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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
3
Subscribers in residential districts who do not receive their paper promptly by carrier or wish to have it delivered should call phone 78 M. Eugene Tetreault, Supt. Carrier System, oversees the operation and will arrange prompt attention.
A Deer Lodge ball team star and Barney's Fashion shop manager was approached by a woman with a $20 bill. She received $19.85 in change and selected salts, then sought the difference back and a bill. She allegedly carried out a $10 move at another store but failed at Harry McPherson's. She left quietly after expressing regret.
Proposals discussed at Downing Street meeting between Lloyd George and de Valera aimed at Irish legislation and peace. Draft communique faced revisions as Irish delegates and British officials debated wording. De Valera returned to Ireland to report as talks stretched, with promises of a possible parliament return and no immediate prisoner amnesty.
Detroit July 21 Ancient Order of Hibernians pledged support for Eamonn de Valera and Irish independence at their convention. A message signed by m. Deery of Indianapolis was sent to De Valera expressing the group’s backing.
Ovando bank examiner orders closure after finding a shortfall near 66000. County funds in possession of the bank amount about 20000, with bonds securing county funds. Investigation continues as county appoints new officials to manage funds and restore compliance. News notes from Deer Lodge list local visits and business matters in Ringling and Avon.
The article notes that all current officers, including treasurer John Sheehy of Montgomery, Minnesota, were nominated for second terms without opposition, praising leadership and pledging support for recognizing the Irish republic.
The Wisconsin Federation of Labor convention adopted resolutions urging President Hoover and Congress to recognize the independence of the Irish republic. A cablegram to Prime Minister Lloyd George of England carried the demand, proclaiming Ireland's right to self rule.
In Appleton Wisconsin a bandit used a noon hour lull to force two employees into a book vault at the Outagamie County State Bank and escape with about $10,000 in currency. The robber fled as police launched a regional search with only a vague description available.
By the Associated Press in Washington July 21 the administration announced a broad reduction in rediscount rates nationwide with major cities Boston New York Philadelphia and San Francisco lowering rates from 6 to 5 1 2 percent and similar trims likely in other districts. Officials said easier money could boost business and industry and reflect a favorable shift in the national economic outlook.
Turlock officials and local business leaders say Japanese farm laborers on Turlock area farms face no further deportations after a mob event yesterday that loaded about 60 Japanese into trucks and expelled them from town. Chamber of Commerce stance against forcible action mirrors today’s calm, with no reply yet on Briand Curzon supreme council session plan.
Judge J J Lynch reports the biennial Clan Na Gael convention in Boston as the greatest in years with large attendance and strong support for an Irish republic. He notes the open doors, past secrecy, and the group’s pledge to defend the American republic from internal and external threats.
Silver Bow post of the American Legion passes resolutions commending Senator T. J. Walsh for his support of the soldiers bonus bill and his pledge to oppose recommittal. The message notes Walsh would do everything possible for the bill.
Cleveland July 21. Believed driven by love for two babies left as boarders, Mrs Eliza Mostman 79 and her daughter Tillie 37 set fire to their home and killed themselves and the children, aged 3 and 2, as a neighbor broke in. Father John Stankovitch had left the children with the women. a letter asking the babies be given to their grandmother may have spurred the tragedy.
Major Campbell arrived from Camp Pike to testify before a house investigating committee denying charges that he took 5000 dollars to help Grover Bergdoll evade military authorities. He sought an interview with Chairman Peters and the committee planned to hear him.
July 21 report details the final demolition of Billings famed Old Grand Hotel. A wrecking crew toppled the brick walls as clearance begins for a four story new structure to rise on the site.
The fragment mentions Roa as new owner Pronslater and Gs Benningnol with a note about the Grama watthe bent in the Northwest, celebrated in Billings as a point of pride. The text is garbled but centers on ownership and regional pride tied to Billings and the Northwest.
Sharon, Pa July 21 Thomas D Randolph a local business man was reportedly kidnapped Monday night and held for a $50000 ransom. He returned home last night and today pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted monetary gain by false pretenses and extortion. Police accuse associates of planning the ransom plot and one suspect faces counts of attempted blackmail and using false pretenses.
James Mulligan aged 48 died last evening at a local hospital after a lingering illness. An Irish immigrant who arrived 25 years ago, he was a miner last employed at the Badger mine. He belonged to the Butt Aerie Eagles lodge No 11 and is survived by wife Margaret and three children, James, Mary, and Margaret. He also leaves brothers Francis Mulligan and Father Sylvester, a sister Rose in Ireland, and Uncle Father Anthony Brennan in England. The body rests at Sherman-Reed rooms. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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