02 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1921
Page
1
Briton faces charges for making erroneous statements in reply to findings of the Committee of One Hundred, with continued dispute over the ambassadorial position and its governance.
Judge Jackson directs a verdict in favor of East Butte Company in a suit brought by W. J. Walsh. Holds Mining Company not responsible. Case details reflect a civil action over claims of liability and damages. The decision anchors the disposition of disputed responsibilities between the mining firm and East Butte Company.
Frank P Walsh filing a joinder denounces British statements on Irish conditions as a gross perversion of facts. He asks Geddes to appear before an international tribunal to present evidence, claiming British terrorism in Ireland warrants court testimony. In Montana, Judge Jackson awards East Butte Mining damages after June 1920 flood, concluding bed conditions and storm runoff caused failure.
April 1 reports allege a divorce mill run by Robert Fe Mlle in Manhattan, with at least 24 supposed divorces tied to the operation. Attorney Walter Pres confirms suspects used associates as co-respondents to frame divorce cases and profit from the scheme.
Associated Press reports a plan to reduce wages for 6000 seamen, engineers, stewards, and wireless operators on Atlantic and Gulf routes. Agreements expire May 1, with owners seeking new terms. the Shipping Board declined to authorize specifics. Pacific coast crews in San Francisco Portland and Seattle rejected a 20 percent wage cut.
Senior students of Butte High observed Bohunkus Day with assembly plays Aunt Mehitabel's Scientific Experiment and The Burglar coached by Gladys Martin and Paul Vogel. Performances featured Margery Gillick as Aunt Mehitabel plus a chorus, followed by a grand senior costume march and a barn dance in the gym. The event drew 300 attendees, with cameras and motion pictures present. The April issue of the Mountaineer also hit the stands with witty items and school reports.
A conference in Magington will seek amnesty for political prisoners from President Harding. The move comes from a committee of the American Federation of Labor and affiliated unions led by Samuel Gompers, who announced the plan after a March 35 request.
Federal inspectors opened a probe into the early morning collision off Point Wells Strait of Juan de Fuca between the Admiral line passenger steamer Governor and the freighter Westland, resulting in the Governor sinking and ten missing or dead. Survivors were taken to Seattle aboard the Westhartland.
In Helena April 1 Shelley forces renew a plan to refer the Kirton law to the 1923 general election to remove Shelley as national committeeman. Petitions circulate to muster 28 000 voters while Shelley and allies expect success, despite Republican intra party struggle.
In North Bend Oregon, April 1, Jimmy Dingman a Boy Scout rescued 3-year-old Theresa Bacon who fell through a wharf hole. As the tide pulled the child out, two sailors and a rescuer helped keep her above water and guided them both to shore safely.
Indignant citizens accuse Silver Bow county officials of a staged political trap as Citizens' School Trustees candidates are arrested on felony charges for allegedly desecrating the United States flag. Accusations claim the complaint against Dr Peter Potter and others was forged. officers refused to sign. The Citizens' committee had distributed cards showing a miniature flag on school policy literature, asserting no advertising use of the flag was intended. The text notes the flag image in question may violate law prohibiting flag depiction on merchandise.
Bavarian town of Oberammergau votes to stage the Passion Play in 1922 marking the next ten year cycle since 1634 vow. The 1910 performance set precedent but plague and later events halted plans for 1920.
London reports a sweeping government overhaul following Andrew Bonar Law's retirement. Viscount French of Ypres will be succeeded as lord lieutenant and governor general of Ireland by Lord Edmund Bernard Talbot. Sir Robert Horne becomes chancellor of the exchequer, Stanley Baldwin is named president of the board of trade, and other shifts widen the leadership.
Twelve railroad men led by H Parodi chief engineer of the Paris Orline will visit Butte for a night stop on a trip by Westinghouse and General Electric engines. The delegation then continues to Seattle after Chicago detours, with Deer Lodge the next stop. The visit underscored electrification as essential due to coal shortages in Europe and elsewhere.
The Associated Press reports April 1919 connections to a radical group blamed for earlier bombings in Washington New York Boston and other cities. Investigators say members scattered abroad and some may be in foreign lands as the search widens across counties and states.
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