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Newspaper

Anaconda Standard

Location

Anaconda, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1924

Page

2

Texas Vote In Battle Factor

The piece analyzes how Texas results impact McAdoo and Underwood, with Texas delegates shaping momentum for the South and West or bolstering Underwood’s bid. It discusses Georgia and Massachusetts as pivotal states, noting Smith’s rising support and potential defections from McAdoo allies. The piece cites the New York Herald and Tribune.

McAdoo Texas Underwood Georgia Smith New York Massachusetts Ohio West South New York Herald and Tribune

Public Works and Court Actions Prompt City Council Change

Petitions from Mrs. Sarah Mitchell and C W Ruten for installation of gasoline tanks were granted. The judiciary committee reports about 1400 in damages from a damage suit to be paid to the Butte Miners union and recommends payment of court damages to several individuals by the city. The present council will meet for the last time Monday in a special session. the following Wednesday a new organization with three incoming members will convene.

Sarah Mitchell Harrison Avenue C. W. Ruten Montana Street Judiciary Committee Supreme Court Butte Miners’ Union William Lowney Pat Boland Jim Woods

Absconding agent rides to Broadway to hide theft

George Lister, an American Express agent from Sausalito, fled coast to New York by riding brakes to dodge spending the stolen $14,000 until he reached Broadway. Sheriff J. J. Keating reports Lister guarding a portfolio of clippings related to his deeds along Broadway.

Associated Press Rafael Cal George Lister American Express Company Sausalito Here New York Broadway J. J. Keating Lister

Autographs insured in London tied to new hemp stitched boat

A fragment indicates six hundred autographs in London were insured for a newly designed wooden boat stitched with hemp thread. The item hints at an insured collectible or craft project with nautical themes within the city.

London

Southern storm kills dozens across four states

A violent southern storm tore through Tennessee Arkansas line into Tennessee Georgia Alabama and touched Louisiana and Mississippi before striking South Carolina. At least 66 people died statewide with 18 in Richland County and 80 injured. Widespread damage included a demolished schoolhouse trapping 75 pupils.

Tennessee-Arkansas Tennessee Georgia Alabama Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Associated Press Columbia D. C Richland County Horrell Hill Lykesland Carrie Hornsby Rose Hill

Tornado Hits Effingham County Florence Killing Fifteen

A tornado struck the Effingham section of Florence county this afternoon killing fifteen people and injuring about fifty. Many homes were wrecked and bodies and wounded were carried up to 150 yards. Reports indicate an undetermined number of Black residents were killed in the Elim area.

Associated Press Florence 8. C Effingham Florence County Elim

Trapped Students Among Tornado Victims at Horrell Hill

Six teens including four school children died when twin tornadoes struck Horrell Hill, about 20 miles from Columbia. The school house was demolished and 75 children were trapped under fallen timbers as the storms met shortly before noon.

Horrell Hill Columbia Sumter County South Carolina Anderson Florence Florence County Lexington County Darlington County Alabama Georgia Mississippi Sumter Walnut Grove Shreveport Arkansas Texarkana Associated Press 8. C Here

Windstorm Kills Three in Bynum North Carolina

Three people died and eight were seriously injured when a windstorm struck Bynum in Chatham County North Carolina this afternoon. Reports from Durham say the storm caused widespread damage and injuries with emergency crews responding to the scene tonight.

North Carolina Associated Press Durham N. C Bynum Chatham County

Tornado Devastates Martin County with Heavy Damage

A tornado struck Martin County near Rocky Mount North Carolina around 3 PM injuring nearly forty people and causing property damage estimated at one million dollars. The storm carved a 300 yard wide path about 15 miles long.

Rocky Mount N. C Martin County

Tornado Wipes Out Town in Georgia

Augusta reports a tornado razed Ficklen near dawn. Postmaster K. G. Patrick is dead, several injured, and damage pegged at about $40,000.

Augusta Ficklen K. G. Patrick

Storm Hit Maplewood Causes Injury and Heavy Loss

A five minute storm struck Maplewood in Amelia County Virginia causing injuries to four people and property and livestock losses estimated at 20000 dollars.

Virginia Associated Press Richmond Maplewood Amelia County

Big Earie Approves Spring Preparations

The courthouse recognizes spring as work begins with janitors removing the storm vestibule at the front entrance. A huge golden eagle, noted for its Dec 12 parade appearance, arrived to observe the scene, circling above the courthouse for about an hour before heading southeast toward its home near the Highland mountains.

American Legion

Indians and Tourists Clash Over Arizona Quarantine

In 1949 near Yuma a delegation of 30 Indian women led talks with motor tourists stranded by Arizona foot and mouth embargo. The visitors were invited to leave the reservation but later returned amid resumed negotiations. Citizens face bridge closures and a formaldehyde wash deters crossing for unshod workers.

Yuma Here Arizona Los Angeles State Line

Urge Membership in World Court Promoted by Leaders

Washington April 30. Leaders from church groups industry law and education urged U S participation in the world court as hearings opened before a Senate Foreign Relations sub committee. The Federal Council of Churches Chamber of Commerce American Bar Association and World Peace Foundation voiced support while Bishop Brent and others warned of public fatigue over delay.

Associated Press Washington Bar Senate Foreign Relations Committee Federal Council of Churches Charles H. Brent Protestant Episcopal Diocese New York Chamber of Commerce of the United States Walker D. Hines American Bar Association George W. Wickersham World Peace Foundation A. Lawrence Lowell Harvard University League of Nations Amerca Bishop Brent James L. Laidlaw Woman's Non-Partisan League Senate Committee Hines Chamber Wickersham

Viola Dana on set and kitchen stove during illness

Viola Dana used extra cold cream and powder for Dont Doubt Your Husband at the Ansonia theater. She spent time in the kitchen as Aunt Julia, the cook, was ill, and she notes a shift to simple meals and canned foods.

Viola Dana Metro Ansonia Theater Julia Miss Dana

The Empress Presents The O’Brien Girl And Polly With a Past

The Empress theater runs The O’Brien Girl this week by the Mary Newton company highlighting freshness charm and usefulness. Next week Belasco’s Polly With a Past is slated to feature as a season highlight from the Empress management.

O'Brien Empress Theater Mary Newton Company of Players Belasco Polly Empress

Pledge Support to Legion Plan Spurs Butte Project

In Butte a campaign backs an auditorium project with the bulk of costs to be borne by the Legion post. Earle Genz berger extols the project as a civic asset. W R Van Orden chairs allied patriot groups pledging support from United Spanish War Veterans and others. Mrs Johannah Grigg and Mrs P H Tevlin pledge their organizations. The program features Pat Sullivan’s boxing midgets, solos by Anna Dooley and Bill Roberts, and piano by Catherine Burns.

Butte Legion Post Earle Genzberger Butte W. R. van Orden Combined Patriotic Societies of United Spanish War Veterans Johannah Grigg The War Mothers P. H. Tev

Gallatin Pioneer Walter Cooper Buried in Bozeman

Funeral services for Walter Cooper were held at the Presbyterian church in Bozeman with a large attendance including Gallatin lodge No. 6 A F and A M. The Masons escorted the burial to the cemetery with honorary pallbearers named and active pallbearers listed. The Rev H G Klemme officiated and floral tributes included a piece from W A Clark of Butte.

Mass Meeting of Colored People in Butte Tonight

The colored citizens of Butte hold a mass meeting this evening at the A M E church 600 South Idaho Street under the Butte branch of the NAACP. The group aims to guard against race prejudice and gain greater social advantages for colored residents. The meeting will include a discussion on city and county consolidation after the regular program.

Colored Citizens of Butte South Idaho Street National Association For the Advancement of the Colored People

Congressman Knutson testifies in own Virginia trial

Congressman Harold Knutson of Minnesota took the stand in Arlington county Virginia to relate his life story and recount a March car trip with Leroy Hull a Washington government clerk. He said they were arrested under no unusual circumstances and his testimony will continue tomorrow as Hull faces cross examination.

Associated Press Washington Arlington County Virginia Harold Knutson Minnesota Leroy M. Hull Hull Knutson

London bus network carries vast daily passenger flow

The Greater London bus fleet numbers about 4000 vehicles and serves over 2 million passengers each day, highlighting the capital’s extensive urban transit system and high daily ridership.

Income Tax Schedules debated amid tax cut proposals

Senate democrats endorsed Senator Simmons plan replacing Mellon's scheme. Simmons would raise the top surtax to 40 percent and cut normal income taxes for those under 8000 dollars by 50 percent. Reed and Glass advocated tax safeguards to curb evasion and increase revenue.

Reed Pennsylvania Glass Virginia Associated Press Washington Senate Democrats Simmons North Carolina Mellon

Washington May Actions Highlight Senate and House Conferees

In May in Washington conferees from the Senate and House reached agreement on the soldier bonus bill while other panels pursued oil, world court, and fiscal questions. President Coolidge welcomed statues from the Hungarian American society. Federal probes continued into oil hearings and antitrust policy.

Senate House Coolidge Washington and Kossuth

Ziegfeld's Sally dazzles Butte in near capacity show

The Sally musical sensation from Ziegfeld played Broadway last night to a packed crowd in Butte. Leon Errol Walter Catlett Shirley Vernon Kathleen Martyn Irving Fisher and Katherine Sacker head a large cast with dazzling costumes and a strong chorus. The Land of the Butterflies ballet with Victor Herbert music stands out amid sparkling dances and popular songs. The show earns enthusiastic praises for energy, costumes and overall entertainment.

Sally New York Leon Errol Walter Catlett Shirley Vernon Kathleen Martyn Irving Fisher Katherine Sacker Victor Herbert Errol Schnitza Komisski Schnitza Butte

Consolidation Opponents Denounce Misrepresentation

The Standard publishes Senator B K Wheeler’s telegram denying misrepresentation in the city county consolidation campaign. Wheeler states he has approved no plan and will vote against the Walker-Roscow bill. Wheeler sent the message via John J Caplis secretary of the Liberty League.

B. K. Wheeler Standard Wheeler John J. Caplis Liberty League Walker-Roscow

First Woman Doctor Registered in Japan

Madame Chako Kuroda becomes Japan's first woman physician to be registered and awarded an M D degree by the Imperial University of Tokyo for a violet rays thesis. She teaches at the Tokyo Higher Normal School.

Tokio Japan Chikako Kuroda Tokio Higher Normal School Imperial University of

Local Meat Prices Shown With Varied Rates

A fragment lists meat prices such as salt pigs feet 15 cents per pound and beet brisket. Other items include freed spareribs shoulder pork steak veal stew and beef stew priced at 25 cents and 15 cents per pound respectively.

A Sure Way to End Dandruff

A claim describes using four ounces of liquid arvon from a drug store applied nightly to the scalp to dissolve and destroy dandruff. The advertisement asserts itching and scalp digging stop, and hair becomes fluffy lustrous glossy and soft after one to several applications.

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