British Lines Prepare for Peace Time Shipping Boom
The article notes American and Red Star liners will fly the Stars and Stripes postwar while German competition wanes. It cites ships like the Imperator and Mauretania rebuilding for peacetime traffic, with 580 saloon passengers on the Imperator costing about 175000 dollars in fares, signaling upcoming travel volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchor Line
New York
Glasgow
Columbia
New York Evening Sun
Hamburg
Bremen
America
Imperator
Aquitania
Olympic
Mauretania
St. Paul
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Finland
Kroonland
Southampton
Post Office Anaconda Entry Noted as Second-lass Main Matter
Anaconda Post Office records show an entry labeled Second-lass Main Matter. The listing reflects archival handling of correspondence or item classification within municipal mail records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
So Near Yet So Far for Delaware Suffrage Vote
The editorial urges the Delaware legislature to ratify the federal suffrage amendment as women nationwide rally behind lobbying efforts. It notes West Virginia’s narrow victory for suffrage and warns of possible defeat in Delaware, questioning whether punishment awaits those who advocate for voting rights.
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Maine
Hawaii
Delaware
Longfellow
West Virginia
Abolishing the Death Penalty in New York
A bill to end capital punishment in New York has been favored by a committee after broad support from judges sheriffs prison officials and humanitarian groups with no opposition present. If passed New York would join states moving away from execution and away from the electric chair.
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Cook County
New York State
New York
Hall of Fame accepts nominations and outlines election
Nominations open for the Hall of Fame with a May 1 deadline and an October 1 election. Any American dead at least ten years may be nominated. 100 leaders vote, including Chief Justice Brantly. Since 1900, 150 panels will bear names, with elections every five years and past close calls like Edgar Allan Poe.
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Hall of Fame
Brantly
Montana Supreme Court
Edgar Allan Poe
Ocean Travel in 1920 Amid Prohibition Era Calls
The piece notes a surge in transatlantic travel to Europe, especially France and England, as prohibition eases. It cites passport restrictions being lifted by June 1 and suggests Atlantic voyages will rebound, with ships continuing to serve cross continental routes during reconstruction.
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America
Europe
Atlantic
France
England
Miracle Men and Medical Men Highlight Miraculous Cures Debated
The Standard reviews John Cudney known as Brother Isaiah who claims healing powers on Mississippi river boats and notes medical science increasingly accepts mind body influence. It urges school health inspections and simple operations to aid child development while praising traditional medicine.
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New Orleans
John Cudney
Isaiah
L. G. Dunlap
Anaconda Rotary Club
Tongue in cheek talk colors headlines from Mr Bryan to Kapp
A collection of wry observations on political figures and events from Washington to Constantinople. The column jests about Bryan, Wilson, Reed, and Lewis while noting rumors of Kapp’s death and German moods, with playful digs at Mount Lassen and beerhouse camaraderie.
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Wilson J. Hamilton Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Marne
Great American World of Business and Commerce
Johnson
Champ Clark
Wilson
Colonel Bryan
Press editorial letters on political stance and party matters
The column compiles editorials urging action against the nonpartisan league and praising figures like Bryan and Walsh. It comments on Democratic delegates, presidential hopefuls, and political strategies, noting Palmer and Debs as notable candidacy mentions. The tone is partisan and reflective on national and state politics.
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Montana
Nonpartisan League
Havre
Hill County
Democrat
T. J. Walsh
San Francisco
Walsh
Denver
Baltimore
St. Louis
Senate
Great Falls
Humor Fragments and Quips From Historic Papers
A collection of humorous quips and verse from newspapers includes lines about Van Sappy’s wealth from advertising, an actor’s pay linked to public amusement, a fashionably titled showgirl, a cow tossed fashion incident, and playful poems. Notable remarks reference Detroit Free Press Life Toledo Blade and London Tit-Bits.
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Toledo Blade
Son of Admiral Peary Inherits Treasures Island Legacy
Robert I Peary Jr 16 son of the late Rear Admiral Robert E Peary inherits medals trophies and Wagle Island near Harpswell Maine from his father. The admiral urged his son to pass the treasures to descendants and keep the property in the family. He noted he bought Eagle Island with money earned in high school.
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Clinehinst
Washington, D. C
Underwood & Underwood
New York
Robert I. Peary Jr
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Wagle Island
Harpswell
Eagle Island
Flashy misdirections and taxes raise flimsy hopes
The. department of justice targets housewives with cheaper cuts while readers snark at the scheme. Other comments mock Turkish crimes, Havana drink costs, tax refunds, Democratic conventions, and a sea serpent sighting.
Dromedaries for America from a Philadelphia article
The piece notes four South American camelids the llama guanaco alpaca and vicuna trace camels back to North America where they vanished long ago. Early attempts to import dromedaries to Virginia in 1701 failed due to poor care and knowledge.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
South America
Virginia
Raising Musk Oxen in Arctic Canada For Meat Supply
The Canadian government considers a Stefansson backed plan to domesticate musk oxen in Arctic and subarctic Canada to boost meat production. A government committee will report on viability. vast summer grazing exists across about a million square miles. Musk ox and reindeer could graze year round, leveraging patterns seen in Lapland, Siberia, and Alaska. Reindeer herds and barren land caribou numbers suggest potential for northern Canada.
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New York Sun
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Arctic
Canada
Dominion
Lapland
Siberia
Alaska
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Anatonda Standard
Daily Newseaser
Standard Publishing Company
Publishers and Proprietors
Anaconda, Mont
Butte, Montana
Associated Press
Eastern Business Office
Prudden
King & Prudden
Fifth Ave
Steger Bldg
Chicago
Globe Bldg
Boston
the Hall OF Fame
Ocean Travel
Bryan
Turkey
Washington
God
Mount Lassen
Hi Johnson
South Dakota
White House
Jim Reed
Jim
Kapp
the Press of Montana
Missoula
Senator Walsh
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Trade Commissioner
Germany
Ebert
Lewistown
Democrat-News
Helena
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Billings
Palmer
Tom Hogan
van Sappy
Detroit Free Press
Charlie Chaplin
Pennsylvania
Annie
Jack
Mabel
Fanny
London
Bill Touch
Detroit News
Admiral Peary
Department of Justice
Springfield Republican
Charleston News and Courier
Havana
Dallas News
Kansas City
Dromedaries For
Asia
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