China famine relief appeal depicts vast starvation in Shantung
The Rev. William R. Johnson reports ten million Chinese in Shantung are starving as food resources vanish. Villages desert homes and people scour highways for sustenance while others peel bark, gather straw, or dig roots and clay to survive. The piece frames China’s suffering as result of political strife and natural disaster, not the people’s fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China Famine Relief
William R. Johnson
Shantung
China
Conventions and Primaries in U.S. Nominating History
A historical overview traces the rise and fall of nominating conventions versus presidential primaries. It notes shifts from primary fervor in 1912 to repeals by 1926, with conventions resurging as the chosen path for parties like Democrats and Republicans.
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Montana
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Champ Clark
Hughes
Harding
Cox
Ohio
Johnson
Wood
Lowden
Coolidge
White House
McAdoo
Davis
Baltimore
Houston
Kansas City
Atlantic States
The Poor Chinese Described in A World of Suffering
The passage contrasts China’s calamities with the Mississippi flood of the prior year and notes the Chinese lack a homeland while the United States aided Mississippi victims. It portrays widespread distress and humanitarian response.
Butte Sandlot Baseball Nurtures Local Stars and Fans
The piece celebrates Butte's amateur baseball scene with ten teams, homegrown talent, and strong fan support. It notes a well-organized league, a 5-evening weekly schedule across three diamonds, and hopes for future stars like a Babe Ruth or Ty Cobb emerging from the local sandlots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mines League
American Diamonds
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Walter Johnson
Third Party Rumblings In Prohibition Debate
David Leigh Colvin leads calls for a great third party to enforce the eighteenth amendment as Hoover and Smith waver. He urges splitting both major parties to unite drys, with Borah as a potential nominee and Colvin as a possible candidate. The piece weighs shifting winds in national politics and prohibition era tensions.
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Hoover
Smith
David Leigh Colvin
Prohibition Party
Prohibition
Coolidge
Senator Borah
Colvin
America
New York
United States
The
Anaconda Visitors From Butte and Salt Lake City
May 16 1918 notices list Rev O B Olson of Butte visiting Anaconda for church business. Arthur Polson left Anaconda for Salt Lake City to spend the summer. Thomas Oxford departed Anaconda for a business trip to Salt Lake and other western cities. F H Livingston of Butte visited Anaconda on return from Philipsburg. Miss Helen Hill visited Butte from the capital and heads home on the evening train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Olson
Butte
Anaconda
Arthur Polson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Thomas Oxford
Salt Lake
F. H. Livingston
Philipsburg
Helen Hill
Anaconda and Butte Visitors Reported May 1908
May 16 1908 events include Charles J. Kelly visiting Anaconda from the Hennessy store in Butte. Miss May Walton returns from Grand Forks. Attorney H W Rodgers returns from Deer Lodge. John Tanner heads to Bisbee to handle business. Mr and Mrs R R Roberts leave for California. Also J A Hoge visits Anaconda, J G Morony returns from the capital, Dr T J McKenzie to come home, F T McBride in the capital, Mrs S J Merritt visiting in the capital.
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Charles J. Kelly
Hennessy
Butte
Anaconda
May Walton
Grand Forks
B. C
H. W. Rodgers
Deer Lodge
District Court
John Tanner
Bisbee
Ariz
R. R. Roberts
California
J. A. Hoge
H. H. Nell
J. G. Morony
T. J. McKenzie
F. T. McBride
S. J. Merritt
Horoscope Forecast Warns of Turmoil and Bold Leaders
A daily astrology column notes conflicts and upheaval across world events while promising independence and favorable moments for debt payments and newspapers publicity. It cautions against long sea journeys and forecasts upheavals in China and the Balkans with rising military rulers and a year of surprising propaganda for certain births. The piece ends with radio listings and a National Night Club broadcast hosted by Lou Pierre and Ben McLaughlin.
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Earth
Orient
China
United States
Lgve
Balkans
Lou Pierre
Ben McLaughlin
NBC Pacific Coast
NBC
Motive and Power: Quotes on Purpose and Influence
The piece reflects on how motive gives life meaning and contrasts true power with mere appearances. It cites George Eliot and Thomas Bailey Aldrich, noting that purpose guides happiness and that tact often yields more than force or wealth.
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George Elliot
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Rendezvous With Life Poem and Motivational Call
A reflective piece urges immediate action over future plans. It contrasts seizing the day with delaying dreams, citing Countee Cullen’s verse about a rendezvous with life and the fear of death before living. It emphasizes living in the here and now and pursuing goals this year.
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Countee P. Cullen
Irish Granite Dogs and the Feeding Question
A Dublin suburb tale shows two granite dogs guarding a large estate. An English motorist asks how often they are fed. The driver simply answers, Whenever they bark sir. A second fragment features a kindergarten pupil named James who admits he came forward to check if everyone is behaving.
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Dublin
James
Reasons Advanced for Disrespect of Law by Senator Blease
Coleman Blease, South Carolina senator and former governor, argues federal control over daily life breeds lawlessness. He laments government dictates on diet, fishing, and activity and notes juries ignore liquor cases when local judges are involved in the same offenses. He calls for harsher punishment for informants.
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Coleman Blease
South Carolina
Newberry
S. C
Georgetown University
Blease
House of Representatives
South
Train Traveler Faces Soap Suds Delay in Barber Shop
Brown arrives with 20 minutes to spare before his train. He visits a barbershop for a shave but the barber works slowly. Brown pleads to hurry, then grabs the barber’s hand to stop the lather as his soap covered face risks missing the train.
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Brown
Knowledge Box Answers on Page Three
The page lists answers: Benjamin Lindsey of the Denver juvenile court as a companion who ate marriage, Lincoln's mother, France, and three presidents James Garfield William McKinley and Warren Harding.
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Benjamin Lindsey
Denver
Col
Abraham Lincoln
France
James Abram Garfield
William McKinley
Warren Harding
One-Minute Pulpit Quotation From St Matthew
A brief religious verse cites St. Matthew chapter fifteen, warning against hollow worship. It notes the contrast between outward praise and inward belief, condemning empty obedience and human teachings over divine commands.
Refrigerator exports rise in American trade report
Washington reports exports of American made electric refrigerators grew substantially last year compared with 1926, signaling a strong upswing in domestic manufacturing and international demand for cooling appliances.
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Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anaconda Standard
Standard Publishing Company Publishers and Proprietors
Anaconda Office
Dillon
Bozeman
Canada
Standard Publishing Company
Butte, Mont
Associated Press
Prudden
King & Prudden
Madison Avenue
Steger
Chicago
Globe
Boston
Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
Montgomery Street
San Francisco
Leary
Seattie
Mississippi
Lindbergh
Japan
Sol
Mr. McAdoo
WDAF
School of the Air
Ipana Troubadours
Goodrich
Ike and
Mike
Nighthawks
WTMI
Milwaukee
Orean
WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minneapolis
Frederic W. Wise
Crowell
National Grand Opera
KSD St. Louis
Ipana Troubadors
Kvoo Tulsa
KGW
Portland
KPO San Francisco
KJIR
Seattle
KHQ
Spokane
KOA
KFI
Fruit Growers
George
KNX
Annandale
KGO Oakland
Spana Tourbadours
WEAF
KSD
WRHM
WOC
WHO
WOW
KVOO
WBAP
Goodrich Hour
Wwoc
NBC Pacific Coast Network
KOMO
KGO
Oakland
Pacific Goodrich
Silvertown Cord Hour
Pacific Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra
Arthur Sullivan
Bennett
Viollin
Lulu Wail
KPO
Trocaderans
Clifford McBride
Gaelletiag
Imely
Esaias
Noacnumskutt
TRE
Noak
Wildon
Blackburn
Noah
Springfield
Stella Hinman
le Jersey
James Dusfer
Noka
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