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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
7
An unclear caption shows Arch bald facing accusations in a court setting with names and terms partially legible. The readable fragments suggest a controversial court or hearing scene with individuals involved, but many details are obscured.
Heavy January storm snarls Milwaukee, Northern Pacific and Great Northern service with ten inches of snow. Trains run hours late as slides and floods threaten mountain lines. Crews clear drifts on the Great Northern while freight routes reroute via Vancouver and Spokane.
Los Angeles report notes a three day freeze causing grapefruit growers losses. An estimate of 25 million dollars is seen as conservative, with some figures reaching as high as 49 million. Official figures are not yet available, and further details were to continue on page.
President elect Wilson spent three hours with Senators Hoke Smith and Thomas Gore, discussing cabinet possibilities and a program for the extra session including tariff and currency legislation. He said no conclusions were reached and that he is simply gathering views. Smith and Gore spoke of potential committee reorganizations and seniority reforms, while Wilson declined to press those issues. Senators O Gorman and Culberson will confer with him tomorrow at the state house.
In New York a federal case against Mrs Mary Copley Thaw proceeds as jurors hear that she may be liable for attorney fees tied to Harry K Thaw's Stanford White murder case. Thaw's testimony is expected after a night at Matteawan asylum. Separately firemen on 90 eastern railroads face arbitration or strike vote, with railroad managers rejecting arbitration under Erdmann law and proposing alternative panels.
Budapest reports Count Stephan Tissea, president of the lower house, fought a duel with Count Aladay Szechenyi using sabers. Szechenyi was wounded in the head, Tissea unharmed. A recent declaration by Szechenyi cites an error. A third duel with Count Aladar Ziewy is planned, and Deputy Polonyi sent a challenge to Tissea.
Ten policemen chosen as marksmen were armed with long range rifles and placed in four taxicabs to search Chicago for holdup men. They were warned to pursue motor car bandits whose cars are faster, and to use their rifles if needed.
Ottawa reports the Duchess of Connaught was rushed to Montreal tonight on a special train. She is said to be suffering from a rectal infection of peritonitis and will be moved to the Royal Victoria hospital in Montreal for treatment.
Cincinnati reports a man using the name Harry Vokolke is held on suspicion of a large foreigner swindle over two years. Authorities say the scheme netted over a quarter million dollars and involved stocks bonds and forged death certificates. The man allegedly acted as agent for Greek Catholic Union with headquarters in Homestead Pennsylvania and is said to have organized a burglary of fraud schemes targeting newcomers.
New York January report quotes Dr. Walter F. Chappelle saying William Rockefeller likely cannot appear as a witness due to chronic throat trouble and trembling hands. Rockefeller, aged over seventy, is resting in the Bahamas and will probably remain unable to participate in any formal examination or testimony.
In Trinidad Colorado a Scotch collie saved two boys aged 10 and 12 from three hungry coyotes on the snow plains ten miles southwest. The dog, badly wounded, is near death as the boys were bitten and their clothes torn. A shepherd dog also saved infant children of Nels Zurta when a lamp was knocked over by a cat and the dog dragged the bedding away to safety.
Mrs Grove Cleveland and her fiance Prof Thomas J Preston of Wells College were entertained tonight at dinner in their honor at the residence of Mr and Mrs Joli Hays Harmond. The president and Mrs Taft attended with a few guests. Esther Cleveland is expected to arrive tomorrow.
The Democratic majority backs a program to redeem party pledges with a tax commission bill and utility measures. Lawmakers discuss land act discrimination, proposed committees, and staffing moves while proposals for wage laws and road standards advance.
Peace delegates and ambassadorial conference members debate Adrianople’s fate. Some allies favor ceding to powers and later transfer to allies, with Turkish garrison allowed to leave under warrants. Others push Europe to expel Turks from Europe by autonomous Constantinople and civil governance for Asia Minor, while Austria’s demobilisation remains disputed and Serbia’s evacuation signals a pause for peace.
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