Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-10

The Anaconda Standard, one of the
Oldest daily newspapers in Montana,
in statement announced its suspen
sion, due to walkout of all except
three printers over wage dispute.
Six men were killed by an explosion
in Boyle mine No. 8 at Jacksonville,
five miles west of Clinton, Ind. Three
others were seriously injured. officers
of the company were among the killed.
The state of Missouri will take over
and operate the strip coal mines Of
Barton county. Governor Gardner an
nounced at jefferson City after an all
day conference with operators.
The river packet c. C. Bowyer hit
a submerged stump and sank in the
Cumberland river off Vicksburg, Tenn.
The crew made shore safely.
The ST. Louis Republic, which, UNI
der various names, has been pub
lished for Ill years, has published its
last Issue. the plant having been pur-
chased by the Globe-Democrat.
The alleged l. W. w. who have con-
Quoted a hunger strike in the Tacoma
(Wash.) jail since last Wednesday at
noon, declared the strike off and ate
ravenously of their noon meal.
The furnishing of bunker coal for
foreign flag steamships will be discon-
tinued at all United States ports, 1t
was announced by the Tidewater Coal
exchange at New York.
"Bill' Carlisle, the train bandit, is
lying in hospital at Douglas, Wyo..
with bullet through his right lung
and three armed guards standing over
his cot. Carlisle was wounded by
Sheriff A. S. Roach of Wheatland after
he had been surrounded in the cabin
Of Frank Williams.
Churches, schools, theaters and pub
lie buildings were given a reprieve by
the Chicago fuel committee in an or
der closing nonessential plants and
placing the city on rigid wartime
coal ration.
A constitutional amendment provid-
Ing for a referendum on national pro-
hibition was proposed in a resolution
introduced in the house at Washing
ton by Representative O'Connell
Democrat, Of New York.
In the face of blizzard that ordi-
narily would have brought halt TO
work in the strip pit mines the volun-
teer coal diggers Of Kansas leaped
into the pits at Pittsburg, Kan, and
began turning out fuel
The American Wooden company of
Boston announced an advance in
wages in all its mills. The increase
became effective Monday. The amount
was not stated The company has 40
mills in several states.
Justice Farmer of the Supreme court
of Springfield, H., granted a writ of
supersedeas releasing Charles B. Mum
day, convicted in wrecking the La
Sale Street Trust and Savings bank
of Chicago, on $4,000 bond until the
state court decides whether it will re-
view the evidence N the case.
Forty thousand packinghouse work
ers in Chicago and $4,000 in other
cities were disappointed when Fed
eral Judge Samuel AlschuIer granted
only IA per cent increase in wages
instead of the 20 to 80 per cent they
demanded.
Death by burning at the stake Is the
punishment Francisco Villa has sworn
for all connected with the capture,
trial and execution Of General Angeles,
according to word reaching Ell Paso.
Tex.
Governors and attorneys general of
seven states, after a seven-hour con-
ference on the coal strike at Chicago.
sent a long telegram to Washington.
urging drastic regulations for the con-
servation Of fuel
The house Of the North Dakota leg
lslature at Bismarck assembled in ex-
traordinary session, voting to ratify
the federal woman's suffrage amend
ment, 102 to 6. The senate already
had voted for ratification.
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