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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1916
Page
1
Seattle ends the year under prohibition as liquor shortages drive up prices. Crowds clogged Second Avenue while saloons padlocked doors or shifted to beer only. Buyers sought bottles for home use, paying premium for whiskey and other spirits before the dry period began.
Portland on December 31 saw restaurants and saloons packed as revelers seized the New Year opportunity. Grills opened early with wine and cocktails in high demand, some venues running dry and others serving remaining stock to all patrons. Police monitored large venues but restraint on revelry was limited as patrons sang and celebrated with staff.
Spokane revelers welcomed the new year with a cannon shot on hotel roofs and a chorus of steam whistles. Despite liquor shortages, major hotels and cafes reported record reservations as crowds filled spaces from lobby to balcony. Police guarded saloons against enforcement clashes as many liquor dealers reportedly closed by sundown. Prohibition observers estimate nearly half a million dollars involved in the observance.
In today’s edition the paper covers social reflections on alcohol culture, notes on Waldorf Astor’s rising influence, and two sports items. It also lists divorce cases, regional news including a mine incident near Three Forks, and state level updates.
London reports in December that European powers see the war advancing toward an end, though Britain faced a naval loss with the cruiser Natal. The British cabinet held two meetings in one day as compulsory service nears, while press opinion hails smooth, unanimous transition. Fronts show potential developments as the year closes.
El Paso Texas is New Year’s Eve as peace and reconstruction appear across the border. Rail traffic and telegraphic links to Mexico City are back and several large industries plan to resume. News of Villa troops surrender and border arrivals of Americans held prisoner uplift hopes for the de facto government amid warnings by mining firms about Carranza tax decrees and rising assessments. Negotiations toward relief have stalled with Carranza.
London dispatch reports German sources saying Emperor William has summoned a grand war council and a naval council to convene on his birthday January 27. Leading figures named include Crown Prince, Hindenburg, Mackensen, Liman von Sanders, Count Zeppelin, Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria, the Duke of Württemberg, and other top generals.
Utica New York December 31 employees at the Savage Arms company plant received a New Year gift totaling 1000 dollars. Those earning salaried wages were allotted a sum equivalent to a year’s pay while operatives on piece work were rewarded on time employed ranging from 10 to 20 dollars.
London honors include William Waldorf Astor made a peer, Crooks added to the privy council, and Lord Mersey elevated. The awards omit political rewards, spotlighting war effort and diverse honors amid speculation about American acceptance of a British title.
Boston reports 1915 wool receipts climbing toward a near hundred million pound gain from 1914. Foreign wool totaled 914,388 pounds from 363,530 bales, domestic 181,700,678 pounds from 71,172 bales. Chicago grain totals fell by 45,728,000 bushels, while hogs cattle and sheep at the stockyards declined over 696,000 head from 1914. Foot and mouth disease cited as a factor in reduced shipments.
In Blakely Georgia two more Negroes were killed and four lodge buildings burned in a Western Early County clash between whites and Negroes. Armed mobs moved toward the scene from Georgia and beyond the Chattahoochee as reports reach the newsroom. A separate dispatch from Manchester New Hampshire notes New Year wage increases likely totaling about five percent for 29 000 workers at Amoskeag and Stark cotton mills.
A blast and ensuing flames at the Ameri can Linseed company’s Cleveland Linseed plant in Chicago kill six workers and devastate the percolator building on a five acre tract. Sparks spread to an oil freighter and river, hindering hoses amid thick smoke. Firefighters struggle as another warehouse at Union stockyards also burns, causing $100,000 in losses.
New York reports the steamer Thessaloniki in distress for over a week with 300 passengers aboard remains far from port. Coast guard searches fail to find the vessel as the Red Cross ship Plorisel nears to assist after wireless hints of drifting. London dispatches note political resignations and Greece protests over consuls' arrests at Saloniki.
A Durango weather report describes a blizzard sweeping across Southwestern Colorado with two feet of snow in the area. Officials warn of local disruption and dangerous travel as temperatures plummet and wind speeds rise, threatening livestock and road access in the high country.
Vienna and Washington clashed over Austrian replies to American demands amid parley reports. An Austrian note indicated a cautious stance on submarine policy and responsibility in the Lusitania case, while Berlin and Vienna sought alignment with Germany. Secretary Lansing conferred with Count von Bernstorff about the ongoing diplomatic exchanges and the American view on wartime conduct and maritime incidents.
The Sunday Standard announces a fresh year of features with stories sketches and illustrations full of human interest. It promises a cold penetrating world 1915 chronicle steadiness in sports and commerce notes theater fashion and social life with a bright comic color section and diverse departments.
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