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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1925
Page
2
Europe mining talk covered crude Monins method, underground hauling by gasoline engines, and ventilation issues. Observers noted Swiss resting places, France traffic, and Swiss trains with hard beds. A separate steel article explained crucible transformations and alloy uses with a 16 page manuscript.
Hollywood Cal Oct 13 Associated Press reports Douglas Fairbanks strained while lifting leading lady to a pirate ship cabin roof during a film scene. A rib tore loose from the breast bone four days earlier. Plaster and rest will allow the rib to mend, the doctor says.
The Czecho-Slovakian debt funding agreement was signed by Secretary Mellon and Dr. Vilem Pospisti marking it ready for presentation to Congress. The pact proposes funding on a base of 115 million dollars and involved a Czecho-Slovakian mission heading to New York.
Weeks, a nearly quarter century public servant, is promoted to cabinet post after public oath by Chief Toatheatt. His record includes war finance work, industrial mobilization plans, and valor citations for service in France. He served as Missouri National Guard officer and later as assistant chief of staff, with strong devotion to duty.
Knoxville reports attorney general A T Stewart prosecutor in John T Scopes trial accused of altering court records by changing minutes before signing. The motion by state counsel and Neal senior counsel referenced in the Scopes v. Fennebee case awaits a response as the drama unfolds.
The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks with 8200 members is suspended from the American Federation of Labor unless it transfers to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters within days. A roll call vote approved the suspension 23845 to 3895. Delegates said they would not surrender clerks jurisdiction. leaders may relinquish the AFL charter. President B H Fitel? of San Francisco did not sign but reportedly approved the statement.
Warren Vandervoort, 17, confessed to killing his father the Rev. KR Vandervoort and wounding his mother in a Butler county incident. The grand jury charged him with first degree murder and assault to commit murder for the shooting. He said he bought a 22 caliber rifle after family bickering.
Bozeman, Oct 13. Mrs Irene Harding, wife of 8 A Harding, died minutes after she was struck by an automobile on Main Street. Her daughter Ruth, thrown onto the fender, escaped with minor injuries. The driver Harold Roye said rain blinded his windshield and obscured his view as the car hit them while crossing between homes.
A fragmented report covers speeches at a regional event with Gov urging peacetime effort, remarks by Mrs Thutehens and Ben Ororan, and a lineup of speakers from Mon Aiata College, the bureau of child protection, and various church and educational leaders. The program featured musical numbers and readings by Red Lodge talent.
About 600 American troops from the Canal Zone were deployed to police Panama City after a general strike by workers in sympathy with tenants seeking rent reductions. The move followed a telegram from Dana G. Munro to the State Department and a report from Major General Lassiter attributing the unrest to the dispute between tenants and landlords.
In New York and across dioceses, bishops nominate candidates including Charles Brent and Thomas Gait Murray with others from California Virginia Pittsburg Rhode Island and North Dakota. The House of Deputies supports a divorce grant power but would limit ecclesiastical remarriage after divorce. The House of Bishops unanimously declines to table a conference on agreement with England and other auto authority issues.
A Montana newspaper excerpt discusses leprosy cases among Chinese residents and others. Doctors describe contagion as limited to close contact, with isolation advised. Noting cases in Montana and a leprosy patient moved to Carville, the report covers public health caution and historical context.
Reported incident describes Lieut E J Harmon of the Army Air Service attempting a parachute jump from a plane. The buckle tore, he fell about 800 feet before his emergency chute opened, allowing a safe landing. Also notes Lieut B W Meredith's miraculous rescue of a hawk and a damaged pursuit plane at Bolling Field.
The army board told the president that the American doughboy remains the backbone of national defense. General Summerall and Brigadier General Drum argued land power is essential and air power alone cannot win a war, opposing separate air force and defense department plans as unsound. General Patrick defended aviation expenditures while urging restraint and clear responsibilities.
Chief reported two of six suspects confessed to a mail truck robbery. They named Charles Wagner Robert Sarco and Harry leading figures. About 18000 dollars in cash were recovered with most loot jewelry and securities still hidden southwestern area awaiting market.
District No. 1 board met briefly about 36 minutes. A complaint over community organizations charging admission in public schools was discussed and halted by the clerk. Donahue’s lumber storage on Main and Gold streets was ordered moved to distant sites. Camp Fire Girls were allowed to use Longfellow School on Nov 6. Improvements in Harrison School were not sanctioned. Routine bills and salaries approved. Navy salvage Falconet left Brooklyn for Block Island to raise submarine 8-51. pontoons to be attached to seal holes and refloat after air compression.
Montana potato growers report prices above last year with early shipments rising. In western districts harvest conditions and weather affected production while total car movements through Sept. 26 show progress, and U S market reports indicate prices about one dollar higher than last year as of early October.
Fitschen Brothers Commer company Benjamin D. Phillips and Midwest-Butte Development sue Butte West Side Mines alleging the Minnie Jane quartz vein runs through the defendant’s claim. They seek injunctions to stop penetration, account for ores, and recover costs, arguing the vein under the defendant’s portion is worth over $200,000 with ore valued beyond $100,000 already mined.
John Murphy and H Turner were awakened by Chief Jere Murphy and found with a gallon still five barrels of mash and liquor in a basement. They were jailed after police, detectives, and a federal officer acted on a tip. Bonds set at $100 each as the two men protested their inability to finish a night’s sleep.
National forest reports show 1100 acres burned this season, with costs rising compared to prior estimates. Officials note 17 forests are nearing closure as fires threaten protected lands and timber resources.
At the Newark armory in Newark New Jersey on October 26 a 12 round heavyweight title fight between Harry Wills and Floyd Johnson was signed after noon as announced by Wills manager Paddy Mullins. Also reports edge headlines from Pittsburg noting DeFelno defeats Marullo and details on a 17 year old woman, Mrs Green, breaking a world high jump record in Britain with plans to become a minister.
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