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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1912
Page
8
A Senate control object sits in view as discussions align with Wilson. The article notes the object’s role in ongoing control negotiations and outlines potential implications for policy direction and legislative strategy.
Washington reports a planned insurgent movement within the Democratic Party to remake committee assignments and suppress seniority in favor of a progressive majority. Key figures include Lea Tennessee, Meyers Montana, Newlands Nevada, O'Gorman New York, and Shepard Texas, aiming for influence on five major committees and broader policy direction.
Supreme Court directs railroads to ease tight controls on coal shipments, citing impact on supply chains. Regulators and industry officials signaled potential temporary relief measures to stabilize prices and prevent shortages across regional markets.
Attorney General Wickersham declares the dissolution of railroad control over Temple Iron company to keep an independent road out of the mining region. The order also dissolves the existence of a combination. The bill is dismissed as to the existence of a combination, with expectations that the decision will affect prices.
The attorney general Wickersham is sued in a statement claiming the decision will destroy the price controlling combination for anthracite and must yield distinct relief to the public. The remark suggests significant impact on coal pricing and public welfare.
Ortie J. Hamilton former adjutant general of Washington state walks free after nearly three years in Walla Walla penitentiary. Parole granted by the board of control citing reliable conduct and duties as storekeeper. He was convicted in 1909 of embezzlement totaling about 37 000 dollars with a technical charge of 1 118 dollars and faced an indeterminate sentence.
Princeton, N J December 16 Gov Woodrow Wilson after a Bermuda visit returns to New Jersey and resumes dual duties as governor and president elect He plans to delay cabinet selections until New Jersey work is finished and weighs two cabinet models political patronage or a personal cabinet chosen for business fitness and personal trust.
In Los Angeles on December 16 investigators and crews pursued every lead for aviators Horace Kearny and Chester Lawrence, whose hydro aeroplane attempt to San Francisco is believed lost. Wreckage sighted near Redondo Beach offered a glimmer of possibility, but searches along the coast found no survivors or usable trace.
London reports a one and a half hour naval clash between Greek and Turkish ships between the Dardanelles and Imbros. Turkish warships left at 8 20 a m with the fight starting at 9 25 a m. After heavy shelling the Turks withdrew under fort protection. Turkish claim to have silenced the armored cruiser George Averoff. Greek report cites five wounded.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Newburg N Y Dec 16 The highest alimony ever awarded in New York State was granted to Mrs Bernice Heinze of New York City in a divorce from Fritz Augustus Heinze the former copper king Justice Tompkins ordered a monthly alimony of 1 and rent of 233 for the apartment until the lease ends about three years Custody of their only child F Augustus Jr born Dec 6 1911 was awarded to the mother The case featured a single witness a Pullman porter Crocker who testified about photos and a train trip involving Heinze and a woman alleged to be Mrs Lavelle The court was told an agreement had been reached on alimony and custody as Heinze did not appear The couple married in 1910 at Brooklyn She had previously been married to Charles Henderson and was formerly Miss Bernice Golden
Spokane report states E F Gilman filed for divorce from Mrs Blanche Gilman, alleging his wife refused to converse with him except on household matters, implying silence beyond practical matters persisted.
Elgin Ill Dec 16 In a dramatic annual meeting the Elgin Board of Trade voted to end the price quotation committee and let the board set butter prices from actual sales The move follows a federal antitrust suit dissolving the board and ends a long factional fight between selling interests and producers The board now has five directors and new rules include butter quality scoring 92 points in summer 4 in winter and prices based on Elgin or Chicago values with butter shipped in the same week.
London reports the British government proposes sending a British battleship to convey the body of the late American ambassador to his native land. Premier Asquith described the diplomat’s death in the House of Commons and paid tribute to his service, noting the ambassador held a unique position beyond his official role.
In a terse court statement, Lewisohn declined to disclose profits tied to his syndicate. The move leaves unanswered questions about earnings and financial structure amid ongoing legal proceedings.
Washington, Dec. 16. Frederick Lewisohn of Lewisohn Bros. refused to disclose profits of a syndicate handling California Petroleum stock, prompting adjournment of the money trust committee. If he continues to refuse, the matter could go to the speaker, then to a grand jury for contempt. The panel probed the listing and market moves after Oct listing and involved syndicates connected to William Solomon & Co and Hallgarten & Co.
Preliminary peace talks proceed at St James Palace as Greek Turkish tensions persist. Allies press for surrender of Scutari and Adrianople fortresses while Servinus hints at Adriatic port Yildirim concessions. Sir Edward Grey’s address draws mixed reactions from Balkan delegates and Turks, signaling tense negotiations ahead.
Indianapolis December 16 The trial of 41 men charged with complicity in the McNamara dynamite plots nears completion after nearly three months. Defense says it cannot finish witnesses before adjournment, while Judge Anderson pledges longer hours to finish. Christmas adjournment likely with two weeks of jury argument to follow. Testimony also reveals Ortie McManigal wife was paid 25 dollars weekly by a Chicago iron workers union for three months prior to guilty pleas as charity for her health.
Globe Arizona December 16 United States government will hang John B Goodwin in Gila county on March 14 next unless President elect Woodrow Wilson intervenes. Goodwin a former soldier was convicted of the 1910 murder of Globe businessmen Fred Kil and Alfred Hillpot. Authorities in three counties refused to permit execution in the penitentiary or county jails, prompting resentencing in Phoenix.
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