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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1920
Page
2
A short note reports Tteg O P planning to attend a Roosevelt event or speech, with local readers awaiting details on the occasion and location. It indicates anticipation around the visit and potential implications for the community.
The address featured Colonel Roosevelt attacking Wilson League of Nations and urging Americanism with emphasis on common honesty and the dangers of entangling alliances. Raymond Robins criticized Versailles provisions and labor standards, recalling his mine worker past while defending labor rights and independence.
In Deer Lodge on September 14 the public building program advances rapidly. The court house and city hall rise quickly while the new bank at Main and Milwaukee and the theater to the north take shape. Once finished Main street will show fewer shacks and a prouder streetscape.
Ketchikan Alaska September 14 United States mine sweeper Swal low grounded on rocks in Snow passage ninety miles west of here at high tide last night. It arrived under power and is laid up for examination.
Colonel Roosevelt and Raymond Robbins arrived by the Short Line at 5 15 pm to a reception committee of Butte Republicans led by Mayor Stodden and county leaders. Campaigners, veterans, and several out of town Republicans greeted them as a large crowd gathered at the depot and Thornton hotel.
Baltimore with Universal Service reports Cardinal Gibbons reversed his earlier stance on woman suffrage urging all women to vote. He argues voting is both a right and duty and supports social progress, noting the suffrage question is settled.
At the Helena State Fair crowds filled the grand stands as a strong day of events unfolded. A pioneering woman parachutist spoke of seven jumps from 5,000 feet challenging stereotypes. Governor Stewart crowned the queen amid applause while the parade impressed with remarkable floral pageantry. County exhibits from Silver Bow and Deer Lodge drew attention with detailed displays of vegetables and wheat. Madison County showcased the Great Big Baked Potato and diverse grasses. Despite the wind and cold, attendance remained high with full midways and a closing relay race finale.
Rufus Knight a World War veteran was arrested in Homerville Ga in connection with the theft of Liberty bonds from mail pouches on a Southern railway train near Cornelia Ga Bonds totaling 293 793 in Liberty bonds and New York exchange were found in Knight s suitcase according to the Homerville sheriff
Thousands watched Miss Mosher crowned queen by Governor Stewart at the Helena fair amid a mile long parade with Red Cross floats and schoolchildren. Auto polo thrills featured Great Britain vs America as stunt pilots dazzled crowds yet balloon ascents were canceled by rising winds.
Alto Windham a white man was lynched last night near Hartford Alabama over alleged remarks to a white woman. The crime occurred in Perry County and authorities reported the mob acted without trial. Local officials opened an inquiry into the lynching.
Oscar W Hungate longtime Butte police officer aged 66 died at home 315 East Aluminum street after a brief illness of pneumonia. Born Blandinville Illinois he came to Butte in 1878. Funeral at Grace Methodist Episcopal church with Rev Charles Rhodes officiating. Burial at Mount Moriah. Pallbearers include Chief Murphy Capt Mike O'Donnell Lieut Mike Dwyer and fraternal members. Survived by widow a stepson William Phillips a stepdaughter Mrs John Gavin of Butte a brother Newton Hungate and a sister Mrs John Peterson of Melrose plus other relatives.
Reeuwkes and C. D. Scanlon well known Milwaukee railway officials are in Deer Lodge from Seattle this week. Misses Georgia Kelley and Eleanor Bien visited Butte for the day with Mrs. Frank Wilson. Paul Kendal of Buffalo and J. Hamilton from Avery also stopped in. Mrs. H. C. Smith of Butte and Madame Renee Engel of Anaconda organized a branch of the French War Orphan Relief society with Nellie Davies and Damon Cook in charge for Powell county.
London Sept 14 The lord mayor Terence MacSwiney of Cork remains on hunger strike in Brixton prison with his condition reported as unchanged. The Irish Self Determination league cites visits by MacSwiney family and Father Dominic as sources while a cabinet review confirms no change in government stance on the case.
Two armed masked bandits robbed about 20 men in a private Omaha gambling room yesterday. They escaped with approximately $7,000, a police report says.
The thon candidate for the nomination for the United States senate led by more than 2 to 1 over Mayor George R. Lunn of Schenectady. In 1,650 districts the totals were Lunn 13,049 and Walker 32,866.
Returns from 108 Denver precincts and 822 outside votes give Karl S. Schuyler a 2617 vote lead over Samuel D. Nicholson in the Republican race for U S senator. Rice W. Means follows, with Shoup unopposed for renomination. Several congressmen face no opposition in their parties.
Wesley L. Jones led the Republican race for U S senator with 23 votes after 11 precincts reported in Washington. Other GOP totals included Erickson 45 Hudson 44 Inglis 150. For governor, incumbent Louis F Hart led with 538 votes as 18 precincts counted Edwin T Coman 307. Democratic tally showed Black with 27 votes Mathis 12 Judd 8 and O Harra 2.
Columbia C Sept 14 Leading his rival George Warren by more than 14 000 votes Senator E D Smith appears renominated for the United States Senate on incomplete late returns from the democratic runoff primary Smith 47042 Warren 32469
Nearly complete returns from the state election show Frederic H. Parkhurst, Republican, leading Bertrand G. McIntire by 65,876 for governor. Parkhurst 135,745 and McIntire 69,869 with five towns and plantations still uncounted. Republican candidates for Congress also widen margins in their districts.
Nora Bryan known as Queen of the Turf and Nan Rose in race circles, is to be confined in the state hospital for the insane at Warm Springs after a suspended one year prison sentence. She has battled drug addiction, previously married to a bookmaker, and faced multiple hospital stays amid a swift decline since outlawing bookmaker racing.
A Helsingfors dispatch says Leon Trotzky has arrived in Lida Lithuania with Russian troops occupying the town part of a broader plan for a large winter offensive against Poland. New red armies are forming in Bersina and Upper Dnieper districts and offensive moves are reported on the Polish front.
In Los Angeles on September 14 a wave of 160 accident and injury claims was filed with the workmen's state industrial commission by motion picture extras from a battle scene filmed last week. Most claimants were women and more than 20 filed compensation claims while others reported medical aid hospital care and incidental service already provided by the film company.
Governor Cox urged opposition to the league as a political plot against America and world civilization. He argued the reactionary party would bolt to form a third party, attacked disarmament provisions, and urged non-partisan action in November. He planned to campaign through Idaho and Utah, ending in Salt Lake City.
New York Sept 14 The Democratic National Committee chair George White said Maine was a luxury in state elections that the party could not afford. He cited weak resources and lack of organization while Republicans were active. He warned funds were scarce but vowed to field an effective campaign.
The Dunn family extends thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown during the death of their son and brother William St. Dunn. Luke Dunn and Family.
The trial of William Fountain for the murder of Under Sheriff George Warburton resumed in Deer Lodge. Witnesses Olsen, a rancher, and Harry Thompson, a posse member, testified. no eyewitnesses to the shooting exist, making the case circumstantial.
Great Falls reports a price hike in coal with a 50 cent per ton increase allowed by the city council for a fuel dealer. The school board re-bids as no bidder met last year’s school contract, proposing a 50 percent rise to supply coal for the schools.
Mrs Carlos Quesada, married by proxy in Grenada May 17, saw her husband in San Francisco on September 14. Quesada’s proxy Moses Goodman helped complete a Nicaragua ceremony. She plans a second ceremony to avoid comment by Americans.
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