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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1920
Page
5
The county attorney announced an extensive investigation into Melia amid a published expose. He noted Melia had not resigned and that the probe will consider facts from the revelation, while backing Melia against critics of the dry squad.
Brief items from Butte include renting pianos from Orton Bros and travel to Boulder hot springs for rheumatic relief. Mrs Bancroft R Gore and three children depart for New York to join husband. Hazel Southcombe to marry Everett A Shewe in early November in Salt Lake City.
James A. Flaherty supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus urges all members to pray for the repose of Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney who died after a long hunger strike in Brixton prison London. He calls MacSwiney a noble martyr and says the Knights stand for Ireland’s freedom.
Governor Coolidge republican candidate for vice president urged Americans to back the party Tuesday for upholding American ideals. He spoke at Tremont Temple with Lieut. Gov. Cox and Senator Lodge, whose eight minute demonstration ended at his request.
Washington Oct 30 Formal negotiations on recognizing Mexico’s new government are expected to begin after the elections. Robert V Pesquiera, the Mexican confidential agent in the United States, will seek an audience with State Department officials. Administration circles say recognition hinges on Mexico’s actions, noting Carranza decrees have not yet been rescinded.
The war department announced a plan allowing more than 100 qualified soldiers to lay aside their uniforms and enroll as students in colleges within the next year. The program aims to given soldiers an opportunity to pursue higher education after their service.
Thirteen teen Japanese, accused by federal officials of serving as agents in a ring that slipped Japanese nationals into the United States in violation of immigration laws have been arrested in recent days and are held at the U S immigration detention station in Seattle.
International News Service reports rumors of heavy smuggling across the Texas border with alleged collusion by Mexican army officers at border posts near Laredo Eagle Pass and El Paso. Claims implicate German anti American propaganda efforts and a wide network including textiles firearms ammunition groceries chewing gum narcotics toothpicks and toilet articles with possible railroad employee involvement.
Survivors recount six men seated around a stove in a sorting shed when a snow slide collapsed the cabin. Four bodies removed. one injured man Ike Berger survived guarded by the stove as rescue efforts began. Mine owned by B. G. Paige of Twin Bridges, in Snow Slide canyon at about 9,000 feet.
D B Bennett a well known traveling salesman for the Western Wholesale company died suddenly at his Dillon home from heart disease. He had recent health issues after scarlet fever but had resumed work. Survived by wife and child, funeral plans pending guidance from distant relatives.
Washington dispatch reports the liner Imperator's sailing from England today postponed due to coal shortage. The American liner's sailing is uncertain as strike actions sharply curtail shipping, according to Consul General Skinner in London.
A rally at the Republicans' North Main Street headquarters featured a slate of speakers including Senator CC R Leonard J M Evans Sr W L Parmilee and Charles La Fleur. They discussed voter duty nonpartisan platforms and workingman concerns with La Fleur opposing the nonpartisan labor league platform. The campaign plans a final rally at the Empress theater Monday night with a ladies' night remark.
Washington Oct 30 Only one bid for the Hog Island shipyard arrived from the Bartle Brothers Steel corporation of New York totaling 4 000 400 dollars. Shipping board chairman Benson announced the offer would be rejected.
Joseph A. Leonard of Spokane aged 21, married to Mabel Dickson Thursday night, jailed in Seattle on charge of deserting Company B of the Marine Corps on September 26.
FE L Rice, an airplane inventor from the Pacific coast, sues Secretary Baker and Postmaster General Burleson in district supreme court for 102.05 million dollars. He alleges orders to buy airplanes containing his invention were pigeonholed by named officers and he lost substantial profits.
Japan plans about 129 submarines by 1927 as its eight battleship and eight battle cruiser program reaches completion. Currently Mitsubishi yard builds five subs, Kawasaki yard three, and 19 submarines are under construction across naval yards.
Reports from Puebla indicate rising unease as the Industrial Workers of the World expands in the city. Unrest among workers and a police strike are linked to the agitation spread by the IWW presence and activities.
A Nashville columnist warns that spending money to burn is cheaper than coal, arguing high energy prices justify unconventional heat choices and criticizing policy limits in a pointed moral note.
Mose Christensen longtime head of the Oregon Dancing Masters' Association and former president of the National Dancing Masters' Association died in Portland last night. He directed the national association sponsored normal school in New York for the past three summers and originated several modern dances. His former home was Boise Idaho.
Washington reports plans to open trade with Soviet Russia using the Copenhagen clearing house to secure payments to American exporters. An official summary describes Denmark's machinery for world trade with Russia and the role of the clearing system.
The president and Mrs. Wilson voted at the White House and mailed ballots to Princeton New Jersey. Nine other White House ballots were sent to New Jersey including Secretary Tumulty Dr Stockton Anson and Charles Swein. It marked the first ballots for Mrs Wilson and Mrs Tumulty as women gained the vote under the nineteenth amendment.
The Lithuanian government is rapidly evacuating Kovno and moving railway material to Shavli and other northern points as General Zeugouski’s insurgent force breaks through near Vilkovir, about 45 miles northeast of Kovno. The offensive continues along the front with efforts to encircle Kovno.
Roy Taylor asks divorce from wife Glays as he accuses her of leaving him twelve times since their wedding three and a half years ago. He testified she drank a bottle of horse liniment when he objected to her conduct last January.
The article notes that shirts began to be worn broadly in western Europe during the eighth century, marking a shift in dress norms. This change reflected evolving fashion and social practices across early medieval societies.
Joseph Alexander a stock raiser from Fort Smith Arkansas reported he escaped early today from a country farmhouse where he had been held prisoner since last Monday. He said his captors tortured him and forced him to sign a 25000 dollar check at a Fort Smith bank.
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