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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
1
Foraker is criticized in Wisconsin for attacking the president and the Senate over hiring detectives financed by WWII funds. The remarks drew sharp response from state leaders and sparked debate on government spending and oversight.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Helena reports a heated House session with clashes over appointing clerks and committee posts. Pierson objects to the report as unauthorised while Ward defends it. debate delays staffing as legislators note costs and pending bills.
In Flushing New York the defense in Thornton J Hains trial argued the Bay Side Yacht club witnesses offered rehearsed testimony and should be withdrawn The attorney claimed Mrs Annis and other State witnesses lied or were poorly prepared and urged the court to end the address by noon tomorrow The judge set the case to go to the jury on Thursday and adjourned to continue the defense tomorrow.
Ogden Utah January 1 Lovin Pare a prominent contractor and pioneer leader in Utah’s West, dies at 87 after a water bath at a thermal pool near Red Lodge Montana. In Washington cattle country a divorce suit ends with a $9,000 claim and $2,000 award as Mrs Fisher sues O Kenyon for broken promises of marriage.
Benjamin Inka, a young attorney, was today cleared in Federal court of using hypnotic powers to influence jurors. He is a University of Michigan alumnus in medicine and law. An ethics panel censured Laskie for hypnotist exhibitions. Evidence shows he practiced during study but had ceased after bar admission.
Chicago January 12 Albert Anderson of Indianapolis will preside the retrial of the case against Standard Oil. Judge Kent Landis opened a fine of 29240 though its was fixed today. Anderson will be in Chicago next Monday to convene court for four weeks to decide the charge of accepting concessions from the Chicago and Aston Railroad company and shipments of oil from Whiting Indianapolis Coast Strouts and St Louis.
Reduction in sugar price announced today with a 5 cent per 100 yen drop in refined sugar. Officials stated the adjustment aimed to ease costs for manufacturers and consumers amid market pressures.
Labor leaders including Samuel Gompers prepare to meet the President to discuss ongoing labor concerns and present requests reportedly focused on workplace issues and policy responses. The White House session aims to outline labor priorities and seek supportive action.
Washington reports that a treaties for dividing the Milk and St. Marys river waters will set equitable shares proportional to watershed sources. It is expected to yield roughly equal water supply for both nations, ending years of obstruction to Northern Montana irrigation projects as principles of settlement are framed while measurement methods and a commission remain to be finalized.
Arthur Froembling a Lewistown farmer and bookkeeper appeared in Seattle January 12 under an alias Richard Gerlach. He allegedly left a $10,000,000 note and faced grand larceny charges after a sensational theft in Port Gamble. He was jailed and to be sent to Lewistown for trial as his family remains in Indiana.
A fragmentary report from Washington on January 12 hints at tense preparations for a forthcoming speech. Mentions of Romseveits dark paths and Tan raising rewards surface amid congratulatory notes to Henry Watterson and others, while references to public duties and private failures appear in uncertain dialogue.
Helena report dated January 12 by Fred C. Morgan, Flathead Indian Reservation superintendent, asks the Interior secretary to take immediate action for relief of the Whippewas under Rocky Boy until relocation. The tribal allotments are noted and the need for aid to prevent destitution is stressed, with forage and provisioning cited to prevent further losses.
Unclear fragment mentions a Browning mine blast causing a wife’s death and hundreds affected. Police confusion noted amid mysterious circumstances and garbled details. Further readable facts limited.
A Burlington Iowa murder case details John H Carmichael killing Gideon Browning to claim life insurance proceeds then taking his own life after fleeing from Adair Michigan. Carmichael's letter to his wife reveals fear and guilt and suggests Browning's influence. A separate blast in Bluefield West Virginia kills over 100 in Lick Branch coal mine. Rescue efforts fail as deadly gases trap workers. 19 bodies recovered with more than 100 feared dead. The mine, operated by People's Coal, had been deemed safe earlier and was still under investigation.
Mrs Sarah Browning, of Auburn New York, testifies her husband Gideon Browning abused her and drank heavily for years. She recounts moving from West Bloomfield Michigan to Canandaigua and Auburn seeking safety, selling their belongings, and her husband abandoning her with nothing while taking their farm equipment and home goods.
Oakland, January 12. Fred B. Sige charged on eight counts by grand jury with forging the signature of millionaire James Murray. prosecutors say the sum involved totals about $960,000 and Sige is in custody of the sheriff.
Ashington will invite Mexico to have its government represented at the proposed North American conservation conference to be held in February. Ti Ford Pinchot, chairman of the conference, traveled to Mexico to present the invitation and has just returned from a similar mission to Canada.
New York report covers J Keir Hardie addressing a mixed audience including privileged elites and workers. He reviews Britain’s labor movement, cites the moral lessons for America, and predicts woman’s rights progress amid social injustice concerns.
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