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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1920
Page
1
An investigation into the charges raised by Admiral Sims in the Daniels controversy will start in the coming week. Officials confirm the probe will examine naval war activity and related actions to determine if any misconduct occurred.
In Washington, Congress enters another week with action on the peace treaty and funding. Senate to consider the manpower pay bills and the Kenyan Americanization measure, while House pushes regular appropriation bills and contemplates adjournment by June 1. Senate naval probes into the Sims Daniels decorations case to conclude hearings with Secretary Daniels likely on the stand.
Armed men in masks attacked Baltinglass barracks in Wicklow injuring one constable severely and another slightly while escaping. In Munroe, Limerick, about 40 raiders attacked a police barracks occupied by eight constables. two hours of gunfire ended with no injuries as troops approached.
Washington January 25 mine operators of the central competitive field announced they would lay their data before the coal strike settlement committee for the first time this week.
Boston January 25 Governor Coolidge stated he is not now and never has been a candidate for president and will not enter the Massachusetts delegation contest for the Republican National Convention. He avoided opposing the Chicago nomination while guarding against any implication he used the governorship for self promotion in delegate selection.
Berlin January 25 A settlement bill between Prussia and the Hohenzollern royal family over movable and immovable holdings will be reviewed by the diet. The draft offers monetary payments for retaining castles and palaces and freedom to dispose of property with no restrictions. The decision hinges on Diet approval and expected acceptance by the Hohenzollerns if approved.
A Yaqui band attacked the Buena Vista federal garrison in Sonora, 15 miles south of Nogales, killing 12 men. The incident occurred today as tensions rise along the border with Yaqui forces active in the region.
St Louis report shows increased activity in nearly every line of business, with the Federal Reserve District Eight tallying broader economic momentum as the month advances.
Senator Wadsworth of New York contends railroads would be better run by owners under federal supervision and criticizes government operation as inefficient. He replies to G H Sines of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen regarding the Cummins railroad bill. He supports limits on strikes viewing a nationwide stoppage as a government prerogative.
A green blue fireball lit the Montana sky early Sunday as a meteor entered the atmosphere near Butte and struck east of the Rockies. It traveled at 20 to 25 miles per second, leaving a bright trail and ending in fragments. no sound was heard.
Copenhagen Jan 25 Polish cabinet signed a mobilization order citing bolshevist advance. Warsaw report published by Politiken today states the measure follows Bolshevik threats.
Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League calls on prohibition supporters to stay active. He accuses wet organizations and some wet officials of encouraging defiance of national prohibition in Rhode Island Massachusetts New Jersey New York Wisconsin and other areas.
Dorpat dispatches say a revolt has broken out in the red garrison at Moscow. Another report notes the people's commissaries at Moscow have moved to Tver due to plague fears.
Paris January 25 deputies say current 15000 francs annual salary cannot cover expenses and plan a bill to raise pay to 25000 or 30000 francs. They aim to present the measure to the chamber to secure better compensation.
On January 24 German forces started evacuating Upper Silesia in line with peace treaty terms that require movement to begin within 15 days after ratification. The operation marks the phased drawdown of forces as agreed with the Allies.
Tlaring near Taungs Bechuanaland, a waterless treeless desert, is poised to become the site of South Africa’s largest diamond claim rush. Open for digging about March 26, diggers from the Cape to the Zambesi and Mozambique, and even the Congo, prepare to try their luck. Hundreds of women are also planning to go to the new fields.
Archbishop Harry in Thurles cathedral denounces recent crimes in Ireland. With the authority he can command he condemns these acts as a grave violation of the laws of God.
Washington January 25 approximately 10000 acres of reclaimed land in Wyoming and Nebraska will be opened to homestead entry in March the reclamation service announced today
Washington reports that for the week ending January 17 bituminous coal production reached 11,655,000 tons, the highest January week total in three years. Through January 17 the nation’s bituminous mines produced about 4,000,000 tons more than the same period last year.
Mrs Kent Cooper wife of the Associated Press traffic chief died in New York after a three week illness from pneumonia Burial set in Indianapolis with details noting her husband as AP executive and the city of death.
A cross party group of Chilean senators introduced a bill to block opening new saloons and prohibit current sale of intoxicants, aiming to curb alcohol availability in the country.
The Vatican announced today that the sanctification ceremony for Joan of Arc will be performed next May with great solemnity in Rome. The event is expected to attract widespread attention from the Catholic community and international observers.
Snow accompanied by a high wind fell for most of the day in Laverne Minnesota. The night low stood at 15 below as temperatures plummet across the region.
Garbled telegram reports Colonel Blunt and seven American engineers with Red Cross staff and Polish troops taken by Bolshevists at Khiuchinskaya on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Other details indicate confusion over names and ranks, with officials noting no Colonel Blunt on active duty.
A wireless dispatch from London reports Bolshevist forces capturing stations Dolin skaya and Lazanskaya in Kritchev region, with heavy fighting in Novocherkassk district and the towns Martynovka and Serginsky occupied.
Marsden G. Scott, president of the International Typographical union, declared in a letter to the Union Printers' League of New Jersey that union labor is menaced by bolshevists I W W and radical socialists within ranks. Delegates from 21 unions attended with visitors from Washington and various cities. He warned that alien propaganda has footholds in American trade unionism and aims to disrupt the labor movement.
A wireless message from Warsaw reports a Bolshevik rumor that red cavalry have entered Persia and India. The message is undated and could not be independently verified by London dispatches. The claim adds to alarm over potential Soviet advances into the region.
Dr. H. A. Garfield former fuel administrator writes in Home and Farm that the coal strike compromise is unsound. He argues wages for miners are not the sole path to better work, citing miner earnings and the danger of wage-driven inflation across industries.
North Bay Ontario January 25 Fifteen persons are dead and many injured after a collision between two sections of a Canadian Pacific Express train bound for Vancouver. The rear sleeper of the stalled first section was telescoped by the locomotive of the second, eight passengers killed at once and seven dying later of their injuries.
Bond Thomas, brother-in-law of Dr. Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute, died today in Plainfield New Jersey after three weeks with suspected sleeping sickness according to physicians.
A colossal statue to honor the 1914 French stand on the Marne will be placed near Meaux in France, planned by a committee led by Thomas W. Lamont of J P Morgan. Marshal Joffre and Marshal Foch will select the exact site. The monument, costing about 250000 dollars, is to be funded by free will offerings nationwide.
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