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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1923
Page
1
Los Angeles December 3 May Allison motion picture actress filed for divorce from Robert E Reel alleging cruelty in the complaint.
Three naval airmen were killed when two planes collided at about 1 000 feet above the Coronado North Island bridge. Lieutenant F M Byers and aviation machinist mates Willard B Jackson and Pntwistic Entwistle perished after the Jennie and a Vought plane tangled in midair and spiraled downward.
Montana Governor Dixon sent requisition papers to Sheriff James Smith of Bozeman to return Tom Martin Frank Warren George Dyer and Adolph Melcher who are held in Salt Lake City on first degree burglary charges connected to a Salesville bank robbery.
Montana and neighboring states report that at least 76 percent of stolen cars end up with rum runners. Rings with depots in Havre Sweet Grass and Outlook traffic stolen vehicles to whisky runners. Global police cooperation and Alberta measures curb the gang, though some are driven to drastic steps to protect officers and stem liquor smuggling.
Republican insurgents block election of a speaker as four ballots fail to yield a majority. The House adjourns awaiting further votes, while the Senate meetings proceed with little drama. Leaders vow to press for amended rules and a speaker vote tomorrow amid Democratic support for Garrett of Tennessee.
Montana supreme court grants writ directing Judge Winston of Powell County to appear December 12 to show cause why his order naming W. G. Gillette and Arthur Lochrie as special administrators for John N. W. Bielenberg’s estate should not be set aside and Samuel McKennan sought as replacement.
Nearly two tons of Montana grown potatoes are arranged in the chamber of commerce for the Montana produce and potato show opening this afternoon in Butte. The three day display showcases Montana spuds to educate local consumers and prevent misidentification with Idaho potatoes.
King Victor Emmanuel visits the flood scene near Bergamo after the Glena lake dike burst. He braved rain and harsh terrain to inspect the devastation as authorities survey the debris filled valleys and rescue efforts.
William Hoskings of Butte, after a conference with Governor Joseph M. Dixon, accepted the role of state accountant. Formerly assistant estate accountant, he will supervise audits of all state institutions. The post had been vacant since July after E. B. Stewart resigned.
St Louis reports the death of Charles KUNKEL internationally known pianist and leading music publisher. Born in Germany, he began his career in Cincinnati in 1848, moved to St Louis in 1868 where he built his reputation in American music circles.
Paris December 3 Premier Poincare and Louis Barthou top reparations officials meet with M Delacroix to craft a wording for examining Germanys situation that avoids disputing France’s limit on inquiring mobilities but provides Secretary of State Hughes with broad scope for expert review of the matter.
Washington December 3 The house speakership stalemate marks a third instance in U S history with multi ballot deadlocks. It recalls the 1859 60 race that used 64 ballots and the 1891 session that failed to organize at first but chose a speaker the second day. The 1910 clash over Speaker Cannon narrowed powers.
Bozeman December report notes Clyde Norton of Columbus Mont wins reserve championship in wheat at the Chicago international show. William Arnold of Fishtail places seventh in hard red winter wheat. Alberta dominates oats with Montana the sole U S state placing. Other Montanans listed with placements across white spring wheat and Timothy seed exhibits as judging continues.
President Alfred Atkinson of Montana State College endorses the Helena formed Agricultural Export corporation as the best current option for farmers and cattlemen in the state. He says the plan would create a tariff protected export entity to shield agriculture like the tariff protects industry, with industrial labor and immigration controls shaping the contrast.
Former Gov. J. C. Walton filed motions in district court to quash indictments against him and sought to disqualify the presiding judge and obtain a change of venue. He faces charges of diverting state funds for personal use, intimidating an officer, and prohibiting a legislative assembly during his term.
Italian miner Joe Periss of 115 East Broadway fell for a charity bunko. A sickly stranger claimed a Texas inheritance of $25,000 and promised to distribute funds to widows and orphans, duping Periss out of his savings. He appeared at the police with a damaged safe deposit box and papers, shaken by the deceit.
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