14 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1921
Page
1
Aboard Sinn Fein couriers return with explanations on key points. Agool board delays choosing new teachers and takes no action on the superintendent's recommendation. Immediate need for more instructors is stated.
Butte High School faces overcrowding with enrollment near 1400. Superintendent A H Douglass urges immediate appointment of four new teachers and explores recalling staff from junior high and elementary grades, but the board delays action citing no haste.
Silver Bow County leads all others in display while races thrill spectators on the fast track at the annual state fair. Local attendees report good weather improving turnout and enjoyment across exhibits and events.
Bright skies and a large crowd greeted day two of the Montana state fair with the biggest poultry display in state history. Silver Bow and Lewis and Clark lead in entries and quality while Lewis and Clark showcase many birds. Aero Miles City thrillers drew crowds as pilots attempted a rope ladder drop near the race track. Auto races, led by Speed Waiters in a Briscoe, produced tight finishes and excitement.
Nations face a crowded contest for the four seats on the International Court of Justice with 86 nominees. Six candidates appear virtually assured victory led by Viscount Finlay and others from Great Britain France Italy Japan Brazil and the United States. Competition for the remaining four seats pits South and Central America Scarvona the Slave the Czechs and the British dominions.
Butte Eagles plan to protest governor commutations in the Byrne Chronopoulos case. They will attend a noon to 3 pm hearing to urge the state board to overrule the governor and let the law decide. Dr Dan Donohue, county physician, will join, citing the brutal nature of the cases in Silver Bow county.
Police in Baden list alleged assailants tied to the Kapp Insurrection era, naming two figures connected to General Arharat. The report notes neither has been captured or officially charged yet.
The Associated Press reports German proposals for warfinanced costs face ten warnings from American and German press noting that living expenses rise under military demands. The Western Zeitung dispatches state Germans warn of higher prices and wartime charges affecting soldiers' families.
The Montana Pioneers meeting in Lewistown elected Charles H. Cook as president for the year, despite women advocates pressing for a woman president. Missoula was chosen as next year’s convention site, with addresses on frontier life and a call for gender equality amid debates over dues and officer nominations.
Helena Sept 13 Associated Press reports state Fish and Game Warden C A Jackways asserts a sage hen counts as a grouse during prohibition and has issued orders for arrest of anyone who shoots a hen in the closed season. The question remains unsettled.
As San river and Brushy creek recede in Williamson and Milam counties the death toll rises to 85 with reports through messengers. Across Central Texas flood losses mount with nearly 200 dead as waters recede and communications remain disrupted.
New York September 13. Thomas W. Morgan of the American Company will testify on the Mexican obligation and the country’s external war posture amid discussions of foreign policy and international duty.
San Francisco grand jury returns verdict against Arbuckle charged with the death of Miss Virginia Rappe. The case centers on the silent film star and the legal action following the tragic incident.
San Francisco grand jury backed a manslaughter charge against Roscoe Arbuckle in the Virginia Rappe case with a 12 to 2 vote. Indictment to be returned in superior court Thursday as inquest details unfold and witnesses including Prevost and Miss Alice Blake are heard.
Washington dispatch reports guards tracking Roy Gardner mall bandit found a provisioned row boat near Winters Point on McNeil's Island. Patrols rush to scene as the federal prison escapee reportedly fled toward the mainland.
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