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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1908
Page
9
A fragment reports an attempted destruction of part of the American fleet at Rio Onskot by the Red Brigands. The sensational item names the group and hints at a bold maritime plot with international tensions rising.
Brazilian police uncover an anarchist conspiracy centered in Rio de Janeiro and Petropolis with reach to Sao Paulo and Minas Geraes. Chief of police says conspirators, led by Jean Fedder, have fled interior and vows strict vigilance to protect the fleet in harbor.
Rear Admiral John E. Pillsbury, chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation, rejects Associated Press reports of an anarchist plot in Rio de Janeiro targeting Evans' battleship fleet. He doubts the claim and says no official warning has reached Washington. He notes the fleet is scheduled to depart Rio on Tuesday and refuses to speculate on earlier departure.
The currency commission of the American Bankers Association released a full report on its meeting. It details objections to the Aldrich and Fowler bills and outlines a 138 section alternative proposal backed by the association. The Aldrich bill is described as impracticable unwise and financially unbound.
Charles Emory Smith longtime editor of the Press and former postmaster general died suddenly at his Philadelphia home aged 65. He had suffered heart trouble after a sequence of illnesses including indigestion and grippe with a brief Atlantic City sojourn. Survived by his widow and siblings, he married twice, his second wife Miss Henrietta Nicholas.
New York reporters await Justice Dowling's decision as the Thaw trial resumes. He may permit public and press in the courtroom while excluding spectators with idle curiosity. Negotiations hinge on closing the doors and whether the detailed recital can be summarized from file coverage.
The case of Lemoine, accused by Sir Julius Wernher of swindling him out of 320000, centers on a hidden formula for diamond manufacture kept in a London bank. Lemoine, jailed, offers to repeat experiments upon release, while experts debate feasibility and the public follows the sensational affair across France England and beyond.
Billings news notes Representative Pray has introduced a bill in Congress to extend the entry time on Huntley project lands. Current law requires settlers to occupy homesteads within six months of filing, with January and February deadlines. The proposed measure would push the extension to May 15, easing winter start-up for new entrants.
Mail advices from Honolulu report the United Chinese society addressed a memorial to Representative Nicholas Longworth asking for his help to modify the exclusion act so Chinese laborers may be admitted to Hawaii for agricultural work only and for limited periods.
In St. Petersburg on January 19 the annual blessing of the waters was conducted at Tsarskoe Selo instead of the Neva, amid gun salutes. The emperor and his mother reviewed the guard regiments afterward, while the empress remained indoors due to illness.
Montgomery report states Alto Faulk, a white man, was shot and seriously wounded at Dotham by a Black assailant who was lynched that night by a masked mob of about 200 citizens.
Six weeks and a day underground ends as workers are rescued at Elly Nevada. Early reports indicate the team survived hardship and received swift medical checks after the breakthrough.
Three miners A D Bailey P J Brown and Pred McDonald were trapped for sixteen days in the Alpha shaft of the Giroux mine. They emerged on January 19 to cheers in Ely as rescuers cleared debris and signaled hoists. Bailey asked for tobacco then rejoined his comrades.
A Copenhagen dispatch reports Otto Larssen launching a Danish backed venture to establish a Magellan Straits towing service with 10 powerful tugs. Capital about 800000 dollars raised across nations, base at Punta Arenas, amid fears over the passage of the American battleship fleet and navigator concerns about the strait hazards.
Special Dispatch to the Standard. Billings January 19. A. J. Crowe was found guilty of assault in the second degree on Charles Moe. The jury imposed the maximum penalty a $2,000 fine and five years in the state prison. Crowe faced first degree assault charges but the verdict was second degree. Efforts to prove Crowe mentally unsound were extensive and the court announced sentence would be set Tuesday morning.
The United States cruiser California, which left San Francisco Friday for her final trial off Cape Blanco, returned today and was announced to have safely met all requirements.
Lewistown report details the murder of Mrs. Slater, 40, and her four children at the old Bottoms ranch on Musselshell River near Mosby. The house was burned, two children burned beyond recognition, others damaged but recognizable. Sheriff and officials dispatched, motive unknown, seven residents urged quick sheriff arrival.
Bento Legarda and Pablo Ocampo, Philippine delegates, arrived in San Francisco en route to Washington. They say independence is unlikely now and note progress under American rule, especially in education, while seeking to improve the economy and reduce U S duties on Philippine sugar and tobacco amid concerns over possible civil strife.
Frankfort Kentucky January 19 William J Bryan has offered to come to Kentucky to help the Democrats win the United States senatorship Governor Beckham received Bryan's letter and expects him Tuesday in Cincinnati He may be asked to address the legislature before returning tonight The senatorial race shows a potential GOP anti Beckham Democrat coalition to back Wheeler Campbell over Beckham and Bradley while a new ballot is expected tomorrow to resolve the deadlock by Wednesday
Rio Janeiro January 19 Admiral Evans suffers rheumatism in his right foot but says his health is otherwise perfect. He laments missing the reception for the fleet and hopes to leave his cabin soon though ashore plans may be limited. Foreign Minister Rio Branco will host a banquet for the fleet officers.
Newcastle Pennsylvania January 1 % Operations will resume tomorrow at the Greer tin mill restoring work for 1500 men idle for three months.
Willis J. Abbott of the Bryan publicity bureau in Washington denies a published claim that Bryan would stand aside if one third of the delegation oppose his nomination. Abbott says he never received such a letter and has not heard from Bryan in weeks. He notes Bryan’s friendly sentiments toward Hoke Smith Culberson and Johnson are true and believes any likely Democratic nominee would receive Bryan’s support.
Berlin reports a stormy general meeting of the navy league in Cassel where noblemen officials and professors clashed and insulted each other. Bavarian and South German delegates seceded, threatening two leagues north and south. A vote of confidence in the executive opposed the emperor aligned with Prince Rupprecht.
San Francisco report says Prosecuting Attorney Langdon will press all bribery charges against Abraham Ruef to trial after ending immunity questions. He plans to ask Superior Judge Lawlor to set a date for one bribery count and will push every charge toward conclusion.
Newport R I Jan 19 Rear Admiral John B Merrill ordered an inquiry to begin tomorrow into the death of H A Harrnet a naval apprentice who died from a brain blood clot after a fight aboard the U S training ship Cumberland The body may be buried here Tuesday if unclaimed D H Manning of Middletown N J the apprentice Harrnet fought with is held in custody awaiting the investigation
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