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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1926
Page
1
Partisans from rival groups fight on a capital street as a colonel is killed and two senators near death. The confrontation shows rising tensions as factions seek control of Congress amid the violence.
Mexican deputies clash in the business district near the Morbide hotel as rival factions fire across crowded sidewalks. Two deputies die and others are wounded. a bystander woman is injured amid the shooting. Dispatches note the fighting followed political faction tensions in congress.
Salem reports $100000 in treasury certificates were stolen from registered mail pouches on Union Pacific train No. during a hold up near Rawlins Wyoming Saturday morning. The envelope was opened, contents removed, and the empty container returned. Major W B Simpson, secretary of the World War Veterans state aid commission, said the state treasury loses nothing.
Horace Albright, superintendent, reports daily travel records in Yellowstone as the 1828 season sets new highs. The month’s single day peak reached 38,436 entries via all four gates, surpassing prior records and signaling an unprecedented tourist boom.
By the associate press MISSOULA Aug 19 rain fell across the district over several days easing the fire situation. Fire crews at Woodward Lake and Kallis Pell region are being released with about 50 and 60 workers sent home respectively. Officials say fires are not out but conditions allow smaller crews to suffice.
Butte chamber directors heard A J Breitenstein of the Montana Automobile Association advocate Initiative measure No 31 good roads plan. He said a one cent gas tax increase with all funds to the state highway commission would bring Silver Bow county about 400000 more than current receipts. He noted 72 miles in the forest reserve requiring state or combined state federal action with 34 miles to go in the next decade. Continued on page...
A grand ball at Columbia Gardens capped the Montana F and A M annual session praised for attendance and harmony. Officers elected include James W Charteris Great Falls as grand master Dr William Marshall Polson as deputy grand master Dr Francis Hagstrom Lewistown senior grand warden Daniel J Muir Forsyth junior grand warden Henry G Pickett Helena grand treasurer Ther T Hauberg Helena and others named by the grand master.
Lester Goce, 18, oldest of the two so called baby desperadoes, was arrested in Pueblo after a multi day chase by possemen, bloodhounds, and an air plane near Rye Colorado. He gave no resistance and claimed ignorance of his brother Forest, 14, whereabouts. The arrest followed a tip from relatives.
A bulletin from the Polyclinic hospital reports Rudolph Valentine is out of danger and on the road to recovery after surgery for appendicitis and gastric ulcer. He had been listed in critical condition but is now described as making satisfactory progress.
A Seattle man was found guilty of murdering his daughter and was sentenced to death. The trial revealed a history of marital strife and repeated quarrels between father and daughter. The jury fixed the penalty at death after a four hour deliberation.
In Geneva on August 19 the United States Great Britain Japan Chile and Sweden filed a minority report on international armaments control. They warned the proposed supervision board could resemble an international general staff and raise serious objections. The move followed a minority report from the disarmament commission urging a promotional approach.
In a near unanimous vote with 256 in favor and only none against, Glasgow residents approve selling the city owned electric plant. The city will buy power from Montana Power Co at lower rates, saving costs for about a quarter of current charges. A new power line from Malta to Glasgow is planned to deliver the cheaper electricity.
Somersville reporters state jury holds William Stevens and Henry Dela Firasere Carpender on a murder charge tied to the deaths of Hall Wheeler Hall and Eleanor Mills, a singer in the choir. The case involves family connections and an $815,000 claim tied to the suspect.
Two men were executed at Sing Sing prison in New York. David Brent, 33, from New Rochelle, tied to a planned robbery, and Liam Hoover, 42, a New York City resident, who killed his wife and two children, faced the electric chair. Demalo pleaded innocence and asked to live for his wife and six children.
Balloting opens briskly for pansy queen selection at the Rocky Mountain Garden Club show in Butte. The display features 160 varieties of shrubs and flowers with Mary Fogarty and local volunteers hosting a public educational booth showcasing over 70 specimens.
State GOP calls a Republican convention to be held in Helena to draft the party platform and elect a chairman. Members of the state committee will be notified via secretary Percy Dodds. Delegates and nominees for state offices will be considered, with terms extending beyond the first Monday of January.
President Calles replies to Catholic episcopate urging suspension of new religious laws, saying he cannot amend the constitution or submit a bill for modification. He emphasizes constitutional limits and notes relief lies with supreme court and congress. The church petition is deemed within rights, but rebellion charges are avoided.
The Standard outlines the Revels of 26 with 20 scenes in two sets of 10. Director Lewis Lacey presents a musical revue with singing, impersonations and comedy. Rich costuming and special lighting heighten color and fairylike effects, each scene exploring styles from modern music to blues, classical age and jazz with a 10 piece orchestra.
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