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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1925
Page
4
The speaker, Mr Schneider, argues that about 230 miscellaneous offenses are not in the criminal code and many laws are silly and unjustified. He contends legislatures overproduce laws, reflecting zealots and misguided reformers, while lawlessness grows as state control expands over social, religious, commercial, and economic relations.
Jimmy Skunk, living independently under Farmer Brown’s barn, enjoys self rule and plentiful food near Mrs Skunk without answering to anyone. His fattening appetite, laziness, and solitude shape a carefree life until his independence wanes.
Orville Wright remembered as a visionary American inventor born August 18 1871 in Dayton. The piece notes his early bicycle business, family ties, and the historic 1908 Kitty Hawk flight proving heavier than air machines possible. It lists honorary degrees and numerous international honors from aero clubs and scientific bodies.
Henry Ford negotiates purchase of 400 surplus vessels from the United States Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation, enabling disposal of war era junk. The boards own 1,299 ships with 8,910,000 dead weight tons. many are rusting or without machinery. Ford aims to end government involvement in shipping as losses from war construction are written off.
A Cincinnati lawyer argues Ohio’s criminal code contains 1,142 statutory crimes plus potentially more. He notes the figure excludes village and city ordinances and federal statutes as well as health board or industrial commission regulations.
A 24 member farmer convention at Des Moines endorses two main avenues for relief: protect domestic markets with tariffs and establish a marketing framework for farm products. They favor export coordination by farmers to stabilize prices, credit Secretary Jardine as a key ally, and believe organization will lift agriculture toward lasting prosperity.
Fifty foreign police heads meet American chiefs in New York to compare crime detection methods and push for a national police bureau. The piece notes European forces for contrast, U.S. legal limits on police, and aims to reduce misunderstandings through cross country knowledge. It ends with a quip about Henry Ford converting ships into cars and naval safety questions.
Astrologers view Friday as doubtful with Mercury and Mars influencing contracts and business. The forecast notes home construction growth and suburban living shifts, predicting many apartments vacated for modest homes. Some uncertain passages about physicians engineers and opportunities in the Colorado area appear garbled, but imply busy year milestones and possible changes in fortunes.
Florence Davies chronicles Martha Berry who twenty years ago started a small log schoolhouse in Georgia. The Roosevelt Memorial Association awarded her a Roosevelt medal for notable service, recognizing her tireless work to uplift five hopeless youngsters into a lasting community effort.
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Retired Admiral William Sims cites global balance of power, saying the United States would face little threat if China becomes a modern military and naval power. He argues Japan would hesitate to clash with the U.S. until then, while urging fact over emotion in American policy. Professor James T. Shotwell adds that war’s revolution challenges old diplomacy as nations seek to curb atrocities post World War I.
A compact ancient verse fragment addresses Hermione with praise of beauty and wit. It questions what more to ask of Hermione, noting tears within laughter and seeking pity mingled with joy as the core desire.
A man in a car wrecks an oudet etet the ie and a visitor asks how many fish were caught. The reply, You’re the ninth, signals a quirky scene as a man in a hospital for mentas sits fishing over a flower bed.
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