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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1922
Page
1
Former senator A J Beveridge is nominated as the Republican standard bearer in Indiana Senate race. The contested nomination comes as Walkerville figures clash with Headon at the Curve on North Excelsior Street.
Former Senator Albert J Beveridge conceded the Republican Senate nomination in Indiana after a strong statewide showing. Senator Harry S New, seeking renomination, praised Beveridge while acknowledging a decisive win for Beveridge with about 90 percent of the Republican vote from 3,137 of 3,382 precincts. Democratic totals were incomplete pending further returns.
A fractured OCR text suggests France may force payment after May amid talk of mobilization and reparations tied to historical events. The piece mentions May dates, a figure named France, and possible payments slated for late May.
Dail Eireann passes motion ordering opposing factions to cease firings immediately as the Irish crisis intensifies. De Valera directs government action amid escalating violence and political tension in Erin.
Dublin May 3 The Dail adjourned to Friday after Ammon de Valera moved to urge a truce between rival republican factions. A peace commission was chosen to arrange an armistice while a five from each side committee investigates feasibility. The move follows splits in the army and seeks broad support for new elections and a national government.
About 1,200 workers at Barber Asphalt and American Smelting and Refining halted operations after wage and hour disputes. Barber roofing workers sought time and a half for overtime and double time on Sundays. Smelting plant employees demanded pay raised from 30 to 40–48 cents per hour. employers refused within an hour, prompting the walkout and picketing.
Genoa May 3 The Soviet plenipotentiaries are not delighted with the powers plan for reconstructing Russia. The memorandum to be presented to Moscow did not mention recognizing the Soviet government nor propose government loans, dismaying communist leaders. The document was rushed to Santa Margherita and delivered to M. Rakovsky in pajamas. France’s stand on Belgium was unclear while Poincare and Bar were expected to shape broader talks. The conference aims to launch far reaching European finance reforms, with private credits favored over governmental loans.
In Butte, two score teachers were dropped from the staff last Friday and Saturday, receiving formal dismissal notices. The board cites economy while Superintendent Douglass notes many positions must be filled before next fall. Loss endangers Butte High’s accreditation with the Northwest Conference if not remedied.
In Los Angeles date May 3 a promise by W S Coburn grand goblin of the Pacific domain of the Ku Klux Klan that all in the recent Inglewood raid would surrender today went unfulfilled. Paul Barksdale De Orr, counsel for several participants, said mass surrenders might come Friday. Blake E Shambeau resigned from the Klan and asked transmission to Coburn. he testified at the inquest that Klansmen aided in the raid organized at a meeting where he and others took an oath as members.
Ston May 3 The First State Bank of Livingston, once a stalwart financial institution in the city, reorganizes under new leadership as business conditions worsen and prices fall. Continued on pageComme.
Henry B. Stewart, who won a March judgment for 304,840,832,912,665.37 against George Jones, has begun attachment proceedings. Sheriff George W. Lyle located 26.08 in a local bank, after commission and expenses 19.60 remains to apply on the note. The judgment stems from a promissory note for 100 signed over 20 years ago with 10 percent interest compounded monthly until paid.
Circus 17 at Park Street near Twentheth runs May 4 to 13 with afternoon shows, carnival and dancing. The event, staged by Bagdad Temple Mystical Shrine, aims to raise funds to send its band and patrol to San Francisco for a forthcoming trip.
The Bagdad Shriners present an indoor Circus at Odeon and Twentieth Century halls with a grand pageant of monsters floats clowns bands and noise makers. The parade starts tonight at 7 o'clock as downtown streets are expected to be crowded with eager crowds seeking riotous fun and joy.
Eugene Meyer, head of the War Finance Corporation, told the House Banking and Currency Committee that current six and nine month loans for wheat and cotton fail to meet marketing needs. He urged term financing and argued that American banking concepts must adapt from European ideas to support farmers and industrial demand.
A judge ruled receipts admissible in the Conley case involving a dispute over 15000 dollars of property the state contends was diverted to personal use.
Heated Helena session centers on receipts for prison supplies totaling about 15000 dollars. State and defense clash over authenticity as John C. Lyndes reads slips and committees prepare bulk introduction. The dispute grows tense with accusations of theft and personal remarks as the judge weighs admissibility.
The Associated Press reports in Waukegan on May 3 that the jury to try Gov Len Small for conspiracy to embezzle state funds will be completed tomorrow, likely before noon. The state has exhausted most of its peremptory challenges as the defense maintains resistance to the lineup amid repeated replacements.
Former county auditor and longtime Employees Street Car Company figure Prendergast is listed among 15 most serious cases in a regional notice. The report notes his past role and public concerns surrounding his tenure.
Northbound motorman Prendergast failed to wait for the southbound car at the Lexington switch causing a head on collision on a curve. Seven people injured, one amputated portion of right foot, others treated and sent home.
District judge Mark L. Bosarth postponed the arraignment of B. Robertson Smett and others in connection with Stiltsbanc failures to the opening of the June term. Attorneys for the defendants moved to disqualify the judge, and the motion was acted upon after the ruling.
May 3 report from Peking says Wu Pei Fu's troops arrive near Machang to command Chang front as reinforcements pour in. Heavy bombardment drains ammunition while machine guns and rifles fight along the Hun river. A Shandong governor message claims 20,000 Manchurian soldiers have landed by sea.
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