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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1916
Page
8
A reader letter condemns bans on school folk dancing citing Emerson school and New York City examples. It argues opponents seek to moralize innocent activities and warns against restricting dance, music, or churchgoing, framing such moral posturing as harmful to personal liberty.
Letters to the Standard reveal parents opposing folk dancing in Emerson school grades, citing lunch hour disruptions, supervision gaps, and moral concerns. They urge the board to prohibit or strictly regulate dancing and question why an on site teacher or proper permissions were lacking.
A long-absent family reunion unfolds at the Campana residence on West Park Street in Helena Montana. Mrs. Campana and her cousin Madame Bianel of the Sia Scala Sextet, then performing in Broadway’s Pantages bill, celebrate with a dinner while sharing memories of Italy and opera. The article blends the reunion with lengthy tangential remarks on temperance from Catholic authorities and public figures.
A reader asks why West Park Street remains dusty after new paving and why it needs more sprinkling. They question street tearing up and lack of proper restoration, noting property owners paying for paving and calling for better upkeep to prevent repeating the dust problem.
George F. Porter, chairman of the Progressive National Committee, writes from Helena that the Chicago national convention will be cheaper than the Republican gathering. The plan seats 4000 in Auditorium, with 16,000 capacity at prior events, offers boxes and balcony seating, totaling under $20,000 cost funded by subscriptions and party supporters. States receive guest seats tied to delegate allotments, and applications are routed through state chairmen.
The entry recounts the supposedly kidnapped sacred yellow dragon of the Chinese imperial household arriving in Butte Montana after being sent from Helena. It notes Han Sen and Con Allensworth involvement, claims a dramatic ending, and mentions a telegram dated May 28, 1916 from Don Allensworth in Butte to George Hansen.
Coupeville, May 28. J. F. Rooney, a farmer near San De Fuca, shot and wounded his wife during a quarrel and then killed himself. Rooney, formerly a Seattle saloon keeper, had returned from there and quarreled with his wife who accused him of intoxication. Mrs. Rooney was paralyzed by a bullet lodged in her spine.
John Weston of 1102 West Park Street argues that theater aisles on Saturdays in Butte are unsafe if not enforced by ordinance. He questions who enforces crowd control and who watches that stage and aisles remain clear to prevent accidents as crowds gather near Park and Main.
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