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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1925
Page
4
Eight receivers were shown thoughts like a letter, a day, a playing card, a number, a geometric figure, and an unspecified sixth thought during a bridge game. Seven failed to guess the sixth, while the eighth named Charlie Chaplin, suggesting waning public belief in telepathy.
The Butte tragedy ends in the deaths of Madeline Borelli and her mother Mrs Schmidt and sister Miss Schmidt. Authorities reveal a deranged state and a pistol driven night as the family was struck down in rapid succession. Victims include a prominent vocalist Mrs Borelli and the Schmidt family longtime residents of Butte with ties to local business and music circles.
An army of women led by the National League of Women Voters and the National Woman's Party plans a broad legislative offensive aimed at securing World Court endorsement. They vow to bombard Senators and Representatives with World Court programs and demand official approval and participation. The campaign asserts the Court will keep the nation out of war and urges Borah to study the "furies of hell" before resisting.
Dr J A Gilbert of Portland and his wife once pledged a $500 prize for a genuine message from the dead bearing a secret countersign. Orson Munn opened the envelope for Scientific American and found none matched the three-event date countersign. A London radio test also failed to transmit thought to receivers in an isolated room.
The article reports that the Senate plans a new ventilation system to improve air quality during sessions. Fresh outside air will circulate through heating pipes to fans on the chamber and gallery, with air samples tested by government labs to gauge improvement.
The Turkish regime shows commitment to reducing religion in public life by modernizing education. Twenty five Turkish students will study engineering at Robert College in Constantinople with full funding, as enrollments rise at Robert College and the American University of Beirut. A $2.5 million Near East college fund, largely raised by American benefaction, aims to support operating expenses for five years, spearheaded by John D. Rockefeller Jr.
The piece notes republican newspapers seek faint praise for Mussolini after denunciation fails to dam the League of Nations. It observes Mussolini's enemies seek shelter, Rome's political scene shifts around his overthrow, and contrasts England's welfare dole with political realities.
Stripped of his powers yet keeping his salary Roy Haynes resists divorcing from his work noting that a breakup would bring no alimony and no financial relief.
The body of King Tutankhamen has been moved from its desert necropolis to Cairo for final examination and investigation. Egyptian officials who witnessed earlier exams have returned to the capital as officials release guarded details of Tut’s crown and the treasure piled around the youth’s remains. Howard Carter and his team claim the 17 layers of jewelry represent the world’s greatest ancient gold and lapidary artistry.
Testimony recounts Captain Foley telling Mrs Lansdowne the memorandum was for assistance in formulating her court statement and not a directive. Mrs Mason and Mrs Foley testified Foley argued against calling the Midwestern airship flight political, suggesting pressure from Secretary Wilbur.
In Washington on November 18 the Mitchell court heard views on future naval construction. Rear Admiral William Sims argued airships as key capital ship destroyers while German Zeppelins expert Anton Heinen criticized valve reductions. Witnesses testified on lighter-than-air craft and safety factors amid funding and weather information limits.
The text describes life of ill health and a suicide by Mr. Schmidt in a Chicago area home after promising an uptown appointment. He shot himself in a tragedy room while his wife and two daughters were in Chicago and Detroit respectively. The inquest heard he had suffered financial ups and downs and could not sleep.
A reader debate on Lola seeking eligible partners without formal introductions. R D L argues women may meet suitable men through work and avoid rigid conventions, while others caution about risks and moral considerations. The column promises more replies and invites reader opinions.
The judiciary committee report on John Hexem’s maintenance bond was denied a reduction from 50 to 10 percent. Police and lighting matters, license refunds, and a new Caledonia light district were discussed. Milk sanitation progress included testing 3,000 cows with 21 tubercular. Dr. Moore to inspect, aided by city transportation. Bids for 1,500 feet of fire hose were advertised.
Butte firemen held the 28th annual dance at the Winter Garden to benefit the firemen's disability fund. The Loomis orchestra played lively selections as firefighters and their wives filled the hall, with Chief Fred Martin and others in charge and visiting Assistant Chief Henry Quane of Anaconda in attendance.
The 1925 forecast cites benefic planetary influences for Americans born under Scorpio and for women leading domestic and social ventures. It predicts happiness in marriages, thriving theaters, rising health and fashion trends, and possible epidemics to watch, with music art and new fame in store for the younger generation.
In Denver on November 18 Loren C Underwood 24 a scout leader and troop master said an irresistible impulse drove him to robbery. He borrowed a revolver, robbed a garage and a cigar store taking some change and was captured within an hour. His accomplice friend Paul Schické drove his car and is held. Robbery with possible severe penalties noted.
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