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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1914
Page
3
London dispatch reports wartime clothing needs surge as more than a million soldiers require uniforms monthly. Khaki demand grows with rising prices. mills run four clothing lines as French Belgian and Russian orders flood English markets. Soldier anecdotes blend grit with gear shortages and a vivid memory of captured boots and wounds.
A Petrograd correspondent recounts a Tuscan officer’s report from East Prussia and Poland. After a battle drove Germans back, the survivor, wounded and alone, faced a night of wolves howling around his position. He fought despair, hid, and drifted toward a bush clump as wolves passed. Sunrise found him unconscious, picked up by a Cossack patrol.
London dispatch reports that a shell burst near Denys Cooke of the Black Watch caused amnesia and blank periods while serving with the Gordon Highlanders. He returned home to recover after lunch in a trench and later rode a hospital train to Havre, recalling little of events in that interval.
Across the front lines a Servian soldier recalls hunger in trenches near the enemy. Foraging brought three roast lambs to the camp, sparking a fierce celebration as soldiers shared food and laughter while shells whistled overhead.
The note discusses consular exequaturs in occupied territories, citing Belgian and Belgian protest. It notes a military occupation can’t create sovereign rights without a peace treaty and mentions U S hesitation to force consulate returns, with references to Taingtau and Kiauehau. Consuls’ presence remains contested amid Japanese opposition and neutral-state concerns.
Washington reports indicate a quorum doubt as congress reconvenes after Christmas. Immigration literacy test opponents hope to stall a final vote by using appreciation bills, while Senator Smith says the bill has enough supporters to stay on the calendar. House leadership suggests constitutional equal suffrage action will wait until all interested members return, with suffrage and antisuffrage factions arriving to monitor developments.
New York reports that every sailor passing through the Panama Canal will be given a Bible. James J. Wood of the American Bible Society announced a distributing station at Balboa. About six motor launches will distribute Bibles printed in many languages, with an initial shipment of 10,000 volumes. The Pacific side was chosen for higher ship traffic.
Weather and wartime notes report a heavy windstorm with rain and snow sweeping parts of England and adjacent waters tonight. The text warns of suffering for sailors on smaller craft off the coast as alarms sounded for refuge in basements if explosives or guns could be heard.
Berlin reports indicate Allied morale has declined despite Joffre’s offensive. Polish front lines show German and Austrian positions improving with expected developments in Poland. A Turkish bulletin notes progress on the Caucasian front while Dardanelles bombardment is denied. Russian dispatches cite limited engagements and heavy German losses near Skierniewice. German offensives are repelled, with German troops making gains in Poland and retreating Austrians in key regions.
Dispatches from Mexico City describe a divided leadership among Mexican factions led by Zapata Villa and Gutierrez. Frictions center on executions and pardons with Zapata favoring harsh action while Gutierrez and Villa elements back due process. The U.S. seeks amnesty and warns against more executions while signaling potential recognition would hinge on humanitarian steps.
In Hartwell Georgia mobs formed as fear grew of lynching a jailed Black man after a fatal stabbing in Oconee County. Mayor Thornton asked Governor Slaton for state troops. Slaton delayed troop deployment to Hartwell while investigations continued. Race clashes near Fairplay previously left three Black men dead and several whites wounded. A Black man killed with an axe was found nearby. Also noted: John Delaney, famed Indian fighter and scout, died at 81.
A Washington note argues Britain France and Germany altered neutral commerce rules. The United States rejects partial adoption of the London Declaration and pledges to follow international law. The dispute echoes earlier German objections to British practice as a departure from prior norms.
Indianapolis December 28 Donn M Stoberts mayor of Terre Haute jailed for alleged conspiracy to corrupt the November 1914 election was released on a ten thousand dollar bond by a surety company Roberts and his wife left for Terre Haute soon after. Marty Montgomery Terre Haute board of works president visited the marshal to verify the bond. In testimony Robb said union funds spent on arms totaled between 300 and 400 for the week before the Chandler mine attack. The guns were for defense and he denied inciting the strikers to attack Chandler.
Readers may confront a polarized debate as officials and citizens weigh the dangers and practicalities of nationwide prohibition. The text reflects conflicting opinions on whether sweeping policy should be pursued by state governments or federal action, highlighting tension among reform advocates, lawmakers, and the public.
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.