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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1915
Page
1
Secretary of State goes to New York to confer on Mexico affairs with officials. The visit aims to discuss diplomatic channels and policy coordination between Washington and Mexican authorities.
In Washington a New York conference looms as Secretary Lansing and Secretary McAdoo plan talks on Mexico. Carranza signals recognition openness while Villa negotiations spark cautious US optimism. The Pan American mood shifts to financing any new government and provisional leadership, with discussions to resume next week.
War developments dominate the page with mentions of Mexican affairs and opposition to ornamental trees in Butte. W J Corbett wounded by a shot at Butte. rebuilding and civic notices, sports, ads, and social notes fill the rest.
A group of property owners opposed the ornamental street lighting project and formed a tax payers league to challenge the district plan. They debated costs, protested a shortened filing window, and heard from Montana Power Company representative A Von Dachenhausen about ownership, rates, and the city’s payment share under a proposed three year lighting contract.
Abraham Ruef, once powerful in San Francisco politics, has completed four years and five months of a five year sentence for offering a bribe to a supervisor. He seeks parole and requests to bar entry to San Francisco County for 90 days. Hearing set Aug 21 at San Quentin. board calendars about 165 cases. Ruef’s father Meyer Ruef died last year. his mother is ill.
Washington reports Solon Menos Haitien minister urged firm assurances that sovereignty would not be permanently impaired by U S occupation as Parliament prepares to elect an executive with candidates Cauvin and possibly Dortiguenave. Boston says Governor Walsh will seek Democratic renomination for a third term alongside Deltrick who tours the state.
Paris reports from Rome state the Italian submarine Nereide sank after a clash with an Austrian sub near Pelagosa island in the Adriatic Sea.
A Amsterdam bericht from Herlin reports German Foreign Secretary Gottlieb von Jagow likely to resign, blamed on health and two blunders. One cited failure to consult about Austro United States shipments of munitions. attribution to Alfred Zimmermann as possible successor. No other source confirms the rumor.
Newport R I Aug 7 The Atlantic fleet to be tested again in a coastal protection exercise. Admiral Fletcher said naval War college officers are mapping out another war game after Narragansett bay practice. The exercise aims to defend the coast from Eastport Maine to Hatteras using lessons from last June’s mimic raid.
Washington reports F Rose of Montana has resigned from his post as a foreign trade adviser in the state department. Appointed by Secretary Bryan, Rose was a close personal friend of the secretary. The resignation ends his official duties in the department.
William J. Corbett superintendent at an industrial school in Butte was wounded at midnight while walking with cousin Miss Marguerite McNulty of Ogden at the Butte station platform. Watchman Michael O Bricki admits firing after Corbett fired, none of the involved parties know who fired first. Corbett says he had no weapon and was not targeted by anyone he knows, while O Bricki is charged with fault with intent to kill. Police continue the investigation as two calibers were found among bullets used.
Oakland California reports the national conference on race betterment where De. C F Ballard cites Romeo and Juliet as examples of love transcending eugenics while Prof Irving Fisher of Yale argues that defective people should not marry. George Wharton James cites health rules from Indians and Fletcherizing.
From Berlin and Petrograd comes word that after Warsaw evacuation Russian forces linger near the capital, delaying German attempts to cross the Vistula. German reports say Russians hold Praga and the Vistula front, while Riga’s assault subsides as Germans shift toward Riga flank action. In Munich crowds hail victory as Bavarians offer prayers for German arms.
London reports Sweden’s hostile posture toward Russia and allies has grown, with mobilized forces in the north and war contingencies discussed. The Times analysis notes neutrality remains the public stance, despite rumors of Swedish factional aims and Finland recovery efforts amid tense eastern European alignments.
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