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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
1
Sherrod Smith pitched a superb three hitter for Brooklyn as Cleveland squeezed a run across on an error. O Neill and Speaker each had a hit for the Indians, while Smith dominated the game in ideal weather, delivering the decisive 2 to 1 victory in the third pennant game.
Brooklyn victory over Cleveland 2 to 1 at Ebbets Field tightens the series to 2-1 in favor of Brooklyn. Smith pitched a strong game for the Robins with 109 pitches, while O Neill and Speaker delivered key hits. The crowd followed the action as the teams head to Cleveland to resume Saturday’s play.
Five men died and more than twenty were hurt when a blast ripped the forward section of the British tanker G. R. Crowe at a Brooklyn repair yard. Investigators say gases from an empty tank ignited by a blow torch likely caused the explosion.
Congressman Frederick W. Dailinger released correspondence with Secretary Baker protesting the parole of Lieut. Frank H. Smith known as Hard Boiled Smith. Smith was found guilty of cruelties to soldiers at French prison camps. He argues Baker’s parole shows a distorted sense of justice.
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer announced a temporary stop to whiskey withdrawals from bonded warehouses in New York City and parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He said the move aimed to curb illicit liquor sales and had reduced outstanding whiskey stocks. The loan would stay in place for a while longer, with Chicago asked to consider a similar order.
The 1910 to 1920 census shows 105,683,108 people in the continental U S, a 14.9 percent rise from 1910. Officials note preliminary figures may adjust slightly and exclude outlying possessions and military abroad.
Fire endangers over 100 families as blaze destroys the Wisconsin Pail and Basket company plant in Two Rivers Wisconsin causing an estimated loss of 200000 dollars.
Phlomer confesses to killing Denton in a home, claiming he and another strangled the victim, buried the body in the cellar, and robbed the house of valuables. The statement ties an accomplice to the crime and outlines the alleged method and location.
Joseph Rodriguez in custody on an abduction charge after a priested confession. Police say the statement claims Rodriguez and Lou Heller strangled mining promoter J. C. Denton in his LA home with others aware of the crime and a later burial in a cellar.
Democrats in Helena gather for a statewide meeting tomorrow where Senator Henry L. Myers will lead a movement to oppose the state ticket endorsed by the nonpartisan league and labor groups. A full state organization is planned with Myers as principal speaker and backing the national ticket. More than 20 counties are already enlisted.
Charles Kelly of Butte has been chosen as athletic manager of Georgetown University's freshman football team. The Georgetown post marks a rare honor for a first year student, following his prior success handling finances for Butte high athletic exhibitions.
In a district court filing Charles Lawlor asks to annul his nearly nine year marriage to Francesco Nawlor after learning Nawlor's first husband is alive. Lawlor and Nawlor, Californians, married in Oakland and lived together eight years. A San Francisco earthquake note figures into the tale as Nawlor believed her former husband perished. No children were born.
In Feakle East Clare a large armed party attacked police barracks. Constable William Stanley was killed and Sergeant Doherty wounded. A patrol near Pomeroy saw another constable shot. ten officers escaped unharmed. A Londonderry youth John Clifford died after being shot. Arthur Griffith denied Sinn Fein division and called for impartial inquiry.
Washington officials said treasury payments to railroads under guaranty provisions of the transportation act will be held until final accounting of losses during the guarantee period. About 600 million dollars are involved, with around 130 million already paid to carriers.
Assistant Secretary Vogelsang told delegates at a water power league conference that the Rocky Mountain and far western states will gain as new water power laws, irrigation, and resource use grow. He noted 70 percent of the nation's water power resources lie in the West and predicted industry would shift westward due to high eastern fuel costs and shipping limits.
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