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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1926
Page
1
Returns from most New Hampshire towns show Senator Moses with a clear plurality of 15 331 over Bass in the Republican contest for the Senate nomination.
Reports from Milwaukee and statewide totals show Gov. John J. Blaine building a substantial lead over Senator Irvine Lenroot for the Republican nomination. Early returns from hundreds of precincts put Blaine ahead by about 7,000 votes in the Milwaukee area and overall margins rising as more towns reported.
Chicago authorities blamed Laula Smith, pilot of a suburban train, for a collision with a local train near Elroy that killed five and injured about a hundred. Investigators and rail officials cited failure to heed warning signals as the cause. Smith lies incoherent in a hospital as fireman Fortune Seltey corroborates the warning signals were ignored.
Boston dispatch reports state prison’s oldest inmate Jeste Harding Pomeroy, aged sixty six, lingering under extreme solitary confinement after decades behind bars. He endured 41 years in confinement with a long record of prison endurance and once faced execution before commutation shifted his fate to life imprisonment and solitary confinement.
The Lewis and Clark memorial committee proposes a 3000 seat auditorium in Butte to honor explorers Lewis and Clark. W A Clark Jr leads design work for Montana commission meeting in Helena next Friday. Estimated cost runs around 150000 dollars on land within Butte’s original townsite.
Crews in Silver Bow County, led by Commissioner Ken Dey, scrape and grade nearly all roads. About 60 workers down to 40 as work concentrates on Lawler's road, a gravel link between western and eastern ends of the county pavement. Culverts cleaned and new ones planned where needed. Rain aided the effort.
Spain faces a cabinet decision led by King Alfonso amid reports that Germany will join the League of Nations and Spain resigns. The note to Geneva alleges Spain’s prestige and status as mother country of 20 nations, but concessions in the new plan may not compensate for leaving the league.
The article reports Professor James of MIT forecasting a social upheaval through mastery of the atom. He warned energy from atoms could dismantle slavery and labor coercion but would upend current social values and economic structures, potentially abolishing property rights in natural resources.
The Great Falls area faced a heavy rainstorm causing about 250 automobiles to stall on roads within a 100 mile radius. Many drivers headed into the mountains or left cars at Wolf Creek and north of Helena, opting to take trains instead of risking the snowbound drive. Traffic officials warned that only a day of clear weather would allow vehicles to move again.
Butte high girls and Christian Brothers high for Catholic boys opened the 1926 27 term with enrollment near last year. Catholic grade schools report 2504 students though full attendance awaits the end of vacations and fairs. Expected total enrollment around 4000 in grade and high schools by month end. Central high notes 1326 term with unchanged overall figures.
The survey by Mountain State Tele phone and Telegraph Co extends beyond Butte to Walkerville and residential areas east and south. Mendenville, Columbia Gardens, the flat and possibly Williamshore will be included. Data gathering will be conducted by field workers surveying small sections with residents and local premises to be canvassed.
Chief Justice Hem of Idaho Supreme Court Willi Lee of Blucktont collapsed in front of a Pocatello hotel shortly after 6 pm. Officials believe a weak heart attack caused the sudden death while he was en route to Boise after a brief stay at home in Lacktool.
A sudden cloudburst during heavy rain flooded Livingston, washing muddy water through basements and streets. The torrent overwhelmed the north bay near the Northern Pacific trestle on North Main, spreading over tracks and into the Tower Garden area as residents watched from higher ground. Local damage reported but details remain scarce.
City hall released a statement that A J Day and James Ho Rowe advised Mayor Horgan the Binnard estate agreed to grant a right of way across its land from Excelsior street to the end of the paved section of the Butte Anaconda road. The plan aims to connect Excelsior avenue across the tarred street to the new pavement, despite local objections and street occupancy.
A damaged report from New York describes a major storm causing an estimated $6 million in losses across the island. The article notes fatalities near New Brighton and mentions collapsed structures and delayed repairs amid continuing investigations and safety concerns.
MELENA Sept 5 Under alternating sun and showers thousands attend the second day fair. The Labor Day parade drew a mixed crowd for a dry spell pageant with military civil industrial and fraternal groups. Minos band performs two classics Annie Laurie and The Last Rose of Summer, delighting fans despite raincoats and umbrellas. Agricultural displays and auto exhibits also attract visitors alongside racing.
Official report states rebel forces crushed and artillery plants, racks, repair shops seized by loyal civic guards. Government appeals to the army to remain true to its oath and loyal to the crown while denouncing mutinous officers and rebels.
Butte will host the Montana district Rotary officials including 16 clubs for the annual conference on April 4 and 5, 1927. The Montana district executive board accepted the invitation from Butte Rotary Secretary Frank Venable. International President Donald Adams will represent Rotary International at the meeting. Dr. T Witherspoon of Butte spoke on club administration and Tom Davis of Butte discussed the president’s functions and responsibilities. A luncheon for visiting Rotarians is planned with a large turnout expected at the Helena club. Thirty five Rotary executives attended to outline plans for the ensuing year.
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