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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1917
Page
1
A report states boardsmen ten depart the border area for home after receiving an ordered assignment. No further details on destination, date, or responsible authorities are provided in the fragment.
The War Department ordered a substantial pullback of National Guard units from the border, with about 15,000 to be withdrawn. Pershing’s force is expected to depart for the United States within roughly three weeks, as regular troops would move in to occupy evacuated stations. The policy aims to retain all guardsmen in service and handle Mexican affairs with the Carranza government, while Ambassador Fletcher’s Mexico City arrival may be timed to events on the de facto government.
Reports from London tally a large blast with fifty to sixty fatalities. The incident dominates early headlines as authorities assess causes and casualties while emergency crews respond and the city braces for updates.
The House Rules Committee will start public hearings Tuesday in New York to determine if anyone profited from advance information on President Wilsons peace note. The probe will focus on leak information, not a full stock exchange investigation, with Sherman L. Whipple as counsel and James R. Reilly among first witnesses.
In San Angelo Texas January 20 the Spanell murder trial continued with state witnesses. Constable J W Yates testified Spanell spoke after arrest asking if both victims were dead and cried out Oh my God Oh my God. The court weighed admissibility of the confession remarks and reserved ruling.
Chicago coal wagon drivers went on an unannounced strike early today and it ended tonight after officials learned it stemmed from a misinterpretation of orders. The move, ordered by Milton oth of Local 764, affected City Contracting Team Owners Association and caused some firms to close. Executives met coal dealers to explain that the strike aimed at excessive workloads and higher pay for drivers.
The South Dakota Supreme Court in a formal opinion today held that the Interstate Commerce Commission had no control over intrastate rates and disagreed with the U S Supreme Court on federal authority over intrastate tariffs. The court sustained the railway commission in blocking new rates for express companies. Also, fifteen Crow Indians from the Crow reservation departed Sheridan for Washington to appear before the Indian Affairs Committee on the opening of Crow lands in Montana.
Lieut. Col. Harry G. Bishop and Lieut. W. A. Robertson survived eight to nine days in Lower California wilds after crash or misflight from San Diego to Calexico. Found exhausted and nearly out of water, Bishop is recovering in Wellton Arizona with signs of improvement. Robertson reported weight loss of about 25 pounds and fatigue from the ordeal. Gamble, who reached the camp, described the desert trek and rescue as both men awaited transport back to civilization.
London reports indicate Friday night blast death toll between 50 and 60 with 21 hospital deaths Saturday and 112 patients under treatment. Fires engulfed a seven story flour mill and other factories as rescue crews, nurses, ambulance staff and scouts aided the injured.
Birmingham, England, reports Arthur Lille Chamberlain, director general of National Service, warning the nation that compulsory national service could be implemented if voluntary service fails to meet needs. He stressed the government’s aim to offer chances to volunteer but would not hesitate to act, noting already requisitioned fit men and the need to supply mines, factories, munitions, money, and foreign exchange.
Arlington honors a naval hero amid a world ranking tribute as Dewey rests beside other heroes. The ceremonial observance marks the passing of a respected figure connected to maritime service and national memory.
Admiral George Dewey was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery after private home rites and a public service in the Capitol rotunda attended by the president, the supreme court, cabinet, Senate and House, and other dignitaries. Midshipmen from Annapolis led the funeral escort, kept by Dewey’s wish as honorary pallbearers, and a naval gun salute marked the ceremony as thousands lined the streets. The processional and burial were conducted with simple, brief rites and without a formal home or Capitol service.
Tessie Mnamara, a telephone switchboard girl at Canadian Car and Foundry on the Jersey Meadows, overlooked a smokey danger near two sheds filled with gasoline and TNT. She sprang into action, ordering all workers to evacuate as shell cars stood nearby, averting a potential catastrophe.
A report from Rio Janeiro states German ships are ready to sail with supplies for raiders to extend their reach. The Brestida steamer and escort ships are reported near Rio Grande do Norte, with the Americas Fleet vessels in the area. The eastern coast of Brazil, including Natal and Braga, lies within 150 miles north of Pernambuco. Ceara borders Rio Grande do Norte to the west.
Rio Janeiro January 20 The newspaper A Nodela Rio Janeiro publishes a statement that since yesterday the Caproca and another German vessel interned at this port have made great preparations to put to sea. It is believed they are trying to escape to reinforce the Alders who are short of supplies and rely on the flight of German ships from Brazil.
A Daily Mail Pernambuco dispatch reports the German commerce raider sinking the British steamer Dramatist after boarding. The crew were kept aboard for hours, crewmates claim courtesy and receipts were signed for goods captured. The raider hoisted its flag over the ship and then destroyed the Dramatist with explosives. The captain claimed not to understand the exchange.
Washington dispatch reports letters and cables alleging wealthy stockmen are using the 640 acre homestead law to grab public range. Secretary Lane will designate land entry areas for study and possible fraud investigation.
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