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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1924
Page
4
Jeck Lenn, former president, was ousted on funds mishandling charges. Chin Jack formed a rival tong called the Woo Fat. Tensions rise between loyalists and the ouster group in the Middle West, with fears of a nationwide tong war spreading across the United States.
Peter Rabbit learns of Mrs. Garter Snake's growing brood as Whitetail the marsh hawk and Redtail watch the meadow. The young garter snakes wander seeking a home and toads, while Peter contemplates their fate and shares cautious stories of the forest.
The Rhode Island constitutional revision battle dominates politics as Democrats push for a popular vote on a constitutional convention while Republicans oppose it and attack Lt Governor Toupin. Republican senators shelter in Ruthland Massachusetts, risking electoral votes for Coolidge as party divides deepen after Senator Colt's death.
An essay challenges stereotype of Chinese as peaceful, citing Chinese gangs seen in the United States. It notes tongs and rivalries, citing the On Leong Tong convention in Washington, with connections to Chicago New York and other cities.
A satirical quip likens Governor Bryan and General Dawes to murderers of the king's English. The Boston Transcript and Springfield Republican are cited for contrasting grammar crimes and urging clemency for both, arguing style and syntax are not crimes equal to murder.
The article traces polo’s wealth barriers, notes Irish ponies bred for sale allowing modest players, and recalls Meadow Brook matches from 1913 1914. It highlights postwar growth in Britain, especially in the army, and signals anticipation for a formidable Meadow Brook meeting between Britain and the United States.
The piece notes the League of Nations at Geneva thriving without the United States and the U S also doing well apart from the League. It touches on Leopold in Syosset and Shelby precedents, John W Davis’s direct course, Hiram Johnson’s potential thoughts, and a dig at the Prince of Wales lunching with President Coolidge in Washington.
The Saturday article notes mingled astrological influences with Venus and Neptune favorable but the sun Mars and Uranus adverse. Women have favorable stars and may gain financially and socially. It reads as a fortunate wedding day with sympathy and congeniality, while business conditions should continue.
A 1924 McClure Syndicate horoscope warns of depressed interest and irritability through September with a late-month improvement. Transacting work should continue, not new ventures, and nervous illness or stomach trouble may occur. Birthdates suggest careful handling of money and ambitious but restless school-age children.
Official reports say two Greek soldiers were killed during a clash on Bulgarian soil south of Petritch. A commission has been appointed to investigate the incident.
The Associated Press reports from Toronto that Mar Pedro Zanni may postpone his globe circling flight until battles between Chinese armies are ended. The decision follows field operations and regional conflict developments.
Florence Davies argues that size alone does not define value in art and society. A giant Rubens failed at auction due to its scale, while Detroit’s citywide boasts of size reveal that quality and usefulness trump sheer magnitude. Smaller, well-kept homes and intimate communities embody true worth.
Nearly 14 000 acres in Elko and White Pine counties Nevada will be opened to entry to world war veterans under homestead and desert land laws for a period of 91 days beginning Sept. 26 The interior department announced today Filings will be accepted during the 20 days preceding that date. Three wheeled fire engines are being used in small towns in Germany All railroad rates in Romania are being increased 50 per cent.
The Montana Funeral Directors association holds its twenty fourth annual convention in Butte on September 8 9 and 10. Prof Worsham from Chicago will lecture on modern embalming methods with demonstrations and lectures by Charles Marsh and others. G Walter Selby presides with W Kendrick and Seth Carroll as officers and Vivian Wolfe as secretary treasurer.
Mrs. Mary Harris Armour of Atlanta Georgia will speak at Mountain View Methodist church in Butte Sunday at 11 00 am. A national speaker for the Woman's Christian Union she is described as a brilliant talker with a record of large audiences in major cities. The pastor Dr Clifford commends her ability and invites the public to attend.
The Butte health office recorded 68 births and 65 deaths for August. Births were split evenly by sex, with 34 males and 34 females. Deaths included 34 males and 25 females. In Silver Bow county 68 births occurred, with 24 males and 20 females born in the city.
Three young bandits hold up the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank at Laplat Missouri, seize a small sum and kidnap a depositor named Fred Wolf before fleeing in an automobile. Police hunt for the suspects as the incident unfolds.
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