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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1913
Page
5
A fragmentary report indicates Nazim was killed as part of a larger plot. Details are unclear, with multiple actors and motives under investigation by authorities. Further information is awaited from police briefings and local coverage.
London dispatches report revolt in Constantinople and the assassination of Nazim Pasha with autopsy showing dagger wounds. A four day grace period is proposed to pressure the porte, while allies debate delaying decisive action to avoid broader war and allow time for diplomacy and mobilization concerns.
Dr. Wenga Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California, told the San Francisco Y M C A that the Turk must be driven from Europe at any cost. He framed the war as a struggle for liberty against Oriental fatalism, urging decisive action as powers clash over control, with England, Russia, Germany, and Austria shaping the European crisis.
Miss Gertrude Leisenring Kennerer of New York and formerly Mauch Chunk Pa to wed Mr Thorne, scion of a prominent New York family. The engagement follows the season’s notable social matches among well known families and football circles. The couple, both widely known in Pittsburgh circles, plan a wedding with extended travel.
Washington expects an extra session to tackle tariff and currency issues. Democratic senators seek to delay currency reform while committees push hearings on the wool schedule and broader tariff reform. The Taft appointments fight in the Senate and appropriation bills in the House are also in focus as February work begins.
A Barcelonia report claims an estate worker fired at Archduke Louis Salvator while he walked in Miramix grounds. The archduke was grazed and a government official was severely wounded. The incident is dated January 20 and described as an assassination attempt.
Los Angeles January 35 The steel freight steamer Mackinaw en route from Balboa Panama to San Francisco via Los Angeles struck the San Pedro harbor breakwater in heavy fog while outbound. The crew abandoned ship thinking it sinking and were rescued. Captain Robert Dollar was the sole passenger aboard. The vessel was towed to shore with all officers and crew accounted for.
A passenger train from Minneapolis to St Paul struck a carriage carrying the Helm family of Martin North Dakota. N. D. Jan. The two Helm sons were killed and Mrs Helm and their daughter were badly injured in the accident. The incident occurred today near the town, with the Helms riding when the train collided with their vehicle.
President elect Wilson spoke at Mrs. Caroline Alexander’s home on weekend visit, stressing that a national health bureau should not imply a medical trust. He argued schools of medicine must cooperate on sanitation while preserving states’ rights, and urged plans be brought forward for consideration. He expected to discuss immigration labor and industrial relations with social workers, but comment was unavailable.
Dispatch from Brig. Gen. Pershing reports an engagement at Taguisi on January 2 between Moros and Philippine Scouts and constabulary detachments. Captain Patrick McNally and six enlisted scouts were killed, plus 19 enlisted men wounded. Townsend Cochran Whitney among the wounded have serious injuries.
New York reports show cross purposes between readers, workers, and employers as hotel waiters press modified demands for a broad return to work. Leadership hints an agreement may allow about 2,000 employees to resume duties, while many strikers insist on full victory. Managers refuse to rehire the old waiters, favoring non union help. A mass meeting at union headquarters anticipates a strike end, with executive committee to draft acceptable terms for remaining managers. Police patrols in front of the courthouse faced arrests and discharge over uniforms resembling regular officers.
New York Jan 2 The garment workers strike showed signs of progress toward settlement as a conference discussed a sliding scale of wage increases for regular piece workers and a 1 hour’s representatives of manufacturers. The union accepted the proposal provisionally and scheduled it for final action by the executive board, signaling a favorable development after four weeks of strike activity.
Eighteen Princeton students were brought to Trenton to sing at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in place of the regular choir members who had struck over alleged rector interference with the organist. The substitute organist and a picketing scene outside the church followed, yet many worshipers stayed away after discussions with defenders of the church. After the service, the students returned to Princeton.
The New York Stock Exchange claims federal power cannot compel incorporation or regulate its affairs. The brief argues New York laws can guide the exchange but federal authority over transactions is limited, maintaining rules against manipulation, short selling, and gambling are internal to customer-broker dealings.
A blaze at the Paxton hotel annex soon after 3 am threatened the six story building. Guests fled in their underwear as firemen and aerial ladders battled the flames. Shaw of Taunton Mass narrowly escaped when a ladder fell short and, grabbing the ledge, slid to safety with a fireman’s aid.
Under expert supervision a portable alfalfa mill claimed as the first of its type is tested in Billings. The machine converts alfalfa hay to meal then to stock feed forms, with a daily capacity of 20 to 80 tons. After testing it will move to rural districts for several months of operation converting surplus alfalfa into manufactured products.
Report on political maneuvering in Parliament over woman suffrage amid cabinet unease and pressure from influential women. Prominent figures including duchesses and countesses sign a memorial urging support for suffrage, reflecting tensions between reform, liberal opposition, and public sentiment.
Miss Emma Willian as Peart Turner, 18, jailed in Seattle on charges of robbing wealthy homeowners where she worked. police say she admitted to more than seven burglaries in Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, claiming hypnotic influence by accomplice Peter Marbaraz and obedience to his orders to steal.
In a prolonged engagement near Bentmiguid Colonel Tevet led French forces against a tribal resistance. The French reported 15 killed or wounded while the opposing side left 4 dead on the field.
In an unsettled Albany situation Sheriff Harburgee planned to serve an arrest order on General Sickles for unpaid funds as chairman of the New York Monument Commission. A fund was started by State Comptroller Sonner with an initial subscription of 60, and the sheriff expected assistance from friends to cover the $88,478 claim or move the case to Ludlow Street Jail if not paid.
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