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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1913
Page
14
The Giver Bow Carol club led by Al Paynter will tour Butte Gregson and Anaconda singing Christmas songs to spread holiday cheer. The last rehearsal is set for Tuesday in the courthouse basement as members travel with a warm welcome awaiting them in Anaconda.
The body of Ruth Coay known as Baby Ruth and once a Butte dance star will be buried there as relatives have not claimed the remains. An inquest found death at the emergency hospital from a hemorrhage. she was found unconscious in an alley and unidentified for eight hours. A list of local names appears in the report.
Eddie Day and Lillian Forrest, wed four months, were arrested yesterday by Detectives O'Donnell and Powell on vagrancy charges. Day had filed for divorce, accusing desertion for another woman. From her cell the bride said she had withdrawn the suit.
Andrew Davis of Omaha was elected president of the Western Surgical Association at its St Louis meeting. Other officers named include Dr Leonard Freeman Wer vice president and Dr Arthur Matin Minneapolis secretary treasurer.
The report notes 5,000 federal troops facing rebel forces at Monterey, with military observers seeing slowed rebel momentum. Sympathizers claim Tampico could fall next, then rebels may pivot to central targets or press toward San Luis Potosi or north toward Monterey as they seek control.
Mexico City reports a worsening banking crisis with state bank bills largely refused. The Bank of London and Mexico faces continued runs while bankers push for a solution, as Huerta plans a decree to force acceptance of state bank notes to stabilize exchange volumes.
Representative Lewis of Maryland proposes a House resolution directing the Post Office Committee to report a bill for government ownership of telephone lines. He argues that Antitrust action against the Bell system does not affect the need to postalize communications, with lines appraised by the Interstate Commerce Commission and appeals to federal courts. Pending litigation would earn 4 percent interest, and the government would issue 3 percent bonds as acquisitions proceed.
Dispatches report federal forces under Gen Salazar and Gen Orosco will march from Ojinaga to cut General Villa’s rebel army off at Chihuahua. They plan to destroy rails and telegraph lines south of Juarez to trap Villa’s 8,000 troops, with attacks from the north and south. Mormon church leaders fear devastation in Casas Grandes districts as protection is sought.
Denver reports Mary Jane Carnsew, 75, dies of shock after a bandit robs Finesilver Grocery. As the proprietor and a customer confront the thief, Finesilver shoots the bandit. Carnsew collapses upon hearing the gunfight, dying at her home adjacent to the store. The robber is hospitalized with a head wound.
General Villa releases a public note responding to a Washington inquiry about detained women and children in Chihuahua. He denies detaining them, says they stayed to account for actions by their relatives, and offers to arrange a special train to the frontier.
A mob tried to lynch Chi, accused of murder, at the jail in Little Rock. Officers allowed him to don a woman's dress, enabling removal from immediate danger and transfer to the penitentiary. The report notes the guard action reframed the mob's intent and sheltered the suspect.
A shopper testimonial promotes Dr Humphreys system and Hhumphreys Homeopathic Medic Mill as a cure for flu colds sore throat and stomach trouble. It touts a six vials dollar flask and offers a free manual by mail or through druggists.
New York dispatch reports Theodore N. Vail stating no dissolution or merger happened between American Telephone and Telegraph and Western Union. He says relations have been complimentary and not a merger, with possible future separation in good faith and no stock dumping planned. Kingsbury notes no disposal plan yet, while government time is allowed to work out a plan. President Wilson names Clarence Carrigan for consulate in Gru pesos and Eara M. Lawton for Tegucigalpa Honduras.
New York filed suit to force the American Sugar Refining Company to remove its four city block Brooklyn waterfront plant. The state claims the land is state property and that patents to its use limit docking, not building. The plant cost million and features six to ten story structures, allegedly erected in violation of the patent terms.
In swift calm action nine nurses formed a bucket brigade to douse a fire at the municipal pesthouse. The cottage housing the medical superintendent was damaged to about $1,000, but all 40 patients remained unalarmed.
A Senate report from the Joint Congressional Indian Committee warns tuberculosis menaces Indian communities. It calls for immediate establishment of camp hospitals on reservations to fight the disease nationwide.
Funeral notices list services for Mrs William Ht, ara A J Pettibone, Warren Lester Malloy, Michael Harrington, Mile Bile Hammontres, Lawandrews, Mrs Hid Acker, and Charie able among others, detailing times, homes, churches, and cemeteries for services and interments.
The funeral for Floyd Driscoll will be held at the family residence at 301 Pacific Street tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. The procession will go to St Lawrence Church where high mass will be celebrated, followed by interment in the family plot at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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