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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
1
After a spree of arrests and seizures by officers, the moonshine trade remains active as liquor continues to reach wide buyers. Local headlines highlight ongoing enforcement and persistent demand despite police actions.
Special Dispatch reports the House appropriations committee trimmed total government reclamation funding from 24 million to 19 million due to revised oil lease royalty estimates. Sundry civil bill allocations fall short of December projections, though irrigation funding remains historically high, with Glacier and other projects receiving smaller, negotiated totals. Prohibition raids in Hurley Wisconsin led to mass arrests as agents confiscated liquor and transported detainees to Ashland for hearings.
The phonograph works of Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, in West Orange New Jersey closed tonight and will remain shut indefinitely. The record department will not be affected. Company officials cited general business conditions nationwide as the reason for the shutdown. about 800 employees are affected.
A snowslide four miles long in Little Cottonwood canyon damaged the Utah Michigan, South Heela, and Alta Consolidated Mining properties. A boarding house escaped demolition as snow slid off the roof. No injuries reported. Damages estimated in the thousands of dollars.
An article reports the Knights of Irish Freedom forming two branches during a split. The Thomas Ashe branch leaves the national council to join the American Association for Recognition of the Irish Republic, electing officers led by John H. O'Meara. West Side branch elects W. AM Tuohy as president with T. J. Fenlon as secretary as speakers urge US recognition to aid Ireland's independence.
President-elect Harding weighs major posts as F R Hughes for Secretary of State and Dawes for Treasury top the list. Secret testimony on adjusted compensation costs draws sharp critique from the American Legion. The decision timeline remains tentative with possible shifts in personnel.
Rome December 24 Pro D Annunzio demonstrations spread to major Italian cities. Shops closed, posters mark national mourning. In Milan Genoa Spezia and Bologna flags flown and police intervened to restore order. No serious incidents or injuries reported.
In Albuquerque five hundred gallons of liquor seized in raids will be used to sprinkle streets during a New Mexico event. The plan coincides with a celebration planned by the state W C T U for January 16 if carried out.
Butte district No. 1 faces annual expenses around 700000 while current outlays near 500000. Trustees consider dispensing with several substitute teachers and asking pupils to provide pens and tablets as a cost saving. The matter goes to the educational committee for report and the finance chair schedules briefings with legislators before a proposed tax levy. Nellie Small seeks another year of absence as county superintendent.
In York on December 28 Eamonn De Valera's secretary said the Irish president had hidden away for rest for weeks. The secretary declined to discuss De Valera's whereabouts or possible return to his speaking tour, citing uncertainty and embarrassment over the leader's absence.
The Associated Press summarizes a commission report on Ireland criticizing Crown forces for provocation, destruction, and brutality. It says Sinn Fein suppression methods and royal actions provoke widespread unrest and tarnish Britain’s name, while calling for accountability and a move toward truce.
Boston Dec 28 Mass coal miners were urged to lower prices after Fuel Administrator H C Hultman said retail anthracite costs in many towns were excessive and demanded a prompt readjustment to end the high price perch.
The 1920 annual assessment work period for mining claims is extended to July 1 at closing hour. President Wilson, having the bill before him with no opposition, is expected to sign it soon. The measure extends the time for perform ing or improving work on claims for the year 1920.
Fall River Massachusetts reports six unions of the American Federation of Textile Operatives voting tonight to accept a 23 percent wage reduction announced by manufacturers. The ruling affects about 35,000 workers in 110 cotton mills and yarn mills in the city, effective January 3.
The commissioner of public works cut off stairs at the Curtis block on West Park, removed land platform connections, and amputated street obstructions in Main alley north of Park. A hole in paving filled with rocks and coal blocked traffic. The action follows a council resolution to remove encroachments from unpaid Curtis estate taxes. The Curtis heirs disputed assessments, with city treasurer Strasburger collecting fines and noting the need for all property owners to pay fairly.
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