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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
1
The Railway Labor Board grants a wage increase totaling 30 million dollars annually, tightening pressure on express men. General Weygand of France is offered command of Polish forces as forces concentrate.
Chicago Aug 10 The railway labor board awarded an annual wage increase of 30 million dollars for American Express employees retroactive to May 1 1920. About 100000 workers will vote in a referendum on the wage award with unions recommending acceptance. Train service workers gain 38.40 a month and other employees 32.64.
William Nevin Francis Harrington and John Gilmore will be buried from their homes and St Lawrence church where a joint requiem high mass is set for 9 30 AM Grelock. Gilmore’s funeral will leave 644 West Park Street at 9 45 AM and go to St Patrick's Church for requiem. Interment follows at St Patrick's Cemetery. Processions will meet and march down Montana Street together.
Denver on August 10 reported an agreement to readmit striking Denver Tramway employees upon their written individual applications, a step toward ending a ten day street railway shutdown. WIRE DESTROYS WAREHOUSE Great Falls notes a hay warehouse fire destroying about 22 cars of hay. The Nelson company building, 150 by 0 feet, burned. DEAD SIX DAYS Great Falls records H H Giger 45 found dead in a city apartment, coroner citing six days dead with heart trouble suspected. a letter hints at cause.
Aug 10 reports say bolshevists close in on Warsaw as Polish forces contemplate new northern army actions. Reinforcements appear to bolster the northern front while gaps near Drohiezicion and the Vistula threaten communications. French opinion notes potential abandonment of the Bug as reds push toward the Vierprz river. General Brencharis gains supreme command of Polish forces per national defense council.
Centralia Washington Aug 10 The head of the American Legion Franklin W Olier matrons commander visited Mountain View cemetery to pay homage at graves of members slain by adversaries during the last Armistice day. About two hundred legionnaires accompanied him in a muted ceremony promising reverence for departed members.
Tourists traveling the Yellowstone trail condemn the Helena Commercial club for misinformation about routes to Butte. Two Eastbound parties were falsely told they could not pass through the Eighteen-Mile canyon and were urged to detour via Helena, with later passage to Butte suggested. Joe L. Coleman of Deer Lodge, Yellowstone Trail official, confirms the misconduct and ongoing discomfort among officials and travelers.
County assessors report personal taxes totaling over 85 000 collected before Monday night when it emerged that the yearly property levy would exceed last year. Personal property is assessed as of March 1 and payable immediately, with a 2 mill increase to fund general and sinking funds. Officials doubt much will be gained by attempting collection, as increases are small. levies cannot be set until August.
Jasper Gus Gores lived in Butte for 13 years and worked as a brickmaker for the Butte Sewer Pipe and Tie company. He is survived by brothers Fred of Twin Bridges John Ogis and Josephins, and four sisters in Canada. Funeral services will be held at Harvey Pelleter's home in Meaderville Thursday morning, with interment in Holy Cemetery.
James O Neill, the actor, died today at Lawrence Memorial Associated hospital in New London Connecticut after two months of illness from an internal disorder. He was 70 years old.
Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard warned last night that Bolshevism is the greatest menace to the world and the United States, now concentrated in Russia yet spreading via seas that are no longer barriers. He said isolation is gone and Russia could topple U S government and traditions, urging vigilance.
K E Bye, assistant to the Attorney General, arrived in Salt Lake City to supervise the federal grand jury investigation of Lever Act violations by the Utah Idaho Sugar Company. The panel will spend ten days on non sugar profiteering cases and Utah Idaho cases may shift to Byrd.
In Houston on August 10 Ponzi proclaimed rapid wealth from international postal coupons. He asserted solvency, said investigations would soon confirm, and pledged to resume business. He claimed starting with nearly nothing, obtaining aid, and investing thousands in foreign correspondence to exploit coupon exchanges for cash.
Helena Mont August 10 Jonn 2 Ryan and CF Kelley heads of the Anaconda Copper Mining company and FM Kerr were here for a few minutes today en route to Great Falls They had intended to spend a day at local properties of the Montana Power company but were obliged to change their plans.
The state Compensation board approved lump sum settlements for widows of accident victims Rendetta Giorgi of Butte Lillian Foser of Anaconda and Grace Brandes of Butt. Giorgi’s wife, an alien, will receive half the allotment to American citizens under the law. Fire under control in Helena forest blaze believed to be contained with minimal damage.
The State Department releases a comprehensive statement detailing Italy's defining position regarding Russia and Poland. The document outlines U.S. perspectives on Italy's role in East European affairs and emphasizes ongoing alignment on strategic concerns with Poland and Moscow.
An outline states that Poland's army strength shall be reduced to a single annual contingent of 50 000 regulars. The document frames the terms as a general armistice outline with emphasis on unit reductions and staffing levels as the core condition.
The United States states support for Poland's territorial integrity and a possible armistice with Russia, while not joining expansions of negotiations. Hidden diplomatic details reveal U.S. caution on Armenia Georgia and Baltic recognition. Britain proposes a Russian favored settlement. Leo Kamennet outlines terms for Poland's armistice including demobilization, army limits, and transfer of arms and industries to Soviet Russia and Ukraine.
Report from New York dated August 10 states Eugene Leroy sought by Detroit and New York police in connection with Katherine Jackson's murder and mutilated trunk found last month has shipped for South America with the crew of the Dryden. Detroit police and the state department seek extradition if he lands in Brazil or Mexico, as authorities race to intercept.
In San Francisco and Oakland the case centers on Bert H. Acosta, alleged to have promised to marry Sacramento woman Elizabeth Gould after piloting a Stockton to Los Angeles flight. Warrant issued in Sacramento, served in Oakland after a delay for aviator welcome.
Bevres France Aug 10 AP Turkey, the last power still at war with the Entente, signed the treaty today and is officially at peace. Serbia and Hedjas refused to sign. Premier Venizelos affixed his signature to the three documents, while Turkish delegates avoided bowing. The ceremony ended at 1:30, as guards cleared the hall.
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