Looting and Deportation Report From Chihuahua City
Exiled Spanish clergy describe atrocities as Villa’s rebel forces enter Chihuahua City. Priests, nuns, and merchants claim looting of churches and treasury vessels, forced donations, and expulsion of Spaniards. Consuls and diplomats sought aid amid warnings of retaliation and confiscation of church property by Villa’s troops.
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Chihuahua City
Spain
Mexico
Washington
Madrid
Villa
the Morales
Community of the Ly Family
Manuel de Francisco
Chihuahua
United States
Marion Letcher
Ten Letcher
Oy Ot
Five Years for Woman in Winnipeg Enticement Case
Hilda Rowland of Minneapolis was convicted in district court for attempting to entice a young woman to Winnipeg to lead an immoral life and was sentenced today to five years in the state prison at Stillwater.
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Minneapolis
Atre
Hilda. Rowland
Winnipeg
Stillwater
Burglary Fatal for American Tobacco Watchman
John Longstein, a watchman at the American Tobacco company warehouse in Madison Wisconsin, was killed today on duty when he encountered a burglar attempting to open the safe. A shotgun was used in the fatal raid.
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Madison
Wis
John Longstein
American Tobacco Company
Riotous End To Young Protest Meeting In Chicago
Chicago observers report a mass protest against Ella Flags Young’s forced resignation as superintendent of schools nearly turning into a riot. Board member John C Harding challenged resolutions, causing interruptions and cries as five board members who quit last Friday faced mayoral actions and resignations being accepted.
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Chicago
Ella Flags Young
George W. Bass
John C. Harding
Young
Harding
Board of Education
Defianc
Harrison
Senator Walsh Aims to Validate Enlarged Homestead Entries
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Washington with Senator Walsh introducing a bill to validate all homestead entries under the enlarged act by individuals who previously exercised their rights, if the original entry is under 16 acres. He also proposes paying Benjamin Musselman of Poison, Montana, $5,000 for injuries on the Flathead irrigation project.
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Washington
Senator Walsh
Benjamin Musselman
Mont
Flathead
Government claims rebels are routed in Tampico action
Mexico City dispatch says two gun boats and federal artillery rout Rebel army at Tampico within an hour, with 800 rebels killed. Rabago reports gunboats Bravo and Zaragoza moved toward Arbor Grande and Dona Cecelia, horsemen pursuing and the rebels in full flight toward Victoria. Rumor of British Marines landing denied by British legation.
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Villa
O Bhatia cl
Mexico City
Tampico
War Office
Victoria
Rabago
Bravo
Zaragoza
Arbor Grande
Dona Cecelia
Harker
Howfer
Tam= pico
Standard section breakdown and page counts described
In Today's Standard the newspaper is organized into seven parts across pages. Part 1 General news 18 pages Part 2 territorial section Part 3 Automobile and Fraud Part 4 Butte section 16 pages Part 5 Anaconda and state section 16 pages Part 6 Comic section 4 pages Part Color and art section 4 pages.
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Butte
Rumors of President Health Declared Groundless
Washington dispatch states President Wilson remains in bed with a cold, under his physician’s care. Secretary Tumulty calls circulating alarms groundless as Wilson’s condition is normal and satisfactory aside from the cold. He is expected to resume official duties early next week and may take a holiday recess. the New Year reception is canceled due to his absence.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Army and Navy
New York
Red Cross
Congress
Suffragettes Fail to Secure Ear of King George
In London at Covent Garden, a suffragette group occupied a royal box during an opera night. They unfurled a banner claiming torture in prisons and attempted to address King George and Queen Mary as hisses rose from the audience. The monarchs smiled while managers ejected the demonstrators.
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George
London
Queen Mary
Covent Garten
Royal Party
Shift Boss Rogers resigns amid Lopez stand in Utah mine
Bingham Utah December reports shift boss Sam Rogers resigns and leaves town after two tense encounters with desperado Ralph Lopez inside the Utah Apex mine. Authorities search the workings as Lopez vows to fight to the end, claiming to be cornered and blaming others for aiding his escape efforts.
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Bingham
Utah
Sam Rogers
Utah-Apex
Ralph Lopes
Rogers
Tall
Lopes
Andy
Desperado
Salt Lake City
Iid
Ce Coalsers
Julio Corrello
Mike Stefano
Death from horse asthma shocks Philadelphia jury
A Philadelphia jury found Norman B Musselman aged 2 died from horse asthma combined with diphtheria antitoxin. Dr W S Wadsworth said this rare asthma form often follows horse serum antitoxin in diphtheria cases. Musselman had suffered since childhood and his brother died of diphtheria.
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Philadelphia
Norman B. Musselman
W. 8. Wadsworth
Musselman
Norman Musselman
Joseph H Young resigns as S P S head in Oregon
Portland dispatch reports Joseph H Young resigned as president of the Hill lines in Oregon and of the Spokane Portland & shuttle railroad. The resignation was sent last Tuesday from St Paul after summons by James J Hill. J C Gilman is expected to succeed him. Young remains stationed in Seattle.
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Portland, Ore
Joseph H. Young
Hill Lines
Oregon
Spokane
Portland
Shuttle Railroad
St. Paul
Young
James J. Hill
New York
J. C. Gilman
Carl KR. Gray
Montana Faith in Growth for 1914 Promised by S V Stewart
Montana faces 1914 with confidence as homestead and desert land entries for 1913 are expected to total about 24 000, signaling rapid expansion in farming districts. Trade and industry flourished in 1913, and observers abroad report strong interest in Montana’s opportunities. Stewart foresees continued growth across all sectors, predicting a year of expansive development and prosperity for the commonwealth.
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Montana
Union
East
Hower
Commonwealth
S. V. Stewart
Greatest Resource Is Her Citizenship in Montana Name
The speaker extols Montana highlighting citizenship as the state’s greatest resource. Land-entry records show Montana receives about a quarter of all U S public land entries for the year. Reclamation projects like Huntley Yellowstone Flathead Milk River and Sun River total about 26 million dollars, expanding productive land and population. Fort Peck and Blackfeet openings promise settlement next year. The message credits civic virtue over infrastructure for Montana’s growth and envisions a “Greater Montana” in 1914.
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Montana
United Tes
Canada
General Land Office
Washington
United States
Huntley
Yellowstone
Flathead
Milk River
Sun River
Union
Fort Peck
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
L. Myers
Eyes on Montana as 1914 Promises Growth and Prosperity
The article argues that Montana faces a bright year 1914 with strong national business optimism, expanding agricultural output, rising homestead filings, and anticipated rail and power developments. It highlights cheaper electrical power, planned canal-linked trade growth, Alaska access, and new mining prospects including zinc and phosphate ventures, underscoring a future of improved industry, transportation, and cultural advancement.
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Montana
West
Milwaukee
Congress
Pacific
Panama Canal
Great Falls
Alaska
Cape Horn
California
Geological Survey
Trentier
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