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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1913
Page
1
Seattle radicals issue a memorial memo blaming Secretary Daniels for the riots. President Wilson faces questions as socialists call for accountability and a clearer federal response to unrest following the riots.
A Seattle memorial by radical socialists blames Secretary of the Navy Daniels for Friday night riots that sacked socialist headquarters and burned furniture, claiming his Rainier club remarks incited mobs aided by Pacific fleet sailors. It attacks officials who speak to private clubs and alleges Daniels’ words intensified the conflagration and endangered lives.
Reports from Juarez and Nogales detail American civilians and workers at Madera lumber camp 200 miles southwest of El Paso under threat from bandits led by El Mocho Martinez. Lumber firm officials seek federal aid and may-ask Villa forces for relief as American women and children shelter with six families and a dozen single men. Cowboys join defense efforts along the Northwestern railroad corridor. General Alfaro Obregon arrives at the border with insurgent support considerations.
Warsaw Ind July 20 Secretary of State Bryan canceled his planned Thursday Friday and Saturday speaking dates to rejoin Washington for conferences with Ambassador Henry Wilson and the president on the Mexican question. He said the conference could occur Friday and he would return as needed. Bryan said he did not receive compensation for today’s speeches and noted that people will find fault regardless of a man’s actions.
London July 20 suffragist leader Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst again eluded police as an impersonator, not her, was arrested in a taxicab and taken to Scotland Yard. The ruse aimed to lure officers away while Pankhurst escaped via another passage. Crowds gathered as the mystery unfolded. authorities later confirmed the captured woman was unknown.
New York reports that mediators will likely order arbitration of trainmen and conductors’ wage and related demands before addressing the railroads’ grievances. Conference leaders aim to frame an acceptable stipulation for arbitration, with unions insisting only their issues be considered first.
On July 20 Lisbon police halted organized bomb throwing across the city after warnings. They found bombs, arrested participants, and a bombing killed a policeman while wounding several others. A sailor disguise was captured near a barracks and a boy was seriously wounded by a bomb explosion from a hammer strike.
Washington July 2 Within days a series of vigorous attacks on the Underwood Simmons bill will begin. Senator Cummins led the line with a speech Saturday and Senator Burton will speak tomorrow. Republicans aim to strike at schedules they deem ruinous to industries while Democrats press for section by section amendment. If the effort fails the GOP plans no final opposition to a vote. Senate leaders expect to finish late August while currency questions linger. Martin Mulhall will report before the senate lobby tomorrow as committees resume letters identification.
A sharp quake struck Stuttgart at 1 pm, rattling the kingdom. Chimneys collapsed across streets as residents reported loud tremors and widespread alarm. No casualties confirmed, but property damage suspected in several districts.
In the Standard Page a note on the mysterious disappearance of George Earing sits alongside items on socialists sending memorials, a co president in Mexico seeking peace, detectives, trainmen demands, and Democratic hopes for new senators. Additional items cover a Big Hole valley death, Anaconda news, local events, copper production, and state racing and baseball results.
Washington July 20 Complications loom over installing the new method for selecting senators as many states have yet to enact procedures. Democratic leaders fear vacancies could erode their slim Senate edge. Texas calls a special session. Maryland’s governor may issue a writ for an unexpired term, prompting initial fights over election machinery.
Washington July 20 Senators and President Wilson discuss extending a U S protectorate over Nicaragua. The plan would broaden the Wilson administration stance toward continental American republics and build on the prior treaty granting exclusive canal rights and a naval base site for 3 million dollars in gold. The proposal spurs open debate on diplomatic policy and inter American relations.
Butte police and Powell county sheriffs brace for a deepening case as George Fearing, a Deer Lodge carpenter and contractor, vanishes after cashing checks and leaving home on July 5. His wife and former husband in a long custody fight surround the case, with foul play suspected by Mrs Fearing and authorities tracing fits of habeas corpus and court orders across Montana and North Dakota.
London July 20 a new Bulgarian cabinet forming a liberal coalition signals possible early peace talks. Bulgaria offered Romania a territorial concession after failed separate negotiations and sent delegates to Nish to discuss armistice with Serbia Greece and perhaps Romania. Turkey threatens a new frontier along the Maritza while vowing to defend Constantinople and the Dardanelles. Fighting continues on the Greek and Serb front with Greeks seizing nine Bulgarian guns near Nerokop. A Sofia dispatch reports Adrianople breached by Turks and Romanian forces advancing eastward toward Sofia region. Enver Bey leads Turkish cavalry to Adrianople where a Bulgarian garrison is ordered not to resist.
San Francisco reports that the Webb anti alien land law, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Johnson over two months ago, will take effect August 10 without state referendum interference. Refendum petitions against laws from the last session expired today, ending the political debate surrounding the Webb act since May.
July 20 dispatches show China sending troops to quell southern revolutionary movement while not withdrawing from Mongolia. President Yuan Shi Kai wishes to move south but advisors keep him in Peking to avoid provoking a failed coup against the provisional republic.
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