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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1921
Page
1
Carpenters withdraw from a section of the AFL largest union of builders to Stillina. Suspension of the Carpenters from department does not affect its affiliation with the governing body.
A plan was discussed to pool funds through private channels to provide necessary credit relief. In a passenger coach incident convicts escaped by transferring Oregon boots from their feet to their captors.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners is suspended from the building trades department but remains affiliated with the AFL. The move follows a dispute over the jurisdiction board’s decisions. Hutcheson led a walkout, claiming the board is not representative, and halted per capita payments.
Weather warnings lift fears as Colorado River and Gunnison River flood risks grow along lowland banks. Farms inundated, river levels rise after earlier high marks. Two earthquake shocks reported in Mentette with no damage observed.
A chaotic dispatch reports Landis taking an important post amid disputes over a lockout and labor terms. The piece cites federal actions, mounting construction delays since May, and a looming deadline as unions and managers resume talks by Tuesday.
New York June 11 United States shipping board freighter steamship Calvert was reported arriving in the Gulf of Mexico by wireless message. The Calvert gave position 75 miles south of South Pass, San Antonio, carrying a crew of 60 men and left Tampa on June for Galveston.
Roy A Haynes of Hillsboro Ohio assumed the duties as national prohibition commissioner succeeding John Kramer of Mansfield. Kramer, in his farewell, urged Congress to grant authority to limit whiskey prescriptions and regulate manufacture and importation. Haynes named James E Jones of Youngstown as assistant commissioner, noting Jones’ long connection with the department of agriculture since 1883.
Portland June 11 posses directed by federal county and railroad officers hunted Roy Gardner and Norris H Pyron two convicts who escaped from a train at Castle Rock Washington during transfer to McNeil Island penitentiary They jumped from the moving train and seized weapons and about 220 in cash Gardner already holds two sentences of years for mail robberies in California Pyron was being transported from Oregon to serve a term for prior crimes while the manhunt extended through rough country east and south of Castle Rock with reports of two guns taken from guards and a revolver used in an earlier hold up
Wallace Idaho June 11 James F Callahan wealthy mining operator in Coeur d'Alene Taaho district is in serious condition after a stroke at his home last night He cannot speak or recognize friends and his right side is paralyzed
In Belfast on June 11 a melee left one person shot and possibly fatally wounded while several citizens were wounded and taken to hospitals. The chaotic incident disrupted street scenes as crowds clashed and police moved to restore order.
Salt Lake City reports a massive blaze at Utah Oil Refining Company rapid engulfing a tank holding 1,800,000 gallons of gasoline distillate. Firemen were overwhelmed by heat. John J. Bernard says losses are insured at eighty percent.
Butte newsboys eligible for loans up to 1000 dollars for college or trade school training. The auxiliary of the Butte Newsboys club approved the fund to aid boys who sold newspapers on the streets. With active Newsboys work ended, other groups now share youth support duties, leaving the fund to be used for educational purposes. The article notes the fund origins, previous clubhouse goals, and future use as discussed at a meeting with president J R Wharton.
Mrs. Dave Evans won the women’s bowling championship in Butte, topping the singles with 443 and taking the all events title at 1270. She led the team’s scores but did not play on the five-player event winning squad amid a list of finalists and figures from the weeklong championship.
Daniel Wampler of near Heela Brown County was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his wife on May 17. He struck her with a two by four, dumped the body in a manure spreader and hid it under dirt while continuing farm work. Jealousy over divorce and remarriage to his stepdaughter Bertha motivated the crime. He will be moved to the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls the next day.
In a decisive clash over historic lands, Greek and Turkish forces intensify military actions. A youth aged 15 centers attention amid escalating exchanges, signaling a broader confrontation for regional supremacy. The conflict highlights strategic stakes and ongoing tensions in the area.
On June 11 Allied forces swell in Constantinople as British ships arrive from Malta and the Franco British fleet joins Armenian and Turkish positions. The scene hints at a looming battle for Asia Minor with Angora led Turkish nationalists and Greek forces near a potential peace move brokered by France despite Mustapha Kemal’s Turkish leadership.
Chicago officials state a married woman must leave her teaching post as the Lake Forest school board voted to discharge three teachers who were married and two more to be let go by June end, reflecting policy on wives in the classroom.
Washington June 11 After a bitter partisan fight the house took up today the Porter resolution terminating the state of war between the United States and the central powers and will pose it on Monday as a substitute for the Knox measure repealing the declaration of war. Havana Cuba June 11 Thirty seven deaths from bubonic plague occurred in Tampico during May according to health officials aboard the tanker Albert E. Wart.
Rear Admiral ordered the vessel to return home at once and stated he will not alter the original sailing date set for Wednesday, insisting plans remain unchanged despite requests.
Rear Admiral Sims was ordered home from London by Secretary Denby after reports of his speech attacking Sinn Fein sympathizers in the United States. Denby said he received no reply to inquiries about press quotes and revoked the remainder of Sims leave, though the admiral plans to sail June 15 on the Oleme Dic, with no immediate plans to alter that date.
June dispatch from Helena reports Montana's state army will conduct maneuvers this summer. General Charles Shrmtan outlines an infantry company exercise, with coastal maneuvers to test readiness in the field and training at Shiney area.
A arraignment occurred Tuesday with Defore probate Sigge of June 11 at 11 am as Ay, charged with murdering Edward Meyer, husband of Thurth. She pleaded ma e fully and a preliminary examination is set for Monday in Sasket, according to the Associated Press report.
A seven year old boy kidnapped on May 24 and held for ransom was found dead in the Hudson off Piermont, New York. Giuseppe Varotta was identified by his father. a ransom letter had demanded $500 and threatened death if not paid. Five men were arrested after a police and private detective investigation.
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