Red Scoundrels Cut Butte Revenue in 1914 Era
In 1914 Butte Montana saw a shift from rare labor disputes to red activities that disrupted mining district operations. Union hall destruction and jurisdictional conflicts reduced productive days by about a quarter, costing the Butte economy an estimated twenty thousand dollars daily in local revenues while Anaconda Copper Mining and related industries paid wages and purchases totaling hundreds of thousands daily.
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Butte
Red
United States
Erim
Northwest
Butte Miners’ Union Hall
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana
Catastrophe at Twin Bridges Snowslide Traps Cabin
Four killed and one injured when a snowslide buried a cabin at Twin Bridges. A grand jury probe into Melia's bootlegging activities is probable after the Dry Squad chief resigned yesterday. County Attorney Rotering cites Melia’s reversal last night with an officer handling thousands of gallons of whiskey and questions about sewer disposal.
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Melia
Rotering
John F. Melia
Butte
Larry Duggan
Standard
United States District Attorney’s Office
Prohibition Enforcement
Duggan
Peasants Revolt in Moscow Proclaims Martial Law
Paris dispatches say Moscow faces a serious crisis with martial law declared after peasant revolts in 11 provinces over wheat requisitions. Gen Alexis Brussiloff, former army commander, is reported jailed as part of the crackdown.
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Paris
Havas
Thesesingtfors
Moscow
Alexis Brussilloff
Four Die As Snowslide Hits Pete and Joe Mine
A snowslide at the Pete and Joe mine near Twin Bridges traps the sorting shed at 12:30 PM. Four men from Twin Bridges die: Orrin Stone Edward Glass Oscar Berger and Mike Miller. Ike Berger suffers severe head gash and serious burns. Johnny Pritchett escapes into an ore tunnel.
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Pete and Joe Mine
Twin Bridges
The
Standard
Pete and Joe
Orrin Stone
Edward Glass
Oscar Berger
Mike Miller
Ike Berger
Johnny Pritchett
Butte Faces Political Crisis Over Bolshevik Music Tariff
A fiery critique portrays Butte's finances as dependent on local ground revenues and condemns Dunn, Duggan, and their allies. The piece blames a "wobblies" movement for wage losses, empty homes, and missing children, arguing it endangers copper industry and state stability. It urges choosing B. K. Wheeler to lead against perceived terrorism and anti government agitation.
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Butte
America
Dunn
Duggan
B. K. Wheeler
United States
Lenine and
Trotzky
Russia
Justice Department Continues Drive Against Profiteers
Washington announced the department of justice will persist in its crackdown on profiteers despite the dissolution of the fair price organizations. Robert T. Scott, assistant to the attorney general, said the department forced down prices of numerous commodities and will pursue remaining targets.
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Washington
Detment of Justice
Robert T. Scott
Fair Price Committees
Scott
Harding Ends Campaign With Call for Honest Methods
Senator Harding urged voters to seek a calm sober verdict based on good faith and honest political methods. He spoke in Columbus at Memorial hall and at the station crowd reception after campaigning with Governor Cox. He defended the League of Nations debate as a Democratic ruse and claimed the GOP seeks nationwide trust free from sectional appeals.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harding
Cox
Nomi
Funeral plans for Lord Mayor MacSwiney unchanged
Cork reports no changes to plans for the late Lord Mayor Patrick MacSwiney funeral. The body will go to the cathedral at 11 with Bishop Colahan presiding at a 12 o'clock requiem mass and burial at 1 in the republican plot beside Thomas MacCurtain. More than 50,000 countrymen had viewed the body by tonight.
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Cork
Associated Press
MacSwiney
Cohalan
Thomas MacCurtain
1000 Barrel Well in Mosby Field
Lewistown reports a 1009 barrel well brought in at Mosby field and expanding in strength. Jointly owned by Elk Basin Midnorthern and Forbes Bros of Lewistown. The new producer is near the fifty six Petroleum's existing well.
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Lewistown
Mosby Field
Elk Basin, Midnorthern
Forbes Bros
Fifty-Six Petroleum
Campaign of 1920 Formally Ends in This Country
New York Oct 30 The presidential campaign of 1920 centered on the League of Nations closed tonight with leading figures from both major parties addressing audiences in the East and Midwest. Campaigns end as volunteers prepare for final efforts before Tuesday’s vote. Will Hays predicts a Republican victory with at least 386 electoral votes and a larger House majority.
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New York
Associated Press
League of Nations
East
Middle West
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
House
Train Wreck Kills Six and Injures Fifteen Near Yermo
Six are known dead and fifteen injured in the Pacific overland train No 102 wreck near Yermo California. The crash, attributed to spread rails, left conductor J J White in deep grief according to a Las Vegas dispatch to Walter H Comstock.
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Los Angeles
Yermo
Cal
Walter H. Comstock
Salt Lake
Las Vegas
Nev
J. J. White
Rambler Reaches Santiago After Adrift Crisis
The American steamer Rambler, reported helpless and adrift off the Cuban coast, reached Santiago. The mine sweeper Tanager was diverted to aid the steamer Lake Davaga near Guantanamo.
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Washington
Cuban
Santiago
Navy Department
Tanager
Guantanamo
Cox campaigns to end war pledge as soldiers fought
Governor Cox closed a campaign day in Chicago Gary Evanston and other cities urging voters to vote as soldiers fought to end the war. He framed the League of Nations as a pledge to veterans and world peace while blasting Senator Harding in a high tempo rally schedule ending in Dayton.
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Cox
Chicago
League of Nations
Toledo
Ohio
Gary
Ind
Evanston
Senator Harding
Dayton
Panek
Se Tor Harding
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