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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1917
Page
7
The principal branch of the Standard is listed at 119 North Main Street Butte with telephone lines for business and editorial departments and advertising upon inquiry.
Spoons per set of six and tumblers priced at $1.50 per set of six. The spoon carries a Hallmark sign and the guarantee of satisfaction. The tumbler is fine cut glass and attractively designed. Hundreds of gross sets have sold nationwide through jewelry stores.
Local notes list visitors from Anaconda Glendive and Missoula plus travel to Helena and Garnet. Residents like Jesse Fitzpatrick welcome a newborn daughter, Deputy Treasurer John Dunn returns from Salt Lake City, and piano ads urge purchases before a strike. Community notices include church events and a real estate filing by Lepanto Realty.
Labor reports an uptick in male workers at a plant increasing tension with the union. Officials say the rise in manpower prompts concerns over job classification shifts and bargaining leverage.
Seven thousand circulars are printed urging Campbell Metal Mine workers to quit. The IWW-led effort aims to halt production at the Anaconda company mine where about six thousand men are employed. Police arrest a drunken woman distributing more circulars.
Union organizers urged renewed picketing and solidarity as miners discussed wage gains and six hour days. Speakers claimed tension with employers and newspapers while committees visited businesses to drum up support and relief donations rose to 700 dollars.
Ambassador Gerard details the real Kaiser in his book My Four Years in Germany. The Standard will serialize the story daily and on Sundays for about six weeks beginning August 5, urging readers to subscribe and share.
R C Roth of Big Bend visits Butte while D Risley comes from Missoula for a short stay. Bozeman’s B C Street makes a brief stop in Butte. Anaconda hosts Mr and Mrs F J Clark and Robert Dumar of Chicago. En Wright departs for Minneapolis. J W Ingersol and wife from Loweth Montana stay in Butte briefly. E H Winnemore of Deer Lodge spends a few days in Butte. Ed Kelly and wife from Anaconda visit friends on the south side. Dave Watt and Bert Hawley depart for Minneapolis to see the Mayo brothers. W C Logan and Dr A M Smith and spouses from Portland visit. R E Land and E W Wilson parties from Glasgow in town for a few days. James B Sullivan of Five Mile left Butte for Treland to reside there.
Police report a new wave of car thefts by local young men in Butte. Four vehicles disappeared last night including three touring cars and a truck. One car was found damaged in a ditch in South Butte. The remaining cars were still missing at midnight.
Small lost key ring with several keys returned to Anaconda Standard office in Butte. Mme Carroll assisted. finder to claim reward or contact local address.
Governor Stewart contacts the western army department to mobilize state National Guards for firefighting. Western regions report extensive timber fires along the Great Northern line near Libby. A crew of 10 men was rushed from Great Falls to assist, with more units possible if needed.
Fire burning for days near the Little Rock forest reserve spreads through Drake Cabin canyon and across heavy timber. More than 40 men fight the blaze as it consumes acres and hoists ranchers into the effort. Meteorologists warn rainfall this afternoon and night may determine crops' fate.
Attorney General C Ford filed a Supreme Court application seeking a broad reservation as the ruling’s scope expands. Leaks from the blockade and Wall Street Journal data suggest the war scene shows Germany using feeds and raw materials to fuel its war effort, urging drastic policy to prevent neutrals from supplying Germany.
The item notes a rise in weekly production of machine guns during 1915 16 versus 1914 15 and mentions a clothing maker at 202 N Main Street.
Reports detail errors in a U S draft draw, noting misread numbers and corrections. Officials correct misprints in the official record after a large national army quota drawing and signature checks.
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