Phil Goodwin Confirmed by Senate Vote
Senator Phil Goodwin is confirmed after committee in favor report. Senator Walsh raises no objection as the confirmation advances.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1916
Page
1
Senator Phil Goodwin is confirmed after committee in favor report. Senator Walsh raises no objection as the confirmation advances.
A fragment reports Van Horn was paid by Von Papen amid seized correspondence. It recalls a German attack and notes the event in a tense wartime context with references to individuals and political links.
Washington dispatch reports Phil C. Goodwin confirmed as Butte postmaster after friction with Senator Walsh who withdrew opposition. Evans backed Goodwin with strong Democratic county committee support while Smoot stayed out of the fight. Goodwin to take charge once appointment certificate arrives.
Reports from Butte cover payroll increases and postmaster confirmation, with public papers on Von Papen, refugees from interior Mexico, and Austrian flag over Cetinje. Other items include Anaconda news, sale of a local business to Anaconda company, church annor notes, cold weather affecting railroading, a convict case in Colorado, mining news, and a variety of classifieds and cartoons.
Fifty two Americans including women and children arrived at El Paso from Chihuahua City after the Villa bandit attacks that killed 18 foreigners. More than 159 Americans remain in the danger zone as a special train carried refugees toward the American border.
The Sunday Standard promises a broad mix to amuse, entertain, and edify readers. It highlights surgical wonders, future trends after the war, front line and rear views, satire from Brisky and Zapp, Chaplin life stories, sports gossip, color comics, automobile notes, social club reports, fashions, theater and movie news, and world happenings, all framed as brisk and bright.
AP reports Montenegrin capital Cottinje displays the dual monarchy banner as Austro Hungarian forces press south toward Antivari. Ottoman aland forces are said to be outnumbered, with Albanian tribesmen looming south of the frontier. Naval action and bombardments continue along the Adriatic as Allied reinforcements arrive at Salonika.
The Anaconda Copper Mining, Butte Superior, North Butte, East Butte, and Clark interests announce a 23 cent per day wage increase for miners and reduction works workers, effective January 1 1916 and applicable to wage settlements after January 15 1916, tied to copper prices averaging 20 cents per pound or more. The notice posted at all properties confirms continued profit sharing and scale changes in Butte Anaconda and Great Falls as long as copper remains above the threshold.
The article outlines a surge in payrolls for Butte mines totaling 2,150,900.00 monthly with 16,850 shifts daily at 4.25 per shift and a forecasted rise in employment over the next 60 days. It lists Anaconda Copper and other mining firms, including North Butte and East Butte, with shifts and monthly wages per company. The figures cover total payrolls, citywide increases, and daily averages across Butte, Great Falls, and Anaconda.
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