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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
7
An unclear report notes rebels abandoning a Fourth of 1912 event in Chimu area city. Mentions Orozco and revolutionaries, with an observed yet incomplete outcome. The text is garbled and lacks coherent details.
Across Chihuahua City foreigners endured as rebels evacuated under pressure from General Huerta’s vanguard. Orozco’s forces retreated north toward Moctezuma while bridges south of the city were destroyed and the Mexico Central railroad dynamited. Mobilization points near the American border were reported as rebels regroup in Sonora.
Rebel army pulls back from Pachimba twenty five miles north of Mapula after heavy losses. Officials blame ammunition shortage and describe coordinated infantry cavalry artillery assaults reducing rebel hold on strategic hills. Notables present include General Huerta and Raoul Madero. Continued coverage on page nine.
Philadelphia July 4 Wilfred Jordan curator Independence Hall museum says the crack in the Liberty Bell has extended by more than six inches in recent weeks and shows signs of disintegration. Experts previously warned such fissures could worsen and threaten the bell’s metal, with tests considered to preserve the relic for the long term.
A pony race in Ruby Montana ended tragically when 15 year old Grey from Twin Bridges was riding a pony that stumbled and fell in heat two at 3 15 pm. The horse rolled on the boy crushing him. he died instantly. His body was returned to Twin Bridges for funeral arrangements.
Boston July 4 Miss Margaret A. Smith daughter of the late Judson Smith and her cousin Robert Smith of New York were to wed at the bride’s aunt Mrs Sophia V D Staith’s house in Brookline. At the last moment the groom announced he had married another. the bride’s illness followed, and she is under medical care in Salem with her brother and sisters.
In Walla Walla on July Fourth Serat John Proctor, a 126th battery artillery sergeant, killed his former wife Ada Proctor and their children Nellie and John, then shot himself. He died an hour and a half later. Witnesses found the bodies after a downtown restaurant outing and the Cosmpolitan hotel lodging house where Ada Proctor had run rooms since her divorce last December. Proctor, a gunfighter, had recently received leave from the army and had been staying at the lodging house. his mother-and-child victims were reportedly asleep when attacked. The remains are under army orders for disposition, with relatives to claim them.
George Cimeon Paine, nearing his hundredth birthday, sits on the font porch and discusses politics and women's suffrage. He recalls voting for Andrew Jackson and Lincoln, supports Woodrow Wilson, and notes he has long worked as a bookseller. Paine, who lived with his daughter on Clifton Avenue, claims to have witnessed battles with Indians and a peace settlement between the Seneca and whites.
Walla Walla man Yunus Stine, wealthy mine owner, was likely fatally injured when a tunnel cavern collapsed at the Boulder Creek mine in the Cor Nucopia district during an inspection trip. Rescue crews reached the scene as details arrived tonight.
In Baltimore and Oyster Bay reports, William J Bryan predicts a Wilson plurality of about 2,000,000 over Taft, while siding with Roosevelt against a third party. Roosevelt plans to appeal to farmers and workers addressing high living costs, with Dixon as possible campaign manager in New York.
Special Dispatch reports that Val entine, a wealthy Pocatello banker, was shot twice and seriously wounded in his garage by a footpad. The assailant robbed him of a $1,000 diamond ring and diamond stud, striking him over the head and rifling his pockets before he reached the residence door.
In Salt Lake Athis Davis died and six others injured when a motorcycle veered off the track at Wandemere motordrome. The rider Davies suffered a skull fracture and was among the injured as spectators were struck by debris and the vehicle.
The Rev Paul Harris Drake former pastor of Second Parish Unitarian church in this city was dismissed by unanimous vote amid claims he preached too much socialism. Trustees refused his salary increase request and he resigned after conflict with the church leadership.
Turbulent early reports describe new national flags raised nationwide marking presidential changes. Thirteen stars appear in the blue field while red and white stripes dominate, with officials noting adjustments to the flag and standard dimensions. The scene spans multiple states and federal structures as communities observe the historic display.
Democratic National Committee members travel from Baltimore to Seagirt New Jersey to discuss a permanent chair for the governor's campaign. Lots of names are floated, including F M McCombs Fred Lynch and Norman Mack, with no clear pick. The group plans a Chicago meeting around July 15 to organize.
London July 4 Canadian premier Robert Borden and aides arrived after a civic welcome by the lord mayor of Bristol. At the London terminus they were greeted by Lord Strathcona and numerous Canadians. They will discuss Senate committee issues and a Pan T plan with British officials before visiting Paris to advance Canada France trade talks. A separate Stockton California collision killed one bystander and injured two as two interurban cars sped together.
In Oregon near Itland on July 4 a collision caused by a speeding auto sent Ruedy’s car into an embankment by the Sandy River. Ruedy was killed while Mrs Steele and children escaped with minor injuries though Steele was seriously hurt. The other occupants escaped with slight bruises.
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