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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
2
A Kiwanis banquet heard Captain Hasbrouck discuss naval policy, warning that peace requires a robust U S Navy to protect commerce and deter foreign pressure. He cited past leaders' calls for readiness and warned overpopulation and foreign ambitions threaten national security and overseas markets.
Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa California was elected to receive the honorary degree by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite jurisdiction in recognition of his generous labors for the Hut association. The ceremony will honor his international efforts and contributions.
The article outlines a proposal to reduce federal excise taxes on motor vehicles and a plan that defers final rates until a legislative committee completes its public hearings. It notes a potential 29 percent drop for passenger and lower priced vehicles, tied to industry applications and federal tax changes.
Frey testified he pursued actress Celeste Bennet during a high profile Long Island matter. The hearing featured warnings to defense counsel and statements about intimate breakfasts at Bennet's home with Frey present in purple pajamas. Bennet asserted she sought legal advice and did not want a divorce, naming co‑defendant Lillian Lorraine as the other unidentified woman in the suit.
A Dig success by the Women’s Guild of the People’s Congregational church at the county fair delighted attendees. The Loomis orchestra played from 7:20 to 8:20, and a playlet titled The Burglar featured five guild members. Members from other groups also performed. Next week church men will volunteer to finish the community service room.
Great Western Sugar company announced tonight a price cut to 80 cents per hundredweight aimed at enlarging its sales territory. The reduction will not affect 1926 payment schedules for farmers in the Rocky Mountain and Middle Western regions, though new contracts and deliveries under unfilled contracts will be affected.
Cairo dispatch notes a disaster at a large religious fair in Tanta Egypt as mounted police cleared a path for a minister. Reports claim 54 killed and 48 injured, with up to a million attendees present. The incident follows a stampede as crowds surged in the mass gathering.
Bozeman Montana February 04 19 State college announces girls vocational camp invitation program. Young women from Montana invited to attend sessions focusing on trades and skills at the state college campus as part of a statewide effort to promote vocational training.
A coroner's jury returned a verdict that Alfred Dawe of 720 South Main Street ended his life at about 2 30 a m on October 21 by a gunshot wound to the head. The cause was shock and hemorrhage from a self inflicted wound during a despondent episode linked to health problems. Dawe long served as secretary of the Butte Stationary Engineers' union and had suffered chronic bronchial ailments for years.
Fragmented reminiscences recount tensions between President Wilson and Senate Leader Lodge regarding war policy and diplomacy. The piece traces edited notes on Wilson’s responses to criticism, Lodge’s communications from Paris, and calls for constitutional procedure amid postwar politics.
Census figures suggest the current influenza outbreak is the worst since the 1918 pandemic, with nearly 30 million affected. Experts caution masks and protective measures remain limited in preventing spread and call for better preparation for the next epidemic.
In Cincinnati on October 22 the 36th annual Central Conference of American Rabbis discussed mental healing as taught by Christian Science. Rabbi Samuel Koch of Seattle framed a resolution noting Judaism can learn from Christian Science, even if not claiming its full claims. The debate continued under Rabbi Clifton Harvey Levi of New York before adoption.
Denver authorities report Ray F. Shank a Denver machinist confessed slayer of his wife and son and is considered insane by two allenists who testified at his West Side Court trial. Shank testified that voices of devils prompted the killings as they slept.
The women’s neller corps Lance post No. 6 will hold initiation tonight at Patriot Hall in the courthouse followed by a Halloween party. Witches fortune tellers tests and games are planned. Pumpkin pie and coffee will be served to members and guests.
A 26 year old Chinese man in Butte has leprosy confirmed by tests by Dr John X Neu man Helena biologist for the state Board of Health. Washington specialists request slide inspection before removal to Carville La. The bureau in charge will send a convoy ASAP. Dr Donohue says many applicants seek the leprosarium job but no local person is available.
Missoula man K D Mercer charged with narcotic possession in Butte may avoid trial after a Chinese witness against him died. Deputy Sheriff Duggan uncovered a large narcotics haul during the arrest. The case includes motion by County Attorney T P Nell. Judge Lynch will rule. Several other local cases were disposed or continued in Justice McNamara's court, including charges against Van Houcke and Guenser.
Investigation traced 1000 barrels of beer at Morton Grove suburb and arrested a policeman plus six others. It uncovered shipments running for years across five railroads with payments split among railroad officials, dry agents, police, brewers, and financiers. Fifty Chicagoans named. undercover operation linked bootleggers to fashionable hotels.
Anna, an Austrian immigrant with a troubled past, faces another murder trial. Her buxom appearance masks worry over her marriage, family, and possible execution or imprisonment. She claims to have reformed and relies on counsel Max S. Galasso who previously secured a reversal in Judge Lynch's court.
Mrs. Mann testified her son-in-law fought with his wife and armed himself with an axe in the dark. A kitchen door was chopped, the axe struck her mother-in-law, and the family fled through windows to safety. Mann later claimed he would surrender to officers amid threats of killing his wife and child. The incident followed years of abuse allegations and estrangement.
Clarence Blewett of the Butte Electric Railway company arrived home yesterday from Montreal where he served as a delegate to the national convention of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America. He was one of three delegates from the western states and reports an enjoyable convention with discussions on matters relevant to street car workers. He also visited Chicago, New York, St. Louis and other points during the trip.
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