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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1923
Page
1
Secretary of Commerce reviews the past year as favorable for world economic progress. He notes steady growth and improving conditions across key markets and credits policy measures for stability and investment.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, in a year-end statement from Washington, reviews postwar recovery and forecasts a favorable 1922 with production rising globally. He notes four European states as exceptions and calls social stability a key factor, saying most woes are fiscal or political rather than industrial.
Civil and military orders halted Bastrop and Mer Rouge residents from firing pistols or firecrackers to mark the New Year. Officials feared the noise could be misread by a stressed public amid Morehouse kidnapping investigations and an upcoming hearing. The week ahead promised fewer days until the open hearing.
Moonshine mash dumped into sewers on Porphyry and Wyoming streets sparked an explosion as a passerby narrowly avoided a flying fragment. Firemen reported gas build up and a manhole blast sent debris into the street, injuring none but causing panic.
Four prominent Des Moines figures including FE T Meredith Clyde L Herring Addison Parker and J B Weaver signed a bond for Sheriff Robb amid his arrest over alleged theft of whiskey. McMurray the jailer’s son led the case as Robb claimed a complete case against Clyde Everett and McMurray in the wake of a $20 000 whiskey theft.
Warsaw reports Dec 31 that Jan Niewadomski was tried Saturday and sentenced to death by firing squad for assassinating President Narutowicz. The AP dispatch notes the execution will be carried out as ordered.
Secretary Mellon calls for further savings in federal costs in a New Year statement. He notes a $100 million debt reduction, a balanced budget, and refunding successes, urging reinvestment of war savings and victory notes in solid government securities to prevent waste.
Chancellor Cuno informs Hamburg stock exchange members that Premier Poincare opposes a Berlin proposed non war pact, signaling French opposition to the agreement.
Judge Erickson state chairman Senator elect Wheeler and Judge Denny spoke at a GET TOGETHER MEETING which urged harmony. The event featured remarks by several official figures and focused on uniting diverse groups for cooperative progress.
Hamburg December report notes German Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno announced France rejected a joint non war pact mediation plan. The plan sought Rhine region peace with a referendum and a guardian power to oversee the pledge, aiming to prevent a new German war. (Continued on Page 3)
A Ravalli County former senator margins upset in the Republican Senate caucus as administration nominees are challenged. The veteran lawmaker gains a leadership role, reshaping internal power dynamics and signaling resistance to prior appointments.
Helena dispatch reports the Montana Republican caucuses naming leaders for the coming session Calvin Crumbaker of Chateau was chosen speaker in the House with A Dillidge of Prairie as speaker pro tem Swift of Treasure was selected floor leader in the House P Arnold of Dawson withdrew from contention and the Senate caucus selections proceeded with little opposition.
New York December 31 Col George Harvey American ambassador to Great Britain arrives aboard the storm towed liner Becentaria to report to Washington on information sought from London. He declines to confirm interviews and says the English government must handle debt payments carefully as the American mission weighs its next steps amid a large financial issue.
A San Francisco report states that indictments against Benedict Crowell former assistant secretary of war and six Florida men were returned to Washington by a special federal grand jury. Clem ens W. Lundoft of Cleveland issued a denial claiming the charges of conspiracy to defraud the government in cantonments and delaying the administration are unfounded and will be cleared up. The statement adds no further details.
A chaotic scene unfolds as dancers are tossed into an alley near White Hall. Shea appears to be the focal point of the incident with crowd action and disrupted order.
An explosion near Hibernia hall in Butte caused a near panic during the Robert Emmett association New Year ball. The blast shattered windows and sent attendees fleeing as James Shea restrained the danger by throwing dynamite sticks out a window to avert greater harm.
Police found the elder daughter of Melville W. Fuller dead in a burning three room flat. Investigators noted burned cigarettes and a shovel near the body as questions arise over the cause of death and the possible suicide of a man connected to the case.
A Paris meeting of ministers lacked key figures Maginot and Foch prompting belief that Polncare backs a plan for limited military measures and cash payments suspension. The proposal reportedly includes delivery in kind and allied guarantees tied to coal exports Rhine territories and loan adjustments with Berlin- controlled state assets.
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