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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
1
The article reports the exhumation of 33 victims from a schoolhouse fire in Oklahoma. It notes a separate Chicago probe into the death of William M. McClintock, a beneficiary case linked to his will and marriage plans. Cook County authorities begin inquiry. foster father William D. Shepherd travels to Chicago for questioning.
The Associated Press reports a string of disasters on Christmas Eve and Day, with more than 60 killed, dozens injured, and 15 missing. Fatal incidents include a Hobart schoolhouse fire that claimed 32 lives, a dam break near Roanoke causing nine deaths, and multiple car accidents, burns from oil on a stove, and a bank robbery related shooting in New Orleans.
The article notes a simple Christmas in Washington with President and Mrs Coolidge reflecting Vermont roots. Cabinet members and officials observed the holiday quietly in the capital, avoiding the usual receptions and parties.
A Minneapolis report tells how Arthur Swanson, raised as Arthur Peterson after being taken at age 2, reunites with his father Edward Swanson after 20 years. Swanson travels from Wisconsin to Minneapolis, and at a theater reception, he identifies Arthur by a phone call. A diamond ring is given, and the son proposes to his partner at the first Christmas tree reunion in 20 years.
William D. Shepherd foster father of the "millionaire orphan" William McClintock will be questioned at the state's attorney office after returning to Chicago about the youth death at the Shepherd home three weeks ago. An autopsy on the exhumed body may determine if death was natural or foul. Coroner Oscar Wolfe will receive preliminary post mortem reports from pathologists including ones who studied the youths organs. The state's attorney will obtain statements from doctors who signed the death certificate attributing the cause to typhoid fever.
In Randolph New York Peter McLarney fatally shot his former wife Dorothy Anderson McLarney after wounding two others then killed himself in a duel with Patrolman Bragg. The fight occurred at a thickly settled home where Mrs Grave Anderson and her son John Anderson were wounded. a bottle of nitroglycerin was found on McLarney’s clothing.
A national Christmas Day freeze leaves Chicago at five degrees below zero with street readings 10 to 15 below. The West to central states endure near zero, with readings reaching as far as Kansas City and Gulf coast areas. Ohio records its coldest Christmas day in almost 50 years with three deaths and many injuries.
Strong winds and record cold sparked fires across the Levee district and business heart of St Louis on December 25. Eight alarms answered from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. A riverfront fire nearly wiped out two warehouses causing about 106000 in damage. A downtown blaze added 50000 and a residence fire 5000. Most losses were insured.
Butte residents celebrated Christmas by sending and receiving calls, telegrams, and radiograms. Operators handled a 10 hour surge as every Montana town connected, and messages went to New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Denver, and beyond to Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe. Many stayed home for reunions, with church services, theaters, and a Country club dance last night.
Silver Bow county commissioners failed to approve the state board of equalization plan for settling the dispute between Montana Power Co and several counties. The disagreement concerns the basis for a settlement and the story notes continuation on Page 2.
In Eugene Oregon on December 24 1930 two Swanson brothers Stacey 12 and Clark 16 drowned while attempting to rescue a cap lost by the elder boy. Clark fell in and Stacey went to help both bodies recovered from ten feet of water after neighbors were alerted. They were sons of Mr and Mrs H R Swanson farmers.
December 25 report states a Nantes banker was jailed for sending circulars to about 60 individuals warning of French unrest. He claimed conditions in France were critical, Amiens controlled by communists, and a railroad strike imminent. He is charged with spreading alarmist reports.
Hobart Oklahoma December 25 identification of the last victim leaves 33 dead from the Babb Switch rural school blaze. Twenty injured remained in two Hobart hospitals with one expected to die and two in critical condition. Survivors recount a family of six perishing together as flames trapped them.
On January 1 the capital of Norway will revert from Christiania to Oslo. The name Oslo dates back to ancient times, with Christiania once founded by King Christian and later merged. The article notes Oslo’s historic origins and the long-standing use of the two names for the city.
Rafael Sabatini is awarded $10,000 for his novel Scaramouche as the best motion picture story of the year ending Sept 1. The Author's League of America announced the prize, with judges including George Barr Baker and Ellis Parker Butler.
In Saltville Virginia a break in a muck dam unleashed a flood that swept through the Mathieson Alkali works area. Nine bodies are in the morgue, with six or seven missing and 21 injured hospitalized. The town, long a salt supplier during wars, faces a sorrowful Christmas as the disaster's toll rises.
The Columbus report states a Christmas gift plans to share 12,500 shares of William M. Ritter Lumber stock among 124 workers. The gift totals likely between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 with a par value of $1,260,000. Ritter, a Washington D C financier and former Columbus resident, heads the closely held company.
Rome reports Premier Mussolini declares to fascist deputies that he will pursue electoral reform and carry out elections under his own initiative. He rejects compromises with Salandra Giolitti and vows to proceed regardless of Aventine opposition. He promises fascists will win elections.
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