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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
1
The union notes a proposed deal must pass in a public vote tonight. Rodgers calls it a solid basis and accepts it, ending the strike. If the vote fails to secure support, international bodies may take drastic action against the electricians.
W H Rodgers federal mediator said revised agreement between electricians and Montana Power is a good basis for settlement and should be accepted by workers. The strike's fate hinges on tonight's conference after concessions. officials warn of potential charter cancellation and mass return to work if orders are not obeyed.
W. W. Standing reports progress of electricians' settlements as Dr. Sisson presides over state university. Von Bethmann-Hollweg resigns amid broader national events. Butte playhouse sports and miners organization efforts headline a compact Butte-focused page with national defense notes and mining finance snippets.
July 12 Great Falls Henry Hart Johnson leading city architect fatally injured Joyce McDonnell 18 Helena girl killed when Johnson’s car veered and rolled near Sullivan in county. R J Stallman and Breitenstein badly injured brought to Cascade hospital. Johnson died before doctors arrived.
Petrograd announces Kalusz in Galicia has fallen to Russian forces after a bloody battle. In New York Liberty Bonds hit a new low on the stock exchange with a large block of bonds at 9940 60, a loss of about 1 on 1000.
Berne reports via wireless that German imperial chancellor Dr von Bethmann Hollweg has resigned. Emperor Wilhelm II has not decided whether to accept. Crown Prince reportedly influenced the move. Berlin papers say the chancellor’s resignation stems from a pro peace letter by the Zentrum. An imperial proclamation is expected.
Washington July Daniels today asked Congress for a deficiency appropriation of 100 million dollars mainly for additional destroyers and submarine chasers and to speed up work on the general building program.
A Politiken dispatch reports a fainthearted note from Copenhagen July 12 that the German crown issue was discussed in an audience Thursday morning with representatives from all political parties including the Socialists.
Great Falls dispatch reports Mrs J T Thompson known as Genes Vale critically wounded Robert Clinton, son of prominent Butte attorney Robert J Clinton, after buying an automatic revolver and firing nine shots near a meeting at a lawyer’s office. Clinton was taken to Deaconess hospital in precarious condition. Thompson confessed she shot Clinton after discovering he had left her for another.
Denver July 12. Miners warn they will quit Saturday morning unless operators not represented in today’s mediation conference surrender their properties to the government for operation and the government accepts the offer. The halt would take effect if no agreement is reached.
On Tuesday the French destroyer Jupiter struck a mine in the British Channel and sank. Eleven lives were lost in the incident with authorities reporting casualties and ongoing rescue efforts.
For Friday forecasts show little change in temperature with no significant variation. Calm conditions expected across the region, with no rain anticipated and daylight highs near seasonal norms.
Dr Edward O Sisson former Idaho education commissioner was appointed president of the University of Montana by Chancellor Edward Elliott. Sisson, a Reed College faculty member and former Washington education head, studied at Harvard and in Germany and France. He resigned Idaho post amid political policy disputes and will lead Montana as it gains prominence.
Ely July 12 Indians enraged by two manders arrested for failing to register in the June 3 selective draft. They left the reservation, stole horses, and threatened settlers along Snake creek, according to information received.
A chaotic sequence in Cochise county unfolds as armed citizens surround a jail at midnight, seize prisoners and march them toward a deportation train. Deputies report orders to arrest treason and murder suspects while industrial workers are targeted. The scene features crowds, jeers, and a telegraph ban as trains depart at noon with the detainees on board.
London debate opened on a Mesopotamia inquiry into alleged mismanagement by the Indian government. Austen Chamberlain resigned as India secretary amid criticism, with Lord Hardinge also resigning as under secretary for foreign affairs.
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