22 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
1
The fragment recalls a Missouri town tale of a student named Roy and a stubborn boy in a Shakespeare production. The scene centers on a natural bridge retreat near Grundy river as tensions rise before the performance of The Merchant of Venice with Shylock cast after a late night walk and long stare.
An official National Park Service release by Stephen T. eetar notes Yellowstone’s travel season winding down. By September 21 about 60 percent of visitors traveled by motor with 77,973 total tourists recorded. western entrances, Gardiner, and the north and east auto routes show varied traffic as the season closes.
In Thermopolis Wyoming a mob of about 150 men and boys including cowboys entered the Maverick theater and shot up the screen while burning portions of Fatty Arbuckle’s film. Manager F. 2. Buzzetti said Purity League representatives urged him not to show it but he refused. No injuries reported and only screen damage occurred.
New York reports a large film company will insert a morality clause in all future contracts requiring actors to conduct themselves in line with public standards. The clause carries a five day notice and forfeiture of the position for violations. Attorneys say the move follows the Arbuckle case and aims to shield the company from reputational harm and tied-up revenues.
Commissioner Chas Bryan moved a stock shipment to the Chicago market in the latter part of last week.
Senate committee failed to decide on the Smoot tax plan as it debates a tax on industrial alcohol and a hotels levy on transient guests. Amendments aim to unify policy and avoid overreach while recalibrating proposed bonds and securities.
Eamonn De Valera telegrams British Premier Lloyd George asking if his September 7 letter is a demand for surrender or an invitation to a conference free of prejudice. He states Sinn Fein accepts only a conference without preconditions and calls for a treaty between Ireland and Britain to end the dispute with peaceful development.
Senator Borah Idaho Republican plans to wage opposition to ratification of the new peace treaties with Germany Austria and Hungary. Administration leaders anticipate early ratification despite Borah and other critics who opposed the Versailles pact. Borah may object to proposed American representation on the allied reparations commission and to mandates.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss rediscounts at New York financial centers with references to reserves, discount rates, and central bank actions. Mentions directors and banks contemplating higher or lower rediscount rates and the impact on markets.
A massive blast at the Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik plant in Oppau, Germany, devastates the village killing between 1,000 and 1,500 with about 2,000 injured. Gasometer failure blamed by some. rescue aided by French medical units and local authorities.
Disjointed OCR text references General Pershing and a Sage 8 BR unit with unclear context. The fragment mentions commission by government and a security escort, but details are unreadable.
The Senate reopens after recess and receives the finance committee tax revision bill and peace treaties with Germany Austria and Hungary from President Harding. House agrees to delay major business until October 4 while Senate plans open debate on the tax bill and treaties.
In Denver, Frank D. Stiles was found dead at Crown Hill cemetery on the grave of his first wife, Mrs. Josephine Stiles. The dead woman, famed as the belle of the west, is described as having taken her own life after mourning former husband William Wardell, with her death dated May 23, 1920.
The anti BEER bill faced same opposition in the Senate over search and seizure provisions. Senator Sterling moved to take up the Willis Campbell conference report but a quorum call and adjournment motions blocked action. Officials said the bill’s fate remained in doubt amid push to proceed with tax revision and other measures.
The semi monthly meeting of the city council Monday evening found the calendar clear of business.
Mr and Mrs C G Walker celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home on Fourth Avenue East on September 17. They hosted nine children, twenty one grandchildren, one great grandchild, and honored guests from Bonners Ferry Livingston Hardin Roberts Preston and Butte. The couple moved to Big Timber in 1904 and remain healthy. A dinner was served at 2 p.m. and dancing followed with toastcoin gifts from their children.
Washington observes Armistice Day with a solemn ceremonial tribute to soldiers killed in action. Delegates and officials plan nationwide services, prayer, and gatherings in churches and civic groups as a presidential proclamation may declare it a national holiday.
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