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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1919
Page
1
A county officer’s guards detain three men in a courthouse incident. One man is identified as a former convict, with authorities citing security concerns and further questioning ongoing. Local officials declined further comment.
A supposed plan to rob County Treasurer C T Puckett near the courthouse to the Silver Bow National bank was foiled by Sheriff O Rourke and deputies. Tax collections that night topped 1919 totals, with two high powered cars spotted and a convict leader suspected. Investigations indicate the band watched offices from a nearby vacant lot while deposits were counted.
Lady Astor and her son left for London today amid talk over her plan to speak in the United States. She stated that the people will be heard and that she has spoken in the past as a lament for the nation.
A ferocious blizzard swept from Hellgate Canyon in Missoula, freezing river flow and plunging the city into darkness. Temperature dropped from 27 to near zero as about a foot of snow buried the region. Officials warn of worsening weather until December 17, with one of Western Montana’s worst storms feared.
Washington dispatches a fresh note to Carranza over the arrest and imprisonment of William O. Jenkins, the Puebla consular agent. The State Department sent the note to the Mexico City embassy for presentation tomorrow, signaling a likely final exchange. Officials expect it to be more emphatic than previous replies as Senators and Representatives prepare for Congress to discuss the Mexican situation.
London Nov 30 Sir Horace Plunkett chairman of the Dublin convention warns that the plan to starve hunger strikers into submission will backfire if intended to break Sinn Fein. Advices from London describe disquiet in Ireland with rising crime and proclamations failing to curb lawlessness. The policy clash pits Lloyd George liberal wing against Bonar Law unionists in the cabinet.
Copenhagen reports the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung states the German government will not yield on surrendering 190000 tons of dredges docks and tugs to compensate ships sunk at Scapa Flow. It brands any annex clause allowing France to march troops into Germany as unacceptable, pledging peace but not a one sided peace.
Kansas City railway switchmen end their walkout after a mass meeting. Strikers voted to return to work this morning, bringing the disruption to a close. Local union officials hailed the decision as a peaceful resolution to the labor action.
Ragged report says robbers raided the Vaults taking about 3000 dollars in cash, securities and other valuables. They feasted on the grocery department and sang for three hours before daylight, spending about 200 dollars in the process.
Detroit and Jackson report fatalities from a violent wind storm that devastated wires and infrastructure across Michigan. One death near Jackson occurred when a barn collapsed. five others died in Detroit. Many injured by falling cornices and signs as building damage runs into thousands of dollars.
Wisconsin senator La Follette issues a minority report on the Cummins railroad bill. He endorses government ownership of railroads as logical and inevitable, calls for federal operation during an experimental five-year period, and attacks anti-strike provisions. He condemns private ownership as inefficient and misrepresents wartime tests.
Matthew Woll vice president of the American Federation of Labor told reporters in Washington that organized labor seeks equal footing for workers with capital, the right to bargain via representatives, and protections against corporate power. He urged re enactment of a labor covenant, pressed measures against child labor, minimum wage for government workers, and retirement provisions. He denounced Senator Cummins railroad bill as un American and urged delaying private rail control to gauge public will. Women should have equal pay and tasks matching strength and motherhood potential.
The nation faces a coal shortage with uncertain return to normal production. Soft coal miners' one month vacation mirrors wartime conditions. Bituminous output lagged badly last week, with only about half normal. Central and regional committees plan drastic restrictions to curb consumption and protect scarce stocks of about 22 million tons.
Kansas Governor Henry J. Allen meets Osage county mine operators as plans firm to resume coal production by Tuesday. Dispatches say 1,200 national guardsmen and 360 Volunteer miners may be sent. dynamite wrecks halt a switch to Hamilton Coal and Mine No 8 near Pittsburg. Fourth Kansas infantry 200 men en route, while 5,000 volunteers and 1,000 workers expected to join strip mines this week amid severe cold and fuel shortages.
Miners expected to return to work. more coal sources found, easing shortages in Butte. Montana and regional fuel admins report improving supply while cold weather looms and deliveries resume.
Montana tax reform efforts move forward with a tax and revenue committee planning public hearings in Butte and Great Falls. Questionnaires will be mailed to county and city officials, bankers, business leaders, and large taxpayers to gather opinions on current laws' deficiencies and potential bill content for the next election or legislative session.
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