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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1919
Page
2
Attorney General Palmer urged the public to resist coal price threats and avoid further wage conferences. He said Garfield’s proposed miners’ raise would keep living costs high for three winters, challenging coal supply and urging public support for the government stance.
Hopeful reports from Helena indicate miners may return to work tomorrow after accepting a 14 percent wage increase offered by operators. Dispatches from Great Falls and Billings note coal supplies and plans to secure coal from Lethbridge for city use, while Red Lodge and Musselshell county areas discuss possible resumptions under the government wage proposal.
CHICAGO December 1 The 31st day of the bituminous coal strike shows miners largely unmoved by the 14 percent wage boost. Reports from Kansas Pit strip pits indicate production by volunteers under troop protection, while John L. Lewis says settlement hinges on a 31 percent rise. Severe cold accelerates coal shortages and prompts stricter fuel regulations nationwide.
In New York the supreme court heard Howard Major argue that beverages used for meals at home and in hotels or restaurants are not beverages under the federal prohibition amendment. Major claimed “beverage purposes” means drinking between meals for pleasure, arguing restaurants soon can sell liquor. Justice Lazansky requested briefs for a fuller definition.
Illinois public utilities commission bans street lighting to save power. Schools and evening programs shut. Kansas City stays in wartime mode with 9 to 4 business hours. Oklahoma City to trim rail traffic. Pittsburg miners mobilize in army uniforms. Coal shortages ripple Nebraska to Montana, with 1080 tons shipped from Canada for Great Falls.
Four hundred fifty coal miners at Hanna Wyoming walked out today to protest a 14 percent wage increase. The strike also affected mines at Hudson Lander and Gebo owned by Union Pacific, threatening railroad supply to Cheyenne.
International News Service reports a dramatic shift in Cleveland as dance halls and academies report record crowds with 10 000 weekly dancers across 110 halls. Hotels reopening theater dancing note booming business despite higher prices, signaling a citywide craze.
Sinn Fein raids for arms continue. In County Kerry a sportsman out shooting was held up by masked raiders who seized his gun and cartridges, claiming protest at his permit from the English government. In Clare a farmer en route to Mass with his daughter was held up by ten masked men and forced to surrender two guns.
In the Tonola district Chiapas severe storms and floods leveled relief from previous inundation. Crops and property were ruined, railways washed out, and fatalities were minimal. Government aid has been extended to the affected area.
A Tokyo newspaper prints a Russian woman's advertisement announcing intent to organize a women's fighting battalion to join the Siberian army, citing the indifference of young men to their duty.
Butte fuel dealers warn of desperation as coal runs scarce after the strike. 1,800 tons had been loaded for Butte at Diamondville but retrieval is uncertain. Laundries may close. schools can run about 20 days longer with borrowing. Some residents may heat with wood if coal remains unavailable.
Madrid reports the Spanish ministry resigns as budget bill stalemate persists. Opposition, led by former war minister Juan De La Cierva, blocks progress, prompting government collapse.
Railroads operated under federal control posted a net profit of 11 million dollars in October. For the first ten months of the year they recorded a total loss of 269,768,158 dollars, but gains have been reported since July.
A measure passed by the house authorizes adding 60 000 acres in Idaho to the Caribou National Forest to boost forest fire protection and safeguard stream flow.
Paris justices of the peace protest salary levels saying their pay is lower than street sweepers. They sent a memorandum to the minister of justice demanding a substantial increase and threaten strike if not granted. The minister will decide after consulting with the minister of labor about ongoing strikes.
After years of testing steel underframes, an English railway has restored iron car frames, claimed to resist corrosion better.
A legendary Inca emerald mine long sought since the era of the conquest is reported discovered in Colombia near Bogota. The story centers on the Chiver mine and the Muzo-Cosquee mine, with New York capitalists raising 100000 dollars to finance a new search. Emeralds’ rising value and rarity are noted as the venture seeks vast riches.
The ad promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets as a germ destroyer and tonic to prevent colds grip and influenza. It highlights a single product labeled BROMO QUININE with FE. W. GROVF'S signature on the box and notes the quantity 30.
Gary Indiana April 25 1919 A testimonial claims Number 40 cured three years of rheumatism catarrh stomach trouble and nervous spells After two bottles the reader can eat freely sleep better and feels well The advert notes 40 aids rheumatic gouty conditions malnutrition auto intoxication constipation liver and stomach troubles and is sold by Fuller Drug in Anaconda and Fair Drug in Butte
Joicey Williams, a leading actress at the Imperial theater in St. Louis, shares a home remedy to darken gray or faded hair. Mix half a pint of water with 1 ounce bay rum a small box Barbo Compound and 4 ounces glycerine. Apply twice weekly until the shade suits, claiming it reduces visible aging without staining or transferring.
The ad promotes Cascarets as a gentler alternative to frequent laxatives. It claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach remove sour foods and bile, carry out waste and poisons from the colon, and help you feel great by morning without gripe or inconvenience and at low cost.
Weathered skin blushing in cold months is healed by mercorized wax. Apply a small amount before bed, wash off in morning with sudsy water. The wax flakes off rough, discolored skin and speeds natural renewal, leaving healthy, young-looking skin suitable for winter.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer a calomel substitute that acts gently on the bowels and liver to stimulate natural action, clear the blood, and purify the system. They provide relief from bad breath and are sold as a vegetable compound with olive oil, at 10c and 25c per box.
The funeral for Richard Dilworth will be held this Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Richards' chapel with Rev. C. W. Du Bois officiating. Burial follows at Mountain View cemetery. Fern Wrightson, age 2 years 8 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs Stuart Wrightson, will be laid to rest this Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the family residence 2213 Yew Street with Rev. F. C. Fulford conducting services. Interment will be at Mount Moriah cemetery.
The remains of Mrs Emma Faulkner lie at the Daly-Shea parlors awaiting funeral arrangements. The remains of W A Truesdell will be forwarded this evening with his mother to Casper Wyoming for interment in the family burial ground.
The funeral for the late Thomas Duffy will be held at the residence 1164 West Woolman Street this morning at 9 o'clock, then proceed to Immaculate Conception Church for requiem high mass at 9 30. Interment will take place in the Holy Cross cemetery family plot.
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