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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1916
Page
1
The article notes Catholics urged to unite, highlighting Catholics as a force in elections and quoting Zipp on cross-religion voter influence. It stresses solidarity within the Catholic community and its impact on political outcomes.
Catholic voters across the United States were urged at a mass meeting to unite and influence policy toward liberty and toleration. James F. Zit of the Gonzaga union in St. Louis said Catholics are a force of about 3 million, capable of aiding social betterment and peace and urged leadership to oppose religious intolerance. The federation passed a resolution seeking the pope’s hearing for securing permanent peace and called for restraint toward Mexican affairs while defending liberty of worship. A separate resolution urged Catholics to support preparedness efforts and contact Congress.
In the Standard a call for unity among four Catholic groups is featured alongside varied local items. Reports include Montana liquor debate, Butte cowboy lore, and war game notes while Deaconess Hospital plans and Anaconda news appear among mining, finance, and state briefs.
Harold and Lynn Lovelace, aged 12 and 11, confess to killing Prof. Hamill after robbing his cabin. Abandoned by parents, the youths describe numerous robberies and led investigators to more weapons, raising questions for judges and lawyers about applicable statutes. Police report no signs of insanity.
Seattle reports the Washington Coal Operators Association rejects United Mine Workers district No. 10 demand for a flat percent raise and an eight hour bank to bank shift. The miners plan to reconvene to decide a policy possibly leading to a strike. the two year wage pact ends August 31, with July convention having set the demands.
New York on August 22 marked the hottest day of the summer and the hottest Aug 22 in the New York Weather Bureau records. Street thermometers exceeded 100 degrees and heat prostration and several deaths followed as experts cite ongoing sustained heat as the main danger.
Athens reports Germany and Bulgaria have promised Greece that their troops will not enter Kavala Dreams and Seres. These towns in Eastern Macedonia were ceded to Greece after the Balkan Wars. The pledge aims to restrain forces in the disputed area.
The king of Romania received the German and Austrian ministers in Bucharest in private audience Monday. The talks were held separately and then jointly, with the exchanges reported by Cologne dispatches via the Exchange Telegraph.
Washington reports a grand naval war game off the Atlantic coast with two fleets on a 600 mile square board. Admiral Helm commands 12 battleships and 30 transports while Rear Admiral Gleaves leads scouting forces. Admiral Mayo seeks to pierce to his transports as code messages challenge officials to break the cipher before a September 1 landing.
Washington Aug 22 Senator Myers of Montana was one of five Democrats who refused to vote to sidetrack the immigration bill. He said he pledged to many constituents to support the measure and to help push it to a vote, and that caucus rules bound him to honor those promises.
London reports a British submarine has likely sunk a Nassau class German battleship. The Nassau class vessels displace 18,602 tons, measure 451 feet long, 88 feet beam, and 26 feet draft, armed with twelve 11 inch guns, twelve 6 inch guns, sixteen 8.4 inch guns, and six torpedo tubes. Other Nassau members listed: Posen Rheinland and Westfalen.
Report from Rockwood chief engineer Imperial Irrigation District describes last night's eruption five miles south of Calexico. A mud and steam plume rose about 500 feet, spreading mud over a large area and signaling a volcanic event near the border region.
London reports David Lloyd George in the house of commons describing a marked shift in Allied and Central Powers positions across most fronts. He criticizes Somme criticism, notes Verdun relief, asserts German losses are exaggerated, and predicts a visible end as France and Russia modernize and Germany misses opportunities.
Washington announces the American members of the United States Mexico joint commission to settle differences. Frankin R. Lane secretary of the interior Judge George Gray of Wilmington Del and Dr. John R Mott of New York City will serve. Sessions location yet to be decided with Mexican preference for New Jersey coast.
Yonkers court fines Swift & Co meat packers $100 for charging for meat containers. Judge Joseph R. Beall rules the firm violated the law by pricing containers with meat at the same rate as the meat. The decision may impact nationwide practices, with potential costs to meat packers if upheld by higher courts. The case centers on a ham reportedly weighing 11 pounds 6 ounces with a container weighing ounces and a charge for 11 pounds 12 ounces of meat.
Aug. 22. In a federal court bill in equity the Intercont Rubber camp of New holder of the re appears as petitioner with the road’s consent. Directors say the action aims to simplify the railroad’s financial tangle and avoid renewing $13,600,000 due Aug. 31. A creditor’s petition for a receiver has been filed and the railroad will answer in due course.
A Havas dispatch from Marseilles reports Felice Pilat, convicted of espionage by the council of war of the Fifteenth region, was executed this morning at the lighthouse shooting range in Paris.
In Waukee Iowa today a traffic officer named Aussemaine W Gudgell was run down and killed at his post by a car driven by Haynes Bunker from Cedar Rapids Iowa while attempting to pass another vehicle. The crash occurred as the vehicle struck the officer.
Washington Aug 22 Senate finance chair Simmons argued that emergency spending to fund national defense and Mexican situation is not excessive. He contrasted normal appropriations and argued a $205 million bond issue plus other measures would balance the year’s disbursements while leaving a surplus. Republicans pressed charges of Democratic extravagance amid defense urgency and wage-arbitration debates with White House talks ongoing and railroad labor leaders restless for a resolution.
Associated Press dispatches indicate Bulgarian forces repelled allied wings on the Setoniki front and cleared approaches toward the Vardar valley. Serbian troops suffered losses on their left flank while British and French units reportedly fell back along the Struma frontier.
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