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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
10
Relief officials report about 400 dead with hundreds more unaccounted beneath ruins. Thousands injured, hospitals overwhelmed as improvised tents shelter survivors in Spezia and surrounding cities. Survivors describe a terrifying shock and choking dust as rescue efforts continue amid widespread destruction.
Montreal September 8 owners of horses slated to run at the fall meeting of the Montreal Jockey Club say they will not file entries until purses are raised. The stance reflects a push for higher prize money ahead of the event.
Testimony shows Bucking staffers pressed for large state quotas and a national tally of three million dollars. Dudley Blossom cited Cleveland pledges and a $400000 quota, while Atlanta figures were linked to Georgia. Blair denied knowledge of disbursement plans as hours of questioning continued.
Senator Reed admonished the witness for prompting while Blair denied knowledge of prompting. Blair argued the $1,000 contribution limit was the sole reason to disapprove form 101 and described fund drive warnings as a campaign expedient. Kenyon noted Cleveland work mirrored form 101 and Blair’s associates linked to Y M C A and war funds campaigns.
Senator Reed grills Blair over campaign fundraising figures from December 1918 to June 1920 and June to September 1920, noting cash pledges of 1.7 million and 1.2 million. Blair defends methods avoiding corporate pledges and explains salaries and regional directors in Chicago New York Illinois Wisconsin and more as part of the drive.
Preliminary steps toward consolidating Seattle and King County were taken when Mayor Hugh M Caldwell named Corporation Counsel Walter I Meier and Vivian Carkeek of the Seattle Real Estate association to draft a bill for the 1921 legislature. They will pick a third aide to assist in drafting the bill.
Washington data shows Escanaba Michigan with 13,103 decrease 91 or 0.7 percent while Peekskill New York reports 15,868 increase 623 or 4.1 percent reflecting shifts in county or city figures.
Epoca of Rome quoted by Stefani News agency dispatch reports about 300 people killed in Tuesday's earthquake in London? The headline notes a Rome quake toll of around three hundred with agency confirmation.
The Anaconda Metal Trades Council adopted resolutions praising Mayor J. B. MacCavitt for sending a telegram to Lloyd George protesting the imprisonment of Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork. It denounces critics within Anaconda and pledges support for Irish freedom, reflecting labor sentiment and loyalty to civic leadership.
A Montana hotel meeting boosted plans for the Oct 1 opening of the Anaconda hard surface highway. A major film company may cover the event with a camera crew. Over 1,000 programs were prepared for statewide mailing as committees reconvene to avoid repetition and finalize plans.
A government statement states Premier Lloyd George would accept Sinn Fein guarantees that Cork jail murders stop. No personal pledge from Lord Mayor MacSwiney is required. If given, MacSwiney and hunger strikers would be released and held as hostages if killings resume.
In London on September 8, Premier Lloyd George refused former Sheriff Barney of Cork’s urgent plea to free 11 hunger strikers. He said the inmates were arrested during or for murders against police or soldiers, or implicated in such attacks. He argued they threaten trial and have worsened their physical state, making a lawful trial impossible.
Rome reports the pope interceded for Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney of Cork, imprisoned in Brixton, London. The Giornale d Italia comments the mayor may be canonized in centuries, likening English praise then to Joan of Arc’s apotheosis.
A recent meeting of Ana conda women voters outlined full participation in the upcoming election. A committee led by Miss Rose Bresnahan will register all women Tuesday and Wednesday as special registration days. Jessie Blackstone was elected president, with Mrs Frederick Laist chairing the child welfare department, urging support for education for the feeble minded and deaf, dumb and blind.
The Baptist women's auxiliary aid department will meet in church parlors this afternoon at 8. A program is planned and business of importance will be transacted. Sunday school pupils meet Saturday afternoon at the church and go to Washoe park for the annual picnic at 2. Teamsters are asked to attend tonight. F. J. Early, recording secretary.
Turkish nationalist bands resist French forces in Urfa Aintab and Adana as efforts to destroy the Baghdad railway continue. The French hold the cities with difficulty while four workers from the American Commission for Relief in the Near East remain in Aintab.
The inaugural transcontinental aerial mail leg ended in Iowa City as Rudolph G. Page landed after departing Mineola at 6:30 AM with stops in Bellefonte Cleveland and Maywood. He refueled in Cleveland and changed aircraft near Chicago, delaying Omaha overnight due to darkness. The journey resumes at 5:30 AM for Omaha, aiming for Salt Lake City tomorrow night.
Coach Hollis Huntington debuted as Anaconda high school football coach amid about 30 applicants for the team. Only six from last season remain while several recruits show promise. His unique approach centers on a broken back field with plays formed from shifting positions and a quarterback set behind the back field to direct the action.
The Anaconda delegation led by Mayor McCavitt Clerk Davidson and Alderman Kell will attend the Montana Municipal League meeting in Great Falls. They aim to obtain legislative authority for city prosecutions of bootlegging and gambling with fines as revenue, and seek a 1 mill health enforcement tax.
Elizabeth Muster files for divorce from Anthony Muster citing extreme cruelty and threats to kill. Married in Anaconda on March 6, 1916, they have a 38-year-old son and an infant daughter. She seeks custody of the children, $70 monthly alimony, $125 attorney fees, and a restraining order to prevent molestation or disposal of furniture valued at $200.
Peking reports General Kalmikoff, once Semenov’s aide, leader of anti soviet forces in Siberia, felled by Chinese soldiers in a rice field near Yilachi station Manchuria after firing on guards and attempting to escape, dispatches received today.
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