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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
5
The Associated Industries announces a new wage scale lowering daily pay for common labor from 5.50 to 4.75, effective today along with miner wage cuts. Negotiations continue with higher paid crafts for further reductions. Some crafts require 30 days notice. the move aims to renew business activity benefiting workers and employers.
Great US Protoplay Ireland a Nation will be shown at Broadway theater in Butte next Tuesday and Wednesday with Emmet Moore directing. The film, made by Irish players on Irish soil, faced arrests and burnings by British soldiers and was briefly confiscated in London. Moore, an American citizen, will accompany the company to Butte as the production follows the struggle for Ireland’s freedom with music by an Irish concert and Moore singing songs. Additional views of Irish scenery and historical scenes are included. the film will also tour Anaconda Helena and other Montana cities.
Rent pianos from Orton Bros at Main springs for $1. Ford Sales & Service on East Bronway notes Ford dominance among cars. Also shows new magazines at P News Stand and Red Cross service men list. Canada building permits rise with October contracts boosting Ontario Quebec and Maritime counts. Historic gas lighting mentions citing Layton and Winsor before 1810.
A fragmented note from Butte references a rehabilitation effort and an address at Phoenia Bidg. It mentions treatment aims and local involvement, highlighting community health concerns and outreach despite unclear wording.
Trade and industrial education gains noted as interest grows in Montana. Harry A. Tiemann, federal education agent, cites rapid development and says classes run in major cities. In Butte, 60 enrollments. Edwards notes expanding programs and earning power for workers. Tiemann plans visits to Missoula Helena Bozeman before Utah and Idaho, promoting industrial education.
Paris reports the American railway dispatching method is being phased into major French lines with ministerial approval. After trials on the Etat Paris Montparnasse line and Chartres division, it is set for broader use for better schedule adherence, freight handling, and passenger safety. The system, praised for simplicity, aims to streamline operations across the network.
City council debates moving offices to courthouse with county offer. Officials compare heat and repair costs at current quarters against courthouse remodeling of about 12,000 dollars. Sheriff consulted on vacating current space. Potential annual savings and taxes discussed, including 810 dollars tax if owned by private owner.
A man wanted on a murder charge was arrested on South Wyoming Street. Police Captain O'Donnell and Chief Detective Larkin reported the arrest after information from the Caer Na No chief. A telegram shortly after the arrest confirmed the capture and transfer procedures. The suspect remains held in the city jail.
The state bonspiel event was postponed due to warm weather melting the ice. A political note mentions candidate Hess running on the Republican ticket after two active years on the council. Also reported is Butte high school alumni planning a play Nothing But the Truth as part of pre Lenten entertainment series.
Cincinnati reports a will by Moses I. Andrew, 85, warning heirs not to endorse notes or checks for others or sign bonds that could obligate them to pay another's debt. The instruction appears in a 1919 will and a late September codicil, reflecting concern over undue financial commitments.
A fragmented report notes that Comver published a poll result tied to a candidate. The readable text mentions a Note and an attributed gain or stance but lacks full details on the race, dates, or precise figures, leaving the outcome and context unclear.
In federal court Emma Gilmore loses her case against May Osborne Gilmore over a loan from James Gilmore deceased husband to Emma. The court holds the statute of limitations bars the action and notes Emma previously received two $1,000 cashier’s checks from her husband. The decision finds the action debarred and defendant favored. James Gilmore was connected to local figures and longtime in town history.
County Treasurer C Z Puckett canceled a scheduled delinquent property sale set for 10 o clock yesterday morning. He announced a delay to allow taxpayers until October to redeem their property under a recently enacted law. The move aimed to close books for transfer to his successor on March 7.
The Butte Butchers' union secured a permit from the mayor yesterday to hold its annual dance on the evening of February 21 at the Twenty Century hall on South Montana street. Music will be provided by the Larson Jazz orchestra and the event.
Five complaints of divorce were filed in Silver Bow courts yesterday the only new civil actions started. Desertion forms the basis of most complaints. Walter Crawford sues Mary Crawford alleging desertion since Nov. 20 after a Leadville marriage in 1886. Lillian Roach sues John Roach claiming neglect and desertion plus cruelty from Helena marriage in 1917. Grace Buell seeks divorce from Herbert Buell after two years and asks restoration of her maiden name Grace Abbott. Robert Fuchs petitions divorce from Blanche Fuchs for improper relations with another man. Hazel Burleigh seeks divorce from Edward Burleigh and restoration of maiden name Hazel Miller.
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