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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
3
In a closing speech Mr Hughes asserts integrity and readiness for emergencies while denying personal ambition for office. He says he left the bench to campaign and seeks to honor America’s name with efficient government. He departs for San Francisco, arriving Friday at 12 30 p m.
August 16 report notes Sept. 5 tentative reopening for New York public schools may be delayed. Health Commissioner Emer son and Dr Jimesson warn feasibility depends on whether infantile paralysis can be checked. Today 34 deaths and 113 new cases raise caution. total fatalities 1,497 and cases 6,635.
Great Falls hosts the second annual Montana laundry owners convention with delegates from steam laundries. The aim is better work without price increases as Mayor Foulke and the Commercial club greet attendees. Tonight a smoker at Elks club follows a city tour. Election of officers and next meeting site planned. Missoula is favored to win. banquet to close the program.
Baltimore, Aug 16. At the sixty second annual International Typographical Union convention Delegate Daniels of Dallas charged administration forces with steam roller tactics. Five of 22 amendment propositions stood in his name. the laws committee favored against his measures. The convention adopted the unfavorable report. no direct insurgent test vote was held. The 1917 convention location is Colorado Springs, with a vote expected tomorrow.
Gen. Nicholas Ruzsky has been named commander in chief of the northern armies of Russia, a development reported from Petrograd via London dated August 17. The move consolidates leadership amid ongoing military operations in the region.
Washington August 16 Republican leaders and Senator Owen Democrat clash over the corrupt practices bill to regulate campaign contributions. Democrats oppose rushing adjournment while Owen demands a vote before recess. Republicans refuse unanimous consent on shipping and revenue bills. If stalemate persists Congress could be held in session indefinitely.
New York American League club announced recalls of players let go on optional agreements. The list includes Tipple and Hartzell from Baltimore, Blodgett and Vance from Columbus, Cable and Enwright from Newark, Ross and Keating and Hendrix from Richmond, Piercey from Salt Lake, Sweeney from Toledo, and Marke Brady from Toronto.
The United States cruiser New Orleans departed Astoria with about 1400 Northwest civilians aboard plus the crew. After arriving from Seattle, the ship will cruise four weeks toward Magdalena Bay off Mexico for maneuvers and target practice.
The 15 day suspension of pitcher Ray Caldwell of the New York Americans in St. Louis was due to end today but no word from Caldwell led to a definite extension. Manager Donovan said Caldwell will likely be suspended for the rest of the season.
In St. Croix unofficial ballots show strong support for selling the Danish West Indies to the United States. About 5,000 votes favored the proposition while only 11 opposed it. The August 16 report notes broad local approval for the transfer.
In the House of Commons Premier Asquith states Britain will not resume diplomatic ties with Germany after the war until reparation is made for Captain Fryatt's murder. He notes allies have faced greater brutalities and says consultations address peace terms and justice. A query on Emperor William's guilt receives no reply.
Frank Van der Heider, owner of a Vancouver hotel, shot and killed J. A. Collinson and mortally wounded Collinson’s wife near a Seattle hospital. He fled and remained at large. Collinson and his wife lived in Vancouver. The event followed Von der Heider’s nervous breakdown and a dispute over his property left with the wife, Antone Mattino. He had invited the couple to a theater before meeting them at the corner near the hospital where the shooting occurred.
Great Britain agrees to buy 100000 tons of zinc concentrates and 45000 tons of spelter annually from Australia during the war and for 16 years after. The contract aims to shift the smelting industry from German to British control, with the deal valued above £25 million and covering over half of Australia’s annual output. The rest is slated for France and Belgium.
Philadelphia reports 21 new infantile paralysis cases and seven deaths beyond the city as cool weather persists. A pathological laboratory for study will be built at the Jewish Hospital funded by Jules Mastbaum, a hospital director.
Paris report says Count Julius Andrassy may replace Baron von Burian if Emperor Franz Joseph grants Hungary a larger role in dual monarchy foreign policy. Decision reportedly delayed as Rome wireless dispatch notes.
New Zealand has imported 940 automobiles so far this year, reflecting steady demand in the vehicle market and ongoing import activity through major ports. The figure highlights a continuing trend in consumer and business purchases.
Government agents halted a plan to print and circulate 1.006 million dollars in counterfeit silver certificates and treasury notes. Eight arrests followed raids on Grant City Staten Island and East Ninth Street. The operation included lithographic presses and etching tools plus a hidden wine and liquor plant. The ringleader is described as an expert photoengraver and etcher.
Java exported an estimated 5 million pounds of tea in 1915, a drastic drop from 65.606 million pounds in 1914, signaling a sharp decline in tea shipments amid evolving trade conditions.
A German report from the Somme front notes Allied artillery use is prodigious with bursts of 32 shells per second during drills and hourly totals near 90,000 shells. It estimates 24-hour average at over 1,009,000 shells, highlighting heavy field costs and high British losses alongside German losses deemed substantial but not lighter.
A 530 mile railway from Petrograd to Soro ka on the White sea has been completed giving Russia a second northern outlet besides Archangel.
Advertisement notes new corset models from Special Corsets LA CARESSE BIEN JOLIE and CONNELL S including heavy coutil brocade and tri cat cleth. Styles cover low to medium busts with various skirt lengths and boning. Muslin brassieres offered in regular sizes with embroidery and Cluny lace trim. front hooks and cross back styles.
Valentino Burrel, a 35 year old Italian miner, was killed by a ground collapse at the West Gray Rock mines last night while his partner escaped injury. Deputy State Inspector McGrath examined the site as Burrel’s family in Italy and a cousin in Butte were notified.
Frank, 25, a carpenter from I Falls Idaho, arrived Friday and today developed a case of infantile paralysis in Salt Lake City during the current epidemic.
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