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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1919
Page
1
Reports from exile in Switzerland state the deposed ruler of Austria-Hungary has refused the crown of Hungary as beneath his former rank. The political scene follows shopmen rejecting a president's proposal and the Senate of the state voting relief for farmers in separate developments.
Representatives of the Chicago district council of the Federated Railway Shopmen's union pressed their position amid talks with international officers urging workers to return. The council warned concessions could keep members off the job, while some workers resumed in Champaign. Freight disruptions lingered nationwide with limited embargoes on several lines as officials urged obedience to President Wilson.
About 3,000 railway shop workers in St Paul remain on strike after a mass meeting ended with a statement denouncing strike ballots as confusing and not used. The figure reflects remaining workers out, with the count around 3,000.
In Butte this morning at 10 o clock federation rail workers including shopmen carmen and blacksmiths gather at the Odd Fellows hall to discuss the strike situation. Most unions are out except the shopmen in the Great Northern yards, with a general consensus of action to be continued on Page 3.
Paris August former Emperor Charles of AustriaHungary refused the Hungarian crown after Magyar patriots urged him to assume the throne. The Duke of Hohenberg also declined. Archduke Joseph named as a last resort. Romania plans to stay neutral and maintain order while allied councils discuss Hungary. Reports say Budapest calm but transport is halted risking famine. Allied officials urge lifting Romanian embargoes on food. Continued on Page 2 Column 19.
Authority reports show Metal Trades unions voting on a new agreement with Anaconda Company. Electrical workers blacksmiths boilermakers machinists helpers and pipefitters in Butte rejected acceptance while a slight majority favored in Anaconda. Structural workers and boilermakers in Great Falls also opposed or favored, with widespread activity expected as about seven percent of metal crafts prepare to strike by early next week.
Berlin Aug 9 A Weimar dispatch says a government representative told the national assembly that expenditures of soldiers and workers contending parties rose to about 100 million marks. A portion funded personal expenses but party costs were included in the total.
Mondell announced congress will move quickly on proposed cold storage laws to curb cost of living. Hearings set for Monday before the House agricultural committee on president recommended measures limiting holding times and forcing disposal after the window. Justice agents to aid in probing profiteering, boost investigations nationwide. The White House signaled plans for President Wilsons upcoming trip and related agenda.
Helena August 9 United States district attorney Edward C Day says a grand jury will hear Montana cases involving violations of federal laws on turning profiteering food hoarding and destruction of foodstuffs to keep prices up The probe follows instructions from Attorney General Palmer and results will be public only if indictments are returned.
Business leaders form a coalition aimed at lowering food costs for consumers. The group pledges coordinated action across supply chains, including procurement, distribution, and pricing strategies, to curb rising grocery expenses. Officials say the plan seeks stable markets and fair competition.
The Sunday Observer reports that Viscount Grey has been offered the U S ambassadorial post. It notes Grey has not yet decided and no appointment has been finalized.
Senate adjourned at midnight until Monday and did not finish labor on a judiciary bill. The state agreement committee on the supreme court adjusted amendments and adjourned with the joint conference committee still in session with Governor Stewart. The senate struck the names of Stark and Patten from the judgeship bill as returned.
Rome reports the death of composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo. Born in Naples in 1856, he first visited the United States in 1906, and his passing marks the end of a noted operatic career.
Premier Clemenceau orders immediate reform after Frigo meat scarcities in Paris. Villrain Roy and Prefect Austrand assigned to oversee victualing and trucking. 200 municipal stores to be opened, with Frigo sales moved to city shops within 15 days. August week, 192- Philadelphia? (Note: preserve entities from source.)
The Higgins food control bill No 14 won approval 30 to 2 after an extra session vote. It creates the Montana trade commission with an investigator earning 300 dollars monthly and assistants at 200. The measure lets the commission fix prices and requires licenses for all dealers, with fees tiered by capital.
Lt Col Theodore Roosevelt addressed a clam bake in Nassau County New York as he campaigns for Republican nomination to the New York Assembly. He attacked the Democratic Party, accusing its leaders of subverting representative government and urged anti Republican voters to join the GOP as the only party true to American ideals.
Prof Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, geology professor at the University of Jena and a famed advocate of evolution theory, died in Jena on August 9. His research and writings shaped debates on natural science and biology worldwide.
In a late session reversal the upper chamber approved a House bill carrying five million dollars in relief for drought victims. The measure, backed by key legislators, directs funds to affected counties and relief programs for farmers and towns hit by the dry season.
In Helena on August 9 the Montana Senate defeated a $5,000,000 drought relief bond measure for Higgins' House Bill No. 11 by 19 to 15, then reconsidered and sent the bill back with Senate amendments. Debate grew acrimonious over irrigation and tax remission, with Senators White and Anderson ( Fergus ) leading opposite views on drought relief and state aid to farmers.
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