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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
1
Crowds gathered in Paris as the French capital hosted a grand celebration witnessing a large turnout. The event drew dignitaries and locals alike, highlighting national pride and unity amid festive ceremonies.
A massive Paris crowd greeted General Pershing and French dignitaries during a review in Paris marking the Fourth of July. Police kept back surging visitors as Pershing led U S forces past banners and Napoleon’s tomb, while cheering rose for the Marseillaise and The Star Spangled Banner.
Chicago reports four deaths and limited injuries on Independence Day, down from seven deaths the previous year, with celebrations described as spirited but orderly. A separate collision near Manistee, Michigan, involving a trolley car and an excursion train left two women dead and about 90 injured. victims unnamed.
A fragmented OCR listing items from Today’s Standard Page mentions hoisting engineers, a submarine mission, German celebrations in Paris, a federal probe, theatrical notes, horoscopes, and various political and war topics. It references Belgians, Roosevelt, an East St. Louis context, and regional items in Butte and Minneapolis.
London reports an air raid on Harwich Essex with eleven killed and thirty six injured. Two German bombers were shot down ablaze and a third damaged. British fighters and anti aircraft fire engaged the invaders as the misty dawn limited visibility.
Washington July 4 A suffrage demonstration by Woman's Party members before the White House caused a comedy riot with 18 arrests entertaining a holiday crowd. Thirteen women remain in custody at the jail tonight facing charges of unlawful assemblage as hearings are set for tomorrow. The group occupies two rooms with beds and meals from outside sources and vows to continue actions despite potential sentences.
In Amsterdam on July 4 a mob looting shops was fired upon by police and troops after a protest parade of workers. Four youths died and 19 were injured as authorities battled the crowd during a period of potato scarcity and export concerns to England. A subsequent meeting denounced brute force by the wealthy and urged a general strike as a remedy.
Washington July 4 The unsuccessful submarine attack on American expeditionary force ships fuels spy rumors in Washington and prompts calls for tighter measures to cloak military movements. Officials differ on whether a German warning existed, but acknowledge heightened vigilance as Pershing arrives in France and U boats cruise across sea lanes to intercept the fleet.
Berlin reports that leading conservatives joined social democrats in demanding immediate election reform in Prussia. The June 30 public declaration urges the government to draft legislation for a general direct secret ballot and equal voting rights, signaling broad cross party support for democratic reforms.
Butte hoisting engineers ignore a Campbell union demand to end the mine shutdowns in the Butt district. A five member committee will seek Campbell union members to join the International Mine Mill and Smelter Men’s union. Jurisdictional tensions with Anaconda and Great Falls unions are cited as the motive, while the engineers pledge to stand with organized labor and push for industry progress.
East St. Louis July 4 A federal probe into Monday s race riot began as local fires were fought and 2000 National Guardsmen patrolled the city Authorities expect to present a report to the St Clair county grand jury while militiamen guard stockyards and plants The death toll stood at 33 negroes and 4 whites with about 210 negroes involved in the unrest as residents faced a quiet Fourth of July with saloons and theaters closed and downtown crowds deterred by soldiers
London reports show 15 British merchant ships over 1600 tons sunk by mine or submarine, plus five under that tonnage, and 11 fishing vessels lost in the week. The total sunk among merchant ships falls from prior weeks while larger vessels show variable losses.
In Bisbee Arizona July 4 a parade of miners and citizens marked the strike situation. The Miners Loyalty League with 1600 members protested relief provisions for pump men, while armed locals cleared streets of strikers in Clifton Morenci Metcalf district. Deputy sheriffs halted a parade of Mexican miners as tensions rose.
Washington July 4 reform officials said J. 8. Myers and John Merde, named federal conciliators, will confer with operators and workers in Arizona copper mine strikes. The step aims to ease dispute amid ongoing labor tensions.
Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday with cooler conditions in the southeast portion. The forecast notes unsettled conditions and moderating temperatures across the area.
Scranton Pennsylvania dispatch reports Joseph Graber an organizer of the Industrial Workers of the World is held without bail on charges of demy by the German government. Federal authorities say investigations show strikes and I W W agitation in the coal region were stirred by German agents.
German submarine bombarded Ponta del Gata in the Azores at dawn killing a girl and wounding several others. An official Portuguese marine transport announcement says an American transport fired on the submarine and helped force it to withdraw.
Chicago July 4 Charles A Goods now assistant to the president of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul rail road was elected vice president today He began as a telegraph operator at fifteen and directed much of the Northwest electrification work Virgin Islands celebrate Independence Day with the entire population taking part on July 4
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