Wages and Strikers in Butte Strike Debate
A reader summary of the T. W. W. walkout in Butte portrays it as a covert Bolshevik inspired disruption rather than a real miners’ grievance. It alleges foreign funded sabotage aims to halt American industry, cites witness earnings, and argues miners’ wages under contract were sufficient while saboteurs demanded $7 a day.
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Butte
Soviet
Russia
Europe
I. W. W. Band
O'Rourke
Wen
Muckers
Butte Hill
American Industy
Americans Urged Not To Panic Over Bank Fears Abroad
George J. Whelan warns Americans against panic over European banking and gold reserves. He cites extensive travels in England France and Italy noting cheerful publics and cautious optimism among agriculture. Whelan says credits should extend without reserve and that panic could cost more than the crisis itself.
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United
Nena
George J. Whelan
Tere
United States
England
France
Italy
Taft Tours Northwest in Helena Visit Day
Former president William H Taft visits Helena during his Northwest tour to push League of Nations. He attends a lunch at the Unitarian church, tours the state capitol, and meets Governor Sam V Stewart. In Paris a dance set led by Mr and Mrs Pierpont Morgan entertains nightly at Claridges, described as the Morgan club with many New York members.
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Helena
William H. Taft
Northwest
League of Nations
Mr. Taft
Unitarian Church
State Capitol
Sam V. Stewart
McMuans
Phi Dane Paris
Pierpont Morgan
Claridges
Morgan Club
Rainy Day Patrols Report Northern Minnesota Fires
Heavy rains trigger weather checks as authorities in northern Minnesota thwart suspected arson tied to slashings. Police report arrests in connection with the circle of fires amid ongoing permit procedures and forest ranger activity.
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DU Lew Wens
Minnesota
Mann fluent in argument on passports
Friends of Ireland are aroused by fiery speeches from House Leader and former leader who discuss the conference report.
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Mann
Friends of Ireland
House
Right of asylum bill defeated in Congress
Universal Service report from Washington notes that the house overwhelmingly defeated immigration restriction legislation tied to the diplomacy and consular appropriation bill. The 192 to 96 vote rejected extending wartime passport rules and a universal passport requirement for all outbound travelers, seen as a blow to the Republican party and its foreign policy allies.
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Winder Harris
Universal Service
Washington
Senate
House
Whic
Ireland
Congress
Repubican
Mondell
Foreign Affairs ‘Committee
Friends of Ireland
Mann
Illinois
Herbert Crane to Face Charges in Infidelity Suit
A Chicago millionaire clubman Herbert Crane faces infidelity charges in a case brought by his Costa Rica separated wife. The judge ruled she cannot name the other woman, while Crane answered to the maintenance complaint. Mrs Crane was at the bedside of their baby at Colonial Hospital as proceedings continued.
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Aurora
Herbert ¥. Crane
Chicago
Costa Rica
Mazin
Cray
Rose by Another Name Smells Like Tobacco
In New York on May 18 a Balkan tobacco issue alters perfumery supply. A major drug chain head notes women’s taste for perfumes vs clean nests as tobacco use rises. The piece discusses tobacco consumption and shifts in crops while traveling from the Battle.
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Rose
New York
Balkan Peninsula
America
Europe
San Francisco Holds Line On 75-Cent Haircuts
May 15 report notes public indifference to the 75-cent price for haircuts. Leading establishments here announce they will maintain the 0-cent limit, countering a prior publication of a higher tariff.
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San Francisco
Teachers Bonus Denied By Board In 1918
The Silver Bow Teachers' association sought a $100 bonus for this year but the school board refused due to financial conditions. The board had granted a $300 annual increase starting next December, but denied a $300 request for the current year. Teachers had presented petitions from both high school and grade school faculties.
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Silver Bow Teachers’ Association
Paumn Ee
Sugar Exports To Europe Ban Urged By Riley
Riley chief of the flying squad executives telegraphed Washington urging an immediate export ban on sugar and authority to halt non essential industries. He cited that 40,000 pounds of sugar had been exported to Europe in the past four months and warned of acute shortages needing quick action.
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W York
Riley
Deuce
Flying Squadro
Washington
Europe
Covered Glove Blackmail Demands From Butte Railroad Worker
Letters signed The Covered Glove in red ink with skulls threaten Mike Malloy of Great Northern railroad at Butte. They order $180 left at Mutch and Young warehouse on Warren Street by 8 o clock tomorrow, warning not to attempt subterfuge.
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Mike Malloy
Great Northern Railroad
Butte
Malloy
Mutch & Young
War-ren Street
Mulloy
Great North
American duchess crowned queen of devastated regions
Paris May 1 The Duchess of Oporto known as the twenty million dollar widow seeks to collect war loot and title after the French front campaigns. A French writer calls her the undisputed queen of the devastated regions as she progresses from New York society to dynastic aims following her husband the aged duke's death in Italy.
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Paris
Oporto
New York
Haly
Louis XIV
Aisne
Kaiser
Workingmen to Return 70 Telephone 60
A new agreement between the union and the Montana Power Company mirrors a recent settlement. The accord covers compensation and working conditions, signaling a path to resumed operations and worker concessions.
His Swan Song ature of Vanquished Carranza
In a valedictory tone the defeated leader Carranza laments loss with mournful numbers and a grim farewell, shouting Adios to his aides as the regime collapses amid unrest and uncertainty.
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Carranza
Adios
Union Signs With Mountain States Telephone in Butte
The publicity committee of the Butte Workingmen's Union announced last night that the union has signed a nearly identical agreement with Mountain States Telephone as with Montana Power. Vacations are not provided for, and the strike against Montana Power has ended with workers returning to duty. The Water Company offers $9.00 a day for eight hours and provides vacations with pay, a point of contrast amid union talks. Carranza fled Mexico City on May 1d, pursuing a route toward the coast as federal forces closed in, with thousands of prisoners and a scattered pursuit across the mountains.
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Workingmen’s Union
Butte
Mountain States ‘Telephone Company
Montana Power Company
Power Company
Montana Power. Company
Butte Water Company
Associated Industries
Mexico City
Associated Press
Carranza
San Marcos
Corte de Perote
National Treasury
Mit
Gold County
Carranaa
Capeitas
Mouie
Mexico
CNY
Carere
Gonzales
Obregom
Gonsales
Carrana
Mexico at Make or Break Point in Modern History
May 18. John Bar former director of the Incan bureau says the present Mexican situation is the most critical period in modern history. He warns the outcome hinges on fuel and leadership, plus swift establishment of law and order to protect foreigners and investments. a successful revolution could make Mexico a powerful ally to the United States.
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New York
John Barformer
Incan Bureau
Mexico
United “States
Wheran ‘States
Ife
Preparing for War by the Invention of Breath Destruction
London May 18 secret experiments reveal bodily researches aimed at advancing weaponized destruction. The director notes confidence in ahead-of-time results and study of destroys, seeking to keep pace with rival groups.
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London
Colosimo Fortune Sparks Bid From Two Wives
Chicago May 18 A new twist in the Colosimo murder case centers on an estimated 350000 in wealth and hidden vaults. A key suggests a second vault rented under an alias only Colosimo knew about. A bank search will aim to locate the safe before court action Friday as Dale Winter arrives to contest the estate claiming the marriage was not legal after a late ceremony following his divorce.
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Chicago
Big Jim" Colosimo
The
Underworld
Colosimo
Dale Winter
Big Jin
Fron Ber
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