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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1915
Page
1
The fragment hints at settling into a dull routine with reflections on daily habits and a casual mention of a person named Wowmen and an appeal to a work titled Traces. The readable bits suggest a private vignette rather than a reported event.
In Helena on January 18 the Montana Supreme Court faced a mandamus request against State Auditor Keating from Representatives Johnson and Anderson over state payrolls. The dispute centers on whether legislators unpaid for services will receive their money, with the Joint Committee ready to proceed. The day was quiet as Senate debates covered bills on taxation, education, and municipal indebtedness, including a bridge funding measure for Great Falls.
Local report notes unusual weather or incident affecting the east coast of England with scattered coverage across the day. The item appears amid a broader digest of political, economic, and sports notices.
An Athens dispatch reports jolts in Zante and Cspha tonia within the Ionian Islands. Calabria in southwest Italy was shaken with heavy damage feared near Cosenza and Ortucchio with thousands displaced and cathedral ruins. Across central Italy survivors face exposure. Swiss and Belfort shocks also noted with avalanches in the Alps and structural damage in Neuchatel.
The rivers and harbors appropriation bill, totaling over 34 million dollars, passed the House 164 to 51 and moves to the Senate where a lengthy battle is anticipated. It authorizes no new projects, allocating funds to continue existing improvements. Major allocations include 1,367,000 for the Mississippi, 8,184,000 for the Ohio, 1,250,000 for the Missouri, 1,385,000 for the Columbia, plus 600,000 for the Columbia and lower Willamette.
General von Falkenhayn, German minister of war, grants an interview from Paris headquarters. He stresses preparedness for any Allied landing in Belgium, criticizes British officers, and asserts Germany has gained ground while the blockade leaves little food shortage. He notes the war’s scope will not be short and cites strategic reasons behind Flanders actions.
Washington reports fresh movement as Gen Francisco Villa eyes northward action while Carranza Gutierrez Zapata and Villa factions position troops. Railways offices ordered moved and cotton officials packing up, creating uncertainty amid shifting control from Juarez to Mexico City and Cuernavaca.
Indianapolis January 19 The Rumely Company a $30 000000 manufacturing machinery concern was named sole receiver by Judge A B Anderson after creditors opposed a joint arrangement Clarence Funk of Chicago and Stephen Fleming of Fort Wayne were suggested as joint receivers The move stems from abnormal financial conditions from the European war and debenture note holders reluctance to grant an extension Paris January 19 6 35 pm William Durand and La Font deputies urged colleagues to sign a petition to the Norwegian storthing for the Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded to the Belgians for this year
Royal Norfolk towns Yarmouth Cromer and Sandringham faced night raids as bombs dropped from hostile aircraft. Civilian casualties reported in Yarmouth and King's Lynn, with damage to homes and property, and the royal residence at Sandringham feared impacted though not confirmed.
Washington reports Britain will not accept the United States plan to permit the Dacia to voyage to Germany with cotton cargo from a Texas port while legal questions are resolved The British government will issue a formal reply The cargo owners were told their cotton would be free to be sold or redirected if the ship is seized The dispute centers on the ship's registry and the true ownership after a German sale to an American broker
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