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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1920
Page
4
The piece portrays a tense intraparty struggle among Taft, Johnson, Borah, and others over Harding and the League of Nations. It suggests a split between pro and anti League factions, with Harding wavering between rejection and cautious acceptance. The piece questions the 1920 presidential landscape and the outcome of intraparty dynamics.
Secretary Baker is set to speak in Butte next Tuesday night and ranks as the best orator of the cabinet beside Secretary Colby. Daniels, Wilson, and Colby have long been active in campaigning. Daniels speaks with old fashioned style and strong gestures while Wilson delivers plain direct talks geared to coal regions. Alexander plans two weeks of campaigning in Missouri, backed by congressional experience and zeal.
In Athens a report says King Alexander III was bitten by a pet monkey during a fight with a dog. The monarch reportedly will not retaliate though doctors warn he may be seriously ill, while Greek politics swirl around Venizelos and royal power.
Venizelos dominates Greek diplomacy while debates over a successor darken Greece. Constantine longs to reclaim rule either for himself or a son, but Venizelos resists a monarchy return and Greece may not be ready for a republic. Great Britain France and Italy watch as monarch choices remain a high-stakes game.
A group of 100 prominent Republicans and progressives signed a statement backing Cox. The piece argues this will rally hesitant voters and strengthen those already committed. It asserts the League of Nations is essential for world peace and urges electing Cox to restore ideals over selfishness and broken faith.
The text argues that 90 percent of Republican arguments against the League are misrepresentations and 10 percent can be settled by reservations. Governor Cox vows to reject no reasonable reservation agreed by the senate, except any that would nullify and destroy the League.
The piece mocks campaign season with jokes about Johnson Taft and Senator Harding. It notes Borah's effort without changing fate and hints at frost and pumpkin annual sessions. It weaves in Barleycorn, Moscow, Petrograd, and a wary view of tariff debate, ending with Lenine and Trotzky.
Doris learns sharing by giving away her gathered walnuts to Chatty Chipmunk and Squippy Squirrel. After a misstep she forgives them, and they realize there is enough for all. Each morning she helps them gather nuts for winter, enjoying the shared bounty.
Los Angeles detectives probing an attempt on Mrs. Anita Baldwin heiress to Lucky Baldwin consider discharged Japanese servants. They note the bamboo method and a virulent poison as features of the case, tying the motive to oriental methods.
A column collects quick quips and jokes including a math pun about five rabbits and ten, a quip about bachelors versus married men, a quip attributing a motorcycle to a father, and playful banter about timing and luck. The snippets showcase light, pun driven humor.
A collage of brief newspaper jibes and quotes on immigration deportations labor unrest and political heat, citing references from New York Telegram Indianapolis News Pittsburg Gazette Times Cleveland Plain Dealer Macon Telegraph and other papers. The items mix refugee banishment jokes deportation quirks and public sentiment.
Philadelphia dancing masters condemn the craze of Washington Johnny and similar freak dances as nimble knees and shaken shoulders replace rhythm. They denounce popular imitations of old negro dances saying such moves lack space and are a bad trend.
The New York World reports about 38 million Italians seeking to come to the United States with transport limits likely delaying many until late next year. Phelps Brothers & Co have leased four former transports including the President Grant to ease travel. Italian line ships remain jammed in steerage and families are split to secure passage.
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