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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1917
Page
1
Near the end of discussions a unanimous Senate agrees to cast final vote on a large food policy bill today, signaling decisive action after extensive debate and negotiations.
Senate debate centers on conference report for administration food control bill. Senator Wadsworth urges congressional committee to supervise war expenditures and greater publicity of wartime spending, warns of dark finances and public mistrust. Gronna blasts Hoover and calls prohibition provisions a makeshift sham and fraud.
Clay Center Kansas reports former President Taft III is improving after a stomach illness that struck him last night. Doctors say recovery is uncertain for resuming his Lincoln speaking schedule tomorrow.
The Junior Order of United American Mechanics votes to back the food administration and urges its 300000 members to follow Hoover's conservation plan. A representative may join Hoover as a voluntary aid to promote food conservation efforts.
News roundup from the day's Standard news page includes a street car strike conference, German press critique of the cabinet, a vote on a food control bill, and reports on arrests for slacker charges. Also includes school board matters, editorial items, Y M C A visitor, divorce, and telegraphic items.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Western branches of the I W W bombard Governor Stewart with threats. The Detroit Defense league warns that lynching Frank Little forebodes strife and revolution, while Philadelphia signatories Denaro Pazos and E F Dorr demand punishment for his murder and guarantee protection for striking workers or risk a nationwide I W W strike vote.
Washington reports the navy department awarded contracts for four and a half million yards of woolen uniform cloth at over 16 million dollars. It stands as the navy's largest woolen cloth purchase, with 35 firms nationwide sharing the work. About 15 million pounds of wool are needed for the manufacture.
Jordan Wheat Lambert a member of a wealthy St Louis family shot himself in his apartments at age 43 after a nervous breakdown. Lambert was vice president of Lambert Pharmacal and brother to aviator Albert Bond Lambert. A maid found him in a pool of blood as a female caller urged urgent aid. He died before a physician arrived.
The Silver Bow county draft board reports 100 of 448 called for physicals did not appear and will be listed as accepted for service unless they provide immediate examination or a valid exemption. Nonappearance could lead to war department action, court-martial, or federal court trial as fugitives from justice.
The Standard presents Gerard in Germany as a sweeping exclusive tale in Montana now appearing daily and Sunday. Back numbers since Aug. 5 are available for new subscribers at one dollar for six weeks while the story runs, attracting nationwide interest and reader engagement.
Globe Arizona dispatch reports Apache Indians in the Sierra Anchas 50 miles northwest of Globe on the warpath. Two largest asbestos mines in the district are fed up, a phone message to the sheriff says. Deputy Dan Armer leads a mounted ranger band toward the mountains, expected to reach late tonight. Cowboys from the Tonto section are told to stand ready if rangers fail to subdue the Indians.
Washington reports Germany demanded gold from Switzerland in exchange for coal, signaling financial strain as German marks fall. Switzerland resists while Holland and the Scandinavian nations face risk. Allies may bolster Swiss needs if coal supplies are restored, and mining regions shift to France.
An estimated 100000 damage occurred when a blaze of unknown origin swept through Weiser Idaho this morning. The fire destroyed lumber yards a storage plant a coal yard and several residences. Suspicions of incendiary cause linked to I W W protests but no proof offered. Insurance covers most losses and rebuilding plans are under way.
German press reports no display of satisfaction with the new ministers as four signatories to Posts indicate political unease with the cabinet reshuffle.
Berlin commentary on the new ministers is lukewarm with critics labeling Helfferich a remnant of the Bethmann-Hollweg era and a pro English influence in policy. Official sources insist selections reflect personal qualifications and national scope, not faction or favoritism.
Pineville Kentucky August 7 delegates at a conference endorsed a strike set to start next Saturday in coalfields of Southeastern Kentucky and Northeastern Tennessee. About ten thousand miners are affected demanding wage readjustment union recognition and better working conditions.
For Montana the outlook calls for generally fair conditions on Wednesday with cooler temperatures in the extreme east and a warming trend in the west. Thursday looks fair and warmer across the state.
Head of the Electric Railway company outlines heavy extra costs and a sliding scale proposal. A strike committee meets to review Senator Clark’s offer with city, county and employers’ representatives. The plan ties wage scales to copper prices with a minimum and no cuts below 15 cents.
Special Dispatch reports Senator Brandegee secured unanimous consent to insert the first installment of Ambassador Gerard’s My Four Years in Germany in the Congressional Record. The piece reprints from the Philadelphia Public Ledger and Anaconda Standard, highlighting the Kaiser’s Aug 16 1914 letter to Wilson and Germany’s invasion rationale.
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