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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1922
Page
4
The piece notes the South increasing educational facilities for Black people while northern readers hear of lynchings. It argues whites in the South are making silent efforts to uplift the negro mentally and morally, contrasting with the notoriety given to evil acts.
In Hoed Hoediky a village scandal erupts as Kermadeuc Marie Anne and Joanny are arrested for murdering children. Journalists and anonymous accusations spread. Zist faces a hostile crowd accusing her as the evil one while two women, Jacqueline and Mathurine, fuel the uproar with tales.
The defeat of Beveridge and Pinchot in Pennsylvania primaries shocks GOP leaders and signals discontent with current party leadership. The Iowa race looms June 5 as Brookhart vies for Kenyon’s seat, challenging the administration and tariff policies, with Adams steering anti-Brookhart efforts to block a 35 percent threshold.
A 1928 review highlights the dramatic gains of African Americans since Lincoln’s emancipation. The Negro Year Book notes farms rising from 20,000 to 1,000,000 acres, homes from 650,000, churches to 45,000, and literacy from 10 to 80 percent. Number of colored teachers grew from about 600 to 4,800 and church giving from $80,000 to $2,700,000 annually.
English voters, especially women, show growing political engagement after wartime experience. Experts note women participate more in public affairs, attend meetings regularly, and connect issues like food, education, and family welfare to policy. The trend suggests women will remain a decisive political force.
The piece contrasts Los Angeles and San Francisco in their June bride race. San Francisco expects a record mating season as home building surges, while California touts high electrical wiring. It links beer, tariffs, and European chaos to broader American concerns as Babe Ruth returns and Russia’s Bolshevism violence grows.
A long parade schedule outlines formation times and routes through Butte with disabled American veterans, Boy Scouts, fire department, and fraternal groups. The procession forms at the courthouse at 9 20 and moves east on Granite toward Main and leads to Daly monument before looping to Park Covert Weston Park Montana Galena and ending at Galena. The mayor city council and Twin Cities band lead, with groups positioned on Alaska Montana and Idaho streets. Lunch follows at legion headquarters served by auxiliary volunteers. decorations at cemeteries precede the meal.
John Moses, a farm hand on Ralph Fiero's mountain ranch, shot and killed Mrs. Fiero after she refused his marriage plea. He then wounded himself fatally while en route to a hospital. The act came as Fiero was away to tend his ill mother in the East. Mrs. Fiero reportedly preferred death to dishonor after Moses threatened her with a shotgun. Mrs. Breck of Billings is visiting her parents at 556 Franklin Street.
The board’s decision lowers hourly rates for maintenance of way staff from 28-40 to 23-36 cents, with some reductions for mechanics and assistants. Officials claim the new scale keeps pay above other industries and preserves purchasing power vs 1917, but labor leaders warn it reduces overall railroad wages and risks broader cuts.
District Attorney Gordon and Mr. Hoover will coordinate cases before the special war frauds grand jury in the District of Columbia. Civil and criminal phases will be handled by Gordon with assistance from Assistant Attorney General John W. Crim. The effort covers cases arising from war contracts, withCriminal handling predominant in interlocking civil matters.
The first round of the foursome at Anaconds Country Club nears completion with over two thirds of 64 matches played. The group will extend the deadline to finish the round this week to begin the second series, with matches arranged Monday or Tuesday and targets set for next Sunday. A Flag Day tournament is planned for Tuesday, with handicaps and flags available from Mr. Hiser. Officials also arranged for the State tournament at the local course in late August, with preliminary details in Butte. The course improvements include tees set, fairways mowed, greens near perfect except two, bridges under construction, and trees planted as finishing touches.
A Montana senator explains voting against a manganese duty while backing broader tariffs. He cites harm to copper mining in Butte and Philipsburg, strained European markets, and farm hardships. he urges representing the whole state and nation, not local interests, in fiscal policy debates.
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