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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1913
Page
6
A hostile confrontation unfolds as fifty Utes confront Rex Fone Kier and his group. Guns are drawn as tensions rise, while nearby authorities monitor the scene and seek to restore order. No injuries are reported at this stage.
Utes fortify a mountain camp 18 miles from town to shield Big Rabbit, accused of shooting Mexican shepherd Joseph Vichel. Sheriff’s posse of 190 and Indian Agent Spear clash over surrender while Washington forestalls action amid continued resistance.
In Aniston Alabama a lone bandit rifled the mail car of Southern Railway passenger train No. 12 near Riverside and escaped with what were believed to be registered packages. Mail clerk E L Cragman was briefly threatened with a revolver as the robber demanded all registered mail before leaping from the slowed train into rugged country. Railroad detectives and locals hunted the area but no capture reported.
Albany N Y Jan 18 after years of effort advocates of woman suffrage have a constitutional amendment that would grant New York women the right to vote if approved by the people the measure becomes a special order in the assembly Monday and the senate will consider it Tuesday leaders disagree on whether the amendment should cover naturalization and racialize women or not suffragette organizations have been asked to submit recommendations on the clause.
Minneapolis police exposed a hotel blackmail scheme after arresting a woman named Mrs. Clara Goodwin who claimed to be recruited from Omaha. She described a plan to threaten prosecution and extort money from Winkiston hotel owners, with two male accomplices involved. fragments of a letter were recovered and she confessed to multiple similar attempts in Helena and other Northwestern cities.
Washington reports Colonel Glenn of the Twenty third infantry proposed an automobile hike to the Pacific coast from Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana. The war department may not approve due to the need for at least 149 motor trucks and a $45000 appropriation. If authorized the regiment could move faster than standard infantry and cavalry units.
Salt Lake City January report notes debate on letting condemned criminals take their own lives after options exhausted. Judge Thomas Marloneaux supports what he calls the advantages of the Chinese custom permitting execution by self-inflicted death, amid widespread discussion in the legislature.
New York reports say garment workers insist on union recognition as the fourth week of strikes begins. Talks between manufacturers and leaders entered into two meetings to ratify the agreement affecting 129 shops and about 50,000 workers. only about half may return to work. In Chicago, garment workers vote on joining a general strike, with federation support anticipated. Clarence Darrow to face a retrial in Los Angeles on a similar bribery accusation. Judge Conley assigned. Bain testified about paying a juror.
London dispatches report the porte plans a national assembly to consider the Balkan crisis. Turkish ministers refuse to cede Adrianople, provoking potential war if allies push for compliance. In Constantinople a split over naval readiness leads to a clash aboard ships near the Dardanelles.
Chinese and Japanese immigrants are said to own 8.97 acres in 18 of California's 58 counties, with hundreds of unrecorded leases noted. The report claims total land use by Asians runs into millions, reflecting broad property holdings and influence across urban and rural areas.
Denver report notes Robert W. Gauss, grandson of Paul G. Gauss of Munich, died after a long illness. He requested his brain be preserved and weighed, aiming to compare with the brain of his famous grandfather at his death. The brain reportedly weighed 2.7 ounces.
A woman at an old cemetery claims a relic touched by her handkerchief cured her paralytic daughter after she cleaned moss from a Virgin’s mausoleum stone. Word spreads and crowds of pilgrims flock daily to the Arnaud Paivagnac family tomb.
A proposal for a 15 percent pay rise for 15 000 mechanics and shopmen on the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad was accepted today by the federation of shop and mechanical trades after a week of talks with union and company officials.
Cairo Illinois reports Ohio River at 435 feet flooding acres of farmland and threatening lowlands with another six inch rise. City officials say flood sufferers are cared for and plan work for men during sanitary precautions after waters recede. In Tuionda Illinois the rising river damages livestock and crops with thousands of bushels of corn ruined and many hogs and cattle drowned.
Ernest Sister issued his first extra tion papers as governor to honor Montana request for George Parrish who is in Seattle and wanted for kidnapping. Parrish accused by Eleanor Parrish of kidnapping two children in Missoula on December.
Helena educators gathered for a meeting after a fire damaged a school building today. Details on causes and damages were limited as officials assessed the scene and coordinated temporary arrangements for classes.
Helena dispatch reports legislators gather for a conference on centralizing Montana education into a single state university. Senator Whiteside leads without final stance, while attendees include Ke Allen W M Bickford H Howell Moe Hutte U Walah Holter and many other officials. The conference aims to study the proposal and consider architectural and funding needs for a statewide system.
Eugene Askey, an escaped convict, located in Wisconsin and returned to Ellensburg, is wanted in Boulder for forgery. A letter from Jefferson County Montana sheriff says he will be tried at Ellensburg for grand larceny in selling oats not his. Arrangements may send him to Montana.
A recall motion targets Conners over a vote for Walsh, accusing him of breaking party principles. If Conner resigns, he faces expulsion from the party. the move hinges on pre election actions and party rolor Stewart involvement.
New York on January 18 reports the Housewives League plans a campaign against soaring butter costs. The group aims to mobilize members nationwide to pressure retailers and lawmakers for lower prices and stable supplies amid shortages and inflation.
Chicago report describes Mrs Rebecca Raginsky, wife of a grocer, shot in the back during a struggle as two negros entered a store demanding money. The bullet hit her as the assailants fled and a mounted officer named Nehls captured the gunman after a struggle. Police report multiple prior robberies of officers by armed assailants.
Lieutenant Orgine of IX EME Division perished today near Branden when his aircraft failed and crashed. The incident occurred during routine operations with aviation unit Aviator Ayres reported among the dead. Further details unavailable.
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