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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1924
Page
1
The AP reports the funeral train bearing Samuel Gompers arrived in Cincinnati at 9 p m on December 15 and moved eastward twenty minutes later. Hundreds of labor union members marched to Central Union station to pay homage to their dead chief.
The Gompers funeral train travels from Illinois through Ohio to Washington D C with crowds gathering at stops in Flora Vincennes and other towns. Workers pause in silence as hats are doffed and engines idle, paying tribute to the labor leader who helped found the federation and guided the movement.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Fierros was seriously wounded by shots from across the border while arresting a Mexican liquor smuggler landing illicit cargo on the U S side of the Rio Grande near Laredo Texas. Deputy Constable Laga Gonzalez accompanied him and reported the shot came from near the Mexican garrison. officials suspect Mexican soldiers participated in the smuggling.
Butte groups plan Christmas carols around a Deer Lodge National Forest Christmas tree to be placed before the courthouse. The tree will be provided by John B. Taylor with a 300 voice youth chorus and 200 adults, under choir leader J Floyd Ghormley.
The Trevelyan amendment opposing the government policy in Egypt and Russia was defeated 363 to 13 in the first division of the new Parliament. Liberal and labor members criticized the government during a debate. Austen Chamberlain’s speech drew mixed reactions with a notable note on the Gezirah water question being submitted to a mixed commission including Sudan and Egypt.
Congress and officials honored Woodrow Wilson in the House chamber with remarks by Dr. Edwin A. Alderman. President Coolidge and cabinet attended as Alderman praised Wilson as a victor and a conqueror, noting humanity’s collective responsibility for his era.
A dramatic temperature plunge hits multiple towns from Helena to Billings with drops up to 69 degrees in 20 hours. Butte and Shelby report severe cold, frozen gas lines, and reliance on fewer stoves as residents cope with a blizzard and shifting windward conditions.
Berlin December 15 President Ebert accepted the resignation of Chancellor Marx and announced the new Reichstag will convene on January 5. Ebert will confer with Reichstag leaders on appointing a party to form a coalition as the cabinet remains in office temporarily.
Eight people are dead and five dying from a wave of poison alcohol cases in New York. Bellvue Hospital reports 67 men and 11 women in the alcoholic ward as wood alcohol flood is blamed for rising cases ahead of Christmas.
In Butte, Josie Norick 19, says she is all right after being wounded by Mike Ladum who attacked her and shot at her across the street. Federal narcotics officer Edward Verner pleads not guilty to murder for killing miner John Stepan during the same incident. Ladum remains jailed as authorities prepare charges.
Mrs. Elsie Sweetin on the witness stand for a second time denies signing a poison confession. She says Lawrence M. Hight, former pastor, pressured her to admit poisoning her husband and Anna Hight with candy oatmeal and tomato soup. She explains she signed under duress to avoid mob violence. The trial continues as the defense seeks to admit the signed statement as evidence.
John B. Milliken, a veterans bureau official under Charles K. Forbes, described intolerable conditions at the bureau before his 1922 transfer to the shipping board. Testimony opened a session in the Forbes Thompson conspiracy trial over hospital contracts, noting personal difficulties in the bureau prior to the transfer.
In LOB Angel's on December 15 the prosecution in Kid McCoy's murder trial presented testimony from Lewis E. Jones, the slain Mrs Theresa Mors's attorney, arguing McCoy killed her in a jealous rage and planned a deadly trap at Albert A. Mors's store after a disputed affair.
Anaconda Copper Vice President J R Hobbing announced the Original mine will reopen within 30 days after extensive repairs. The operation will employ 500 to 600 workers, boosting Butte’s mining payroll and supporting local homes as reactivation proceeds.
Commander Fred M. Perkins and Lieut. Malcolm Belby were badly hurt when their fighting plane crashed into the sea near the San Pedro breakwater at about 2 000 feet. Small craft rescued them. Perkins had multiple leg and rib injuries, Belby a broken arm, broken ribs, and internal injuries. A naval court of inquiry will convene tomorrow.
Seattle, Wash., December 14 The Pacific Northwest was blanketed by snow with Beattie at seven inches stopping all streetcar lines as transmission lines failed. Snow also fell several inches in Northern Oregon affecting travel and utilities.
J M McGinley shot his bride of five days and their four year old daughter in a shack at the Magley race track near Vancouver Washington. He wounded the boy and girl while fleeing and then killed himself as officers entered. The couple had moved from Boulder Montana five days earlier.
A nationwide group of lawyers urged a salary increase for federal judges in Washington. A sub committee of the judiciary heard morning and afternoon sessions on Steed’s bill proposing $20 000 annual pay for associate justices and related raises for other federal judges. Witnesses said the total cost would reach 743 000 dollars. The House judiciary committee also heard lawyers pushing action on a Graham bill with provisions similar to the Reed measure.
Salvation Army and Butte residents prepare Christmas baskets for needy families with donations collected by the Christmas clubs. Delicacies and canned goods can be dropped at Symons store Hennessy’s store or the Standard office with member names published in The Standard Thursday morning.
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