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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1921
Page
2
State police recounted an ambush scare as 1 500 to 2 000 armed miners waited to trap troopers. Deputies in civilian clothes hindered by darkness, shots fired from houses along the route. Messages from Sharples indicate a halt and a special train with Adjutant General Charnock and three UMW officials arriving in Huntington.
Associate's Prem officers capture in Blair Sharples region of Logan SSR raises threat concerns. Governor Morgan says armed miners hold three deputy sheriffs after a phone notice. Adjutant General John Charnock and three United Mine Workers officials head to Logan to pacify the situation.
A group of youths loaded a steamer trunk from the Thornton hotel sidewalk into a car and drove away as pedestrians passed. The trunk owned by H. L. Childs of Los Angeles contained clothing valued at several hundred dollars. Sheriffs recovered the trunk nearby on Corner Face Walkerville, pried lock and missing contents included mostly shirts and men’s wear.
The report details lower revenue from federal collections with a 27 percent drop in miscellaneous taxes year over year. It lists state totals for income and profits, wants, and revenue, noting Minnesota as an uptick of 1 percent while several other states show declines in different categories.
Aug 28 Philipsburg notes report visits and arrivals from Anaconda Butte Missoula and Seattle. Residents and guests include Robert Clayton Jack Davidson Teabelle Henderson Mary Betrey Nelle Dwyer Beverly Keith and Frank Early with mining officials discussing Coyle and Trout properties. Local social events feature bridge courtesy at Mrs Schilling and sightseeing on Montan roads.
A fragmented exclamation about betting on a hitter and comparing to Babe Ruth. The speaker argues for another chance and criticizes luck given to others, insisting on opportunities when someone is down.
A stream of residents and visitors from Anaconda Missoula and New Haven arrive in the city for a baseball game and social visits. Notables include J M C Florey Frances Florey and Lon Morrow while others depart for St Louis Yale and Yellowstone to tour. Ruth Carmichael hosts a luncheon with college friends and Miss Laura Winkler takes a federal building post in Missoula.
Miss Liberty II of Buffalo Launch club with Commodore Humphrey Birge driving won the Great Lakes trophy for express cruisers at the Gold Cup races in Detroit. Betty M of Detroit Yacht club placed second but faced a protest over a stake cut on the upper turn. a decision was withheld. Liberty II completed 250 miles in 1 02 34.17 while Pal of Toledo Yacht club burned out a bearing in the Scripps trophy race and Bee of Detroit Yacht club won the Detroit Auto club trophy for displacement speed boats over a five-boat field. Arab and Miss America I figures were corrected in Gold Cup heat standings yesterday.
Samuel Gompers pressed President Harding to appoint labor representatives to the American delegation and urged federation support for disarmament. He said workers should participate in the Washington conference, not merely observe, as their rights were recognized at Versailles and must be represented in international labor discussions.
The Associated Press reports Dublin quiet as Sinn Fein deputies and others retreat to the countryside. A Dail Eireann picnic at Glandalenagh is led by Arthur Griffith while Eamonn de Valera remains at the Monastic Retreat near Black Rock. Businessmen and farmers resume work, repairing damage and awaiting a potential imperial agreement.
The International Association of Machinists says Bethlehem Pa workers will appeal to Secretary Weeks to reverse a War Department ruling. The decision denied payment of a 1.5 million dollar Wage Board award to an employee. Taft chaired the National War Labor Board in the related case.
Report from men returning to Ethel indicates a woman fired a rifle from a house window and was shot as return fire. whether she was killed could not be determined. The incident occurred near Logan West Virginia today with limited corroboration.
Agnes Doheny of San Francisco, named California's most beautiful blonde, received decoration from the Knights of Columbus at an international convent event in San Francisco. The award, presented in Chicago by Edward Houlihan, accompanied by a Vivaillere title, capped her role among beauties welcoming the Knights to the Golden Gate city.
Budapest dispatch notes the Hungarian American treaty omits league clause and war crimes list from talks. It highlights contention over Admiral Horthy’s potential inclusion due to Adriatic bombardment while leading Austro Hungarian navy. Formal treaty discussions paused awaiting ready text.
Stuttering George wins the buckaroo bareback riding title today. John Free rode a mule that toppled many riders. Fanny Steele impressed on a horse without hobble stirrups while Lucia Hastings earned cheers for trick riding. Three riders were knocked unconscious. several horses fell. Sylvan Donnegan, 17, injured when his horse fell after a good ride. injuries not serious. Austin, who broke a leg yesterday, remains at Curtis hospital.
Japan looms over the western Pacific as a one way gate in the Far East, signaling a shifting balance of power and strategic leverage amid rising tensions and shifting alliances.
Frank Motto, 25, a Cleveland Italian, was executed at Ohio Penitentiary for his role in the December 31 holdup and murder of manufacturers C. W. Sly and George K. Fanner in Cleveland. In a late confession he implicated a Cleveland police officer as the instigator and claimed a 10 percent share went to the suspect.
The National Plumbers association aims to establish a home for the aged and infirm among its craft. A Life magazine quip notes they will be eligible to admission before finishing the job, reflecting the era’s humor about aging tradesmen.
Aug 15 Deer Lodge reports a cloudless sky and a well attended Knights of Columbus picnic bringing together Butte Anaconda and Deer Lodge groups. Events included water melon and pie eating contests, sack race results, a girls versus men football style game, dancing, and a large crowd numbering about six thousand.
The new Methodist Episcopal church, completed on the site of the 1876 building, was dedicated today by Bishop H. Du Boise of Berkeley. The church seats 150 in the main hall and about 160 in the Sunday school room. A farewell sermon by Rev. D. L. Reid is set for Sunday, Sept. 4, before his move to Tucson to join Mrs. Reid at Mary J. Platt school for Mexican girls run by the Woman's Home Missionary Society.
Deer Lodge notes record visiting rancher Louis Lauer a business visitor. Dr. and Mrs. H B Lowery of Butte guests of Frank Halls. Mrs. Knopp and Mrs. Coehr's movements. Frank Williams and family return from Yellowstone trip. H B Mitchell ex-Great Falls Tribune editor en route. Dan Osmers hosts brother C F Osmer from Lewiston on way to New York for business. C F Osmer former Lewiston mayor. Found guilty. Flagstaff man Nash convicted of second degree murder in Payson area. Pioneer dies. Marcus Belt, 84, noted captain and Confederate veteran, passes away in Higginsville.
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