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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1922
Page
1
Prosecution urges death penalty for alleged slayer of James Grant as trial opens in Virginia City. Rankin begins state case while President Harding warns the nation faces a grave agricultural emergency requiring swift action.
The Standard Stadt correspondent reports in Virginia City that the night session closed with Attorney General Wellington D. Rankin urging a first degree murder verdict and the death penalty for Jack Keel in the murder of James Grant. Witnesses described a revolver, six bullet wounds, and a pine tree with a bullet mark as key evidence.
James Grant an old time mining man and foreman at High Up mine north of Virginia City was killed by Jack Keel after a scuffle. Keel’s trial for second degree murder began yesterday.
Dublin reports say the new Irish ministers occupy city hall offices as provisional government leaders while the Mansion House remains the Irish Republic headquarters. Arthur Griffith heads the Dal Hireann offices. Michael Collins arrives with armed troops guarding outside. Paris session of world Irish congress focuses on education and culture abroad. Valera urges funds for university professorships and scholarships to study in Ireland. organizers cite preindependence planning. The congress aims to form a world league to spread Irish culture and history and promote Ireland's economic interests. De Valera envisions Irish language and athletics helping global presence.
Finger prints on the Hotel St Francis door may have been forged expert E O Heinrich testified in Fatty Arbuckle s manslaughter trial related to Virginia Rappe s death He said tests could not confirm forgery He identified prints as Arbuckle and Rappe earlier and Warden Woolard testified Arbuckle s statements in Los Angeles contradicted his trial testimony and were read to jurors Arbuckle admitted pushing Rappe to quiet her but denied injuring her
Body will lie in state in St Peter's Basilica for a brief period and depart from the usual custom. The interment is scheduled for Wednesday, marking a change in the customary rites.
The assembly to pick Benedict XVs successor begins February 2 as American cardinals face travel delays. The pope will lie in state briefly in St Peters Basilica with plans to avoid embalming and a shortened public viewing. Cardinal Gasspari and Dean Vannutelli lead rites while preparations for the conclave proceed amid travel concerns from Boston and Philadelphia Cardinals.
The Senate's heated debate over the allied debt refunding bill opened with Senator McCumber of North Dakota urging restraint and warning against treating the United States as a moneylender in its dealings with allies while Democrats oppose granting debt commission power to set when interest payments start.
Casper Casey, 24, escaped from a state pen by crawling along powered wires to the roof of the cell house then traveling 30 feet above the ground and 10 feet above the wall. Prison officials confirmed the high‑wire escape route and ongoing manhunt.
Secretary Weeks releases a letter to Senate and House military leaders detailing War Department plans. It emphasizes preserving army efficiency and organization while pursuing economy. The note lists new training methods after armament talks and designates several camps as permanent or training centers, with maintenance burdens falling on states. Savings cited include millions from personnel, transport, vessel withdrawals, supply reform, clothing allowances, and remount service reorganizations.
Carl A. Bazar, a Rochester resident who lost both hands at an officers training camp in Anges France after the Armistice, has been appointed a clerk in the Rochester office of the Veterans Bureau. The case was referred to the president after Civil Service rules blocked the appointment, and rules were set aside, allowing Bazar to begin duties today supported by rehabilitation training.
The Associated Press reports New York figures show liquor imports and gin remained high in 1921, with hundreds of thousands of gallons of champagne brandy and other spirits entering the country. The prohibition authorities note a rise in imports over 1920 levels, highlighting ongoing cross border trade and smuggling pressures amid liquor controls.
A statement at an arms conference says Japan will withdraw troops after orderly conditions are restored. The pledge comes as related security talks outline steps and timelines for troop departure and regional stability.
The Japanese delegation at the Far Eastern conference proposed a pledge to respect Russia's territorial integrity and to withdraw troops from Siberia once conditions normalize, receiving broad support from other delegates. Discussion was postponed to tomorrow. The issue of Shantung ne g ot iations ne ar ed con clusion with a nearly complete agreement except for the Tsing Fu railroad. A road settlement for Canton’s unrecognized government was announced.
An alleged holdup man was killed and two Pueblo police officers were wounded in a gun battle after officers attempted to arrest two men suspected of threatening pedestrians on Main Street. Officers Charles O Connor and Marvin Porter were injured, one seriously, as the confrontation turned deadly.
Special Dispatch to the Stannard Helena June 23 In case of school district No 1 Silver Bow county appellant against John Powers and F Downing the supreme court reverses the lower court with directions to dismiss the action The case concerns condemnation of a lot in Butte for a proposed high school The board had initially appraised Powers and Downing then faced higher juried awards and after appealing from those awards the district court ruled against K Rodger The supreme court reversed and ordered dismissal stating the school board is not required to take the property The property lies on South Main Street and was tied to a proposed high school amid public objection
WASHINGTON January 23 delegates at a national agricultural conference urged immediate relief for farmers amid a crisis described as the worst in 30 years. President Harding opened the meeting as Secretary Wallace and others pressed remedial measures including working capital loans, cooperative marketing, extended credit, and river waterway projects to boost demand and industry solvency. Bryan called the conference pivotal, saying prosperity hinges on improving farm conditions.
Washington Jan 23 A Thursday night caucus of House Republicans will discuss an adjusted compensation bill for World War I veterans. A resolution will push the Ways and Means Committee to act at once and keep the measure as continuing business until passage. Treasury officials warn against relying on allied debt to fund a bonus and note revenue must be raised, with details to come after requests for information.
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