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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1913
Page
1
Owen defeats Hitchcock as ION wins its first two TSxT votes on the currency amendment. The result shifts support toward the amendment with ION achieving early success.
Washington reporting that the first currency bill test in the senate ended 49 to 35 against Senator Hitchcock’s four to eight regional banks amendment with stock public ownership. The Owen plan, with 8 to 12 regional banks owned by national banks, gains support as Reed defends it and Root accuses the measure of inviting inflation.
Senator Myers on behalf of Montana senators protested to the Indian and land commissioners against the Flathead Reservation lands appraisal. Settlers had expected prices from $1.25 to $7 per acre but the appraisal lists much land at $30 per acre, deemed exorbitant. Montana officials seek a new appraisal while officials differ on next steps.
A brief note indicates that the Go Republicans show unity regarding an extraordinary meeting. The fragmentary text suggests a consensus or near unanimity on the decision or stance to be taken at the gathering.
At a Washington dinner, Charles D. Hilles outlined key issues for a possible extraordinary Republican National Committee convention. He urged unity without abandoning core principles, warned against surrender, and highlighted five pivotal decisions on delegate selection, representation, and party reforms to be decided the next day.
Special Dispatch reports Dr A C Knight resigns as superintendent of the insane hospital at Warm Springs Helena Dec 15. His resignation, accepted by the state board, follows an agreement from about 18 months earlier when he was to succeed Dr Scanland who left to travel the world He will practice medicine in Butte and oversee psychiatry neurology and obstetrics with offices in the State Savings Bank building.
Mayor Knotts announced today that Mrs Kate Woods Ray longtime Civic club leader and suffragette will be appointed president of the safety board She will head the police and fire departments in Gary Indiana on December 15 192?
Seventy garment workers, 42 women, were arrested in St Louis during a riot at a suit and cloak factory. Thousands witnessed the confrontation as mothers with infants lined the front, police clashed with strikers and strike-breakers, and efforts to move people from exits failed. The 70 arrested were set to be tried for disturbing the peace.
In the Standard Page the Villa narrative unfolds amid war and political tension with currency debates, resignations at Warm Springs asylum, new legal cases, and state finance notes. The item highlights administration contests, local crime, and growth efforts while noting currency policy and public notices.
New York detectives report a late confession by Jessie McCann to friends on a prior drinking habit. They locate Harda Rich and May Turnbull who recount McCann saying she reached home about 1 am after an outing. Store owner Mrs. Frank Goodale confirms seeing McCann with Columbia student Harry Menkin on Dec 6 and notes Menkin’s hush on the matter.
Chicago, Dec 15 Mayor Harrison will not order cafes to close at 1 o clock as in prior years. A pending appellate court suit and ruling by Municipal Judge Caverly allow cafes to stay open before the closing hour. About 6,200 reservations have been made across nine top venues for what is expected to be Chicago's biggest New Year’s celebration.
Reports from Portland Maine state Joseph H Young who resigned last week as president of the North Bank and affiliated railroads will become director of the steamship lines of the New York New Haven and Hartford Company. Although his resignation is not official until January 1 he has effectively laid down his duties already.
A clash between military officers and a burlesque act drew notable attention as members of the Army and Navy organization confronted performers. The incident underscores tensions over propriety and discipline within the service.
Washington December 15 President Wilson formally withdrew his acceptance of honorary membership in the Military Order of the Carabao after a banquet incident involving songs with profane and insulting verses about insurgents and the Philippines policy. Officials discussed the affair with Coast Guard and Navy officers while pledging to provide information, and Justice McKenna and others attended the dinner.
Special Dispatch reports Secretary Lane restored to entry 129000 acres between Helena and Missoula. Geological survey found 120000 acres with no phosphate or only noncommercial deposits. Other withdrawn portions hold rich phosphate beds awaiting Congress action. Bangor Maine reports big game season ends with deer killed and seventeen fatalities from woods incidents including accidental discharges and misidentifications.
Dispatches from Juarez report rebel leaders pressing Villa to temper actions against foreigners amid federal movements toward Chihuahua and Torreon. Federal troops push from Torreon and Monterey to bolster Huerta. Evacuation and dispersal of forces threaten Chihuahua City’s defense while Spaniards protest expulsion and a U.S. inquiry is sought.
Federico Sisniega Spanish consul in Chihuahua City arrived in El Paso to report Madrid has joined Washington in pressing Mexico for respect toward Spaniards amid the Huerta regime turmoil. More than 600 Spaniards lost property valued over 5000 dollars as exiles seek aid from Spain’s Havana and Mexico City/Vera Cruz colonies. Refuges deny backing Huerta while urging protection of Spanish nationals.
Washington December 15 The United States Supreme Court upheld Montana authority to tax life insurance company earnings earned within the state This decision in New York Life Insurance Company versus Deer Lodge County affirms that life insurance business is not interstate and that counties may tax excess premiums over losses and expenses at the same rate as other property The case notes Deer Lodge County previously argued exemptions due to interstate character of business and cites 1909 financial figures on premiums and payouts.
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