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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1913
Page
1
Reports from December 7 describe fighting in the federal district as Zapatista forces clash with government troops. Foreigners are told to leave and protected, with trains and rail cars attacked, and several injured. Rebellious activity and political tensions color daily life amid a wary capital.
Houston reports death toll climbs to 61 with feared higher totals from Sunnysiie and Welborn. Brazos crest nears Brazoria and Matagorda near the gulf as Governor Colquitt appeals for aid. Rescue boats and a special train are dispatched to reach marooned refugees along the Brazos bottom and San Felipe area.
Juares Mexico December 7 General Francisco Villa with the Tebell army fortifies telegraph and railroad links to Juarez to prevent isolation in Chihuahua. He delays entering the capital until he can be sure northward communications remain open amid reports of a possible retreat by Mercado's federal troops. A bullion rain of silver reached the border after a two week desert journey.
From Welborn Texas the relief effort shifted to aiding 2000 or more refugees in the flooded Brazos valley. Motor boats report 700 to 1000 marooned in gin houses and plantations. Rescued negroes gathered at Koppe's bridge while a child was born near Horseshoe Bend and a mother was saved by boat. Fort Smith Arkansas reports a 16-foot stage on the Arkansas river with anticipated crest tomorrow.
Denver workers with shovels cleared streets and reopened streetcar lines as warm sun returned. About 2,000 men aided the effort and residents began returning home for the first time since the Thursday blizzard. In Colorado, Springs to Cripple Creek rail passengers remain snowbound at the summit as rescue teams probe reaching the stranded train with provisions.
Chicago December 7 Montgonry Ward pioneer of mail order merchandising died today at his Highland Park home from pneumonia following a hip fracture. Aaron Montgomery Ward born February 17 1831 in Chatham New Jersey rose from stove factory worker to self made merchandising entrepreneur. He founded Montgomery Ward & Co after the 1871 Chicago fire, growing from a single clerk in a stable to a major mail order house incorporated in New York earlier this year with a 49 million dollar capitalization.
Reports from Bingham Utah detail search efforts for Ralph Lopez the alleged killer. Tracks of a man with a rifle led to a room in Phoenix tunnel No 2 where dynamite caused a collapse. Authorities plan further clearance of debris as they pursue Lopez who reportedly killed six people and may have escaped before gas was used. Also noted is a Davenport Nebraska embezzlement case where Winam Hintze faces charges in a telegraph warrant for $280 and white slave act violations tied to Lavelle Huston.
Three men and a woman were shot in a Calumet lodging house as the Copper Range Consolidated strike era tensions surged. Arthur and Harry James were killed, Thomas Dally died of wounds, Mary Nicholson wounded. six suspects held, crowds urged peace, mines to close for law and order meetings.
Reports from Norfolk Virginia on December 7 describe 197 passengers being transferred at sea from the fire aboard the steamer Rio Grande en route from New York to Brunswick Georgia. The flames were subdued and all aboard returned safely to their vessel Swanmore.
In Butte a college man is arrested amid a remarkable financing reveal. Flooded districts face no relief in sight in Texas as protection is urged for foreigners in Mexican capital. Montgomery Ward is dead. Three assassinated in Calumet. Mrs Pankhurst released again. Matty's Big League Gossip notes. Mining dividends and extensive state news follow.
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst was released from Exeter Jail at 10 tonight after a hunger and thirst strike following her Plymouth arrest on December 4. She planned to go to London at once, while suffragists protested the imprisonment, claiming post office letter tampering and booting up a large fundraising effort. Demonstrations included a St Pauls cathedral shout for her release and a three quarters filled theater crowd reacting to the news.
James K. McGuire former Syracuse mayor indicted for allegedly soliciting a $5,000 campaign contribution from Union Oil California. In a long statement he denies all charges and calls the case a frameup.
L H Burkenshaw alias A H Smith alias F G Reed of Portland arrived in Butte Friday night and confessed last night to a long fraud spree. He posed as a civil engineer and promoter, hired engineers for fake railroads, contracted for a $2600 car, and passed numerous bad checks. Victims describe trips across Portland and Butte as he used fake names and forged papers to lure payments. Police traced his aliases to Portland and Portland banks, with attempts to recruit local engineers and cash checks at depots and hotels.
In a Butte city Jail interview 1H Burkenshaw, a college and fraternity man, reflects on his imprisonment for high finance fraud. He says he would conceal his identity, serves his sentence, and hopes to reconcile with God and the world. He admits writing worthless checks as a bluff and regrets using education to justify crime. He insists he is not a criminal and vows to play fair after serving his term.
A man arrested in a Butte hotel posed as a civil engineer and retail merchant arranging a bogus project with Portland connections. He sought to hire crews, secure funds, and present forged credentials in a bid to leave town.
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