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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1919
Page
1
A disrupted incident centers on a group using I. W. W. cards among its leaders, with agitators blamed for sparking a serious dispute. Authorities report the unrest as the focus, naming key figures and signaling a crackdown on the underlying agitator activity.
Eleven crew members including two petty officers were taken from the cargo ship America in Hoboken, charged with mutiny and related offenses. The group, tied to IWW agitation, allegedly led disturbances aboard after returning from France with peace commission members.
Four persons were killed and two injured when an automobile, carrying W. Talley, Herbert Simmons, Ralph Illan, and Roberta Cravey, was struck by an Atlantic Coast Line train near Jacksonville Virginia. Roberta Cravey died tonight of her injuries.
Adam Schank a 37 year old farmer his wife Elizabeth 45 and children Margar ite 6 Florence 4 Wesley 2 Susanita 3 were found murdered on their farm near Gilcrest Colo The killer used a revolver and an employee who vanished since Saturday is sought A man matching Aleck Miller a mute farm hand was arrested in Denver tonight in connection with the case.
Nineteen survivors of the British steamer Manxman, wrecked 400 miles off Nova Scotia on December 18, arrive in New York aboard the British Isles. The ship carried grain from Portland to Gib tar. 59 crew perished as a storm battered the vessel. Lifeboat and raft survivors were rescued after a long, cold fight, while the captain and others went down with the ship. Also reported, David Monroe, noted cattle breeder, dies at 70 in Spokane after apoplexy on his birthday, survived by six sons and five daughters.
After 21 days idle, about 8,000 miners return to Butte copper mines and output is expected to resume to normal levels within hours. Smelters in Anaconda and Great Falls will also restart, with crews working three shifts before Christmas though most prefer holidays off.
Washington, Dec 21 Negotations toward a compromise on the German peace treaty and conferences on railroad reorganization legislation promise to be the only activities of the few members of congress remaining here during the two week holiday recess. By the time congress reconvenes, Jan, hoped to have a compromise arrangement on the treaty prepared for presentation in the senate. Adjournment Tuesday until the Monday is planned and the managers expect to hold daily meetings probably lasting two weeks. A few home committees plan to work during the holiday recess drafting bills for presentation when congress reconvenes. Twenty thousand will be received in Mealy and cared for until food conditions change in Vienna and other Austrian cities. Three thousand Austrian children have.
Unclear readable text describes Bolshevik advances and American danger at Tomsk. Mentions Transsiberian railroad junction, local forces, and regional conflict tension. Fragmentary report hints at lines cut and potential fighting, with limited names or dates available.
The tanker J A Chansler wrecked Thursday night near Cape Blanco left 31 crew missing out of 38 aboard. Three men survived the wreck, including Captain W A Bowyer, as searchers found four bodies along the shore in the fog.
Rome deputies adopted the order of the day expressing confidence in the government with a vote tally of 242 for and 216 against. The parliamentary session reflected division over governance and policy direction.
Coal operators press a protest in Washington against government plans for wetting bituminous coal. They deny prior agreements bound them to Garfield plan terms while noting miners accepted government proposals differ from Garfield. Unclear if operators will join the Wilson commission. a Cleveland meeting may settle stance.
A memo from ten members of the American committee for the independence of Armenia telegraphed to President Wilson urges official recognition of Armenia. Led by Jamé W. Gerard, signers include Charles E. Hughes Elihu Root Nicholas Murray Butler and Admiral Fiske among others.
The body of Major E R Orchard was found in a hotel room in uniform with a pistol nearby. A coroner's inquest returned death as likely self inflicted by a bullet wound. Orchard served two years in Europe with the American Expeditionary Forces and helped recruit the Second North Dakota Infantry before war service. He was the son of Rev John Orchard of Dickinson and brother to Captain Welland Orchard who supervised the body. Funeral arrangements pending.
The Buford transported 245 men and two women among anarchists and radicals banned from the United States for conspiring against the government. They chant “Long live the revolution in America,” while Stars and Stripes fly above. Destination uncertain, possible landings in Finland connected to the Russian frontier, voyage about 18 days.
Indianapolis miners voiced strong confidence in President Wilson s coal commission to fix wages and working conditions. Ellis Searles of the Mine Workers Journal praised the commission s integrity and believed the representatives from both sides understand coal mining well. New York reports question a public tribunal as the solution to the strike.
Washington reports a record sugar export spike for the year’s early months, with more than 1.25 billion pounds worth about 97 million dollars sent to the United Kingdom and France, 339 percent higher than last year. Imports rose over eight million pounds valued at 451 thousand dollars, up 27 percent, but not enough to offset exports and the resulting household shortage.
Washington treasury officials announced plans to boost sale of war savings securities in 1920 aiming for larger uptake than this year. They cited a steady rise in sales over recent months and a total of 1,128,480,731 dollars spent since offerings began two years ago, much of it on drift stamps costing a quarter each.
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