Railroads urged to standardize cars and centralize control
Anaconda Standard discusses 1920s rail car shortages and rising traffic, urging congress to back a joint agricultural inquiry plan. It calls for standardization of freight cars, centralized distribution, and government involvement to reduce empty car mileage and improve fleet efficiency as prosperity returns.
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Congress
Joint Commission of Agricultural Inquiry
Trafic
Joint Commission
Riroads
Road project to finish Butte Anaconda link in summer
The Butte Anaconda highway, unpaved over the hump, is set for early summer completion after Deer Lodge and Silver Bow counties approved a joint plan. The Standard commends the move and urges steady progress, noting past delays in Silver Bow and stressing taxpayer money tied to a year round road.
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Butte- Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow
State Highway Commission
Butte
Highway Commission
Appalling Fire Losses Grow In Early 1922 Trends
A Chicago Tribune style report notes that insured fire losses in the United States and Canada totaled more than 107.8 million dollars in the first quarter of 1922, up from 89.7 million in 1921 and 92.1 million in 1920. March alone reached 39.9 million, with a 39 percent rise from March 1921. The piece attributes deflated property values and moral hazard, blaming criminality and unscrupulous adjusts, and hints at tougher underwriting, including higher premiums or selective coverage for high‑standing clients.
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Chicago
America
United States
Canada
Fie
Susie Sexton Defends Women In Fashion Roast
In a spirited piece Miss Susie Sexton argues women deserve defense against claims of femininity. She traces beauty habits from Richard II to cavemen, North American Indians, and Egyptian rulers, noting male fashion precedents and the prankish trend of earrings and paints. President Herding backs a single year term, while lingering winter and new radiophone quirks color the scene.
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Susie Sexton
Miss Sexton
Herding
Eee Gee
Thrilling chase in a mission to rescue captured heirs
In a Paris set action scene Georges Blancafort pursues Ludovic and a gang to free two rescued heirs, aided by Sebastian and an aeroplane. Ziel, entangled in a vengeful plot, races Ludovic by rail and air as a high-stakes pursuit unfolds with dangerous loyalties.
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Zinl
Georges-Claude —Blancafort
Ludovic Blancafor
Riminal
St Fortune
Mlle
Tine
Georges
Siberia
Lauvoyer
Rouscouban
Ludovic
Ziai
Paris
Ziel
Eveline
Tan
Sebastian
Zis
Mademoirelle
Nantes
Sevres
Augustin
Radio Rage Sweeps On Unabated Across Continent
Radio rage continues to sweep the continent as Radcliffe becomes the latest educational institution to add radio to its curriculum. Miss Agnes Heagney of Maiden and Miss Elizabeth Milton of Cambridge are shown getting tuned up.
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Rane
Radcliffe
Agnes Heagney
Maiden
Mass
Elizabeth Milton
Cambridge
Meow Man and Da Meow Band With Garibaldi Connection
A fragmented text presents a feisty call to form a music band led by Da Meow Man and a figure named Malathit. It references Garibaldi, Cuneo, and a flamboyant dramatic tone reminiscent of historical theater. The piece blends music, friendship, and playful boast.
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Sialaraton
Pia
Mexican Octet Comes Amid Global Birth Records
A report recalls extraordinary multiple births from history. Len Enriquez Rulbo, a Mexican woman, bore eight children and received $800 from President Alvaro Obregon. In Ohio, 1872 saw Mrs. Timothy Bradtees of Trumbull County deliver five boys and four girls, with a triplet and hereditary birth patterns cited. The piece notes historic claims of large litters dating back to medieval sources and a 15-child birth attributed to a Spanish mother per Dr. Albucasis.
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Bradl
Albucasis
Uncertain Horoscope for May 4 1922 Warns of Labor Strife
The forecast warns of adverse Mars and wen early, Mercury later in favorable aspect. Labor unrest and potential bloodshed are foreseen along with possible military deployments. Real estate and farming show promise, while Ireland may see happier times. travel and legislation could improve conditions. Deaths from accidents are foretold and children born this day are clever but rash.
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Wen
Saturn
Earth
Ireland
Baker sails to England for marriage in society note
Chicago socialite Mary Tandon Baker, once linked to a millionaire fiancé, sails to England with plans to wed. Allister McCormick waits at the church as she postpones the ceremony thrice, offering no reasons.
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Mary Baker
England
Mary Tandon Baker
Chicago
Allister McCormick
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