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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1916
Page
1
A brief note states Hughes will travel to New York soon with a departure planned next Saturday. No further details are provided in the readable text.
The itinerary for Charles E. Hughes travels from New York to the Pacific coast includes Niagara Falls Detroit Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Grand Forks Fargo Helena Spokane Coeur d Alene Boise Portland San Francisco Los Angeles Reno Ogden Salt Lake City Denver Topeka Kansas City St Louis Lexington Portland and Seattle with frequent evening meetings and rest Sundays.
In Valparaiso Chile on August 1 the British steamship Ecuador of 1 768 tons Kross was lost off Port Luco due to a boiler explosion. Twenty lives were lost as Corral and Porteno assisted in rescuing survivors among the crew.
In a Western tour update during Today’s Standard era Hughes advocates a federal woman suffrage amendment. The paper notes war developments and nationwide politics as yellow journalism warnings diminish. An editorial on school governance and gang activity is also mentioned along with franchise elections and state news.
General Funston denounces newspaper correspondents covering the border camps as pests. He orders a special militia court to try those deemed untruthful and banish guilty reporters from camps. He praises the guardsmen's endurance and rebukes reporters for sensational tales.
A Los Angeles affiliated group emailed every California civic body urging adoption of resolutions urging the California railroad commission to seek arbitration to prevent a threatened national strike by 350000 railroad workers. The letter cites actions by Arizona Nevada and New Mexico commissions calling on workers to accept arbitration.
In York on August 1 Charles E F Hughes declared support for a federal amendment granting women the vote and urged Congress to submit it to the states. He spoke to 600 women of the Women’s Roosevelt League and to editors, saying the issue would soon be settled and criticizing the administration’s foreign policy and leadership.
New York Aug 1 drastic action by Jersey City commissioners to bar freight cars loaded with high explosives within city limits after Black Tom Island disaster. Railroads have 48 hours to comply or face arrest of officials. Patrolman Doherty dies from injuries, toll now five. Prosecution ongoing against railroad officials.
Berlin reports from its war headquarters that cautious estimates put Anglo French casualties in the Somme offensive at 350000 officers and men. The wireless dispatch from Sayville quotes the German high command as issuing the statement today.
New York August 1 Ballots from about 25 000 members of four railroad brotherhoods show near unanimous support for a general strike over a shorter work day. Ballots from eastern and southeastern territories are being counted with results likely by tomorrow. Tim Shea assistant president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and head of 50 counters says five days total will be needed to finish counting with a national conference to review results and negotiate before any strike action. The men seek shorter hours but no pay raise for 10 hour days.
Paris reports the Bulletin des Armes will publish letters from Poincare Lloyd George and Haig along with Joffre’s order to commemorate the war’s second anniversary. The message praises French endurance, recalls victories at the Marne Yser Verdun and Artois, and pledges victory through steadfast defense and mutual Allied strength.
On the second anniversary of Germany’s war with Russia the German submarine merchantman Deutschland left Baltimore for Germany. Captain Paul Koenig led 27 crew, declaring confidence in reaching home despite risks as warships patrolled the coast near Cape Henry. Timmins towed, then released the vessel into midstream amid favorable weather and crowds near Annapolis.
London reports all is ready for the hanging of Sir Roger Casement at Pentonville Prison. The execution is set for 9 o'clock Thursday morning with Ellis named as executioner from Rochdale and a fee of five pounds. only prison officials will be present.
Nogales Arizona August 1 reports say a car loaded with dynamite exploded killing 60 and wounding 40 Carranzista soldiers at Empalme near Guaymay Sonora. Mexican authorities investigate theory of a deliberate shot causing the blast and nearby buildings suffered heavy damage.
Paris reports the western front garrison includes about 122 divisions amounting to more than half of Germany’s field forces. Estimates place total German strength on the front between 1.7 and 2.5 million with prisoners taken from 1917- era units and ages 19 to 20.
London reports mark two years since Germany declared war on Russia with Entente forces pressing on all fronts while Central Powers fall back. Russian tactics aim to isolate Russia from German aid, threatening Austro German positions at Kovel Vladimir Volynsk and near Lemberg as Brusilov’s plan seeks to fracture Austro German lines.
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