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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1916
Page
1
Butte streetcar service halted as workers strike over conditions and pay. Commuters rely on buses and limited routes, while city officials seek a quick settlement to restore lines. No timetable announced for resumed streetcar operations.
In Butte, the Employers' Association halted work on all duties involving plumbers painters and decorators, with mass furloughs and a half holiday for those crafts. Streetcar service stopped after a collision. Milwaukee’s Water Company and Mountain States Telephone workers also walked out, while other crews continued repairs. Contractors sent workers home as talks proceed.
In Today's Standard the British battle discussion and Butte issues mix with railway, divorce cases, and a county court note. The issue lists women’s pages, a roads convention at Anaconda, and junior play reception along with sport and automobile items.
St Louis June 8 President Wilson and Vice President Marshall are to be nominated as the Democratic standard bearers early Saturday at the national convention. National Chairman McCombs and the arrangements committee say a long session will begin Friday evening and run into Saturday morning with a vote expected around 1 a.m. on Wilson and the VP nomination to follow.
Prospects for an early settlement of the rongshoremen strike increased after a Water Front Workers' federation meeting. Telegrams were sent to 11 Longshoremen's International executive board members to attend a Monday night talks with employers in San Francisco. Toyo Kishen Kaisha's decision to subscribe to union demands signaled possible wider shipper acceptances, while violence remained limited to Seattle where non union workers clashed with strike supporters, leaving one man shot and three beaten.
Toledo reports that John Willys, president of the Willys Overland company, confirmed in a noon statement from New York that a $200,000,000 motor car combine is being organized. The disclosure follows earlier rumors and emphasizes the scale of the proposed alliance.
Report from Seneva via Paris cites Swiss sources stating Germany held two main advantages in the battle. German 28 centimeter guns outclassed 5 centimeter English guns in sustained combat, and German submarines attacking larger ships provided major help.
Hartford Conn June event drew an estimated number of men and women in a preparedness parade. Gov Marcus H Holcolm reviewed the procession as part of mobilization activities in the city this afternoon.
The Silver Bow Employers' Association accuses unions of crippling Bell Telephone electricians and street car workers, promising continued closures until the wage dispute and open shop plans are settled, while noting many rank and file oppose the agitation led by former Duncan regime agitators.
Oregon delegates in Chicago plan a Monday meeting to unify Hughes supporters and push his nomination. The move aims to strengthen Hughes organization and counter Frank Hitchcock, with warnings of attempts to withdraw favorite sons in his favor. Roosevelt faces Wall Street backing, while the Old Guard wavers as Hughes gains momentum.
London reports Winston Churchill, former first lord of the admiralty, states Britain's naval supremacy endures. He cites superdreadnoughts armed with 13 and 18 inch guns as key, notes Queen Mary and possibly German ships losses, and contrasts a second-order fleet including Indefatigable and Invincible with primary units.
Washington June 4 President Wilson has approved Senator Ollie James of Kentucky for permanent chairman of the Democratic convention at St. Louis. This assures the senator's election by the committee as permanent chairman. Senator James will head the committee that will notify Mr Wilson of his nomination, as he did after the Baltimore convention. Senator Stone of Missouri has been tentatively decided upon as chair for the platform committee.
Grand Rapids judge set a July 1 divorce for Mrs Clara Louise Waite from Airs Arthur Warren Waite, whose husband is to be electrocuted the week of July 16 in New York for the murder of her father John Deck. Waite plans a long rest in California after the divorce. Twenty-one German cruiser Elbing crew rescued by Dutch trawler Bertha were berated under Red Cross rules for not signaling with war vessels. Fate of Frauentob survivors pending.
London reports from neutrals and survivors challenge initial defeat tales of the North Sea clash. British ships include three battleships and eight destroyers against similar German strength. Casualties are high with many officers lost, but Britain asserts supreme sea command and heavy German losses.
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