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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1917
Page
7
The principal branch office of the Standard is at 119 North Main Street, Butte. Telecommunications show Business department 422 and Editorial department 423. Advertising rates furnished on application.
Butte notes list frequent visitors from Helena Dillon and Great Falls among others. entries mention Orton Bros piano rentals Montana Plano Co and used pianos, saloons and groceries, university trip, invitations for high school graduation, church societies, and a mine investigating board returning to Helena. multiple individuals named with their cities and brief activities or statuses.
The Neversweat mine was closed last night by the Anaconda Copper Mining company due to engine trouble. The break will be repaired soon and operations will resume at the earliest moment.
The social dance planned by the Ladies of the United Commercial Travelers at St John\s parish hall is canceled due to the mine disaster. It may be rescheduled later in the season. Knights of Columbus member notice for Con O\'Neill funeral on Tuesday June 12 1917 at 9 am near the Bell mine.
At a courthouse meeting the local Red Cross branch decided to proceed with the drive to raise Montana’s allocated funds. Dr. T C Witherspoon urged full participation, noted Montana’s $387,000 share and Butte’s $150,000 portion, and proposed using part of the funds for local relief of disaster victims.
The World at Home Shows carnival, part of the Eagles drill team, postponed its opening in Butte due to a mine disaster and a heavy snowstorm. Despite multiple snow delays, organizers hope weather will permit a show tonight after recent travel and prior disruptions.
Ole Petersen reports two colored men, Joe Jackson and W. H. Jackson, held up him on Wyoming Street late Sunday night. Petersen refused to surrender money and was struck with a club, losing $7 before being knocked unconscious. He was treated at the emergency hospital and will attempt identification. Both suspects have troubled police records.
Miss Charlotte E. White of Chicago, organizer for the Child Conservation League of America, plans to form a circle in Butte and will deliver a public lecture on the subject soon with the date to be announced. The piece on Germany outlines Prussia’s dominance and parliamentary structure within the empire.
The U S Supreme Court in Washington declares a placer quartz dispute over 10 acres of east side mining ground near the East Butte property can be tried in federal court. The case, Hopkins v Walker et al, involved Washington-Butte Mining and Anaconda Copper against 20 defendants. Judge Rudkin had dismissed for lack of a federal question. the high court reverses, sending the suit to trial.
Missoula expresses sorrow for the disaster in Butte in a message to Mayor Maloney. The note, signed and sent by express, pledges more flowers tomorrow as the city shares bereavement with Butte.
Public notice from Butte Aerie No 11 F C E states it will not be responsible for any contracts or bills made by any person connected with the World at Home Shows or claiming to act as representatives of the Aerie. Signed by Don B. King and W. P. Powers, Secretary.
Eight men were rescued from a mine bulkhead on the 2200 level after gas was detected on the 2000 level. James Moore shouted the warning and advised escape to the 2200 level while the exhausted group avoided the Granite Mountain shaft.
Philip Erakovich reports on missing Bratey Dulkhead after a fire. Men were sent to assess damage under Moore’s direction. A bulkhead creamcut 34 was built from water g s and timber with mud to seal holes and keep good air in while expelling bad air. After about 12 hours air improved but pipes appeared broken.
The report describes John Jacobson, a 28 year old single miner who lived in Butte, working in the mines for two years. Rescue teams retrieved men after a dark incident. Matthey and Lagykeiis were hospital, both expected to recover.
The Butte Chamber of Commerce deplores the recent catastrophe at the North Butte mine and extends sympathy to the bereaved. It stands ready to aid in any manner and appeals for applications for assistance to the secretary's office at the Independent Telephone Building, phone 56.
The special train carrying Elihu Root and American commissioners to Petrograd is due in the city tomorrow evening per reports from Petrograd dated June 11. The trip continues as part of the diplomatic mission to Russia during the period described.
June 11 report states a Jacksonville hotel replaced bellboys with female staff claiming the girls provide better satisfaction and greater reliability. The move draws attention to service role changes in local hospitality.
Brooklyn Eagle notes that Congress appropriated 809000 for aviation service in 1915 and more than 14000000 for the year ending June 30, 1917, reflecting bipartisan support for early U S air programs and military orders.
Proposals set up 419 airplanes and four training schools. The aviation force will include 1,800 enlisted men and 77 officers, organized into 77 squadrons for the regular army, plus 12 for the national guard and 10 for coast defense.
The Rev. Paul R. Hickok of Washington DC and the Rev. Ralph K. Hickok of Wells College New York are sons of a Presbyterian minister who was blinded by Civil War wounds. Their father Dr Francia M. Hickok recently died after graduating college despite blindness. Last October Syrians in the United States had given 81.1 to the Presbyterian board of foreign missions.
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