Wage Scale For Butte Miners Sets Pay Based On Copper Price
Miner wage schedule adopted by multiple Butte district companies ties underground pay to copper price with a base of 3.50 to 4.00 per day depending on price bands. Adds 50 cents for shafts and related work and institutes weekly pay from Sept 1 1917. Quitting workers may return by July 30 1917. other terms and numerous company names listed.
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Butte District
Ranney Rgr
HEETS
Engineering and Mining Journal
Remarkably Frank Defends German Sub Campaign Critique
A Berlin correspondent’s frank London cabled piece to National Tidende, passed by the censor, argues Germany may lose support as the submarine campaign harms neutrals. It notes men shortages prevent a big offensive, front may hold, and portrays a thinning Berlin populace and drought related food shortages alongside rising war costs and U S spending.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
National Tidende
Foreign Office
Germany
England
von Hindenburg
First Bishop of Alaska Consecrated in Seattle Mass
The Right Rev Joseph Raphael Crimont was consecrated as the first bishop of the new Alaska diocese in a solemn high mass at St James cathedral Seattle on July 25 with Archbishop officiating, marking a historic Catholic leadership milestone in Alaska.
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Alaska
Seattle
Joseph Raphael Crimont
St James
Alexander Christie Ceremony Led by Several Bishops
Alexander Christie of Portland was later. Among church dignitaries at the ceremony were the Most Rev. Oliver E Mathieu bishop of Regina Saskatchewan the Right Rev. John F. McNally bishop of Calgary Alberta the Right Rev. Alexander MacDonald bishop of Victoria British Columbia the Right Rev. Joseph B. Glass bishop of Salt Lake City Utah the Right Rev. A. J. Schuler bishop of El Paso Texas. C
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Alexander Christie
Portland
Oliver E Mathieu
Regina
Saskatchewan
John F. McNally
Calgary
Alberta
Alexander MacDonald
Victoria
British Columbia
Joseph 8. Glass
Salt Lake City
Utah
A. J. Schuler
el Paso
Texas
President Wilson Praises McShane Sons Enlistment
Washington July 25 President Wilson writes JH MeShane of Omaha praising the action of McShane’s six sons in enlisting in the nation’s service. He calls their move a noble contribution to patriotism and loyalty in American history.
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Washington
JH. MeShane
Chi
Omaha
Neb
McShane
Wilson Wrot
Horoscope for Thursday July 26 1917 predicts fortunes
The 1917 McClure Syndicate horoscope notes a generally fortunate day with Uranus Venus and Mars in favorable aspect. It forecasts luck in love, war era inventions, prosperity for the Middle West and California excitement, plus chances of weddings and entertaining events across cities like Chicago Washington Boston and California.
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Uranus
Venus
Mars
Chicago
Washington
Saturn
Middle West
California
British merchant cruiser Otway torpedoed and sunk
The British merchant cruiser Otway was torpedoed and sunk on July 22 with ten men killed and the remainder rescued. The Otway, a 12 077 ton steamer built in Glasgow in 1909, 585 feet long, owned by Orient Steam Navigation Company. Emperor Yoshihito received visitors, paying tribute to Mr Guthrie and hosting a luncheon for Americans. The Japanese Red Cross prepared a luncheon for an American unit en route to Russia.
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London
Otway
Tong
Glasgow
Orientteamship Navigation Company of Glasgow
Miral Knight
Yoshihito
Guthrie
Red Cross
Ai Cross
Russia
American Commander Is Received by MPERC
Tokio sees Admiral Knight of the Asiatic squadron thanked by Japan for sending home the body of Ambassador Guthrie on a Japanese warship. The gesture marks demonstrations of friendship as the United States expresses gratitude to Japan.
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Tokio
Fokio
Admiral Knight
Asiatic’ ‘Squadron
United Stat
Japan
George W. Guthrie
America
Justice Drops Dead In San Francisco Oil Case Aide
Edwin J. Justice, special assistant to the attorney here, died after reporting illness. He spent two years on the coast prosecuting government oil cases under the state withdrawal act. His home was Greensboro, North Carolina.
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San Francisco
Edwin J. Justice
Justice
Greensboro
N.C
German steamship Norderney torpedoed in North Sea
Amsterdam reports the German coal laden steamship Norderney was torpedoed in the North Sea on Monday. She runs aground off the south coast of Texel in the Frisian islands.
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ERMAN
Amsterdam
Handelshlad
Norderney
North Sea
Texel
Frisian
Utah Wheat Yield Slashed by Prolonged Heat
Utah wheat yield for the season is reduced by heat, with a month of hot weather diminishing promised production. The United States Department of Agriculture Weekly report notes lower harvest expectations for the state, reflecting the stubborn heat and dry conditions across areas.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
United States Department of Agriculture
New York Leads in Apple Production With Five Varieties
New York tops state apple output with five leading varieties Baldwin Greening Northern Spy Ben Davis and Tompkins King. The report highlights the prominence of these cultivars in the state's fruit industry and notes their prominence among growers.
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New York
Baldwin, Greening
Rthern Spy
Ben Davis
Tompius King
Six U Boats Lost in Attack Near Transports
Halifax reports British sailors claiming credible information that German submarines launched a concentrated attack on transports carrying the first American troops to France. Six U boats were sunk with only one escaping. witnesses say the ships, three former Dutch vessels under British control, were within three miles of the transports as heavy fire raged.
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Halifax
France
Europe
Volunteers Fill Two Regiments Instead Of Drafting
El Paso July 25 Brigadier General Greble called for volunteers from two regiments of other branches to fit an artillery unit for foreign service. The appeal failed when every enlisted man from both regiments stepped forward, leaving the plan without volunteers.
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el Paso
Texas
Greble
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Montana
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte & Superior Mining Company
East Butte Copper Company
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ELM Orly Mining Company
Davis-Daly Copper Company
Tuolumne Copper Mining Company
Butte-Ballaklava Copper Company
Butte & Zenith City Mining Company
Great Butte Copper Company
Butte-Detroit Mining Company
East Side Mining Company
Mines Operating Company
Britannia-Butte Mining Company
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