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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
1
Allied forces land in Constantinople facing Turkish resistance. Shots exchange as a few people are killed. Warships stand by with decks cleared, signaling readiness for action while the city experiences a tense nightfall and a fragile calm beyond the clash.
The Allied forces under Gen. Sir George Milne seized control of Constantinople after clashes at the war office. British dreadnought Benbow anchored in the Bosporus as forces from Britain France Italy and Indian contingents secured ministries posts telegraphs and lines. The move aims to stabilize security while the Sultan’s authority is not to be destroyed.
A lone highwayman robbed the cash register of about 25 dollars at 782 East Park Street Butte after forcing proprietor Muskovich to raise his hands and ordering customer Rodgers to face the wall. He tore the wall telephone from its mount and fled. Rodgers alerted police from his home at 812 East Broadway. Police obtained a description of the suspect.
At a special meeting of the state board of examiners the completion of a unit of the engineering shop at Montana State College in Bozeman was authorized. The board will advertise for bids for the construction of this building, which will cost about 00.
In Helena on March 11 Rev Dr Charles M Donaldson was elected president of Montana Wesleyan College He has chaired the executive committee of the institution for several years and previously held pastorates across the state The vote reflects steady leadership for the college amid ongoing reforms and growth.
The American government has pressed Bolivia to maintain regional peace after anti-Peruvian demonstrations at La Paz. Washington states Peru has sought U S mediation to prevent hostilities.
In Centralia Washington on March 17 motions for a new trial for seven alleged I W W members convicted of second degree murder in the Warren C. Grimm death tied to the Armistice Day tragedy will be urged in court on Monday with requests for immediate sentencing of the prisoners.
Close to 10 000 residents of Irish nativity or sympathy joined a massive parade and mass meeting in Butte to support Ireland's freedom. Rev M J Hannan led the march from the federal building with St Mary's parish in colors. The event featured a large parade, banners for Irish freedom, and a mass meeting urging U.S. recognition of the Irish Republic.
In a royal decree dated March 16 the Netherlands designate former Emperor William of Germany to reside within the province of Utrecht, with the exact locality to be fixed later by the government. The decree accompanies the note to allied premiers about the ex-monarch.
A long list of names associated with the day’s success is printed, including committee members and dignitaries from Knights of Columbus and Hibernia groups. The roster features individuals such as Anthony Sullivan, Dan Lynch, John Sullivan, J J McCarthy, and Fr Harrington, among many others.
March 17 report from New York describes a St Patrick's Day parade in which 25 000 marchers at St Patrick's cathedral carried green white and yellow flags to honor Eamonn De Valera head of the unrecognized government. The procession included 1 000 race representatives and the 69th Infantry, with Stars and Stripes led by the Fighting Irish. In Paris Marshal Koch returned from Mayence with General Wesmand to meet Premier Millerand.
News item reports Kapp's retirement shrouded by Bolshevist danger. It notes mystery remains over the resignation and the tense standoff with General von Luettwitz, Berlin's military dictator. Bloodshed is feared as the outcome remains uncertain.
The self styled chancellor Wolfgang Kapp fled Berlin by automobile at 6 pm as barricades rose in northern areas. The general railway strike had been declared a success and suspended. A provisional administration led by Major von Luettwitz took over amid confusion about the true power balance.
An official probe into drug related activity reveals a claim that morphine was forced upon a woman while intoxicated. Two men, William and Frank Tenhott, colored, are under arrest after a sequence of incidents described as a large investigation. Eight others remain in county custody awaiting bond hearings as investigations continue.
Washington law notes that income and excess profits taxes cannot be cut before year end 1922. Secretary Houston outlines a Mat tax plan with staged reductions of 20, 60, and 15 percent over three years while noting immediate government losses from stock dividends ruling and expected refunds of about 85 million dollars from 1918 and 70 million from 1919 taxes.
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