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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1917
Page
1
Citizens of BiSeer and Low Ell stand firm in effort to maintain control at Warren Camp. Local groups, led by LWW, pledge continued resistance and outline steps to uphold authority despite external pressure. No further context available.
Deputies in Bisbee and Lowell, backed by I W W protesters, organize armed guards on main roads into the district. Incoming entrants will be screened, and deported men are held at Hermanas New Mexico. Sheriff Wheeler vows no one will return while more officers, patrols, and local businessmen depart under orders to leave promptly.
Hermanas New Mexico July 12 1200 deported workers from Bisbee Arizona faced real starvation as two army trucks from El Paso delivered relief. Labor leader W B Cleary and organizer Aziz arranged aid while state charges and responsibility were debated. The group, mainly small business and ground miners, were striking for better mining conditions. Continued on Page 3 Column 1.
The report highlights Montana draft quota focus with treason charge mentions and war updates. Springer notes include American and British naval action, miners mobbing, neutral ships at sea, and calls for Senate moves amid war tension.
Denver July 18 The Leadville mine owners offer to place mines under government mediation fails as workers threaten a strike beginning tomorrow. Union leaders led by Charles H. Meyer and John R. Lawson insist on higher pay. About three thousand workers in the munition metal works are involved amid a tense climate. A citizens committee forms as Verner and Reed press for government action to avert the walkout. The average wage cited is 4.18 dollars per day.
Hartford July 13 Mrs Amy Archer Dilligan was sentenced to be hanged November 6 after a first degree murder verdict for poisoning Franklin R Andrews who had been an elderly resident in her Windsor home. The report notes the case as part of a broader set of notices from various states.
Copenhagen reports Berlin says Reichstag has gone on strike amid cabinet tensions and a German political crisis centers on peace terms. Leaders discuss democratization and internal reform as candidates push for a peaceful, honorable settlement while Hungary seeks guarantees and frontier protections. Washington notes Germany faces internal reform debates with potential shifts in government personnel.
London reports the British battleship Vanguard exploded from an internal blast while at anchor on July 8 night and sank. Only three crew survived. 24 officers and 71 men were not aboard at the time, leaving 7 total survivors. The ship, 586 feet long with 70 twelve inch guns and torpedo tubes, was launched in 1909.
Partly cloudy for Washington and Montana on Saturday and Sunday with little change in temperature. Stronger winds not noted and no significant precipitation expected.
Eleven neutral steamers loaded with grain and meat products, held by Wilton embargo rules, cleared the Atlantic port for European destinations. Ten are Dutch, one Scandinavian, seeking passage through an allied blockade despite British authorization delays. A separate Nimrod fire drew fighters after officials reported control measures.
London reports from Amsterdam say rumors Emperor William abdicated in favor of Prince Joachim are unconfirmed and require caution. British dispatch notes Russian gains across Galicia near the Carpathians with advances toward the Dniester and Lomalea fronts, capturing villages and heights northeast of Ehilus.
Washington dispatches report that republican forces overwhelmed Chang Hain's monarchist troops in Peking. The monarchist general is said to have become a refugee in the Dutch concession as the capital fell and the republican win was complete.
A small minority among workers voices differences but most agree to discuss the matter. The report notes limited dissent and mentions Dunn proposing a change labeled rescue, though the motive and outcome remain unclear.
Reports from Washington indicate the Metal Trades Council plans to resume work next Monday, with declarations from leaders supporting a move to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor rejected in favor of organizing the International Mine Mill and Smelter Men. The meeting at Cannon by was marked by a large turnout, a strong turnout of new members, and a vote approving a wage advance and better working conditions, signaling a possible early settlement to Butte’s labor troubles and easing tensions with Montana Power Company.
Members debated sending a representative to Washington to plead for the miners. The resolution, read by Tom Rimmer, argued the group faced German-money accusations and urged a trip to present their case to Congress and the senate. Backers favored Donovan for party alignment. opponents argued Sullivan better understood miners' stance and wanted federal mediator Rodgers bypassed.
In Cuba a period of trouble triggers guarantees and prompts lawmakers to call an extra session of Congress to address the crisis.
Reports from River Missouri describe July 1 clashes where Americans attacked foreign miners, attempting to drive them from the shafthouse. Guns were used to intimidate foreigners, amid three days of unrest tied to employer preference for Jabber, with several foreigners reported killed or wounded.
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