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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1922
Page
4
The Daily and Sunday Standard lauds Anaconda for community parks, playgrounds, a central common, and high homeowner ownership. Officials cite Anaconda's top ranking as a tribute citywide, urging statewide and national pride in the achievement.
Sunday morning feature describes Butte's push for a large civic auditorium and hotel to host 1925 national conventions, including the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and the National Livestock Association. The chamber of commerce seeks private capital and a suitable site, arguing the project would boost tourism and city fortunes.
A historical reflection asserts Montana and Texas remain where gunmen once thrived but boasts that Montana’s outlawry ended long ago. It contrasts eras from Vigilantes to modern highwaymen, arguing Montana’s killers were businesslike robbers, not swaggering blood seekers.
Anaconda ranked the cleanest and most sanitary city in Montana by a state board of health inspector. The verdict credits the mayor, fire chief, and health officer, but emphasizes that citizen habits and civic pride keep the laws on sanitation observed.
The South Side club built a tourist camp on Harrison avenue with a park cottage water and lights for campers. Thousands enjoyed the park last season but debt limits club income. Donations covered about 2477 of 3000 spent. organizers urge public and civic help for the 1922 season as early action is urged. The piece notes canned eggs imports and broader social issues including Prohibition compliance.
The scene unfolds at the Peerless Hotel in Welby’s Junction with an advance agent, an English tourist, and a cast including a weary waitress and a railroad boy in a comic farce. Amid decoding banter and stage talk, a moral note clashes with American tariff debate aftermath as Senator Simmons challenges the Fordney bill’s protections and tariff logic.
The text argues that a pending tariff bill would levy taxes on all people and raise prices on necessities. Senator Simmons of North Carolina says benefits would favor beneficiaries while burdening consumers. It warns of widespread impact on the nation and criticizes special interests shaping the policy.
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