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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1912
Page
7
Roads congress finishes sessions at Margaret Theater in Organe Potd this afternoon. Attendees include local officials and engineers, who outline completed projects and upcoming transport improvements for the region.
Kalispell hosts the next meeting after the third annual session adjourned yesterday. Mathewson of Anaconda was elected the first president, with Mathews of Lewistown praising his candidacy. Delegates toured Washoe smelter and Warm Springs, then inspected county road work near the Deer Lodge Silver Bow line and the Anaconda Copper Mining farm, as plans and enthusiasm for a permanent state-wide road organization grew.
Grand exalted ruler Thomas B. Mills of Superior Wisconsin and James L. King of Topeka Kansas lead the slate as top officers for the 113 convention in Rochester New York. Other posts include Dr Charles He Ward of Pasadena as loyal knight and Fred C Robinson of Dubuque as grand secretary.
Portland July 9 The Elks convention opened with 117 accredited delegates. The hall buzzed with bands, parades, and nonstop activity as delegations from various states visited and joked. Grand Exalted Ruler John P. Sullivan urged a rapid build of the National Home in Virginia and discussed ritual changes and other major issues facing the order.
In Agua Prieta on July 9 Gen Giuseppe Garibaldi resigned his command of volunteers tasked with defending Sonora from rebel forces. Disputes with Gen Sanjines and possible rebel infiltration of enlisted men undermine the campaign. Meanwhile Mormon colonists at Colonia Morelos organize to resist raids and seek to stay neutral by defense of stock and crops. In Juarez, twenty five Americans including Consul Edwards are detained by rebels over a disputed $5,000 check from the American Smelting and Refining Co.
In Los Angeles the Darrow trial for bribing jurors grows chaotic as Hart testifies for the defense. Contempt fines are levied on Rogers, Ford, and others amid clashes over immunity and the admissibility of a statute clause. Darrow trains verbal barbs on Ford while defending Harriman as a voluntary witness.
Washington July 2 The Taft reelection campaign opens with James B Reynolds named secretary of the Republican National Committee and C D Hilles Tafts secretary elected chairman He issues a confident statement praising the administrations three year record and contrasts Republican progress with Democratic promises. Green River Utah July 2 A $50,000 fire damages part of Green River business district from an unknown origin.
In the adoption of the resolutions committee report chaired by Maldim Gillis of Butte the measure favors state supervision of highways. It urges a nonpartisan three member Montana state highways commission with general oversight and power to advise on construction and maintenance. The text also commends the prison system for convict labor on highways and public buildings, noting overall benefits to communities and business. Continued on Page Four.
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