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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
6
A terse report notes Diviaca remains under Federal control amid a forceful action described as driving them backward toward the Rio Grande. The wording emphasizes ongoing federal hold and movements in the disputed area.
Descriptions from December report that General Ortega’s 6,000 rebels pressed 4,000 federal troops at Ojinaga Mexico. Fierce fighting centered on the village with rebels shelling from the valley and attempting to demolish the customs house. Wounded and deserter accounts say federal troops fought with little enthusiasm and officers threatened severe punishment for captured men. Red Cross aid prepared, nurses bound for El Paso, and a river crossing feared to be a likely escape route for some federals amid heavy casualties.
Juarez Mexico Dee Villa commander of thy with Raoul Madero brother Francisco Febelorces of the late.
Fragmentary text shows Wisconsin residents hurrying to navigate marriage laws, with mentions of clerks, applicants, and tests. Details are unclear, but the brief hints at urgent action around a legal marriage regulation and associated procedures.
Washington reports progress by the Labor Department in settling labor disputes including agreements with New York, New Haven & Hartford clerks, Erie plant strike, and avoided strikes at Baltimore & Ohio, Western Maryland, and Chicago & Alto. Arbitral adjustments also cited for Indianapolis streetcar, Tolianapolis Seamasters, and mines. three weeks from annual report due.
Elizabeth Hillery a 23 year old cigarmaker in Newark was attacked at her home late last night when a messenger delivered a parcel at her front gate. She felt a sting on her bare arm and fainted, suffering convulsions. she was rushed to safety as authorities pursued the assailant who escaped.
In Columbus Ohio on December 21 1900 Rev Dr Washington Gladden announced his resignation as pastor of the First Congregational Church following a 31 year ministry He will serve as pastor emeritus at a salary of 3510 Rev Dr Carl Patton associate pastor will assume duties
New York reports dancing in hotels and Broadway venues with an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 diners dancing afterward, confetti flying, and a serene Hall Park crowd as bells and lights mark 1919. Washington notes organized observances at churches, hotels, and clubs. signals from Arlington and naval observatories sent a coordinated, wireless time. Chicago sees champagne floods in public venues with police supervising. churches hold midnight services while celebrations blend hymns with revelry and tango influenced dancing. St Louis centers on municipal observances and community gatherings as year turns.
New Year scenes across cities include a 100 voice choir in a church steeple and 200 children dancing as Butte marks the year with a tree and early liquor curfew for cafés. Philadelphia’s Doxology led by brass bands closed 1913, while Cincinnati enforces a dry midnight order but hotels remain crowded. Rome notes New Year greetings to the pope and Italian royalty with royal receptions to follow.
Washington reports that seven hundred sixty-seven banking institutions across 45 states have informed the treasury department of their intention to join the new currency system. Of 695 national banks, 58 are New England, 142 eastern, 191 southern, 227 middle, 69 western, 13 Pacific. 69 boast capital over 1 million, with others in various ranges. Trust companies total four with capital above five million, and four between one and five million. Hall of the Bankers Association sent word of state-wide cooperation from Iowa banks.
A party of frightened Black residents, protected by militia, were transported by the state steamer Governor McLane to Baltimore after the killing of James Coleman near Chestertown. They will be held pending committal papers and face trial in Kingston during the March term.
In Lansing, Gov Ferris faced claims by Clarence Darrow that Calumet strike leaders and eight grand jurors were hostile to miners. Darrow warned of a powder keg in the Copper Country as unions seek arbitration or a tonnage tax, while the governor promised inquiry into alleged jury bias.
A December inquest jury returned an open verdict on the Christmas Eve panic at Italian Hall. The finding suggested uncertainty about the cause, noting the hall disaster with an unsettled conclusion. Further coverage continues on page five.
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