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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1915
Page
1
In Helena, Jan 5, a senate deadlock delayed the delivery of the governor's message to the legislature. Joint session was agreed for noon to receive the address, which urged economy and praised order maintenance in Butte. Democrats and Republicans applauded portions on race track gambling and a proposed worker's compensation law.
The U S Supreme Court unan imously holds about 200 Connecticut labor union members must pay $252190.09 under the Sherman act for a nationwide boycott of Danbury hat maker D Loewe Co after refusal to unionize. Attachments threaten foreclosures as loans default, with debate among leaders on future damages under Clayton act. Justice Holmes notes union lists and strikes tied to the case.
An Anaconda news item notes a stalled Montana senate vote as Governor Stewart releases a formal message. A separate line mentions a Hatters union backing a large payout. War news, flour price advances, and local crime notes appear alongside county updates and political shifts in Illinois.
Springfield Jan. 5 Politicians at the Illinois Legislature opening declare the progressive party near collapse as Medill Mel Cormick and H. S. Hicks switch to the Republican caucus and pledge GOP support for the session. Cormick, head of the progressive national committee, lauded returning to the party of his father amid cheers. The move signals the probable end for a once strong Illinois Progressive presence.
Sheriff Charles Henderson and County Physician Tremblay inspected the Silver Bow county jail and condemned it as unfit to confine inmates. They cited deterioration since the sheriff’s retirement, crowded conditions, and rising drug issues. The pair warned two jails waste money, urging funding for a single, sanitary facility without a bond issue.
In Butte two important strikes were reported, with miners and observers describing rich ore at 2300-foot and 800-foot levels. The Davis Daly operation saw optimism as stock purchasing surged, while officials offered cautious comments on confirming ore bodies. General Manager statements emphasized stockholders should be informed first.
A meeting in Cleveland delegated seven members to draft plans for operating at least some mines in the Eastern Ohio coalfield where a 15,000 man strike has persisted since April 1. The committee will reconvene tomorrow to seek operator endorsement of its proposed plan. In Chicago a police sergeant admitted killing a suspected robber, a former boyhood friend, with the coroner exonerating him and praising his prompt police action.
Washington January 9. President Wilson will receive tomorrow a delegation of nearly 100 Democratic women many voters who will call at the White House and press him to support the nation wide woman suffrage amendment. The amendment is to be voted in the House on January 12 and the call to the president marks the opening move of the suffragette push this session.
Vera Cruz Jan 5 Puebla capital of the state Puebla was retaken today after a six hour bombardment described as the most furious so far. General Alvaro Obregon leading Carranza forces, reported to muster over 20 000 men, pressed from Tepeaca and stormed Puebla after pounding positions held by Generals Villa and Zapata with heavy cannon. The action followed the capture of Tepeaca six days earlier in the campaign.
A radical chance leads to a notable victory in the Ferris bill. The outcome is attributed to a suggestion from Hyan, son of the Montana Power Company, and involves Russian backing. The report emphasizes the unusual influence behind the decision and the significance for the involved parties.
The Senate public lands committee completed amendments to the Ferrie water power bill, removing objectionable provisions, shifting lease terms to 50 years, and setting government duties. Changes favor capital and utilities, with rates to be set by state public service commissions and funds split between states and reclamation. A partisan clash over the amended measure is anticipated in the Senate.
Petrograd dispatches report Russian forces driving from Ardahan and surrounding strategic passes, with Austrian fuel lines threatened as Germans slow offensive. Battles near JaricKamvah and other fronts yield heavy losses. Archangel port remains open for winter resupply. British high command to brief on war progress.
Chicago and other markets reported higher flour prices amid strong wheat gains. Top patent flour rose about 55 cents per barrel to 2.15, with second grade up to 6.30 per barrel, while wheat in Chicago neared 1.37 1/4 a bushel on January demand. Portland and Duluth markets noted record or near-record levels for wheat and oats, with durum up 2.5 cents May delivery and Russian varieties reaching new highs. San Francisco bakers four also increased 50 cents per barrel on all grades.
A London Gazette official notice cites nine steamers bound from the United States to Scandinavian ports with detained cargoes in British ports. A Rosendaal dispatch via Amsterdam reports Cardinal Mercier, primate archbishop of Malines, as of Rosendaal's January 3 message.
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