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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
7
The principal branch office of the Standard is at 119 North Main street, Butte. Telephones Business department 422 and editorial department 422. Advertising rates furnished on application.
Leys diamonds are described as meeting recipient expectations with instant admiration and lasting pleasure. Each gem undergoes strict selection tests, offering the finest cut color and brillance. A special solitaire selection is advertised at 830 each.
Local notes list Dillon resident G A Smith visiting Butte while a stream of guests and travelers from Helena Sheridan Missoula and Great Falls pass through. Several business visitors return to Bil lings and Seattle trips are underway. Stationery stores and Literary Digest promos draw local shoppers as residents plan trips or outings in the Big Hole country and Brainerd nurse Miss Faragher visits.
Conditions in Butte copper mines improved as Anaconda Copper Mining and other firms reported more workers returning and a 200 plus rise from the previous day. A meeting of metal mine workers at Finlander halted further production, denouncing I W W influence and opposing a separate union’s demands while Electrical Workers Union support grew. A federal investigation request was forwarded to Secretary Wilton, and union actions split miners, electricians, boilermakers, and blacksmiths over whom to back.
Frank Harris a hoisting engineer for Black Rock mine was severely injured about the head. His companions E W Nelson and S H Jones were less seriously hurt. The motorcar overturned between Rocker land Nissler as they were returning to Butte from a short automobile ride. Harris may have a fractured skull while Nelson suffered a fractured right arm and facial bruises.
Bert W Boyd, a butcher at the Feeley ranch, died yesterday from internal injuries after being thrown from a horse while breaking a green colt. Medical aid arrived but he succumbed to his injuries. The body was brought to Butte yesterday evening.
The North Butte inquest into the Granite Mountain Speculator disaster examined why a safety upgrade aimed at protecting workers inadvertently sparked the worst mine fire in history. General Manager Norman Braly testified that lowering the cable moved electrical gear away from the shaft to reduce fire risk, but the action precipitated the blaze while rescuers battled gas and smoke. Braly described rapid helmet- and safety-first responses from multiple mines, the swift spread of fire, and efforts to keep air flow while evacuating workers. Superintendent Frink offered that misinterpreting the origin of the fire and unsafe gas buildup from prior fires contributed to many deaths, noting extensive underground connections and bulkheads among several mines.
Witnesses describe gas on the 700 foot level and rescue attempts at Granite Mountain. Fire and venting efforts, air drafts, and cable mishaps feature in testimonies as investigators plan further inquest hours later. Names include Albert Wiggenstein and Edward L Decco among workers and witnesses.
During last night’s graduation exercises Superintendent Millikin announced two Red Cross gifts from high school groups. The Dramatic Art club donated 176 dollars and the graduating class 120 dollars. The clubs reported 176 dollars in the treasury from the last play and 120 dollars from the class entertainment. Applause followed the announcement.
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