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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1922
Page
1
France and Britain reach agreement in principle on restricting submarine use. United States favors prohibition on U boats against merchant vessels and seeks formal commitments amid ongoing naval tensions. Proposals center on limiting submarine warfare to curb threats to international shipping.
France in principle accepts the proposed prohibition on submarine warfare against merchant ships, with final approval pending wording. British acceptance already given, Italy and Japan not yet given instructions, and discussions may define terms on merchant ships immunity and potential disguise of warships as commerce.
The Dáil moves toward a Friday deadline on the Irish pact as speed of speeches increases. Fourteen speakers have already addressed the chamber today, signaling a brisk pace in debate and decision on the pact terms.
Dáil Eireann reassembled to push final action on the treaty with ratification seen as likely but with a small majority. Speeches sped up as 10 heard in the afternoon after four in the morning, with interruptions rising. Michael Collins pressed back, Count Markievicz and Lady Markievicz sparked gossip about appointments, while Daniel O Callahan urged a plebiscite. Arthur Griffith lashed critics as the Irish delegation in London faced denigration. Continuous tension marked the session as key figures like Pierce Beasley and Sean McGarry remained prominent.
Paris January 3 Premier Briand aims to limit the Cannes Supreme council to reparations and Europe economic restoration. He may later call an economic conference with Russia and Germany represented. Germany reportedly to make four payments of 125 million gold marks monthly from January to April.
The Washington dispatch notes copper markets improved late November into mid December with New York refinery copper at 13.75 to 14 cents a pound on December 14, up about 20 percent from August. Lead holds at 4.70 cents, zinc production rises in November, and wool prices advance amid scarcity of high grades. Export demand remains strong for copper, with Germany and Japan top buyers, while weaving yarns stay weak and knitting yarns remain in high demand.
Prosecution calls a dozen witnesses who testified Arthur C. Burch is sane in rebuttal to defense claims of insanity. They swore he understood his acts during the alleged murder of J Briton Kennedy, while defense witnesses argued the defendant was insane and unable to grasp his actions.
Gallatin County Attorney J. Bunker and Under Sheriff Zade Morgan arrived in Butte to gather information for the Laura Adams murder case connected to a ranch hand's death over two years ago. They questioned Ida Brown, sister of the accused, and explored leads involving a former Three Forks policeman Smith and a second suspect Watson linked to an auto theft.
Three masked robbers beat C. N. Churchill and burned the chests of Churchill, his wife, and two daughters to force disclosure of a hidden sum. The banked $400 was found under a carpet. The family and guest J. J. Jacqua were bound as robbers, who cooked and ate a meal before torturing them.
Washington dated reports say copies of a supposed treaty between the Japanese army in Siberia and Russian officers linked to Attaman Seminoff surfaced, detailing Japanese arms and money support for an offensive against the Far Eastern Republic of Chita. The public disclosure came from the Chita government delegation.
Peter Penzetti aged 40 from Butte Montana was killed when rock fell in the Morning mine at Mullan Idaho today. He is survived by a cousin John Sonsienzo said to live at Meaderville near Butte.
Mrs Small reasserts accusations that the district No 1 trustees report and clerk’s figures mismatch county treasurer records. Discussion with Attorney Baldwin and trustees Lindsay Rogers and Clerk Wood leads to unanimous vote to hire a registered accountant to audit the board’s books and locate any errors.
St Louis report: A jury awarded John Slim 450 and costs in a suit against tailor Harry Miller for 113 damages over a pair of trousers that were alternately too long and too short, causing the postponement of his wedding. The amount includes rent for an apartment.
Bozeman dispatch reports Laura Adams, wife of ranch worker McKenzie, arrested for murder as booze runners threaten her. McKenzie, a Three Forks rancher, is suspected after Walker’s death tied to whiskey. Adams claims she learned of the crime from a spirit medium. Authorities doubt her statement remains credible.
Mrs Adams, jailed on murder charges over Harry J Walker's death at Three Forks, told a Galatia Standard staffer she did not kill Walker. She claimed bootleggers aimed to eliminate her, insisting she was innocent and framed by alcohol runners seeking to silence her.
A body with two bullet holes was found in the Madison River near Three Forks on July 4, 1920. The case, involving a possible premeditated robbery or a sudden brawl, features five suspects including Mrs. Laura Adams held on a charge of first degree murder. Four men and one woman remain under surveillance as authorities pursue a solution to the growing mystery.
Chicago reports show successive selling smashed wheat 7 percent within the day as liquidations grow amid financial strain and a bank merger. Eastern buyers moved to liquidate while rumors remained unconfirmed, and at session close July wheat touched new seasonal lows despite signs of strength. In New York cotton also slipped with March contracts tumbling over $9 as unsettled trading fed declines.
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