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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
6
A shuffled OCR fragment outlines advertising rates by mail and newsstand distribution. It mentions The Anaconda Standard and references various cities and agencies. The text lists names and agencies such as Kelly store and Kemp News Agency with scattered details about subscriptions and delivery locations.
On Friday May 26 1916 the list of GOP hopefuls reaches sixteen with Hughes Roosevelt Root Sherman Fairbanks Burton Caramins Weeks Ford La Follette Du Pont McCall Harding Borah Wadsworth and Wood. It requires 493 votes to nominate and most expect prolonged balloting as only three might hit 100 votes and at most two approach 200 on the first ballot. Some foresee a new party leader emerging if no early break occurs.
The article notes shifting fortunes at Verdun with German gains recaptured yet uncertain if held. British and French analysts deem Verdun a German defeat due to unrewarded losses and no decisive gains. German strategists argue no final decision has been reached and gains may justify costs. The fight likely continues until lines settle, despite Paris declaring Verdun over.
Six years after Los Angeles began employing women as regular officers the experiment has spread to major cities including San Francisco Chicago Philadelphia and Cleveland. Now Butte considers joining to test the model. Proponents say women can perform police work that men avoid or cannot do, and where trials have been thorough results have been satisfactory.
Governor Whitman signed a bill creating a state system of physical training for boys ages 16 to 19 not employed, with educators and military men approving it. Another act inaugurates compulsory training for all public and private school pupils over a certain age, extending the program initiated earlier.
A discussion argues for integrating physical training in schools for both girls and boys, aiming to prepare women for various roles and men for self care and employability. It notes potential plan revisions after trial and links to broader preparedness advocacy amid labor and wage concerns. It cautions against wage hikes driving up living costs and urges prudent consideration by workers and employers to avoid long term harm.
The piece urges swift passage of the Owen corrupt practices act to curb campaign money. It notes funds heavily influence elections and warns many measures may push the bill to the next session. It also references troop strength, church leadership changes, and assorted 1916 political commentary. Heavily cited are figures like 457,000 and 718,600, and names related to bishops and political figures.
A collage of jokes and quips from newspapers and readers comments. The snippets poke fun at clergy motorists dating and consumer quirks with playful lines about a car that knows no master, a junk business, gasoline prices, and the rise of automotives over horses.
The army reorganization bill arrived at the White House yesterday and President Wilson will study its provisions. Some say he may veto it, though it contemplates a regular army of 211,000 in peace and authorization to expand war strength and national guard participation without further congressional action.
Kluck, famed commander whose army was defeated at the Marne advance into France in the early days of the war, was wounded by shrapnel fire while inspecting the front. Field Marshal von Marne halted the German advance.
Dr W A Evans recounts a fainting episode in a Chicago theater where a young woman collapsed in the dark. An usher lifted her upright by the shoulders. Medical guidance warned that such movement can trigger further danger if fainting or a serious condition is present. The account notes proper care is to lay the patient flat and await recovery.
Frances Marshall urges spring meals with tender chicken lamb and fish, urging dainty serving and harmony. She praises hot water between meals and fruit drinks, notes pineapple juice aids digestion and skin care, and urges seasonal fruit prep and botany basics for improving health and looks.
International City Tangier envisions a legislative assembly with 24 Moroccan members and 11 foreign representatives, a mixed court modeled on Egypt, and a roster of two Frenchmen including a presiding member, two Spaniards, two English, one Irish, and one German as officials. war could derail the plan.
In Minnesota the first F c settlement was made in 1727 by Rene Boucher, Sieur de la Perriere who directed Fort Heauharnais on the west shore of Lake Pepin. The Mississippi valley extended for many miles in the area.
A family recollects Loony Ann a crippled seamstress once called Loony Gan by neighborhood children. Once a pretty child she suffered years of illness and poverty. A fire destroyed her home and she saved her infant doll before dying.
A collage of editorial quips from Chicago to St Louis weighs in on Hughes, Roosevelt, Taft and Bryan. Notes mention hush money questions, preparedness parades, and political shifts as various papers comment on the 1912 race and public figures.
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