Lantala Buried With An Oration
A funeral is noted for a man identified as Lantala who was shot. The event includes an oration and mayoral involvement, reflecting a solemn community observance.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1914
Page
1
A funeral is noted for a man identified as Lantala who was shot. The event includes an oration and mayoral involvement, reflecting a solemn community observance.
Mayor Duncan would not comment on the incident beyond noting Lantala’s intoxication may have influenced events. Finnish mourners filled the Sherman Reed chapel as John Niva delivered a eulogy praising union loyalty and peaceful labor ideals. Lantala, 36, born in Kemi Jarvi Finland, was a Mine Workers member with relatives in Finland. He died from a bullet wound after an incident tied to tensions with authorities and labor matters. The cortege proceeded quietly to Mountain View cemetery with about three carriages and hearse as he was remembered for his belief in the golden rule and organized labor.
County Assessor Po S Sullivan and deputies completed the 1913 assessment roll for Silver Bow county and the city of Butte. City valuations stand at 24170460 and the county at 46265775, excluding railroad assessments of 3500000 to 4000000. Net city proceeds fell from 1912, due to Stewart and Gagnon mine shutdowns, yet real estate valuations rose. county totals mirror the trend. A detailed report will be prepared today.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Horace Harmon Lurton died suddenly in a Atlantic City hotel from heart failure at age 70 after an evening on the boardwalk. His wife and son were at his bedside as physicians arrived, with funeral plans set for Clarksville Tennessee.
In a chaotic jumble of reports from Butte and beyond, Justice Lurton’s death is noted amid demonstrations at Santala’s funeral. The day covers multiple incidents including three holdups in Butte within three hours, Huerta’s sacrifice claim, a bomb replacement near an English church, and scattered sports and political notes across the region.
London July 12 A bomb found tonight in the famous Church of St John the Evangelist Westminster led to the arrest of Anna Bell a recurring militant involved in suffragette activity. The church had been damaged by a prior blast last March beneath a gallery seat. Police also linked suffragettes to a weekend railway station arson near Leicester and a mail bag explosion from Blackpool to Manchester. Sylvia Pankhurst, released from Holloway, joined a suffragette procession in London and addressed a crowd urging no vote no rent. Kamourga uty and Queen Mary faced a fresh insult as Olive Walken hurled a rubber ball bearing Stop forcible feeding outside St Giles cathedral during their Scottish tour. The royal carriage was guarded and the assailant was later released.
London July 1 Ulster’s greatest celebration marks the Boyne anniversary with large crowds planned for an Orange demonstration at Drumbeg near Belfast where Sir Edward Carson will speak. Leaders warn nationalists not to interfere and to avoid routes. Troops are being rushed north as a precaution. Coos Bay Oregon July 12 steam schooner Cricket ran ashore near the Coos Bay bar after sailing from Long Beach to San Pedro. It was towed off after jettisoning lumber and anchors held.
Reports from Tonopah Nevada describe ongoing clashes after last night’s fight at a miners union hail. Instigated by torn posters against three hotels posted by the Industrial Workers of the World. Jail holds issued for three I W organizers as mass upsurge looms and town braces for further trouble.
Eight balloons started the national elimination race yesterday near St Louis and San Francisco with only one landing report. John Watts of Kansas City NL was injured when his balloon fell 1000 feet near Enfield Th after a rapid descent to avoid a storm. Watts sustained a sprained ankle and bruises from basket capsizing. The Goodyear craft near Constance Ky covered about twenty miles.
Londonderry correspondent for the Daily Express reports a clash over a seized consignment of arms and ammunition. Ulster volunteers allegedly recaptured crates at Enniskillen station, disarming an armed guard and moving items by car amid police impotence. A separate Kilrea clash between nationalists and unionists led police to avert serious disturbances.
Orangeburg South Carolina July 12 Rosa Carson a negtess was taken from the jail at Buloree near here and lynched. The mob beat and hanged her to a tree after parading her to the crime scene and riddling the body with bullets. Suspicions arose from recent trouble with the child s family.
Huerta is described as a martyr to the country amid turmoil. President of Hex is rumored to resign as regional pressure rises. Unclear details and fragmented text limit precise facts.
Report cites Roberto Saava-Rosa saying Gen Huerta plans to resign to allow provisional presidency as Mexican power struggle intensifies Involved are Carbajal Villa Zapata mediation prospects and cabinet reshuffle with Adolfo de la Lama en route to Europe to seek support as Mexico faces a potential transition and negotiations in progress with American and South American mediators.
James Davis Murphy, 22, from Spokane, tied to three blockade robberies within eight blocks in three hours. Victims D. V. Layman, Myrtle Vartman, and Jack Sullivan report a masked highwayman with a white mask and gun. Murphy under arrest on highway robbery charges after two identifications. Suspect described as 6 feet 3 inches tall, wearing a black suit and cap. Police alerted across boats and streets from West Galena to Excelsior and Montana avenues.
Reports from Saltillo via Laredo indicate heavy fighting has begun around San Luis Potosi with constitutionalist outposts and 12,000 troops under Gen. Gustavo Maas entrenching in the city. Gen. Gonzales readies reserves, while Obregon advances railroad repairs toward Mexico City as promotions are urged for gallantry.
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