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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1912
Page
7
Members of a Hanford hearing clash over the direction of the inquiry, with a heated exchange signaling deeper divisions within the subcommittee. Details remain unclear as discussions resume amid mounting tension.
Under a heated subcommittee session in Olympia reps Graham and McCoy clashed with Higging over testimony procedures. Witnesses described rumors of suppressed evidence and intimidation of Hanford aide, while Peterson defended judge Hanford amid an inquiry into corruption. The day included remarks by ex Supreme Justice Stiles and Tacoma figures as talks shifted to reform and party politics in Washington.
Los Angeles July 5 Members of the W C T U and saloonkeepers debated a proposed ordinance to end free lunches in saloons. W C T U argued elimination aids temperance. saloon leaders claimed lunches deter violence by smoothing drinking. The council delayed action to study the issue further amid heated exchanges.
Washington reports the working alliance between Republicans in surgents and Democrats has ended. Insurgent Republicans left the chamber to block compromise, leaving Democrats to pursue house sugar and excise bills with a strict party vote. Democrats warn no future cooperation.
Special Dispatch reports the Montana Elks convention in Kalispell with hundreds of visitors from Anaconda Missoula and Twin Cities. Delegates travel via a nine coach special and trains, plus a Great Falls drummer corps and Montana band providing music. An afternoon lake excursion and Stonecroft banquet marked the welcoming events.
The grand lodge of the Elks in Portland indicated the Bedford Virginia home likely will not be rebuilt. The new home committee endorsed postponement due to insufficient funds and low inmate population suggesting cheaper care options may be found.
A practice flight near Lorraine ends in tragedy as Sergeant Major Wilson dies instantly and another airman dies after a brief, unconscious period. The incident halted flight activity and prompted an emergency response.
New York July 5 George R Malby of Ogdensburg New York representative in congress from the Twenty six New York district was found dead on a couch in his hotel room. The coroner was notified and an inquiry into the death was started. The exact cause was not determined but believed to be natural causes.
A July dispatch from Boston quotes Governor Wilson replying to congratulations on Oscar Underwood’s nomination. He expresses deep pleasure and appreciation for support and leadership, pledging warm regard and readiness to cooperate with capable leaders. Speaker Clark also letters in thanks, noting shared commitment to party duties and cooperation.
San Francisco July 5 Equal suffrage was smothered as an issue in the General Federation of Women's Clubs today and cannot come up again until the next biennial meeting. An unexpected motion from Mrs. Charles Farwell Edson of Los Angeles to offer a resolution on suffrage was ruled out of order by the chair. Mrs. Philip N. Moore of St. Louis explained the federation educates women and that resolutions must come from the committee on resolutions. Mrs. Washburn of Washington protested the decision. The ballot would be a tool to shape legislation. Mary Garrett Hay introduced a resolution to modify officer elections, which was adopted for simplified elections. The convention adopted resolutions praising Taft for Julia Lathrop head of the children's bureau, supporting a Panama Canal monument, endorsing good roads and a Lincoln highway, conserving natural resources, and avoiding curtailment of forest reserves. Continued on page six.
In Juarez on July 5, a mass of fugitives from Chihuahua city joined advancing rebel forces of Gen. Pascual Orozco en route to Casas Grandes along the Northwestern railroad. About 2,000 rebels and homeless supporters, mainly women and men, crowded streets, cooking on curbs and sleeping outdoors as federal troops pressed a western advance toward Sonora.
Rebels under General Salazar advance through the region terrorizing locals. Tensions rise with American and foreign residents as captors imprison the Kettlewen and Degetau manager after he refused to yield goods. Rebels loot stores and seize cattle, signaling broader unrest and potential violence if the army advances.
Fragmented notice discusses possible resignations within the Treasury and a proposed investigation linked to Ceasers department and figures such as MacVeagh and Andrew. The text hints at dissatisfaction with MacVeagh's administration and potential political maneuvering surrounding the presidency.
Mrs Sarah Pratt Decker of Denver was operated on for an intestinal obstruction and is reported resting easily with a very favorable outlook. In other news, the Senate passed a provision totaling 132,608,578 dollars for naval increase and related items, sending the measure to conference with the House.
A puzzling incident surrounds a car that telescoped into a conference, resulting in twenty one deaths. Authorities, including Sean Catrome and others, investigate the collision and its circumstances.
At Sagamore Hill Colonel Roosevelt met aides amid mystery as a motor car arrived during tennis. Roosevelt rejected claims of split from Republicans noting some supporters may switch. In Latrobe Pa July 21 a wreck killed 21 and injured 39 as a passenger coach derailed by a freight train. many injured were railway workers and townsfolk aided by train crews and locals.
Governor Wilson refuses to disclose his choice for the Democratic National Committee chairman. He says decision will come at the last minute after meetings with NJ and NY officials and prominent national committeemen. He had discussed with Judge Grosscup and others and noted Chicago could be chosen with proxy support.
In Geverly Massachusetts on July 5 President Taft will receive the formal notification of his Republican nomination for president at the White House in Washington around August 1. He told visitors at Parametta that he spoke with Senator Root of New York, permanent airman of the Republican National Convention, and that they had conferred. The president plans a reception early next week for the Republican National Committee subcommittee to discuss the situation and suggest a chairman. Invitations have been sent to prominent Republicans as plans for the fall campaign take shape.
William Wright, 82, Redondo’s first resident, shot and killed contractor John Bunts as Bunts visited land Wright had squatted. Wright fired a shotgun unused for three years after a quarrel over the land dispute.
Eugene Vaglio, aged 4, killed today as his aunt Mrs Vaglio and brother John Vaglio, proprietor of the Central Hotel, were also slain. Rosa aged 1 and Christina aged 6 months died as the assailant then wounded himself. He was infatuated with his niece Rosa and had been forbidden from approach. The killer shot Mrs Vaglio in the alcove, then fired on John in bed, and Christina near the door before slitting his own throat and dying in his room.
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