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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
4
Districts that elected five socialist assemblymen last fall saw them ousted when they reached Albany. Upstate Republicans hold the majority for expulsion and fear delaying tactics. The party face a renewed push if socialists return, yet the timing hinges on an extraordinary session.
The notice lists the Anaconda post office address at 129 North Main Street and identifies two department phones for business and editorial use in the Butte office materials. It specifies Second Class mail and mentions office contact lines for editorial and business departments.
In Chicago yesterday Republicans used ballots alongside bricks and other weapons to press their fight. Thugs roamed the city beating poll workers and deputies were knocked down by armed men aiming to vote repeatedly. Riots and intimidation sparked calls to hold Mayor Thompson accountable amid a fierce feud with Governor Lowden over party control.
The Brooklyn Eagle quotes Dr William Brady deeming Cox in excellent health with perfect vital organs and Brady praising his two miles of daily walking. Harding is found reasonably healthy but described as sedentary and short on exercise, lacking reserve capital for a four year presidency.
In a critical view of the 1920 race, Democratic leader White laments Maine’s inaccessibility and poor finances, while Republicans flood the state with rhetoric. The piece mocks wealth, probes Prohibition politics, and debates the nation’s political mood as presidential prospects loom and public support shifts.
A compilation of political notes and public sentiment from western states in the 1890s. Reflections on party shifts, earthquakes in California, YWCA health campaigns, a Minnesota state fair incident, the death of Senator Park Smith, and praise for the Helena Daily Standard's coverage of Big Hole region events.
A collage of light jokes from various newspapers. Bits about a former maid, Barleycorn, a novelist, an old bachelor, and a stenographer provoke sly witticisms. Domestic scenes, misers, and a grocer’s joke conclude the roundup with playful social humor.
A compendium of satirical remarks from U.S. and international papers. Topics include Brazil lifting a sugar embargo to aid exports, irony about high prices delaying distribution, while falling prices quicken moves to market. Other items mock scientific prestige, rocking chairs, cold costs, family life at political events, prohibition studies, and wartime trade rhetoric between the United States and Germany.
The piece notes regular party candidates winning in New York state primaries, with the Anti-Saloon League aiming to defeat Senator Wadsworth. Governor Smith schedules a Sept 40 extraordinary session to address housing, while various groups seek legislation. Republicans fear outcomes of special Greater New York elections.
The Association of Railway Executives launches a drive to cut pad order cars, those needing repairs, especially freight equipment. They note 7.4 percent of cars are in bad order, up from 5.7 percent at federal control start and 6.7 percent by war’s end, due to war strain and financing gaps.
A Washington Star commentary notes Italy's latest quakes kill at least 400, with millions in losses and six towns razed. Hundreds injured, thousands homeless. It highlights Italy’s geological instability, Vesuvius and Etna as ongoing threats, and calls for aid from the American Red Cross and international donors.
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