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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1915
Page
1
A prize court issues a decision regarding cargo seized from a vessel carrying goods from America to German consigners. The ruling affects the distribution or settlement of the seized property under war laws and maritime prize procedures.
A garbled update notes lawmakers filling the capital as officials consider advancing stats and awaiting further actions. The fragment suggests ongoing legislative activity and possible decisions today without clear names or dates.
The British prize court in London ruled that the Miramichi cargo of wheat shipped from the United States to German consignees remained the property of American shippers and must be paid for. The decision, delivered November 22, may affect other prewar shipments and could lead to further U.S. court actions to recover differences from exporters.
Louis, Jan 1. Dr Kaplansky of The Hague told the Knights of Zion convention that one third of Palestine could be bought now for a Jewish home if funds were available. He noted a 5 million franc Jewish National Fund total, with three quarters invested in Palestine farmland, and a country population around 120,000 with room for over 3,000,000.
War progress dominates Today’s Standard page with reports on torpedoed vessel 1-Formidable, front line updates on both theaters, and notes on British prize court ruling. Congress resumes as legislators gather in Helena to address domestic issues.
Congress returns after New Year with immigration in pending Senate action. Presidents and lawmakers clash over literacy tests. White House hints at veto despite expected passage. House to readdress Indian appropriation as conference on sea power bill nears. Taft to discuss Philippine self government measure with Senate Philippines committee.
A traveler returning from Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph appears physically well but sadder and more anxious than usual on Christmas Day. In France four German spies were arrested at Delle near the Swiss frontier and sent by train to Belfort for court martial. A dispatch from Formosa, Argentina claims a revolution has erupted in Paraguay with an artillery regiment in the field. Doctor Eduardo appears in the misread portion of the text.
Bakersfield gains 150 workers as Southern Pacific resumes all departments on Monday after layoffs. Ogden and Sparks shops reopen with full force, boosting Utah Nevada output to over 600 and 80 million pounds respectively. Amalgamated Sugar signs amends for 1915 beet crops, raising capacity by about 20 percent. Twin City Rapids Transit adopts a pension plan with half pay at 65 and added insurance benefits.
London despatch reports Emperor William IIs illness worsening and plans surgery for his throat in Berlin. He delays travel until a crushing victory is achieved, according to Amsterdam Express correspondent.
Washington reports Ambassador Walter Hines Page describes London talks as showing a friendly mood toward the American note on shipping. Officials plan to speed a brief response while noting some English criticism about motives and wartime trade disruptions. The note aims to prevent further impairment of trade and seeks a definite arrangement to ease American exporters.
Chicago January 1 Miss Mary Sheets a printer was awarded a verdict in her suit against International Harvester company claiming lead poisoning from two years as a type distributor in the plant. She is now partially paralytic. Copenhagen via London reports a large cargo of toppers bound for Denmark seized as smuggled goods with false bill of lading.
A fragmentary wartime report notes the vessel Formidable was torpedoed twice, rendering it crippled and eventually sinking. Details on location, attacker, and resulting casualties remain unclear from the incomplete text.
The Daily Chronicle reports that survivors of the battleship Formidable say it was torpedoed on both ends Friday morning and sank soon after. The captain of the trawler Pro Genes, which rescued 1 survivor, believes other survivors have been saved and taken to Dartmouth, though no Formidable boats were seen with him.
London reports the Tor bay trawler Providence saved seventy one or more survivors from the sinking Formidable after a brutal morning storm. Naval crews and fishermen struggled amid high seas to bring the cutter alongside and transfer men to safety as the Formidable is whether sunk by mine or submarine. Survivors were cared for in warmth with blankets and clothing supplied by locals as headlines emphasize the peril and heroism at sea.
Philadelphia January 1. Eminent scientists industrial and political leaders may permit their brains to be examined after death by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. At the sixty sixth annual convention delegates will be asked to bequeath brains. noted researchers from Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania spoke on the plan and its scientific value.
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