Medal Run for Start of Shoot Secretaries Special
Smith leads state tournament effort in a medal run at the start of the shoot as officials plan a secretary led event.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1917
Page
1
Smith leads state tournament effort in a medal run at the start of the shoot as officials plan a secretary led event.
The Montana State Sportsmen's Association held its twenty fourth annual event with C H Smith of Butte posting a 52 in a registered tourney earning a gold Du Pont medal. The Hunter's Hot Springs trophy saw Robbin of Kalispell win after a dramatic shoot off that kept fans on edge as 76 extra targets tested marksmanship. Nelson Story was elected president and Secretary Smith reelected. Boreman won a shoot.
The article reports a long, tight competition with 60 targets per shooter and high scores. Robbins won with 49 of 60 and 120 of 125, while Mendenhall posted 49 of 50 and 119 of 125. Amateurs dominated day one alongside a handful of professionals and three women shooters.
Butte unions including Electrical Workers No 65 metal trades council and allied crafts voted to return to work Tuesday morning after approving the council's action. The dispute centers on rustling cards and wage demands with factions seeking to influence the electricians charter and AF of L.
King George and Queen Mary completed an 11 day tour of the British armies in France visiting all front sections from sea to Somme. Queen Mary aided hospital care and relief efforts while King George hosted President Poincare and conferred French honors, including pinning a star on General Betain at Albert.
Three killed in holdup he claims. Passenger steamship ashore. At the Butte playhouses. 4 Battorial General news. 1 Knights of Columbus Initiate. Horoscope and Catholic church news. Sport news. End of the Northwestern league. Montana crop estimate. University and the war. Woman wins fight for women.
Dispatch notes tension between Greece's new king and Prime Minister Venizelos over constitutional powers. The king delays or withholds approval on reviving the 1815 chamber dissolved by Skouloudis, while Venizelos demands a clear repudiation of his father's powers. The standoff signals a clash over internal and external authority.
Fire destroyed a third of Mojave California’s business district early today including the post office and Mojave Press building. A stranger named J O Day admitted starting the blaze. Postmaster Otto Haes helped save mail but was injured by falling timbers and rescued by firefighters.
The Norwegian Hamburg liner Kristianiafjord with about 1,200 people aboard ran aground seven miles west of Cape Race while en route from an American port via Halifax to Norway. All passengers were landed safely at Dort Lugul Cove and transported to St John’s. Crews and authorities coordinated removal and cargo checks. The ship later left port July 7 for Halifax to undergo passenger and cargo clearance by British authorities. The incident involved 1,400 or so aboard including 645 steerage passengers and 300 crew. A1 class passenger Heinrich Schaufthen, a Count von Kern envoy, was noted among those aboard.
Zurich reports the Austrian reichstrat is roused by a Prague declaration claiming the entire world hatred is directed at Germany and Austria. A Czech deputy criticizes allies and warns that Czechs aiding Russia or France would be branded traitors and stigmatized accordingly.
Edward Humphries and his son were shot to death during a highway hold up near Carrolltown. George C Thompkins Jr of Philadelphia led the party and reported masked assailants halted them on the main road. Coroners jury to investigate as sheriffs and detectives pursue conflicting statements.
Fire at a Klamath Falls flour mill, suspected incendiary origin, destroyed the Hour 1 mill and grain stock worth about 100000 dollars. Sheriff Humphreys reports I W W agitators suspected. mass meeting and protective measures followed. Federal aid appealed to Portland as volunteers guard remaining plants and bins held flour and wheat for county needs.
Birdsall Darling of Nome who sold many racing dogs to the French government receives the Cross of War for Alaska dogs. They served at the front by transporting 90 tons of shells to an isolated post during a four day and night blizzard.
Three hundred armed men combed the woods near Monticello in Central Illinois chasing a fugitive lion said to terrorize the region. Despite sightings, no capture occurred and the search continued.
Copenhagen reports the appointment of Dr Georg Michaelis as chancellor signaling a shift in German policy. Berlin observers note internal power struggles with Von Bethmann Hollweg’s reform aims and Bavarian opposition, while Hindenburg and Tudendorf influence military posture as changes approach the imperial administration.
In Calumet on July 18 thousands of copper country residents protested against the Industrial Workers of the World after a mass meeting denounced alleged Wob disloyalty. A citizens alliance pledge to aid in ridding the copper country of strike agitators was signed by many as patrols guarded ore cars and property.
The Reichstag issue's a peace speech reports that the bloc seeks an economic peace to end the war, reject blockade plans, and insist on sea freedom while warning that Germany will stand united and fight if enemy powers refuse terms. The remark notes the populace’s enduring gratitude to those defending the homeland.
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