No Appeal Recorded in Three Years in Compensation Board
July 1 marked the third anniversary of the workingmen's compensation law with no appeals against the board's decisions. A. E. Springs, chairman, said 26,000 cases have been settled and $2,500,000 paid. He cited quick settlements, no charity, and the aim to prevent accidents. He noted a Lewistown electrocution case settled swiftly and contrasted with longer insurance delays. He pointed out 38 states now have such laws and described troop train receptions in Helena. The Helena section also covered a bank suit related to a water project and new draft regulations affecting shipyard workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Springs
Spriggs
Butte
Coa
Montana Power Company
Lewistown
Iimpsum
Montana
Grelock
Launching Ships Across Nation Mark Fourth of July
A long list details 26 wooden and 17 steel launches totaling 260700 tons, with Hebichem Union in San Francisco launching three ships of 25400 tons and Moore Shipbuilding in Oakland initiating 28200 tons. Other yards, including Great Lakes in Ecorse and numerous West Coast ports, contribute vessels, totaling 470586 tons across all ship classes. The day also notes nearly 100 ships to be launched nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebichem Union
San Francisco
Moore Shipbuilding Company
Oakland
Cal
Ecorse
Mich
Great Lakes Shipbuilding Company
Che
Celen
Lake Auriee
Boxers Ready for Hebgen Park Boxing Festival Run
The Hebgen Park boxing festival starts at 2 PM with semi finals at 123 and 178 pounds and four round preliminaries. Top contenders Chin Bens Oglesby Young Hayes Dozark Cummings O'Hern and McIntosh named officials and guards pledge victory amid strong crowd and 4800 seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chip
Leo
Bens
Butte
George Chin
Hebgen Park
al Young
Frank Hayes
Parpants
Jim Dozark
Cyrl “Kahn
Danny Cummings
Paddy O'Hern
John A.mcintosh
Tene
Bugler Brennan
Corporal Groves
Fourteenth Infantry
Elijah ‘Oglesby
Germans Confront Vaux Fight As American Air Forces Strike
American guns and aviators pressed the Vaux battle as German artillery intensified the fight in the vicinity. Reports say American pursuit squadrons downed seven enemy machines while nine German planes were destroyed by air forces. Quentin Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt, flew amid the action as news tallies noted losses and captures on both sides.
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Associated Press
France
Vaux
Hems
J. H. Stephens
New York
Ls Porter
Dowagine
Mich
Ralph O'Neill
Denver
Maxwell Perry
Indianapolis
Quentin, Roosevelt
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Hunbirds
Quentin Roosevelt
Bocie
Roberts to attend Elks convention in Atlantic City
Joseph H. Roberts, cashier for Symons Dry Goods, departs at 11 over the Milwaukee as a delegate of Butterodge No. 240 Elks for the annual order convention. The event runs from July through July 13. Mrs. Roberts will present the local lodge service flag and he plans to visit Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, away about three weeks.
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Joseph H. Roberts
Symons Dry Goods’ Company
Milwaukee
Atlantic City
Elks
Roberts
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Front-line notes on American air actions near Chateau Thierry
A wartime bulletin reports American aviators patrolling the front near Chateau Thierry and engaging German fighters. It notes a recent air battle that left several planes down, with observers and artillery under American control. The piece cites U S personnel, including J Hoover and K. John McArthur, and remarks on evolving American air independence.
Hastings Student Earns High Honors for Four-Minute Speech
Miss Yvonne Denise Maddock of Hastings New York, thirteen, daughter of Mr and Mrs B Maddock, received a diploma and personal letter from Secretary of War Newton D. Baker for being the most productive four minute speaker among state’s young girls during the Liberty Loan campaign. Her diploma and letter were presented at Hastings school commencement, where she graduated with honors. Her speeches attracted wide attention and were cited by other speakers and brought to Secretary Baker.
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Yvonne Denise Maddock
B. Maddock
Hastings
N. Y
Newton D. Haker
Liberty Loan
Miss Maddock
Roker
McNary Wife Killed in Auto Crash Near Portland
Mrs. Charter Le McNary wife of United States Senator McNary died in an automobile accident tonight near Portland. A sister in the party Mrs. Stra Bolse of Salem and others escaped serious harm while Mrs. Boise was seriously injured and taken to a hospital in Newberg where her condition was said to be precarious. The crash occurred when the car halted and plunged off a grade after attempting to give way to another vehicle.
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Portland
Charter le McNary
United States
McNary
Stra. R. T Bolse
Salem
Boine
Frank Snedecar
Alabama
Boise
Harry M. Jack Visits Butte After 26 Years Away
Harry M. Jack, son of the late Whitlam S. M. Jack, returned to Butte after more than a quarter century away. Born and raised here, he lived in Los Angeles and recently traveled from New Orleans for the visit. Local old-timers recall his hardware store run and his former tenure as a county commissioner aiding Montana development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Jack
Wittam SM. Jack
Butte
Mr. Jack
Los Angeles
New Ori
William Jack
Saci
Montana
Bethe Sate
Ita
British Merchant Shipping Totals for June Decline
London reports the British admiralty recorded 184159 gross tons of merchant shipping completed in UK yards and entered for service in June, below May’s 197274 tons. April and March totals were 111533 and 161674 tons respectively, marking the trend for the year.
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London
British Admiralty
United Kingdom
Ad men depart for world advertising convention in San Francisco
Five representative members of the Butte Advertising Club travel tonight to Ogden and then to San Francisco for the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World meeting July 7 through 11. Delegation includes H. J. Lenskey and A. A. Sheuerman with William A. Glass Leroy Gramps and Ray Wisner. Notables to address sessions include Charles M. Schwab Franklin K. Lane Governor William D. Stevens James J. Rolph Jr. and Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Asociated” Advertising Clubs of the World
San Francisco
H. J. Lenskey
Butte Advertising’ Club
A. A. Sheuerman
Charles M._Schwab
Shipbuilders of America
Pacific Coast
Franklin K. Lane
secetary_ of the interior
William D. Stevens
California
James J. Rolph Jr
Ray" Lyman Wilbur
Leland Stanford University
Jones Drives Car Without Engine A Remarkable Feat
In a Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph note, KWo girls recount an auto ride enjoyed the prior evening. One speaker praises Mr Jones's car handling, claiming they traveled at least 12 miles before he realized the engine was missing.
The Bal Aistocrats and the Fleet Corps Honored
San Francisco July 3 Charles M Schwab director general of the emergency fleet corporation praised Pacific coast workers for May’s best competitive effort. He called the crews the real aristocrats of the age robed in service and loyalty during a Oakland chamber banquet with a band of tinker workers in grease stained robes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Pacific Coast
Investigating Cause of TNT Explosion in New York Plant
Syracuse July 3 A double inquiry was begun to determine the cause of the fire and explosions that killed at least six workmen and injured more than three, some fatally, at the Split Rock TNT plant of the Somet Solvay company near here. District Attorney Walrath said peculiar circumstances, including water and lighting system failures, would be thoroughly investigated. Ten buildings were destroyed and the property loss estimated over 1,000,000 dollars. The factory, which manufactured TNT for the United States, will be rebuilt without delay. The full extent of the disaster was not known until long after the ruins were searched.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Somet-Solvay Company
Split Rock
Here
John I. Walrath
United States
Tong
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