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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1916
Page
6
Fragmented OCR from the Anaconda Standard shows editorial and advertising departments with garbled names and stray phrases. The readable clues reference Montana, the Standard on sale, and internal department listings, but concrete events or people are minimal. The item reads like a page header or production note rather than a full news event.
Friday May 12 reports Britain will adopt conscription after Ireland’s uprising. Government bills to enforce service will be fast tracked. Britain has mobilized five million in the war despite strong civilian opposition, a feat unmatched by nations relying on volunteers.
James A. O'Gorman of New York announced he will not seek re election to the United States Senate. He plans to retire from politics and resume law practice though he did not align with the administration on all policies. He supported President Wilson at the Baltimore convention and differences with the president centered on New York patronage.
Maximilian Harden, a bold German newspaper writer, lauds President Wilson in his commentary on recent note exchanges between Washington and Berlin over submarine warfare. The piece hints the Kaiser might not object to the concessions and suggests the editor Eminently supported by William Beett. The German press extols Wilson’s moral character and urges readers to value common sense and dignity of peoples.
The text attacks wartime books as partisan and one sided whether from official pamphlets or supposedly neutral editions and contrasts this with a tribute to Woodrow Wilson praising his ideals and clear expression, noting it comes from a German intellectual.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad continues converting its system from steam to electric power despite pressure on rail rates. Observers cite Montana results and New York press commentary predicting electricity replacing steam where water power exists, with the Keokuk project highlighted as proof of hydroelectric potential nationwide.
A reporter observed the German-American Button Company in Rochester using a rolling glass-water wagon. A cost saving method serves 24 nickel plated glasses, sterilized daily, with six servings per employee daily. The plant claims more water access reduces lost time, aids kidney function, and prevents constipation among workers.
Government figures show neutrals lost 188 merchant ships in the war, with allies totaling 538. Great Britain leads with 410 ships sunk, France 52, Norway 81, Russia 38, Sweden 40, Italy 21, Denmark 28, Belgium 10, Holland 24, and the United States seven. The report notes the danger to seamen from neutral nations attempting to trade in European waters.
A Philadelphia North American physician argues that sugar is essential for muscular activity and heart function, countering views that candy harms. He claims Americans’ high candy intake supports endurance and energy, noting the craving for sweets rises with activity and that pure sugar properly fuels muscles.
Berlin May 11 dispatch from Copenhagen reports the British authorities recently removed all mail from neutral ships at Kirkwall. The flat-plate mail from the United States on the Norwegian ship Kristianiafjord and the Danish ship Halligolay was seized by Britain.
Norfolk Va May 11 Twenty six people mostly women and children died in a fire caused by a gasoline explosion at a motion picture theater near Wallacetown. Many were trampled fleeing the blaze and twenty were injured.
De Lloyd Thompson, famed aviator who warned cities of serial attack vulnerability, fell two hundred feet testing a new biplane and is hospitalized on Long Island with severe but not fatal injuries. He was slated to race Dario Resta at Sheepshead Bay. Miss Katherine Stinson, who
Household guidance on using fish economically, selecting cheaper varieties, and ensuring freshness. Tips cover cooking methods in paper, cleaning dishes with soda water, keeping separate pans, cheesecloth for steaming, storing fish in covered containers, and simple broiling and clams timing to preserve texture and minimize odor.
A collage of short vignettes and jokes from Today's Short Stories. It narrates a curious kitchen tale about a cook and a Christmas turkey turned green by prankish mischief, a subway dime anecdote, a clairvoyant exchange, a gas bill gag, a child’s doll mishap, and a wind quoted by Lord Charles Beresford in a London Review reflection.
The city of Panama saw its population rise by about 6,000 in the first year, bringing the total to just over 65,000 residents. The figure reflects steady growth and urban expansion in the region.
The letter portrays how crowds of all ages seek film stardom from studio life, with many young people dreaming of glory while old audiences still hope to play familial roles. It notes the demanding, long road to steady work, urging entrants to value true talent over appearance.
A veteran observer discusses how actors must forget themselves and inhabit roles to shine on screen, noting that many women leave steady jobs for studio life while others falter. The tale includes a hotel bellboy who longs for acting and a studio world viewed through rose colored glasses by many observers.
A collage of quips and cartoons from period papers. Jokes about marriage and purse strings elicit laughs while a Kansas City judge and Washington Star lines offer witty retorts on open books, telephones, cooks, and moral superiority.
A collage of newspaper quips cites Uncle Joe Cannon turning eighty, Villa raids, Justice Hughes, John son boom, and Hiram Johnson repudiation. Various papers joke on politics and timing, noting Villa’s fate and U S army pursuit while lampooning leaders and campaigns.
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