July, pushing prices to year lows. Finishing prices slipped with oats rising slightly, while corn held steady on short-covering amid unsettled weather forecasts. visible supply and domestic reserves rose on expectations of larger interior stocks.
The market showed broad action with hogs firm at packing centers and a small on hand stock effect. May wheat and corn opened variedly with volatile prices while cattle and sheep receipts rose and markets edged higher. Local grocery sale at Montana Cash draws crowds as cafeteria pricing and imminent remodeling alter shopping hours.
In Butte on October 15 1806 miners were paid 3.59 to 175 dollars under a contract. The piece discusses wages and copper pricing including sales at 18 cents or more. Editor notes and reader questions appear regarding standard pay and carton buys in a mining setting.
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