Corunca Jury Blames Postmaster for Incident
A Corunca jury holds the postmaster responsible for the blames arising from an incident. The verdict cites blows administered by J. E. Swindlehurst as the cause of the trouble.
25 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
1
A Corunca jury holds the postmaster responsible for the blames arising from an incident. The verdict cites blows administered by J. E. Swindlehurst as the cause of the trouble.
Autopsy on Harvey's body reveals abnormally small lungs and an enlarged heart and liver, with no skull fracture or broken bones. Coroner's jury concludes death from a brain concussion or hemorrhage caused by blows from J B Swindlehurst. Witnesses describe a quiet but brutal fight that ended with Harvey on the sidewalk. Livingston sadness deepens as authorities consider murder charges.
A condensed page listing diverse items including editorials on soldiers families court cases and charity notes. It mentions Perdue acquitted of grand larceny and various public notices and holiday references with brief market and state news items.
A Workers Council of Butte Montana proclamation found at Cuyuna range mine urges workers in Duluth Chicago Portland Spokane and San Francisco to organize councils and launch a mass strike for Mooney and other class war victims on January 9. W H Locker of the company says agitators have failed to gain traction. Emissaries reportedly visited Mesaba Vermilion ranges but officials say no encouragement was found.
Snow fell around Coblenz as the First division held a rare all American dance hosted by Third corps officers. About 100 nurses and Rhine front officers attended with music by a soldiers’ orchestra. General Pershing and General Hines observed the event.
Count von Brockdorff Rantzau, Germany’s minister to Denmark, named foreign secretary succeeding Solf. He told the Berlin correspondent he faces a difficult task but believes the German people control their fate. He aims to reach a peace based on Wilson’s 14 points and secure a league of nations.
Maxwell A. Atwater was appointed general manager of the Davis-Daly Cowper company and will assume duties on January 1.
Montana outlook calls for fair conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with little change in temperatures. Expect light winds and dry skies across the state as a mild pattern persists.
Cardinal Gibbons stated in Baltimore that socialism poses no threat amid reconstruction. He praised American war effort and peace aims, urged disputes be resolved by negotiation, and cautioned against centralizing federal control of major public interests like railroads and telegraphs.
Four teen carloads of Christmas packages from the United States arrive for American divisions along the Rhine with distribution to start immediately. Over 200 Knights of Columbus and Y M C A entertainers are en route to perform for soldiers on Christmas Eve and Day. Drills are suspended for a day and a week, giving soldiers free afternoons for sightseeing.
Negotiations close as Western Montana National Bank transfers from G. A. Wolf and J. H. T. Ryman to John D. Ryan C. F. Kelley L. O. Evans Charles B. Kelly and F. T. Sterling of Missoula. F. T. Sterling elected president, taking over Dec. 26. The bank’s resources total 2 125 000.
A Paris dispatch notes Spanish influenza devastates Papeete Tahiti with many dead and dying natives amid burning pyres. One seventh of the population is described as dead as doctors volunteers struggle to supply food medicines and disposal of the dead. The outbreak began after a steamer arrival on November 27. Earthquakes added to the peril with tremors from November 29.
President Wilson will dine with 16 000 American soldiers in the Chaumont region on Christmas day and review troops. He will inspect billets, then dine with General Pershing before traveling to Calais and England. Return to Paris by New Year. peace conference delegates to be named soon.
New York dispatch reports widespread complaints from home-coming soldiers about exorbitant Y M C A canteen charges overseas. John R Mott announced the matter would be referred to the War Department for investigation by the inspector general of the American Expeditionary Forces.
Washington reports that Speaker Champ Clark's friends expect him to seek the 1929 Democratic presidential nomination though no formal announcement is planned. Clark and Bryan are linked, with Bryan rumored to support him while Clark says he has no statement to make.
Basel reports the seizure of Prussian royal property would yield about 900 million marks, per figures from the Frankfort Nachrichten. The note cites the potential windfall as immediate revenue for the state.
Theodore Roosevelt, treated for rheumatism at Roosevelt Hospital for nearly two months, will spend Christmas with his family at Oyster Bay. The former president’s doctors report steady improvement and expect continued recovery at home.
The signing of the armistice left American expeditionary forces in France with enough candles to burn continuously for 5,525 years. An official from the War Department explains the candles were primarily for light in trenches and dugouts.
The first Belgian cavalry brigade arrived in Germany today and reached Balsdorf. The Belgian war department made the announcement.
Secretary Daniels said the American dreadnoughts will be greeted with pride and congratulations as valiant victors upon homecoming after aiding in the surrender of the German fleet. He noted the ships and British fleet formed a united front, cementing ties with Great Britain and protecting commerce and troop movements. The party heads to New York to review the homecoming naval units aboard the Mayflower.
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