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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1920
Page
1
In a Yildiz Palace meeting, Sultan presiding, Crown Gough shows popular support for submitting the treaty. Allies of PAGT submit the pact as the sultan lends official endorsement, signaling unity and public backing for the accord.
Constantinople July 22 The crown council of 55 members approved signing the peace treaty with the allied powers. The sultan presided at Yildiz palace meeting to show popular support for the treaty but nationalists deny it reflects public opinion. Three imperial princes urged abdication saying the treaty worsens Turkey's condition and the sultan should leave the caliphate. The sultan shows no disposition to abdicate.
A broken landing gear on plane No. 2 halted four army aircraft from taking off at Speedway field Fort Snelling after arriving from Mineola. The flight to Alaska was postponed and likely to be tried again tomorrow morning.
Fort Benton July 23. A large caterpillar tractor pulls a combined harvester and thresher across the old Missouri river ford once used for cattle drives. The heavy outfit, owned by farmer Willard Booth, could not use the wagon bridge.
Fortress town of Augustovo ten miles from the boundary is reached by mounted Bolshevists as Austrian cavalry menaced the frontier.
Russian cavalry reached Augustovo south of Suwalki and 10 miles from the German frontier, signaling a dubious military situation. In Warsaw, July 23 the Associated Press reported uncertainty as Bolshevik pressure pressed the center while Polish forces held at key positions near Pinsk and Grodno, with rumors of Grodno’s fall denied and Polish cavalry outmaneuvering Budenny’s units along the Styr.
Helena reports the death of Conrad Kohrs a noted Montana pioneer at 12 10 am He a former legislator and constitutional convention member built a cattle empire at Deer Lodge and Bannack later holding mining and ranching interests He helped form vigilante days and earned the title The Cattle King of Montana He left a widow and two daughters Mrs J M Burdan and Mrs Katherine Warren.
In Sandy Hook on July 23 Defender Resolute defeated British challenger Shamrock IV in the fourth race of the 1920 America's Cup. Resolute led across the line, won on elapsed time by 3 minutes 18 seconds and by 9 minutes 58 seconds corrected. The series is tied and tomorrow's decisive race looms large as Resolute remains the favorite.
Marion Ohio July 23 Senator Harding rested after notification day then spent time in his office reading telegrams of congratulations on his acceptance speech. He traveled by car to Mansfield 40 miles away for luncheon and a round of golf.
Belfast scene erupts as unionists and Sinn Feiners clash with troops in Kashmir Street. Reports say ten killed, over a hundred wounded, while snipers fire from roofs and windows. Soldiers used machine guns and fires were set as arrests climbed to thirty.
At about 2 am Cultra near Ballinasloe Ireland was visited by police and military who wrecked many houses and burned the Sinn Fein hall amid cries of Up Tuam There was heavy firing but no loss of life reported The Up Tuam slogan refers to Sundays sacking of Tuam blamed on police as reprisal for two constable murders by a mob
Worcester Mass July 23 A crew of midshipmen the naval academy's second best won the intermediate eight oared shell championship at the national amateur rowing regatta. Their victory earns a spot to race the varsity Syracuse and Duluth Boat Club crews tomorrow for the senior eight championship and Olympic selection.
Paris dispatch reports the European peace crisis deepening as Britain faces a Soviet stance over armistice mediation with Poland. Warsaw tightens under a Soviet drive while Memel and East Prussia loom. German notes warn of rising communist strength and a bayonet barrier to shield against Bolsheviks, amid Spa pact limits and allied hesitation.
Washington debate over aiding Poland in its struggle with Soviet forces grows as Poland appeals to the United States for moral support and potential backing. Officials weigh risks and limits of Allied involvement amid ongoing European tensions and Germany’s fragile wartime status.
Indications of sympathy already seen for the nation oppressed as Washington awaits a forthcoming declaration from the State Department.
Governor Cox arrives at Trailsend after leaving Columbus to finish his acceptance speech for August 7. He meets with Senators Harrison and King and convention manager EH Moore to discuss campaign issues, pledged three Utah speeches, and push Tennessee woman suffrage ratification. The Dems plan Chau tauqua involvement, contrasting Republican funding of 15 000 speakers.
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