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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1924
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard notes the new constitution limits the president to one term, blocking tyrannical power. Obregon will be succeeded by General Calles, whose election aims to continue the policies of his patron. If followed, Mexico faces prosperity for war-weary people below the Rio Grande.
Berlin completes an initial obligation under the Dawes plan as Germany pays 20,000,000 gold marks marking the start of a broader program. American agent general Owen D Young oversees the reconciling of accounts while France tracks Ruhr proceeds and Germany delivers in kind. The tone is hopeful that continued cooperation will bring international financial support and stability.
President Obregon told the Mexican congress that peace has returned and a program of agricultural and industrial development is underway. He cited the 1920 Obregon regime as quiet and warned against the de la Huerta uprising, urging foreign capital and science to aid Mexico's reform and growth.
The article recalls Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb spending Labor Day at a baseball game, winning 7 to 2 as their “split personalities” stay in check. It notes escalating costs of their trial, estimates of public spectacle, and their wait for Judge Caverly’s Sept. 10 decision while Bobbie Franks’s body remains buried.
Modern schooling has transformed from Shakespeare’s era with better buildings heating and sanitation. Teachers and textbooks empower learners, and college paths offer rising opportunities. Most youths now eagerly attend school for knowledge and camaraderie, not complaint.
The writer contrasts Republicans in Washington with a few patriotic members while criticizing oil scandals and Coolidge. It laments the Klan’s defeat in Texas and predicts that radical efforts to overturn the republic will fail as the entrenched majority proves resistant to upheaval.
Peter Rabbit digs near a flat stone and is questioned by Mrs Garter Snake. She explains that many snakes lay eggs while others give birth to live young, including herself and Mrs Blacksnake. Peter realizes he has much to learn.
The excerpt shows Mrs. Garter Snake making a dry quip about learning as she slips away into the grass. It introduces a brief, whimsical moment before the next tale titled Peter Sets His Mind at Rest.
Astrology notes contrary influences for the day with Mars and Sun favorable yet Uranus and Saturn adverse. Hospitals may be crowded as autumn starts. political religious shifts and scandal rumors rise. labor gains clash with disillusionment. Virgo natives face health and prosperity notes amid global unemployment and auto counts.
A six room frame residence owned by miner William Huskonen on Columbia Gardens road in Park City was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin just before 9 PM. Huskonen was not present, neighbors moved a few items, and the home burned outside the fire district despite volunteers dousing sparks on nearby properties. The Brisette home nearby saw smoldering sparks but was cooled with a garden hose. Huskonen reportedly had some insurance.
Mrs Anna Klassen is appointed postmaster at Silver Bow Montana succeeding her husband Theodore Klassen who was murdered during a store and post office holdup on July 11. Police and posse efforts failed to capture the unidentified Mexican assailant as Mrs Klassen continues to run the post office in the wake of the tragedy.
The film shown at the Broadway tomorrow for four days centers on a 76 year old raw hide Indian saddle and other old-time relics from the plains. It includes the Brigham Young buffalo skull with a message to followers and furniture from 1848 brought across the plains.
The Butte Country Club hosts a dinner dance on Thursday evening with dinner at seven and dancing at eight. New Hotel Finlen orchestra provides music and reservations close at six with the steward. Matson Peura wedding ties John Matson and Mrs A Sanna Peura wed yesterday at Stark's Lutheran parsonage officiated by Rev M D Huddluff. couple plans to live on a Boulder area ranch.
Butte plans a 10 month school year with nine month funding, aging buildings refurbished and heating upgrades cutting costs. The district runs 18 city schools plus three rural campuses Three Mile Five Mile and Basin Creek with McKinley not rebuilt due to lack of funds. Attendance last year neared 1250 in city and rural sites with renovations aimed at extending learning time despite bond dependent funding.
A large barn on Lincoln Avenue Meaderville owned by Mose Bonini burned completely after 9 p.m. The cause remains undetermined as firefighters fought the blaze.
A feature praising Helen Wills for quitting excuses after a Wimbledon loss. The piece argues success comes from facing facts, not blaming fate, and cites Wills’ attitude at Wimbledon as a model for Americans to emulate. It urges personal initiative and resilience over alibis.
City officials met with county commissioners to push a major dredging contract and related public works. Six bids for a police car were filed and Quartz street sidewalk repairs are set for consideration at tonight’s session along with minor items.
Fire crews renewed efforts as a light wind fanned flames in Willow Creek forests near Gregson Springs. Over 1,000 acres burned in Deer Lodge National Forest while the Mill Creek blaze near Ten Mile was controlled. Four rangers still patrol the area to prevent a renewed outbreak.
Dr R J Hathaway spoke to the Rotary club about the Montana State Hospital for the Insane at Warm Springs detailing patient recreation including motion pictures and dances. He noted relatives pledged clothing and praised the hospital’s life features as of great remedial value and captivating interest.
The film Fashionable Fakers stars Johnnie Walker and exposes the antique trade hoaxing collectors. It centers on Thaddeus Plummer, a dealer’s crooked racket, and reveals the silent partner profiting from fakes and manipulation of authenticity. The drama arrives at the Imperial tonight and tomorrow.
Two separate crashes left three people injured and both cars badly damaged. John James Jr. backed from a curb on East Park Avenue when Andre Derosier hit him in a Ford, though no one was hurt. On Warm Springs road near the Rasmussen ranch a Dodge driven by Patton collided with a Buick carrying Jackson and Fernader. Patton suffered fractured ribs while the Buick occupants were lightly hurt. All victims were treated in Warm Springs.
Dr William F Kuhn a 75 year old grand high priest of the general grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United States and practicing physician in Kansas City for 37 years was found dead at his home. Death attributed to apoplexy in the article filed by the Associated Press.
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