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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1917
Page
10
Mining firms in Butte adopt a wage schedule for underground workers starting July 1 1917 and July 25 1917 for new entrants. Base pay begins at 3.50 per 8‑hour shift with increases tied to copper prices. weekly pay begins Sept 1 1917 and uses weekly copper averages. Several named mining companies listed as participants.
Readable fragments show miners and clerks in Butte seeking higher wages. Clerks claim six year no raise, base pay for male clerks $81 monthly with many earning above. female clerks $58.60 monthly. Teamsters request $14 daily raise. Streetcar men seek from 74 to 66 cents hourly with overtime rules. conference slated with employers.
R R Hutchins former Chicago Journal editor and Missoulian Sentinel owner toured Butte on business. He commended Missoula for supplying men to battle near the city and noted the woods were very dry raising fire concerns for University of Montana residents.
A soldier stationed in Butte told the sheriff last night that two Finlanders accosted him on West Copper Street, struck him and shot him in the leg. Investigators say the bullet’s trajectory indicates the soldier was the mistaken target, possibly self-inflicted discharge from his holster.
Washington July 24. A bill to return aliens of draft age to their home countries is being drafted by Chairman Webb of the House Judiciary Committee.
The San Francisco jury in the Rena Mooney murder case has not reached a verdict after a day of deliberation. They requested guidance on second degree murder and a copy of the judge’s instructions, while a related letter from Thomas Tu Moone’s associate was read aloud in court.
Five men from Oklahoma traveling in a special car claiming to be agents of the Mc Alester Real Estate exchange were arrested in Great Falls on warrants issued by County Attorney George A Judson. They allegedly sold land on the old Choctaw and Chickasaw reservations without proper incorporation filings. Bail set at 500 dollars each. they were released.
Helena Montana July 24 Governor Stewart and Attorney General Ford urged county sheriffs and attorneys to proceed vigorously against lawbreakers. Conference called to plan suppressing migratory troublemakers on trains and guard railway property after state troops depart. Also notes sentences and obituaries amid a mix of fragments.
Fred J. Meyer a contractor died late last night after drinking a small bottle of Lysol in a lodging room on South Main Street. J H Negas a laborer drank embalming fluid on East Park Street and recovered after emergency treatment.
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