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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1920
Page
1
Secret Service agents and Justice Department work tighten after a New York explosion. Chief Flynn obtains evidence showing radicals were behind the attack. Authorities warn repeat actions could occur in other cities, intensifying patrols and investigations nationwide.
New York on September 17 reports five radical circulars found in a Cedar Street mailbox tie the Wall Street explosion to anarchist fighters. Officials say a time bomb caused the carnage, with 35 dead and about 300 injured, as eight investigations run under Palmer Flynn and city authorities.
Federal officers reported evidence from yesterday's New York financial district blast points to an anarchist bomb. William Flynn led the inquiry in New York while Attorney General Palmer and Garvan joined to direct the investigation.
Secretary of Labor Wilson promised immediate consideration of miners claims and said he would meet with the United Mine Workers policy committee after receiving their telegram on September 13. The exchange followed in Hazleton Pennsylvania on September 17.
Striking workers at Genoa display red banners during a funeral, attempting to insult the U S Consulate and violate diplomatic protocol. The incident highlights tensions between workers and authorities in the port city.
At Genoa a group of workers tried to enter the U S consulate during a funeral for those shot in clashes with Italian police. Vice Consul Murphy barred entry and refused to lower the flag, with authorities in Rome reporting the incident and Italy expressing regret.
Mrs. Christensen of Whitefish Montana sought help at the police station for her niece Evelyn Calheen believed to have arrived from Switzerland. Captain O'Donnell located the seven year old at 121 South Arizona Street after visiting a second rooming house, reuniting them.
Helena Montana September 17 More than 1060 head of pure bred rams sold for over 25000 at the third annual ram sale by the Montana Purebred Sheep Breeders association. Prices ranged from 17 60 to 88 with the Montana experiment station at Bozeman setting a 76 record and the second prize ram at 85. The grand champion ram sold for 75 and the station’s 24 Rambouillet yearlings brought 75 25. Prominent buyers included Smith Brothers Sheep company and several named ranches and firms.
A balmy Friday at the Montana state fair drew a monster crowd from Great Falls and northern towns. The day showcased strong attendance, spirited events, and an impromptu aviation stunt with Miss Marie Mosher as a passenger, as the fair neared its close with high praise from attendees.
North Dakota Supreme Court halted intrastate fare increases effective Sept. 1 and ordered rebates on already collected sums. The ruling found no formal state railroad commission order approving the hikes though a secretary’s Aug. 26 directive cited a 35 percent freight and 20 percent passenger rise.
Amarillo Texas September 17 While being led through the courthouse lobby to the district courtroom by deputy sheriff L J Pierce 28 charged with a statutory offense was shot and instantly killed here late today J Gilbert father of the girl against whom Pierce is alleged to have committed the offense was placed in jail following the killing on a formal charge of murder
County clerk records show 650 new registrations yesterday as books closed for primaries. The total rises to 26919 with offices staying open until seven to accommodate crowds and last minute signups. The 28 thousand mark from two years ago looms as voters count shifts to the presidential race.
Captain Roald Amundsen and the polar ship Maud are wedged in ice floes about 20 miles off Cape Serge on the Siberian coast. Dr. James Condit reports the vessel in grave danger of being crushed and possibly abandoned, with Nome residents concerned as word arrived on the steamer Victoria. The Maud entered the Arctic from Bering Strait and East Cape, caught by late summer ice driven east by NW winds.
Chicago reports the Republican party launched a nationwide speaking campaign with about 5,000 speakers. Addresses emphasized the League of Nations, women's political role, and voter participation. Will Hays and Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton led a neon rally, with Hays denouncing the League and Harding supporting women's final say. Mrs. Medill McCormick heads to Minnesota for a week of campaigning for the Republican ticket.
In a city cleanup, Mayor Dale W. Hand and Police Chief Hendrickson led raids seizing opium morphine and cocaine valued at 5000 dollars and 17 cases of whiskey. Mrs William Hudson was arrested on the street with narcotics in a handbag. Whiskey hid behind a false partition at a local hotel.
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended the priority in waterborne coal shipments to New England that had been put into effect weeks earlier to ease a regional coal shortage.
From the convention stage in San Francisco Governor Cox of Ohio denounces Senator Harding as a reactionary pick. He contrasts Democratic and Republican aims and advocates League of Nations and progressivism while accusing Harding of corruption.
Richard Starr, longtime Butte express official for the American Railway Express Co, is appointed general agent of express traffic at Seattle by the Great Northern. Starr resigns his Butte post after a career rising from messenger in 1892 to Portland and Butte leadership roles. He will be succeeded in Butte by B A Benton, with G P Dayley supervising the territory until Benton arrives.
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