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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard repeats its masthead and office address for Butte and Anaconda locations. It lists Second-Class mailing and post office framing with 118 North Main Street as the Butte office.
The text extols Dempsey as a symbol of American Western strength and argues that Europe faces a crossroads between continued rivalries and a path to peace. It warns that without reconciliation, Europe risks being overwhelmed by American power and influence, implying swords should become plowshares.
An advocate proposes the American Legion partner with the Boy Scouts to supply scoutmasters and provide inspirational role models from veterans. The plan emphasizes broad affiliation, comparing it to Rotary support, and calls for Legion Rotary team effort to advance the Scouts’ objectives.
The proclamation designates October 10 as fire prevention day with educational exercises and practical propaganda to curb fires. It notes 1920 fire losses of 15,000 lives and over 500 million dollars in property, urges vigilance, and marks Oct 10 as the 50th anniversary of the Chicago fire with local observances debunking the Widow OLeary cow myth.
In 1916 Lynn J. Frazier won North Dakota governorship by a 50 000 plurality, cut to 15 000 in 1918 and 6 000 in 1920. A recall petition with 73 000 signatures targets Frazier, the attorney general, and the agriculture commissioner amid a critique of the non partisan league’s state ownership program. The piece contrasts the era’s political shifts with cultural commentary and notes the recall date of Oct 28.
Interviewed by the Philadelphia Public Ledger, the International Reform league seeks to ban Sunday amusements from seaside bathing to excursions, gasoline sales, and more to aid Christian welfare. Chicago Tribune calls Sabbatarianism extreme. Brooklyn Eagle warns of Volstead rigor and anti liquor tactics. Critics fear a strong reaction as reform zeal intensifies. Local observers note political jitters and shifting opinions about prohibition and national policy.
The judge ruled the evidence insufficient to hold Roscoe Ar bucle on murder for the death of Virginia Rappe. He suggested the case exposed broader issues of morals and social standards, noting festivities at a hotel and a lack of clear proof of rape or rape attempt. The district attorney pressed for more charges, but the court dismissed murder and set no further holding beyond possible lesser charges.
Y B Jones general ticket agent of the Great Northern railway for Minneapolis and his wife were killed when their automobile overturned six miles northwest of Clear Lake, Iowa, while returning to Minneapolis from visiting a daughter in Watertown, South Dakota. No witnesses. the car toppled on a hill as Jones tried to right it, pinning them beneath.
The commission lists consolidated systems by merger groups linking major lines such as New York Central, Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, and Chicago groups with others like Monongahela, Lehigh, and Chesapeake & Ohio. Several alternate arrangements select lines including New Haven, Boston & Maine, and Norfolk & Western, among many others.
Fragments indicate debate over a tax revision bill affecting individuals and corporations. References to profits, review, excise taxes, duties, and committee actions suggest ongoing revisions and potential changes to ad valorem taxes and related levies.
News dispatch from Geneva reports the League of Nations assembly accepting jurists ruling that Bolivia cannot revise the 1904 treaty, ending the immediate defection threat. The decision calms tensions and keeps Bolivia in the league.
Va Sept 28 encamped tonight north of Wilderness Creek with out posts covering the same vantage points as in the 1864 battles. The marine expeditionary force readies to go over the top tomorrow morning in a mock engagement of infantry artillery and airplanes as part of extended maneuvers.
Six masked men in black, heavily armed, boarded a Santa Fe train near Oklahoma City at 12 20 this morning. They forced mail car clerks to dump four mail pouches and vanished into darkness with a terse warning to trainmen to move quickly.
Fragmentary report from Associated Press notes the loss of a professional champion title. Mentions Jock Huiehloon of a city, Fender of the Professional Go championship, and Wood County club with unclear details and names like Nathan Pelham and Walter Sn.
Sanders county fair held Oct. 1 at Plains with Dr L G Halterline as secretary. Ravana county fair listed at Hamilton with Harry Burk as secretary.
The fourteenth annual encampment featured a grand parade with divisions for veterans from states including Missouri Oregon Kentucky West Virginia and many others. G A R delegates passed resolutions condemning the Ku Klux Klan and will meet again to elect officers and choose the next encampment city with Des Moines and Milwaukee bidding to host next year.
Police in Raymond suspect Gardner vanished from a lodging house in the city after robbing a Chehalis garage of gasoline and oil. An automobile stolen from George Peoples of Raymond last Friday night bears the same number as Gardner’s car. Chief W G Shumway says Gardner was in Raymond Monday to Friday last week and that the lodging house proprietor’s vehicle and a hotel guest were linked. Investigators found medical supplies in the suspect’s room and several people identified him as Gardner.
A fragment shows a guest and host discussing items for purchase including prunes raisins cider water and a yeast cake. A cue about an antidote named Life appears in a quirky exchange. The text reads like a miscellany line from a period piece dialogue.
A curious Trinidad sight shows a solid brick sugar mill chimney with a rapid growing trapies tree pushing through its center. The chimney remains standing though the mill is abandoned. The unusual自然 display draws visitors and local interest.
An excerpted diary entry traces a regiment from June through July during the Spanish American War, detailing transports, bewilderment, battles at Las Guasimas and Santiago, heavy casualties, and a final surrender. It mentions Roosevelt and a Milwaukee memorial manuscript wounded in 1912.
Steve Byrne and Theodore Chronopo to be taken to the state penitentiary at Deer Lodge for life terms after their murder convictions. Sheriffs will transport them, with friends on hand to praise the outcome and bid them farewell.
Fragmentary account recalls a grim night in France when a unit suffered heavy losses. The obscured text references settlers or soldiers and the long-ago tragedy, noting the bravery of those who perished and the lingering impact on the state.
A woman named Della srplth was arrested after deputies found two opium cards on her near South Main streets. She was taken to the jail and held awaiting information charging her with aliases in the Dor. Million loss in Milwaukee fire injures 41,060,000?
Astrologers predict an unlucky day with Mars Uranus in adverse positions causing sharp public opinion splits and political tension. Theaters may prosper and romance brightens, but caution advised for new acquaintances and births. Workers worldwide may improve. Japan awakens labor movement. protect against accidents for birthdates. young people may marry. children tempered and restless.
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