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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1919
Page
1
Premier Nitti declares Italy eager for a Yankees trade and closer relations with the United States. He says the country is ripe for exploitation by business and stresses economic opportunity in the bilateral path.
Italian premier Francisco Nitti outlines Italy’s war aims and calls for closer economic and democratic cooperation with the United States. He emphasizes shared ideals, unity of purpose, and a steadfast commitment to rebuilding postwar Europe, noting Italy’s sacrifices and the potential for bilateral partnership.
Steve Maslich, wanted for murder in Salt Lake, traveled to Butte where he was captured by Captain O'Donnell. Salt Lake police relay details of the crime, including robbing Marko Larisa of 1200 in gold and a brutal sequence of garroting, stabbing, and throat slashing before the body was dragged into brush. Maslich will be returned to Salt Lake to answer the charge.
An Austrian national is charged with murdering a fellow countryman for money. The suspect was arrested in Salt Lake City and is to be returned to face charges in Butte. The case involves a reported motive of financial gain and follows an investigation by local authorities.
Helena Aug. 10 Republican senators held a lengthy conference to resolve a bill adding two Supreme Court members. They proposed letting the governor name the appointees while the legislature lists the names in the bill to satisfy tenure and election timing concerns. Governor Stewart maintains he should name the judges himself.
Report describes rich American heiresses married to German, Austrian, and Hungarian nobles living on the brink of poverty in Switzerland. Names cited include the former Gladys Vanderbilt as Countess Szechenyi and Anita Stewart as Princess Hraganza, with others awaiting aid while their fortunes are held by alien property custodians.
Helena August reports a surge in political activity after new primary amendments. Republicans debate Attorney General Ford whether to run for governor, noting his claims of inability and fatigue, his wife’s opposition, and Townley league influence. Several leaders fear a Ford bid, while some believe a strong conservative slate could beat him in a straight primary.
Helena August 10. The stalemate over adding two supreme court justices remains unresolved as Governor Stewart and House leaders insist on their positions. A conference committee remains divided, with adjournment likely if no agreement by tomorrow. Thirty-two house and thirty-five senate bills have been handled, with severalHouse bills amended and returned for concurrence as lawmakers plan to end the special session.
MISSOULA Aug 10 Eight new fires were reported in the Selway forest in Idaho caused by lightning. Reports from other forests were meager but officials regard the overall situation as serious as dry weather rekindles old fires in Montana notably the Lolo forest. Col H B Graves chief forester arrived in Missoula to survey the fire conditions.
Attorney General Palmer ordered state food administrators to form county fair price committees to inspect retail prices of essentials and publish fair price lists if charges exceed what is deemed just. He cited limited legal tools and urged public sentiment to discipline profiteering, recalling wartime service and calls for renewed sacrifice.
Helena Aug 10 The Montana assembly in special session debates death relief primary amendment and two additional state supreme court judges. A prompt adjournment hinges on the house ceding to the senate governor conflict and removing two judges from the bill. If resolved, quick settlement and votes on $5 000 000 land relief bonds and a November special election may occur.
A telegram to Alfred Atkinson, president of Montana State College, requests revival of the federal food administration to aid the fight against profiteering. A. Mitchell Palmer urges fair price committees be formed in counties, and Atkinson may assume wartime duties without pay. The message notes Atkinson is traveling in the southwest on college business.
Four armed students stormed Budapest storming officials left there and then attacked Jews. Jewish and non Jewish students clashed near the university amid unease as Pravda warns no communist government could rule in Czechoslovakia.
Hiram Shaver narrowly survived a neck wound from a pistol misfire while fishing at Delmo dam in Jefferson county. The bullet breached major neck arteries but was staunched with primitive first aid before doctors arrived, as Shaver urged his friend Moriarity to stop the bleeding.
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