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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1922
Page
1
Spectacular raid on New York City Hall Postoffice planned for today. Irish factions do not report peace efforts. Dail meets and adjourns without being informed on points of divergence. Much bitterness in debate.
The Aspetated Press from Dublin reports a violent scene as murders in the north are described with bodies piled in a heap and a firebrand applied to half the village. Meanwhile in Dublin the Dail discusses nominations between Collins and de Valera and coalition prospects with little formal progress noted.
Action of Sheet and Tube Company likely to block proposed consolidation of independent steel firms. The withdrawal signals a possible shift in plans for a regional steel industry merger affecting Youngstown area and related companies.
The Associated Press reports Youngstown Sheet and Tube withdraws from a seven company steel merger, leaving five. Lackawanna Steel had already exited after agreeing to be bought by Bethlehem Steel. Counsel Thomas J. Chadbourne notes ongoing conference among the remaining five to assess possible consolidation.
The Sunday Standard previews a major Knights of Columbus gathering in Butte with exemplification ceremonies and top national officers present. Also highlighted are Montana stories on wartime heroism by Mary Alward of Bozeman, early West exploration etches, and Margot Asquith’s US lecture tour impact.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a notice involving a bank in Montana with an address 940 Butts and a form SupER Bow. The readable bits imply a public or legal notice linked to a bank in ButtsMont area, but essential names, dates, or clear actions are missing.
Interstate commerce examiner Pattison led hearings in Judge Jackson's courtroom with witnesses from coal firms and chamber of commerce chapters across Montana. Testimony included rate tables from ten coal lots and railroad averages, showing Montana carload rates over various miles and years as a detailed technical examination begins.
Los Angeles May 19 The jury trying Arthur C Burch for the murder of J Belton Kennedy was locked up for the night after deliberating since five oclock after a previous trial ended in a hung verdict. Eight men and four women sat through the period with final arguments conducted by Paul W Schenck and Asa Keyes before Judge Sidney Reeve instructed the jury.
Washington May 19 The Agriculture Department said spring lamb production in Montana Wyoming Washington Oregon Idaho and Nevada would total about 70 percent of normal. The Western shortage is blamed on drought and a dearth of feed with large speculators and feeders already contracted for roughly half the lamb crop in Idaho Oregon and Washington.
San Francisco arrested Frank J. Smythe, a four man swindler, linked to a nation wide ring of bogus checks forged to appear official. The case began with checks drawn on Montana clerks Carroll and Drincoll, then spread across Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, and Washington before Pinkerton and bank officials halted further losses. The Montana trial concerned the Beach case, with jurors deliberating long after cross examinations and witness disputes, including a key identification dispute over Beach.
A mob dragged Pullen Owens from Miller county jail, hanged him from a rope, and burned the body after he allegedly shot RC Choate. Owens fled in a stolen car, attempted drowning, was captured, and the mob tried to hoist the corpse to poles before burning it. Choate died after surgery.
Two men died in a liquid oxygen explosion at Harvard's Jefferson Physical Laboratory. Dunder Kinsley and William Connell, both tied to Harvard research, were killed instantly as a tank exploded in the basement. Dunbar, a Newton Falls assistant, and six other students were injured. Connell was in an adjoining room when the blast occurred.
A.P. report from Regina dated May 19 states six children were found in a straw-covered hole under brush, on the verge of starvation. The youngest is 10 months old and the eldest is about five years. The mother faces neglect charges.
Samuel C Rice named principal of Anaconda High School after the Board of Trustees approved the appointment. A salary increase for teachers will apply in the coming year, reflecting district wage adjustments and ongoing program support. The action confirms leadership change and financial commitments for faculty.
Registered mail from Wall Street district exposes object of band, declares inspector who uncovers scheme and leads to seven arrests.
Samuel D. Rice elected principal of Anaconda High School for next year. Board approves salary of 3000 dollars with a new schedule raising grades teachers by 75 dollars and high school staff by 85 dollars annually next September. Also notes 80000 available to run district schools until next November and potential deficit.
Miles City May 19 Tom Davis of Butte led the opening of a free days celebration of Navy Week. A monster parade with about 1009 boys preceded singing and speaking at Riverside Park. A barbecue and activities followed at the camp grounds. A home talent show and church events wrap up the city observance.
Aboard Genoa May 19. As delegates prepare to depart for home the reaction centers on Genoa’s achievements. Officials of smaller states may leave disappointed over unresolved issues while the conference is credited with starting better understandings among European nations including Russia and even France, despite near crises.
Butte outlines plans for a grand hotel to cost about half a million, with a minimum site size of 120 by 100 feet. A committee of 10, formed by Silver Bow business leaders, seeks offers from owners willing to sell at agreed proportions of purchase price in exchange for hotel securities. Financing and site data are being gathered, with architectural plans still under discussion. The project aims to position Butte as a shopping center and attract visitors as a community pride project.
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