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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
2
Witnesses from the I W W tell of the Butte mining strike, picket duties, and the shooting on Anaconda road. Testimony covers Manning Alley and the mob, with claims of aims to take over industries and slogans of slow production.
New Jersey results show Leonard Wood ahead of Johnson by 1 217 votes as 3 172 precincts reported. Lowden and Harding trailed, with Lowden at 36 341 and Harding 18 777. No Democratic presidential candidates appeared on the ballot.
Kalamazoo May 5 Michigan 30 delegates to the Republican national convention were pledged to support Senator Hiram W Johnson for president. A heated committee vote tested ironclad pledges with Johnson backers pressing for stronger indorsement against Wood supporters who carried eight congressional districts in the primary. Four delegates at large were chosen, two supporting Wood.
Milwaukee May 6. Mrs Clinton M Barr state vice chairman of Wisconsin women democrats warned that women will withhold votes if the party accepts light beer or wine planks at San Francisco. Delegates backed majority vote on resolutions.
Five carloads of sugar arrived in Butte under the last price list, risking a 30 percent higher cost to consumers after the allotments run out. Lutte retailers scrambled to secure stock as demand surged, with rationing likely to continue at two pounds per order. Wholesalers may seek further allotments if refiners set new prices, and stores reported scarce supplies, selling out or near gone.
Washington May 5 Republican members of the house are divided over the soldier bonus bill after a Friday caucus exposed the plan to raise a two billion dollar cost with a new tax. Opposition grows nationwide with protests from soldiers preferring no new taxes. Ways and Means committee has not yet scheduled a meeting to craft an alternate tax plan as divisions widen among supporters and skeptics.
The article notes growing unrest among players and the possible formation of a new union modeled after the old Players' Fraternity led by Dave Fultz. It cites past strikes, contract holdouts by stars like Ruth and Weaver, and demands for pay during training and early exhibition periods as motivation for union action.
A sugar shortage persists with prices at 20 cents for cane and 18 cents for beet sugar. Despite higher costs, many people scramble to secure more than stores will provide, triggering frantic purchase efforts.
May 5 Great Falls John Magnuson an early settler of Great Falls died in the Boston and Montana smelter dust chamber at 10 o clock He collapsed after entering the chamber wearing a gas mask and never recovered He was 56 and left a large family.
Advertises savings by buying direct from factories and ranchers in a mass market. Lists low prices for flour, hams, bacon, lard, oranges, eggs, butter, tea, coffee, and canned goods. Claims refund if flour not as good as promised. Indicates multiple market locations in Montana.
Cleveland catcher Steve O Neil predicts Babe Ruth will slam many home runs for the Yankees, with potential 40 plus and near a hundred team total. He says Ruth’s power could decide pennant fate, favoring the Indians to challenge New York down the stretch. O Neil notes pitchers will miss and Ruth will capitalize, shaping the season’s key race.
May 5 Big Timber Mrs Lauri Jean Reid director of the division of child welfare of the state board of health visited the city for a special council with Miss Weiber Red Cross public nurse and met city physicians the Red Cross executive board and high school students. She returns from the United States public health service and will supervise all public health nurses in the state.
Examinations for state teachers certificates will be held in county seats on June 3 4 and 5. All grades included. Miss May Trumper state superintendent of public instruction confirms the schedule.
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