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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
8
Montana state board of education examined two year appropriations for seven state institutions. They expect about 46 009 a year, with total state income over two years estimated around 2 000 000. Board plans to report to governor and legislature after later month meeting.
Rumors swirl over Greece's refusal to sign as ministers meet to discuss revised terms. Turkey and Bulgaria sign an armistice protocol with Servia and Montenegro represented. Greece's stance sparks interpretations of potential Balkan realignments and a continuing conflict situation.
New York report says Union Pacific executive committee met to plan dissolving the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railways in line with the Supreme Court order. The group weighed reorganization ideas that might keep Central Pacific under UP control despite shareholder opposition. A committee was formed to defend Southern Pacific stockholders, and costs of administration were noted as a likely issue. Wall Street reacted cautiously, sensing broader implications for corporations beyond railroads.
Great Falls December report on Prof Oswald C Mortson Montana's oldest informed geologist lying near death at Deaconess hospital. He arrived in 1872, mapped territory, collected fossils and minerals, directed Montana displays at Philadelphia Chicago New Orleans San Francisco and Portland world fairs, and donated his prized collection to the Great Falls public library. The bachelor lived in sequestered cottage and was found unconscious Thanksgiving day after a paralytic stroke. He had few if any relatives in the area.
London December 3 suffragette activity resumed tonight targeting postal boxes across a wide area from Lone Gonnerty to Richmond Surrey. A hammer attack damaged a box in Hammer smith area with letters destroyed and envelopes exposed. Boxes in the Mpandal district were also attacked.
Washington December 2 There is a likelihood the senate will not act this session on J C Peters register and Janey W Roberts as receiver of the Great Falls land office Nominations sent to the senate will be referred to the public lands committee likely remaining there until adjournment This delays filling vacancies and hints at a broader Democratic plan to advance patronage while Dixon was not consulted.
Madison Wisconsin reports an arson surge blamed for a million dollars in property losses. Fire Marshal Purtell says warrants are issued for several suspects, many believed to operate from outside Wisconsin. A hotel fire in Waukesha is tied to the alleged ring. Local and regional authorities push for arrests amid the probe.
El Paso dispatch reports rebels under Gen Pascual Orozco Jr cutting the Mexican Central railway near Villa Ahmuhada between Juarez and Chihuahua city. Bridges burned, trains stranded, and the line from the border toward the state capital disrupted as government troops react.
Shirk, 18, of New Castle Indiana charged with theft of 82.24 and possibly more up to 150,000 in county case. At court Judge W Y Smith set 21 hours to enter a plea. bonds set at 20,000 but he remained jailed for lack of funds. Report notes his lifestyle funded by rich relatives.
Richmond Virginia December 2 In a tense session Governor decried lynching as a deadly crime and defended harsh punishment while outlining the need for a strong penal system. Governors including Baldwin Shafroth and Norris discussed criminal justice, sterilization, and the role of state conferences for shaping public policy. Continued on Page Right.
Washington December reports Judge Robert Archbald of the United States Commerce Court faced the Senate bar as impeachment proceedings began. The House charged Archbald with betraying his office to aid personal and corporate interests in coal and rail deals. His counsel argued no wrongdoing and that relationships with firms and deals were open. The trial will hinge on testimony about Archbald’s role in the alleged purchase of coal and other contested matters. The case moves toward a Senate impeachment hearing, with time requested to prepare.
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