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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
7
Eagles visitors join hands with hosts and enter the merry water town visit in capital city, celebrating hospitality and community ties with local residents.
A sprawling Helena gathering features a grand street carnival with confetti and a rotunda crowd. Delegates from Butte Havre Billings and Bozeman vie for state president and convention honors while early sessions appoint committees and discuss a possible state home.
Washington June 2 House leaders were said to have agreed to force a vote this session on Hobson's amendment to the constitution to nationwide prohibition. Many members protest immediate action due to effects on fall reelection campaigns. Also from Lieut Charles Joye. Yankton reports assurances of safety for all foreigners near Tuzpan.
Washington reports persistent sniping by American federals at Vera Cruz and rumors of constitutionalist advances toward Mexico City. The items heighten interest in the Mexican crisis as June progresses.
Saltillo reports that General Carranza appointed Gen Manuel Dieguez as governor and military chief of the state of Talisco. The action was announced on June 24 after discussions in Laredo, Texas.
In Helena axe incident and Zacatecas occupation news as Ville develops at Butte. Roosevelt returns, 6 Factorial storms fatal, Granville Stuart named by commission. Spokane divorce case and S Moyer returns to Butte. Episcopal convention and sheriff denial noted. Eyewitnesses report no proceedings. Horoscope and stock market roundups follow.
Helena dispatch reports Western Federation of Miners President Charles H. Moyer meeting with Governor Stewart and Senator Walsh to discuss the Butte unrest. Moyer faulted the Industrial Workers of the World for agitating, urged strong authority, and suggested no militia request was made yet, while noting conditions require clear leadership. He walked hours and traveled from Butte to Helena by auto, awaiting further guidance.
A historic Butte hall built in 1885 and rebuilt after a collapse was torn down by 225 pounds of dynamite. The two story brick building stood as the union's headquarters after stock was issued to miners. The wreck left little but a lone northeast corner and no confirmed victims, though rumors of a missing gunman persisted.
Telegrams between Governor Stewart and Mackie McDonald of the Butte Mine Workers reveal a clash over arbitration and peace efforts. McDonald asserts no assistance is needed, blaming Moyer and the men who fired, while Stewart offers aid.
After a series of blasts a Daly bank window and six on the second floor were shattered, with losses around 150 dollars. Anaconda hardware store windows on Main street were ruined, others on North Main suffered extensive damage. Tailors and a saloon endured major breakage, totals running into hundreds. A granite shard narrowly missed a worker, severing a telephone wire and injuring a clerk.
El Paso report states Zacatecas, a key central Mexican city, fell to General Villa after heavy fighting. Two Villa generals were wounded, with large prisoner and ammunition gains reported. Juarez celebrated as Villa’s forces claimed victory delivering a blow to federal positions.
Washington reports Zacatecas battle cited as pivotal in ending Huerta’s hold. Observers say his army is demoralized and constitutionalists gain leverage to dictate peace terms for a provisional government and future elections after Huerta.
After Tuesday night rioting in Helena, calm returned as saloons stayed closed and officials planned police protection. President Moyer indicated he would return to Butte if needed, while rumors of another dynamite threat to Miners' Union hall persisted and secessionists organized at 3 South Main Street with about 100 signers.
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