This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1915
Page
1
A fragmentary note references Welland Canal damage and service agents. Names or specifics are unreadable, but the item hints at a disruption affecting the canal and related personnel. Further details are unclear in the readable text.
Paul Koenig former head of the Hamburg American Line secret service and Richard Lyendecker were arrested in New York on charges of conspiring to bomb the Welland canal. Authorities say they planned an armed attack with spies and photographed targets in Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The men admit border activity but deny crossing into Canada.
An assortment of terse items outlines plans to send Anothes to Austria to bolster Allied efforts at Saloniki. The note mentions destruction of the Welland Canal as a strategic concern, and other brief notices touch on suffrage figures and Vienna views.
Vienna reports a cautious editorial reaction to Austro Hungary s note over the sinking of the Ancona. Neue Freie Presse notes Burian s restrained reply and argues against admitting punishment of the submarine commander without accessible evidence while praising lawful sovereignty and independent state status amid international tension. Washington forecasts a wheat crop near 1.0e9 bushels, modestly above five year average.
London dispatch notes that the steamship Oscar II, carrying the Ford peace party, was allowed to continue its voyage after a bond was posted to return contraband cargo. Henry Ford pressed the decision, asserting he could arrange peace if allowed to visit neutral countries.
Washington observers report the christening of Ellen Wagon McAdoo, seven months old daughter of Secretary McAdoo, scheduled at noon at the White House before tomorrow’s wedding. The ceremony at Rev Herbert S Smith’s church and a large guard will precede a southward wedding trip for the couple and the president plans to attend as guardian.
German forces threaten a drive against Allied positions at Salonik as fortifications are believed to be under heavy fortification. Ermany claims aggressive actions will continue until the fortifications are cleared.
Times Athens reports German plans to push Austro German troops into Greece and threaten to expel entente forces from Saloniki. Greek premier opposes foreign troops while diplomatic talks swirl about Dvina river reach and Balkan front shifts amid renewed bombing and aerial actions in the west. Military activities continue in Albania and Montenegro with Italian landings and Serb resistance ongoing.
Washington reports Congress adjourned after the Senate approved a joint resolution extending the emergency revenue law one year to December 191? The measure passed 46 to 2, Democrats supporting and Republicans opposing. President Wilson signed the bill. House action came yesterday amid a partisan debate. Polls will reconvene Tuesday noon to push the administrative program and national defense plans.
Montreal reports the German government offers to swap Dr Henri Beland former Canadian postmaster general for Captain Fritz von Rintelen. Von Rintelen, removed from a steamer by British officers on a U.S. to Holland voyage, has been prisoner in England and linked to espionage and strike-fomenting conspiracy. Beland was captured at Antwerp.
Washington reports Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt of New York was elected president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Debate over reuniting with the Congressional Union ended without approval. The session named officers including Mrs McCormick and Miss Patterson, and honored Dr Anna Howard Shaw as honorary president. A fund of 3000 dollars was announced to provide a lifelong annuity for Dr Shaw.
St Paul detectives Gottfried and McKinley confronted three armed bandits in a street encounter. The operator Gottfried was fatally wounded by three bullets. Charles Chariton of St Louis died hours later. Two other bandits died. bystanders unharmed.
Berthold North Dakota December 11 five boys and a man died when a Great Northern passenger train struck a school bus crossing in dense fog. An additional boy was fatally injured. The bus driver John Ahearn also perished. The victims, all under 16, were from three families being taken home from school. Leonard Miller Hart Miller Anton Magen and Harry Arnold were among the dead with Harry Arnold's brother Leonard fatally injured. London news item notes another unrelated death from rheumatic fever.
Washington December 17 United States prepared to issue a second note to Austria Hungary demanding stricter compliance with the demands over the sinking of the Ancona The note will restate the American position and is likely to be sent to Ambassador Penfield for presentation to Vienna The Vienna government reportedly seeks to avoid severing relations with the United States and may grant some concessions but the American government deems a fuller reply unsatisfactory and gravity of the diplomatic crisis is rising
The Sunday Standard promises a brimful edition with humor sketches from Birsky and Essors of Potash and Perimutter. It highlights Charlie Chaplin reminiscences, grotesque tales, Christmas shopping notes, sports gossip, Bingville Bugle, Wanderer observations, color comics, auto gossip, women’s club activities, fashions, theater and movie news, and world updates.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.