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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1916
Page
1
State fair opens with largest crowd ever on Monday as air raids begin. Increased aviator activity fronts for Troops and Allies amid tense wartime bustle.
Helena Sept 25 With an open ing far exceeding last year Montana’s four teenth state fair began with first day records. William Jennings Bryan drew crowds though protests arose as he spoke. Track events, speedway, harness racing and ni ghtly illuminated stunts dominated a busy program. Thom pson on crutches was billed as big Butte day attraction arriving tomorrow.
The Standard reports a notable presidential address in German, state fair record sparking interest, and minimal protest against a new tax. Other items include Butte and Anaconda news, probate filings, local wets and drys politics, police court roundups, fairgoing crowds from Butte, and a Butte murder trial opening. Giants set a new record and stock market hits a biggest day in years with Wall Street close. Classifieds and an erring wife reform note appear in the issue.
President Wilson spoke before the national grain dealers convention in Baltimore, urging cooperation between government and business to expand American commerce. He defended nonpartisan aims, criticized partisan action, and stressed removing obstructions to trade while noting banking and shipping law needs.
Berlin dispatch reports Mrs. James Gerard wife of the American ambassador sustained a slight nervous shock after her automobile collided with a taxicab. She returned home without needing medical help and was minorly affected by the incident, with no serious injuries.
Sept 26 reports from a conference of the Mexican-American Joint Commission show no consensus on withdrawing American troops. Mexican representatives push for agreement while Villa forces and border unrest raise doubts about Mexico's ability to control the Chihuahua frontier. American commissioners receive conflicting reports, delaying withdrawal plans.
Dayton report notes Charles E spars with President Wilson's eight hour claim. He cites the Adamson law and earlier acts from 1895 to 1913 offering arbitration over wages, hours, and conditions of employment as evidence the eight hour issue is arbitrable and part of interstate commerce disputes. He argues the present claim contradicts prior statutes and practice.
The annual session of the Montana State Society of Pioneers opened in Helena with Judge W. Y. Pemberton delivering the welcome and Hon. W. A. Clark replying. In the afternoon the trailblazers attended the state fair, with President J. W. Blair presiding over the convention.
Former premier Venizelos departs Athens at 5 this morning. The merchant ship Hesperia picked him up at sea with plans to head to Crete then on to Salonika, according to reports.
Allied forces on a 16 mile arc from Martinpuich to the Somme reported a major advance. French and British troops captured Morval and parts of Fregicourt near Combles, with trench gains near Houchavesnes and north of the canal to the Somme. Outcome still unsettled as German defenses remain strong around Combles while other fronts show Serbia and Trentino activity.
The Grain Dealers Association urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to order the rapid return of railcars to the West from the East. They say shortages delay thousands of bushels of poor quality grain caused by early frost, risking havoc for Western shippers. A tug connected to the T A Scott Wrecking Co. heads toward Montauk Point to assist in towing a submarine to New London, with plans to escort it into New London before midnight.
London reports a dispatch from Salonik noting the entente began a vigorous offensive at 7 am on the extreme left westward and northward of Florina. Heavy fighting occurred all day as Russians took a key hill west of Florina, French forces moved into Petorak, and Serbians crossed the frontier north of Krusograd amid stronger opposition at Verbent.
At El Valle Chihuahua a Carranza sergeant was shot and killed by an American Fifth Cavalry trooper who is held prisoner. The Carranza commander refused surrender after a Pershing envoy requested the American’s release.
Labor leaders push Governor Whitman to call extraordinary session as 49 percent of New York and vicinity union workers threaten to quit this week. A subway crash injures 13 with two serious, amid above normal transit traffic and sporadic violence arrests. The rear train motorman was later arrested.
W. J. Bryan addressed a Montana audience praising the Democratic national administration and naming Senators Myers and Walsh along with Representative Evans and Governor Stewart. He praised the party’s anti liquor plank and condemned saloon influence, noting shifts in prohibition sentiment among states.
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