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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
1
A local district named Vige shuts its doors today ending a focused service in Butte. The closure affects residents and businesses relying on district offerings, signaling a shift in the community’s local infrastructure.
County Attorney Joseph R. Jackson announced an immediate state law crackdown on commercialized vice in Butte following talks with Mayor Lane and Sheriff O Rourke. Prosecutions under sections 8397 and 8398 will begin without delay as police and sheriff cooperate to remove houses of prostitution and curb street activity.
News brief notes an explosion at the Dupont powder plant with immediate reports of casualties and structural damage. Authorities urge caution as investigators begin to assess cause and timeline.
A fierce storm strikes Eastern Montana and spreads to North Dakota and Minnesota. Ten degrees below zero and 70 mph winds leave a child dead and a teacher and another child missing. Blizzard reports cite Williston Beach Dickinson Jamestown Bismarck and Sargo. Travel halted, snow drifts reach ten feet, trains delayed, and fire losses occur in Williston.
In North Dakota, 7-year-old Philomone Musil was lost for over 12 hours on the prairies near her home and found in a deserted settler’s shack at 11:30 p.m. She was semi conscious with arms frozen to the elbows and legs to the knees. Chinook winds are forecast as temperatures drop to 12 below zero and stock suffer. Eastbound freights are heavily delayed across Billings as a windstorm disrupts Montana railtraffic.
Reports say an attempt was made to recruit members of the Thirty-first Michigan Infantry for service in a foreign army. The case is under investigation by Justice Department officials as the penalties for enlisting abroad include a $1000 fine or three years in a federal penitentiary. Meanwhile Chicago delegates from the four major railway brotherhoods met to discuss the railway employment situation, awaiting the Supreme Court ruling on the Adamson law before taking action.
General Pablo Gonzales with de facto forces defeated followers of Francisco Villa at Pilar de Concho about 60 miles west of Santa Rosalia and 40 miles north of Parral, capturing many Villa prisoners. Villa losses described as heavy. no battle date announced.
Reports from Torreon confirm Gen. Luis Herrera, Carranza commander, was executed by Francisco Villa's men. Eyewitnesses say Herrera's body was hanged to a telegraph pole with Carranza money in each hand and a photo of Carranza displayed from the corpse.
Police in Columbus investigate a murder matching the Mazie Colbert case. Mona Simon, 25, of Graf ton West Virginia, found dead in a leading hotel room with a neck gash and a bullet wound. A man using the alias Van Brunt registered in the room earlier. a Kansas brokerage link and a sport writer’s tip surface as detectives probe motive and suspect.
Philadelphia Jan 12 Plans to remove Harry K Thaw to New York as soon as he leaves the hospital were discussed after a Philadelphia conference with Brower and Thaw interests. Brower held without bail pending requisition papers. Thaw in good condition and may be discharged within two weeks. he does not know he is under arrest.
Mounted Mexican troops and U S customs agents reported no trace of Lieut. Col. Hl G Bishop and Lieut W A Robertson after their attempt to fly non stop from North Island near San Diego to Calexico. The two aviators disappeared Wednesday morning over Lower California.
Alexander Berkman and Miss M E Fitzgerald along with Robert Milner and Thomas J Mooney and four co defendants are charged with heading a conspiracy to kill Senator elect Hiram W Johnson, destroy the state house, and overthrow the government. Evidence cited includes letters seized in a raid on The Blast offices. Mooney allegedly praised pardoning two men for a 1914 killing in an IWW article.
Berlin reports German prisoners of war who escaped from France describe inhuman treatment. Germany vows to change conditions and publish details of reprisals soon. Washington notes U S steps on Mexico include withdrawing Pershing expedition and sending Ambassador Fletcher after joint commission meeting in New York.
The Minnesota House introduced a bill proposing a constitutional amendment to grant full suffrage to women, marking a key step in the campaign for women's voting rights. The measure aims to add women's suffrage to the state constitution and broadens the electorate.
Four hundred thousand pounds destroyed at pv. Pont Works New Jersey Boston broker to be given another opportunity to name congressman.
A massive fire at the Maskell Dupont Powder Co plant in New Jersey destroyed 400000 pounds of powder after two explosions. Two workers missing, twelve injured but not seriously, and towns from New Jersey to Long Island felt the shock. Guards set up a dead line as residents reported panic across Northern New Jersey and nearby states.
The Sunday Standard promotes itself as the newsiest breeziest handsomest Sunday paper with lively features pictures and commentary. It promises vivid front and back war tales Briggs Days of Real Sport sports gossip agro news Bingville Bugle social bits fashions theater and movie notes.
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