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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1924
Page
2
City accountant Albert Boyle reports November operating costs for Butte were 4438.50 lower than November 1921. Mayor Horgan released the comparative figures showing totals for the two years and itemized warrants issued totaling 1948.58.
The case centers on Horace Greer the chauffeur who shot Dines at the Dines apartment. Accounts from Dines Mabel Normand Edna Purviance and Greer differ on events and motives amid gun ownership tensions. Greer claims self defense while others describe jealousy and threats involving Miss Normand.
Three days after Courtland S. Dines oil operator was shot in his Los Angeles apartment, investigators faced contradictions from multiple witnesses and unexplained circumstances. Dines survived with a lung wound, while suspicions grow as the case mirrors the era’s high profile mysteries.
The Department of Agriculture reports higher farm labor wages in the previous year. Average monthly wages with board reached 33.18 dollars and without board 46.91 dollars. Day wages for harvest labor with board averaged 2.45 dollars, compared with 1.55 dollars in 1914.
A California murder case unfolds from Lodi to Eureka as Alex A. Kels is identified in a burned car, confesses to hiring Edward Meservey to murder a laborer for insurance proceeds, and is sentenced to hang. Mrs. Kels, pregnant at the time, and her daughter faced years of secrecy before fate and mercy intervene.
Senator Leonard defends initiative, referendum and recall as tools to root out corruption and empower the majority. Judge Lanner compares electing officials to corporate boards. Herman Blank calls for united city county government and cost cuts. Senator Mantle touts reduced expenses and lower taxes amid mining wealth and fiscal outrage.
The American Screen marks Daytime Wives a vital society drama about the office girl and the wife. Emile Chautard portrays the office girl with flaws and virtues while arguing that the wife bears responsibility for marital drift.
A fire started by a basement short circuit at the Pulitzer building basement press room sent flames up an elevator shaft to the building top. Dense smoke caused evacuation of upper floors before firemen controlled the blaze in an hour and staff returned to work. Three of fourteen basement presses were damaged.
Harry J. Hudson, a labor figure from Great Falls, was summoned to appear January 10 before Judge George M. Bourquin in Helena to answer a contempt charge. The government says he sought to pressure juror J. D. Woolman into admitting prejudice against Noble, offering money, after the trial in which Noble and Peters were found guilty of banking law violations. Noble and Peters, former bank officers, face 80 months in prison and a 2500 dollar fine. their banks were closed.
The judge urged everyone present to promote consolidation, explain its benefits, and meet objections. He predicted a heavy vote in favor. Leonard accepted the chairmanship, pledging his time and effort, and called for volunteers to circulate petitions, needing 1,000 helpers. Members, including many women, signed in as club members and volunteered.
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