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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1915
Page
14
Four states including Colorado Washington Oregon Idaho are scheduled to shift to desert conditions at midnight tonight as weather patterns change. Authorities warn travelers to prepare for extreme dry conditions and limited visibility on major routes.
Denver markets report heavy December liquor purchases as the state edges toward prohibition on January 1. Dealers say receipts exceed prior totals, with some stores closing early to stockpile. New Year’s Eve plans include hotel and cafe celebrations ending before midnight, with watch-night services planned at city churches to welcome 1916.
Portland and Beattie report looming liquor shortages as Oregon’s prohibition law takes effect. Home possession limits, private use allowances, and dealer closures drive stockpiling, cross-state shipments, and legal penalties up to felonious offenses. Police, prosecutors, and citizens may enforce searches. consequences include fines and jail.
Boise on December 20 reports that by midnight tomorrow the state will enact strict prohibition. Most outlets have already ceased sale locally, and about 160 saloons will close with the new year as possession of any spirituous liquor becomes a crime under Idaho's drastic law.
St Louis Dec 30 The planned special session of the Protestant Episcopal Church’s house of bishops, to be held in Philadelphia January 12, was recalled by Bishop Tuttle. It failed to secure majority approval from 68 bishops, so no successor to Bishop Bilor of South Dakota will be elected until the next triennial council in St Louis in fall 1916.
Co. FE. Leveridge general superintendent of the central district of the Great Northern inspected the area yesterday. Leo F. MacDonald of the Montana Mattress Co. and Mrs. MacDonald departed last evening over the Milwaukee for eastern markets.
From Rotterdam via London dated December 31 at 3 91 a m the Berlin Vorwärts announces the arrest for high treason of ten German socialists including a woman named Clara Zetken charged with engaging in peace propaganda.
Chicago authorities issued instructions to police to ensure a calm New Year’s Eve with no confetti ticklers or crowded sidewalk lines. Restaurants expect strong business. liquor may be sold until 1 a.m. and may be consumed after that hour if paid for by then.
Probate records show an administrator deed filed for the estate of Henry Elmberg, deceased, detailing the transfer of assets under court supervision. The notice names the fiduciary, identifies the estate, and outlines conditions for final settlement and distribution to heirs.
Midnight temperatures fell to 11 below in Centerville, 14 below in Butte, 18 below at Hebgen Dam, and 19 below in Big Hole country ranches. After 4pm the cold intensified with readings across the area.
Testimony in the ongoing trial ties the McNamara brothers case to Schmidt’s 1914 plot against the Times building. Key witness Donald Meserve aka Voss recounted Schmidt’s confession and the chase from Home Colony near Seattle to New York. Caplan’s trial date was set for January.
Central News reports at 12:20 p m that Emperor William, ill with a suppurating phlegmon, is to be relieved by surgeons. The authorities say lancing has been employed to relieve his condition as officials in Aurich await further word.
A recent estimate shows the federated Malay states have a population of 117.0 percent. The chief industrial enterprises are the cultivation of rubber and the mining of tin. Vast territories remain wild and open to exploitation by capital.
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