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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
1
Field Marshal Wilson riled at his own home after a former chief of the Imperial Staff was shot down by two men who loitered nearby until he stepped out. The attack follows taunting phrases and references to mutilated bodies. Local reaction is one of shock and condemnation.
A horrific tale describes a massacre starting after a white flag was raised and miners surrendered. Attacks were carried out in groups with miners boasting they were members of a death party and calling for harsh treatment of scabs.
Twenty workers are missing after a riot at a morgue scene where 27 bodies lie. A miner reports seeing 15 bodies dumped into a pond with rocks tied to their necks.
Scotland Yard reports two young men as Wilson’s killers, James O'Brien and James Connolly, with Connolly found carrying a letter suggesting membership in the Irish Republican Army. Gen. Owen Duffy denies IR A involvement as authorities pursue the suspects near Eaton Palace.
Representative Woodruff of Michigan urged a congressional probe into the alien property custodian. He charged the custodian’s latest report understates the value of held properties by nearly a quarter billion dollars, prompting demands for investigation.
Union Pacific No. 7000, the world’s biggest passenger engine, arrived in Butte over the Oregon Short Line on its maiden voyage. Officials from Union Pacific and builders attended as the locomotive, designed with 60 ton weight on engine and tender and a 200 psi boiler, showcased its capabilities and a potential contract for 40 more.
Senate adopts conferees report setting army strength at twelve thousand officers and four thousand enlisted men for the coming year. The measure includes 37.5 million for Muscle Shoals power work and a six month ban on promotions below colonel, with colonels eligible for brigadier general if the House agrees. The bill totals about 271 million, about 17 million below its initial state projection. A board will rate officers for potential discharge or retirement.
A telegram from Taiho in Kiangsi reports mutinous troops of the Peking government threaten the Catholic Lazarist mission. The church school is burned, 600 converts seek refuge, and reports claim widespread slaughter and damage in the region. Foreign missionaries fear for their lives as gunboats hasten upriver.
The American Federation of Labor plans a labor defense council in Washington to defend unions against suits under recent Supreme Court rulings. Lawyers will be selected by federation officers to represent labor in court as the union drive for constitutional amendments continues.
Wounded miners describe a siege as 3,000 striking workers attacked the Lester strip mine near Herrin Illinois. Guards and imported workers fired on the besieged, who surrendered after the pumping station was blown. Claimants say no miners were hurt. guards suffered heavy losses.
Five months of tong warfare ended with permanent peace after the Bing Kong tong tried to open a branch in Billings Montana and the Hip Sings resisted. Police say armed conflict killed 27 tong men. San Francisco Chinatown and other Pacific coast Chinese communities were affected as peace talks at Chinese Peace Society headquarters concluded.
Forty four people including two union coal miners were killed in the Herrin mine disorders. Frank Farrington, president of the Illinois district UWA, cited an official union source and said he had not allowed the mine to operate under the strike policy. Reports say strikebreakers were disarmed and killed after surrender. Governor Small mobilized troops in Chicago amid public debate over the response. The inquest was set for the next day.
Gruesome death toll from the Herrin miners riot reported by the Associated Press shows 17 dead in Herrin morgue, 1 in Marion, and three in private homes, with more bodies believed hidden in the woods. Governor Small orders 1,000 state troops ready to be sent if needed while about 6,000 striking miners attack the Lester strip mine under guard by imported workers.
Misoula Montana June 22 Not ice 114 have so many forest fires been reported in district No 1 of the forest service It was announced at headquarters tonight About 50 fires have been reported in this district since June 1 according to the 10 day fire report just issued Twenty five fires have started within the last 10 days the report said
Herrin Illinois June 22 Sheriff Melvin Thaxton said to the Associated Press he did not see any need for troops to quell rioting and did not request state aid. Col Samuel Hunter noted he acted on initiative without adjutant general authority and held meetings with mine owner W J Lester, state attorney D L Duty, and Thaxton. Lester refused to close the mine.
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