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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1911
Page
9
Vanderbilt and Mrs Kim exchange vows in a quiet ceremony after her prior marriage to a Baltimore physician ended in divorce. Alfred Gwynne attends as witness, and the couple plans a formal reception in the city.
Alfred G Vanderbilt son of Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs Hollis McKim formerly Margaret Emerson of Baltimore wed by license in Reigate England. The ceremony followed banns and a Sunday permission. Witnesses included Lee Langton and Ethel McCormack. The couple traveled to London for a reception at Gloucester House before leaving for the continent.
A Dec 17 fire in Los Angeles obliterated the Colyer Van and Storage building. Over 200 stored goods were lost and the property damage reached about 150000 dollars.
The Rev. Frank Sanford, leader of Holy Ghost and US Society, was convicted and may face jail without protest. Court records indicate judgment against Sanford and related legal action proceeding.
Reverend Frank Weston Sanford famed leader of the Holy Ghost and Shiloh movement faces six counts of manslaughter in Portland as his Maine evangelization venture ends in arrest after followers die from starvation. He denies charges, predicting divine judgment and war, while his Shilohites await legal fate.
Western governors meet in St Paul to press a united stance against federal land policy with a focus on conservation and state control. Walter Fisher, interior secretary, will attend to hear arguments and clarify federal plans for the West.
Authorities credit the arrest of Generals Higinio Aguilar Meliton Hurtado and about twenty conspirators with foiling a plan to kill President Madero. The scheme aimed to shoot Madero from Reforma hotel balcony then seize the National Palace in Reyes name during the morning march.
Chicago reports a hangman’s week as four men Ewald Shiblawski Frank Shiblawski Philip Sommerling and Thomas Schultz are scheduled to die December 22 in the Cook county jail for the Oct 22 murder of truck farmer Fred W Guelzow Jr. Two others got life due to youth.
Indianapolis December 16 detectives and district attorney staff push evidence for the federal grand jury in a broad dynamite conspiracy inquiry. Clerks and stenographers connected to the case are being examined with more to come as jurors may adjourn after New Year. Witnesses nationwide are under government surveillance as the investigation accelerates.
More than 10 000 people gather at the Colorado state capitol to protest Mayor Speer and the city council. Ex county assessor Henry J Arnold is hoisted on supporters shoulders and aimed toward the courthouse before calmer heads defuse the incident.
Seattle police arrest a man named Steve Varthalatas at the Greek Orthodox priest Rev. M. G. Andreadi’s home after he attempted to extort $200. Detectives in the next room overheard the threat to harm the priest’s children and the priest offering $25 to end the harassment.
Washington expects Taft to veto the Sulzer resolution if advanced without changes. He plans two communications to Congress warning against hasty action while pressing abrogation of the 1832 treaty with Russia. Senate and House leaders anticipate formal abrogation and a possible new treaty thereafter.
From St Petersburg dated December 17 the foreign office states M Bakhmeteff the Russian ambassador in Washington has not filed a formal protest about ending the 1832 Russo American treaty. Washington dispatches on passport talks are noted but carry no official comment. A semi official Russian editor criticizes restrictive laws and calls for Jewish emigration as a remedy while warning emigration limits affect Russia’s population and economy.
Washington observers report sharp Democratic split over service pensions, large anticipated treasury draws, and urgent deficiency bills as Congress plans adjournment to January. Gore questions delaying action until next session. McCumber notes possible general pension legislation, with treasury costs guiding decisions.
San Bernardino California December 17 The American Express train on the Salt Lake route partly wrecked eight miles south of Las Vegas Nevada after its engine failed on a steep grade. More than twenty persons injured a train porter with a broken arm among them. Former Montana governor B F E White was in the dining car at breakfast when hurled across the car but escaped serious harm.
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