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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1919
Page
6
May 31 1919 report notes a large Memorial day parade in Butte despite cold weather. Grand Army of the Republic veterans led the procession with Spanish American veterans and other groups. Evening exercises at the Auditorium paid tribute to the dead, amid patriotic ardor.
The article notes no law bars women from attempting transatlantic flight and mentions Ruth Law, a famed aviator, planning to fly across the Atlantic with a possible support crew. It cites rumors of preparations and potential sponsorship as she seeks to carry the daring challenge forward.
A historical reflection on early aviation notes the appeal and risks of sea and air travel. It recalls rapid tech changes from locomotives to airplanes, questions the pace of progress, and argues women deserve opportunity to fly the ocean, crediting their influence on aviation’s growth.
Amid a spreading sympathy strike from Winnipeg other Canadian cities face serious disruption as industry halts or slows. Advice urges workers to stay on the job, distrust agitators, and endure the wartime to peacetime readjustment with steady wages and patience for better times.
In Burlington a League to Enforce Peace convention drew many Republicans, including Taft and Harvard president Lowell, urging ratification of the peace treaty with the League. Resolutions urge national duty to adopt the treaty and be telegrammed to Senators Dillingham and Page as public opinion forms across states.
The public shows tender sympathy for France as it begins to rebuild its nation. Americans watch with earnest solicitude and hopefulness, gratified to hear that France has started recovery efforts and moves toward renewal.
The Meubeuge area starts up a blast furnace again as cleanup and sanitation progress, with hundreds of wells purified, housing construction begun and water restoration planned by summer. The piece notes wartime wreckage, the need for housing, and ongoing economic recovery amid broader social commentary on taxes and postwar issues.
A fragmented passage jokes about moonshine and an amuse ment tax linking rising egg prices to laughs. It references Oliver and price hikes, plus playful digs at household chaos and humorous inflation implications.
A fragmented poem sketch about the end of day and weary thoughts. The speaker muses on endings, night, and a distant shore while wandering through dim imagery and foggy recollections. It invokes a rural setting and a sense of solitary reflection.
A mosaic of quotations comments on postwar politics and public affairs includes Harry Lauder pushing for Scottish Parliament, questions about American influence in Europe and the peace settlement, and a note on a bribery conviction in Massachusetts tying inferior leather to army shoe procurement.
Paris reports the council of four intends to recognize Admiral Kolchak’s Omsk government in Russia. The Kolchak administration includes representatives from Russia’s progressive public, and has accomplished progress in Siberia’s industrial, commercial, cultural, and political life.
A period commentary offers tips for housewives on choosing dresses, fabric care, and quick morning dressing. It weighs weather concerns, ease of wear, and cost, urging practical choices like two-piece outfits for busy mornings and sun-drying fabrics to keep wardrobes affordable.
In a New York Evening Post discussion the Interstate Commerce Commission released figures showing 1919 first quarter maintenance spending at 457 million dollars or 40 percent of gross for government run railways versus 530 million or 35 percent in 1918 and 28 percent in 1917 under private operation. Full 1918 maintenance totaled 1.7616 billion or about 37 percent of gross. Critics question cost drivers and balance between roadbed and equipment upkeep while noting contracts require restoration to near pre takeover condition.
A garbledOCR montage of late 19th to early 20th century newspaper lines touches on Germany’s wartime actions, pacifist debates, Prohibition era notes, and political snatches. References include Springfield, St Louis, Baltimore, and Toledo outlets, with scattered names and quotes reflecting a period of international tension and domestic policy shifts.
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