Prohibition Split Narrowed By Wilson Letter Threat
President Wilson urged a compromise to limit national prohibition to distilled spirits, seeking to delay food-control passage. He offered to let Congress authorize suspending manufacture of beer and wine if needed, while Anti-Saloon and Senate leaders negotiated to avoid delaying the bill. Prohibition factions shifted toward abstaining from blocking beer and wine provisions, aiming for final action.
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Wilson
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
Washington
National Prohibition Movement
Senate
Wilsen
James Cannon
National Anti-Saloon League
White House
House
Senate Agricultural Committee
Cannon
Martin
Ar 1
Wacinite
Prohibi Uno
Food Control Legislion
Rev
Objections by Dunn Seek Direct Talks With Power Company
Dunn demands direct talks with the power company aiming to resolve issues. If the meeting yields results, a virtual strike is planned for next Wednesday following federal government solicitation. A new union holds brief cesio.
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Ty International
Solicitatio
New Unio
Cesio
Freight rate rise denied amid wartime controls
A note from the Standard reports the public denial of a freight rate increase, alongside plans for a large plant at Great Falls and various Allied peace efforts. The piece ties prohibition enforcement to current policy and mentions legal actions in Butte and police court cases as part of local wartime reporting.
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Great Falls
Dunn
Arizona
Anaconda
F—Trail
Butte
Putte and Telegraphic
Developments Of Day In Butte Strike Talks
A conference set for this morning at the courthouse aims to end the electrical workers strike with Metal Trades Council and Montana Power company representatives under mediation. Federal mediator W H Rodgers leads negotiations with AFL and IBEW officials arriving by next week as unions press for a quick settlement while dissenters threaten disruption. Jim McBiride of the federal labor department is being sent to aid Rodgers after resolving a strike in Tooele Utah.
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Dunn
Real Workers
W. H. Rodgers
The
Metal Trades Council
International
American Federation of Labor
Electrical Workers
Montana Power Company
Ity
International Electrical Workers
Butte
Metal Mine Workers’ Union
Jim McBiride
Federal Department of Labor
Tooele
Utah
Rodgers
Conference on Butte Electrical Strike Fails Then Resumes
Chairman Dunn led a strike committee effort that halted a scheduled 10 o'clock meeting with Montana Power Company and employers' association representatives in Butte. Dunn blocked talks by objecting and later announced a new conference set for 10 o'clock today, citing reluctance to meet certain employers' members.
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Dunn
Electrical Workers’ Union
Employers’ Association
Montana Power Company
Butte
Electricians’ Union
Electrical Workers
Employers’ Committee
The
Montana
Greece breaks with central powers in war move
Athens reports on June 29 that the Greek government cut diplomatic relations with Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey as Premier Venizelos vows Greece stands beside democracy and works to mobilize and fuse her military forces while opposing Bulgarian advances in Eastern Macedonia. Washington notes Secretary Wilson says few Americans realize the nation is at war amid a boys working reserve conference.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Venizelog
Crown
Greece
Macedonia
Washington
Boys' Working Reserve
Wilsor
Labor Department
Anaconda to Build Rod and Wire Mill at Great Falls Plant
Ground broken soon for a 400 by 125 foot brick mill on the beach above the copper refinery north of the mill. Capacity 200000 pounds copper rods and 28000 pounds of copper wire daily on two shifts. about 60 workers. Investment over 500000 dollars. first Anaconda mill to use its copper product through the wire and rod output. Public works include zinc plant improvements and water reservoir expansion supporting the plant and Little Chicago.
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Boston & Montana
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Opera New Million
Frederick
Wood
New York
Tanner
Laist
Butte
The
Anaconda Company
Ana- Conda Company
Wade
Apany
Little Micago
Little Chicago
Smelter Hill
John D. Ryali
Lloyd George urges frugality to win final war
Premier David Lloyd George, made Freeman of Glasgow, urged the city to practice frugality and keep submarine warfare in check as Britain and the United States strive for final victory. He warned Germany seeks a lenient peace and noted Russia's upheavals have delayed but not defeated allied progress.
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Loyd George
Glasgow
America
David Lloyd George
St Andrew's Hall
Bec
Great Britain
Europe
Germany
Tos George
Belgium
Britain
Lloyd George
Thomas Dunlop
Russia
Bisbee Copper Strike Investigation Ordered by Governor
Gov Thomas Campbell requested a Labor Department conciliator to mediate between mine owners and striking copper miners at Bisbee Arizona. He also asked the War Department to detail an army officer to investigate conditions amid fears of bloodshed. Reports say a significant portion of workers remain at work in larger mines as pickets are removed.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas Campbell
Harry Wheeler
Cochise County
Warren District
United States Department of Labor
Bisbee
War Department
Weather forecast for Washington Montana edition
The forecast warns of cooler conditions on Saturday in the eastern area. Day and Sunday are expected to be cooler overall, with temperate weather prevailing in western portions.
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Montana
No Increase in Freight Rates Until October
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission refused railroads a 15 percent horizontal freight rate increase. After hearings the panel found no emergency justifying broad hikes, suspending most Southern tariffs while allowing limited adjustments in coal coke and iron ore. The decision notes Eastern carriers faced higher costs and considers potential future actions if railroad finances worsen.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Riers
McChord
Meyer
Service of Transportation
Ted
Plec
New York
Chicago
Ine
Dunn Is Given Life Term in Dunn Slaying Case
Frank J. Dunn, found guilty of hiring gunmen to kill his wife Alice McQuillan Dunn, was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor by Judge Hugo Hanitis in St. Paul. Dunn protested innocence as the jury deliberated over two hours. The case links Redenbaugh and Doyle to the plot, with Moore as go-between. McQuillan family absent at sentencing.
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St. Paul
Frank J. Dutt
Alice McQuillan Dunn
State
Hugo Hanitis
Dunn
Moore
Red- Snbaugh
Weriet
McQuillan
Stillwater
Alice Ma
Joseph Redenbaugh
Niery
Minneapolis
McQuillan Home
Redenbaugh
Johnny Doyle
Four Big Freight Ships Torpedoed and Sunk
Boston reports a London announced loss of four large British cargo steamers the Altonia Haverford Buffalo and Manistee. Storied cargo included grain to English ports while Haverford was en route from Hull to New York, others unconfirmed. Crew counts and exact fates remain unclear as censorship obscures numbers aboard.
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Altonia
Cunard Line
Haverford
American Line
Buffalo
Wilson
Manistee
Cunard
London
Vitoma
Afanistee
New York
Hull
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Mahip Citonia
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