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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
1
Charles H Moyer president of the Western Federation of Miners is forcibly expelled by residents of Calumet. The incident follows rumors of unrest as local citizens react to union leadership and labor tensions in the copper region. Secretaries Mwadoo and Houston outline preliminary plans for near future actions by reserve cities amid the dispute.
Washington Dec 26 The organization committee shaping the federal reserve banking system announced hearings in 14 cities New York Boston Chicago St Louis Denver Seattle Portland San Francisco Louisville Houston New Orleans Atlanta Cincinnati Cleveland bankers and the public may present views before district boundaries are set and banks decide on membership in the new system hearings begin next week with McAdoo ill and Houston stepping aside until recovery slated to run two months for final determinations February 2 1914 deadline for national banks to accept terms and for state banks to decide within the same window
The Standard Pare reports a wide mix including deportations, storm costs, relief refusals, bank reserve concerns, fire response, public shaming claims, and labor clashes. It notes sports and financial items, state roundups, classified ads, church entertainments, ordinances, and investigations, with various local officials and events.
President Wilson and his party witnessed a roof fire at Mrs Neville’s house in Choatan Me and aided by local firemen the blaze was extinguished with little damage reported. The president expressed satisfaction at the quick response and continued with his day including golf and letters.
Monticello New York December 26 Miss Adelaide M Brance a voluntary prisoner in the county jail after the death of Melvin Couch was visited today by her brother H I Branco of Hartwick New York He had not seen her in 15 years and plans to aid her He says she will seek rest in a sanitarium and may leave Monticello by automobile soon She refuses to return to Hartwick.
J C Lowney of the Western Federation of Miners on the deportation of President Moyer. He says the strike situation remains unchanged as the organization is well organized with local committees and a strong distribution system. He notes that operators and their forces may commit violence, but the miners remain determined and unsupported by the law. A meeting of the Butte Workingmen’s union expressed sorrow for the Calumet tragedy and urged Michigan WFM members to reject assistance from enemies of organized labor while pledging moral and financial support, sending $209 through Ernest Mills.
W A Frazer of Dallas Texas will automatically succeed J Cullen Root as sovereign commander of the Woodmen of the World. Frazer is en route to Omaha as advisers meet to sanction the succession. The next official election occurs at the 1918 San Francisco convention. the post pays twenty thousand dollars yearly. Katherine Page daughter of Ambassador Walter Hage escaped unharmed when her car crashed into a wall at Barnes London.
Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, was put on a train and sent out of the copper strike district after a relief committee refused to retract a statement about the fire that killed 32. The Citizens' Alliance pressuring Moyer claimed his stance opposed humanity, while sheriff Cruse said the deportation came as a surprise and denied threats against him.
Springfield December 26 A suit asks whether a missionary who prospecting for metals is grubstaked by his church. Nila C Hultberg of the Swedish Evangelical church found a gold vein while in Africa and claimed the find. The church through Peter H Anderson seeks a portion arguing he acted as its employee. Illinois court ruled against Hultberg. US Supreme Court granted a new trial. Hultberg won second trial. Anderson takes case to high court again.
New York reports the city will swear in a woman as commissioner of corrections, a historic first for a top department. The choice is Dr. Katherine B. Davis, superintendent of the Bedford Reformatory for Girls, with a salary of 1,300. Women suffragists react with elation.
Lansing, Dec. Waterman secretary of the Michigan Federation of Labor sent notices to local unions to raise funds for Calumet stricken families. A letter from Western Federation of Miners president Moyer says contributions are from union sources only. State labor meeting planned for January 28, 1914 to discuss copper strike settlement.
Chicago police say Elizabeth Baker, 32, directed a group linked to multiple robberies. In two west side raids $8000 worth of stolen goods were recovered and tested today. Baker was charged with leading the gang. Separately, Alccio Acceturo, a baker, faced extortion demands from two blacksmiths? and an explosion outside his shop damaged the front of the building.
A disjointed report notes a visiting committee member stating relief is not needed. The fragment references citizens and calomer terms, with unclear names, suggesting district assistance remains unrequested or deemed unnecessary.
Calumet Michigan December 26 reports say 72 people died and 25000 in relief funds were collected after a Christmas Eve panic. Families refused aid from the union and some committee members were ejected from homes of dead children. Investigators seek the panic’s instigator amid Citizens Alliance rumors while witnesses recount alarm cries in multiple languages.
A severe storm swept crews from barges causing multiple deaths and widespread loss at sea. Lifesaver exports proved futile as ships and rescue efforts were overwhelmed by the surge and high winds. Authorities urged caution for mariners and issued advisories for approaching weather.
A fierce gale and 90 mile per hour winds battered New York and New Jersey coastlines. Two barges wrecked near Seaside Park, Seabright, and Arverne, with crews lost and no traces found. Life savers report no survivors amid record flooding and property damage estimated at one hundred thousand dollars.
Atlantic City N J December 26 bullke heads were smashed and tons of lumber washed ashore as a storm raged last night and today. Five miles of meadowland between the city and Finland resembled a turbulent sea throughout the day.
New York December reports four alienists for the state testified Hans Schmidt on trial for murder of Anna Aumuller has been shamming insanity. Dr. Carlos F. Macdonald said Schmidt admitted involvement and that intelligence suggests he feigned madness more cleverly than a less informed person could. Other doctors questioned the defense and noted potential deception, while Dr. Kirby found indications of rational thinking. The testimony proceeded with more to come tomorrow.
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