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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1921
Page
1
Reichstag sessions yield little progress as Cabinet heads and terms of reparations remain unsettled. Debates spark concern over future policy and governance in Germany, with no clear resolution emerging from the discussions in Berlin.
Berlin May 7 Reichstag leaders said no progress was made on solving the crisis after a day of party conferences and cabinet talks about the allies reparations ultimatum. The German People’s Party and the Democrats opposed any new cabinet accepting the ultimatum.
The Associated Press reports a strike in Glasgow by dock workers on May 7 as tensions rise over vessel supply and coalim resources. Non union labor and police protection complicate operations at the port amid the Kalimba steamer dispute and planned voyage to America.
Bozeman May 7 report details the deaths of Leonard McCartney and his wife within a day of birth of their twins. Mrs McCartney died shortly after childbirth. Later the husband was found hanged in a barn at the ranch, believed to be grief driven. An inquest at Bozeman concluded the double tragedy with a funeral anticipated.
Edward Sisson, former president of Montana State University Missoula, resigns to take the philosophy chair at Reed College in Portland. He previously served as Idaho's commissioner of education and headed Reed’s education protection unit, with duties starting in September.
Montana farmers favor pooling the 1921 wheat crop after a capitol meeting led by state agriculture commissioner Chester C. Davis. J R Howard of Chicago and other national leaders explained the United States Grain Growers plan to organize a $100 million selling pool while Montana growers discuss a state council of agriculture on Monday.
Dublin May 7 Sir Hamar Greenwood chief secretary for Ireland hailed a meeting between Sir James Craig and Eamonn De Valera as the most hopeful sign for peace in 150 years and urged settlement through home rule after elections. Police ambush in Westmeath leaves Sergeant Murray dead and a constable wounded. near Cappaghwhit, Tipplerary, an IRA patrol kills a sergeant and civilian prisoner.
Mrs An nette Abbott Adams of San Francisco, longtime liquor opinions writer for the department of justice, has tendered her resignation effective June 1. She was the department's only female assistant, appointed from the Pacific coast to resume legal practice. Police parade opened in New York with thefts. A 47,000 dollar motor and 23,000 dollars worth of woolen goods from Rhode Island were reported stolen.
The interstate commerce commission authorized the Butte Anaconda & Pacific Railway to raise passenger and excess baggage rates to match other lines. The Butte to Anaconda fare becomes 97 cents with 90 cents base plus 7 cents war tax, effective likely May 15 or 20 after technical clarifications. The agency said the change aligns with tariffs on other roads.
In secret Senate committee testimony debating David H. Blair of Winston-Salem North Carolina for internal revenue commissioner the panel delayed a decision and scheduled another meeting for Thursday Charges included alleged North Carolina primary law violations and federal tax refund claims by Blair relatives as counter evidence was offered by Blair and North Carolina Republican J M Moorehead Also War Dept to auction 5 6 million pounds of wool in Boston around May 20 with possible further sales if price is satisfactory to reduce Army holdings
Mrs Frederick RR Levee of Los Angeles killed her husband in downtown New Orleans as he spoke with her during a divorce dispute. The shooting occurred minutes before noon in a busy area witnessed by hundreds. She surrendered to police and offered no statement. The case ties in with alleged business troubles and prior divorce filings.
Spokane court records show Mrs Anna L Corbin and chauffeur Louis L Lilge arraigned on first degree arson. Corbin reportedly confessed to conspiring to burn the residence of the late B C Corbin to collect a 42000 insurance payout. bonds set at 5000 for Corbin and 10000 for Lilge. both held in jail.
In Thermopolis Wyoming on May 1 two men were killed and three injured, one seriously, when a bunkhouse at the Ohio Oil company plant in Grass Creek was wrecked. Burt Lampitt, 50, was arrested nearby and charged with murder as details unfold.
Chicago May 7 Railroad representatives urged a wage cut for nearly 100 carriers before the labor board arguing that costs of living had declined and wages in outside industries had fallen. They argued for restraint and warned that the living wage theory risks state socialist overtones.
In Washington May 1 a faded extract recalls Uncle Joe C. one moment taunting time and meetings. The fragment notes him at an appropriations committee, a pocket stash, and a borrowed stogie during a tense scene.
In Silesia on May 7 German Reichswehr officers took control of Kreuzberg district as 2000 rifles were issued and guards posted. Polish forces, estimated at 5000 with machine guns, camped before Rosenberg amid tense talk of attacks. Entente leaders warned Rosenberg would be defended by Poles or held by Germans, while Poles began withdrawing from some areas. French officials report Poles evacuating Rybnik region and show signs of retreat across the industrial zone as German authorities anticipate smoother outcomes within days.
Soviet Russia aims to open commerce with the world amid doubts on timing. Dr Kondish says manufacturing nations may curb buying, while Russia pushes ahead with shipments from Novorossisk valued at 400000 dollars and a 3 million dollar contract with French firms for merchandise to Novorossiysk. Oil pipeline work resumes between Baku and Batum as exports begin.
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