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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1922
Page
1
Rumor of a killing and reports of a heavily armed band barricaded in a farmhouse trigger alarms in Freestone County towns. Residents evacuate as authorities investigate rumored mob violence and possible armed confrontation.
Veteran warden says he purchased the Valston Ranch with the prison board's consent. The state plans to take over the property later.
Arthur Griffith answered six questions from the British cabinet on the Irish Free State constitution and treaty relations. David Lloyd George will resume talks in London next Tuesday after Griffith and Michael Collins provided satisfactory replies. A news ban remains on conference details amid tense British and Free State negotiations and Ulster concerns.
A white mob estimated at 750 to 1,000 left Kirvin for Simsboro to burn Negro homes and shoot occupants. Reports say three white men wounded as tensions rose after a race riot earlier in the night. A Texas & Pacific dispatcher noted a 400-strong mob en route from nearby towns with machine guns.
In Kirvin Texas a threatened race riot sparked fear and crowds patrolled streets in Freestone County tonight. Officials reported no injuries and planned police steps to maintain order as the alarm spread.
Former Warden Frank Conley testifies in a Montana state accounting suit about hay potatoes and dairy products used by the prison and a Valston ranch transaction. The state seeks to recover prison labor and materials for buildings on the ranch and details an agreement with the prison board for reimbursement of initial payment.
The Sunday Standard previews tomorrow’s issue with features on Butte cat breeding, graduation photos from Central High School class of 72, a Montana frontier tale of Fink Carpenter and Talbot with Charlie Russell sketches, Powell County high school, Teddy Roosevelt studying Josephus, and more.
New York June 2 The plan to ask President Harding to appoint a tribunal to settle the anthracite coal strike was rejected by miners. Philip Murray of the United Mine Workers called it objectionable and miners will push a counter proposal. Labor members will meet in Hazelton, Pa to craft the new plan.
In Utah at the Kenilworth mine during a strike, unknown shooters fired 50 to 100 shots at miners traveling from the mine to Kenilworth. No injuries reported. mining cars were hit. Sheriff Kelter sent 12 deputies. about 150 striking miners from Helper arrived by car and were ordered to disperse.
Decatur Nebraska June 2 three bank robbers were captured after a raid on the state bank of Decatur. A touring car stopped at the rear and two men entered while cashier Norah Conneally cried out. A posse arrived, the robbers fled and were shot at. One wounded man and loot were dropped. Lou Clerent of Omaha was shot while fleeing and not expected to recover. George Perchik of Chicago and Benjamin King of Omaha were captured within three hours and are in custody.
Paul Ashley a 24 year old Indian in Missoula Montana died after using too much hair tonic and lying on a street car rail as a pillow. The motorman did not see him in time and he succumbed to his injuries.
The Montana School of Mines in Butte awarded 22 diplomas at the commencement in the high school auditorium. Five graduates earned metallurgical engineer degrees for the first time, with 17 more receiving engineering diplomas. Frederick Laist of Anaconda Copper Mining Co spoke on engineering leadership and the burden of carrying out technical plans.
Former service men formed a club to back Carl Riddick in the Montana congressman’s bid for the Republican U S Senate nomination. They passed resolutions condemning his stance toward veterans and adjourned the gathering after taking control of the proceedings. Prominent Republicans attended as veterans organized the session.
Heavy firing lasted seven hours between Irish Republican Army forces and Ulster Special Constables at Dungooley Cross on the Lough Neagh Armagh border. Border residents fled toward Dun dalk Viring and Culleville while IRA quarters claim no casualties in either clash.
A British regiment that had returned from Ireland in February departed Plymouth today for Belfast.
Dublin report says Sinn Fein headquarters was sued by the national coalition election panel following the De Valera Collins agreement. The brief notes the issue stems from the recent pact and mentions continuation on page 11.
Seven crew members working on a Cle Elum river pipeline were drowned when their boat overturned during a crossing five miles west of Cle Elum. Two others were rescued and none of the bodies have been recovered.
The Senate passed the annual army appropriation bill carrying 341.75 million dollars and setting the next year’s force at about 12 530 officers and 133 000 enlisted men. The bill, approved without a record vote, followed a test vote increasing enlisted strength from 115 000 to 133 000 and compared to 11 000 officers in the House plan. The measure, taken up today, moved quickly and was enacted within six hours.
The French chamber passed 484 to 100 a confidence vote for Premier Poincare. It endorses his foreign policy and Genoa conference stance, preserves sole government discretion on The Hague talks, and reserves action against Any Versailles treaty violation. The session was among the stormiest in memory.
White House officials say a final decision on continuing American relief in Russia after the summer has not been made. Administration sources cite conflicting reports on the situation and the Russian farmer’s willingness to work under Soviet policy as the crucial factor. President Harding expressed sympathy for relief workers and criticized harsh press and Senate attacks as unfair to the men serving on the relief mission.
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