Butte Crowds Clash With I W W Pickets Resulting in Shootings
In Butte a mass rally of the I W W sparked clashes on Anaconda road as deputies and police attempted to clear the street. A window gunfire wounded several, including Under Sheriff Whalen, with one man shot through the spine. Dozens were hurt amid tumult as officers and strikers faced off, while Sheriff O Rourke vowed law and order and prepared to recruit 200 extra deputies.
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Whalen
O'Rourke
Mike O'Donnell
Simons
Rherid O'Rourke
W. W.s
Finn Mall
James McCarthy
East Broaday
Damon Sullivan
West Park
Thomas Manning
Sullivan
Kingail Gotan
Ewe
Anaconda Road
Finn Ball
Butte
Wharton
Street Railway Company
Yee
Corday
Hutte
1. W. W. Hall
Politicians' Views of Recent Primary Returns
A special dispatch reports Nebraska and Georgia primaries shaping Democratic and Republican prospects. Nebraska boosts Hitchcock, Bryan gains delegate potential, and Johnson strengthens in California style race. Georgia shows Palmer and Watson with smaller but pivotal early totals amid anti administration gains.
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the Standard
Washington
Nebraska
Georgia
Hitchcock
San Francisco
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Hoke Smith
Tom Watson
Hiram Johnson
New Jersey
General Wood
General Pershing
Douglas County
Johnson
Wood
Pershing
Ross
Douglas
Tohneon
Larg Neville i
Shi HD
Neble Gp
Neny H
Stephens
Terge CB
Thomas
Bryan
Neville
Belge
Neble
McNeny
Immigrant Citizens Claims and Ineligibilities in Butte
Notes from Butte records show several men with varied citizenship claims. Thomas Manning 35 born in Ireland says he is a US citizen and moved to Butte in 1917 from Telluride. James Regan claims US citizenship and was born in Ireland. George Droputic, 6, born in Austria, not yet a citizen after 11 years in the United States. First employments dated 1918 in Butte and Park City, Utah, with mining work noted.
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United States
Butte
Telluride
Col
Thomas Manning
Ireland
South Main Street
James Regan
Steele
North Wyoming Street
Ite
Treland
George Droputic
South Gaylord Street
Austria
Park City
Utah
Daly Judd Mining Company
Montana Miners Sign Up for Wage Increase Agreement
Billings April 21 A joint conference of the Montana Operators Association and United Mine Workers of the state reached an agreement effective April 1 to March 31, 1923. The 27 percent wage rise means about a $1 daily increase for Montana miners, 38 cents more per day for shaft workers, and $80 extra monthly for men paid by the month based on a 20 day month. An additional 24 cents per ton raise applies to pick and machine mining. Yardage, dead work, and room turning gain 20 percent, while fuel and supplies rise includes higher house coal price from $3.20 to $4.40 per ton, with a 60 cent rise per keg.
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Billings
Tod
Montan Operators’ Association
United Mine Workers of
Miners’ ‘Convention
Bituminous Coal Commission
Montana
Resolutions urge federal action to end lockouts in utilities
At the Mississippi Valley association closing session in St Louis on April 21 resolutions were adopted urging Congress to prohibit lockouts and strikes in all public utilities and essential industries. Harry W. Merrick of Chicago was re elected president and New Orleans was chosen for next year’s convention.
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ST. Louis
Ato
Congress
Mississippi Valley Association
Tony
Harry WE. Merrick
Chicago
New Orleans
Sheriff O Rourke vows to guard miners heading to work
Sheriff John K O Rourke of Silver Bow County reports deputized volunteers and city police shield miners from mobs on Anaconda road and near the mine grounds. He describes repeated dispersal orders, gunfire from a boardinghouse window, and his resolve to protect workers and maintain order amid the unrest.
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Anaconda
He A. &P
Anneconda ‘Company
Ureige
Simons Doarding
Tvam
Tey
Fin
Rota Tabor
Relief Efforts Grow For Tornado Victims
Relief expeditions moved into Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee areas hit by yesterday's tornado that killed 155 and injured thousands. Aid pours in from local and national groups as communication lines and roads remain blocked. Temporary hospitals to treat the injured and shelter for displaced families are planned.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
American steamer Wayhut reported sinking near 47N 7W
Distress call from the American boat Wayhut received by Lloyds agency. Wayhut sinking at latitude 47 degrees north and 7 degrees west. A tug is en route to aid the distressed vessel. Also notes boxing bout results and a county farming record.
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London
Lloyd " Shipping” Agency
Fulton
Portland
Ore
Fred Fulton
Minnesota
Jack Thomson
Tulsa
Ohio
Wien
Strikes Disrupt Rail Yard as Work Returns Slow
A mass meeting erupts with strikers storming out as 120 workers returned to rail work in Chicago and Livestock movement remains normal. The rail labor board faces resistance as unions oppose data collection on wage demands, warning it could delay settlements for months.
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Vant Grunau
Aventook Receists
Chicago
Pornia
Woman Leads Pigkets Beatings and Turmoil in Butte
In Wasiinurun on April 21 a woman named Mrs. Cundy described confrontations where men returning from work bore blood after clashes with foreigners. She claimed no gun was involved, though she warned of firing if challenged. Separately, wartime tax efforts reported by the Internal Revenue Service note 800,000 firms under a six month drive collected 19,051,000 in delinquent taxes, prompting a new roundup of alleged delinquents.
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Cara
Butte
Wasiinurun
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Williams
Treasury
Sheriff Wyman Shot Dead by Horse Thief Near Monida
Beaverhead County Sheriff C K Wyman was shot and killed after confronting a horse thief in Monida Idaho. Suspect B C Davis surrendered under guard after a siege. a posse pursued across the region as towns mourned the popular Dillon official.
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Wyman
Beaverhead County
Rustler
Monida
E. C. Davis
Dillon
Standard
Illon
Frank H. Gravely
C. K. Wyman
B.C. Davis
Laramie
Wyo
Sherif Wyman
Sheriff Wyman
Idaho State Line
Dubois
Idaho
Sheriff's
Granite County
Thelma
Savie
Jealousy Fatal Double Tragedy Shocks Aberdeen
In Aberdeen Washington on April 21 Mrs T H Bochensky 41 owner of a Hoquiam grocery shop and Lucas Pawlowicz 40 died in what authorities call a murder suicide A note reportedly cites jealousy as the motive and the killer left money to the victim s five children The incident gripped local residents as investigators pieced together the frayed details and confirmed the tragic sequence of murder suicide and inheritance claim.
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Aberdeen
Wash
T. H. Bochensky
Hoquiam
Lucas Pawlowicz
Don’t Be A Victim Of Spring Fever
A health column explains spring fatigue stems from winter wear and urges cleansing with S. B. S. a trusted blood purifier and tonic. The ad touts improved appetite, revived vigor, and readiness for summer, recommending a spring course begun now.
Cleansing and Toning Up of the System This Season
A thorough cleansing and toning up of the entire system is absolutely necessary just at this season when the strength is depleted and the vitality is naturally at a low ebb.
Special medical advice offered free by Chief Medical Adviser
A notice invites readers to obtain free medical guidance by writing to the Chief Medical Adviser at 181 Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia. The brief item presents a service announcement from a medical office directing contact for advice at no charge.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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