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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1923
Page
1
In Tegucigalpa on May 1, Mara Phillips the American inmate known as the California hammer murderess attempted escape with help from 16 year old students. Fifteen youths were arrested. The case drew broad public interest as Honduras awaits American detectives and extradition papers.
In Baltimore the four men Evelyn King John Davis and Harry Talbotte and a girl completed a 167 hour dance at the Fourth regiment armory then quit at 7 tonight claiming a new record The dancers began last Tuesday night with 25 couples and eyed 200 hours but halted when the hall was booked Later the manager said rules were followed and the record was genuine.
Dr Gustave Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach and three directors face trial for disorders linked to March events. Authorities announce formal charges and court proceedings to address the disturbances.
In Essen the French imprison Dr Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach and three Krupp directors over the March 31 Krupp plant riot. They face charges under decrees 22 and General Degoutte, with possible penalties up to life imprisonment and death, plus hefty fines. The case, led by Colonel Peyronel, proceeds at Verden May 4.
Observers in the Ruhr marked May Day with a quiet observance, reports sent to Essen indicate no major incidents or disruptions. Continued on Page 2.
Minnesota honored Knute Nelson United States senator for 28 years as his body arrived in St Paul. The bronze casket rode on a caisson to the capitol for state rites. A special train would take the senator to Alexandria for private services and a public funeral the next afternoon.
In a Chicago courtroom, a mother and her foster mother clashed over 12 year old Alice Beatrice Nuttall as Judge Joseph R. David and Judge Claire Edwards weighed competing claims. Ada Morris testified of years of search and adoption records surfaced, while the court indicated a ruling would come the next day.
In Constantinople on May 1 the French charge d affaires warned the Turkish nationalist government in Angora against concentrating troops on the Syrian frontier. France said it would take precautionary measures and reinforce French troops in Syria if needed, as Near East peace talks continued in Lausanne.
Chicago reported a quiet May Day with crowds at a Eugene V. Debs speech theater and New York saw 7000 union members press for a $1 day wage increase. International Falls anticipated a mill workers strike settlement, Denver carpenters protested over wage increases, Salt Lake City miners strike failed to materialize, and coastal lumber and marine workers faced May Day in a state of preparedness amid IWW activity.
Seven thousand building trades union members in New York celebrated May Day by winning a one dollar daily wage rise as bonuses rather than integrated into contracts. Masons helpers and International Building and Hod Carriers unions struck, later accepting the bonus terms. Marble workers also gained daily bonuses, while Ward Baking employees protested open shop policies and the local T W W Seamen's union strike continued.
Rioting near Paris communist district brought police into action after a peaceful day. Scores of persons were possibly mortally wounded along with one policeman as May Day ended with disorder, prompting continuation on page 2.
Boston May 11 Rivers in Northern New England rose or fell as towns along Maine valleys counted flood losses in the millions. Central, Eastern and Northern Maine faced property damage running into at least four million dollars, excluding railroad losses. Business and industry along Maine rivers remained at a standstill with tens of thousands unemployed.
The Chamber of Commerce endorsed the Montana street Holmes avenue highway project and a subscription drive. A joint committee from Chamber Kiwanis and Rotary will coordinate fund subscriptions, meeting today at the Chamber to select a coordinating panel.
Ottawa report states Mrs Florence Lassandra was denied mercy by the cabinet and will be hanged at Fort Saskatchewan for killing Constable Law son last September. Her accomplice, Emilio Picarrillo, will also be executed.
Helena May 1 The Joint Stock Land Bank cannot meet a large New York bond coupon surge and the Banking Corporation of Montana owner will not reopen tomorrow. A committee will analyze assets with the state superintendent to aid orderly liquidation or plan a reopening. The bank began in 1915 as Montana Loan and Investment, later Banking Corporation of Montana. George L Ramse y, now in New York, organized it. Ramse y resigned last spring. Current officers are George W Casteel president O A Tweed cashier H Mead assistant cashier James Casteel treasurer.
Daugherty declares the case must reach a conclusion to end universal strikes. Government officials pursue the RAL Junction lawsuit as a pivotal effort to restore normal operations and settle labor tensions.
Attorney General Daugherty had said injunctions must end to curb nationwide strikes. Chicago leaders withdrew defense 24 hours before a hearing on a permanent injunction, stating their broad contentions were upheld. Jewell letter explains the strike’s legal status and the Baltimore agreement settlement.
Spokane's intermediate credit bank, an adjunct of the federal land bank, opened today with a capital of $1,000,000. Like 11 others nationwide, it aims to provide easier credit to farmers. Loans go to farmers through cooperative credit associations, with Northwest wheat groups expected to use the bank.
A mob of about 590 nonmembers disrupted a service at the Pillar of Fire temple, assaulting Holy Rollers and injuring several. Two church defenders, Elvis Horner and Lawrence Winter, were arrested for assault and battery as police restored order after stones, chairs, and sticks flew.
Dublin May 1 Tomorrow's Dail Eireann agenda contains no reference to Eamonn de Valera's peace proposals with only finance and unemployment bills listed. Debate on the proposal is seen as inevitable, likely raised by labor and independence members on the adjournment motion. Government has not received the communication in any authorized form and knowledge comes from newspaper prints.
London editor Wrathaus expresses sharp disapproval of the Supreme Court ruling barring liquor on foreign ships in U S waters. The commentary denounces the decision as restrictive and likely damaging to international maritime commerce.
London editorials condemn the US Supreme Court ruling barring the transport of intoxicating liquor by both American and foreign vessels within three miles of American shores. The Star likens the decision to Soviet Russia and argues it arrogantly imposes municipal law on foreign ships, calling it a breach of international law and an affront to foreign vessels and their national jurisdictions.
At least 40 people were injured when a Manhattan bridge street car ran away on a grade toward the Brooklyn end. The 79 passenger car jumped the track, collided with vehicles, hit a trolley pole, and shattered glass as police halted traffic and crews cleared live wires.
The first intercollegiate oratorical contest in Butte will be held next Friday night in the high school auditorium. Speakers from six Montana institutions will compete under the Montana State School of Mines. Participants include Montana State University Missoula, Montana State College Bozeman, Mount St Charles Helena, Billings Polytechnic Institute, Montana Wesleyan Helena, and Montana School of Mines Butte. The event marks the second annual contest of the Montana State Intercollegiate Oratorical Association, with strong hopes for a more competitive 1923 meeting. Grover Johnson Missoula will speak on Applied Christianity. Arthur Bergstrom Bozeman will present The Way to Industrial Peace. (Continued on Page 4)
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