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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1920
Page
1
Street car service in Butte ended at midnight due to a workers strike while mines operated as usual under Anaconda Mines General Manager Willie. A jitney service assists workers living far away, with a full complement expected and no impending shortage.
Twenty six alleged members of the communist labor party face trial before Judge seat Hebel on conspiracy to overthrow the government by force. Thirty nine indicted, some fled to Mexico and Europe. One, John Reed, a magazine writer and Bolshevist envoy to the U.S., is jailed in Abo Finland. The case ties to broader criminal syndicalism indictments. Street car strike disrupts service as Workingmen's union members operate open cars while brake repairs lag.
Emma Goldman in Moscow writes of harsh Russian conditions and longing for family. She says she and Alexander Berkman are together but not content, adds language barriers and limited activity, mentions Stanislavsky theater, and that Justice agents confiscated the letter sent from Moscow via London dated March 9.
Polish cavalry reached Kiev on Saturday with the city evacuated by Bolsheviks. Infantry pressed forward and cavalry kept contact, with plans for western entry by horsemen. Light early firing occurred as troops appeared, then evacuation accelerated.
Seven organizers for iron and steel workers were arrested in Pittsburg after attempting an open air meeting under the joint auspices of the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Committee of Iron and Steel Workers. Speakers included W. M. Fink of Brookwood College Katonah New York. They were charged with violating a city ordinance for holding a meeting without a permit. Seven spectators were also arrested for obstructing traffic.
In Dalton Minnesota an eastbound Great Northern passenger train struck a car, killing driver Guy Rustad and passenger Myrtle Foshaug instantly. Two others, Peter Nelson and Agnes Hammer, were injured and taken to Ashby Hospital, with recovery reported possible. the car was hurled 30 feet and reduced to bits. All four victims were residents of Dalton.
Funeral services were conducted in New York for Mrs. Samuel Gompers wife of AFL president. President and Mrs Wilson cabinet members and other officials sent flowers. Burial followed at Washington Cemetery Brooklyn with Rabbi Stephen Wise delivering the eulogy.
Helena reports three automobile parties stranded in Priest Pass on the crest of the great divide. Two from Los Angeles and one from Seattle, including two women and a child, are forced to spend tonight in deep snow. Rescue efforts failed as highway crews also became stuck. a Helena party plans to depart at dawn. Names of the marooned tourists are not learned.
Reports from Eagle Pass Texas say Piedras Negras the Mexican garrison town opposite Eagle Pass remained quiet tonight but the populace showed signs of expectancy Rumors spread that revolutionary forces might arrive tomorrow
Eight people died and 38 injured when two electric trains on the Southern Pacific Westside line collided head on eight miles south of Portland Oregon. Officials cited disregard of orders by the Portland bound crew. Victims include Mrs A Crooks Frederick Peebler Silas K Willett and others. Involved trains were inbound Hillsboro local and outbound Corvallis passenger with crews instructed to meet at Bertha.
Policeman Andrew Brady of the Butte force resigns after being cleared of murder in the Sylvester Prenatt case. Mayor W T Stodden accepted the resignation 15 days after trial concluded, citing Brady’s wish and completion of the acquittal. Brady’s 10 day suspension followed allegations of info passed to accomplices, but no charges were filed.
Portland, Ore May 9 The Bluebeard Watson held in Los Angeles for multiple wife murders is believed to have lived in Portland as Palmer C Storm Jim Devine says he knew Storm in 1914 15 and that Storm worked as an elevator operator at the Tithe and Trust building for months before being discharged for attitude toward women Storm reportedly married a wife in the East and then another woman in Portland
Republican leaders arrived in Chicago for the Republican National Committee gathering to appoint a temporary chairman for the June convention and finalize arrangements. Delegates from Washington Georgia Alabama and North Carolina will include women representatives at the meeting.
Gen Francisco Murguia Carranza commander at Mexico City evacuated the capital as revolutionary forces gained full control and carried out a massacre of political prisoners at Santiago military prison. Fifteen Mexican generals were among the victims, shocking the city.
El Paso dispatch reports General Obregon's forces fully occupy Mexico City following an official announcement from Juarez stating the revolutionists have complete control of the capital.
General Reynaldo Garza commander of federal forces in the Nuevo Laredo district becomes a refugee on American soil after his troops lose to revolutionists. He fled with his son in a car, crossed the Rio Grande five miles west of Nuevo Laredo, his vehicle riddled with bullets, and took refuge at the Mexican consulate in Laredo Texas.
Calveston Texas reports about 500 armed federal troops join rebels near Vera Cruz. Washington confirms occupation of Mexico City by rebels on May 7 with no disturbance to foreigners. Four destroyers sail from Key West to Tampico, with two more to follow after minor repairs.
President Wilson calls the Democratic Party to campaign firmly in favor of the Versailles Treaty and against Senate reservations. In a telegram to Oregon leaders released from the White House he says the party bears the nation’s honor. Continued on page ?, column 5.
Great Britain has nearly half of world ship construction on hand, led by 3,394,000 tons under construction versus 2,573,000 in the United States as of April 1. Italy, Holland, France, Japan, and Canada show smaller but notable increases, with Britain accelerating postwar rebuilding and introducing internal combustion engines into new ships.
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